NAME	BIRTH	WHERE	PARENTS	MARRIED DATE	SPOUSE
A. H. AMRINE Alexander H.	March 4, 1825	Scotch Ridge, Belmont Co, OH	Rachel Latimer and Henry AMRINE	Feb. 26, 1856	1st: Rebecca Jane Stanley, d/o Noah, Trumbull Co. Ohio; 2 daughters, 1 died age 1; Rebecca dec'd by 1888 2nd: unnamed, alive in 1888
W. J. BERTOLETTE	Sept. 17, 1828	Berks Co., PA	1 was English ; 1 was German Dr. D. K. BERTOLETTE and Anna M. KLINE	Nov. 11, 1853	Catharine Almina Greenwalt
W. Y. BROWN William Y.	July 22, 1827	Achor, Columbiana, Ohio	William BROWN and Mary M. YOUNG BROWN	married; 2 daughters, 1 attended Oxford Univ.
MILTON W. BROWN	May 21, 1820	Apple creek, East Union Twp., Wayne Co. Oh	John J. BROWN and Sarah Mercer BROWN	Dec. 22, 1851 Had 9 ch.; 1 daug. died; left 6 daughters & 2 sons	Sarah Finney, d/o David and Hannah, Holmes Co., Ohio
J. WOODS BROWN	Dec. 1, 1826	White Deer Twp., Union Co PA	Samuel T. BROWN and Nancy WOODS BROWN	Jan 29, 1851 at Easton PA ; 7 children, 1 son & 2 daugs died before 1888	Maria POLK, d/o William and Catharine, Easton, PA
GEO. W. CLARKE * Never responded	Dec. 25, 1821	Schellsburg, PA	John CLARKE and Mary SMITH CLARKE	Sept. 20, 1854 ; 9 children but 3 dead bef. 1888	Nannie Y. BOAL, d/o George BOAL
MATHEW CLARKE	Aug. 10, 1823	Pittsburgh, Pa	Mathew and Elizabeth WALLACE CLARKE	July 6, 1853 at Bucyrus, Ohio ; no children	Kate W. Mitchell, d/o Matthew and Hannah Mitchell
*A. B. COOK Archibald B. "Archie"	Sept. 23, 1828	Noblestown, Pa	John and Mary KELSO COOK	Married Feb. 1872 ; no children	Mrs. Frances M. (nee Downing), d. Nov. 29, 1886; d/o Richard W. Downing, Esq.
J. IRWIN COX	Feb. 20, 1824	Middlespring, Franklin Co., Pa.	John Cox (son of Willam Cox, Carlisle, England) and Maria Paden (d/o Hugh Paden of Donegal, Ireland)	April 13, 1858 ; no children	Kezia M. McCUNE, d/o Alexander McCUNE, Shippensburg, Pa.
JNO. K. CRAMER John K.	Sept. 19, 1824	Williamsport, Washington Co., Md.	Ambrose Marmaduke Coghill and Emily ROWAN CRAMER (it does not say Coghill Cramer though)	never married, no children	N/A
DANIEL CROFTS	1827 near Clarkson Ohio	Columbiana Co Ohio	not known	not stated	not stated
ROBERT CURRY	June 8, 1821	Murrysville, Westmoreland Co., Pa	2nd son of Robert and Keziah	(1st) Dec 26, 1849 (2nd) July 19, 1876	1st: Mary McCloy (d. 1859) youngest daug of Dr. Alexander McCloy 2nd: Jennie B. BOGGS d/o James BOGGS of Allegheny City PA
JNO. R. DUNCAN (John R.) John Rea Duncan	July 26, 1826	Fairview, Ohio	John and Elizabeth HARVEY DUNCAN	May 1, 1851; had 3 sons, but 2 died bef. 1888, other son William J lived in Cambridge, Ohio	(1st): Eliza McCurdy of Pittsburgh, Pa. - she died shortly - (2nd): Mrs. Mary A. RAINEY SCOTT, d/o John and Elizabeth MURPHY RAINEY of Cambridge, Ohio
JAMES ELLIOTT (Jr.)	Dec. 6, 1824	Lawrenceburgh, Pa.	James ELLIOTT	Dec, 8, 1853 ; several sons, 1 daughter	Rachel S. Crane, Wellsivlle, Ohio
