Memoirs of Milwaukee County : from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Milwaukee County, Volume II, Part 56

Author: Watrous, Jerome Anthony, 1840- ed
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Madison : Western Historical Association
Number of Pages: 1072

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Weber there has been born a daughter, Marguerite Cynthia, who was born April 1, 1906. Dr. Weber is independent in his political views, and follows the dictates of his judgment, rather than that of party organizations, in exercising his right of franchise. Profes- sionally he has membership in the Milwaukee County and the Wiscon- sin State Medical associations.

William Edward Fox, M. D., is the acting assistant surgeon in the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital service at Milwaukee, a position he has hield for the past three years, and in addi- tion to his duties in that capacity he gives close attention to the gen- eral practice of medicine. He was born in Milwaukee on March 29, 1880, son of William Fox, M. D., who is given more extended men tion on another page in the personal sketch of Dr. Philip A. Fox. The subject of this review was educated in the parochial schools of Milwaukee, at St. John's Cathedral, and Marquette College, and after this thorough work took a course in the University of Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind. Then deciding to follow the profession in which so many of his family had gained distinction, he entered the Rush Medical College at Chicago in 1898 for a course of study. Later he matric- ulated at the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons at Mil- waukee and graduated in that institution in 1904. During the first year following his graduation he was located at Dawson, New Mexico, where he had the position of surgeon for the Dawson Fuel Company and the El Paso & Northeastern Railroad Company. On Aug. 10, 1905, he received the appointment in the service mentioned in the intro- ductory sentence of this review and returned to Milwaukee, where he is rapidly building up a fine practice. He was married on June 19, 1907, to Miss Lillian, daughter of Henry Franklin and Lovisa (Clock) Whitcomb, of Milwaukee. In his political views Dr. Fox maintains an independent attitude, giving allegiance to no particular party, and his religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic church. He is a member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, the Nu Sigma Nu medical fraternity, and he also has membership in the Knights of Columbus.

Eugene D. Regan, M. D., has for the greater part of the past decade been engaged in the practice of his profession in the city of Milwaukee, making a specialty of diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat, and he has already achieved an enviable reputation in his particular line of endeavor. He was born in Madison, Dane county, Wis., on Jan. 22, 1874, son of Dr. John N. and Marcia ( Heimbach ) Regan, the former of whom was born in Ireland and the latter in East Troy, Wis. At twelve years of age the father came to America with his parents, who located in Madison, Wis., and in the schools of that city he received his preliminary education, later completing a course at the University of Wisconsin. He decided upon medicine as his life's profession, and after due preparation engaged in the prac- tice at Oconomowoc, Wis., where he lived about sixteen years, after which he came to Milwaukee and practiced in this city until his death, in 1887. During the Civil war he served for a time as a private soldier in a Wisconsin regiment in the Union army. His widow is

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still living in Milwaukee, and the two children, Anna M. and Eugene D., are living. Dr. Eugene D. Regan, whose name introduces this review, attended the public schools of Oconomowoc, and after the removal of the family to Milwaukee completed a course in the high school of that city. He then entered the Milwaukee Medical College, in which he graduated with the class of 1898, after which he did special work in the Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York city. He then began his independent career as a physician in Milwaukee, specializing as stated in the foregoing, and as stated his success has been of the unequivocal order. In politics his position is that of the true independent voter, and he exercises his franchise in accordance with the dictates of an enlightened judgment after due consideration of the questions in issue. His religious affiliations are with the Roman Catholic church, and professionally he is a member of the Milwaukee County, the Wisconsin State, and the Milwaukee Medical associations, and the Opthalmological Society. He is also a member of the Knights of Columbus.

