The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Person Page 891

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Andrew J. McKinney1

M, #22251, b. 1867

Parents

FatherDavid Richardson McKinney
MotherMary Ann Devault (b. 1845)
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BASIC FACTS

Andrew J. McKinney was born in 1867.1
Andrew J. McKinney had reference number 22525.

Citations

  1. [S6292] Genealogy prepared by JoAnn McFerron
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Daniel Devault1

M, #22252, b. 1847

Parents

FatherLilbern Jackson Devault (b. 5 January 1820, d. before 1850)
MotherMary Ann Catron
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BASIC FACTS

Daniel Devault was born in 1847.1
Daniel Devault had reference number 22526.

Citations

  1. [S6292] Genealogy prepared by JoAnn McFerron
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Mary Unknown1

F, #22253, b. 14 December 1897, d. 5 February 1965
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Mary Unknown was born on 14 December 1897.1 She died on 5 February 1965, at age 67.1 She was buried in Oak Grove Church of Christ Cemetery, Phelps Co., Missouri.1
Mary Unknown had reference number 22527.

Citations

  1. [S2969] Cemetery Records - Oak Grove Church of Christ Cemetery, Phelps Co., Missouri
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James Melvin Bridgewater1

M, #22254
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Family: Jennie "Peggy Jane" Owen

SonBennett Elias Bridgewater+ (b. 23 May 1895, d. 15 June 1976)

BASIC FACTS

James Melvin Bridgewater had reference number 22528.

Citations

  1. [S7242] Genealogy prepared by Scott Webb
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Jennie "Peggy Jane" Owen1

F, #22255
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Family: James Melvin Bridgewater

SonBennett Elias Bridgewater+ (b. 23 May 1895, d. 15 June 1976)

BASIC FACTS

Jennie "Peggy Jane" Owen had reference number 22529.

Citations

  1. [S7242] Genealogy prepared by Scott Webb
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A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler1,2,3,4

M, #22256, b. 28 February 1861, d. 22 August 1943

Parents

FatherDavid Daniel Bixler (b. 22 May 1831, d. 6 July 1910)
MotherAlmira B. Wilson (b. 31 October 1833, d. 18 February 1896)
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Family 1: Elizabeth James Seelye (b. 26 October 1862, d. 10 April 1894)

SonJulius Seelye Bixler, PhD+ (b. 4 April 1894, d. 28 March 1985)

Family 2: Mabel N. Seelye (b. 14 October 1871, d. 2 July 1919)

DaughterElizabeth S. Bixler (b. October 1899)
SonJames Wilson Bixler, Jr. (b. 1902, d. 1962)
SonHerbert Edwards Bixler (b. 10 June 1911, d. 31 July 1995)

BASIC FACTS

A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler was born on 28 February 1861 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1 He and Elizabeth James Seelye were married on 4 August 1891.1 He and Mabel N. Seelye were married on 7 September 1898 in Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.5,6 He and Clara Matilda Burleigh were married on 15 October 1921.5 He died on 22 August 1943, at age 82, in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.7 He was buried in Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.8
A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler had reference number 22530. He was educated Attended Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pennsylvania and graduated from Amherst College with a Master of Arts Degree (1882); Received a Bachelor of Divinity from Yale.1 He was a Minister (1900); assistant pastor at the First Church in Hartford Connecticut; Pastor of the North Congregational Church in Haverhill, Massachusetts; Pastor of the Second Congregational Church of New London, Connecticut.1 He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1870, 1880); New London County, Connecticur (1900.) He resided in New London, New London Co., Connecticut (1898.)6 AMHERST COLLEGE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, CENTENNIAL EDITION (1821 - 1921)