JNO. M. GREARY John M.	unknown	Ireland	unknown	unknown	unknown
ELLIS B. GREGG	unknown	? Carmichaels, Green (sic) Co Pa	father, unnamed, lived Carmichaels, Green (sic) Co Pa	unknown	unknown
JNO. HARBISON John only 16 1/2 years old at graduation, youngest in class of 1848 *No reply rec'd	Dec. 15, 1831	Canonsburg, Pa	Adam and Catharine WOODS HARBISON	never married?	unknown
THOS. M. HILL T. Moore Hill *No reply rec'd	Aug. 14, 1821	East Liverpool Ohio	Sanford C. and V. B. HILL	Oct. 29, 1851	Elizabeth JONES
Albert G. JENKINS Confederate 1 of 3 brothers in Class of 1848; youngest of 3 *No reply rec'd	Nov. 10, 1830	family plantation, Green Bottom, Cabell Co., Va. (now WVa)	not stated but William and Jeanetta G. Jenkins		N/A
T. J. JENKINS Thomas J. Thomas Jefferson Jenkins Confederate Private to 1863; Major under his brother Gen. Albert G. Jenkins *No reply rec'd	Nov. 22, 1826	family plantation, Green Bottom, Cabell Co., Va. (now WVa)	William and Jeanetta G. Jenkins	Nov. 18, 1856 married at bride's parents, Buena Vista, Cabell Co., Va.	Susan L. HOLDERBY, d/o Robert and Susan
Wm. A. JENKINS Confederate *No reply rec'd	not stated	family plantation, Green Bottom, Cabell Co., Va. (now WVa)	William and Jeanetta G. Jenkins	Dec. 22, 1853	Julia M. REED
C. P. JOHNSON Calvin C. *No reply rec'd	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
**J. F. LAWRENCE J. FRY LAWRENCE	Feb. 14, 1827 "The Valentine"	Louisville, KY	Elias D. and Mary P. FRY LAWRENCE	Dec. 2, 1853 ; 5 ch, 1 son, 4 daughters	Urath Pope, d/o Hon. Patrick H. and Sarah L. BROWN POPE
W. S. LIVINGSTON *No reply rec'd	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
JOHN LYONS *No reply rec'd	1820	Coshocton, Oh	unknown	never married, no children	never married
W. L. LYONS Walter L. Walter Lowrie Lyons	unknown	5 brothers, 4 sisters; parents unknown	Family Presbyterian	July 7, 1856; 5 sons, 5 daughters "three of whom" are dead (doesn't say which sex); ch named: William P., Minnie, Anna	Elizabeth M. Hollister, a teacher Female Seminary Fairfield, Oh, only d/o Hon. Horace and Sarah Hollister, Sallesbury, Ct
W. G. MARCH William G. William Gilmore March	March 4, 1826	Madison Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio	Philip and Sarah S. GILMORE MARCH	Nov. 3, 1853 in Mt. Jackson, PA home of bride's mother; had 2 daugs, 1 son, youngest dau died June 14, 1873 age 10 (25 yrs after dad grad college)	Elizabeth J. ELDER d/o Robert and Elizabeth Elder
JNO. M'EWEN John McEwen	Sketched by W& J Class of 1847 in Annual of W& J Coll June 1888	Therefore he was not sketched in this book even though he graduated with his BA in 1848, not 1847.
J. I. M'CARTY John. I. McCarty	Aug. 28, 1828	Brookville Ind.	Abner and Jane	1854; unknown family	Mary E. Penson, of Marysville, Cal.