James W. Frew, M. D., is a practicing physician in the city of Milwaukee, where he has been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession for nearly a decade. He also takes a deep interest in mili- tary affairs, having been a member of the Wisconsin National Guard since 1899, and during the past four years has served as examining surgeon in the same organization. He was born in Scotland, the land to which so many of America's leaders in thought and action trace their ancestry, on Oct. 7, 1870, son of James and Catherine (McIver) Frew, both of whom were also of Scottish birth. The family migrated to America in 1883 and settled in Cambridge, Mass., where the parents resided until 1907. The father followed the occupation of a baker during his active career, but since his removal to Milwaukee in the last-named year he has lived in retirement. Seven children were born to these parents, only two of whom are now living. Dr. Frew attended school in his native country prior to the removal of the family to America, and then finished his preliminary education in the public and high schools of Boston. He also spent two years in the scientific course at Harvard University, after which he came west, and entering the Milwaukee Medical College he graduated from that institution with the class of 1899. Immediately entering into the active practice of medicine he has since been so engaged, and from the very outset he has met with gratifying success. He was married in September, 1891, to Miss Carrie E., daughter of William and Cassie Megroth, of Cam- bridge, Mass., and to this union have been born two children, Norwood and Estelle. Dr. Frew is nominally a Republican, but he exercises the right of independent thought upon all questions, and he is liberal in his religious views. As stated above he is the examining surgeon for the National Guard of Milwaukee, and he also officiates in the same capacity for the National Life Insurance Company, of Des Moines, Iowa. He has membership in the St. Andrews and the Caledonian societies.

Julius Hilton Sure, M. D., physician and surgeon, residing at 243 Farwell avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., has been engaged in the suc-

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cessful practice of medicine since 1903, and has already established a reputation for skill and ability which many an older man might well envy. His previous life has yielded him a rich and varied experience, and his education, both general and technical, has been of the very best, so that he is admirably equipped for the pursuit of his exacting profession. Dr. Sure was born in Russia on Sept. 29, 1874, the son of Hirsch and Dina (Jochelson) Sure, who were also subjects of the Czar. His father has been engaged in commercial pursuits all his life, but is now leading a retired life. His parents left Russia in 1887 and proceeded to Cape Town, British Cape Colony, Africa, where they have since resided. Dr. Sure received a thorough training in the elementary and secondary schools of his native land and Germany, and afterward pursued the study of Pharmacy in Russian and Ger- man institutions. The United States attracted him as offering a wider field of opportunity, and he came to Milwaukee in the year 1895. He then determined to prepare himself for the medical profession, for which he felt himself well adapted by temperament and previous train- ing. This ambition he successfully achieved, and was graduated in the medical department of the University of Illinois in 1903 with the degree of M. D. He immediately returned to Milwaukee, where he has since been engaged in successful general practice. Dr. Sure is a specialist in the obstetrical branch of his profession, and has served as instructor in Obstetrics at the Milwaukee College of Physicians and Surgeons since 1904. He is already recognized as an authority along these lines, and is rapidly taking rank as one of the leading physicians of the city. He brings to his work those qualities which pre-eminently make for advancement and success. He is a man of indefatigable industry, possesses excellent judgment and a sound com- mon sense, is a close student, and has a sincere love for his high calling. He now has a large and lucrative practice, which is steadily growing, and which yields him a handsome income. . Dr. Sure's independence and self-reliance is shown in his political affiliations. He is identified with none of the great parties, but can always be counted upon to support those principles and policies which, in his judgment, promote the public welfare. Self-seeking men and partisan measures are alike abhorrent to his nature. He was married on Sept. 6, 1903. to Miss Clara Epstein, like himself of Russian birth, and the daughter of Abraham and Anna Epstein, now residents of Berlin, Wis. One little daughter, Leahbelle, has come to gladden their house- hold. He is a member of the American Medical Society, and the City, County, and State branches of the same, the proceedings of the various societies always enlisting his studious attention. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the Phi Delta med- ical fraternity. His many friends predict for him a brilliant future in his profession, basing their judgment on his superior learning and ability, and his many excellent qualities in both professional and private life.

Earl H. Darling, M. D., a practicing physician in the city of Milwaukee, was born at Orfordville, Wis., on Feb. 8, 1883, son of Frank E. Darling, who is given a more extended mention in this work

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in the sketch of another son, William S. Darling. The subject of this review received his preliminary education in the high school at Madi- son, Wis., and then matriculated at the University of Wisconsin, in which institution he graduated with the class of 1903. Then taking up the study of medicine, after due preparation he entered the Wiscon- sin College of Physicians and Surgeons at Milwaukee, where he graduated in 1907, following which event he served as house physician in the Milwaukee Hospital for a period of about two months. He then opened an office for the practice of his profession, and from the beginning met with a success that is very gratifying to himself and his many friends. Although one of the youngest practitioners in the city a bright future is predicted for him, for in addition to the excellent training which he has received he is endowed with energy and an innate love for his profession, qualities which cannot help but bring to him success of a high order. In politics he gives allegiance to the platform expressions of the Republican party, and his religious affilia- tions are with the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the Phi Delta college fraternity and also of the Equitable Fraternal Union, being the local medical examiner for the last-named organization. He is also a member of Wisconsin Lodge, No. 13, Free and Accepted Masons.

