BULLETIN OI< YALE UNIVERSITY OBITUARY RECORD 01 YALE GRADUATES 1913-1914 PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY NEW HAVEN Tenth Series No 8 June, 1914 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Entered as second-class matter, August 30, 1906, at the post-office at New Haven, Conn , under the Act of Congress of July 16, 1894, The Bulletin, which is issued monthly, includes 1 The University Catalogue 2 The Reports of the President, Treasurer, and Librarian 3 The Pamphlets of the Several Departments THE TUTJCLE, MOREHOUSE * TAYIOR COMPANY, NEW HAVEN, CONN OBITUARY RECORD OF GRADUATES OF YALE UNIVERSITY Deceased during the year ending JUNE 1, 1S14, INCLUDING THE RECORD OF A FEW WHO DIED PREVIOUSLY HITHERTO UNREPORTED [No 4 of the Sixth Printed Series, and No 73 of the whole Record The present Series will consist of five numbers ] OBITUARY RECORD GRADUATES OF YALE UNIVERSITY Deceased during the year ending JUNE I, 1914, Including the Record of a few who died previouoly, hitherto unreported [No 4 of the Sixth Printed Series, and No 73 of the whole Record. The present Series will consist of five numbers ] YALE COLLEGE (ACADEMICAL DEPARTMENT) 1840 GARWOOD HARVEY ATTWOOD was born in Woodbury, Conn, December 5, 1818. His father was Harvey Att- wood, through whose farm the dividing line between Woodbury and Watertown ran. His mother was Betsy (Guernsey) Attwood of Watertown He prepared for college by himself and under Rev Grove L Brownell (Hon. M A. Yale 1816) and Henry B Sherman. After graduation he attended two courses of lectures in the Yale Medical School, and began practice with Dr John P Elton in Watertown in 1842 He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Yale in 1844. Later he returned to his native town and bought the old home of his ancestor, Dr. Jonathan Attwood, the earliest physician of Woodbury He continued in active practice there until about 1898 or 1899, when he removed to the home of his elder daughter in Waterbury He was a war democrat, but afterward a republican He held no political offices, but was justice of the peace and registrar of births, marriages, and deaths 532 YALE COLLEGE From $beut 18^8- he had been a member of the North Congregational Churth m Woodbtiry. He was not only a student of medical science but was also strongly interested in the metaphysical aspects of theology, and had a large theological library, including hundreds of volumes of ser- mons. He wrote articles on Woodbury, which were published in Cothren's "History of Ancient Woodbury " Dr Attwood married at Woodbury, May 1, 1848, Hen- rietta Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Mary (Hard) Judson. They were divorced about 1875 They had two daughters, of whom the younger is deceased Dr Attwood died from the infirmities of age and apoplexy, at the Waterbury Hospital, February 1, 1914. He was in his 96th year, and was the last survivor of his class But one graduate of an earlier class survives him. Three of his four grandsons are graduates of the University—two from the College in 1900 and 1911, respectively, and the third from the Sheffield Scientific School in 1903 The youngest of the three, Wilfred Att- wood Beardsley, is Instructor in French in the Sheffield Scientific School. GEORGE ANDREW BRYAN, second son of Andrew and Roxana (Peck) Bryan, was born December 15, 1819, m Waterbury, Conn. The name Andrew came originally from Rev. Samuel Andrew (BA Harvard 1675), one °f the original trustees of Yale College and for some years its Rector. He was prepared for college at the academy in Water- bury and at Bacon Academy, Cdchester, Conn, and under the private instruction of Rev. Henry N. Day, LLD (BA. Yale 1828), but before entering college, he taught for a year at Rocky Hill and Bristol, Conn 1840-1845 533 After graduation he taught a select school m Stomngton two years, and then entered the Yale Divmity School, com- pleting his course there in 1847 Then followed over forty years of service in the ministry 111 Connecticut June 13, 1849, he was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church at Cromwell (Upper Middletown), wheie he continued eight years In September, 1858, he was installed over the Congregational Church in West Haven, and remained there eleven years From 1869 to 1876 he was acting pastor at Westbrook, from 1876 to 1884 at Preston, the next two years at Wappmg in South Windsor, and four years at Scotland At the close of his work there m 1890 he retired from the ministry, and afterwaid made his home in Norwich, where he was a member of the Broadway Congregational Church In 1869 he represented the town of Orange in the state legislature