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of country in 1839, under disapproval of the Medical Socicty ; vide resolution, February 5, 1840.
Dr. Amos Witter located in Seville as physi- cian about 1837. Hc read medicine with Dr. De Witt at Lodi, and attended lectures in Cin- cinnati. Dr. Witter joined the Medina County Medical Society May 7, 1839 ; elected Presi- dent of same May 2, 1844 ; served one year ; appointed Censor May 1, 1845. Moved to Linn County, Iowa, about 1846. During the war of the rebellion, was commissioned Surgeon of a regiment from Iowa, and died from exposure while in the service.
Dr. William S. H. Welton, son of Judge Philo Welton, one of the early settlers of Mont- ville Township; studied medicine with Dr. George K. Pardee, and was admitted to mem- bership iu the Medina County Medical Society, and granted diploma Feb. 5, 1835. He located at Medina, and practiced for about thirty years with slight interruptions, taking a trip to Cali- fornia about 1854, and at one time practiced at Wadsworth. His health for a number of years was very poor, and he was deprived thereby of many advantages which more fortu- nate competitors enjoyed. About 1865, he went West, and visited relatives in Wisconsin and Iowa. There he submitted to amputation of the leg, for chronic ulceration, and his health since has been so much improved that he lias "taken up the cue " and sought to prolong the lives of the " black Republicans " of that State.
Dr. William Converse, the first physician in Litchfield, studied medicine with Dr. E. De Witt, at Lodi, being a brother-in-law. While a stu- dent, Converse, Witter, and a tall student, whose name is unknown, went to Milton to resurrect a body for dissection. They took up coffin and all. A big dog came upon them while at work, and the tall fellow struck at him with the spade, but missed the dog and knocked Witter down. When they came to open the coffin, they found nothing but old bones in it. They had
robbed the wrong grave. Dr. Converse left Litchfield in 1839, going to Lodi, where he prac- ticed until 1844, wlien he sold to Dr. Hoag, and went to Princeton, Ill., and thence to Chicago, having become wealthy and retired from busi- ness, and educating a son in the profession.
Dr. A. M. Armstrong, born 1808, in Chatham, Columbia Co., N. Y. Studied medicine first at Chatham, in 1828, subsequently at Kinderhook. Attended lectures at Fairfield Medical College, New York, and graduated in 1832. Practiced medicine at Oswego, N. Y., until 1835. Located at Sharon, Medina County, same year, and moved to Doylestown in 1837, where he has since re- mained, subject to the labors, hardships and vexations incident to a country doctor's life. Dr. Armstrong was elected, on the Democratic ticket, to the Legislature of Ohio, in the fall of 1879, from Wayne Co., Ohio.
Dr. Israel B. Beach, a native of Maine, came to Sharon iu the year 1837 ; remained there in active practice until 1850, when he sold to Dr. Willey. Hc joined the Medina Couuty Med- ical Society May 7, 1839, aud attended a course of medical lectures at the Jefferson Medical College, in Pennsylvania, term of 1849-50, in company with Dr. A. Fisher ; moved to Cleve- land in 1850. He subsequently went to the State of New York, and again returned to Cleve- land, and died there December 10, 1860.
Dr. Elijah Kendrick came to Wadsworth from Middlebury in 1838, and occupied Dr. Pardee's office for one and one-half years. He practiced at Wadsworth about five years, and went to Cincinnati. He was there during the cholera of 1848 ; was appointed Superinteud- ent of the Insane Asylum at Columbus about 1850 ; served as such a number of years, and moved to East Cleveland. Hc finally weut to Brighton, Penn., where he died in 1877.
Dr. Wilcox settled in Hinckley about 1838, aud practiced there some thirty years, and then went West to grow up with the country. He taught school at Cuyahoga Falls in 1827.
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Dr. P. E. Munger came to the county in 1838 ; settled in Weymouth ; subsequently moved to Medina ; joined the medical society in 1840; was chosen Secretary and Treasurer in 1843 and 1844.
