James G. Walton

Reverend James Walton was born in Birmingham, Alabama on November 9, 1917. His mother was Mary L. Walton. He attended Parker High School in Birmingham. ==Career==

Reverend Walton teamed up with Prophet Jones on October 16, 1934, shortly after he had dropped out of high school. At the time Prophet Jones was an evangelist for the Triumph Kingdom of God Prayer Band. In 1935, James Walton and Prophet Jones went to St Louis, Missouri. There he assisted Prophet Jones in conducting meetings. From there he and Prophet Jones traveled to Chattanooga, Atlanta, and then Detroit. In 1938, James Walton and Prophet Jones established a prayer band in Detroit. In 1945 when Prophet Jones left the Triumph the Church, the Kingdom of God in Christ organization, James Walton left with him becoming a charter member of Prophet Jones's new organization called Universal Triumph, the Dominion of God church. ==Death==

Rev Walton died at 3 am on the Monday of January 13, 1947, at the age of 29 at Grace Hospital from a kidney ailment after a weeklong illness. Funeral services were held for him at Thankful Center No. 1, on Thursday, January 23, 1947, at 12 pm at 1169 Hague St Detroit, Michigan. Arrangements were made for his body to be shipped to Birmingham, Alabama, for burial. Prophet Jones declared following the funeral services that he would issue a proclamation declaring November 9 as a holiday to be observed by all of his followers. | == References ==