H. C. McFARLAND Henry Cowan McFarland	Dec. 4, 1822	[says he was sent over the Allegheny Mts at age 17 in a stage coach to buy goods and went back to Philadelphia)	Alexander and Margaret COWAN McFARLAND	Nov. 9, 1853; unknown family	Caroline S. Barr, d/o Col. Joseph and Eliza of Finleyville, Washington Co Pa
I. N. McKINNEY I. Newton McKINNEY Isaac Newton had a feeble body in childhood; health failed in Junior yr of college	Oct. 20, 1828	Erie, Pa where father was pastor at First Presbyterian Church	Rev. Dr. David and Eliza FINLEY McKINNEY	never marrried?	never marrried?
JACOB H. MILLER * See separate page for biography of his ancestors	Feb. 10, 1828	Washington Co PA	eldest of 9 sons to Samuel and Mary A. CALKINS	(1st) June 29, 1854 2 children survived, Henry S. Miller and Mariana Miller (2nd) April 18, 1866 ; 2 children, son & daug unnamed both minors in university and select school	(1st) Mary Emily McDONALD, d/o Edward McDONALD, Esq., Washington Co. Pa., she died after end of Civil War (2nd) Antoinette E. FREW, d/o Samuel FREW, Esq. (Pittsburgh Bar) and Diana WALKER FREW
JOSIAH MILLIGAN *No reply rec'd	No info.	No info.	No info.	No info.	No info.
JNO. J. PATTERSON John J. Capt of Cal. Co. 1861 Aid-de-camp to Gen. E. C. Williams as a Capt. and served 3 mos under Gen Robert Patterson; May 1861: Cpt. 15th Reg't regular army under Col. Fitz. John Porter Nov. 1861: Appointed paymaster, rank Major	Aug. 8, 1830 ; youngest still living member of Class	Juniata Co., Pa.	Willam Hart PATTERSON and Mary Ann Moore WILSON PATTERSON	(1st) Jan. 30, 1855 at Bellefont, Pa and moved to Academia, Juniata Co., Pa. in 1857 ; 4 living children, William Hart (Wash DC), Silas Moore (business), John J. Jr. (student), daughter at home (2nd) Nov. 2, 1887 at Chicago, Ill.	(1st) Lucretia Eliza MOORE, youngest daug. of Silas and Lucretia H. ___ MOORE of Hollidaysburg, Pa.; Lucretia (jr) died Jan 8, 1884 (2nd) Miss Mildred May FRANKS, d/o the late Edwin and Henrietta BARNARD FRANKS of Chicago, Ill.
J. WILSON PAXTON	Dec. 21, 1827	Gettsyburg, Pa.	only child of Dr. John and Jane WILSON PAXTON; father died when J. Wilson was 14 yrs old	1857 in Mississippi 3 yrs after they met; 2 living ch: Helen J. wife of Rev. J. D. PAXTON; and J. Wilson PAXTON, 13 yr old in 1888	unnamed, a southern woman of Mississippi; died 1885
J. B. PENINGTON Jno. B.	Dec. 20, 1825	near New Castle, New Castle Co, Delaware	Thomas McDonough PENINGTON and Henrietta BARR PENINGTON	1848 ; 4 ch Henry R (oldest, Princeton & Naval Aca, Anapolis MD; 1876 Bar, died 1886); Clara, Ida, Mary E. PENINGTON	Rebecca A., d/o of Henry ROWAN and Mary A. ___ ROWAN
CRYUS L. PERSHING Ruling Elder Presbyterian Church	Feb. 3, 1825	Youngstown, Westmoreland Co., Pa.	Christopher S. PERSHING and Elizabeth LONG PERSHING, moved to Johnstown, Pa 1830, father died April 1836	Sept 23, 1851 ; 7 ch - 5 boys, 2 girls; Frank Royer PERSHING (oldest; druggist); Howel Terry PERSHING, MD; Theodore PERSHING (grad Princeton, now works Harrisburg Aca; Edward Hamilton PERSHING (teaches Englewood, NJ); Cyrus Jr. (Jr Princeton); oldest girl wife Frank Carter, Esq.; Genevieve PERSHING, at home	Mary Letitiia ROYER, youngest d/o Hon. John and James* BOGG ROYER * Note James
