History of Xenia, (Greene County) Ohio United States of America

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James Hervey Hyslop, educator, was born at Xenia, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1854; son of Robert and Martha Ann (Boyle) Hyslop, and grandson of George Hyslop and of James Boyle. He was graduated from the University of Wooster, Ohio, in 1877; taught at Lake Forest university, Ill., 1880-82; at Smith college, Massachusetts, 1885-86; at Bucknell university, Pennsylvania, 1888-89; was tutor of philosophy, ethics and psychology in Columbia college, 1889-91; instructor in ethics, 1891-94, and was elected professor of logic and ethics in 1894. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins university in 1887. He is the author of: Elements of Logic (1892); Hume's Ethics (1893); Syllabus of Psychology (1894 and 1899); Elements of Ethics (1894); A Study of Government (1899).

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

John Orr, educator, was born in Chester district, S.C., Aug. 12, 1820; eldest son of William and Isabella (Ervin) Orr; and grandson of John and Rosanna (Cameron) Orr, John Orr being a graduate of Dublin university, Ireland. He was graduated at Miami university, Oxford, Ohio, A.B., 1845; A.M., 1848, and was professor of ancient languages in the Macon Masonic college at Macon, Tenn., which was founded in Fayette county in 1849, transferred to Clarksville, Montgomery county, Tenn. soon after, became known as Stewart college in 1855 and as the Southwestern Presbyterian university in 1875. He was president of the college, 1851-53. Prior to the civil war he removed to Greene county, Ohio, where he was elected principal of the schools at Cedarville, and he was clerk of courts of Greene county, 1864-82. He died at Xenia, Ohio, Dec. 30, 1883.

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

Daniel Alexander Payne, A.M.E. bishop, was born in Charleston, S.C., Feb. 24, 1811; son of London (a soldier in the war of 1812) and Martha Payne, and of mixed African, English and Indian blood. He attended the Lutheran Theological seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., 1835-38, and was ordained to the Lutheran ministry in 1838. He filled the pulpit of a Presbyterian church in Troy, N.Y.; conducted a high school for colored boys and girls in Philadelphia, Pa., 1838-43; became an itinerant minister of the African Methodist Episcopal church in May, 1842, and was stationed at Washington, D.C., and in Baltimore, Md., 1843-52. He was appointed historiographer of his denomination in 1848, and was elected bishop by the general conference in New York in 1852. He founded and was president of Wilberforce university at Xenia, Ohio, 1865-76; traveled in Europe, 1867-68, and attended the Methodist Ecumeuical conference in London in 1881, where he was presiding officer one day. He was chancellor of Wilberforce university and dean of the Theological seminary. He received the degree LL.D. from Lincoln university in 1879. He is the author of: History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (3 vols., 1865); Recollection of Men and Things and Domestic Education (1886). He died at Xenia, Ohio, Nov. 29, 1893.

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