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David H. Hillman was born at New Lisbon, Ohio, about 1843, at which place he attended school until he was seventeen
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years old. At the opening of the Civil War he enlisted in the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served honorably and bravely to the close of the war. He then took a two-years- course of medical study at Wooster University, afterwards spend- ing a year and graduating at the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville, Ky. After completing his medical preparation he settled at Cleveland, Ohio, whence he removed in 1881 to Roches- ter, Pa. Here he built up a good practice, and earned the esteem of the community as a good physician and a good man. He died at his home in Rochester, April 17, 1891. In 1870 Dr. Hillman married Miss Clara F. Hyde, daughter of Rev. D. V. Hyde of New Lisbon, Ohio, and by her had three children, Irma, Myra, and Clara, all living. His widow still resides in Rochester.
Robert T. Hunter, formerly of Beaver, a successful physician, died at Mt. Jackson, April 2, 1849.
James E. Jackson was born in Beaver County in 1818 and died in 1875. He received an academic education, and learned the blacksmith trade, which he followed for some years, during which he also began to study medicine. He graduated finally from the Cleveland Medical College, and for twenty-nine years practised his profession at Fallston, where he died.
James Patterson Johnston was born at Hookstown, Pa., June 2, 1858. His professional life was outside of this county, but after his death he was buried in Mill Creek cemetery, near his birthplace.
Prestley M. Kerr was born in Raccoon township, Beaver County, in 1835. He studied medicine with Dr. J. Ramsey Miller, and graduated from the Allopathic Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1869. He began his practice near the home of his childhood, where he remained until his death in 1884. He was a successful army surgeon, a fine general practitioner, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He left two sons in the profession, Drs. Alvin H. and J. P. Kerr.
George W. Langfitt was born in this county, July 3, 1844. He practised medicine for several years at New Scottsville, and in 1871 he removed to Bellevue, Allegheny County, where he died in June, 1890.
Associate Judge of the County of Beaver.
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Milton Lawrence was the oldest son of Samuel Lawrence of Beaver, the second prothonotary of the county. He was born in November, 1801, studied medicine with Dr. Milo Adams, and settled in Hookstown in 1826, remaining there until 1839. He was elected prothonotary of Beaver County in the fall of 1839, and was re-elected in 1842 and 1845, holding the office until 1848,-three consecutive terms. In 1849 he returned to Hooks- town and resumed the practice of medicine. On March II, 1862, he was commissioned by Governor Curtin to fill the va- cancy caused by the death of Hon. John Scott, one of the asso- ciate judges of the county, and was elected his own successor in October of the same year. He was elected again in 1867, and again in 1872, serving continuously for fifteen years and eight months, when the office was set aside by the provisions of the Constitution of 1874. On one occasion in 1873, the president judge, Alexander Acheson, was suddenly called away, and no substitute was to be had, when Dr. Lawrence presided for the remainder of the term with marked ability. Dr. Lawrence en- joyed the confidence and affection of all who knew him, and was eminent in his profession. In 1872 he removed to Beaver. While on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Lizzie McKissock, at Altona, Ill., he was taken ill and died on Sabbath, October 2, 1880. His remains were brought to Beaver for burial.
Joseph Lawrence, son of Dr. Milton Lawrence, was born in Hookstown, November 22, 1839. When the War of the Rebel- lion began he enlisted in Company H, 140th Regiment, Pennsyl- vania Volunteer Infantry, and served as hospital steward. After his return home in 1865 he took up the study of medicine, and, having acquired his profession, practised in Beaver until 1884. He then moved to Pittsburg, where he died April 7, 1887.
Archibald Leeper was born near Frankfort Springs, Novem- ber 26, 1831. In 1856 he went to Coultersville, Ill., and died there in 1896.
John C. Levis was born at Zelienople, Butler County, Pa., January 3, 1830. He was educated at Harmony in that county, and read medicine with Dr. Lusk of Zelienople. He graduated at the Western Reserve Medical College in 1851, and, after one year's practice in Ohio, located in Darlington, where he remained
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until 1857, when he removed to Bridgewater. Enlisting as an army surgeon, Dr. Levis made a brilliant record during the Civil War. He died at his home in Bridgewater, July 26, 1887, in the fifty-eighth year of his age.