Dr. Munger was an educated man and well posted in the medical literature of his day.
Dr. Foster located in Granger abont the year 1838. He practiced there until 1845 or 1846, and moved to Bennett's Corners ; was there several years, and moved to Royalton. Kept hotel in Royalton until he died.
Dr. Rockwell was a physician at Lodi in 1839. October 28, 1841, he was admitted to membership in the Medina County Medical Society.
Dr. Lewis Damon Tolman came to Ohio from Onondaga Co., State of New York, about 1835. He studied medicine with Dr. Bela B. Clark at Brunswick ; attended first course of lectures at Willoughby in 1838-39 ; received diploma from the Medina County Medical Lyceum May 7, 1839, and paid $5, the nsual fee for a diploma, becoming a member thereby. February 5, 1840, he was elected Recording Secretary and Treasurer, and served as such nntil February 2, 1843, not having been absent from any meet- ing during the four years, and taking au active part in all the proceedings.
He located at Litchfield in 1839, where he commenced to practice his professiou ; prac- ticed there six years and, in 1845, came to Me- dina Village. In the winter of 1845-46, he at- tended lectures at Cleveland, and graduated in the spring of 1846. Returning to Mediua, he continued the practice with much success, and found friends gathering thickly around him. May 3, 1849, he was again elected Secretary of the Medical Society, and served uninterrupt- edly until 1855, his membership continuing until his death in 1859.
Dr. James H. Carpenter came to Ohio in 1838; was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., in 1818. He commenced reading medicine with Dr. Tol-
man in 1839, at Litchfield ; attended medical lectures at Willoughby, session of 1839-40 ; commenced practice with Dr. Tolman in the spring of 1840. Dr. Tolman, in hiving a swarm of bees, was stung by them, and obliged to keep the house. An important call arriving, Carpen- ter was asked to respond, and he performed the service so well that Dr. Tolman got a pair of pill-bags and put him at work. This was the beginning of his medical career. The copart- nership continued until 1845, when Tolman went to Medina ; meanwhile, Dr. Carpenter's father had died, and the support of the mother and family fell upon him. This and profes- sioual cares deprived him of further advantages in attending medical lectures, and yet few prac- titioners have exercised better judgment and adaptation to the ever-changing requirements of professional life.
In 1867, Dr. Carpenter moved to Michigan ; but the " fickle goddess " that allured him thither lavished her charms upon "that other man," aud he returned to Litchfield in 1877, .
where lie now resides.
Dr. A. E. Ewing was born October 25, 1816, near Cobourg, Upper Canada, on the north shore of Lake Ontario. His father was from Massachusetts, and his mother from Vermont. He entered medical school at Castleton, Vt., early in 1836 ; afterward attended the Medical Department of Dartmouth College, at Hanover, N. H., and graduated in October, 1839. He came to Ohio in 1840, and practiced medicine in Granger and Sharon three years, then at Medina two years. In 1847, he went to Hills- dale, Mich., and edited a Whig newspaper dur- ing the Cass and Taylor campaign, and subse- qnently came back to Richfield in 1850, Went to Wisconsin in 1856, and came back to Rich- field in 1863. Lives now at the last-named place. Dr. Ewing joined the Medina County Medical Lyceum February 1, 1844, and served as Censor one year and as Secretary and Treas- urer until he moved, in 1847.
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Dr. Hopkins came to Seville in 1840, and practiced in company with Dr. A. Witter. About 1848, he went to Sharon, and in 1852, went to State of New York. He became a great invalid subsequently, and went to the Medical Springs at St. Louis, Michigan, having rheuma- tism so as to be confined to crutches, etc. He was a member of the Medina Medical Society, October 28, 1841. May 3, 1842, chosen one of the Censors of the society, and again in 1843.
