Biographical catalogue of Lafayette college, 1832-1912, Part 6

Author: Stonecipher, John Franklin, 1852- comp
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Easton, Pa. : Chemical Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 830


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*Rice, James Henry, A. B .; A. M.


b. Wilmington, Del., Feb. 24, 1831; F .; vice-pres. and prof. of Lat. Pa. Mil. Acad., Chester, Pa .; prin. Cheltenham Acad.


*Wilson, Rev. James, A. B .; A. M.


b. Tattykeel, Ireland, Feb., 1821; W .; colp. Va., '47; P. T. S. '47-'50; ord. Pby. Mississippi, Oct. 23, '52; missy. to slaves, Natchez, Miss., '50-'56; ss. Bethel and Concord, Tex., '56 -; tea. Wheelock, Tex., '58- '64; ss. Wheelock, Tex., '58-'72; ss. Centreville, Tex., '66-'72, '73-'77 ; ss. Brazos, Tex., '72- ; ss. Wheelock, Tex., '79-'03; ss. Lebanon, Tex., '88- ; res. Macy, Tex .; d. Edge, Tex., Aug. 24, '04.


NON-GRADUATES


*Agnew, Joseph Engles.


b. 1827; W .; d. from injuries caused by a fall, Easton, Pa., Aug. 20, '44.


*Bemo, Rev. John Douglass.


b. Florida, 1825; in Col. 3 yrs .; W .; nephew of Osceola, Chief of the Seminoles; missy. among his tribe; gathered 2,700 converts; named Tal-a-Mas-Mico, or King of the Forest; d. about '90.


*Brewster, Enoch C., A. M.


b. Phila., Pa., 1828; W .; entered on Col. records as law student under Judge Porter, after graduating at Univ. of Pa., '47; lawyer, Fleming- ton, N. J .; 2nd Lieut. gIst Pa. Regt., '61-'62; d. Phila., Pa., '63.


*Bullock, Edward Rockhill, A. M. (Laf. '65).


b. Bucks Co., Pa., Oct. 17, 1818; W .; stone cutter, '34-'42 and '44-'57 ; adm. bar, Flemington, N. J., June, '57; Prosecutor of Pleas, '68-'72; d. May, '90.


*Cook, John S., A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '50).


b. Stewartsville, N. J., June 19, 1827; ent'd. Soph .; W .; grad. Union Col. '47; phys. Hackettstown, N. J .; pres. State Med. Soc. N. J .; author pamphlet, "Problem of Life"; d. Dec., '00.


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1847


Hagaman, Francis Van Dyke.


F .; grad. Prin. Col. '48; planter, Savannah, Ga.


Hart, Joseph W. F.


*Hepburn, John Francis.


In Col. '43-'45; d. Phila., Pa., May 1, '58.


Hunsicker, Joseph W.


W .; grad. with Hebrew oration, Union Col., '47; Delta Upsilon, Union Col .; adm. bar, Northampton Co., Pa., Nov. 19, '50; lawyer, Phila., Pa.


Kennedy, Alfred.


b. Warren Co., N. J., Sept. 22, 1830; W .; Capt. 8th Mo. Cav. (Union) ; Sheriff, Greenfield, Mo., '68-'72; County Treas. ib., '72-'74.


*Santee, Rev. Joseph William, A. M .; D. D. (Mercersburg Col. '75).


b. Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 12, 1823; F .; grad. Marshall Col. '48; grad. Ref'd. Theol. Sem., Mercersburg, Pa .; Ger. Ref'd. min .; lic. Eastern Synod Ref'd. Ch., '50; p. Ref'd. Ch., Cavetown, Md., '51-'92; p. emer. '92- ; trustee Franklin & Marshall Col .; memb. Board of Visitors, F. & M. Theol. Sem .; author Review articles; d. Phila., Pa., Dec. 12, 'II.


Tully, Rev. David, D. D. (King's Col., Tenn., '83). Media, Pa. b. Bingham, Scotland, Aug. 29, 1818; W .; grad. Union Col. '47; Delta Upsilon, Union Col .; P. T. S. '47-'50; ord. Pby. Albany, June 13, '50; p. Princetown, N. Y., '50-'55; p. Ballston Spa, N. Y., '55-'66; chaplain U. S. A., 77th N. Y. Vol., '61-'62; p. Belvidere, N. J., '66-'72; Oswego, N. Y., '72-'86; p. Media, Pa., '86-'01 ; p. emeritus, Media, '01- .


