Kingsville Academy Explained

Kingsville Academy was a school which was chartered in Kingsville, Ohio in 1834. Its building was constructed in 1836. In its 37-year history, the institution educated about 5,000 students. With the rise of the public high school, enrollment dwindled and, ultimately led to the Academy`s demise and the building burned down in 1927^[1]

Notable people

Some of its notable students included:^[2]

• John Bidwell^[3]
• Daniel Bliss^[4]
• Julius C. Burrows^{[5] [6]}
• Adelia Cleopatra Graves (1821-1895), educator, author, poet
• James Robinson Graves^[7]
• Stephen A. Northway^[6]
• Albion W. Tourgée^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Quackenbush, Jannette Rae . 2014 . Ohio Ghost Hunter Guide VI . 21 Crows Dusk to Dawn Publishing . 37–39 . 978-1940087092 . October 30, 2016.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-05-29 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025118/http://www.oldohioschools.com/ashtabula_county_files/Ashtabula%20Kingsville%20School%202.jpg . dead .
3. Book: Moon, Debra . 2003 . Chico: Life and Times of a City of Fortune . . 20 . 0738524468 . October 30, 2016.
4. Book: Capace, Nancy . 2000 . Encyclopedia of Vermont . Somerset Publishers . 142 . 0403096022 . October 30, 2016.
5. Book: Hannan, Caryn . 1998 . Michigan Biographical Dictionary . State History Publications . 112 . 1878592955 . October 30, 2016.
6. Book: 2005 . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 . Government Printing Office . 751–1662 . 0160731763 . October 30, 2016.
7. Book: Patterson . James . 2012 . James Robinson Graves: Staking the Boundaries of Baptist Identity . . 22 . 9781433671661 . October 30, 2016.
8. Book: Gross, Theodore L. . 1959 . Albion W. Tourgée: Critic of Society . Ardent Media . 18 . October 30, 2016.
9. Book: Zuczek, Richard . 2006 . Encyclopedia of the Reconstruction Era: M-Z and primary documents, Volume 2 . . 659 . 0313330751 . October 30, 2016.