BY Academy Class of 1894.

Note: According to 1894 news reports, Brigham Young Academy in 1893-1894 had 851 students, and seven collegiate graduates. We currently have the names of three BYA high school graduates, one honorary BYA high school graduate, and seven collegiate BYA collegiate (listed separately). It may be possible that more than three BYA high school students graduated, since nothing was mentioned about them in the news reports. In 2007, when Scott Cowley researched Book 1 of the Students Record of Class Standings, B.Y. Academy, he found only three collegiate graduates, and only three high school graduates, which indicates that the records researched were somewhat incomplete.

BY Academy High School Class of 1894. Daniel Hibbert. He received a Diploma in Bookkeeping. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 200. ~ ~ ~ ~ Daniel Hibbert was born on November 30, 1869 in Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho. His parents were John Anderson Hibbert and Elizabeth Davies Hibbert. Daniel may have married twice: First, to Ann Bancroft, born about 1830 in England, but died about 1848. Daniel married Mary Hannah Lewis on April 29, 1896 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mary was born on June 5, 1875 in Provo, Utah. Her parents were William John Lewis and Jane Davies Lewis. Mary Hibbert died on August 5, 1961 in Mesa, Arizona. Her interment, Mesa, Arizona. Daniel Hibbert died on June 16, 1951 in Mesa, Arizona. His interment, Mesa, Arizona.

BY Academy High School Class of 1894. Anton E. Jacobson. He received a Diploma in Bookkeeping in May of 1894. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 200. ~ ~ ~ ~ Anton Ephriam Jacobson was born on April 12, 1874 in Bloomington/Ovid, Bear Lake County, Idaho. His parents were Peter Jorgen Christian "P.J." Jacobson [or Jacobsen] and Nikoline [or Nicolena] Thomasen. Anton married Cora [or Cara] Mae (Sylvester?) Owens on October 18, 1897. She was born on November 16, 1882 in Springville, Saint Clair County, Alabama. Anton E. Jacobson died on November 9, 1942 (place not yet known).

Class of 1894. Board of Trustees, 1921 to 1939. J. William Knight. J. Will was in school in Payson, Utah, until sixteen years of age, when his father, Jesse Knight, moved his family to Provo to receive the benefits of the Brigham Young Academy. Karl G. Maeser and George H. Brimhall frequently visited the Knight home in Payson, and "sold" education and the Academy to the growing family. In Provo, J. Will took several classes under Dr. Maeser, Benjamin Cluff and George H. Brimhall, but his major professor was Joseph B. Keeler in the Commercial Department. J. Will Knight graduated from the BYA high school program in 1894, having enjoyed the use of the new Education Building and its budding library. Source: Book, The Sons of Brigham, by T. Earl Pardoe, pp. 124-127. ~ ~ ~ ~ Board of Trustees, 1921 to 1939. Jesse William Knight [J. Will], the second son of Jesse and Amanda McEwan Knight, was born at Payson, Utah, August 20, 1874. His early life on the ranch made him acquainted with horses and farm life. He was trained along commercial lines at school. He filled a mission in England for the Church, traveled on the continent and returned home ready to take his share of the family responsibilities. He helped his father discover the mines and work them. He accompanied his brother Raymond, to Alberta to survey this country. Their impressions were so favorable that their father made large purchases of land which the boys returned to stock and manage. After Raymond was established he came here and built a home, taking an active part in building the community. J. William Knight was a spiritually-minded man and when the Church was organized in Raymond, he was chosen as the first bishop. A year or so later when the Stake was organized in 1903, President H. S. Allen chose him to be his counselor in the presidency. One 'old timer' said of Bishop Knight, "He was a fine man and everybody loved him. He couldn't be beat as a bishop. He was dignified and understanding in his calling, yet he was a good sport and wanted to be right in the middle of athletics of every kind. He could laugh as hard and have just as much fun as the next fellow." In 1907 the heavy responsibilites of his father's interests took him back to Utah where he became vice president of most of the Knight Investment Companies. In 1951, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Knight returned to Raymond, Alberta, Canada, to renew their acquaintances and join in the Golden Jubilee of the town his illustrious father founded. ~ ~ ~ ~ Jesse William Knight was born on August 20, 1874, in Payson, Utah. His parents were Jesse Knight and Amanda Melvina McEwean. He married Annie Melinda Skousen on _______, and Lucy Jane Brimhall on January 18, 1899. Jesse William Knight died on March 11, 1956.

BY Academy High School Class of 1894 ~ Honorary. Horace Lincoln McCarty. Horace McCarty was born on January 13, 1873, and died on May 10, 1893. He was buried in Monroe, Utah. He was four years old when his family moved to Monroe, and was stricken with a heart condition early in his teens. In spite of it, he was a great help on the farm. He attended the Brigham Young Academy at Provo, and in the spring of 1893 he became so ill he was forced to leave school and stay in bed. His brother Homer came to care for him, but soon sent for their mother and they decided to take him home to Monroe. He died on the way home.

BY Academy High School Class of 1894. Edward A. [most likely Edward D.] Whiting. Edward received a Diploma in Bookkeeping. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 201. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward Daniel Whiting was born on June 17, 1875 in Springville, Utah. His parents were Edward Lucian Whiting and Martha Elizabeth Alleman Whiting. He married Mary Emelia Olsen. He married Mary Olsen on February 10, 1904 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on October 7, 1877 in Logan, Utah. She died on September 19, 1970 in Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon. Her interment, La Grande, Oregon. Edward D. Whiting died on October 31, 1964 in La Grande, Union County, Oregon. His interment, La Grande, Oregon.