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*Fleming, John Christian.
b. Easton, Pa., Apr. 15, 1832; in Col. 3 yrs .; merch. Easton, Pa .; d. Mar. 17, '74.
*Freeman, George W., A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '52).
Phys. Freemansburg, Pa .; d. Freemansburg, Pa., May 16, '98.
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1849
*Green, Edward Dunham.
b. Warren Co., N. J., Aug. 18, 1833; W .; coal merch., Easton, Pa., '56-'76 ; Phila., Pa., '76- ; d. Phila., Pa., Oct. 23, '96.
*Gwinner, William H.
Builder, undertaker, carpenter, Norfolk, Va .; d. Easton, Pa., June 26, '07.
*Heckman, John H.
b. Easton, Pa., 1832; F .; L. V. R. R. telegraph line until '75; gen. freight agt. L. V. R. R., South Bethlehem, Pa .; d. '97. (?)
*Illick, William M.
W .; farmer; d. Centreville, Pa., '59.
*McGill, John, A. M. (Laf. '74).
b. Chester Co., Pa., June 24, 1824; F .; country merch., South Her- mitage, Pa., '47-'61 ; woolen mfr., Phila., '61-'99; d. Phila., Pa., Jan. 30, 'IC.
*McMullin, John R.
Merch. Phila., Pa .; d. '62.
*Miner, Joseph W.
Matriculated as a law student; Capt. Mexican War; lawyer, Wilkes- Barre, Pa .; editor ; farmer; d. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '59.
Nickum, Jacob.
F .; tea. and Justice of Peace, Hellertown, Pa.
*Noll, Henry J.
b. 1829; butcher, Easton, Pa .; d. Oct. 16, '71.
Reese, Edward M.
Skiles, Francis H.
F.
Smith, Hervey W.
Law student.
Spencer, William.
W .; coal operator, Buck Mountain, Pa .; memb. Am. Inst. Min. Eng.
Stewart, John R.
b. Warren Co. N. J., 1827; in Col. 2 yrs .; was in Cal .; bus.
"Weller, Jackson.
Hotel bus .; d. Clinton, N. J., '59.
*Williams, Charles Elmore.
W .; d. Cincinnati, O., '49.
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1850
GRADUATES
*Glenn, Atchison L., A. B.
F .; phys .; d. Springfield, Ill., Oct. 16, '54.
Goodwin, Abram, A. B. Geneseo, N. Y.
b. Ulster, Pa., Dec. 14, 1829; W .; Lat. Salut .; druggist and farmer ; postmaster, Kingston, Pa.
*Gray, Rev. Thomas McKeen, A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa., Dec. 14, 1830; W .; Phi Delta Theta, Miami Univ .; P. T. S. '52-'55; ord. Pby. Long Island, Apr. 23, '56; p. Bridgehamp- ton, N. Y., '56-'66; p. 2nd Ch. Mansfield, N. J .; p. Huntington Valley, Pa .; p. Cong. Ch., Derby, Conn .; p. Presb. Ch., So. Salem, N. Y .; ss. North Salem, N. Y .; p. New Lebanon, N. Y .; d. Salem Centre, N. Y., Dec. 24, '83.
*Green, Traill, Jr., A. B .; A. M.
b. Buttermilk Falls, Pa., Jan. 15, 1834; F .; tea .; Col. of Pharmacy ; druggist ; d. Phila., Pa., Oct. 21, '55.
*McCoy, Adam Ramsay, A. B .; A. M.
b. Lower Mt. Bethel, Pa., May 12, 1833; F .; Valedic .; leather bus., N. Y. City ; d. Orange, N. J., Dec. 12, '93.
*Nassau, William W., A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '55).
b. Montgomery Co., Pa., Apr., 1832; F .; located Davenport, Iowa; asst. surg. 2d Iowa Regt. of Fort Donaldson fame; brigade surg. and surg .- in-chief Ist Div., 17th A. C .; had charge of first steamboat hos- pital in west ; d. June, '91.
Taylor, George, A. B .; A. M. Eastern Savings Bank, Baltimore, Md. b. Mauch Chunk, Pa., Jan. 22, 1828; F .; civ. eng. and merch .; went west '55: returned to Baltimore, Md.
