ABBOTT, RUSSELL BIGELOW: 1823-?
Russell Bigelow Abbott , son of Joseph Jackson and Mary Osborn Abbott, was born near Brookville, Ind., on Aug. 8, 1823. He was educated at Indiana University, receiving the A.B. degree in 1847 and the A.M. in 1850. For a number of years he was principal of the public schools of Muncie and New Castle, Ind., and of the Whitewater Presbyterian Academy. Following his ordination as a Presbyterian minister in 1857 he was pastor of churches in Brookville and Knightstown, Ind., and in Albert Lea, Minn. He was a founder and for several years president of Albert Lea College.
Information from Who's Who in America and the Indianapolis Public Library.
- Bible History. 2 vols.
- History and Analysis of the Books of the Bible.
- History of the
Winona
Presbytery.
- A Chapter of Autobiography. n.p., n.d.
