Kingsville Academy – 1847
Contributed by Irene “Teddy” Browning & Carol Tilson
CATALOGUE OF THE
OFFICERS AND STUDENTS
OF
KINGSVILLE ACADEMY
KINGSVILLE, ASHTABULA COUNTY, OHIO
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 1847
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TRUSTEES.
PRESIDENT,
GEORGE G. GILLETT.
SECRETARY.
GIDEON BUSHNELL.
TREASURER,
HENRY G. THURBER
DIRECTORS,
BARON S. NOYES,
CHARLES B. WHELPLEY,
JEREMIAH KING
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TEACHERS
ZUINGLIUS C. GRAVES**,
PRINCIPAL.
WARREN P. MARKS
LAURA L. WHELPLEY,
ASSISTANTS.
MRS. ADELIA C. GRAVES,
TEACHER OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE AND DRAWING
SANFORD T. POMEROY,
TEACHER OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
NATHAN F. CONE,
TEACHER OF VOCAL MUSIC.
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STUDENTS
MALE DEPARTMENT
Names, Residence
Rodney E. Allison, Perry
Joel Allen, Plymouth
John W. Anderson, Cussewago, Pa.
William M. Anderson, Girard, Pa
Isaac W. Allee, Hayfield, Pa.
John A. Austin, Geneva
George H. Barrett, Kingsville
Albert I. Bidwell, Kingsville
Myron E. Barrett, Kingsville
Oliver Barrett, Kingsville
Perry Barrett, Kingsville
Edward Bullard, Kingsville
David S. Benson, Kingsville
Elliott J. Blake, Kingsville
Walter L. Brackenridge, Summitt, Pa.
William H. Brown, Summitt, Pa.
Clement Brooks, Conneaut
Samuel Brooks, Conneaut
Jame H. Brooks, Conneaut
Burt Brett, Geneva
Daniel Bliss, Geneva
Jacob R. Brown, Monroe
Roswell P. Brown, Monroe
Edward F. Brown, Monroe
Lewis O. Bliss, Sheffield
Thomas B. Bailey, Perry
Roswell W. Bartlett, Greene, O.
Thomas J. Clarke, Kingsville
Joseph J. Colby, Kingsville
George H. Cratar, Kingsville
Franklin D. Clark, Monroe
Darius D. Clark, Girard, Pa.
Albert Curtis, Sheffield
Milton R. Cook, Geneva
Birdsey P. Clark, Geneva
Elias D. Dole, North Shenango, Pa.
Calvin Crawford, Johnson
Lowing Crawford, Johnson
Edward W. De Wolf, Vernon
Porter H. Dibbell, Kingsville
Timothy E. Dibbell, Kingsville
Daniel D. Dunks, Kingsville
Morreau W. Dibell, Kingsville
Henry H. Davis, Kingsville
Phoenix N. Dewell, Pine Plains, N.Y.
Daniel M. Dodge, Ashtabula
Henry A. Eastman, Kingsville
Charles Eastman, Kingsville
John P. Ellenwood, Orwell
Edwin Fargo, Ashtabula
Ira C. Greenlee, Conneaut
Job R. Green, Kingsville
Lee P. Gillett, Kingsville
George A. Gillett, Kingsville
Grotius R. Giddings, Jefferson
Horace W. Goff, Jefferson
George Greeno, Sheffield
Augustus F. Gillett, Richmond
Erastus G. Gillett, Richmond
Ezra S. Gillett, Saybrook
Charles L. Gould, West Springfield, Pa.
Horace E. Gordon, Plymouth
Horace Hatch, Monroe
Charles C. Hunt, Conneaut
Harrison A. Humphrey, Austinburg
Henry H. Harris, Williamsfield
Silas Hubbell, Kingsville
William Heath, Kingsville
Wm. W. Harder, Kingsville
Randolph S. Harvey, Morgan
Leonard H. Harrington, Monroe
Buel J. Hawkins, Conneaut
Lewis Jones, Conneaut
Allen S. Jones, Venango, Pa.
Alonzo H. Kendall, Kingsville
James F. Kendall, Kingsville
Franklin Knapp, Geneva
Leroy Kellogg, Gustavus
Rollin Lillie, Kingsville
Orlando Luce, Kingsville
Edwin W. Luce, Kingsville
Marquis L. Lillie, Kingsville
Orlando L. Logan, Kingsville
Josiah W. Leffingwell, Williamsfield
Henry D. Lowing, Williamsfield
Ezra B. Linn, North Shenango, Pa.
Oliver L. Lawson, North Shenango, Pa.
John G. Laird, Mesopotamia
Orris P. Laird, Mesopotamia
L. Marvin, Andover
John A. Miller, Rockdale, Pa.
John J. McArthur, South Shenango, Pa.
Alonzo Marks, Monroe
William H. Morsman, East Evans, N. Y.
Enos McLaughlin, West Salem, Pa.
Elihu Meigs, Rome
Henry E. Moseley, Erie, Pa.
John L. Morris, Cussewago, Pa.
