1839 January 1Born in Hagerstown, Md.18551857University of Virginia, distinction in the Study of Law
1857Teacher at Mr. Halliwell's School, Alexandria, Va.18581860Teacher at Dr. Charles Minor's Brookhill School, outside
Charlottesville, Va.18601861Tutor to family of Dr.Arthur Taylor, Opelouses, St. Landry
Parish, La., until outbreak of Civil War 1861Clerk at General Post Office Department, Auditor's Office to
the Treasury of the Southern Confederacy, Richmond, Va.1862Clerk at First Auditor's Office to the War Department,
Richmond Va. 18631865Enlistment in the First Regiment of Engineers Troops, Army of
Virginia; served in the field as Second Lieutenant; was present with Robert E.
Lee at Appomattox.1863Marriage to Lucy Ridgway Minor, daughter of Dr. Charles Minor
of Brookhill School, Charlottesville, Va.18661870Opened school for boys in Charlottesville18701873Teacher of Classics and English; Associate Headmaster with
founder James P. Holcombe at Bellevue High School, Va.18731901Headmaster of Bellevue on the death of J.P. Holcombe1882Purchased Bellevue19021909Bellevue administered chiefly by W.R. Abbot's son, Associate
Principal Charles Minor Abbot1909Closed and converted Bellevue to personal residence; continued
to reside at Bellevue with his family 1916, October 5Died at Bellevue, Va.
Ellen Harris Abbot
1815 December 9Born; given name Ellen Jane1831Married William R. Abbot, founder of Georgetown Classical and
Mathematical Academy, Georgetown.1852Widowed with five children1861Closed her boarding house in Georgetown with the outbreak of
the Civil War1902, December 3Died
Jane (Jeannie) Oliver Abbot
1834, August 14Born to William and Ellen Abbot 1898, October 28Died
Francis (Frank) Harris Abbot
1841Born to William and Ellen Abbot18611862Served as Lieutenant in 17th Regiment of the Alexandria
Riflemen, Army of the Southern Confederacy1862Died in combat
Ellen Harris Abbot
1847, June 1Born to William and Ellen Abbot; given name Ellen
Harris1901, November 17Died in Washington D.C.
Lucy Ridgway Minor Abbot
1838Born to Dr. Charles and Lucy Minor of
Brookhill, Charlottesville, Va.; given name
Lucy Ridgway1861Moved to Lands End (Va.)
on death of Dr. Charles Minor and the subsequent sale of Brookhill
SchoolTutored and taught music with outbreak of the Civil
War1863Married William R. Abbot1870Moved to Bellevue with W.R. Abbot1921Died
Charles M. Abbot
1875, September 10Born in Charlottesville to William and Lucy Abbot; given
name Charles MinorEducated at Bellevue, Bedford County (Va.)1896Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, University of
Virginia18971901Taught at Bellevue High School19011902Moved to Norfolk, Va.19021909Returned to Bellevue to teach; administered Bellevue in the
capacity of Associate Headmaster until its closure19091925Taught in Campbell and Bedford counties, (Va.)19251946Taught History and Government at Glass High
School,(Va.)1940 [1941?]Played central role in re-establishment of St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church, Forest, Va.; continued to serve as vestryman1946Retired from faculty at Glass High1949Died
Francis (Frank) H. Abbot
1877, November 3Born to William and Lucy AbbotEarly education at Bellevue and other private schools in
Va.18951899Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees, University of
Virginia1899Doctoral student of Modern Languages at universities of
Goettingen and Leipzig, Germany1902Ph.D from University of LeipzigReturned to United States; taught English at Marion Military
Institute, Alabama19041919Associate Professor of Rhetoric at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, Blacksburg (Va.)Instructor of French, Johns Hopkins UniversityInstructor of French, University of Chicago1919Adjunct Professor of French, University of Virginia1926Full Professor of French, University of Virginia1933Died at the University of Virginia
Virginia Henderson
1897, November 30Born in Kansas City Mo. to Daniel Brosius Henderson and Lucy
Minor Abbot1900Moved to Bellevue High School (Va.), where the Hendersons
established their residence, Trivium1921Completed schooling in nursing with highest mark on
examination, U.S. Army School of Nursing, Walter Reed Hospital, Washington D.C.
Certified as Registered Nurse in N.Y. and Va.19211929Public health visiting nurse in New York City and Washington
D.C.Nurse educator at the Protestant Hospital School of Nursing,
Norfolk, Va.1929Enrolled in Teacher's College, Columbia University1932Bachelor of Sciences, Teacher's College, Columbia
University1934Master of Arts, Teacher's College, Columbia University19341948Associate Professor of Nursing Education, Teacher's College,
Columbia University19481953Engaged in extensive revisions of 5th ed. of
Textbook of Principles and Practice of
Nursing by Bertha Harmer19591971Research Associate at Yale University1971Retired from faculty of Yale University1964Publication of
Nursing Research: Survey and
Assessment, coauthored with Leo Simmons1966Publication of
Basic Principles of Nursing1972Completed
Nursing Studies Index1982Received honorary degree from Yale University1985Received highest nursing honor, the Christiane Reimann prize,
from the International Council1996Died in Branford, Ct.
Dr. Charles Minor
1810, Nov. 4Born in Louisa county (Va.)1827Moved to Virginia, teaching at the Forks of the Rivanna, after
graduating in medicine at the University of Virginia and attending Philadelphia
Medical Clinics1835Traveled to New Orleans to decide whether to settle there;
returned to Virginia to reside in Ridgway1836Married Lucy Walker RidgwayEarly-1850'sEstablished Brookhill School, six miles north of
Charlottesville (Va.)1861Died
John Barbee Minor
1813, June 2Born in Louisa county (Va.)18281829Attended Kenyon College, Ohio18311834Attended University of Virginia 1834Awarded Bachelor of Law; practiced Law in Botetourt county,
(Va.)1840Moved to Charlottesville 18401843Partnership with his brother Lucian Minor in
Charlottesville1845Appointed Professor of Law at the University of
Virginia1856Appointed Professor of Common and Statute Law, University of
Virginia18751878Published four volumes of
Common and Statute Law1895, July 29Died at his home at the University of VirginiaFrom the guide to the Abbot Family Papers, 1733-1999 and undated, (bulk 1860-1910), (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)