Jacob G. Francis
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Jacob Gottwals Francis (January 13, 1870 – August 27, 1958) was an author, a historian, a photographer, and a Church of the Brethren
minister.
Francis was born in Oaks, Pennsylvania
to John Umstead and Mary Jane (Gottwals) Francis http://www2.etown.edu/library/FrancisArticle.pdf. In 1891, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ursinus College
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/26832966/26832966_part_1025.pdf. He is credited with helping to found Elizabethtown College
in 1899 located in Elizabethtown
, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Francis's first choice was in Pottstown
, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
. In 1895, he was named minister of the Green Tree Church of the Brethren in Oaks
, Pennsylvania.http://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/30954824/30954824_part_064.pdf. He was known for travelling throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey on a bicycle.
Francis is joint author of a work of more than six hundred pages on the "History of the Brethren Church in Eastern Pennsylvania" and author of the "History of the Brethren in Lebanon County."
On January 11, 1900, Francis married Mary Frantz Zug. They had six children: Mary Irene, Willard Zug, Monica, Michael Ulrich, Susanna Royer, and Anna Marthellahttp://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/30954824/30954824_part_064.pdf
He died in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
. He is buried in Midway Cemetery in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
.
Church of the Brethren
The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination originating from the Schwarzenau Brethren organized in 1708 by eight persons led by Alexander Mack, in Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany. The Brethren movement began as a melding of Radical Pietist and Anabaptist ideas during the...
minister.
Francis was born in Oaks, Pennsylvania
Oaks, Pennsylvania
Oaks is a village located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Its boundaries are defined in large part by the village's position at the junction of Perkiomen Creek and the Schuylkill River.-History:The two waterways defined much of the...
to John Umstead and Mary Jane (Gottwals) Francis http://www2.etown.edu/library/FrancisArticle.pdf. In 1891, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ursinus College
Ursinus College
Ursinus College is a liberal arts college in Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.-History:1867Members of the German Reformed Church begin plans to establish a college where "young men could be liberally educated under the benign influence of Christianity." These founders were hoping to...
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/26832966/26832966_part_1025.pdf. He is credited with helping to found Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College is a small comprehensive college located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania in Lancaster County. The school was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren...
in 1899 located in Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Harrisburg. Small factories existed at the turn of the century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. There was a slight increase in the next decade, with 1,970 people living in Elizabethtown in 1910. As of the 2000 census,...
, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Francis's first choice was in Pottstown
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States northwest of Philadelphia and southeast of Reading, on the Schuylkill River. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the...
, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...
. In 1895, he was named minister of the Green Tree Church of the Brethren in Oaks
Oaks, Pennsylvania
Oaks is a village located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Its boundaries are defined in large part by the village's position at the junction of Perkiomen Creek and the Schuylkill River.-History:The two waterways defined much of the...
, Pennsylvania.http://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/30954824/30954824_part_064.pdf. He was known for travelling throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey on a bicycle.
Francis is joint author of a work of more than six hundred pages on the "History of the Brethren Church in Eastern Pennsylvania" and author of the "History of the Brethren in Lebanon County."
On January 11, 1900, Francis married Mary Frantz Zug. They had six children: Mary Irene, Willard Zug, Monica, Michael Ulrich, Susanna Royer, and Anna Marthellahttp://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/30954824/30954824_part_064.pdf
He died in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. He is buried in Midway Cemetery in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile . There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile...
.