*Yeomans, Rev. Alfred, D. D. (Prin. Col. '78).


b. North Adams, Mass., Dec. 3, 1830; F .; grad. Prin. Col. '52; Zeta Psi, Prin. Col .; tea. and law student 5 yrs .; P. T. S. '57-'60; ord. Pby. Newton, Dec. 20, '60; p. Musconetcong Valley, N. J., '60-'65; ss. Cal- vary Ch., Rochester, N. Y., '65-'66; p. Bellefonte, Pa., '67-'68; p. Cen- tral Ch., Orange, N. J., '69-'89; trustee, P. T. S., 85-'89; director, P. T. S., '87-'89; trustee Prin. Col. '89; d. Orange, N. J., Mar. 20, '89.


NON-GRADUATES-PREPARATORY


*Chapman, William C., A. M. (Laf. '65).


b. Shepherdstown, Pa., Sept. 15, 1822; W .; adm. bar, Harrisburg, Pa., '47; to Cal., '49; dist. atty. York Co., Pa., '56-'63; d. York, Pa., June 15, '86.


Chapman, William Z. W.


F .; dentist, Andalusia, Pa.


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1847


Christie, James Alexander.


F .; dentist, N. Y. City.


*Davis, William Lewis, A. M. (Laf. '66).


b. Easton, Pa., 1827; W .; editor; founded Easton Daily Express, '55; d. Oct. 3, '70.


*Delicker, Frederick.


b. Schooley's Mountain, N. J., Nov., 1823; F .; Surrogate of Morris Co., N. J., '52-'62; merch. and mfr., Trenton, N. J .; d. June, '94.


*Field, Edwin P.


b. 1829; d. Easton, Pa., Apr., '71.


*Gibbs, Rev. Jonathan Clarkson.


b. Phila., Pa., Oct. 21, 1831 ; colored ; sp. course; W .; grad. Dartmouth Col. '52; P. T. S. '53-'54; lic. Pby. Phila., '55; ord. Pby. Troy, July 12, '55; p. Troy, N. Y., '55-'59; p. Ist African Ch., Phila., Pa., '60-'66; missy. to Freedmen, Charleston, S. C., '66; Secy. of State Fla., '68-'72; supt. pub. instr., Fla., '72-'74; d. Tallahassee, Fla., Aug. 14, '74.


*Goines, Bazel N.


Colored ; of mental ability ; d. Albany, N. Y., about '70.


Goodell, John Henry.


W .; merch., N. Y. City.


Ihrie, Ross R., M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '50). Pittsboro, N. C.


b. Easton, Pa., Mar., 1828; W .; Capt. and Lieut. Col. Confederate Army.


Moore, Joseph.


F .; in Catalogue '42-'43 ; perhaps a misprint for Isaiah Moore in '48.


*Noll, Charles C.


Butcher, Easton, Pa.


Wilson, John F.


Colored ; sailor between San Francisco and China.


*Wilson, Rev. Thomas.


Colored; ord. in Easton, Pa., Mar., '43; missy to Liberia, Africa; d. Liberia, '45.


*Yeomans, George, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '60).


b. Feb. 25, 1833; in Col. '43-'44; grad. Williams Col. '56; Delta Psi, Williams Col .; asst. surg. 23rd Pa. Regt., '62-'63; phys. Danville, Pa .; phys. Ashland, Pa .; phys. Phila., '80- ; d. Phila., Pa., Apr. 17, '95.


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1848


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1848


GRADUATES


*Armstrong, Rev. Hallock, A. B .; A. M.


b. Minisink, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1823; F .; Hon. Sci. Oration ; tea .; P. T. S. '49-'51 ; ss. Nanticoke, Pa .; tea. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '51-'53; prin. Acad., Bethany, N. Y., '53-'54; supt. Co. Schs., '54-'56; ss. Portage, N. Y., '53-'56; ord. Pby. Susquehanna, Apr. '14, '57; missy. and tea. Laporte, Pa., '56-'59; missy. and supt. schs., Sullivan Co., Pa., '59-'62; ss. and tea. Monroeton, Pa., '62-'64; chaplain 50th Pa. Inf., '64-'65; p. Mon- roeton, Pa., '65-'81 ; ss. Wells and Columbia; Pa., '81-'91; ss. Nelson, Pa., '91-'01 ; d. Athens, Pa., Mar. 12, '04.