Amherst College Class of 1882
2652. Bixler, James Wilson. S. of David D. and Almira (Wilson), b. Hanover, Penn., F. 28, 1861. M. A., A. C., 1887; B. D., Yale, 1887; D. D., Roanoke, 1903. Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Upsilon.
Prepared Dickinson Sem., Williamsport, Penn. Prin. Glastonbury (Conn.) Acad., 1882-84; Yale D. S., 1884-87; Hooker Fellowship student there, 1887-88; asst. p. 1st Ch. of Christ, Hartford, Conn., 1888-89; ordained, O. 28, 1889; p. No. Cong Ch. Haverhill, 1889-91; 2nd Cong. Ch., New London, Conn., 1891-1916; prof. of Biblical and Christian theology Atlanta T. S., 1916-18; p. Exeter, N. H., 1918-. Overseer Charitable Fund of A. C., 1891-.
Married (1) Aug. 4, 1891, Elizabeth James, da. of Rev. Julius H. Seelye (A. C. 1849), Amherst, who d. Ap. 10, 1894; (2) S. 7, 1898, Mabel, sister of (1), who d. Jy. 2, 1919; (3) O. 15, 1921, Clara Matilda, da. of John M. Burleigh, So. Berwick, Me. Ch. Julius Seelye (A. C. 1916); Elizabeth S.; James W. (A. C. ex 1925); Herbert E. Bro. David H. (A. C. 1896)

NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT BIOGRAPHIES, VOL XXVI, Pages 329-330

James Wilson Bixler, A.M., B.D., the pastor of the Second Congregational Church of New London, was born in Hanover, York County, Pa., February 28, 1861. A son of David D. and Almira (Wilson) Bixler, he comes of German and Swiss descent. David Bixler, his grandfather, born in Hanover, Pa., in 1798, was a son of Peter Bixler, of Caroll County, Maryland. A merchant in trade in Hanover for a number of years, David acquired a competency, and left a good estate at his death, which occurred in Hanover in 1873, when he was seventy-five years old. Active in local affairs, he served in a number of public offices. He married Susan Long, of Hanover. She was a daughter of Samuel Long, who was one of the Revolutionary soldiers who experienced the hardships of Valley Forge. Mrs. Susan Bixler lived to be ninety-one years of age, dying in 1891. She rests with her husband in the cemetery at Hanover. They were members of the Lutheran church. Of the six children reared by them, three daughters and three sons, four are living today.
David D. Bixler was born in Hanover in 1830. After spending some time in business with his father, he became the latter's successor, and is still conducting a store there. He married Almira Wilson, of York, Pa., a daughter of John A. and Rachel (Mantle) Wilson. The Wilsons are of Scotch-Irish origin. Mrs. Almira Bixler's paternal grandfather, who was a native of the North of Ireland, was educated for the Presbyterian ministry, and for a number of years was the pastor of a church in York County, Pennsylvania. A close student, gifted with literary talent, he was the author of a number of books. John A. Wilson was also educated for the ministry, but his health was too uncertain to allow of his assuming pastoral dutied. He found employment as a scrivener, and was for a number of years clerk of the York County courts. His wife died in February, 1896. She was the mother of four children, namely: James Wilson, the subject of this sketch; Samuel Lincoln and Charles Saxton, who are in business with their father, the firm name being D. D. Bixler & Sons; and David Ilervey Bixler, who graduated from Amherst College in the class of 1896, and is now in the employ of the Vermont Marble Company at Proctor, Vt. Samuel L. Bixler has a wife and one son.
James Wilson Bixler attended school in Williamsport, Pa., and graduated from Amherst in 1882, an honor man and one of the class officers, with a class of sixty-five. In that college he took several prizes for a scholarship, and received the degree of Master of Arts. He then took a divinity course at Yale, spending the fourth year in fellowship. From Yale he received the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. After fininshing his college course, he travelled and studied in Germany for a year, and then for a year was assistant to Dr. George L. Walker, the pastor of the First Church in Hartford, Conn. He was ordained in October, 1889, and installed as pastor of the North Congregational Church in Haverhill, Mass. This pastorate he resigned in 1891 to take charge of the Second Congregational Church in New London, which society, formed in 1836, is one of the oldest and wealthiest religious organizations in the city, and has a membership numbering over five hundred. The church ediface is a granite structure, erected in 1870, with richly colored stained glass windows and a fine granite spire. The music is rendered by an accomplished organist and a cultured quartette. This church requires a scholarly and eloquent pastor, and Mr. Bixler has acceptably filled the pulpit for five years. The pastoral residence, which is a very beautiful one, was built and endowed by Mrs. M. S. Harris, in memory of her deceased husband, the Hon. J. N. Harris, who was a deacon of the church. Church, chapel and parsonage, together, cost over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Mr. Bixler was married in Amherst, August 4, 1891, to Elizabeth James, a daughter of President Julius H. Seelye, of Amherst College. She was a Smith College student and an accomplished Pianist. She died April 10, 1894, leaving one son, Julius Seelye Bixler, who was born April 4, 1894. Mr. Bixler is a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, of Amherst, and is one of the overseers of the charity fund of that college. He is a trustee of the Smith Memorial Home, which was founded and richly endowed by the late Dr. Seth Smith. In 1897 he was elected a corporate member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The New York TImes, March 19, 1888