Curtis Morse, Painesville
Lucius S. Marvin, Kingsville
Chester P. Mitchell, Kingsville
Amasa C, Mitchell, Kingsville
Andrew McAdams, Kingsville
George W. Munger, Kingsville
Asher C. Bartlett, Greene, O.
Benj. Newell, Cleveland
Samuel Newton, Kingsville
George C. Newton, Kingsville
Henry Newton, Kingsville
Chalmer H. Noyes, Kingsville
Joseph K. Pickett, Andover
Aaron Pickett, Andover
Norman W. Palmer, Kingsville
John A. Perkins, Kingsville
Samuel Pease, Kingsville
Orrin H. Powers, Andover
Dorastus W. Prince, Cussewago, Pa.
Hamilton H. Pratt, Geneva
Anson S. Potter, Sheffield*
Solomon S. Perkins, Wayne, Pa.
Isaac Preston, Lockport, Pa.
Anson S. Potter, Lockport, Pa.*
William Putnam, Summit, Pa.
William Reed, Kingsville
Asa M. Randolph, Cussewago, Pa.
Titus Reed, Amity, Pa.
Daniel E. Sackett, Sheffield
Erastus C. Strong, Plymouth
Edward Seymour, Plymouth
William B. Stanhope, Williamsfield
Charles R. Stanhope, Williamsfield
Robert Crawford Spencer, Geneva
Buel R. Sackett, Kingsville
Guilford D. Spencer, Kingsville
Charles G. Stanton, Kingsville
Alfred Sprague, Kingsville
James Sackett, Sheffield
Silas Speir, West Salem, Pa.
Junius R. Sloan, Springfield, Pa.
William R. Smith, Williamsfield
Daniel E. Sackett, Jefferson
Oliver O. Smith, Rome
Henry B. Spicer, Conneaut, Pa.
Alexander H. Sherman, Geneva
John P. Stoddard, Harpersfield
George O. Turner, Spring Creek, Pa.
Thomas F. Thickstun, Cussewago, Pa.
Lewis W. Thickstun, Cussewago, Pa.
Jacob Tuckerman, Orwell
Elnathan J. Tinker, Kingsville
Milton Tinker, Kingsville
Zebediah H. Thompson, Conneaut
Austin A. Tinker, Conneaut
Henry Woodworth, Kingsville
Hamilton Way, Kingsville
Austin Way, Kingsville
Marshall T. Whelpley, Kingsville
Philip M. Whelpley, Kingsville
Jacob P. Whelpley, Kingsville
Corydon E. Whelpley, Kingsville
Leander C. Wells, Crawford, Pa.
Edmond D. Wright, Pierpont
Alvin T. Wells, Springfield, Pa.
Nathaniel A. Willson, N. Shenango, Pa.
Charles Walker, Saybrook
Samuel W. Wetmore, Geneva
Newton H. Webster, Geneva
GENTLEMEN 169
*The name Anson S. Potter was listed twice.
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FEMALE DEPARTMENT
Names, Residence
Ann M. Allison, Perry
Hannah W. Allison, Perry
Sarah J. Anderson, Cussewago, Pa.
Ann E. Abbott, Kingsville
Mary E. Barrett, Kingsville
Lucinda C. Bachelor, Kingsville
Electa Z. Barber, Kingsville
Mary E. Bagley, Kingsville
Marion P. Bardeen, Ashtabula
Cordelia M. Blakeslee, Plymouth
Lucy A. Brewer, Monroe
Maria M. Brown, Monroe
Lucretia A. Brown, Monroe
Harriet E. Brooks, Conneaut
Elizabeth A. Bliss, Sheffield
Temperance L. Bliss, Sheffield
Olive D. Boyd, Cussewago, Pa.
Sarah J. Bassett, Wayne, Pa.
Hannah L. Bradish, Conneaut, Pa.
Emily M. Bruce, Union, Mich.
Elvira C. Booth, Erie, Pa.
Joann A. Colby, Kingsville
Clara E. Curtiss, Kingsville
Harriet E. Clark, Monroe
Adelia M. Clark, Conneaut
Ellen A. Coleman, Ashtabula
Emma L. Coleman, Ashtabula
Eliza A. Castle, Ashtabula
Evelina J. Chandler, Orwell
Hannah Cheney, Conneaut
Caroline C. Cheney, Conneaut
Cynthia A. Crawford, Gustavus
Adaline C. Crawford, Mecca
Mary A. Chamberlain, Cussewago, Pa.
Angeline L. Case, Rootstown
Sarah L. Caldwell, Hayfield, Pa.
Jane L. Cleveland, Hayfield, Pa.
Sarah J. Dick, Kingsville
Antoinette J. Dibell, Kingsville
Mary S. Dewey, Mead Corners, Pa.
Calista Dibell, Kingsville
Clarinda Eaton, Greenfield, Pa.
Emeline C. Eastman, Kingsville
Betsey J. Edwards, Plymouth
Lucy A. Fobes, Wayne
Mary Ann Ferris, Harmonsburgh, Pa.
Eliza A. Gillett, Kingsville
Amanda S. Gates, Ashtabula
Corrinna M. Grover, Lenox
Esther L. Gould, Springfield, Pa.