Cottingham, William White, A. B .; A. M .; LL. D. (Laf. 'oo). Easton, Pa. b. Easton, Pa., Dec. 6, 1824; F .; tut. Laf., '48-'49; P. T. S. '49-'51; tut. Laf., '51-'52; prin. Acad., Haddonfield, N. J., '51; tea. So. Easton, Pa., '52-'53; supt. pub. schs. of Easton, Pa., '53- .


*Crosby, Reuben Hall, A. B.


b. Franklin Co., Mass .; W .; P. T. S. '48-'49; colporteur, N. C .; d. N. Carolina, '49.


*Davis, Rev. William Clark, A. B .; A. M.


b. Lawrenceville, N. J., Jan. 7, 1821 ; W .; P. T. S. '48-'51; lic. Pby. New Brunswick, Feb. 5, '51; ss. Bass River, N. J., '51-'52; ss. Nanti- coke, Pa., '52-'55; ss. Hanover, Pa., '55; tea. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '55- '59; ss. Canton, Pa., '59-'60; colp. Presb. Bd. Publ., '60-'61 ; without charge, Lawrenceville, N. J., '63-'65; Baker's Basin, N. J., '67-'69; Clarksville, N. J., '71-'72; res. Lawrence Station, N. J., Trenton, N. J., 'oo- ; d. Trenton, N. J., Sept. 2, '04.


*Dobson, Rev. Augustus Theodore, A. B .; A. M.


b. Phila., Pa., June 25, 1820; W .; P. T. S. '48-'51 ; ss. Tunkhannock and North Moreland, Pa., '51-'53; ord. Pby. Long Island, Oct. 30, '53; p. Moriches, L. I., N. Y., '53-'69; p. Chester, Pa., '69-'81; ss. Darby, Pa., '82-'85; d. Quogue, L. I., N. Y., Jan. 25, '91.


*Doran, James T., A. B .; A. M.


b. Easton, Pa., Feb. 10, 1828; W .; Valedic .; tut. Laf., '48; tea. classics Laf. in absence of Prof. W. C. Cattell to Palestine, '58-'59; tea. Chestnut Level, Pa., and Malvern, Pa., '82- ; d. July 5, '00.


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1848


*Fairbairn, Rev. Alexander, A. B .; A. M.


b. Co. Cavan, Ireland, Aug. 8, 1821; F .; P. T. S. '48-'51 ; ord. Pby. Phila., Nov. 4, '51; ss. and p. Houston, Tex., '52-'54; ss. Huntsville, Tex., '55; ss. and ed. Houston, Tex., '56; ss. Santa Rosa, Cal., '57-'58; ss. Sacramento, Cal., '58-'59; ss. Vasaville and Tremont, Cal., "59-'64 ; ss. Napa, Cal., '64; ss. Fomales and Duncans Mills, Cal., '64-'68; ss. Chico, Cal., '69-'73; ss. Davisville and Tremont, Cal., '73-'76; ss. Cambria, Cal., '76-'81; ss. Carson City, Cal., '82-'83; ss. Colusa, Cal., '83-'86; ss. Fomales, Cal., '89-'91; dir. San Francisco Theol. Sem .; res. Oakland, Cal .; d. Williams, Cal., Feb. 24, '98.


*Finney, Rev. Spencer L., A. B .; A. M.


b. Northumberland Co., Pa., Sept. 24, 1825; W .; Lat. Salut .; p. Ref'd. Presb. Ch., N. Y., '52-'66; p. Presb. Ch. Princeton, Vermont, Rye, Mt. Pleasant, '66- ; d. Morgantown, W. Va., Dec. 9, '85.


*Foresman, Rev. Robert Brown, A. B .; A. M.


b. White Deer Valley, Pa., Nov. 9, 1822; W .; tea .; P. T. S. '49-'52; ss. Middleport, Pa., '52-'54; ord. Pby. Newton, May 30, '54; p. Lower Mt. Bethel, Pa., '54-'73; p. Yellow Frame, N. J .; res. Johnsonburg, N. J., '73-'89; ev. Phillipsburg, N. J., '90; res. Chicago, Ill., '90-'92; author "History of the Lower Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Churches"; d. Englewood, Ill., Aug. 18, '99.