Dr. Henry Warner was born in Sheldon, Genesee Co., N. Y., June 17, 1817. Dr. Warner attended school in Sharon and read medicine with Dr. Pardee, and afterward attended medi- cal lectures at Geneva, N. Y., in 1840-41. He located at Bristol, Wayne County, but in the fall of 1841, he came to Spencer, where he fol- lowed his profession until his death, except when serving in the capacity of Judge of the Probate Court at Medina, to which office he was elected, commencing in 1855, and serving six years. He was attacked with pneumonia, which terminated in death about 1872.
Dr. J. C. Preston, born in Talmadge, Ohio, December 8, 1819. Read medicine with Dr, Amos Wright of said town; attended a course of medical lectures at Willoughby, the winter of 1841-42. Practiced with Dr. Jewitt, at Moga- dore, Summit County, one year ; went to Bruns- wick, Medina Couuty, September, 1843; at- tended course of lectures, and graduated at Cleveland Medical College, winter of 1862-63; moved to Cleveland, in November, 1869. Dr. Preston was appointed Assistant Surgeon, Seventy-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Date of rank, March 19, 1863. Date of commission, March 30, 1863; was promoted to Surgeon, February 1, 1865. Date of commission Feb- ruary 5, 1865. Mustered out with regiment July 20, 1865.
Dr. Prestou was the only physician at Bruns- wick for almost twenty years, and enjoycd the full confidence of the people within the range of his practice.
Dr. Melancthon Hoag came to Lodi in 1844; bought out Dr. Converse; was from Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio; remained there until his death in 1874. Dr. A. Rawson was brother-in- law of Dr. Iloag; came to the county in 1844; located at La Fayette; left there in 1847.
Dr. William Clark, son of Dr. Bela B. Clark, and boru in Medina County, read with his father and attended medical lectures at Wil- loughby about 1841 and 1842. He located at Litchfield for practice in 1844, and in 1845, went West, locating at Bucyrus, Ohio.
Dr. Edwin H. Sibley was born in Concord, Erie Co., N. Y., October 4, 1816 ; came to Har- risville about 1844. He was elected to the Legislature of Ohio as Representative from Medina County, session commencing January, 1854; served one term. He attended lectures at the University of Buffalo, graduating about 1843. He joined the Medical Society of the county, May 3, 1855, and was chosen as one of the board of ceusors same day. August 2, 1855, read an essay on "Medical Ethics." May 1, 1856, Dr. Sibley presented the follow- ing, which was adopted by the society: Re- solved, "That the act, eutitled an act to pro- vide for the registration of marriages, births and deaths in Ohio, is one that the members of this society will repudiate, aud use uegative means to render nugatory, for the reason that it enjoins, and with a penalty, making obliga- tory duties upon the medical profession, with- out an equivalent, and that in the face of the rule in this State against any special legisla- tion favorable to the profession." Drs. Sibley aud Spillman were chosen delegates to the Na- tional Medical Association to be held at Detroit, Mich., May 6, 1856. He died at Lodi, March 7, 1864, of typhoid pneumonia.
Dr. L. W. Mclutosh came to Litchfield in 1845; bought out Dr. Tolmau ; left about 1849.
Dr. John J. McAlmont practiced medicine in Weymouth from 1846 to 1850; atteudcd medi- cal lectures at Cleveland, session 1848-49, and
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graduated at the close of the session. About 1850 he went to Little Rock, Ark.
Dr. ITickox came to La Fayette in 1847; his health failing, sold to Dr. S. IIudson, in 1851, and died soon after with consumption.
Dr. Albertson-Eclectic-located at Wilson's Corners about the year 1848, remained a short time and moved to Remson Corners, in the township of Granger, where he still resides and continues practice.
Dr. A. G. Willey entered the office of Dr. George K. Pardee in 1843. He attended the first course of lectures at the Medical Depart- ment of the Western Reserve College at Cleve- land in the winter of 1846. He went to Spen- eer the same spring and practiced in company witli Dr. Henry Warner. In the spring of 1848, he went to La Fayette and the following fall moved his family to Cleveland aud at- ten led lectures throughout the term of 1848- 49, and graduated at the elose. Again he moved to Spencer and went into company with Dr. Warner; stayed there until June, 1850, when he went to Sharon Center. December 1, 1854, he moved back to Spencer aud still re- mains there.