NON-GRADUATES
*Armstrong, John, D. D. (Centre Col., Ky., '79).
b. Oxford, Pa., Mar. II, 1825; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; F .; grad. Wash. Col., Va .. '50; P. T. S. '50-'53; ord. Pby. New Castle, Apr. 13, '53; missy. Platte City, Mo., '53-'54; ss. Hazelton, Pa., Beaver Meadow, Pa., Weatherly, Pa., '54-'64; ss. and p. Muscatine, Iowa, '64- '74: financial agt. Parsons Col., Fairfield, Iowa, '74-'75; prof. Hist. and Moral Philos., Parsons Col., '75-'77; pres. Parsons Col. '77-'79 ; d. Fairfield, Iowa, Aug. 13, '79.
Avery, Stephen B.
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1850
Campbell, Samuel Lyon.
b. Uniontown, Pa., Mar. 1I, 1829; Soph .; grad. Jeff. Col. '50; W. T. S. '58-'60 ; lic. Pby. Redstone, '64; infirm; Warren, Pa., insane asylum.
*Grandin, John Foreman, A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '52).
b. Hamden, N. J., Jan. 6, 1827; W .; grad. Union Col. '50; phys. Clin- ton, N. J .; d. Oct., '89.
*Hart, Joseph R.
d. Sept. 23, '96.
*Heberton, Rev. Edward Payson, A. M.
b. Bath, Pa., Aug. 12, 1830; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '50; law stud. Salem, N. J., '51-'53; P. T. S. '53-'54; left because of eyesight ; officer U. S. Coast Survey ; Paymaster U. S. Navy, '54-'66; P. T. S. '67-'68; ord. Pby. Chester, Apr. 9, '68; p. Great Valley, Pa., '68-'71; p. Duluth, Minn., '71-'75; p. Columbus, O., '75-'77; p. Deerneld, N. J., '77-'80 ; p. Philadelphia, Pa., '81-'82; missy. Fla .; d. Waldo, Fla., Aug. 20, '83.
*Hoopes, Pascal J., M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '52).
b. Chester Co., Pa., Dec. 5, 1827; W .; phys .; d. about '81.
*Horner, Edward, A. M .; M. D. (Univ of Pa. '55).
In Col. 3 yrs .; W .; grad. Union Col. '52; phys .; surg. 127th Regt.
Hunt, John Coursen.
b. Fredon, N. J., Dec. 7, 1826; F .; adm. bar, N. Y., Sept. I, '51; Major ; Judge Advocate 24th Brigade, '63-'73.
*Junkin, Rev. William Finney, D. D. (Wash. Col., Va., '75); LL. D. (South- western Presby. Univ. '91).
b. Phila., Pa., May 1, 1831; F .; grad. Wash. Col., Va., '51; P. T. S. '51-'54; ord. Pby. Montgomery, June 3, '55; p. Falling Spring, Va., '55-'67 ; served as private soldier, officer and chaplain in Confederate Army ; p. Danville, Ky., '68-'76; p. Charleston, S. C., '76-'87; p. Mont- clair, N. J., '88-'00; d. Montclair, N. J., Apr. 9, '00.
*Lowry, Rev. Andrew McClenehan, A. M. (Laf. '66).
b. Watsontown, Pa., June 21, 1820; W .; grad. Wash. Col., Va., '50; P. T. S. '50-'53; ord. Pby. Luzerne, Oct. 9, '54; ss. and p. Port Carbon, Pa., '53-'74; ill health; res. Watsontown, Pa .; d. Watsontown, Pa., Nov. 22, 'OI.
*Neff, Aldus J., A. M.
In Col. 2 yrs .; F .; grad. Prin. Col. '50; lawyer, Lancaster, Pa .; Capt. Pa. Reserves ; d. on Peninsula, Aug. 4, '62.
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1850
*Osmond, Rev. Samuel McClurg, D. D. (Iowa State Univ. '73).
b. Lower Oxford, Pa., Aug. 18, 1825; grad. Prin. Col. '50; tea. Wilkes- Barre, Pa., 6 mo .; P. T. S. '50-'53; ord. Pby. Raritan, June 22, '53; p. Amwell, N. J., '53-'57; ss. Perry and Pittsfield, Ill., '57-'62; ss. and p. Iowa City, Iowa, '62-'79 ; p. Lawrence, Kan., '79-'87 ; p. Elkton, Md., '88-'93; chaplain Presb. Hosp., Phila., '99-'03; author "Sulamith; A Metrical Romance"; d. Topeka, Kan., Oct. 3, '07.
Pearson, Rev. James.
W.
