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BAYLOR LINE, JULY, AUGUST 1957
John Charles Fremont Kyger
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John Charles Fremont Kyger was born on April 26, 1860, at Hermitage, Missouri, the son of Adam Kyger. In 1874 he taught school at Rome, Missouri, and in 1887 moved to Texas. He soon afterward enrolled in Savoy College in Fannin County and in 1888 was ordained as a minister. He entered Baylor University and graduated with an A.B. degree in June 1888.
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From 1888 to 1892 he was the principal of the commercial college at Baylor. After his resignation, he founded the "Youth's Southland," a literary and religious magazine, and in 1895 entered the religious field as an evangelist.
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His publications include "Elocution Simplified" (1884), "Texas Gems" (1895), "Eighty Lessons in Penmanship" (1890), and "Handbook for Soul-winners" (1902).
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In 1877 he married Emma Hightower of Basin Springs. After her death, he married Ennie E. Bryan of Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1889. He was the father of four children.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: J.L. Walker and C.P. Lumpkin, "History of the Waco Baptist Association" (1897).
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(Source: The Handbook of Waco and Mc Lennan Co., Texas - Dayton Kelley, Editor; Texan Press, Waco, TX 1972)
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OBITUARY:
Rev. Kyger's Funeral Held in Houston
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Funeral services for Rev. John C. F. Kyger, 96, who lived in Waco many years ago, have been held in Houston. He was a Baptist minister.
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He was founder of Baylor Commercial College in the early 1900's, and lived in a home with his family between Seventh and Eighth on Speight. The home was torn down when the Memorial Dormitory was build on the Baylor Campus.
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Rev. Kyger founded Basin Springs Academy in 1880, and was president for six years. He founded a business college in Denison in 1888. He was a Baptist minister, traveling many miles on horseback to hold evangelistic meetings in various parts of the state. He once estimated that in 75 years of preaching he had brought 10,000 or more people into the church.
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He had lived in Houston for 28 years. Two daughters, Misses Lera Dee and Ardis Kyger of Houston; a son Bryan H. Kyger of Henderson and six grandchildren survive.
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BAYLOR LINE, JULY, AUGUST 1957
John Charles Fremont Kyger
.
John Charles Fremont Kyger was born on April 26, 1860, at Hermitage, Missouri, the son of Adam Kyger. In 1874 he taught school at Rome, Missouri, and in 1887 moved to Texas. He soon afterward enrolled in Savoy College in Fannin County and in 1888 was ordained as a minister. He entered Baylor University and graduated with an A.B. degree in June 1888.
.
From 1888 to 1892 he was the principal of the commercial college at Baylor. After his resignation, he founded the "Youth's Southland," a literary and religious magazine, and in 1895 entered the religious field as an evangelist.
.
His publications include "Elocution Simplified" (1884), "Texas Gems" (1895), "Eighty Lessons in Penmanship" (1890), and "Handbook for Soul-winners" (1902).
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In 1877 he married Emma Hightower of Basin Springs. After her death, he married Ennie E. Bryan of Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1889. He was the father of four children.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: J.L. Walker and C.P. Lumpkin, "History of the Waco Baptist Association" (1897).
.
(Source: The Handbook of Waco and Mc Lennan Co., Texas - Dayton Kelley, Editor; Texan Press, Waco, TX 1972)
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OBITUARY:
Rev. Kyger's Funeral Held in Houston
.
Funeral services for Rev. John C. F. Kyger, 96, who lived in Waco many years ago, have been held in Houston. He was a Baptist minister.
.
He was founder of Baylor Commercial College in the early 1900's, and lived in a home with his family between Seventh and Eighth on Speight. The home was torn down when the Memorial Dormitory was build on the Baylor Campus.
.
Rev. Kyger founded Basin Springs Academy in 1880, and was president for six years. He founded a business college in Denison in 1888. He was a Baptist minister, traveling many miles on horseback to hold evangelistic meetings in various parts of the state. He once estimated that in 75 years of preaching he had brought 10,000 or more people into the church.
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He had lived in Houston for 28 years. Two daughters, Misses Lera Dee and Ardis Kyger of Houston; a son Bryan H. Kyger of Henderson and six grandchildren survive.