*Goble, Rev. Gershon, A. B .; A. M.


b. Sussex Co., N. J., Mar. 22, 1823; F .; W. T. S. '48-'51; lic. Pby. Allegheny, Apr., '51; ord. Pby. Newton, May 31, '54; ss. and p. Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa., '53-'56; p. New Castle, Va., '57-'64; clerk Treas. Dept., Wash., D. C., '64-'67; d. Washington, D. C., Dec. 23, '67


*Heckman, John W., A. B.


b. Easton, Pa., 1829; F .; merch. bus. W. Va., '50-'80; d. Apr., '02. *Husted, Rev. John Napier, A. B .; A. M.


b. Cedarville, N. J., July 15, 1825; F .; P. T. S. '48-'51; ord. Pby. Passaic, June 29, '53 ; ss. and p. Flanders, N. J., '52-'55; p. Zion, Md., '56-'61 ; p. Bel Air and Franklinville, Md., '62-'63; ss. Washington- ville Ch., Pa., '64-'66; p. Liberty, N. Y., '68-'84; pe. Unionville, N. Y., '85-'91; pe. Milton, '92-'94; res. Brooklyn, N. Y., '95-'98; Freehold, N. J., '98-'04; d. Freehold, N. J., June 4, '04.


*Lowenthal, Rev. Isidor, A. B .; A. M.


b. Posen, Prussia, 1826; F .; taught Heb. and Ger. in Laf. '46-'47 ; tut. Laf. '48; taught, Mt. Holly, N. J., '48-'52; P. T. S. '51-'54; ord. Pby. New York, Apr. 18, '55; tut. Prin. Col. '55-'56; missy. Peshawur, India, '56-'64; transl. New Testament into Pushto; also prepared dic- tionary of Pushto; spoke the languages of Europe; preached in Pushto, Persian, Cashmere, Hindustani and Arabic; d. Peshawur, India, Apr. 27, '64.


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1848


*Morgan, Rev. John Jeptha Auten, A. B .; A. M.


b. McVeytown, Pa., Oct. 14, 1823; W .; P. T. S. '48-'50; ss. Berwick, Pa., '51-'52; ord. Pby. Long Island, Jan. 20, '53; ss. and p. Southamp- ton, L. I., N. Y., '52-'55; p. Bridesburg, Pa., '55-'60; p. Hempstead, L. I., N. Y., '61-'67; prin. Col. Inst., Hempstead, '67-'70; ord. Prot. Episc., Apr. 6, '70; rector St. Luke's, Altoona, Pa., '71-'72; phys. Hempstead, L. I., N. Y., '79- ; d. Cleveland, O., '90.


Neighbour, James Hance, A. B .; A. M. Dover, N. J.


b. German Valley, N. J., Oct. 25, 1828; F .; lawyer; R. R. secy. and treas .; memb. Ist Common Council, Dover, N. J., '78-'80; city atty. Dover, N. J., 2 terms; City Recorder, Dover, N. J., 4 yrs .; memb. N. J. Legis., '83-'85; chairman of Judiciary Com .; Special Master in Chancery N. J .; Supreme Court of Comsr. N. J .; author "History of Morris County, N. J."


*Olmstead, Garrick Mallery, A. B .; A. M.


b. Susquehanna Co., Pa., Dec. 8, 1830; W .; paymaster's clerk, U. S. A .; adm. bar, Feb. 4, '56; lawyer, Jersey City, N. J., '56- ; d. about '82.


*Smith, John Boyd, A. B .; A. M.


b. Sunbury, Pa., Sept., 1830; W .; bank pres. Peoria, Ill .; d. Nov., '93. *Somerville, Rev. William Crawford, A. B .; D. D. (Austin Col., Tex., '91). b. Co. Tyrone, Ireland, Mar. 12, 1815; F .; P. T. S. '48-'51; ord. Pby. New Castle, Oct. 8, '51; ss. Ist Presb. Ch., Galveston, Tex., '51-'52 ; p. Huntsville, Tex., '52-'54; adj. prof. of Lang., Austin Col., Tex., '52-'59 ; ss. Columbia, Tex., '59-'68; p. Ist Ch., Houston, Tex., '68-'70; ss. Congl. Ch., Newport, Vt., '70-'73; ss. Coventry, Vt., '73-'80; res. Coaticook, Que., Can .; d. Coaticook, Can., Sept. 26, '99.


*Spayd, Rev. Henry Egidius, A. B .; A. M.


b. Phila., Pa., Mar. 28, 1825; W .; P. T. S. '48-'50, '52-'53; prin. Stewartsville, N. J., '50-'52; ord. Pby. Raritan, July 20, '53; p. Sole- bury, Pa, '53-'67 ; p. Forestville, Pa., '56-'67; p. Strasburg, Pa., '67-'70; p. Harmony, N. J., '70-'84; ss. Plains, Pa., '85-'06; d. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 16, '06.