*Rankin, William M., A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '51). In Col. 2 yrs .; W .; phys. Muncy, Pa .; d. Jan. 5, '91.
*Russell, Rev. Watson.
b. Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 23, 1823; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; F .; tea .; studied theol. privately; lic. to preach, '54; ord. Pby. Redstone; missy. Lancaster Co., Pa., 2 yrs .; p. Fannettsburg and Burnt Cabins, Pa., 2 yrs .; p. Clarksburgh and Gnatty Creek, W. Va .; p. Olive, O., 2 yrs .; home missy. several yrs .; p. Decatur, O., '69-'75; res. Waterford, O., '75- ; d. North Freedom, Wis., June 2, '98.
*Sergeant, Charles, A. M.
b. Sergeantsville, N. J .; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '50; adm. bar, Phila., '53; d. May, '68.
Sergeant, George T., A. M.
Grad. Prin. Col. '50; adm. bar, Phila., '53.
*Sharpe, William Redford, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '51).
b. 1830; W .; grad. Wash. Col., Va., '50; surg. 15th Regt. N. J .; surg. Ist Div. 6th Army Corps; served with Gen. Sheridan ; d. Oct. 19, '74.
*Simonton, John Wiggins, A. M.
b. Dauphin Co., Pa., 1830; in Col. 2 yrs .; F .; grad. Prin. Col. '50; adm. bar, Harrisburg, Pa., Apr. 26, '53; Dist. Atty. Dauphin Co., Pa., '66; Judge, Dauphin Co., Pa., '81-'03; pres. Dauphin Co. Hist Soc .; pres. State Bar Assoc .; d. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. I, '03.
Skinner, William Erskine, A. B. (Laf. '52). Hoboken, N. J. b. Glasgow, Scotland, May 17, 1831; in Col. 2 yrs .; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma, Prin. Col .; adm. bar, Natchez, Miss., '57; adm. bar, N. J., '60; U. S. Circuit Court Commissioner ; Pres. Judge Bergen Co., N. J., '78- .
Sloan, Thomas.
F .; tea. Irvington, N. J .; col. 124th Ill. Inf.
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*Smith, Abram Carpenter, A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '50).
b. Warren Co., N. J., Dec. 11, 1828; W .; phys. Riegelsville and Mauch Chunk, Pa .; bank teller, Bloomsbury, N. J .; Judge of Court of Errors and Appeals, N. J., '89- ; d. Bloomsbury, N. J., Mar. 23, '95.
Sproull, Rev. Alexander Wellington, A. M. (Laf. '66); D. D. (Wash & Lee Univ. '85). Newton, N. J. b. County Monaghan, Ireland, May 1, 1828; in Col. '47-'48; F .; grad. Wash. Col., Va., '50; P. T. S. '50-'53; ord. Pby. Georgia, Oct. 30, '53; ss. Jacksonville, Fla., '53-'56; p. Chester, Pa., '56-'73; p. Sag Harbor, L. I., N. Y., '73-'83; synodical missy. Jacksonville, Fla., '83-'89; p. Ch. of Sea and Land, N. Y. City, '90-'93; res. Bordentown, N. J., and Newton, N. J.
NON-GRADUATES-PREPARATORY
*Adam, Ishwari Das.
b. India; F .; missy. India; won prize of 200 rupees offered by City of Barreilly for best essay on "The Curtailment of the Burdensome Expense of Marriage Ceremonies"; won prize of 500 rupees for essay on "Christianity"; ord. Jan. 12, '66; p. Futtehpore, India; d. Futteh- pore, India, summer of '67.
*Ballantine, George Whitfield.
b. Elizabeth, N. J., '35; F .; civ. eng. in Va. and Cal .; d. '70.
Ballantine, William Alexander. 286 W. End Ave., New York City.
b. Elizabeth, N. J., Mar. 31, 1833; adm. bar Feb., '57.
*Conner, Davis.
F .; killed in R. R. accident, Seaford, Del., '57.
*Dewitt, Washington F.
Farmer, Harmony, N. J .; d. Phillipsburg, N. J., June 2, '98.
Fiske, Alexander P.
Groff, Jacob B.
W .; advtg. agt., Washington, D. C.
*Kendig, Samuel H.
b. Lancaster Co., Pa., Mar. 4, 1828; stud. I yr .; W .; sergt. 6th Md.
Regt .; wounded and died in hospital at Alexandria, Dec. 18, '63. .
*Michler, A. Keller.
b. 1832; merch. Easton, Pa .; d. Nov. 27, '00.