HARTFORD, Conn., March 18. -- THe Rev. James Wilson Bixler of the Yale Theological Seminary has accepted the assistant Pastorate of the Centre Church in this city under the Rev. Dr. Walker. Mr. Bixler is from Hanover, Penn., and is a graduate of Amherst College. He was awarded the Hooker Scholarship at the Hale Theological Seminary, and will complete his studies there in May. Mr. Bixler has received the warmest support from the Yale Faculty for the position to which he has been chosen. He was christened on 20 May 1861 in Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S350] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S433] 1900 Census, Connecticut, New London County
  4. [S202] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  5. [S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
  6. [S8961] Marriage Records - Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840 - 1915 (Ancestry.com)
  7. [S5175] Genealogy prepared by Amherst01002 (Ancestry.com)
  8. [S3533] Death Certificate - James Wilson Bixler
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Peter Bixler1

M, #22257, b. 3 March 1772, d. 16 January 1853
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Family: Catherine Wentz (b. 6 March 1772, d. 27 November 1856)

SonDavid Bixler+ (b. 10 November 1797, d. 1 February 1873)

BASIC FACTS

Peter Bixler was born on 3 March 1772 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2 He died on 16 January 1853, at age 80, in Carroll Co., Maryland.2 He was buried in Bixler Church Cemetery, Westmister, Maryland.2
Peter Bixler had reference number 22531. He resided in Carroll Co., Maryland.1

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S7095] Genealogy prepared by Rick Huneke (email address)
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Joshua Peter Bixler1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #22258, b. 14 October 1833, d. 21 March 1917

Parents

FatherDavid Bixler (b. 10 November 1797, d. 1 February 1873)
MotherSusannah "Susan" Long (b. 18 May 1798, d. 28 June 1888)
Pedigree Link

Family: Julia A. Beetem (b. 18 September 1835, d. 23 October 1904)

DaughterAnna M. Bixler+ (b. 4 April 1864, d. 20 June 1933)
SonSamuel Saxton Bixler (b. 21 October 1866, d. 22 January 1941)
SonGeorge Beetem Bixler (b. 26 March 1874, d. 24 April 1927)

BASIC FACTS

Joshua Peter Bixler was born on 14 October 1833 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2,3 He and Julia A. Beetem were married on 23 June 1863.3 He died on 21 March 1917, at age 83, in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.3 He was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.8
Joshua Peter Bixler had reference number 22532. He was a Tobacconist (1850); salesman (1860); hardware merchant (1870); keeps hardware store (1880); hardware merchant (1900); Tobacconist.2,4,5,6,7 He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1850); Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (1860 - 1880, 1900.) Civil War, Union Army, Corporal, 1st Pennsylvania Militia.9 GRAVE MARKER

JOSHUA P. BIXLER
OCT. 14, 1833
MAR. 21, 1917.

