Charles Mayo (1809 – 1859)

“MAYO, CHARLES, born Brewster, Feb. 10, 1809. son of John and Lydla (Laha) Mayo, died Olathe, Kan., Jan. 2, 1859; at the age of eighteen he commenced teaching, at twenty voyaged to Labrador, then studied medicine one summer; in 1831 … Continue reading →

Mabel Hastings Ware (1874 – )

“MABEL HASTINGS WARE, daughter of Azro Williams and Delia Frost (Dole) Ware. Born in Shelburne Falls, Mass., Feb. 28, 1874. Prepared for College in Arms Academy. Assistant teacher, Round Lake, N. Y., Academy, 1896-1898. Preceptress, High School, Cattaraugus, N. Y., … Continue reading →

Franklin Davis (1816 – )

“Franklin Davis was born in Bangor, January, 1816. After graduating he was employed as a teacher three years in Mississippi. He then pursued a theological course in the seminary in Bangor, graduating in 1845. Under a commission from the Home … Continue reading →

Martha E. Ware

Ware, Martha E., who has been identified with many public interests in St. Louis since 1863, was born in New England, daughter of Joseph B. Young, and a descendant of Scotch and French ancestors. One branch of the family to … Continue reading →

William H. Ware (1822 – )

”William H. Ware. The subject of this sketch was born in Salem, Salem county, New Jersey, November 22, 1822, where he was educated. In early life, Mr. Ware devoted his time to teaching school, at the age of twenty years … Continue reading →

John K. Duke (1844 – 1903)

”JOHN K. DUKE, secretary, treasurer and business manager of the Royal Savings and Loan Association Company, of Portsmouth, Ohio, was bom in Piketon, Pike county, Ohio, August 20, 1844, and is the son of Samuel Duke, who died in March, … Continue reading →

Frank Waldron Rollins (1853 – )

”ROLLINS, Frank Waldron, eldest son of Henry and Frances H. (Morrill) Rollins, was born at East Holden, Maine, January 23, 1853, and raised in Ellsworth in the same state. The Ellsworth schools and the Boston Latin School fitted him for … Continue reading →

George Alonzo Abbott (1874 – )

”George Alonzo Abbott Teacher, 505 Hamllne St., Grand Forks, North Dakota. B. S.; A. M.. pro merito. 1896 ; Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1908 ; Phi Beta Kappa. Born, July 7, 1874, in Alma, Marion county, Illinois. Graduate … Continue reading →

Jonathan Ware (1767 – 1838)

”Ware, Jonathan. A new introduction to the English Grammar, composed on the principles of the English language, exclusively. By Jonathan Ware, Esq. Windsor, Vt.: Printed for the author by Jesse Cochran. 1814. sm. 4to, pp. 48. —History of Vermont, (ms.) … Continue reading →