He was the son of Stephen N. Fellows and his first wife, Margaret Peggy McGaffey. They married on May 2, 1808 and were the parents of 10 children. On September 7, 1823, he married his second wife, Rachel McGaffey, who was the sister of his first wife, Margaret.
On July 14, 1847, Samuel M. Fellows married Olive Parmalee Burr at Mount Morris, Illinois.
From 1853 to 1857, he was Principal of Seminary at Cornell College.
From 1859 to 1860 he was Acting President.
From 1860 to 1863, he was the Second President of Cornell College.
Minutes, Forty-Ninth Session Of Upper Iowa Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Davenport, Iowa, October 5 to 10, 1904; W.H. Slingerland, Secretary, Des Moines, Iowa; E.W. Jeffries, Publisher; Dixon, Illinois, 1904.
In 1853, he was elected principal of the Iowa Conference Seminary, an institution of learning just coming into being, in Mount Vernon, Iowa, a place then not well known to geographers and thither he came with his young wife and their two little daughters, Emma and Alice. When the Seminary became a college, Rev. R.W. Keeler was called to the presidency and upon his resignation, was succeeded by Rev. S.M. Fellows, former principal of the seminary, in 1859.
To Mr. and Mrs. Fellows were given three children, Mrs. Emma Newlin and Mrs. Nora Law of San Francisco, California and Mrs. Alice F. Rigby, of Mount Vernon, who survive their parents.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Being The History Of The United States, Volume VII, Edited By Distinguished Biographers, Selected From Each State, James T. White & Company, New York, 1897.
Fellows, Samuel M., second President of Cornell College (1859-1863), was born in North Sandwich, New Hampshire, November 23, 1818, son of Stephen and Peggy Fellows. In 1834 he removed with his parents to Illinois and settled near Dixon, Lee County. Here he received a good common school education and began to teach at sixteen years of age. As a student he in 1841 entered Rock River Seminary, at Mount Morris, Illinois, where he soon became teacher and professor and in which capacity he remained for twelve years. In 1852 he received the degree of A.M. from Indiana Asbury (now DePauw) University. In 1853 he became the first principal of Iowa Conference Seminary (now Cornell College) at Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he continued until 1857, when he became Professor of Latin in the college. From 1859 to 1863 he was President of Cornell College. He died June 26, 1863. As a teacher he was eminently successful, enjoying the affection of his pupils in a rare degree. He is remembered by all who knew him as one of the purest, noblest and best of men.
On July 14, 1847, Samuel M. Fellows married Olive Parmalee Burr at Mount Morris, Illinois.
From 1853 to 1857, he was Principal of Seminary at Cornell College.
From 1859 to 1860 he was Acting President.
From 1860 to 1863, he was the Second President of Cornell College.
Minutes, Forty-Ninth Session Of Upper Iowa Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Davenport, Iowa, October 5 to 10, 1904; W.H. Slingerland, Secretary, Des Moines, Iowa; E.W. Jeffries, Publisher; Dixon, Illinois, 1904.
In 1853, he was elected principal of the Iowa Conference Seminary, an institution of learning just coming into being, in Mount Vernon, Iowa, a place then not well known to geographers and thither he came with his young wife and their two little daughters, Emma and Alice. When the Seminary became a college, Rev. R.W. Keeler was called to the presidency and upon his resignation, was succeeded by Rev. S.M. Fellows, former principal of the seminary, in 1859.
To Mr. and Mrs. Fellows were given three children, Mrs. Emma Newlin and Mrs. Nora Law of San Francisco, California and Mrs. Alice F. Rigby, of Mount Vernon, who survive their parents.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Being The History Of The United States, Volume VII, Edited By Distinguished Biographers, Selected From Each State, James T. White & Company, New York, 1897.
Fellows, Samuel M., second President of Cornell College (1859-1863), was born in North Sandwich, New Hampshire, November 23, 1818, son of Stephen and Peggy Fellows. In 1834 he removed with his parents to Illinois and settled near Dixon, Lee County. Here he received a good common school education and began to teach at sixteen years of age. As a student he in 1841 entered Rock River Seminary, at Mount Morris, Illinois, where he soon became teacher and professor and in which capacity he remained for twelve years. In 1852 he received the degree of A.M. from Indiana Asbury (now DePauw) University. In 1853 he became the first principal of Iowa Conference Seminary (now Cornell College) at Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he continued until 1857, when he became Professor of Latin in the college. From 1859 to 1863 he was President of Cornell College. He died June 26, 1863. As a teacher he was eminently successful, enjoying the affection of his pupils in a rare degree. He is remembered by all who knew him as one of the purest, noblest and best of men.