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BAYLOR LINE, JULY, AUGUST 1957
John Charles Fremont Kyger
.
John Charles Fremont Kyger was born on April 26, 1860, at Hermitage, Missouri, the son of Adam Kyger. In 1874 he taught school at Rome, Missouri, and in 1887 moved to Texas. He soon afterward enrolled in Savoy College in Fannin County and in 1888 was ordained as a minister. He entered Baylor University and graduated with an A.B. degree in June 1888.
.
From 1888 to 1892 he was the principal of the commercial college at Baylor. After his resignation, he founded the "Youth's Southland," a literary and religious magazine, and in 1895 entered the religious field as an evangelist.
.
His publications include "Elocution Simplified" (1884), "Texas Gems" (1895), "Eighty Lessons in Penmanship" (1890), and "Handbook for Soul-winners" (1902).
.
In 1877 he married Emma Hightower of Basin Springs. After her death, he married Ennie E. Bryan of Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1889. He was the father of four children.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: J.L. Walker and C.P. Lumpkin, "History of the Waco Baptist Association" (1897).
.
(Source: The Handbook of Waco and Mc Lennan Co., Texas - Dayton Kelley, Editor; Texan Press, Waco, TX 1972)
.
.
OBITUARY:
Rev. Kyger's Funeral Held in Houston
.
Funeral services for Rev. John C. F. Kyger, 96, who lived in Waco many years ago, have been held in Houston. He was a Baptist minister.
.
He was founder of Baylor Commercial College in the early 1900's, and lived in a home with his family between Seventh and Eighth on Speight. The home was torn down when the Memorial Dormitory was build on the Baylor Campus.
.
Rev. Kyger founded Basin Springs Academy in 1880, and was president for six years. He founded a business college in Denison in 1888. He was a Baptist minister, traveling many miles on horseback to hold evangelistic meetings in various parts of the state. He once estimated that in 75 years of preaching he had brought 10,000 or more people into the church.
.
He had lived in Houston for 28 years. Two daughters, Misses Lera Dee and Ardis Kyger of Houston; a son Bryan H. Kyger of Henderson and six grandchildren survive.
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BAYLOR LINE, JULY, AUGUST 1957
John Charles Fremont Kyger
.
John Charles Fremont Kyger was born on April 26, 1860, at Hermitage, Missouri, the son of Adam Kyger. In 1874 he taught school at Rome, Missouri, and in 1887 moved to Texas. He soon afterward enrolled in Savoy College in Fannin County and in 1888 was ordained as a minister. He entered Baylor University and graduated with an A.B. degree in June 1888.
.
From 1888 to 1892 he was the principal of the commercial college at Baylor. After his resignation, he founded the "Youth's Southland," a literary and religious magazine, and in 1895 entered the religious field as an evangelist.
.
His publications include "Elocution Simplified" (1884), "Texas Gems" (1895), "Eighty Lessons in Penmanship" (1890), and "Handbook for Soul-winners" (1902).
.
In 1877 he married Emma Hightower of Basin Springs. After her death, he married Ennie E. Bryan of Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1889. He was the father of four children.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: J.L. Walker and C.P. Lumpkin, "History of the Waco Baptist Association" (1897).
.
(Source: The Handbook of Waco and Mc Lennan Co., Texas - Dayton Kelley, Editor; Texan Press, Waco, TX 1972)
.
.
OBITUARY:
Rev. Kyger's Funeral Held in Houston
.
Funeral services for Rev. John C. F. Kyger, 96, who lived in Waco many years ago, have been held in Houston. He was a Baptist minister.
.
He was founder of Baylor Commercial College in the early 1900's, and lived in a home with his family between Seventh and Eighth on Speight. The home was torn down when the Memorial Dormitory was build on the Baylor Campus.
.
Rev. Kyger founded Basin Springs Academy in 1880, and was president for six years. He founded a business college in Denison in 1888. He was a Baptist minister, traveling many miles on horseback to hold evangelistic meetings in various parts of the state. He once estimated that in 75 years of preaching he had brought 10,000 or more people into the church.
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He had lived in Houston for 28 years. Two daughters, Misses Lera Dee and Ardis Kyger of Houston; a son Bryan H. Kyger of Henderson and six grandchildren survive.
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