Information on John James Esplin
03/07/08 20:48
Have added lots of information on John James
Esplin.
The story of his death by hit and run driver is interesting, and is touched upon in his life sketch by his daughter, Clara Esplin Spencer. John’s life story also tells some interesting information about his father John as well as some detail as to some of Francis’ siblings early deaths. I have discovered that John James was interviewed by Kimball Young in 1935 (about a year and a half before his death). The notes and a sketch of John James are housed in the Garrett Theological Seminary Library at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. My daughter is going to contact the library next week in an attempt to obtain copies of this information. The things are copyrighted and I am not sure if we will be allowed to publish them when we obtain them, but if I get them, they will be available in my collections for anyone who wants to look at them.
The story of his death by hit and run driver is interesting, and is touched upon in his life sketch by his daughter, Clara Esplin Spencer. John’s life story also tells some interesting information about his father John as well as some detail as to some of Francis’ siblings early deaths. I have discovered that John James was interviewed by Kimball Young in 1935 (about a year and a half before his death). The notes and a sketch of John James are housed in the Garrett Theological Seminary Library at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. My daughter is going to contact the library next week in an attempt to obtain copies of this information. The things are copyrighted and I am not sure if we will be allowed to publish them when we obtain them, but if I get them, they will be available in my collections for anyone who wants to look at them.