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S53] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S7533] Genealogy prepared by Vanessa Stern (email address)
  4. [S346] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
  5. [S117] 1860 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
  6. [S639] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
  7. [S198] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
  8. [S2870] Cemetery Records - Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania
  9. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
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Sarah C. Bixler1,2,3,4,5

F, #22259, b. August 1827, d. 1907

Parents

FatherDavid Bixler (b. 10 November 1797, d. 1 February 1873)
MotherSusannah "Susan" Long (b. 18 May 1798, d. 28 June 1888)
Pedigree Link

Family: Beneville J. F. Kieffer (b. 1829, d. 3 January 1861)

DaughterZulieme A. Kieffer (b. November 1853, d. 1935)
SonCharles C. Kieffer (b. August 1858, d. 1934)
SonDavid Kieffer (b. May 1860, d. 1906)

BASIC FACTS

Sarah C. Bixler was born in August 1827 in Pennsylvania.2,3,4 She died in 1907, at age ~80.3 She was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.6
Sarah C. Bixler had reference number 22533. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1850); Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (1880, 1900.)

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S53] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S7533] Genealogy prepared by Vanessa Stern (email address)
  4. [S639] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
  5. [S346] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
  6. [S2870] Cemetery Records - Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania
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Anna Maria Agnes Bixler1,2,3,4,5

F, #22260, b. 21 January 1822, d. 1897

Parents

FatherDavid Bixler (b. 10 November 1797, d. 1 February 1873)
MotherSusannah "Susan" Long (b. 18 May 1798, d. 28 June 1888)
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Family: Henry Saxton (b. 1817, d. 28 December 1882)

SonDavid Bixler Saxton+ (b. July 1848, d. 1907)
DaughterSarah C. Saxton (b. about 1853)

BASIC FACTS

Anna Maria Agnes Bixler was born on 21 January 1822 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2 She and Henry Saxton were married on 25 December 1842.2 She died in 1897, at age ~75.2 She was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.6
Anna Maria Agnes Bixler had reference number 22534. She was enumerated on the census in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (1850, 1860, 1880.) She was christened on 10 March 1822 in Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S7533] Genealogy prepared by Vanessa Stern (email address)
  3. [S51] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
  4. [S346] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
  5. [S117] 1860 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
  6. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
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Catherine Bixler1,2,3

F, #22261, b. 4 September 1824, d. 19 March 1856

Parents

FatherDavid Bixler (b. 10 November 1797, d. 1 February 1873)
MotherSusannah "Susan" Long (b. 18 May 1798, d. 28 June 1888)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Catherine Bixler was born on 4 September 1824 in Pennsylvania.2,3 She and Stephen Keefer were married on 24 December 1842.4 She died on 19 March 1856, at age 31.2
Catherine Bixler had reference number 22535. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1850.) She and Stephen Keefer had children in No Children.2

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S7533] Genealogy prepared by Vanessa Stern (email address)
  3. [S53] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S6288] Genealogy prepared by jmscholm (Ancestry.com)
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John A. Wilson1

M, #22262
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Family: Rachel Mantle

DaughterAlmira B. Wilson+ (b. 31 October 1833, d. 18 February 1896)

BASIC FACTS

John A. Wilson had reference number 22536.

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
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Rachel Mantle1

F, #22263
Pedigree Link

Family: John A. Wilson

DaughterAlmira B. Wilson+ (b. 31 October 1833, d. 18 February 1896)

BASIC FACTS

Rachel Mantle had reference number 22537.

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
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Samuel Lincoln Bixler1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #22264, b. March 1865

Parents

FatherDavid Daniel Bixler (b. 22 May 1831, d. 6 July 1910)
MotherAlmira B. Wilson (b. 31 October 1833, d. 18 February 1896)
Pedigree Link

Family: Ollie W. Unknown (b. October 1867)

SonDavid Daniel Bixler (b. 25 June 1896, d. 8 December 1986)
DaughterElizabeth A. Bixler+ (b. 28 February 1898, d. November 1976)

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Lincoln Bixler was born in March 1865 in Pennsylvania.2,4 He and Ollie W. Unknown were married about 1895.3
Samuel Lincoln Bixler had reference number 22538. He was Plumbing (1900); retail merchant - stoves (1910, 1920); plumbing (1930); worked in his father's store, D. D. Bixler and Sons in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,4,5,6 He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1870, 1880, 1900 - 1930.)