*Squire, Rev. John, A. B .; A. M.


b. Bucklyrie, Scotland, Feb. 16, 1823; F .; tea. Fagg's Manor, Pa., '48-'49; P. T. S. '49-'50; ord. Pby. Newcastle, Nov. 25, '51 ; p. Port Deposit, Md., '51-'61 ; p. Springfield, Md., '62-'67; ss. West River, Md., '67-'69; ss. Smyrna, Del., '72-'73; secy., treas. and examiner, County Bd. Sch. Commissioners, Port Deposit, Md., '68-'92 ; d. Port Deposit, Md., Nov. 26, '92.


*Stidham, Joseph Penrose, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '51).


b. Wilmington,. Del., Dec. 9, 1824; F .; pres. Architectural Iron Works, Phila .; d. Phila., Pa., Aug. 7, '93.


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1848


*Vanderbeck, Henry P., A. B.


F .; tea. Crosswicks, N. J .; d. Crosswicks, N. J., '61.


*Wallace, Jesse Shaw, A. B.


b. Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa., 1826; F .; W. T. S. '50-'51; d. Allegheny, Pa., Apr. 15, '51.


*Wood, William Allen, A. B .; A. M.


b. Whig Lane, N. J., Dec. 29, 1828; W .; studied law, Easton, Pa .; merch. Easton, Pa., '55-'62; merch. Whig Lane, N. J., '62- ; merch. Salem and Pittsgrove, N. J .; Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Salem Co., N. J., '82-'96; d. Whig Lane, N. J., June 22, '06.


NON-GRADUATES


*Boyd, James W.


In Col. Soph. and Jun .; W .; d. Mexican War.


Boyer, Israel S.


b. Amityville, Pa., 1824; W .; merch. New Orleans, La., and Yucatan, '46-'49 ; merch. Dayton, O., '49- .


Bunting, Rev. E. H.


F .; Prot. Episc. min.


*Davis, Ephraim Brodaway.


Left. Col. Sen. yr .; W .; weaver; sch. supt. 12 yrs .; at Phillipsburg,


N. J., '71; Mayor Phillipsburg, N. J., '78; d. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 28, '01.


*Dusenberry, Henry McRorie.


b. Lexington, N. C., Mar. 26, 1829; W .; grad. Univ. N. C. '49; stud. " law but did not prac .; d. Lexington, N. C., Mar. 17, '62.


Eadie, George F.


W.


Graham, John D. F.


*Hepburn, Lawrence Cauffman.


F .; lawyer ; res. Easton, Pa., '67- ; d. Phila., Pa., Sept. 2, '80.


Hunt, W. Schenck. W.


*Jackson, George M. W .; d. early.


*Long, Rev. E. McKeen, A. M.


F .; grad. Marshall Col. '48; author of numerous religious books and illustrated sermons in Ger. and Eng.


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1848


*Mahaffy, J. T.


F .; d. '48, in his Sen. yr.


*Miller, Rev. John Clemens.


b. 1826; W .; Ger. Ref'd. min .; d. Trappe, Pa., '51.


*Phillips, Alfred.


b. Pulaski, Pa .; F .; grad. Prin. Col. '50; P. T. S. '51-'53 ; d. Prince- ton, N. J., Oct. 22, '53.


*Phillips, Daniel E.


b. Wales; W .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., '48; lawyer; d. Carbon Co., Pa., '53.


Porter, Henry.


b. Huntingdon, Pa., 1830; in Col. '43-'45; W .; Lieut. Col. and Capt. U. S. A. with Gen. Burnside, '62-'64; First Asst. Naval Officer, Phila., '71-'78.


*Rae, Robert.


b. Phila., Pa., Oct. 23, 1830; brief course ; newspaper work, Erie, Pa .; adm. bar, Phila., Pa., '50; admiralty and real estate lawyer, Chicago, Ill., '52-'05 ; associated with Abraham Lincoln in several cases; organ- ized and fully uniformed two regiments, '61; d. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 19, 'IO.


NON-GRADUATES PREPARATORY


Alexander, Samuel.


W.


. * Bachman, John F.


b. Northampton Co., Pa., Jan. 25, 1831 ; served through Mexican War ; one of the successful storming party at Fortress of Chepultepec; issued Panama Star, first newspaper published in that city, '51; Clk. of Courts Northampton Co., Pa., '54-'58; d. Easton, Pa., Apr. 29, '58.