*Seitz, Charles.
b. 1837; brewer and maltster, Easton, Pa., and Buffalo, N. Y .; d. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 26, '07.
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1850-51
*Seitz, Frederick.
b. 1832; brewer, Easton, Pa .: d. Easton, Pa., June 23, '97.
*Seitz, Henry W.
b. Sept. II, 1831; brewer, Easton, Pa .; d. Sept. 4, '02.
*Strader, Jeremiah Barker.
b. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug., 1830; student '46-'48; W .; d. Louisville, Ky., Sept. II, '48.
Van Sant, Simpson T.
F .; adm. bar, Phila., Pa .; prac. until '61, when he lost health.
1851 GRADUATES
*Beggs, Rev. Joseph, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '82); LL. D. (Wash. Col., Tenn., '93).
b. Dungannon, Ireland, Sept., 1830; F .; Valedic .; tea .; P. T. S. '52-'55 ; ord. 2nd Pby. Phila., May 17, '55; p. Roxborough, Pa., '55-'68; p. Falls of Schuylkill, Pa., '59-'94; p. emer .; d. Germantown, Pa., Apr. 14, '99.
*Dietterich, Hiram Augustus, A. B.
b. near Berwick, Pa., Aug. 28, 1822; W .; P. T. S. '51-'53; agt. Am. Bible Soc. in N. C., '53-'54; d. Chester Co., Pa., July 25, '55.
*Love, John J. Hervey, A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Univ. of N. Y. '55).
b. Harmony, N. J., Apr. 3, 1833; W .; phys. and supt. schs., Bloom- field, N. J., '57-'62 ; Col., '62; Surg. 13th N. J. Regt., '62-'64; Surg .- in-Chief Ist Div. 12th Army Corps, Army of Potomac; pres. and officer of many med. and local societies; Fellow Amer. Acad. Med .; d. July 30, '97.
NON-GRADUATES
*Abernethy, Robert H.
b. 1830; W .; coal dept. C. R. R. N. J., Jersey City, N. J .; d. Easton, Pa., July 3, '04.
*Chidsey, George Woodin.
b. Green River, N. Y., May 15, 1832; W .; iron bus. Elizabeth, N. J .; d. Elizabeth, N. J., Mar. 15, '74.
*Cook, Joseph S., A. M. (Laf. '65); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '56).
b. Hackettstown, N. J., Mar. 26, 1830; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; grad. Union Col. '53; asst. surg. 3Ist N. J .; Fellow Amer. Acad. Med. ; d. July 4, '03.
Craver, David Z.
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*Dodder, Rev. Edward Lanning, A. M.
b. Newton, N. J., Aug. 28, 1826; F .; grad. Jeff. Col. '52; W. T. S. '52-'54; P. T. S. '54-'55; grad. stud., P. T. S., '55-'56; ss. Taneytown, Md., '55- ; ss. Dunleith, Iowa, '56; ord. Pby. Dubuque, Oct. 7, '56; missy. Fort Dodge, Iowa, '56-'60; ss. Mount Vernon and Linn Grove, Ia., '60-'68 ; ss. Moingona, Ia., '68-'70; p. Tipton, Ia., '70-'73 ; ss. Centre- ville, Ia., '73-'75; ss. and p. Knoxville, Ia., '75-'79; ss. Wahoo, Neb., '79-'85 ; ss. Ord, Neb., '85-'87; ss. Ashton and Cozad, Neb., '92-'94; missy. '95-'98; d. Grand Island, Neb., July 14, '98.
*Durham, Benjamin Franklin.
b. 1831; F .; outfitter of ships for long voyages, San Francisco, Cal .; shipped in brig "Emerald," '52; crew mutined and was imprisoned, Honolulu; secy. U. S. Consul, Honolulu; d. Mar. 19, '65.
Gibons, Rupp F.
W .; farmer, Oregon.
*Goepp, Charles.
b. Gnadenfeld, Prussia, Sept. 4, 1827; ent'd. Col. as law student under Hon. James M. Porter; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Nov. 21, '48; prac. law N. Y. City many yrs .; Justice Marine Court, '75-'81 ; contributor to legal journals.
*Goepp, Maximilian.
b. 1830; ent'd. as law student; prac. law N. Y. City; d. N. Y. City, May 10, '72.
*Guild, William Butler, Jr.
