History of Franklinville, (Gloucester County) New Jersey United States of America

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Samuel Porch Craver, missionary, was born at Franklinville, N.J., April 26, 1847; son of James A. and Hannah (Porch) Craver; grandson of George and Hannah (Abbott) Craver; and of Samuel and Jane (Fisler) Porch. The Gravers were German, the Abbotts and Porches, English, and the Fislers, Irish. He was graduated from Iowa college in 1871, and from the theological school of Boston university in 1875. In 1876 he became a missionary to Guanajuato, Mexico, and remained there until 1883 when he was transferred to Silao. In 1884 he was in charge of the publishing interests of the Mission in Mexico, City of Mexico, and then became missionary and presiding eider of the northern district, residing in Queretaro, where he remained give years. He was presiding elder of the Puebla district and president of the Theological seminary of the Methodist Episcopal church, Puebla, Mexico, 1889-95, and in the latter year was appointed presiding elder of the Paraguay district of the Methodist Episcopal church, Paraguay, S. A., having full charge of all the work in that country. He was married Sept. 22, 1875, to Laura, daughter of the Rev. Joseph and Harriet (Honsel) Gassner, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He received the degree of D.D. from the Iowa Wesleyan university in 1887.

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

History of Franklinville, (Gloucester County) New Jersey

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