Dr. S. Hudson began reading medicine in 1842, with Dr. Jewett, of Mogadore, Ohio, aud in 1845 attended a course of lectures at Wil- loughby. He came to River Styx in the fall of 1848, and practiced there until the fall of 1851, when he went to LaFayette. He contin- ued in practice there until the fall of 1861, when he went to Columbus and attended a course of medical lectures at Starling Medi- cal College, and received his diploma at the close of the term. Soon after he was ap- poiuted, by Gov. Tod, Assistant Surgeon of the Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Date of rank, July 11, 1862; date of commission, July 23, 1862; resigned October 1, 1862. In 1863, he was appointed Post Surgeon at Louis- ville, Ky., remaining there until the spring of 1864, when he resigned and returned to La Fay-
ette, soon afterward moving to Medina, where he has continued to practice up to the present time.
Dr. Elder came to Litchfield in 1848; prac- ticed there about three years and moved to Huntington, Ohio, thence to Indiana.
Dr. Aurelius H. Agard commenced the study of medicine by attending lectures at Cleveland, Ohio, in the winter of 1846-47, having, the year previous, occupied the office of Drs. Fisher and Warner, engaging in preliminary studies. He pursued the study of medicine henceforth un- interruptedly, attending a second course at Cleveland, and a third at Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, and graduating in the spring of 1849. Returning to Western Star, he formed a copartnership with Dr. Fisher. In 1850, Dr. Agard bought Dr. Fisher's residence, and retained the practice at " the Star " until 1856, when he went to Sandusky City. He is now in California.
Dr. William Painter was practicing medicine at Peninsula, Summit Co., Ohio, up to 1849. IIe attended medical lectures at the Cleveland Session of 1849-50, and graduated in the spring of 1850. He came to Weymouth and remained five or six years, wlien he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has continued to follow in the work from that time until the present.
Dr. Henry Tiffany commenced the practice of medicine at Weymouth ; attended a course of medical lectures at Cleveland, Ohio, session of 1848-49, and settled in York about 1850. IIe remained there in aetive practice until 1861, when he moved to Medina Village and at the death of Dr. Spillman, with his son H. B. Tif- fany, bought the drug store formerly owned by Dr. Spillman. He died of inflammation of the bowels in 1864.
Dr. Wesley Pope settled in Hinckley about 1850. Practiced in Hinckley until about 1870.
Dr. E. R. McKensie commenced the prac- tice of medicine in Litchfield about 1850, and still continues in the path of duty.
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Dr. John Hill read medicine in the office of Dr. A. Fisher at Western Star; attended the first conrse of lectures at Cleveland, session 1849-50. In the spring of 1850, he went to California; theucc to Australia in scarch of gold ; returned by way of England, his mother couutry, in 1855. He attended medical lec- tures in Philadelphia in 1855-56, and grad- uated at the Jefferson Medical College in 1856. He located at Sharon in the same year, and soon after moved to Norton, Summit Co., where he has since lived on the farm.
Dr. H. J. Grismer came to Wadsworth from Peunsylvania in 1853. He bought Dr. Lyman's place, and in 1856 sold it back again and went to Western Star ; stayed there two years and moved to Indiana. He is now living in Illinois.
Dr. James C. Bradford came to Medina in 1855, and entered into copartnership with Dr. Spillman. He remained abont one year and then received appointment as Assistant Physi- cian to Northern Ohio Insane Asylum, where he died in a short time of consumption. His pre- vions history caunot be ascertained for this work.
