John James Boggs
John James Boggs, distinguished educator and clergyman of Nebraska, was born at Independence, Iowa, February 23, 1865, the son of John Marshall and Adeline (Marshall) Boggs. His father, who was also a clergyman, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1818, and died at Independence, September 1, 1872; his ancestry was Scotch-Irish. His mother was born of Scotch-Irish parentage in Richland County, Ohio, in 1828, and died at San Bernardino, California, in 1907.
Dr. Boggs attended high school at Independence, was awarded the A. B. degree at Lake Forest College in Illinois, 1888, and received the D. D. degree at Hastings College in 1929. He was a student at Chicago University for a time, and was graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary. He taught in a government school at Okayama, Japan, 1888-91, was engaged in missionary educational work at Canton, China, 1894-1915, and 1917-18, and served as professor of Latin and Greek at Rollins College, Florida, 1918-20. Since 1920 he has been professor of Latin and Greek at Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska. Dr. Boggs has travelled (sic) extensively in Europe, the Far East and the Near East.
His marriage to Ruth Chapman Bliss was solemnized at Canton, April 22, 1896. Mrs. Boggs, who was a missionary physician to women and children in a China clinic, was born at Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachussetts (sic), November 3, 1866, and died at Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, October 18, 1930. Her English ancestors came to America in 1636. One child was born to this union, Agnes Louise.
Dr. Boggs holds membership in the Classical Association of the Middlewest and South, the Classical League, and the Archaelogical (sic) Institute of America. He is a Republican, and is affiliated with the Presbytery of Chicago. Residence: Hastings.
John James Boggs, distinguished educator and clergyman of Nebraska, was born at Independence, Iowa, February 23, 1865, the son of John Marshall and Adeline (Marshall) Boggs. His father, who was also a clergyman, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1818, and died at Independence, September 1, 1872; his ancestry was Scotch-Irish. His mother was born of Scotch-Irish parentage in Richland County, Ohio, in 1828, and died at San Bernardino, California, in 1907.
Dr. Boggs attended high school at Independence, was awarded the A. B. degree at Lake Forest College in Illinois, 1888, and received the D. D. degree at Hastings College in 1929. He was a student at Chicago University for a time, and was graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary. He taught in a government school at Okayama, Japan, 1888-91, was engaged in missionary educational work at Canton, China, 1894-1915, and 1917-18, and served as professor of Latin and Greek at Rollins College, Florida, 1918-20. Since 1920 he has been professor of Latin and Greek at Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska. Dr. Boggs has travelled (sic) extensively in Europe, the Far East and the Near East.
His marriage to Ruth Chapman Bliss was solemnized at Canton, April 22, 1896. Mrs. Boggs, who was a missionary physician to women and children in a China clinic, was born at Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachussetts (sic), November 3, 1866, and died at Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, October 18, 1930. Her English ancestors came to America in 1636. One child was born to this union, Agnes Louise.
Dr. Boggs holds membership in the Classical Association of the Middlewest and South, the Classical League, and the Archaelogical (sic) Institute of America. He is a Republican, and is affiliated with the Presbytery of Chicago. Residence: Hastings.
John James Boggs
John James Boggs, distinguished educator and clergyman of Nebraska, was born at Independence, Iowa, February 23, 1865, the son of John Marshall and Adeline (Marshall) Boggs. His father, who was also a clergyman, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1818, and died at Independence, September 1, 1872; his ancestry was Scotch-Irish. His mother was born of Scotch-Irish parentage in Richland County, Ohio, in 1828, and died at San Bernardino, California, in 1907.
Dr. Boggs attended high school at Independence, was awarded the A. B. degree at Lake Forest College in Illinois, 1888, and received the D. D. degree at Hastings College in 1929. He was a student at Chicago University for a time, and was graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary. He taught in a government school at Okayama, Japan, 1888-91, was engaged in missionary educational work at Canton, China, 1894-1915, and 1917-18, and served as professor of Latin and Greek at Rollins College, Florida, 1918-20. Since 1920 he has been professor of Latin and Greek at Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska. Dr. Boggs has travelled (sic) extensively in Europe, the Far East and the Near East.
His marriage to Ruth Chapman Bliss was solemnized at Canton, April 22, 1896. Mrs. Boggs, who was a missionary physician to women and children in a China clinic, was born at Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachussetts (sic), November 3, 1866, and died at Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, October 18, 1930. Her English ancestors came to America in 1636. One child was born to this union, Agnes Louise.
Dr. Boggs holds membership in the Classical Association of the Middlewest and South, the Classical League, and the Archaelogical (sic) Institute of America. He is a Republican, and is affiliated with the Presbytery of Chicago. Residence: Hastings.
John James Boggs, distinguished educator and clergyman of Nebraska, was born at Independence, Iowa, February 23, 1865, the son of John Marshall and Adeline (Marshall) Boggs. His father, who was also a clergyman, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1818, and died at Independence, September 1, 1872; his ancestry was Scotch-Irish. His mother was born of Scotch-Irish parentage in Richland County, Ohio, in 1828, and died at San Bernardino, California, in 1907.
Dr. Boggs attended high school at Independence, was awarded the A. B. degree at Lake Forest College in Illinois, 1888, and received the D. D. degree at Hastings College in 1929. He was a student at Chicago University for a time, and was graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary. He taught in a government school at Okayama, Japan, 1888-91, was engaged in missionary educational work at Canton, China, 1894-1915, and 1917-18, and served as professor of Latin and Greek at Rollins College, Florida, 1918-20. Since 1920 he has been professor of Latin and Greek at Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska. Dr. Boggs has travelled (sic) extensively in Europe, the Far East and the Near East.
His marriage to Ruth Chapman Bliss was solemnized at Canton, April 22, 1896. Mrs. Boggs, who was a missionary physician to women and children in a China clinic, was born at Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachussetts (sic), November 3, 1866, and died at Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, October 18, 1930. Her English ancestors came to America in 1636. One child was born to this union, Agnes Louise.
Dr. Boggs holds membership in the Classical Association of the Middlewest and South, the Classical League, and the Archaelogical (sic) Institute of America. He is a Republican, and is affiliated with the Presbytery of Chicago. Residence: Hastings.
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