William Morgan (1766 – 1857)

“William Morgan, b. January 1766 in Onslow County, North Carolina, died 30 October 1857 in Meriwether County, Georgia.  He was a Revolutionary War Soldier who fought at the Battle of Kettle Creek in Wilkes County; a Certificate of General Elijah … Continue reading →

William Bonney Sherwood (1805 – 1845)

“WILLIAM BONNEY SHERWOOD, son of Joshua Bradford and Anna (Bonney) Sherwood, of Cornwall Connecticut, was born in Cornwall on June 8, 1805.  His college residence was Nelson, Portage County, Ohio, to which place his family removed with a colony from … Continue reading →

Robert Spotswood Russell (1807 – 1840)

“ROBERT SPOTSWOOD RUSSELL, born October 27th, 1807, died August 30th, 1840. He studied medicine at Transylvania University, and entered early upon the practice of his profession.  In 1835 he removed with his father’s family to Calloway county, Mo., whee he … Continue reading →

Edward Handford Greeley (1817 – )

“Son of Edward Greeley and Hannah Eaton, born in Hopkinton, N.H., April, 23, 1817; prepared for college at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N.H.; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1845; preceptor of Atkinson (N.H.) Academy, 1845-46; in the Seminary, 1846-49, from Claremont, … Continue reading →

Samuel Fisher Miller (1822 – 1870)

“SAMUEL FISHER MILLER, [South Brookfield], son of Rev. Moses and Bethiah (Ware) Miller, was born in Heath, Oct. 5, 1822; fitted for college with his father.  Devoted himself to civil engineering, and served his apprenticeship upon the Hoosac Tunnel and … Continue reading →

Edward Rowell Holt (1833 -1904)

“HOLT, EDWARD ROWELL, planter and clerk circuit court, was born January 25, 1833, in Richmond, Ga., and died November 2, 1904, in Montgomery; son of Judge William White and Mary Arinton (Ware) Holt, the former a native of Campbell County, … Continue reading →

James Lewallan Bishop (1864 – )

“BISHOP, JAMES LEWALLAN, lawyer, was born October 4, 1864, in Howard County Mo.; son of James Lewallan , and Evelyn Anvil (Crows) Bishop, the former a native of Winchester, Ky., lived at Glascow, Howard County, Mo., and enlisted in the … Continue reading →