Joseph Linnenbrink was born in Paderborn, Germany, April 26, 1808. He was educated in the common schools and in a private school in that place until he was ten years of age, when he was prepared for the university. He graduated at the Uni- versity of Paderborn, and afterwards attended lectures at the University of Münster. After attending two courses at the Uni- versity of Giessen, he went to the University of Berlin, where he took his examination with honor. He was then appointed by the government, surgeon in the 30th Infantry at Luxemburg, in which position he remained three years. From this post he went into Holland and became surgeon in the Marine Hospital at The Hague. Two or three years later he returned to his native place, Paderborn, whence, in 1834, he emigrated to America, landing at Baltimore. Thence he came to Pittsburg and a few weeks afterwards settled at Zelienople, Butler County, Pa. In 1836 he was married to Miss Barbara K. Miller, daugh- ter of Nicholas Miller. In 1845 George Rapp began to call for his services at Economy, and, in 1848, he removed to that place with his family and remained there for a number of years. In 1864 he came to Rochester, Pa., where he practised until his death, September 5, 1871. He continued to be the physician of the Harmony Society until his last illness.
A. G. McCandless, M.D., of Pittsburg, practised ten years- from 1839 to 1849-at Frankfort Springs, this county. His son, Dr. J. Guy McCandless of Pittsburg, was partly educated in Beaver County.
John McCarrell was born in Washington County, Pa., near Hickory. He settled first in the practice of medicine at Ken- dall, this county, and then removed to Frankfort Springs, spending twenty years in the two places. In 1866 he went to Wellsville, Ohio, where he died, January 18, 1891, aged seventy years. He was much in advance of his time. He was an elder in the United Presbyterian Church at Frankfort Springs.
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Cyrus McConnell was a native of Washington County, Pa., born in 1836. Receiving a good education in the common schools and at Florence Academy, he began at twenty-five years of age the study of medicine with Dr. James McCarrell. He entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1863, and graduated in due time. His practice was begun and was con- tinued during his lifetime at Service P. O., Beaver County. He married Margaret Reed, daughter of Samuel Reed, Esq., of Greene township, and died without issue.
William McCullough, M.D., born about 1790, died about 1840, practised at Georgetown, this county.
William McHenry was born May 30, 1842, in Raccoon town- ship, this county. His professional life was spent in Pittsburg. He is deceased.
David McKinney, Jr., son of Rev. David Mckinney, D.D., a former editor of the Presbyterian Banner, and of Eliza Finley Mckinney, was born in 1840, in Centre County, Pa. He was a graduate of Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., and of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1861. He was a surgeon in the War of the Rebellion in the roth Pennsylvania Reserves, and at the close of the war located in Beaver. In 1871 he re- moved to New Brighton as the successor of the lamented and revered Dr. David Stanton, deceased. He was a member of the State Pension Board, railroad surgeon of the Pennsylvania lines, and was in active practice up to within a year of his death, which took place December 20, 1901.
W. D. McPheeters was born March 25, 1844, in Hanover township, this county. He read medicine under Dr. R. A. Moon, then of Hookstown, and graduated at the Western Re- serve Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1870. He first lo- cated at Kendall, then removed to Ohioville and afterwards to Hookstown to succeed Dr. Lawrence, where he remained until his death, January 20, 1896.
David S. Marquis was born April 14, 1821, in Beaver. Re- ceiving an academical training he began the study of medicine with Drs. Oliver and Smith Cunningham of Beaver, and gradu- ated from the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, in 1846. He
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first practised his profession at Hookstown, where he remained for over three years, when he removed to Freedom. Ten years later (1859) he came to Rochester, where he practised success- fully until his death, which occurred January 31, 1900.
J. Ramsey Miller was born near Harshaville, this county, August 12, 1827. He read medicine with Dr. John McCarrell, and after graduation practised six years at Holt, this county, removing to Iowa in 1860, where he died, having attained emi- nence in his profession.
