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HE CLASS OF 1s94. Edward Richmond Bosley was born at Geneseo, N. Y., August 9, 1869. His father is B. Richmond Bosley. He had a cousin, Wm. B. Bosley, in Yale '92, and two cousins graduates of Princeton. He traces his ancestry to the Douglass family of Scot- land and to the landing of Walter Bosley in Virginia, 1689. His blood is Scotch and English. Frederick Merrell Boyer is a native of Watertown, N. Y., where he was born january 13, 1872. His father, Frederick H. Boyer, is a grocer. He traces his ancestry to the fifteenth century, of French stock and the blood in his veins is principally French, but just a little tinge of English. Sir Wil- liam Howland, Governor of Ontario, was a relative. Albert Simmons Briggs was born at Dighton, Mass., December 30, 1871, and spent his life in divers places. His father, Albert Briggs, is a retired business man. An uncle graduated from Harvard. English, French, Dutch and Irish gore travel in his veins. U 1 Edward Harold Bronson began life at Wallingford, Conn., july Io, 1869, and has spent most of his life in Eastern Connecticut. His father, Asa C. Bron- son, is a clergyman. Relatives have graduated from Brown University and are now teaching, one a pro- fessor at Brown, one at Chicago University and another at Boston Latin School. He traces his ancestry direct to William the Conqueror.

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4 v M ...Z 55 'T- K!- V Lin, kr' f '...A' - YALE '94 CLASS Book. Albert Anson Bigelow hails from St. Paul, Minn., where he was born july 31, 1872. His father, Charles H. Bigelow, is in the insurance business, and hasn't held any public ofiices. A relative, Nelson P. Bige- lowggraduated in Yale '84, and he has also relatives that are graduates of Williams College Traces his ancestry back three generations and has only pure American blood in his veins. Charles Benjamin Bishop, Jr., comes from Litch- field, Conn., where he was born june 1 1, 1872, and has spent most of his life there. His father, Charles Benjamin Bishop, is in the fire insurance business in Litchfield. He traces his ancestry to the early part of the sixteenth century and has English, French and Welsh blood. Among his distinguished rela- tives are mentioned Sir Francis Bacon, Lord High Chancellor of England and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England. Clinton Spencer Bissell was born at Clinton, N. Y., March 5, 1871, and has spent most of his life in eastern cities of New York state, Pennsylvania and Florida. His father, L. P. Bissell, M.A., LL.D, is a graduate of Hamilton College, class of '63, Traces his ancestry to the Huguenot family, Bisselle, one of whom was Governor of Connecticut and another a bishop. Among his distinguished relatives are W. S. Bissell, William Henry Spencer, Samuel Hopkins, Dr. Lemuel Hopkins and Mark Hopkins of Willian1s. Samuel Burr Sherwood Bissell 2d made his appearance at Norwalk, Conn., May 13, 1872, but has spent most of his life in New York city. His father, R. H. Bissell, is a stock broker of New York. Sherwood B. Ives '93, B1-ayton Ives and S. B. S. Bis- sell 1st, are graduates of Yale. And to the question, How far can you trace your ancestry, he says, God only knows, perhaps to St. Patrickg may he. rest in peace. French and English blood in his Veins and among his distinguished relatives are james J. Corbett and Lillian Russell.

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V w.A, -,,. 6 YALE '94 CLASS BOOK. Samuel Palmer Brooks was born in'Mil1edgevi11e, I Ga., December 4, 1863. Since 1863 has lived in Texas T where he has undergone many of the hardships of i frontier life. He learned to mark and brand i Texas yearlings and ride mustang ponies long before he was initiated into the mysteries of common frac- tions. Has since joined the Baptist church, Masonic Lodge and Democratic party. His father, S. E. u . Brooks, B.A., fUnion Universityj has long been a U11SS10H21ry pastor in the Lone Star State. Can trace his an- cestry to I62I and is of English-French blood. V ' 1- Alphonso Bickford Brown, born at Dover, N. H., january 23, 1872. His father, Elisha Rhodes Brown, . , , is a banker and is not a college graduate. He traces 1 1' his ancestry on his father's side to Chad Brown of f Providence, I63O, and to Roger Williams. Good 4- if ig ',', H . lt pure English blood runs in his veins. General V V' Rhodes of Providence is mentioned as a distin- guished relative. Q james Crosby Brown hails from New York City, where he was born September 28, 187 2. His father, john Crosby Brown, is a banker, and is a graduate of Columbia College, class of '59. The following relatives are graduates or members of Yale: His great grandfather, john Adams, class of I795, grand- father, W. M. Adams, '27g uncle, T. M. Adams, '56, 1 a brother, '86, and one now in '97g cousins in '91 S, ' '95 S, '95, and lots of other classes. Traces his an- cestry to the sixteenth century, and his blood is Irish, English and Scotch. Among his distinguished relatives are Gov. Wil- liam Bradford, john Adams and john Quincy Adams. I james Elwyn Brown was born at Kittanning, Pa., March 17, 1873, and has since lived there and at Pittsburgh. His paternal, james Elwyn Brown, a banker and iron manufacturer. Some of the rela- tives who are graduates or members of Yale are J. H. Painter '86, I. C. Neale, '91 S., and J. B. Neale '96. 1 He doesn't trace his ancestry, or at least he did not favor us with any remarks on this subject. He has L many distinguished relatives-too numerous to mention. 1 1 6 513 Q .. V , Q x - it