*Ballantyne, Robert T.


b. Mar. 18, 1828; in Col. '43-'46; Ist Pa. Regt. '61 ; L. V. R. R., Easton, Pa.


*Barnet, William Henry.


b. Dec. II, 1831 ; sailor; lost at sea, Mar. 21, '48.


Boyd, James. Merch.


*Carey, Horace W.


b. 1830; marble bus., Frenchtown, N. J .; enlisted in 5th N. J. Regt. ; reported to have died in mil. service.


*Chapman, George.


W .; farmer; d. Shepherdstown, Pa., Oct., '62.


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1848


*Chidsey, Henry Russell.


b. Easton, Pa., June 16, 1834; in Col. '44-'47 ; merch .; d. Easton, Pa., July 21, '70.


Dickson, Charles W.


F .; mechanic.


Dickson, William J., M. D.


F .; Asst. Surg. 6Ist Indiana Regt.


*Drake, Thomas.


With Drake & Hulick, grocers, Easton, Pa .; farmer; d. Easton, July 16, '99.


*Drinkhouse, John C.


Machinist, Easton, Pa.


*Green, William Sherrerd.


b. Warren Co., N. J., Aug. 10, 1831; in banking bus., Phila., 61 yrs .; d. Phila., Mar. 31, '12.


Gwinner, John Frederick. Easton, Pa.


b. Easton, Pa., Apr. 9, 1833; F .; tea. Monroe Co., Pa., '50-'52; tea. Easton, Pa., '54-'57; Ist Natl. Bank, Easton, Pa., as clk., cashier and pres., '57- .


Heath, Frederick B.


Merch.


*Innes, Edward.


d. Easton, Pa., Apr., '96.


*Innes, Joseph M.


b. Easton, Pa .; bus .; d. Mormon Island, Cal., Feb. 20, '76.


Johnson, Mayhew, A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '50).


Penn's Grove, N. J.


b. Pittsgrove, N. J., May 28, 1828; W .; Co. supt. schs .; druggist. *McLean, Samuel, A. M.


b. Summit Hill, Pa., Aug. 7, 1826; W .; adm. bar, Nov. 21, '48; Atty. Gen., Col., '81 ; helped to organize Territory of Montana, and was its representative in Congress for first two terms; d. Va., July 16, '78.


Marple, Abel.


b. Chester Co., Pa., June 22, 1820; F .; tea. and American S. S. Union missy. in Mo., '58-'88.


*Michler, Clarence.


b. Easton, Pa., June, 1834; coal bus., Mauch Chunk, Pa .; Ist Pa. Regt. and Capt. of Cav. in Gen. Bank's expedition; civ. eng. on Northern Pacific R. R .; d. Wheeling, W. Va., Sept., '70.


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*Moore, Isaiah.


W .; Capt. U. S. Dragoons; d. in regular service in Colorado, '61.


Moore, John. W .; tea.


*Moore, William J., M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '48).


b. Flemington, N. J .; F .; res. Tex. 20 yrs .; d. Manchaca Station, Tex., Mar. 29, '84.


"Mutchler, Henry M.


b. 1820; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Aug. 22, '48; lawyer; d. Hampton, Va., Oct. 19, '02.


*Stewart, Charles.


b. Washington, N. J., 1829; in Col. 2 yrs .; F .; d. San Francisco, Cal., '55.


Stewart, Jacob A.


b. Warren Co., N. J., 1831; in Col. 3 yrs .; W .; stu. law, St. Louis, Mo .; long res. Kansas.


1849


GRADUATES


*Holmes, Rev. Samuel, A. B .; A. M.


b. Ireland; F .; Valedic .; p. in Miss .; went to Wis. '57; tea .; d. '68.


*Melick, Rev. Philip Weller, A. B .; A. M.


b. near Light Street, Pa., Feb. 29, 1824; W .; Lat. Salut .; P. T. S. '49-'52; ord. Pby. Northumberland, May 26, '55; ss. Lycoming and Pennsdale, Pa., '53-'57; ss. and p. Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa., '57-'62; chapl. 153rd Pa. Inf. '62-'63; evang. Berwick, Pa., '64-'65; Light Street, Pa., '65-'66; tea. and bookseller, Elizabeth City, N. C., '70- ; d. Eliza- beth City, N. C., Feb. 24, '02.


*Van Dyke, George W., A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '52).


b. 1832; F .; druggist and phys., Phila., Pa .; d. Phila., Pa., May 20, '64.


