US Vassar, John Ellison

John Ellison Vassar
"Uncle John"​

Born: January 13, 1813

Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York

Father: Thomas Vassar 1756 – 1849

(Buried: Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York)​

Mother: Joanna Ellison 1775 – 1852

(Buried: Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York)​

Wife: Harriet M. Brownson 1826 – 1912

(Buried: Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York)​

Children:

Albert Ellison Vassar 1857 – 1926​

(Buried: Valhalla Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri)​

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Hattie G. Vassar Ambler 1861 – 1932​

(Buried: Stanford Cemetery, Stanfordville, New York)​

Occupation before War:

Started working in a brickyard at age 12 in Poughkeepsie, New York​

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Devoted life to being a Baptist Missionary attending Baptist Church​

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Agent and Colporteur of the American Tract Society​

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American Tract Society Representative in Illinois and the west​

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American Tract Society Representative in New York and New England​

Civil War Career:

Chaplain in the Union Army​

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1863: Captured by Major General JEB Stuart's cavalry at Gettysburg​

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1863: The Confederate Cavalry let him go to continue his ministering​

Occupation after War:

American Tract Society Representative in Southeastern States​

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Known as one of the most widely Evangelists in America​

Died: December 6, 1878

Place of Death: Poughkeepsie, New York

Age at time of Death: 65 years old

Burial Place: Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York

 

[Sheltowee]

Cousin to Matthew- founder of Vassar College.

 

[Pollaco]

When he was doing missionary work for the Tract Society in Vitginia he was known as "Uncle John".

 

[Pollaco]

He walked with a limp from an accident he had when he was 20.He was crossing a wooden bridge and his foot slipped through a log on the bridge.