History of Albion, (Calhoun County) Michigan United States of America

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George Bemies Jocelyn, educator, was born in New Haven, Conn., Jan. 3, 1824; son of Jared Curtis and Mary (Bemies) Jocelyn. He removed with his parents to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1826, and from there to New Albany, Ind., in 1830. He acquired his preparatory education at the Methodist Episcopal seminary, New Albany, and was graduated from Indiana Asbury (De Pauw) university, A.B., 1842, A.M., 1848. He commenced the study of law, but began to preach and was received in the Indiana conference in 1843. He was married, June 12, 1845, to Catharine M. Lyons. He established in 1845, and was president of Whitewater college, a select school at Vincennes, Ind.; and was principal of the preparatory department of Indiana Asbury university, Green-castle, 1845-49. He was president of the Female college, New Albany, Ind., in 1849, and principal of Scribner high school, in 1850. He edited the Odd Fellows Magazine, 1851-55; was professor of natural sciences and mathematics at Whitewater college, 1853-55, and president of that institution, 1855-56; agent for the Northwestern university in 1857; pastor of the Fifth Street M. E. church, Des Moines, Iowa, 1858-59; pastor of Old Zion church, Burlington, Iowa, 1859-61; president of the Iowa Wesleyan university, 1861; pastor of Asbury chapel, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1862-64; president of Albion college, Albion, Mich., 1864-69 and 1871-77; and pastor of the Division Street M. E. church, Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1870. He received the degree of D.D. from Indiana Asbury in 1875. He died at Albion, Mich., Jan. 27, 1877.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

John Pritchard Ashley, educator, was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, April 14, 1862. He removed to Brooklyn, N.Y., was graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan university in 1890 and took postgraduate courses at Boston university and at the universities of Jena, Berlin, Leipzig and Oxford in Europe, 1890-95. He was president and professor of philosophy at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary 1895-98; president of the Michigan College association, 1898-'99; and of Albion college, Albion, Mich., from 1899. He wrote and lectured on various subjects.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor