Background
Marquis, Rollin Ruthwin was born on December 28, 1853 in Murray, Indiana, United States. Son of Robert Crawford and Martha (Riddile) Marquis.
Marquis, Rollin Ruthwin was born on December 28, 1853 in Murray, Indiana, United States. Son of Robert Crawford and Martha (Riddile) Marquis.
Hanover (Indiana) College, 1875-1877. Bachelor of Arts, Wooster University, 1880, Master of Arts, 1883, Doctor of Divinity, 1905. Bachelor of Divinity, Western Theological Seminary, 1883.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1883. Pastor Northfield, O., 1883-1886, Sedan, Kansas, 1888-1889, Osage City, Iowa, 1889-1891, Sedalia, Missouri, 1891-1897, Quincy, Illinois, 1897-1899, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1900-1902, Winterset, Iowa, 1902-1906, Irwin, Pennsylvania, 1906-1910, Lawrenville, Illinois, 1911-1918, Wickliffe, O., 1919-1923, Pierce, Florida, 1926-1927, Vincennes, Indiana, 1929-1932. Commissioner General Assembly Presbyterian Church in United States of America, 1893, 1905, 16, 24.
Moderator Synod of Illinois, 1913-1914, chairman of the executive commission Vice president
Missouri Christian Endeavor Union, 1893-1894. Superintendent Missouri State Chautauqua, 1893-1895.
Western secretary Chautauqua Alumni Association, 1892-1912. Member Executive Committee Illinois Christian Endeavor Union, 1898-1900.
Mason.
Married Clara J. McCormick, May 8, 1883 (died 1892). Married second, Ida Irene Shumaker, February 18, 1896. Children: Rollin Howard, Leone Irene, Dean Wilson, Donald George, Robert Irwin.