David Minis, Jr., was born in Beaver, December 7, 1831, at- tended the common schools, graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1850, and from the University of Pennsyl- vania. He practised his profession in Beaver until the break- ing out of the war, when he enlisted in the 48th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and was appointed surgeon of the regiment. Dr. Minis never spared himself during the awful scenes of carnage and in the hospital hells which they created; and it was as the result of excessive labors and exposure in his ministry of comfort that he lost his life, February 14, 1862, after the engagement at Roanoke Island, N. C., on the 8th of the same month. He married, in Beaver, Sarah H. Agnew, daugh- ter of Hon. Daniel Agnew, now the wife of Hon. Henry Hice.I
R. A. Moon was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., Septem- ber 17, 1821. He located in Beaver County in 1845 at Hooks- town, near which place he married a daughter of William
1 We have found in the Beaver Argus for March 12, 1862, the following contemporary notice of the death of Dr. Minis:
'I. At a meeting of the officers of the 48th Regiment, Pa. Volunteers, held at the Colo- nel's Quarters, on Saturday evening, Feb. 22, 1862, the following business was transacted: "On motion Col. Nagle was appointed chairman, and Lieut. O. C. Bosbyshell, sec'y. Col. Nagle stated that the meeting had convened for the purpose of taking some action in regard to the death of our late Surgeon, Dr. David Minis, Jr. The following order was then read:
"Head Quarters, Dep't of N. Carolina, Roanoke Island, Feb. 20, '62. General Orders No. 10. *
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"2. The General Commanding desires to render a tribute to the memory of Dr. Minis, of the 48th Penn'a Volunteers. He was detached from his own Regiment and appointed to accompany the 9th New Jersey, then going into the field. He lost his life by disease, brought on by his untiring devotion to the wounded, during and after the action of the 8th. To the forgetfulness of self which kept him at his post at the Hospital, regardless of rest, the Department owes a debt of gratitude.
" By command of " Brigadier General A. E. Burnside.
" (Signed:) Lewis Richmond, A. A. G."
Warm resolutions of respect were then read and adopted, which are too long to re- produce here.
A. T. Shallenberger.
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Sterling. In 1875 he removed to Beaver Falls. Dr. Moon died October 26, 1892. He was one of the oldest practitioners in the county, having been continuously at work since 1845. His son, Dr. Addison S. Moon, continues to practise at Beaver Falls.
S. M. Ross, M.D., practised some years in Darlington, remov- ing from that place to Altoona, Pa., where he recently died.
Isaac Scott was born near Smith's Ferry, Beaver County, Feb. 22, 1822. He became a great physician, distinguished him- self as a surgeon during the Civil War, and held many positions of honor and trust afterwards at Parkersburg, W. Va., where he lived until his death in 1888.
Aaron T. Shallenberger was born at Mount Pleasant, West- moreland County, Pa., February 20, 1825. Having received an academical education he began the study of medicine with Dr. W. C. Reiter, with whom he remained for three years. He then entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, graduating in 1846. After practising some time with his preceptor, he came to Rochester in 1847, and continued in active and successful practice for about eight years, when he began to give his atten- tion to the manufacture and sale of a proprietary medicine. Some years later he retired from business and lived quietly and studiously at his home, an active member of his church, the First Baptist Church of Rochester,-and a useful and honored citizen of the town, with whose advancement he had always been closely identified in interest and labor. On September I, 1846, Dr. Shallenberger was married to Miss Mary Bonbright of Youngstown, Westmoreland Co., Pa., by whom he had nine children. Five of these died in childhood, and of the others Horace Mann, a son, is one of the leading physicians of Rochester; Alethe is the wife of A. A. Atterholt of the same place, and Oliver B. and Herbert B. are deceased. Oliver died January 23, 1898, and Herbert, March 11, 1899, and on February 6, 1901, Dr. Shallenberger himself passed away at his beautiful home on Adams Street, where his widow still resides.
James D. Shields was raised and educated in Beaver County, though born in Washington County. The family occupied the
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old Shields homestead on Service Creek, where the Doctor prac- tised from 1842 to 1847. He died in Iowa in 1886.
W. C. Shurlock, M.D., practised at Darlington some years. He served Beaver County in the Legislature of the State in 1870 and 1871.
William Smith was born in Allegheny County, March 26, 18II. While still young he removed with his parents to Greers- burg, now Darlington, this county, where he received his educa- tion in the academy. He read medicine with Dr. Henderson of Darlington, and settled at Hookstown in 1839. He attended medical lectures in Philadelphia in 1847. In 1849 he was elected to the Legislature. He died at Enon Valley, July 5, 1871.
