I. Genealogical Records/Family Histories

(Materials are arranged alphabetically by family name.)

Box 1

Acton Family, 2003

"Descendents of Edward Harker Acton and Yeoli Stimson Acton" (enr. 1903-05, con; 1905-06, Academy). Consists of a twelve page typescript copy of a genealogy list, with index, of the Acton Family. Prepared by Emily Acton Phillips, 2003. [2003/062]

Adams Family, n.d.

Genealogy of the Adams family, who settled in Wellington, Ohio in 1823. Includes three individuals who attended the Oberlin Collegiate Institute and Oberlin College: Helen Jennette Adams (Mrs. Simeon W. Windecker), 1859 lit.; Celestia Blinn Adams (Mrs. Arthur C. Ires), enrolled 1855-62; and Mary Ann Adams (Mrs. Charles Conkling), 1839 lit. Compiled by Arthur Stanley Ives. [2002/146]

Ainsworth Family, 1997

“Ainsworth Family: Stories of Ainsworth Families of Rock Island County, Illinois, 1848-1996.”  Compiled by Robert Edwin Ainsworth. (Typescript 150 pages, indexed)

Allen, Otis, 2001

Draft of "The Descendants of Otis Allen" an excerpt from "Descendants of Josiah Allen and Mary Reade," by Dan H. Allen. Also filed here is correspondence with the Archives.

Baker, Mary Ellen Hull, [c. 1918?]

"For MHB: A Remembrance" by Lois Baker Muehl [typescript; 64 pp; n.d., c. 1981?], received from Phil Tear, February 1, 1983. Story of Mary Ellen Hull Baker (AB 1910), wife of Arthur F. Baker (AB 1911) and mother of Robert A. Baker (AB 1939) and of Mrs. Muehl (AB 1941). Oberlin matters are dealt with on pp. 25-28 and 30-31. For Robert's death, see pp. 49-51. [Acc. 1983/4.]

Bartlett, Nathaniel Bradley Family, 1989

Nathaniel Bradley Bartlett lived in Oberlin prior to the Civil War and was involved in the abolitionist cause. The documents here consist of a copy of the Bartlett genealogy and lineage chart; a copy of a letter of Nathaniel Bartlett, 3 October [1863?]; a copy of a survey from the Treasury Department completed by Bartlett; and correspondence of Gary Bartlett, 1989 (descendant).

Bennett, Leonard P. family, ca. 1982

"Recollections," (79 pp.) by Leonard Parker Bennett (AB 1916). Includes information about his family, life in Oberlin, c. 1896-1916 (pp. 2-18), Camp Pemigewassett (pp. 59-60), Ramsay R.R. (p. 65), death of Oberlinian Henry Jones (p. 69) and Bennett's life in the newspaper business in Miles City, Montana, and Maumee, Ohio.

Bull Family – See Swift Family

Calvert, Robert, Jr., 2004

An American Life: An Autobiography and Family History, by Robert Calvert, Jr. (Oberlin Class of 1947). Published by Garrett Park Press (Garrett Park, Maryland), 2004. Typescript, 244 pages.

Chapin Family history, 1983

Prepared by Mildred Locke (Mrs. Almon J.) Chapin and containing copies of letters, published writings and photographs of family members plus text by M.L.C. Information clusters about Almon Chapin, his son William H. Chapin (Oberlin College Professor of Chemistry), and his son Almon J. Chapin. [Acc. 1983/31.]

Cravath, Samuel Austin, 1901

Two copies (carbon and ribbon copies) of Samuel Austin Cravath’s (d. 1917) autobiography written in 1901. The first forty-five pages contain family history, travel to Oberlin from Conneaut, life as a student (A.B. 1858), and winter term teaching experiences. Cravath studied medicine and practiced in Springfield, Ohio. He was a newspaper editor and bank president in Grinnell, Iowa. [Acc. 73 and 1982/011]

Fairchild, Henry, 2003

Typed copy of “Henry Fairchild: Civil War Veteran, 1838-1893” (83 pages, with copies of illustrations). Compiled in February 2003 by Marcia Beach Outcalt. Primarily consists of information concerning the life of Henry Fairchild (i.e., civil war military service, pension claim for disability due to military service, and his family). Also consists of brief biographical information for members of the Fairchild family (i.e. James H. Fairchild, uncle of Henry Fairchild).

Fairchild, Mrs. James H. n.d.

Genealogical chart of the families of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Fairchild (Mary Fletcher Kellogg), n.d. Includes original and a photocopy.

Farnsworth, Margaret Stimson family, 1995

Family history by Margaret Stimson Farnsworth (O.C. 1938), titled The Stimson-Farnsworth Connection (1995). Contains references to Charles Martin Hall family and Shansi Missionaries.

Finney, Norton Jameson, 1989

Graphic presentation by Winifred Redall detailing genealogy of Norton Jameson Finney, according to a letter to Norton Finney from his stepmother, Rebecca Rayl Finney (Finney's third wife). Letter is a photocopy of original, which Redall had been trying to return to the family. [Acc. 1990/103.]