NON-GRADUATES


*Colt, Thomas A., A. M. (Laf. '65).


F .; memb. Ill. Legis .; Lieut. Col. 26th N. J. Regt .; res. Newark, N. J .; d. '85.


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*Finney, Rev. Ebenezer Dickey.


b. Churchville, Md., Sept. 12, 1835; F .; grad. Washington Col., Va., '49; P. T. S. '49-'52; tea. Jefferson Co., Miss., '52-'56; ord. Pby. Mississippi, Aug. 6, '56; p. Greenwood, Miss., '56-'65; ss. and tea. Hermitage and Hendersonville, Tenn., '66-'69; ss. Aberdeen, Md., '70-'71 ; ss. Fallston, Md., '72-'90; p. Belair, Md., '71-'95; pastor emeritus ; d. Baltimore, Md., June 13, '04.


*Gibons, Charles John.


Left Soph. yr .; W .; d. Allentown, Pa., '48.


*Godown, John M.


b. Easton, Pa., Mar. 25, 1832; in Col. Soph. and Jun. yrs .; W .; F .; grad. Wash. Col., Va., '49; civ. eng .; engaged in construction Panama R. R .; Ist Lieut. and Capt. 12th Regt. Ind. Inf., 4 yrs .; in 22 battles ; civ. eng. Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago R. R .; secy. and treas. ib .; city clerk, Fort Wayne, Ind., '73-'77; secy. Bd. of Statehouse Comrs., Indianapolis, Ind., '80; business ; d. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 19, 'II.


*Harvey, George S. Gibbes.


In Col. '43-'45; W .; F .; merch. New Orleans, N. Y., and Phila., Pa .; d. Aug. 30, '88.


*Herschell, Rev. Victor.


b. Germany, 1821; in Col. Soph. and Jun. yrs .; F .; completed his studies in London; in insurrection at Morant Bay, St. Thomas, Jamaica; mob seized him, cut out his tongue, beat him to death, Oct. II, '65.


*Hoffard, Rev. Martin Lowrie, A. M .; D. D. (Highland Univ., Kan., '84). b. Doylestown, Pa., Jan. 27, 1825; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '49; P. T. S. '49-'51 ; ss. Tamaqua, Pa., '51-'52; ss. Beverly, N. J., '52; prin. Beverly Inst., '52-'62; ord. Pby. Burlington, Apr. 22, '62; prin. Collegiate Inst., Allentown, Pa., '62-'67; ss. and p. Fairview, N. J., '67-'76; prin. Cam- den, N. J., '68-'73; ss. Delanco, N. J., '71; ss. Riverton, N. J .; prin. High Sch., Beverly, N. J., '73-'76; prin. Doylestown, Pa., '76-'77 ; ss. and p. Morrisville, Pa., '77-'86; d. Beverly, N. J., Jan. 9, '88.


*Hoyt, Henry Martyn, A. M. (Laf. '65); LL. D.


b. Kingston, Pa., June 8, 1830; in Col. Soph. and Jun .; W .; grad. Williams Col., '49; Kappa Alpha, Williams Col .; adm. bar, Wilkes- Barre, Pa., Apr., '53; Lieut. Col. and Col. 52nd Pa. Regt .; breveted Brig. Gen .; appointed additional Law Judge, Luzerne Co., Pa., '67; Gov. of Penna., '79-'83; secy, Protective Tariff League, '89; author "Protection vs. Free Trade;" d. Dec. I, '92.


*Marlatt, Rev. Archibald G., A. M.


W .; M. E. min .; pres. Irving Female Col., Mechanicsburg, Pa .; d. Jan. I, '65.


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*Marriner, Rev. George Kollock.


b. Lewes, Del., Nov. 9, 1821; W .; grad. Wash. Col., Va., '49; P. T. S. '49-'52; ss. Cochocton, N. Y., '52; tea. Basking Ridge, N. J .; tea. May's Landing, N. J .; ss. Fresh Pond, L. I., N. Y., '56-'57; ord. Pby. Susquehanna, Dec. 17, '58; p. Warren, Pa., '58-'61; ill health, Belvi- dere, N. J., '62-'66; Trenton, N. J., '66-'69; d. Trenton, N. J., Sept. 5, '69.


Merrill, George, A. M. (Laf. '66).


In Col. 3 yrs .; W .; lawyer; register and recorder, Union Co., Pa., '59; in mil. service, Major.


*Petriken, Robert Bruce, A. M. (Laf. '66).