He was the son of Stephen N. Fellows and his first wife, Margaret Peggy McGaffey. They married on May 2, 1808 and were the parents of 10 children. On September 7, 1823, he married his second wife, Rachel McGaffey, who was the sister of his first wife, Margaret.
On July 14, 1847, Samuel M. Fellows married Olive Parmalee Burr at Mount Morris, Illinois.
From 1853 to 1857, he was Principal of Seminary at Cornell College.
From 1859 to 1860 he was Acting President.
From 1860 to 1863, he was the Second President of Cornell College.
Minutes, Forty-Ninth Session Of Upper Iowa Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Davenport, Iowa, October 5 to 10, 1904; W.H. Slingerland, Secretary, Des Moines, Iowa; E.W. Jeffries, Publisher; Dixon, Illinois, 1904.
In 1853, he was elected principal of the Iowa Conference Seminary, an institution of learning just coming into being, in Mount Vernon, Iowa, a place then not well known to geographers and thither he came with his young wife and their two little daughters, Emma and Alice. When the Seminary became a college, Rev. R.W. Keeler was called to the presidency and upon his resignation, was succeeded by Rev. S.M. Fellows, former principal of the seminary, in 1859.
To Mr. and Mrs. Fellows were given three children, Mrs. Emma Newlin and Mrs. Nora Law of San Francisco, California and Mrs. Alice F. Rigby, of Mount Vernon, who survive their parents.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Being The History Of The United States, Volume VII, Edited By Distinguished Biographers, Selected From Each State, James T. White & Company, New York, 1897.
Fellows, Samuel M., second President of Cornell College (1859-1863), was born in North Sandwich, New Hampshire, November 23, 1818, son of Stephen and Peggy Fellows. In 1834 he removed with his parents to Illinois and settled near Dixon, Lee County. Here he received a good common school education and began to teach at sixteen years of age. As a student he in 1841 entered Rock River Seminary, at Mount Morris, Illinois, where he soon became teacher and professor and in which capacity he remained for twelve years. In 1852 he received the degree of A.M. from Indiana Asbury (now DePauw) University. In 1853 he became the first principal of Iowa Conference Seminary (now Cornell College) at Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he continued until 1857, when he became Professor of Latin in the college. From 1859 to 1863 he was President of Cornell College. He died June 26, 1863. As a teacher he was eminently successful, enjoying the affection of his pupils in a rare degree. He is remembered by all who knew him as one of the purest, noblest and best of men.
On July 14, 1847, Samuel M. Fellows married Olive Parmalee Burr at Mount Morris, Illinois.
From 1853 to 1857, he was Principal of Seminary at Cornell College.
From 1859 to 1860 he was Acting President.
From 1860 to 1863, he was the Second President of Cornell College.
Minutes, Forty-Ninth Session Of Upper Iowa Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Davenport, Iowa, October 5 to 10, 1904; W.H. Slingerland, Secretary, Des Moines, Iowa; E.W. Jeffries, Publisher; Dixon, Illinois, 1904.
In 1853, he was elected principal of the Iowa Conference Seminary, an institution of learning just coming into being, in Mount Vernon, Iowa, a place then not well known to geographers and thither he came with his young wife and their two little daughters, Emma and Alice. When the Seminary became a college, Rev. R.W. Keeler was called to the presidency and upon his resignation, was succeeded by Rev. S.M. Fellows, former principal of the seminary, in 1859.
To Mr. and Mrs. Fellows were given three children, Mrs. Emma Newlin and Mrs. Nora Law of San Francisco, California and Mrs. Alice F. Rigby, of Mount Vernon, who survive their parents.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Being The History Of The United States, Volume VII, Edited By Distinguished Biographers, Selected From Each State, James T. White & Company, New York, 1897.
Fellows, Samuel M., second President of Cornell College (1859-1863), was born in North Sandwich, New Hampshire, November 23, 1818, son of Stephen and Peggy Fellows. In 1834 he removed with his parents to Illinois and settled near Dixon, Lee County. Here he received a good common school education and began to teach at sixteen years of age. As a student he in 1841 entered Rock River Seminary, at Mount Morris, Illinois, where he soon became teacher and professor and in which capacity he remained for twelve years. In 1852 he received the degree of A.M. from Indiana Asbury (now DePauw) University. In 1853 he became the first principal of Iowa Conference Seminary (now Cornell College) at Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he continued until 1857, when he became Professor of Latin in the college. From 1859 to 1863 he was President of Cornell College. He died June 26, 1863. As a teacher he was eminently successful, enjoying the affection of his pupils in a rare degree. He is remembered by all who knew him as one of the purest, noblest and best of men.
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