David Stanton was born in Salem, Ohio, June 9, 1829, the son of Dr. Benjamin Stanton, an eminent physician of that place. He was a cousin of Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln's War Secretary. His mother was a sister of Abel W. Townsend, one of the early settlers of New Brighton. His early education was obtained in the excellent common schools of his native place, and when quite young he commenced the study of medicine in his father's office. He spent two years in attending lectures at the Western Reserve Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated in 1850. In that year, having just attained his major- ity, he came to New Brighton and commenced the practice of his profession with his brother-in-law, Dr. Charles Weaver, an able and well-known physician of that town. On the death of the latter a year later, he succeeded to his large practice, which he ably maintained and increased. In 1857 Dr. Stanton graduated also at the University of Pennsylvania Medical College, Phila- delphia. May 6th of the same year he was married to Miss Lydia M. Townsend, a daughter of Robert Townsend, who bore him two children, Elizabeth T. and Charles Weaver.
Dr. Stanton was a strong opponent of slavery, identified him- self with the Republican party at its organization, and on the breaking out of the Rebellion promptly offered his services to the Governor of the State, who appointed him Surgeon, with the rank of Major, in the First Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry. For eighteen months he served with his regiment in the field, and during that time, although not required to go into action at all,
David Stanton, M.D.
C. I. Wendt, M.D.
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he participated in nearly every engagement in which his com- mand took part, and showed himself as good a soldier as he was a surgeon. February 28, 1863, he was appointed by the President, Surgeon of United States Volunteers, and assigned to duty as Superintendent of Hospitals at Columbus, Ohio; and, October 13, 1864, he became Assistant Medical Director of the Northern Department of the Ohio, Cincinnati. In December, 1865, he became Acting Medical Director, with his office at Detroit, Mich. Dr. Stanton resigned from the army, November 20, 1865, but was subsequently twice breveted by the President -Lieutenant-Colonel in 1865, and Colonel in 1866.
On the 18th of May, 1871, he was nominated for Auditor General by the Republican Convention which met at Harris- burg, and in the following October was elected by a majority of 14,000. Less than a month afterwards, November 5, 1871, Dr. Stanton died at his home in New Brighton after a short illness. The funeral took place from the First Presbyterian Church of that town, the entire business of the community being suspended during the services in accordance with a proclamation of the Chief Burgess and the vote taken at a public meeting of the citizens. The interment was in Grove Cemetery, New Brighton.
Simon Strouss of Amity, Washington County, Pa., was born near Hopewell Church, Independence township, this county. His first location as a practitioner was on Raccoon Creek, at the house of Jack McElhaney. This was about 1830. Dr. Strouss was regarded as one of the foremost of the early physicians of the county.
B. A. Vance, M.D., was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1844, and attended Westminster College at New Wilmington, Pa. He read medicine with Dr. Robinson and graduated at Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1874. In 1877 he located in Darlington, this county, and became a successful practitioner. He is now deceased.
Samuel Wallace was born April 20, 1812, in Greene township, Beaver County, Pa. He prepared for college under the Rev. George M. Scott of Mill Creek, and graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa. In 1832 he read medicine with Dr. McCook of New Lisbon, Ohio, and commenced the practice of VOL. I .- 25.
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his profession in Hookstown in 1839. As mentioned above, he was one of the victims of the "Hookstown fever," dying a martyr for humanity, September 28, 1845, in the thirty-fourth year of his age.
William Warnock was born in Ireland, and began the prac- tice of medicine at Frankfort Springs, this county, in 1810.
John Warnock, a son of the preceding, was born at Frank- fort Springs about 1814, and practised as a homœopathic phy- sician at the place of his birth about 1840.
Hugh Wright of Pittsburg, deceased, was born in 1804 near Hookstown, this county, and practised some years at that place.
C. I. Wendt, M.D., of New Brighton, Pa., died October 22, 1883, in the forty-second year of his age. He was born on the South Side of Pittsburg, formerly called Birmingham, and was the youngest son of Frederick Wendt, Jr., and the grandson of Frederick Wendt of the firm of Eichbaum & Wendt, who founded the first flint glass-works in Pittsburg in the year 1800. His mother was Almyra Taylor Brock, niece of Sir Isaac Brock. His early education was academic, and later he took up the study of medicine, graduating from the Cleveland Medical Col- lege. He began the practice of medicine in New Sheffield, this county, and in 1867 came to New Brighton, where he became the leading representative of the homœopathic school in the county. In 1876 he was the only representative of the Repub- lican party from Beaver County in the Legislature of Pennsyl- vania, to which he had been elected. The Legislative Sketch Book said of him while there: "He is a man of most excellent judgment, with keen perceptions and a comprehensive mind." In 1867 Dr. Wendt was married to Miss Agnes Scott, a daughter of Hon. John Scott, an associate judge of Beaver County. There were children of this marriage: John Scott, an attorney, of the firm of Watson & McCleve, Pittsburg; Edwin F., Assistant Chief Engineer of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railway; Charles I., a physician of the East End, Pittsburg; and Almyra, a daugh- ter, residing with her mother in New Brighton; and several others deceased.