W. A. PUGH Wm. A.	Mar 7, 1829	Rushville, In, spent boyhood there	Reu and Catharine ARNOLD	May 22, 1851 ; son, Finley PUGH, pharmacist ; daug, Kate PUGH WILSON, coll grad, music, has 2 daughters	Nancy Ann BIGGER, d/o Hon. Finley BIGGER and Nancy ___ BIGGER, d/o Gov. Samuel BIGGER
W. A. RANKIN Wm. A. *No reply rec'd	No info	No info	No info	No info	No info
J. G. REASER Joseph G.	Nov. 2, 1825	Hartley Twp., Union Co., Pa.	George Reaser and Nancy KUHN Reaser	Sept. 20, 1849 ; had 8 ch., only 4 alive: 3 sons, 1 daug	Agnes B. MUNN, d/o James and Elizabeth
J. W. ROBINSON James W. One of the earliest students at Jefferson College	Nov. 28, 1826	Union Co., Ohio	John W. and Elizabeth MITCHELL ROBINSON	Feb. 8, 1855 ; 1 daug Alice B. ROBINSON, grad Wooster Univ., Ohio; son died age 16yrs	Mary J. CASSIL, d/o John and Drusilla GLADDEN CASSIL
A. D. RODGERS Andrew Denny	Apr 17, 1830	Shippensburg, Pa.	James and Jane LINN RODGERS	Oct 1858, Columbus, Ohio ; 8 ch- 4 boys, 4 girls, all minors (in 1888)	Eliza G. SULLIVANT, d/o William S. and Eliza G. __ SULLIVANT
W. P. RUTHRAUFF William Patton	May 3, 1825	Greencastle, Pa	Samuel and Isabella PATTON RUTHRAUFF, W.P is grandson of John RUTHRAUFF	May 1, 1850; 5 ch. - 1 son, Charles; 4 daugs. Eleanor M.; Elizabeth; Margaret I; and Katie (dec'd)	Mary Young DOUGLASS, d/o General Ephraim and Ella YOUNG DOUGLASS of Uniontown, PA; Mary Young Douglass RUTHRAUFF died April 20, 1879
James Stockman SHARP * died in Junior Year Jefferson College - always said he would die young ; was at head of his class	July 26, 1823	Sharpsburg, Pa	James S. and Isabella L. STOCKMAN SHARP	never married	never married
SOL. A. SHARP Solomon *No reply rec'd	not stated	From KY	n/a	not stated	not stated
J. MAX. (Mac) SHARPE J. McDowell	Oct. 7, 1830	Newville, Cumberland Co., Pa.	Andrew and Rosana McDOWELL SHARPE	March 7, 1857 ; 4 ch., 3 died in infancy; 4th Walter K. SHARPE, b. Dec. 24, 1863	Emma L. KING, d/o John and Mary S. __ KING of Chambersburg, Pa., Emma is granddaug. of Hon. William Maclay of Franklin Co PA
W. C. SMITH Wm. C. William Copley "Billy"	June 20, 1820	near Blairsville, Indiana Co., Pa.	Daniel and Elizabeth COPLEY SMITH	April 5, 1853 ; 6 ch. - 2 sons, 4 daugs; 2 only living: daug St. Paul, MN, wife of George T. Parmely ; son of "Billy" is businessman	Rebecca D. Colburn, d/o James B. Colburn, of Claiborne, Ala. - Rebecca & 4 children died before 1888
G. W. STRAIN George	April 14, 1824	Cross Creek, Brooke Co., Va (now bef 1888 WVA)	Ebenezer Strain and Catharine Russel Strain	June 8, 1869 ; son, b. 1862 d. 1864 ; daug went to Perrysburg HS	Margaret Elizabeth GROVES, d/o John and Elizabeth __ Groves
J. R. THOMPSON J. Russell *No reply rec'd	Sept 15 1823	Washington Co., PA	Joseph and Margaret _____ Thompson	Dec. 1858	Anna E. Wylie