Grad. Prin. Col. '51; adm. bar, Newark, N. J., June, '54; d. Feb. 14, '09. Hickman, Louis McLane.
W .; grad. Prin. Col. '52; hardware merch. Stanton, Cal.
Raymond, Shepard Knapp, A. M.
W .; grad. Union Col. '51; teller, N. Y. City.
*Strader, John Jacob.
b. Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 9, 1833; in Col. 2 yrs .; W .; bus .; d. in the west, Nov. 27, '54.
*Tomkins, William H.
b. 1830; in Col. '46-'48; F .; grad. Union Col .; merch. Belvidere, Ill .;
d. Belvidere, Ill., '83.
*Umstead, Frank G.
F .; farmer; d. Coatesville, Pa., Apr., '96.
*Vail, Lewis De Pui, A. M.
b. Stroudsburg, Pa., Mar. 17, 1832; in Col. Fresh. Soph .; W .; grad. Prin. Col. '51; tea. Stroudsburg, Pa., '51-'56; adm. bar, Phila., Pa., '58; counsel and pres. Law and Order Society, Phila., '73; d. German- town, Pa., Mar. 21, '00.
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1851
*Van Saun, George Banta.
b. Passaic, N. J., Oct. 29, 1831; F .; grain bus., Cedar Falls, Iowa; in Iowa Legis., '71-'72; Grand Commander Knight Templars, Iowa, '78.
NON-GRADUATES-PREPARATORY
* Housel, Edwin.
b. Easton, Pa., May 1, 1837; merch. Elizabeth, N. J .; in mil. service ;
d. Elizabeth, N. J., Aug. 2, '61.
*Kessler, Samuel R.
Saddler, Easton, Pa .; d. '72.
*Mitchell, G. Alfred, M. D.
F .; grad. Wash. Col., Va., '52; phys., Perrymansville, Md .; d. Perry- mansville, Md., '57.
*Montanye, John De La.
Merch. Towanda, Pa.
Murphy, Samuel N.
F .; farmer in Delaware.
*Overfield, William, Jr.
Student I yr .; slate operator; lawyer, Phila .; d. Phila., Apr. 27, '72.
Ramsay, Edmund. 39th & Baring Sts., Phila., Pa. b. Harmony, N. J., June 14, 1835; traveling salesman and clk., Easton, Pa., '57-'00; in bus. Phila., Pa., '03-'08.
*Ribble, William B., A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Berkshire Med. Col., Mass., '49).
b. Warren Co., N. J., 1825; phys. East Millstone, N. J., '58 -; memb. Med. Soc. Somerset Co., N. J .; author articles in med. journals ; d. June 8, 'co.
*Simmons, Joseph.
In Pittsburgh, Pa., '61; joined Confederate Army; wounded at Bull Run; killed at battle of Franklin, Tenn., under Gen. Hood; aged about 30.
*Smith, Abram Clarkson, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '52).
d. Columbia, Pa., during cholera epidemic of '56.
Wagner, George William.
b. Easton, Pa., Jan. 14, 1837; painter, Riegelsville, Pa .; in 47th Pa. Regt.
*Walter, William C.
b. Nazareth, Pa., July 24, 1829; W .; accidentally shot himself while hunting at Nazareth, Pa., Oct. 30, '47.
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1852
GRADUATES
*Davis, Rev. Robert Hamill, A. B .; A. M .; Ph. D.
b. Coatesville, Pa., Mar. 25, 1832; F .; Lat. Salut .; Phi Beta Kappa ; tea. 4 yrs .; P. T. S. '56-'59; ord. Pby. West Jersey, June 4, '61 ; ss. and p. Deerfield, N. J., '60-'75; prin. Fem. Sem., Lawrenceville, N. J., '75-'83; p. Delaware, N. J., '85-'89; p. Orangeville, Pa., '89-'93; d. Orangeville, Pa., Dec. 22, '93.
*Du Bois, John L., A. B .; A. M.
b. Doylestown, Pa., Apr. 16, 1832; W .; adm. bar, '56; d. Feb. 20, '03.
*James, Rev. David Mulford, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Whitworth Col. '92). b. Deerfield, N. J., Aug. 30, 1825; W .; P. T. S. '52-'53; tea .; P. T. S. '54-'55; ord. Pby. Passaic, Oct. 4, '54; p. Mt. Olive, N. J., '54-'69; p. Flanders, N. J., '56-'67 ; p. Allen Township Ch., Bath, Pa., '69-'98; res. Easton, Pa., '98-'02; d. Easton, Pa., Nov. 4, '02.
