John Poucher papers

In 1851 his parents moved with him to a farm in the rich river bottom just below New Albany. During each winter he attended the log school near his home for three months. In 1859 he attended the Asbury Female College, as it was called, at New Albany, where he first met the young woman who was to be his wife. In 1860 he entered Indiana Asbury University at Greencastle, a cousin, William Poucher, for whom he felt a life-long reverence, making this possible by generously taking John's place on the farm. Working his way through Indiana Asbury, he was graduated from that institution in 1865. In the fall of the same year he went to Garrett Biblical Institute from which he was graduated in 1867. While attending Garrett he tutored in Northwestern University.

From the 1920 Alumnal Record: "John Poucher, Minister and Teacher, Deceased. A.B.; A.M., 1868; B.D., 1897, Garrett Biblical Institute; D.D., 1887, same; Phi Beta Kappa. Born, March 4, 1843, in England. Instructor in Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1856-67; elected professor Baker University, Kansas, 1866; member of Indiana Conference, 1867; secretary of the Indiana Conference, 1877-81; pastor, 1867-80; presiding elder, Indianapolis District, 1880-84; trustee DePauw University, 1882-88; member of the Executive Committee of the Joint Board, 1882-98; secretary of same, 1882-94; delegate to General Conference, 1884; pastor Centenary Church, New Albany, 1884-86; professor in School of Theology, DePauw University, 1886-98; treasurer of the faculty, 1886-87; pastor of Trinity Church, New Albany, 1889; tresurer DePauw University, 1894-98; pastor Lawrenceburg, Ind., 1898-1900; trustee DePauw University, 1899; pastor First Church, Greensburg, Ind., 1900-1901; district superintendent New Albany District, 1901-07; pastor Petersburg, Ind., 1907-13; pastor Orleans, Ind., 1913-18; contributor of articles to Methodist Review, cyclopaedic works and theological and religious periodicals; officially appointed historian of DePauw University. Married, September 17, 1867, Miss Annie M. Cross, who died, March 31, 1897. Father of 1080 [Charles Henry Cross Poucher], 1139 [Olive St. John], 1567 [William Thompson Poucher], 1699 [Lucie Wood], 1733 [George Edward Poucher], and 2107 [Martha Bridges]. Died, June 29, 1918, Orleans, Ind; buried, Forest Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Ind."