Dr. Robert Francis Engs, Age: 69
Date of Birth: November 10, 1943
Date of Death: January 14, 2013
Proceeded in Death by:
Robert Nathaniel Engs, Father
Occupation:
Professor of History, emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Distinguished Professor of History, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Consulting Scholar of ìThe Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation at the College of William and Maryî
Church Membership:
St Martinís Episcopal Church, Williamsburg, VA
Education:
Frankfurt American High School, West Germany, 1957-1960;
Grove City High School, PA, 1960-1961
B.A.: Princeton University 1965,
Ph.D.: Yale University 1972,
Book Author:
Freedom’s First Generation: Black Hampton, 1861-1890,
Educating the Disfranchised and Disinherited: Samuel Chapman Armstrong and Hampton Institute, 1839-1893,
Birth of the Grand Old Party, ed. [w/ Randall Miller],
Their Patriotic Duty: The Civil War Letters of the Evans Family of Brown County, Ohio
Organizations, Associations:
Consultant, Ft. Monroe Restoration and Preservation Project
The Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
Pennsylvania Sesquicentennial Commission
Educational Consultant, History, School System of Philadelphia, PA
Trustee, Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia, PA
Survivors:
Son: Robert Nathaniel Engs, II
Former Spouse: Jean Oliver Engs
Mother: Myrtle Coger Engs
Siblings: Michael Shelton Engs and Barbara Engs Watson, and sister-in-law Sidney Engs and brother-in-law Robert Watson, Jr.
Nephews and Nieces: Joi Gary, Leia Gary, Stephanie Engs, Terrell Atkins, Caia Brown
Memorial Contribution:
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to an organization of your choice that benefits at-risk youth.

Memorial
12:00 AM
St. Martins Episcopal Church - Directions
1333 Jamestown Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185
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