A. VIRTUE Andrew	March 4, 1825 ; came to USA age 15 - he shared birthday classmate Alexander H. Amrine	Tyrone County, Ireland	James and Isabella WOODS VIRTUE	July 4, 1850; 2 boys, 3 girls--1 of each died; 2 girls educated and married young; other son got common school education	Nancy Jane HILL, d/o William and Mary ___ HILL, Thompsonville, Washington Co PA
S. B. WILSON Samuel B. Samuel Beatty	Feb 20, 1824	6 miles from New Castle, Pa.	Patrick and Rebecca (m. 1804), d/o William MOREHEAD - gr-grandfather, Samuel married Mary Van Weir, a Hollander, owned farm on Marsh Creek, near Gettysburg, Pa, 2 sons Samuel and Marmaduke-- Marmaduke married 1744 Susan Beatty	April 12, 1854 ; 4 ch: Sarah, dec'd; Anna wife of A.R. Mitchell, WVA; Mary, w/o George Davidson, New Brighton; George, student	Elizabeth Robinson, d/o George, sheriff of Beaver Co Pa. She assisted in husband's law practice
J. H. WILSON Joseph Hemphill *out of order in book	May 16, 1820	North Lewickly, now Franklin Twp. PA	Thomas and Agnes HEMPHILL WILSON	Never married	Never married
SAM. TOM. WILSON Sam. Tom Samuel Thomas *out of order in book	Nov. 25, 1823	Huntingdon (now Blair) Co., PA	Charles (Welsh blood) and Elizabeth THOMAS WILSON, d/o Col. Thomas WILSON, Scotchman	m. 1st --Dec. 1851 --1 child, died before its mother 2nd - Dec. 1, 1856 - married 28 yrs - 3 ch. - Abby, oldest, died age 18, Charles George, grad Princeton Coll , 3rd daug. Harriet Kinney WILSON, attended New England Conserv. of Music	1st Abby KERR, 2nd d/o Dr. J. A. KERR, of Canonsburg, Pa, died on Steamer "Allegheny" on the Ohio River, April 1853 of consumption 2nd -- Sarah H. WARNER (d. 1884), d/o George KINNEY and Eliza CAHOON KINNEY
R. C. WOODS Richard C.	wintry night Jan 27, 1821	Centre Co., Pa	John and Mary ____ WOODS	1862 ; son also in in nursery & fruit business; and daug.- fine musician	Abigail CARR, d/o Elijah and Elizabeth __ CARR of "Lost River" Indiana
ED. E. YOUNG Edward E. "Ed"	Nov. 28, 1828	farm, near Hanover, York Co Pa	Jacob and Maria EICHELBARGER YOUNG	April 18, 1854 ; 1 son, Hugh Alexander Young, Dayton, Ohio	Elizabeth Alexander, only daug of Dr. Hugh and Margaret HARRISON ALEXANDER of Hanover, Pa
G. I. YOUNG Garretson I. Garretson Ivester	June 28, 1927	Achor, Columbiana, Co Ohio	Peter and Phoebe LEACH YOUNG	March 27, 1856 ; 1 daug - 12 when he died in 1871, now a teacher	Susan BINGHAM, d/o Oliver Abel and Martha ROTHWELL BINGHAM of Ellsworth, Ohio
NAME	DATE	WHERE	PARENTS	MARRIED DATE	SPOUSE

SEE PART 2 of JEFFERSON COLLEGE CLASS OF 1848 BIOGRAPHIES

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Jacob Miller (class of 1848) Ancestry

Graduates List 1848

Reunion Committee Meeting

Source: "Jefferson" 1848: Fortieth Anniversay of the Class of 1948, Jefferson College at Canonsburg, Washington Co., Pa. Providence Hall. Section called "Historical Sketch of the Class of 1848, Jefferson College, PA by the Rev. William Y. Brown, D. D. pp. 10 - 73. Buffalo, NY: Gies & Co., Printers, 1889.

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