Catharine J. Gould, Pierpont
Emily C. Gordon, Plymouth
Mary Gould, Springfield
Eliza Hall, Ashtabula
Emily Hall, Ashtabula
Philena A. Hubbard, Conneaut
Mary E. Hickox, Austinburg
Lucretia Harmon, Andover
Martha A. Hills, Kingsville
Margaret Hammond, Kingsville
Mary H. Harder, Kingsville
Sophia Hatch, Monroe
Lura W. King, Kingsville
Emeline A. Kingsbury, Kingsville
Mary A. Kezartee, Kingsville
Elizabeth C. Kezartee, Kingsville
Lucy C. Knapp, Ashtabula
Helen A. Luce, Kingsville
Cornelia F. Luce, Kingsville
Julia A. Luce, Kingsville
Harriet Luce, Kingsville
Martha Luce, Kingsville
Francis J. La Grange, Plymouth
Emma J. Langworthy, Conneaut, Pa.
Exuma E. Lucas, Saybrook
Adelia C. Mitchell, Kingsville
Sarah A. Morse, Kingsville
Almira J. Morse, Kingsville
Hester A. Maltby, Ashabula
Emily Montgomery, Geneva
Eliza A. Newton, Kingsville
Lucy A. Pratt, Kingsville
Harriet B. Pickett, Andover
Louisa M. Preston, Harpersfield
Rebecca D. Page, Sennett, N. Y.
Caroline Perkins, Wayne, Pa.
Nancy Ann Robinson, Summit, Pa.
Garafelia Randolph, Cussewago, Pa.
Elizabeth E. Randolph, Cussewago, Pa.
Mary Y. Smith, Springfield, Pa.
Louisa A. Sloan, West Springfield, Pa.
Mary Seymour, Plymouth
Louisa D. Sexton, Kingsville
Roena C. Stratton, Kingsville
Sarah Shave, Kingsville
Eunice H. Snow, Kingsville
Rosella Snow, Kingsville
Ruth C. Stanton, Kingsville
Harriet M. Sheldon, Kingsville
Martha C. Sheldon, Kingsville
Juliaette M. Stevens, Kingsville
Cornelia R. Stelle, Cussewago, Pa.
Mariah Stelle, Cussewago, Pa.
Corinthia M. Smith, Williamsfield
Mary E. Smith, Williamsfield
Sarah L. Spencer, Geneva
Abigail Smith, Conneaut
Matilda A. Stanton, Pierpont
Orpah E. Turner, Spring Creek, Pa.
Susan A. Tinker, Kingsville
Betsey E. Tinker, Kingsville
Nancy Thickstun, Cussewago, Pa.
Martha E. Thickstun, Cussewago, Pa.
Elizabeth J. Thickstun, Cussewago, Pa.
Mary J. Thickstun, Cussewago, Pa.
Annette B. Woodworth, Kingsville
Cornelia A. Williams, Kingsville
Harriet W. Wakefield, Kingsville
Cornelia C. Whelpley, Kingsville
Cornelia F. Webster, Kingsville
Lucena Wright, Kingsville
Harriet J. Wellman, Kingsville
Cornelia A. White, Kingsville
Ann E. Webster, Kingsville
Laura A. Webster, Kingsville
Elizabeth Whiting, Summit, Pa.
Cornelia G. Watrous, Ashtabula
Julia A. Watrous, Ashtabula
Cybelia M. Watrous, Ashtabula
Jane M. Wright, Geneva
Eliza L. Williams, Lake Pleasant, Pa.
Julia Willey, Plymouth
Louisa A. Wood, Saybrook
Jane P. Williams, N. Shenango, Pa.
Emily C. Wright, Conneaut
Wealthy Webster, Saybrook
Clarinda Webster, Kingsville
Lydia L. Willey, Plymouth
Eliza B. Wright, Pierpont
LADIES 138
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* Kingsville Academy was chartered in 1834 by a number of “public spirited men” and a building constructed by 1836. During its 37-year history, the Academy educated about 5,000 students. The advent of the public high school led to dwindling attendance and, ultimately, the Academy’s demise.
* Among Kingsville Academy graduates was John Bidwell, a California civic and political leader who, as the candidate of the Prohibition Party, unsuccessfully ran for U. S. president in 1892. Born 1819 in Chautauqua Co., NY, Bidwell moved with his family first to Pennsylvania and then to Ohio. While still in his 20s, he went on to California where he helped draw up the Bear Flag Republic’s resolution of independence [from Mexico] in 1846, later serving in the state’s House of Representatives. For more information on John Bidwell, see his Encyclopedia Britannica entry.
* Zwinglius Calvin Graves, born in Chester, VT, served as Kingsville Academy’s principal from the late 1830s until 1850 when he took charge of the Mary Sharpe female College in Winchester, TN. His wife, Adelia Cleopatra, daughter of Dr. D. M. Spencer, was a Kingsville native and Academy graduate.
**Principal Graves’ first name IS spelled ZUINGLIUS in the 1847 catalogue, not ZWINGLIUS as in the linked encyclopedic reference.
Zwinglius Calvin Graves at FamousAmericans.net
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