W .; lawyer; Major, 5th Pa. Vols .; memb. Pa. Senate, '74-'77; d. Phila., Pa., Apr. 15, '95.


*Reiley, James, A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '52).


b. Bloomsbury, N. J .; in Col. Soph. Jun .; W .; grad. Union Col. '49; surg. 24th and 3Ist N. J. Inf .; brigade surg. Army of the Ten- nessee; d. Mar. 23, '72.


*Schuyler, William Wilson, LL. D. (Laf. 'o1).


b. Muncy, Pa., Mar. 22, 1829; in Col. Soph. Jun .; W .; grad. Williams Col. '49; teaching and studied law, South Carolina; studied law, Easton and Williamsport, Pa .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Apr. 19, '54; Dist. Atty. Northampton Co., Pa., '59 and '62; Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Northampton Co., Pa., '81-'85; Pres. Judge 3rd Judicial Dist. Pa., '85-'07; d. Easton, Pa., Aug. 26, '07.


*Steel, Robert M. Beatty.


Ent'd. Soph .; F .; drowned while bathing in the Delaware, Easton, Pa., June IO, '47.


*Stewart, Isaac C., A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Castleton, Vt., '52).


b. Greenwich, N. J., Feb. 14, 1824; in Col. Soph. Jun .; W .; grad. Union Col. '49; phys. Bloomsbury, N. J .; d. Apr. I, '92.


*Vincent, John Horner.


b. McEwensville, Pa., Dec. 2, 1826; in Col. Soph. Jun .; W .; grad. Williams Col. '49; lawyer; dist. atty. Pike Co., Pa., '57-'58; d. 'og.


*Wallace, Rev. Robert Mack, A. M. (Laf. '66); D. D. (Wash. & Lee Univ. '79).


b. Upper Mt. Bethel, Pa., Apr. 17, 1825; F .; grad. Wash. Col., Va., '49; W. T. S. '52; lic. Pby. Newton, Apr., '51; ord. June 15, '53; ss. and p. Brownsville, Pa., and ss. Little Redstone, Pa., '52-'64; Altoona, Pa., '64-'75; Stroudsburg, Pa., '76-'84; Milroy, Pa., '84-'94; Little Valley, Pa., '88-'96; d. Lewistown, Pa., June 15, '96.


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*Watts, Rev. Robert, D. D. (Westminster Col., Mo., '64); LL. D. (Wash & Lee Univ. '84).


b. Moneylane, Ireland, July 10, 1820; in Col. Jun .; F .; grad. Wash. Col., Va., '49; P. T. S. '49-'52; ord. Pby. Phila., May 4, '53; ss. and p. Westminster, Phila., Pa., '52-'63; asst. ed. Home and Foreign Record, '60-'63; p. Gloucester St. Ch., Dublin, Ireland, '63-'66; prof. Systematic Theol., Assembly's Col., Belfast, Ireland, '66-'95; author "Calvin and Calvinism;" "The Newer Criticism;" "The New Apologetic;" "Rules of Faith and Doctrine of Inspiration ;" "Reign of Causality ;" d. Bel- fast, Ireland, July 26, '95.


*Whiton, Albert.


In Col. Soph. yr .; F .; stud. med .; d. Mar. I, '64.


*Winter, Jacob Castner, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '52).


Ent'd. Soph .; F .; grad. Union Col. '49; phys. Mt. Pleasant, N. J .; d. Mt. Pleasant, N. J., Sept. 17, '55.


*Woolverton, John, A. M. (Laf. '61); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '49).


b. Stockton, N. J., Oct. 27, 1825; W .; stud. med. New Hope, Pa .; memb. Common Council; pres. Bd. of Health; pres. N. J. State Med. Soc., '62; State Senator, N. J., '68-'70; mayor, Trenton, N. J., '86-'88 ; phys. and surg .- in-chf. St. Francis Hosp .; d. Trenton, N. J., Sept. 14, '88.


NON-GRADUATES-PREPARATORY


*Beers, Solomon, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '50).


Went west; d. early.


Bethell, William W.


Bus. Millville, N. J.


*Bossert, Henry M.


b. Northampton Co., Pa., 1825; W .; tea .; Capt. IIth Pa. Inf., '61-'62; Col. 137th Pa. Inf., '62-'63; d. Jan. 23, '92. 1


*Brodhead, Charles Dan.


b. Stroudsburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 1827; W .; merch .; Pa. Senator, '59-'62 ; Assoc. Judge, Monroe Co., Pa.




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