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Isaac Winans was born in Milton, Mahoning County, Ohio, July 3, 18II. He was a son of Jacob and Elcy (Sutherland) Winans. His early education was obtained at Milton and Georgetown, Ohio, and he was a close student all his life. He read medicine with Dr. John Delenbaugh of Georgetown, Ohio, and received his degree as Doctor of Medicine from the Cincin- nati Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio. After his graduation he located for the practice of his profession in New Brighton, Pa., and with the exception of one year (1873) spent in Youngstown, Ohio, remained there from 1844 until 1877. His brother, Dr. John S. Winans, studied with him, and was his partner for a few years shortly after he came to New Brighton. August I, 1837, he was married to Ann Eliza Sheets of Deerfield, Mahon- ing County, Ohio. The children of this marriage were Jacob S., Mary E. (now Mrs. Ary W. Browning), Elsie A. (Mrs. John Corbus), J. Alexander, Sarah A. (Mrs. Myron Wood), E. Vir- ginia (Mrs. John M. Evans), Charles W., and Helen (Mrs. S. E. Ward).
Dr. Winans was for many years an elder in the Presbyterian Church of New Brighton. In politics he was a Republican. His death occurred in New Brighton, December 3, 1877, and he is buried in Grove Cemetery, that place.
John Sutherland Winans, M.D., was born September 25, 1812, in the Western Reserve, at Milton, Mahoning County, Ohio, second son of Jacob and Elcy (Sutherland) Winans. His father was of Dutch descent, first settling in Maryland; his mother of the Scotch Highlanders, direct descendants from the Sutherlands of Sutherlandshire, Scotland. His father was a lieu- tenant in the War of 1812. His collegiate education began at Western Reserve College, Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery in 1858, and com- menced the practice of his profession in New Brighton, Pa., asso- ciated with his brother, Dr. Isaac Winans. Later he practised in Bellaire, Ohio; Rochester, Pa .; and Allegheny, until the time of his death, February 5, 1881. He was a member of Beaver County and Allegheny County medical societies. Dr. Winans was married in New Brighton to Eliza Maria Reno, only daugh- ter of Thomas Thorn Reno, son of Rev. Francis Reno, the first Episcopal minister west of the Alleghenies. His widow and six
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children survive him; three sons, John S. F., Louis A. R., Thomas R., and three daughters, Elsie M., Margaret A., and Lyda L. (now Mrs. Franklin A. Dean), all residing in Pittsburg.
This finishes the list of deceased Beaver County physicians of whom we have been able to learn anything.1 Many others, no doubt, there were, who did well their part in lessening the ills which flesh is heir to, and whose memories are dear to grate- ful hearts somewhere. We regret that we cannot speak of them.
Beaver County may be said to be in general a very healthful region. In its principal towns boards of health are established, which discharge measurably well their duties. Two well- equipped hospitals, the Beaver Valley General Hospital at New Brighton, and the Beaver County General Hospital at Roches- ter, are doing a good work, and are generously supported by the citizens of the county. Their history is briefly given below.
This region has been comparatively free from serious epi- demics of dangerous diseases. Smallpox has rarely shown itself in epidemic form. Cholera made its appearance here during the periods in which it became prevalent throughout the Union. Great alarm was felt and there were fatal cases in different sec- tions of the county. The disease first appeared in July, 1834. The first case was that of Samuel Hooper, who contracted it in Louisville, Ky. He got as far as Freedom on the steamboat Byron, where he died. The next case was that of Captain Ephraim Knowles, of the steamboat Eclipse, who was set ashore at the mouth of the Big Beaver, and died in five hours after being stricken. In August of that year the village of Fallston suffered severely from the disease. On the eighth of the month Dr. Chamberlin reported the following deaths from cholera asphyxia as occurring under his observation: James McIlroy, Douglas McIlroy, Mary Smith, Mary Worcester, Robert Mc- Creary, Mrs. Baxter, Thomas Sloane, Richard Baxter, and John Collier, all of Fallston. Other fatal cases were those of James Fowler, James Alexander, Mrs. Venatta, Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Gorm- ley, James Courtright, John Murphy, and Alexander Murphy.
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