Dr. H. E. Warner, son of Rev. Lorenzo War- ner, M. D., was born iu Brunswick, on the " old farm," in 1834. Studied medicine with Dr. Hills at Columbus; while a student, was drug- gist at the Lunatic Asylum one year, Dr. Hills being Superintendent of the same. He was druggist, also, at the Ohio Penitentiary one year, while his father was Chaplain of the same. He attended lectures at the Starling Medical Col- lege one term, 1857-58. He located at Wey- mouth in the fall of 1858, and practiced until the fall of 1860, when he attended lectures again at the above-named college, and grad- uated iu the spring of 1861. Returned to Weymouth and continued to practice, when he was commissioned Assistant Surgeon of the Eighty-eightlı Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Decem- ber 17, 1863. He was detached on special duty at Camp Chase, having charge of the rebel
prisoners there confined. He was promoted to Surgeon, March 21, 1865, and remained at Camp Chase until the close of the war, in 1865. Soon after returning home, he began to fail in health, and consumption found iu him a victim. He finally yielded himself up to death May 25, 1873.
Dr. A. P. Beach commenced practice iu Se- ville, about 1859, having read medicine with Dr. More, of Congress Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, and attended medical lectures at Cincinnati, Ohio. He has attended lectures at Cleveland, recently, for two or three terms, and received a diploma from the Medical Department of the University of Wooster.
Dr. George F. Peckham read medicine with Dr. McIntosh at Litchfield, about 1846; at- tended medical lectures, first course at Colum- bus, Ohio ; graduated at Geneva, N. Y., and located in Pennsylvania. Came to Litchfield in 1860. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Date of rank and commission, March 25, 1864. Was mnstered out with the regiment, in July, 1865. Afterward settled at Rawsonville. Lives now in Elyria.
Dr. John L. Firestone was born in Columbi- ana Co., Ohio, in 1829. Studied medicine with Dr. Leander Firestoue, 1850 to 1853. Atteuded one course of lectures in Cleveland, and one at Castleton, Vt., graduating there in 1854. Attended the New York Medical College in 1855, graduating there. Served two years as Assistant Physician in the Northern Ohio Lu- natie Asylum. Practiced at Apple Creek, Wayne County, one year, and then took charge of a drug store at Salem, because of ill health ; stayed two years, then came to Medina iu spring of 1860. Practiced until August 1862, when he was appointed Surgeon of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regimeut, Ohio Volunteer In- fantry, and served in that and the First Ohio Heavy Artillery, until the close of the war. Mustered out August 1, 1865. The following
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winter was spent in the sehools and hospitals of New York City, and in the spring formed a partnership with Dr. Abel Carey, a leading phy- sician and surgeon of Eastern Ohio. Dr. Carey died in 1872, and soon Dr. Firestone's health began to fail; so much so, that he has been compelled to seek relief in traveling abroad, visiting England, Germany, Prussia, Austria, France and the West Indies, and is still eom- pelled to see himself becoming a confirmed in- valid, and able to do but little professional bus- iness.
Dr. Canfield located at La Fayette about 1860. He practiced a short time, when he was taken with hemorrhage of the lungs, and died with quick consumption.
Dr. William Brigham located in Seville, about 1861, having been pursuing medical studies at Ann Arbor Medical College, Mich. He has eon- tinued professional labors at the above-named place, up the present time, except when absent on military duty as Captain of a company in the One Hundred and Sixty-sixth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers.
Dr. E. H. Greenman located in Granger in 1861. Stayed there two and a half years and went West. Last heard from in Oregon.
Dr. David Palmer was among the early prac- titioners of Chatham, remaining up to abont 1865, when he went to West Salem, thenee to Ridgeville and back to Medina Village. Now residing at Lodi, this eounty.
Dr. M. I. Hawkins eame to Brunswick about 1862, and has held the practice in that and parts of adjoining towns.
Dr. L. B. Parker is an old resident and phy- sician of Liverpool ; perhaps the oldest prae- titioner of the county. He has grown gray in the service, and holds the confidenee of the people wherever known.
