Clarissa Smith

“Smith, Clarissa, Jolly Water Farms, West Chester, Pa. Prepared by the Misses Kirk’s School, Bryn Mawr, Pa. A.B., 1915, group, Chemistry and Biology. Secretary to the President of the Drexel Institute, 1915-17; Executive Secretary, Philadelphia Association of Day Nurseries, 1918. … Continue reading →

John Wadleigh Taylor (1840 – )

“TAYLOR. John Wadleigh, real estate; born at Rockford, Ill., Nov. 14. 1840; son of John W. and Jane P. (Wadleigh) Taylor, former of Ballston Spa, N. Y.. and later of Keene. N. H.; educated at Beloit College, Beloit, Wis., scientific … Continue reading →

Frank B. Stoner (1868 – )

“”STONER. Frank B., vehicles; born in Blue Earth Co., Minn., June 17. 1868; son of Benjamin and Lydia Stoner; educated in public schools of Faribault Co. Began active career in employ of R. G. Dun & Co., commercial agency, at … Continue reading →

Herbert Ware Reherd (1869 – )

HERBERT WARE REHERD “HERBERT WARE REHERD, D. D., president of Westminster college and the Salt Lake Collegiate institute, and one of the prominent divines and educators of the state, was born in Geneseo, Illinois, August 23, 1869. He is the … Continue reading →

Collin Ford (1827 – )

“COLONEL COLLIN FORD. In the days when America was a British dependency the ancestors of Colonel Collin Ford came to the new world. The family is of Scotch origin but for a number of generations has been represented in this … Continue reading →

William H. Wells (1840 – )

“WILLIAM H. WELLS owns and occupies a snug homestead on section 2 in Burr Oak Township, where to a great extent he has carried out the theory of Horace Greeley, ‘ that a small acreage well tilled is more desirable … Continue reading →

Samuel Man (1647 – 1719)

“Rev. Samuel Man, son of William and Mary (Jarrad) Man, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 6, 1647. He was graduated from Harvard College in 1665, and began to teach school at Dedham, Massachusetts, May 13, 1667. He taught for … Continue reading →

William Erwin Byrnes (1868 – )

“William Erwin Byrnes, son of William and Ellen K. (Ware) Byrnes, was born in Bellevue, O., March 15, 1868; fitted for college at Oberlin, Preparatory Department. Oberlin Coll., ’88—’90; Amherst Coll., ’90—’92. Depart. Mgr. of The Mechanical Rubber Co., Cleveland, … Continue reading →