Ladley family
Family
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ladley, Carr, Totten, Harris, Odiorne Families Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-155
Scope and Contents
A collection of portraits, snapshots, tintypes, ambrotypes, carte de visites, stereographs, and glass negatives from an extended family in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Subjects include family groups, the Carr Nursery, Antioch College, and a set of autographed portraits and faculty at Ohio Wesleyan College in the 1870s.
Dates:
1855-1965
Found in:
Special Collections
Derostus F. Ladley Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-117
Abstract
Born April 10, 1806 in Virginia, Derostus Ladley was a minister and prominent member of the Christian Connection / Connexion (also called the Christian Church). From 1838-1852, the Ladley family moved around Ohio as he preached and founded churches. In 1852, the family settled in Yellow Springs, Ohio where he founded the First Christian Church, and the Second Christian Church. He was also involved in the founding of Antioch College. His papers consist primarily of letters between Derostus...
Dates:
1821-1867
Found in:
Special Collections
Oscar D. Ladley Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-138
Abstract
Oscar D. Ladley was a career army officer who fought in the Civil War with Company G, 75th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was later assigned to Fort Sully in the Dakota Territories. His papers consist primarily of letters written to his mother and sisters in Yellow Springs, Ohio, telling of his Civil Was experiences, and later, his life as a frontier army officer. Also included are some Civil War military records.
Dates:
1857-1880
Found in:
Special Collections
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