The Andrew Wylie Family Letters - Indiana University Bloomington

Beecher, Lyman. 1775-1863. Presbyterian clergyman. Born in New Haven, Connecticut; graduated from Yale
1797. Father of thirteen children – Henry Ward Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Catherine Beecher among
them. Mother of nine was Roxanna Foote (d. 1816); mother of the other four was Harriet Porter (m. 1817). Beecher
served the church in East Hampton, New York (1799), Litchfield, Connecticut (1810-1826), & Boston, Massachusetts
(1826). Founded the American Bible Society in 1816; president of Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio
(1832-52). Especially noted for his six published sermons on intemperance, his revival services, and liberal (New
Church) views.
Bell, Andrew Wylie “Wy”. Son and first born child of Joseph and Irene Wylie Bell; died 1853 in Bloomington of
brain fever.
Bell, Irene Catherine “Rene” “Kate”. 1829-1878. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, the ninth child of Andrew and
Margaret Wylie. Married Joseph Bell 17 May 1849 in a double wedding with her sister Maggie and Samuel Martin.
Mother of five, two of whom died during visits to Bloomington and are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. Irene died in
1878 as a result of a fall from a carriage.
Bell, Joseph “Mr. Bell”. From Wheeling, Virginia (West Virginia after 1861) where he owned a glassworks.
Married Irene Wylie 17 May 1849.
Bickle, William. Maternal uncle of Irene Wylie, the daughter of John and Lizzie Leeds Wylie.
Boone, Bishop William, & Mrs. Boone. Episcopalian missionary friends of Samuel and Maggie Wylie Martin in
China.
Bryan, Mr. & Mrs. Parents of Caroline Bryan Wylie, father- and mother-in-law of Andrew Wylie, Jr.
Bryan, Sally. Sister of Caroline Bryan Wylie
Bryan, Thomas J. “TJ”. Brother of Caroline Bryan Wylie, attorney in Cincinnati, friend of Sam Wylie.
Bull, Ole. 1810-1880. Norwegian violinist and composer; toured Europe and U.S. 1828-1844; see 5/20/54
Bullock, John Oldham. Louisville native; Indiana University graduate 1847; attorney; to marry acquaintance of
Irene Wylie Bell in Wheeling; Bullock died 1856.
Buskirk, George Abraham. b. 1829 Bloomington, Indiana; left Indiana University as a freshman to enlist for the
Mexican War; graduate of Indiana University Law Dept 1850; career in law and politics; organized First National
Bank of Bloomington in 1871.
Campbell, Matthew Monroe “Pap”. Born 12 November 1810 near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Came to
Bloomington to study in 1829, drawn by the fine reputation of Andrew Wylie. “In 1836 he graduated with honor and
with a high reputation for a devout and consistent piety. Soon after graduating, he married Miss Martha McPheeters,
and in 1837 he took a school in Mississippi at a salary of $1,200 a year. In 1840 he was called to take charge of the
preparatory department of Indiana University, and though the salary was but $500, he, through his attachment to Dr.
Wylie, whom he regarded as his personal friend, accepted the offer and hastened to return. Instead of finding a full
faculty and only the usual amount of work, he found but two professors--death and a college cyclone had swept off all
the others--and thus the work of six men devolved upon himself and the other two. On the ground of his assisting so
frequently in teaching the regular college classes, he was made adjunct Professor of Languages. In 1853, his health
failing, he retired to his farm.” From 1861 until the end of the Civil War, Campbell was chaplain for the Eightysecond
Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, then served briefly as superintendent of Public Schools in Monroe County,
Indiana before retiring. In later years, he wrote and campaigned extensively for the reform of our system of spelling.
(Theophilus A. Wylie, Indiana University, Its History from 1820, When Founded, to 1890, pages 110-11.)
Campbell, Mr. Merchant of Cincinnati; cousin of Wylie children’s Aunt Ellen (Mrs. John) Ritchie
Claypool brothers, A. J. and E. F. From Connersville, Indiana; non-graduating Indiana University students 1847-
1850
Clelland. Probably Felix Clelland Dunn, 1818-1885, Bloomington merchant, son of Samuel Dunn, Jr.
Cookerly, Grafton F. b. 1818, Frederick, Maryland; 1845 graduate of Indiana University Law Dept; attorney; twice
mayor of Terre Haute; elected to Indiana Legislature.
Daily, Rev. Dr. William M. Born 1812 in Coshocton, Ohio. Grew up in Franklin County, Indiana, where he “took
charge” of a school at age 15. Famed as a “boy preacher” of the Methodist Episcopal Church at age 16. Continued
his education while preaching, culminating in graduation from Indiana University in 1836. Held positions with
the ME Church in St. Louis, Missouri; Madison, Rising Sun, and Evansville, Indiana; and Asbury University (now
DePauw). Wed Permelia A. Northcraft of Madison. Third president of IU 1853-59. The College building burned
during his term. Dr. Daily was regarded as brilliant, rather flashy and fond of society and politics, a fine looking man
and popular platform speaker.
Davis, Henry C. Native of Lexington, Kentucky; Indiana University sophomore in 1838.
Dodds, Dr. James Findley. 1807-1886. Born in Lincoln County, Kentucky. 1834 graduate of IU, studied medicine
at Louisville Medical College and with Dr. Mitchell of Corydon, Indiana. Married Mary Ann Wylie 12 December
1838. Practiced medicine in Bloomington. The Topolgus Building at 403 North Walnut Street was the Dodds home
in Bloomington. Dr. Dodds died here 14 December, 1886.
Dodds, Mary Ann Wylie. Born 15 September 1817 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, third child of Andrew and
Margaret Wylie. Married Dr. James Findley Dodds 12 December 1838. Mother of nine. She and her husband died
within two days of each other and are buried in the same grave.
Dodds, Rachel Emma. Born 9 January 1840, eldest child of James and Mary Ann Wylie Dodds. Married William
W. Irwin.
Dorsey, Mrs. Relative of Craig Dorsey Ritchie in Philadelphia, possibly his grandmother.
Drake, Dr. Daniel. 1785-1852. noted scientist and physician of Cincinnati; also known as an active advocate of
temperance and a man of fine character.
Dulcinea. Sam’s term for John’s “intended” Lizzie Leeds, meaning sweetheart, taken from a character in Cervantes’
Don Quixote.
Dunlap, Dr. President of Jefferson College when Andrew Wylie was a student there; Wylie succeeded Dunlap as
president.
Dunn, Samuel. 1784-1849. Born in Virginia; m. Elizabeth Grundy; moved to Kentucky, where they held slaves;
later opposed slavery, freed their slaves, and came to Indiana; died in Bloomington in 1849, father of a large family.
Dunn, Samuel Fowler “Old Sam”. Son of Samuel Dunn Sr.; age 33 when he married Mag Batterton.
Dupern, Sarah D. McKee. Daughter of Redick & Eliza Ritchie McKee; cousin of the Wylie children.
Elliott, Bishop Steven. Bishop of Georgia, brother of Mrs. Wm Boone, admirer of Andrew Wylie; met Maggie
Wylie in China.
Fann. One of the Wylie family horses.
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