Johnston, Washington Scott, A. B. National Soldiers' Home, Tenn. b. Hunterdon Co., N. J., Jan. 8, 1833; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; Sci. oration; civ. eng .; later lawyer; coroner Warren Co., N. J., '81-'84; Adjt. and First Lieut. 47th Pa. Vol., '63-'66.
*McKeen, Thomas L .; A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa .; W .; inventor and mfr .; lumber bus., '52-'71; Maj. 5th Pa. Regt. in emergency service, '63; dir. Warren Fdy. & Mach. Co .; dir. Easton Nat'l. Bank; trustee Laf., '71-'91; d. 'II.
McLean, James Linn, A. B .; A. M. Winfield, W. Va. b. Englishtown, N. J., July 16, 1833; F .; Valedic .; lawyer, Winfield. W. Va .; W. Va. Legis., '71.
*Porter, James Madison, A. B .; A. M.
b. Easton, Pa., Mar. 6, 1833; W .; adm. bar, '55; dist. atty., '69; d. Aug. 2, '79.
*Porter, Rev. Josephus Wray, A. B .; A. M.
b. Coleraine, Ireland, Sept. 5, 1826; P. T. S. '52-'54; ss. White Haven, Pa., '55-'57; ss. Weatherly, Eckly and Clifton, Pa., '55-'57; ord. Pby. Phila., Mar. 19, '60; p. Charlestown, Pa., '60-'70; p. Phoenixville, Pa., '60-'76; res. Phila., '77; p. 5th Ch. Trenton, N. J., '78-'80; p. Stanhope, N. J., '81-'83; p. Woodside Ch., Newark, N. J., '83-'89; ss. Ramapo, N. Y., '89; d. Newark, N. J., July 16, '90.
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NON-GRADUATES
*Abernethy, John Maxwell, A. M. (Laf. '80); Ph. G. (Phila. Col. Phar- macy '61).
b. Still Valley, N. J .; W .; farmer, Va. and N. J., '51-'58; pharmacist, Jersey City, N. J., '61- ; pres. N. J. Pharmaceutical Assoc., '90-'91.
*Cann, James Ferris, A. M. (Laf. '65).
b. Del., Sept., 1832; in Col. 2 yrs .; supt. pub. schs., Savannah, Ga .; d. Phila., Sept. 25, '72.
Cann, William H.
W .; in Col. 2 yrs .; merch. Newcastle, Del .; sheriff, '65.
*Fulmer, Philip F., A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '53).
b. Stewartsville, N. J., June 19, 1830; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma, Univ. of Pa .; supt. schs., Pike Co., Pa., '57-'66; postmaster; d. Apr. 29, '02.
*Gibbons, George Gilbert, A. M. (Laf. '66).
b. Allentown, Pa., May 15, 1834; in Col. I yr .; W .; adm. bar, Sept. 4, '54; lawyer, Princeton, Ill., 20 yrs .; lawyer, Chicago, '74-'81 ; d. Chicago, Dec. 10, '81.
Welles, Edward, A. M. (Laf. '71). Wilkes-Barre, Pa. b. Wyalusing, Pa., Jan. 30, 1832; in Col. Fresh .; F .; Williams Col. '49-'51; farmer, lumberman, real estate, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '71- ; memb. City Council 10 yrs .; bank dir. 30 yrs .; memb. Historical Socy. of Pa .; memb. Wyoming Historical and Geological Socy.
NON-GRADUATES PREPARATORY
Briggs, Samuel R. W.
*Briggs, Walter Scott.
b. Weymouth Iron Works, N. J., Sept., 1836; studied law, Phila .; Adjt. 27th Pa. Regt .; while leading his men at Gettysburg, July 2, '63, he was shot by the enemy.
*Davis, John L.
Bus. Richmond, Ind .; d. Nov., '60.
*Long, William Charlton. F .; d. '55.
McClellan, Joseph F.
Iron mfr.
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*Mcclellan, Robert M., A. M.
b. 1834; F .; grad Yale Col. '56; tea. Savannah, Ga., '56-'66; Confed- erate mil. service; tea. West Chester, Pa., '66- ; phys. Phila .; d. Feb. 16, '87.
*Plummer, Charles H.
Farmer, Canton, N. J .; d. early.
Sherwood, John Marshall.
b. 1832; F .; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Apr. 29, '53; bus .; collector, Phila., Pa.
