History of Grove, (Allegany County) New York United States of America

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James Marshall, educator, was born in Grove, N.Y., Oct. 4, 1834. His parents removed to Nunda, N.Y., in 1835, and he attended the academy there, and in 1851 engaged in teaching school in Ohio. He studied law in Akron, Ohio, and was graduated at Yale A.B., 1857, A.M., 1860. He conducted a school for girls at Syracuse, N.Y., 1858-61; studied at Princeton Theological seminary, 1861-62; was ordained an evangelist by the presbytery of Onondaga, July, 1862, and was chaplain, U.S.A., 1862-65, serving in Chesapeake general hospital at Fort Monroe, and organizing the National Cemetary there, where he attended the burial of 6000 soldiers. He was married, Oct. 3, 1886, to Jeannie M., daughter of Robert McNair of Mt. Morris, N.Y. He travelled and studied in Germany, 1867-69; resided in Syracuse, N.Y., 1869-71; was pastor in Troy, N.Y., 1871-72; Hoboken, N.J., 1872-76; of Lebanon chapel, New York city, 1876-81; and of DeWitt Memorial church, which he founded in New York city, 1881-84. He declined the presidency of Ingham university, N.Y., 1881, of the Blairstown academy, N.J., and of Berea college, Ky., 1885. He engaged in literary work at Nunda, N.Y., 1884-87, and was president of Coe college, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1887-96. He received the degree of D.D. from Lenox college, Iowa, in 1887. He died in Cedar Rapids, Sept. 11, 1896.

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

History of Grove, (Allegany County) New York

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