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Jacob Gottwals Francis also known as J.G. or Jay G. (Oaks Pennsylvania January 13 1870 – August 27 1958) was an American author a historian a photographer and a Church of the Brethren minister.Francis was born in Oaks Pennsylvania to John Umstead and Mary Jane (Gottwals) Francis [2]. In 1891 he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ursinus College[3]. He is credited with helping to found Elizabethtown College in 1899 located in Elizabethtown Lancaster County Pennsylvania.