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S350] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S1915] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  5. [S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  6. [S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
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Charles Saxton Bixler1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #22265, b. March 1869

Parents

FatherDavid Daniel Bixler (b. 22 May 1831, d. 6 July 1910)
MotherAlmira B. Wilson (b. 31 October 1833, d. 18 February 1896)
Pedigree Link

Family: Erma M. Unknown (b. March 1875)

SonEdgar H. Bixler (b. about 1902)
DaughterRobert C. Bixler (b. about 1904)

BASIC FACTS

Charles Saxton Bixler was born in March 1869 in Pennsylvania.2,4 He and Erma M. Unknown were married about 1897.4
Charles Saxton Bixler had reference number 22539. He was a Plumber (1900); plumber - tin shop (1910); retail merchant - stoves and tin ware (1920), plumber - own shop (1930); worked in his father's store, D. D. Bixler and Sons in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,4,5,6,7 He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1870, 1880, 1900 - 1930.)

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S350] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S202] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  5. [S1915] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  6. [S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  7. [S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
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David Herbert Bixler1,2,3,4

M, #22266, b. 11 November 1874

Parents

FatherDavid Daniel Bixler (b. 22 May 1831, d. 6 July 1910)
MotherAlmira B. Wilson (b. 31 October 1833, d. 18 February 1896)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

David Herbert Bixler was born on 11 November 1874 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1
David Herbert Bixler was also known as David Ilervey Bixler.5 He had reference number 22540. He was educated Graduated from Amherst College (1896.)5 He was a Clerk - marble works (1900, 1910); employed by the Vermont Marble Company, Proctor, Rutland Co., Vermont.5,3,4 He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1880); Rutland County, Vermont (1900.) David Herbert Bixler was listed as Henry in the 1880 Census.

Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition (1821-1921))
Amherst College Class of 1849

Amherst College Class of 1896
3741. Bixler, David Herbert. S. of David D. and Almira (Wilson), b. Hanover, Penn., N. 11, 1874. Psi Upsilon.
Prepared Phillips Acad., Andover. With the Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, Vt., 1896-. Bro. James W. (A. C. 1882).
Address, Proctor, Vt.

Citations

  1. [S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
  2. [S350] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S686] 1900 Census, Vermont, Rutland County
  4. [S1042] 1910 Census, Vermont, Rutland County
  5. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
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Ollie W. Unknown1,2,3,4,5

F, #22267, b. October 1867
Pedigree Link

Family: Samuel Lincoln Bixler (b. March 1865)

SonDavid Daniel Bixler (b. 25 June 1896, d. 8 December 1986)
DaughterElizabeth A. Bixler+ (b. 28 February 1898, d. November 1976)

BASIC FACTS

Ollie W. Unknown was born in October 1867 in Pennsylvania.2,3 She and Samuel Lincoln Bixler were married about 1895.2
Ollie W. Unknown was also known as Ollie J. Unknown.3 She had reference number 22541. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900 - 1930.)

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S1915] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  5. [S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
Family Explorer

David Daniel Bixler1,2,3,4,5

M, #22268, b. 25 June 1896, d. 8 December 1986

Parents

FatherSamuel Lincoln Bixler (b. March 1865)
MotherOllie W. Unknown (b. October 1867)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

David Daniel Bixler was born on 25 June 1896 in Pennsylvania.2,6 He and Florence Clevenger were married about 1929.5 He died on 8 December 1986, at age 90, in Palm Beach Co., Florida.6
David Daniel Bixler had reference number 22542. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900 - 1910); New York County, New York (1930.) He was a Clerk - Western Electric Company (1920); salesman - commercial (1930.)4,5 His Social Security Number was 114-10-1221, issued: New York, last residence: Delray Beach, Palm Beach Co., Florida.7 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Oxford Item, June 28, 1917

Army Assignment
Henry J. Smith, of New Oxford, son of the Item editor, has successfully passed the examination and has been assigned to the Field Artillery. Richard Y. Naill, of Hanover, has been assigned to the Aviation service, and David D. Bixler, also of Hanover to the Field Artillery.