Box 2

Frost, Wm. Goodell, [1910]

“Family Stories for My Younger Relatives” by Wm. Goodell Frost (1854-1938; A.B. 1876, B.D., M.A. 1979), written at Brighton, England, March 1910. Photocopy of a typescript including reminiscences about Frost’s time at Oberlin as a student (1873-79) and Professor of Greek (1879-92). Also contains accounts of Frost’s experiences as President of Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, 1892-1910. Includes an appendix “Religion in England in the Time of Edmund Frost.” [2002/055] (Edmund Frost sailed to America in 1635.)

Gladieux family history, 1974, 1978, 1982

"The Descendants of John Peter Gladieux" (133 pp., 1974) and "The 14th Indiana Light Artillery Battery" (39 pp., 1978) by Rolland J. Gladieux (AB 1931). [Family history, Civil War information and genealogy, printed.] Also his "Battery H 1st Ohio Light Artillery in Virginia, 1864-65" (1982). Received from the author, February 28, 1979.

Hopkins, Joel Willis Family, 2002

“The Descendents of Joel Willis Hopkins” compiled by the Oberlin College Development Office, 2002. Includes names of Oberlin College graduates (Hopkins, Whitaker, Bent, and McCord) and a genealogical chart. There are fifty-one Oberlin graduates and former students included in this family tree.

Ingraham, Jarrett family, 2006

Genealogy of the Jarrett Ingraham family compiled by Larry Heald.  Includes the Ingraham, Heald, and Penfield families.  Typescript, 20 pages, with endnotes.

Johnson, Phineas family, n.d.

"Story of an Oberlin Family" by H. Edmund Stiles (A.B. 1841). Account (photocopy) of the Johnson family, descendants of Phineas Johnson, who settled in present-day Elyria in 1819. Includes genealogical tables.

Koehler Family - see Woodruff, Mabel Koehler

Long, John family history, 1990

A published history of the family of John Long. Long was enrolled in 1857-58 in the preparatory department, as was his wife, Rachel Robinson (1856-58) and three of the Long brothers.

McEwen, Robert family history, 1991

A published history entitled, Robert McEwen: Scottish Exile to American 1685, and His Descendants in the Line of His Grandson Gershom McEwen, Junior, of Winchester, Connecticut, compiled by Patrician Ann Hoagland McEwen. George Faber McEwen's half-sister, Samantha Joslin, attended Oberlin College (1844-46 lit.), as did her nieces, Helen and Cora Joslin.

Monteith, John, 1973, 1975. (2 folders)

"Notes on the Life of John Monteith, 1788-1868," copy of a paper written at Princeton Theological Seminary by W. H. Cowley about this Elyria resident and follower of C. G. Finney. Acc. 278. Also included is a copy of a typescript manuscript (11pages) titled "A History of John Monteith and Monteith Hall," by Betty L. Bergman, 1973.

Munger, Asahel and Samuel Hoisington families, ca. 1823

Munger and Hoisington family genealogical information. Copies of pages from a Bible found in the Oberlin College Library, June 1981. Moved to RG 28, Former Students File.

Olds, Baldwin and Diantha family, 1963

"The Family of Baldwin and Diantha Olds" (109 pp.) by C. Burnell Olds (B.D. Oberlin 1911); includes photographs.

Pease, Peter Pindar, n.d.

"Genealogy of Peter Pindar Pease of Oberlin, Ohio" by Harriet A. Southall (Mrs. George Southall). Taken from A Genealogical and Historical Record of the Descendants of John Pease, Sen., by David and A.S. Pease (Springfield, Mass.: S. Bowles, 1869).

Smith Family, 1997

Book titled Early Clintonville (and Grove City) and the Bull and Smith Families by Pendleton, Nancy, 1997. Several members of the Smith family attended Oberlin in the 1830s-40s. [1997/103]

Box 3

Swift Family Record, 1830-1926

Genealogical information about the Osband Durgee Swift family. Mary Osband Swift (Cons. 1885) married Frederick Anderegg (A.B. 1885; mathematics professor, 1884-1922).

Vincent, James family, 1978

"The Invincible Vincents," compiled by Merrily Cummings Ford (40 pp.) re the family of Mr. and Mrs. James Vincent (Mary Sheldon, Lit. 1852; 1850-53 prep.). Includes information about Tabor, Iowa, where the Vincents took part in anti-slavery activities and James edited the American Nonconformist. Also information by and about the Vincent children. Note: this is a copyright item.

Will and Goulet Family, n.d.

“She came from Spirit River,” by Gabrielle Goulet Will. This book contains accounts of the Will and Goulet family, including homesteading at Spirit River in Canada, n.d.

Woodruff, Mabel Koehler, 2001

Mabel Koehler Woodruff (1907-1997) and Her Family by Kay W. Bigglestone (2001). Biography of Mabel Koehler Woodruff, with genealogical information on the Koehler and Woodruff families. [2002/89]