National Normal University, Warren County, Ohio
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Lebanon, Ohio (1855-1917)
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STUDENTS & FACULTY

The school had about 80,000 graduates. The names of a small handful of them (as submitted by researchers or as posted elsewhere on the internet) are listed below. The list is slowly growing. If you would like to add your ancestor to this list, send an email to Arne H Trelvik with whatever information you might have about their attendance at the school. I'd be happy to include a photo and short bio if you have them.

Students listed at the "Southwest Normal School" in the 1870 census
Students listed at the "Normal School" in the 1880 census
unknown students (can you help?)

SURNAMES BEGINNING WITH
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Ralls, Randolph, Raynham,  Reason, Rees, Reeves, Rehl, Reid, Renip, Retallick, Reynolds, Rice, Richard, Richardson, Rick, Riggs, Riley, Ringer, Rinker, Ritz, Robb, Roberts, Robertson, Robinson, Robison, Roby, Rogers, Roll, Rosenthal, Ross, Roth, Rowland, Ruffner, Rundle, Russell, Rutledge,


RALLS
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RANDOLPH
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RAYNHAM
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REASON
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REES
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REEVES
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REHL
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REID
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  • Margurite (Margaret) Reid
    • Photo from a group of ca. 1896 student photos contributed by Bill Bronsch on 7 July 2004 who writes:
      "On the back is also written Lebanon, OH.
      Other information given: Her married name was Sikes. She received a B.S. in 1896."
RENIP
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  • Martin Renip, Millville, Ohio
    • "Martin Renip, Millville, Ohio" written on back of photo contributed 20 March 2004 from the Photo Album obtained by Lisa & Don Howell at the Elizabeth (Fisher) Adams Estate Sale
      Mr. Renip was not listed in the card file at the Warren County Historical Society but the "1896-1899 Index to Students Ledger" listed Marin Renip for the 42nd year on page 284 as Martin Remp, Millville, Butler Co., O. with an entry on June 8. [spelled "Renip" in the front of the ledger but looks like "Remp" on page 284]
RETALLICK
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REYNOLDS
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  • F. M. Reynolds (____-____)
    • 29 Nov 2009 Email from Carroll Roberts
      "I'm writing a history of my high school, St. Bernard High School, St. Bernard, OH (Hamilton County). One of your alumni, F.M. Reynolds, was one of the early superintendents of the school district. He earned his B.S. at Lebanon University, probably between 1890 and 1910. I would be very interested in learning of any information your archives may have on Mr. Reynolds."
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RICE
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  • Harvey Burns Rice (1854-1923)
    • was educated at National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio.
      See Biography at Johnson County Kentucky History Web site. by Robert L. Marsh
RICHARD
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  • Frances Gibson Richard.
    • Bachelor of Science degree in 1889 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1891. From 1892 to 1902, served on the National Normal University faculty).
    • Biography and Photo at Miami University of Ohio web site.
RICHARDSON
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RICK
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RIGGS
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  • Harry Spillman Riggs (1868-1910)
    • 24 Jan 2009 email from Frank Gruber of Cincinnati, Ohio
      Apparently my ancestor, Spillman Riggs, attended the National Normal University located in Lebanon, Ohio sometime in the early 1880's according to Who's who in the Lyceum, By Alfred Augustus Wright, Page: 153. 
      "RIGGS, Spillman, Lecturer; b. Kenton Co., Ky., Nov. 29, 1863; ed. publ sch. and Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O.; m. Minnetta Henneberger, Akron, O., Nov. 5, 1902....".
      29 Jan 2009 email from Frank Gruber of Cincinnati, Ohio
      Please find attached two photographs of Harry Spillman Riggs.  My guess is that the top photo more accurately depicts his age at the time he attended NNU.  The book "Who's who in the Lyceum" incorrectly gives his birth year as 1863. The day and month is correct but he was born in 1868. Harry's first marriage occurred in 1887. I think he probably would have attended NNU circa 1885-1886.
    • See the web site by Frank Gruber at
      http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gruber/tree1/pafg25.htm#708
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RILEY
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  • George Evan Riley (1845-1929)
    • from Beers History of Warren County page 926,
      "he attended the Southwestern National Normal School at Lebanon, intending to adopt some profession, but, being of a rather weakly constitution, and, by the advice of his physician, he adopted a rural and agricultural life"
RINGER
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RINKER
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RITZ
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ROBB
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ROBERTS
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  • Austin C. Roberts
    • Scientific Class, '83.
      Austin C. Roberts, Harveysburg, Ohio
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ROBERTSON
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ROBINSON
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ROBISON
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ROBY
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  •  Forrest Augustus Roby
    • 19 Aug 2009 Karen Wells email:
      " My grandfather, Forrest Augustus Roby, graduated from NNU in 1899. I have his diploma and an extremely faded class photo. Forrest taught school in St. Lawrence, Kentucky immediately after graduating and later was a lawyer and became police judge from 1929 to 1941 in Owensboro, Kentucky."
    • 5 Oct 2010 Ronald Roby email:
      "My grandfather, Forrest A. Roby was an 1899 graduate of NNU. My first cousin, Karen (Roby) Wells sent a story about him some time ago. Attached is a photo of Forrest taken in 1905"
ROGERS
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ROGERS
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ROGERS
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  • Rhea Grace Rogers (1887-1908)
    • from 16 Jan 1908 Western Star Obituary ,
      "Rhea graduated from the Waynesville High School in the class of 1905 and soon after entered the summer term at Lebanon University. She was the same year elected teacher of the school at the Warren County Children’s Home and so satisfactory was her work that she was twice reelected; the latter time at an increased salary"
ROLL
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  • Mary Ella (Roll) Biles (26 Oct 1890-18 Feb 1981) - Lebanon University, 1906
    • Photo of 1909 Philomathean Society at Lebanon University
    • Mary Ella Roll was the oldest child of Judge William Zimmer Roll (1865-1933) and his wife Frances Guttery Bird (1867-1962).  Sometime between 1910 and 1920 Ella married Roy E. Biles (1887-1941) the son of William H. Biles and Susan Furnich
      Roy and Mary Biles
      can be found in both the 1920 and 1930 census in Cincinnati, Ohio.  They have a son William R. Biles listed with them in the 1930 census. 
      Both Mary Ella and Roy Biles are buried in a Biles Family plot in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati (Section 101 Lot 76).
ROSENTHAL
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ROSNICK
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  • Viola Pearl Rosnick (1916-____)
    • 2 Apr 2015 John Obid email:
      "My grandmother: VIOLA PEARL ROSNICK DoB: 09-09-1916 was a student of Alfred Holbrook College from fall 1934 and graduated at the end of fall 1939 with a B.Ed. in English teaching (I'm not sure if this is the exact title of the degree, please correct me if not) But I know that she graduated as an english teacher and went over seas and continued her education and taught at a University."
ROSS
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  • James Witcomb Ross (1838-1869)
    • Biographical sketch from "The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio" published in 1903 says:
      "He was one of the first scholors of Holbrook's Normal School."
ROTH
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ROWLAND
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RUFFNER
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RUNDLE
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RUSSELL
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RUTLEDGE
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