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  5. [S1827] 1930 Census, New York, New York County
  6. [S3977] Death Records - Florida: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Ancestry.com)
  7. [S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
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Elizabeth James Seelye1

F, #22269, b. 26 October 1862, d. 10 April 1894

Parents

FatherD.D. LL.D Julius Hawley Seelye (b. 14 September 1824)
MotherElizabeth Tillman James
Pedigree Link

Family: A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler (b. 28 February 1861, d. 22 August 1943)

SonJulius Seelye Bixler, PhD+ (b. 4 April 1894, d. 28 March 1985)

BASIC FACTS

Elizabeth James Seelye was born on 26 October 1862 in Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.2,3 She and A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler were married on 4 August 1891.4 She died on 10 April 1894, at age 31, in New London, New London Co., Connecticut.4,3
Elizabeth James Seelye had reference number 22543. She was educated Student at Smith College.4 Find-A-Grave has our Elizabeth James Seelye married to a James W. Bixler but the dates do not agree and I doubt that this is our James Wilson Bixler.

Citations

  1. [S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
  2. [S304] 1880 Census, Massachusetts, Hampshire County
  3. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  4. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
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D.D. LL.D Julius Hawley Seelye1,2

M, #22270, b. 14 September 1824
Pedigree Link

Family: Elizabeth Tillman James

SonWilliam J. Seelye (b. about 1857)
DaughterElizabeth James Seelye+ (b. 26 October 1862, d. 10 April 1894)
DaughterAnna H. Seelye (b. about 1867)
DaughterMabel N. Seelye+ (b. 14 October 1871, d. 2 July 1919)

BASIC FACTS

D.D. LL.D Julius Hawley Seelye was born on 14 September 1824 in Bethel, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.2
D.D. LL.D Julius Hawley Seelye had reference number 22544. He held the title Rev. He was a President of Amherst College.1 Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition (1821-1921))
Amherst College Class of 1849
915. *Seelye, Julius Hawley. S. of Seth and Abigail (Taylor), b. Bethel, Conn., S. 14, 1824. D. D., Union, 1862; LL. D., Columbia, 1876. Psi Upsilon.
Prepared himself for college while clerk in father's store; A. C., 1846-49. Auburn T. S., 1849-52; studied philosophy and theology, Halle, Germany, 1852-53; ordained Schenectady, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1853; p. 1st Dutch Reformed Ch. there, 1853-58; prof. of mental and moral philosophy, A. C., 1858-90. Toured around the world, 1872-73; lectured on Foreign Missions, Andover T. S., 1873-74; member Commission on Taxation, Mass., 1874-75; member 44th Congress, 1875-77; [president of A. C. corporation, 1876-1890; trustee A. C., 1876-1890;] President A. C., 1877-90; p. College Ch., 1877-92; incorporator Clarke Institution for Deaf Mutes, Northamption, 1867-87; trustee Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1872-95; member Bd. of Visitors, Andover T. S., 1874-92; corporate member A. B. C. F. M., 1876-95; president Cong. Home Miss'y Soc. 1885-92. Author The Way, The Truth, and The Life: lectures to educated Hindoos; Christian Missions; The Relations of Learning and Religion; Duty: a Book for Schools; Citizenship: a Book for Classes in Government and Law; tr. Schwegler's History of Philosophy; revised and ed. Hickok's Moral Science and his Empirical Psychology. D. Amherst, May 12, 1895.
Married O. 26, 1854, Elizabeth Tillman, da. of Rev. William James, Albany, N. Y., who d. Mch. 5, 1881. Ch. Anna (Emerson); Mabel (Bixler); Elizabeth (Bixler); William (A. C. 1879). (Portrait in possession of A. C.)