Sherwood, Augustus.
Farmer, Oxford, Neb.
1853
GRADUATES
*Andrews, William Patterson, A. B .; A. M.
b. Doylestown, Pa., May 6, 1834; W .; adm. bar, '60; 104th Pa. Regt.
3 yrs .; clerk, U. S. Treas. Dept .; d. Washington, D. C., Apr. 12, '85.
*Gayley, Rev. Samuel Rankin, A. B .; A. M.
b. Creevy, Ireland, Oct., 1828; F .; Lat. Salut .; P. T. S. '53-'56; tut. Laf., '55; ord. Pby. New Castle, July I, '56; missy. Shanghai and Tungchow, China, '57-'62; d. of cholera, Tungchow, China, July 29, '62.
*Gayley, Thomas Gardner, A. B .; A. M.
b. Phila., Pa., Aug. 31, 1832; F .; tea .; real estate agt., Phila .; d. Phila., Apr. 21, '07.
*Kennedy, Samuel S., A. B .; A. M .; M. D. (Col. Phys. & Surg., N. Y.). b. Stewartsville, N. J .; W .; phys. Stewartsville, N. J .; d. Stewartsville, N. J., June 22, '88.
*Mills, Rev. Charles Rogers, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '83).
b. Guilford Centre, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1829; F .; Valedic .; P. T. S. '53-'56; ord. Pby. Buffalo City, June 25, '56; missy. Shanghai, China, '57-'62; Tung Chow, '62-'69; in U. S. '70; Tung Chow, '71-'95; ss. Nying Gya, '72-'77 ; p. Tung Chow, '65-'95; d. Tung Chow, China, June 21, '95.
NON-GRADUATES
*McLean, Hugh Douglass, M. D. (Jeff. Med. Col. '64).
b. Mauch Chunk, Pa., June 20, 1832; in Col. '49-'52; W .; asst. surg. 106th Regt. Pa. Vols., '62-'63; in charge of field hospital, Gettysburg, Pa .; memb. Med. Soc. Pa .; d. Phila,. Pa., Feb. 3, '07.
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Nassau, Rev. Robert Hamill, M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '61); S. T. D. (Univ. of Pa. '91). Ambler, Pa. b. Montgomery Square, Pa., Oct. 1I, 1835; in Col. '49-'50; F .; grad. Prin Col. '54; tea. Lawrenceville, N. J., 2 yrs .; P. T. S. '56-'59; ord. Pby. New Brunswick, Apr. 17, '61; missy. Africa, 45 yrs .; Corisco, '61-'64; ss. Benita, '65-'71; U. S., '72-'73; Ogove River, Africa, '74-'80; U. S., '80-'81; Ogove River, '82-'91; U. S., '91-'93; Gaboon, '93-'98; U. S., '99; Batanga, '00-'02 ; Gaboon, '03; U. S., '03-'04; Batanga, '04- '06; U. S., '06; ss. Starke, Waldo, and Hawthorne, Fla., '07-'08; author "Crowded in Palm-Land;" "Fetishism in West Africa;" "Mawedo;" "The Path She Trod;" "Corisco Days;" "Tales Out of School;" "The Youngest King;" "Where Animals Talk."
** Porter, Andrew Parker.
b. Easton, Pa., June 17, 1835; W .; grad. Mil Acad., West Point, N. Y., '56; Commissary, Army of the Potomac, '61-'62; Commissary, Army of the Cumberland, '62-'65; Lieut. Col. U. S. A .; d. Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 15, '66.
NON-GRADUATES-PREPARATORY
*Bennett, James D.
F .; secy. of Iron Co., Hellertown, Pa .; d. Hellertown, Pa., Mar., '70.
Curtis, William Henry.
b. Cochecton, N. Y., Apr. 9, 1826; F .; farmer; Justice of Peace, Cochecton, N. Y., '50-'54; postmaster, Callicoon, N. Y., '51-'61 ; sheriff, '58-'61; asst. assessor Int. Rev.
*Koons, John.
b. 1828; F .; 3rd N. J. Cavalry ; in machine shop, Lambertville, N. J .; d. Lambertville, N. J., Feb. I, '79.
Lewis, Samuel B.
Allentown, Pa.
Special in math. I yr .; W .; mgr. Allentown, Pa., Iron Works many yrs.
*Ruth, Peter.
b. Nov. 8, 1825; sp. course I yr .; F .; d. Apr. 28, '75.