B. Fowler Baker, M. D., is a prominent physician of the city of Milwaukee, where he has been engaged in the practice of his pro- fession almost continuously for the past sixteen years, and prior to his coming to Wisconsin's metropolis he had had ten years of practice in Michigan. He was born at Ransomville, Niagara county, N. Y., on April 5, 1858, son of Dillman Shadrick and Laura Matilda (Durand) Baker, the former of whom was born at Albany, N. Y., in 1810, and the latter at Canandaigua, N. Y., in 1814. These honored parents were united in marriage in their native state and settled on a farm in Niagara county, where they spent the remainder of their lives, four- teen children being born to them, of whom six are now living. The father was a Republican in his political affiliations and was very active in the local counsels of the party organization. He and his good wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and remained true to that faith until their deaths, that of the father occurring in 1876 and the mother in 1898. The family is of English descent and traces its American lineage to the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers upon Plymouth rock in 1620. Dr. Baker received his early education at the union schools of Lockport, N. Y., and then deciding to make the practice of medicine his life's vocation he entered the Physio Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated in that institution in 1881. He immediately began the practice of his profession, locating first at Trufant, Montcalm county, Mich., and there remained for two years. He then removed to Cedar Springs, Mich., where he was engaged in practice five years, after which he took up his residence in the city of Grand Rapids. In 1892, he removed to Milwaukee, and the medical fraternity has numbered him among its members during the time which has intervened since then, with the exception of two years which he spent in travel. Dr. Baker is independent in his political views, is

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a member of the Christ Adelphian church, and fraternally is a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 213, Free and Accepted Masons at Cedar Springs, Mich.

Frederick F. John, M. D., is a prominent physician of Milwau- kee, perpetuating the family name in that connection, as his father was also numbered among the leading practitioners of the Cream City. Dr. John was born at Sheboygan, Wis., on Oct. 3, 1862, son of Fred- erick C. John, M. D., and Catherine Christian, his wife, the father being a native of Germany and the mother of Fremont, Ohio. The father migrated to America in 1854 and took up his residence in Sheboygan, Wis., in which city he was married, and in 1866 he removed to Milwaukee, where he was actively engaged in the practice of medicine until his death, that event occurring on Aug. 27, 1892. His widow still survives, as do all of the eight childrne ( seven sons and one daugliter) born to himself and wife. Of these children the subject of this review is the eldest; the youngest son, Herbert F., is junior manager of the Review of Reviews, and each one of them holds a fine lucrative position. Dr. John received his primary education in the parochial schools of Milwaukee and later took a course in the North- western University at Watertown, Wis. He then entered the Hahne- mann Medical College at Chicago, and after pursuing the regular course graduated in that institution with the class of 1883. Soon thereafter he began the active practice of his profession in the city of Milwaukee, and has been continuously so engaged to the present time, achieving success to a flattering degree. He was married on Dec. 8, 1896, to Miss Eleanora B., daughter of Theodore and Ernes- tina Schroeder, natives of Germany, but early settlers of Milwaukee, where the father was supervisor of the Sixth ward for six years. Mr. Schroeder died in 1904 and his widow is still living in the city. To Dr. and Mrs. John there have been born two children : Frederick C., on Nov. 15, 1898, and Ruth Catherine, on Dec. 15, 1900. In politics the doctor gives an unswerving allegiance to the Republican party, and in a professional way he is affiliated with the Milwaukee Academy of Medicine and the Wisconsin State Medical society.

Dominic P. Thill, M. D., is very prominent in the professional circles of the city of Milwaukee, being engaged in the active practice of medicine, and he is also proprietor of the North Side Sanitarium, an institution of merit and much popularity among health-seekers. He was born in Fredonia, Ozaukee county, Wis., on Sept. 11, 1870, son of John B. and Katie (Matie) Thill, both of whom were natives of Luxemburg, a province of Belgium. The paternal grandfather was Peter Thill, who, with his family, came to America in 1847, locating in Wisconsin, where he and his wife, Susan Thill, both died, he at the age of eighty-eight and she at ninety. He was a farmer by occupation, and before migrating to America, served through the wars in which his native land was involved. He and his good wife traveled life's journey together for a period of sixty years and became the parents of six children, only three of whom are now living. The maternal grandfather died in the old country, and in 1847 the grand- mother migrated with her family to America, locating in Wisconsin,