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
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Julius Seelye Bixler, PhD1,2

M, #22271, b. 4 April 1894, d. 28 March 1985

Parents

FatherA.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler (b. 28 February 1861, d. 22 August 1943)
MotherElizabeth James Seelye (b. 26 October 1862, d. 10 April 1894)
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Family: Mary Harrison Thayer (b. 13 November 1894, d. 3 June 1990)

DaughterMary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler+ (b. 11 July 1921, d. 23 September 2011)
DaughterElizabeth Seelye Bixler (b. 3 October 1923, d. 15 March 1995)
DaughterMartha Harrison Bixler+
DaughterAnna Emmerson "Nancy" Bixler+

BASIC FACTS

Julius Seelye Bixler, PhD, was born on 4 April 1894 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut.3,4,5 He and Mary Harrison Thayer were married about 1919.2 He died on 28 March 1985, at age 90, in Weston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.6 He died in May 1985, at age 91, in Weston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.3,7 He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Jaffrey Center, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.6
Julius Seelye Bixler, PhD, had reference number 22545. His Social Security Number was 007-30-3535, issued: Maine, last residence: Weston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.3 He resided in New London, New London Co., Connecticut (1917); Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts (1920.)5 He was a Teacher (1920); taught at the American University in Beirut, Syria, now Beirut, Lebanon (1921); professor - college (1930.)5,2,8 He was enumerated on the census in New London County, Connecticut (1900); Hampshire County, Massachusetts (1920, 1930.) World War I, U.S. Army, served until December 1918.7 Julius Seelye (1894-1985); born in New London, CT; died in Weston, MA; summered in Jaffrey, NH. He was an educator and author of books about religion & philosophy. He was President of Colby College from 1942 to 1960. The following are some of his books:

"Alexander Meiklejohn: The Making of the Amherst Mind," New England Quarterly (Spring 1974).

"German Recollections: Some of my Best Friends were Philosophers," Waterville, Me.: Colby College, 1985.
(Julius Bixler, studied with Husserl and Heidegger during a trip to Germany in 1928. In this book he recalls them as well as Jaspers, Scheler, Cassirer, Rickert, Keyserling, Johannes Müller, Rudolf Otto, Albert Schweitzer.)

"Conversations with an Unrepentant Liberal," New Haven, Yale University Press, 1946.

"Religion for Free Minds."

"Immortality and the Present Mood."

"A Faith that Fulfills."

"The Resources of Religion an the Aims of Higher Education," Haddam, Conn. : Edward W. Hazen Foundation, 1942.

BIOGRAPHY

Smith College Assistant Professor of Religion and Biblical Literature, 1924-25
Associate Professor of Religion and Biblical Literature, 1925-29
Professor of Religion and Biblical Literature, 1929-33

Julius Seelye Bixler was born on April 4, 1894, in New London, CT, to James William Bixler and Elizabeth J. Seelye Bixler. His father was a clergyman who was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives and Senate. His maternal grandfather, Julius Seelye, was president of Amherst College from 1876-90, and his grand uncle was L. Clark Seelye, the first president of Smith College. J. Seelye Bixler attended the Classical High in New London, where he played football. He matriculated at Amherst College with the class of 1916, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the senior honorary society "Scarab," won first prize in the commencement speaking contest, was song leader for his class, and also was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi fraternity.

After his graduation from Amherst in 1916, he became an instructor of Latin and English at the American College in Madura India for a year, before returning to the States to attend Union Theological Seminary in New York. In September of 1917 he married Mary Harrison Thayer, Smith College class of 1917. During World War I, he served in the army until December of 1918. He soon returned to Amherst College for graduate study in the spring of 1919, and the following school year served as Director of Religious Activities, while completing the requirements for an MA, which he received from Amherst in 1920.

In 1920 Bixler became a lecturer at the American University in Beirut, Syria, which is where the first of his four daughters, Mary Harriet, (Smith College '42) was born. In 1922, he returned to the United States to study at Yale, and the following year conducted research at Harvard for his thesis on William James before returning to Yale to receive his Ph.d. in 1924. Bixler received honorary degrees from many institutions. In 1924 he became a member of the Smith College faculty, acting as Assistant Professor of Religion and Biblical Literature from 1924- 25, Associate Professor of Religion and Biblical Literature, 1925- 29 and Professor of Religion and Biblical Literature, 1929-33. From 1928-29, Bixler took a leave of absence to study and conduct research at the University of Freiberg, Germany. In 1933, he became Bussey Professor of Theology at Harvard, a position that he held until 1942, when he accepted the position of President of Colby College, which he held for 18 years.

