History of Hallsville, (Ross County) Ohio United States of America

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Biographical Sketch of Lewis Bookwalter

Lewis Bookwalter, educator, was born near Hallsville, Ross county, Ohio, Sept. 18, 1846; son of Isaac and Phebe (Johnston) Bookwalter; grandson of Joseph and Elizabeth (Landis) Bookwalter, and of Robert and Sophia Johnston; and a descendant of Francis Buchwalter, a Mennonite, who emigrated from Switzerland, settled at Phoenixville, Pa., in 1709 and died there, 1723. Lewis was graduated from Western college, Iowa, in 1872, and was licensed in the church of the United Brethren in Christ in 1872. He was professor of ancient languages at Western college, Iowa, 1872-'79, and at Westfield college, Ill., 1879-'81; was a missionary preacher at Knoxville, Tenn., 1881-'83; and was president of Westfield college, 1883-'85. He was pastor of the Oak Street United Brethren church at Dayton, Ohio, 1886-'88; was graduated from the Union Biblical seminary, Dayton, Ohio, in 1887, and was pastor of the First United Brethren church there, 1888-'94. He was elected president of Western college, Toledo, Iowa, in 1894. He received the degree of D.D. from Western college in 1890. He is the author of "Do We Need a Revival?" (1887); "The Family, or the Home" (1894).

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