William Ellsworth Hermance

Background

Hermance, William Ellsworth was born on April 17, 1862 in Cuba, New York, United States. Son of Robert G. and Idah (Matthews) Hermance.

Education

Educated University of Nebraska, 1877-1879.

Career

Cowboy, Kansas and Nebraska, 1879-1884. Warden insane department of almshouse, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1885. Trip in canoe, Yellowstone Park to Gulf of Mexico (4,500 miles), July 1885-March 1886.

Settled in Norfolk Company, Virginia, 1889.

Author: An Unorthodox Conception of Being. 1912; Common Sense Philosophy, 1924.

Home: Indian River, Virginia.

Achievements

• William Ellsworth Hermance has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Frances Ellen Paxson, December 29, 1891.

Father:

Robert G. Hermance

Mother:

Idah (Matthews) Hermance

Spouse:

Frances Ellen Paxson