From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 632.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


PROF. HUNTER PENDLETON

Prof. Hunter Pendleton, teacher of natural sciences in Bethany 
college, was born in Louisa county, Va., on the 22nd of January, 
1858, son of D. H. and Julia (Hunter) Pendleton.  When young he lived 
with his grandfather on a farm, received his early educational 
training in private institutions of learning and later became a 
student of the University of Virginia, where he graduated with the 
degree of A. M. in 1881.  After this he taught for some time and 
subsequently re-entered the university and took one year's work in 
the natural sciences.  He then went to Europe and pursued his studies 
in the University of Goetingen, from which he received the degree of 
Ph. D.  Returning to America he accepted a position as teacher of 
chemistry in Tufts college, near the city of Boston, and after 
spending some time in that institution, became a member of the 
faculty of Bethany college, where he takes high rank as teacher of 
the natural sciences. 


(Linda Fluharty)