*Sloan, John P.
b. 1840; bus. Easton, Pa .; d. '85.
Swift, George.
Electrician.
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GRADUATES
*Dorrance, John B., A. B.
b. June 1, 1834; F .; d. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Oct. 18, '55.
*Ferrier, Rev. Edsall, A. B .; A. M .; D. D. (Laf. '81); LL. D. (Pa. Col. '01). b. Warwick, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1831; F .; Lat. Salut .; Phi Beta Kappa ; P. T. S. '54-'55, '56-'58; tut. Laf., '57-'68; ord. Pby. Hudson, May IO, '58; p. Amity, N. Y., '58-'60; p. 2d Ch., Florida, N. Y., '60-'65; prof. Eng. Lang. and Lit., Wash. & Jeff. Col., '65-'66; prof. Eng. Lang. and V. Pres. Pa. Col., Gettysburg, Pa., '66-'73; p. Mauch Chunk, Pa., '73-'84; res. Easton, Pa., '83-'03; prof. Hebrew, Laf., '93-'03; hon. memb. Delta Upsilon; d. Easton, Pa., Jan. 31, '03.
*McCachren, Robert, A. B .; A. M.
b. Newville, Pa., Oct. 6, 1835; W .; studied law, Carlisle, Pa .; adm. bar, '57; civ. eng. Harrisburg & Potomac R. R .; civ. eng. Pa. R. R., Altoona, Pa .; pract. law, '76- ; memb. Pa. Legis., '78-'82; d. July 25, '04.
*McGalliard, William, A. B.
F .; Valedic .; lawyer ; d. Lincoln, Ill., Nov. II, '73.
*Neff, William Lewis, A. B.
b. Williamsburg, Pa., Nov. 10, 1832; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma; adm. bar, Ill., '57; lawyer, Rock Island, Ill .; subsequently iron mfr. and merch. in Georgia and Pa .; with the Cambria Iron Co., '81- ; organizer and Capt. Co. C, 3rd Regt. Pa. Vol. Inf., '61; Capt. Co. D, 22nd Regt. Pa. Cav., '63-'64; 2nd Lieut. 203rd Pa. Vol. Inf .; d. Connellsville, Pa., Jan. 5, '10.
NON-GRADUATES
Devor, Thomas J. P., M. D.
F .; W .; phys. Clarkesville, Tex.
Miller, Alfred Bolivar, A. M.
b. Kattelville, N. Y., Apr. 3, 1831; in Col. Soph .; F .; grad. Yale Col. '55; Alpha Delta Phi, Yale Univ .; tut. Yale, '68; tea. Warren, Pa., '74- . *McKeen, William McCalla.
b. Phila., Pa., Dec. 18, 1833; W .; Phi Kappa Sigma, Univ. of Pa .; Ist Lieut. Co. K, 118th Pa. Regt .; wounded in battle, Shepherdstown, W. Va., Sept. 20, '62; cotton mfr. Easton, Pa .; d. Easton, Pa., May 26, '72.
*Sample, Joseph E., M. D.
In Col. '51-'52; W .; Surg. U. S. A .; d. Fort Vancouver, '68.
*Van Name, John.
In Col. Soph. & Jun. yrs .; merch. Tioga, N. Y.
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NON-GRADUATES PREPARATORY
Cougle, Joseph B.
Merch. Hamden, N. J.
Hart, Amos M., M. D. W .; phys. Ringoes, N. J.
Ringoes, N. J.
*Hart, Israel, A. M. (Laf. '66); M. D. (Univ. of Pa. '53).
Surg. 35th N. J. Regt .; d. Pennington, N. J., June 23, '07.
*Opdyke, Washington, M. D.
F .; druggist; d. Phila., Pa., Apr., '80.
Reeder, Frank, A. M. (Prin. Col. '95). Easton, Pa. b. Easton, Pa., May 22, 1845; in Prin. Col. '60-'63; Zeta Psi; in 5th Pa. Vol. Inf .; Adjt. 174th Pa. Inf .; Capt. and Lieut. Col. 19th Pa. Cav .; grad. Albany, N. Y., Law Sch., '68; adm. bar, N. Y., Mar. 2, '68; adm. bar, Easton, Pa., Sept. 8, '69; collector Int. Rev., '73-'76; Brig .- Gen. N. G. Pa., '74-'81; Sec. Commonwealth of Pa., '95-'98; Commissioner of Banking, '00-'03.
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