As president of Colby College, his achievements included relocating the campus from downtown Waterville to a 900 acre site on the edge of the town, as well as building 27 new campus buildings, more than doubling the numbers of faculty and students, increasing the endowment from $1 million to $8.5 million, and increasing the annual budget from $400,000 to $2.5 million. He also founded both the art and music departments.

After stepping down from his position of president in 1960, Bixler became a visiting lecturer for the State Department and also helped to set up a liberal arts program at Thammasart University in Bangkok in 1962. He has published extensively, including six books, numerous pamphlets and brochures, essays, contributions to books and periodicals.

Bixler died of pneumonia at the age of 90, on March 28, 1985 at his daughter's home in Weston, MA.

GRAVE MARKER

BIXLER
JULIUS SEELYE
1894 - 1985

MARY THAYER
1894 - 1990.

Citations

  1. [S2821] Book: New London County, Connecticut Biographical Review - 1898, Pages 329-330
  2. [S1743] 1930 Census, Massachusetts, Hampshire County
  3. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  4. [S433] 1900 Census, Connecticut, New London County
  5. [S12449] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795 - 1925 (Ancestry.com)
  6. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  7. [S2526] Biography - Julius Seelye Bixler
  8. [S11255] Obituary - Mary Harriet "Harriet" (Bixler) Naughton
Family Explorer

Elizabeth Tillman James1,2

F, #22272
Pedigree Link

Family: D.D. LL.D Julius Hawley Seelye (b. 14 September 1824)

SonWilliam J. Seelye (b. about 1857)
DaughterElizabeth James Seelye+ (b. 26 October 1862, d. 10 April 1894)
DaughterAnna H. Seelye (b. about 1867)
DaughterMabel N. Seelye+ (b. 14 October 1871, d. 2 July 1919)

BASIC FACTS

Elizabeth Tillman James had reference number 22546.

Citations

  1. [S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
  2. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Mabel N. Seelye1,2,3

F, #22273, b. 14 October 1871, d. 2 July 1919

Parents

FatherD.D. LL.D Julius Hawley Seelye (b. 14 September 1824)
MotherElizabeth Tillman James
Pedigree Link

Family: A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler (b. 28 February 1861, d. 22 August 1943)

DaughterElizabeth S. Bixler (b. October 1899)
SonJames Wilson Bixler, Jr. (b. 1902, d. 1962)
SonHerbert Edwards Bixler (b. 10 June 1911, d. 31 July 1995)

BASIC FACTS

Mabel N. Seelye was born on 14 October 1871 in Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.2,4,5 She and A.M. B.D James Wilson Bixler were married on 7 September 1898 in Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.1,6 She died on 2 July 1919, at age 47, in Jaffrey, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.1,4 She was buried in Wildwood Cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.4
Mabel N. Seelye had reference number 22547. She was enumerated on the census in New London County, Connecticut (1900.)

Citations

  1. [S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
  2. [S433] 1900 Census, Connecticut, New London County
  3. [S304] 1880 Census, Massachusetts, Hampshire County
  4. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  5. [S5175] Genealogy prepared by Amherst01002 (Ancestry.com)
  6. [S8961] Marriage Records - Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840 - 1915 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Anna H. Seelye1,2

F, #22274, b. about 1867

Parents

FatherD.D. LL.D Julius Hawley Seelye (b. 14 September 1824)
MotherElizabeth Tillman James
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Anna H. Seelye was born about 1867 in Massachusetts.2
Anna H. Seelye had reference number 22548.

Citations

  1. [S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
  2. [S304] 1880 Census, Massachusetts, Hampshire County
Family Explorer

William J. Seelye1,2

M, #22275, b. about 1857

Parents

FatherD.D. LL.D Julius Hawley Seelye (b. 14 September 1824)
MotherElizabeth Tillman James
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

William J. Seelye was born about 1857 in New York.2
William J. Seelye had reference number 22549.

Citations

  1. [S2796] Book: Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition, (1821-1921)
  2. [S304] 1880 Census, Massachusetts, Hampshire County
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