History of New Athens, (Harrison County) Ohio United States of America

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William McMillan, educator, was born in Lewistown, Pa., in 1777. He was graduated at Jefferson college, A.B., 1802, A.M., 1805. He studied theology under the Rev. John McMillan ; was licensed by the presbytery of Ohio and was ordained by the same presbytery in 1804. He was pastor at Two Ridges, Ohio, 1804-16, president of Jefferson college, Pa., 1816-22, stated supply at Miller's River, 1816-23, and president of Franklin college, New Athens, Ohio, 1823-32. He died at New Athens, Ohio, April 11, 1832.

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

William H. McFarland, Clergyman, was born, June 14th, 1832, near New Athens, Harrison county, Ohio. His father was born in Ireland, and his mother in Pennsylvania. His parents being industrious, frugal, energetic and upright, he had much better than an average home training, and a fair common school education, for which he was indebted chiefly to his father. At sixteen he entered Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio, where he graduated with honor at twenty-two. When twenty-five he graduated at the Theological Seminary at Xenia, Ohio. In 1859 he accepted a call to become pastor of the United Presbyterian congregation of Cambridge, Ohio. In August, 1862, he was elected and commissioned Chaplain of the 97th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served acceptably and successfully for nearly three years. At the close of the war he was tendered a commission as Chaplain in the regular army, but declined to accept it. Returning to Cambridge he resumed his pastoral labors in the congregation, which had refused to accept his resignation. His congregation has now four times as many members as when he became its pastor in 1859. It is, perhaps, the most prosperous United Presbyterian congregation in Ohio, having received nearly five hundred members within ten years. It has also recently completed a very handsome church, seating a thousand persons. He seems well pleased with his situation, although tempting offers have been made to him from much larger and more important places, He was married, April 26th, 1871, to Lizzie J. Hanna, New Athens, Ohio.

From: The Biographical Encyclopedia of Ohio of the Nineteenth Century. Columbus, OH, USA: Galaxy Publishing Co., 1876.

William Channing Nevin, author, was born in New Athens, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1844; son of the Rev. Edwin Henry and Ruth Channing (Little) Nevin. He attended the public schools of Boston, Mass.; engaged in newspaper work: was admitted to the bar in 1871; established and edited the Evening Express in Philadelphia, Pa., 1873-77, and was a member of the editorial staff of the Philadelphia Press, 1877-78, and of the Evening News, 1881-84, continuing the practice of law and also devoting himself to literary work. He was married, Oct. 26, 1881, to Anna Josepha, daughter of Dr. Clement F. Shiverick of Edgartown, Mass. He is the author of: History of All Religions (1871); The Life of Rev. Albert Barnes, D.D. (1871); The Blue Ray of Sunlight, a Scientific Inquiry (1877); A Slight Misunderstanding (1877); Ghouls and Gold (1885); A Wild-Goose Chase (1885); Bennie's Mother (1885); Joshua Whitcomb's Tribulation (1886); In the Nick of Time (1886); A Summer School Adventure (1887); A Layman's Theology (1890); The Norseman, poem (1891); A Legend of Katama Bay, poem (1891); Martha's Vineyard, poem (1894); Is there Real Danger? (1896); A History of our New Possessions with an account of the Peace Commission (1899), in collaboration with the editor of the New York Tribune, and numerous essays, criticisms and addresses.

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