CLASS OF 1850

The death of Mr. Nathaniel Colver of this class, which occurred at DeFuniak Springs, Fla., October 24, 19uy, has only recently become known here. Mr. Colver was born at Fort Covington, N. Y., March 17, 1829, being the son of Rev. Nathaniel and Sarah Tuffts(Backus) Colver. The graduate's father was a prominent Baptist clergyman, for thirteen years pastor of the Tremont Temple church in Boston. He prepared for college at New Hampton Institution, New Hampshire. For the first year after graduation he was principal of Clinton Institute, at Mount Clemens, Mich. Then he went to McHenry county, Illinois, and followed farming until the last year of the Civil War, when he enlisted in Company E, 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He took part in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, Tenn., and was at the siege of Spanish Fort, near Mobile, Ala. He was then in business in Chicago until burned out in the great fire of 1871. He then lived for two years in New Lisbon, Wis., and seven years in Milwaukee, being part of the time in the employ of the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. He then returned to Chicago, having a home in LaGrange, Ill, and being connected with the Chicago Dry Dock Company. In November, 1888, he removed to DeFuniak Springs, Fla., and there remained, cultivating some fruit and flowers and leading a retired life. In 1892 Mr. Colver was, elected secretary of the Florida Chautauqua, a position which he held until his death, which was caused by heart disease. . He was married in Chicago, October 26, 1855, to Abbie Ann, daughter of Charles and Ann Parker (Perkins) Phelps, who survives him. They had no children.