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Subject: BIOS #5101 THRU 5105 - NICHOLS, ALLEN, GRUNDY, McKEE, ROAT
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 06:31:39 -0600


5101 BOYLE - NICHOLS, THOMAS COGGESHALL - Nichols Pomeroy
5102 SHELBY CO - ALLEN, JOHN NEWTON - Allen Shannon
5103 WASHINGTON CO - GRUNDY, ROBERT CALDWELL - Grundy Canfield January Kemper
5104 GARRARD CO - McKEE, GEORGE ROBERTSON - McKee Robertson
5105 GARRARD CO -ROUT, JOHN KEMPER - Rout Kember Haha

#5101: Centre College Alumni Directory Published 1890. 1828 graduate Thomas
Coggeshall Nichols Son of Joshua and Hannah (Coggeshall) Nichols, natives
of Newport, RI, where he was born, April 9, 1807. During his childhood his
family moved to Danville, where Mr. Nichols was educated. On leaving
college he studies law and was admitted to the bar, expecting to make the
law the business of his life, but upon the urgent solicitation of the
Trustees of Centre College he was induced to become a Professor in the
College, and so continued until 1846. After his removal to Illinois he
became connected with McDonough College as Professor of Ancient Languages.
Prof. Nichols was a born student; his knowledge of books was great and
thorough, and always at his command. He early became a member of the
Presbyterian Church, and was a consistent and devoted Christian until his
death. He was married at Harrodsburg, KY, September 28, 1837, to Miss
Fannie M. Pomeroy, a native of Salem MA, who died April 10, 1880, at
Hamilton, IL. Prof. Nichols' death occurred at Quincy, IL, Feb. 8, 1885

#5102: Centre College Alumni Directory Published 1890. 1829 graduate John
Newton Allen Son of James and Elizabeth (Logan) Allen, who were natives of
Rockbridge county, VA, and who died in Rockville, IN. Born March 8, 1808,
in Shelby county, KY. Prepared for college at Shelbyville Academy under the
instruction of Rev. A.A. Shannon, and entered the Sophomore Class. After
graduation he taught for a time at Vincennes, IN. Started for Seminary at
Yale, but passing to Princeton on his route, he concluded to stop there and
entered in 1831. During his second year at the Seminary, symptoms of
incipient consumption appearing, he went to New Orleans in hopes of being
benefited by the milder climate. He died there December 30, 1835. During
his college course he exhibited more than average ability.

#5103: Centre College Alumni Directory Published 1890. 1829 graduate.
Robert Caldwell Grundy Son of Samuel Grundy, a resident of Washington
county, KY, in which county Mr. Grundy was born in 1807. His preparatory
studies were pursued at St. Mary's College, Marion county, KY. On
graduation from Centre College he entered the Seminary at Princeton,
matriculating in 1832 and completed the three years' course. Ordained by
the Presbytery of Ebenezer, November 17, 1836; was pastor at Maysville,
1836-57; of Second Church, Memphis, TN, 1857-62; of Central Church,
Cincinnati, OH, 1863-65. Received the degree of D.D. from Hanover College,
IN, 1847. He served as trustee of the college from 1844-51. He was married
thrice; (1) to Miss Canfield, of New Jersey; (2) to Miss January, of
Maysville, KY; (3) to Miss Kemper of Cincinnati, OH. He died June 27, 1865,
of typhoid fever at Dayton, OH.

#5104: Centre College Alumni Directory Published 1890. 1829 graduate.
Garrard Co. George Robertson McKee Was born May 27, 1810, in Lancaster,
KY, the son of Samuel McKee of Rockbridge county, VA, and Martha
(Robertson) McKee, of Garrard county, KY.

#5105: Centre College Alumni Directory Published 1890. 1829 graduate.
Joshua Kemper Rout Son of John and Fanny (Kemper) Rout, of Garrard county,
KY, where alumnus was born. Mr. Rout's profession was medicine. He married
in Lancaster, 1831, Miss Sallie L. Hann. Dr. Rout's death occurred at
Lawrenceburg in 1836. He left one son, Rev. Gelon H. Rout (C.C., '49), of
Versailles.


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