Mr Bryan died after two months of gradually failing health at his home in Norwich, Conn, October 15, 1913, in the 94th year of his age. He was the last survivor of his class When the New London County Yale Alumni Association was formed he was elected an honorary member as the oldest graduate in the county. He married, April 23, 1852, Mary Edwards Robbms, youngest daughter of Asher Robbms (B A. Yale 1810) and Eliza (Chapin) Robbms, and granddaughter of Rev. Calvin Chapin, D D. (B A Yale 1788) She died Novem- ber 4, 1867, and May 8, 1877, he married Elizabeth Hull Browning of Preston, Conn , daughter of Thomas and Amy (Prentice) Browning, She died in 1908 Mr Bryan had no children by either marriage 1845 GEORGE WILLARD GODDARD, youngest of the three sons and fifth of the six children of Major Hezekiah Goddard 534 YALE COLLEGE and Eunice (Rathbone) Goddard, was born July 3, 1824, m New London, Conn His father was a merchant having ships engaged in the West India trade. His grandmother, the wife of Daniel Goddard, captain of minute men in 1776, was granddaughter of Major Simon Willard who fought under Cromwell and also against the Indian chief Nimgret He was prepared for college at the Boys7 High School in Norwich, Conn After graduation from college he studied law with Walker & Bristol in New London, continued his course in the Yale Law School, and finished his studies with Hon. LaFayette S. Foster, LLD. (BA. Brown 1828) in Nor- wich He was admitted to the bar in 1848, and was for a time in partnership with Louis Bristol, Esq (B.A Yale J835), in New Haven In 1855 he was appointed clerk of the probate court of the district of New London. The following year he was elected a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, and served as chairman of the committee on new towns and probate districts In 1859 his eyesight failed and for many years it was difficult for him to do much business, nevertheless from 1862 to 1865 he was judge of the police and city court of New London, and from 1864 to 1867 Judge of the probate court. In 1871 he was a member of the New London board of aldermen In 1881 he removed to his farm at Water ford, adjoining New London, but his life had since been spent chiefly in Springfield and New Salem, Mass, with extensive travel in this country and Europe He had a wonderful memory, richly stored with poetry, and was a most interesting con- versationalist. He died of old age in Rome, Italy, October 2, 1913, at the age of 89 years He was a brother of John Calvin Gocjdard (B A. Yale 1833) and uncle of Rev John Calvin Goddard (B A. Yale 1873). He was the last survivor but one of his class. 1845-1847 535 Judge Goddard married, January 22, 1880, Mary Adeline, daughter of Hon Jesse Burgess Thomas of Chicago, former judge of the superior court of Illinois, and Adeline Clarissa (Smith) Thomas A son died m infancy in 1883, but two daughters with Mrs Goddard survive him. One of the daughters graduated from Smith College in 1903, and was later Instructor there 1847 FREDERICK AUGUSTUS COPP, son of Geoige Washington and Sarah (Palmer) Copp, was bom June 29, 1824, at Wakefield, N H He joined his class in Sophomore year. Since graduation he had been chiefly engaged in farming in his native town, and also held various offices of trust. He died after a period of declining health at Wakefield, November 6, 1913, at the age of 89 years He married, March 14, 1862, Emily S Paul, who died March 2, 1892. They had no children ALFRED MILLS, son of Lewis and Sarah (Este) Mills, was born July 24, 1827, m Mornstown, N J, where his father was long a merchant After preparation at the Morristown Academy he joined his class in college m Sophomore year After graduation he studied law three years in the office* of Hon. Edward W Whelpley (B A Princeton 1834), and in 1851 was licensed as an attorney and in 1854 as a coun- selor He began practice by himself in Mornstown, but in 1856 formed a partnership with Hon Jacob W Miller, which came to an end with the death of the latter m 1862 Ten years later with William E Church he established the firm of Mills & Church, which was dissolved in 1883, when Mr Church was made judge of the United States Circuit Court of Dakota YALE COLLEGE After this Mr. Mills continued actively engaged in his profession, in recent years being associated with his sons, former Judge Alfred E. Mills (B A. Princeton 1882) and former State Senator Edward K. Mills (B.A Princeton 1896) In 1867 he was appointed prosecutor of the pleas for Morris County, from 1874 to 1876 was mayor of Mor- ristown, and was then Republican candidate for Congress from his district, but without expectation of election.