Dr. William T. Ridenour came to Wadsworth in the spring of 1863, originally from Maryland ; studied medicine at Smithville, Wayne Co., Ohio; practiced three years in Wadsworth ;
went to Oberlin in 1869, thence to Toledo, and is now professor in the Toledo Medical School. Dr. Ridenour was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Date of rank, November 9, 1851 ; date of eomnis- sion, November 12, 1861 ; promoted to Sur- geon, date of rank and commission, May 1, 1862 ; resigned Deeember 28, 1862.
Dr. J. N. Robinson read medicine about 1850, in Chatham, Medina County, and also with Drs. Harley and Snodgrass in Wayne County. He attended medical lectures in Cleveland dur- ing the session of 1852-53, and 1853-54, gradu- ating in February, 1834, and located for prae- tiee at Lockbourne, Franklin County ; remained there eight years ; came to Medina Village about 1863.
H. A. Hoyt, M. D., graduated at Yale Medi- eal College January 10, 1861 ; enlisted as a private in First Connecticut Heavy Artillery May 10, 18 ;1 ; promoted to Hospital Steward about May 24, 1861. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, same regiment, January 17, 1863. Received discharge at his request December 8, 1863 ; settled in Doylestown, Ohio, March 16, 1864. July 23, same year, he accepted the posi- tion of Aeting Assistant Surgeon United States Army, Second Division, Third Army Corps. By his request, contract was annulled Novem- ber 20, 1864 ; returned to Doylestown, Ohio; received commission from Gov. Buckingham, Assistant Surgeon of the Sixth Connecticut In- fantry, and had charge of the regiment until mustered out August 31, 1865; moved to La Fayette, Medina Co., Ohio, Deecmber 15, 1865 ; had medical charge of County Infirm- ary ; practiced his profession until he removed to Hoytville, April 15, 1867 ; practiced medi- cine there three years, and went into mercantile business there.
Dr. Henry Schuhmaker praetieed medieine in Liverpool Township, near Abbeyville, a number of years. He was educated in Germany, his native country, and was a man of fine mold
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and active perceptive faculties. He died of typhoid fever and congestive fever abont 1871, while bnt a young and promising man.
Dr. J. C. Miller practiced Medicine at Lodi, about 1865, and for several years thereafter.
Dr. John Slutz located and practiced medi- cine at La Fayette, about 1865 ; was there three or four years, and for a short time also at Se- ville. He is now engaged as agent for the Ohio Farmers' Insurance Company.
Dr. S. B. Frazelle came to Sharon about 1865, was a graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York. He practiced in Sharon three or four years, when his health failed and he was obliged to retire, and died of consnmp- tion about 1870.
Dr. Parker located in La Fayette about 1865. He was a graduate of Cleveland Medical Col- lege, and a member of the Northeastern Ohio Medical Society ; was also physician to the County Infirmary for several years ; moved out of the county in 1880.
Dr. A. O. Huntley studied medicine with Dr. Stacey Hills, and practiced in Granger in the years 1866-67.
Dr. N. S. Everhard, son of Jacob Everhard, was born in Chippewa January 8, 1841. He studied medicine with his brother, Dr. Aaron Everhard, at Ripon, Wis .; graduated at Cleve- land Medical College, and located in Wads- worth in 1868. Dr. Everhard has continued to practice at Wadsworth until the present time, and holds a high position in the ranks of the fraternity.
Dr. L. S. Murray studied medicine with Dr. L. Firestone, of Wooster, beginning in 1864 ; grad- uated at the Medical Department of Wooster University in the spring of 1868, and practiced in Wooster until the fall of 1868, when he came to Medina, Ohio, where he has since followed his profession.
Dr. G. S. Gillett studied medicine in the office of Drs. W. H. H. Sykes and J. A. Tucker, at Plymouth, Ohio ; attended medical lectures at
the Western Reserve Medical College, in Cleveland, sessions, of 1864-65 and 1866-67, and, gradnating February, 1867; came to Hinck- ley 1868, and is practicing there at this date.
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