Name/Title
Waynesburg College, Class of 1869 (Men)Entry/Object ID
2008.2.229Description
Waynesburg College, Class of 1869 (Men).
Pictured [Left-Right]:
BACK – James Newton Miller, Stephen Leslie Mestrezat, Charles Marshall Hertig;
FRONT – Asa R. Wood, Frederick Miller Furman*, Lycurgus K. Grimm, Campbell Jobes.
*The identification of Frederick Miller Furman was provided and confirmed in 2014, courtesy of extensive, documented, genealogical research by Lisa Swartz and Judy Burns. Furman's name on the Waynesburg College alumni roll had previously read, Francis Miller Furman. Original records such as Waynesburg College Annual Catalogues and Waynesburg Republican newspaper articles, dating to the 1860s when Furman was a student, consistently refer to him as F. M. Furman or Miller Furman. The two records found at Waynesburg College that say "Francis Miller Furman" are his matriculation card and the reproduction of the 1869 graduating class photograph. Both records were created in the 1930s during a time when Waynesburg College President Paul Rich "Prexy" Stewart led an effort to locate alumni. Neither record indicates Furman's participation and his matriculation card is almost entirely blank. It seems most likely that an error was made obtaining his first name at this time and was written incorrectly on both documents. Swartz and Burns have provided evidence of Furman's life from childhood to adulthood, proving that his name was Frederick Miller Furman and that he is in fact the same man who graduated Waynesburg College, Class of 1869. These records include: his father, Elmore Furman's Estate papers in Greene County, Pennsylvania, which name his children; his marriage record in San Joaquin County, California; business registers, censuses and newspaper articles from San Joaquin County, California; a circa 1875 family-owned photograph for comparison to the Waynesburg College graduate photo; and more.
Original, no photographer listed.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Carte de VisiteCollection
Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Furman family, Grimm family, Hertig family, Jobes family, Mestrezat family, Miller family, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Alumni, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Class of 1869, Wood familyOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
WAYN_AN001_1869_0002Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Furman, Frederick Miller [1841-1895]Person or Organization
Grimm, Lycurgus K. [1843-1937]Person or Organization
Hertig, Charles Marshall [1847-1919]Person or Organization
Jobes, Campbell (Rev.) [1839-1931]Person or Organization
Mestrezat, Stephen Leslie [1848-1918]Person or Organization
Miller, James Newton [1846-1922]Person or Organization
Wood, Asa R. [1848c-1889]Provenance
Provenance Detail
Waynesburg College Alumni Series - Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum CollectionNotes
Archived at the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum (Miller Hall, 51 W. College St.; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2008.
Source Citation: Waynesburg College, Class of 1869 (Men), item no. WAYN_AN001_1869_0002, Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).