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where she spent the remainder of her life. Thus the parents of Dr. Thill, though born in the same province and country, were destined to unite their fortunes in a land far away. They were married in Wis- consin and now live in Ozaukee county, the parents of eleven children, eight of whom are now living. Dr. Thill received his early education in the public schools of Ozaukee county, later attending the State Normal School at Oshkosh, and he also followed the occupation of teaching three years. He early decided upon the profession of medicine for his life's work, and entering the Milwaukee Medical School he graduated in that institution with the class of 1900. He then began the active practice of his profession and has since been so engaged, rising steadily to a position of prominence and usefulness in the city of his adoption. He was married on June 17, 1901, to Miss Mary L., daughter of Louis and Anna (Schmidler) Pierron, of Ozaukee county, Wis., and to this union there have been born three children: Anita, Louis, and Dominic. Dr. Thill is independent in politics, a member of the Roman Catholic church, and the usual professional associations, including the alumni of his alma mater.

Emil Schoene, M. D., has been engaged in the practice of medi- cine at Milwaukee since 1903, during which time he has built up a fine and representative practice. He was born in Germany on Jan. 7, 1864, son of Emil and Minnie (Pohl) Schoene, both of whom were natives of the Fatherland. The parents never came to America, the father dying in Germany in 1897, and the mother still resides in that country. Two sons were born to them, both of whom are living. Dr. Schoene received his early education in a German gymnasium, after which he entered the University of Leipsic, in which he took an extended course. He migrated to America in 1888, and first located at St. Louis, Mo., but he later entered the College of Medicine and Surgery at Chicago and graduated in that institution with the class of 1895. He then went to Fredonia, Wis., where he practiced his pro- fession eight years, meeting with gratifying success and attaining a high degree of skill and efficiency. In 1903, with the desire to enter a larger field, he removed to Milwaukee, where he at once took a high professional rank. He was married in 1885, before leaving his native land, to Miss Milda Koehler, whose parents still reside in Germany, and to this union there have been born five children: Johana, Erick, Emil, Elsa and Olga, the latter of whom is deceased. Dr. Schoene is independent in his political views, voting for the men and measures that meet his intelligent approval, regardless of the party brand. His religious faith is that of the German Lutheran church, and socially he is a member of the Germanic Society in Milwaukee. He is a mem- ber of the Wisconsin State Medical Association, was formerly enrolled with Ozaukee County Medical Society, and fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order.

Clinton H. Lewis, M. D., has for more than a quarter of a cen- tury been engaged in the practice of medicine in Milwaukee, and his high standing as a physician is only equaled by the regard in which he is held by his legion of friends. Dr. Lewis was born at Spring Mills, Allegany county, N. Y., April 8, 1851, son of Paul

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B. and Olive (Huntington) Lewis, the former of whom was also a native of New York and the latter was born in the state of Vermont. The parents migrated from the Empire State to Wisconsin in 1862 and settled in Dane county, where they lived a number of years. The father was a farmer by occupation, and after a number of years spent in Dane county he removed to Beloit, Wis., where he died in 1892, and there his widow now resides. To these parents there were born two children, a son and a daughter, both of whom are liv- ing, and the former is the subject of this review. Dr. Lewis was educated in the public schools of Allegany county, N. Y., and after the removal of his parents to Wisconsin attended the schools of Dane county. In due time he matriculated at the University of Wisconsin and graduated in that institu- tion with the class of 1875, and soon thereafter became a student in the Rush Medical College at Chicago, where he graduated in 1880. He then immediately entered upon the practice of his pro- fession in Dane county, and after two years, desiring a larger field, he removed to Milwaukee, where he has since resided and where he has achieved an enviable reputation as a physician. Dr. Lewis was mar- ried in June, 1878, to Miss Caroline Hobart, daughter of Aden P. and Clara (Beckwith) Hobart, both of whom were natives of New England who came to Wisconsin about 1884 and settled in Milwaukee county. The father was a farmer and a merchant and followed these occu- pations until the time of his death in 1881, his wife dying in 1880. To Dr. Lewis and wife there have been born five children: Paul A., who is engaged in research work at the Rockefeller Institute in New York: Charles H .. a mining engineer in Tacoma, Wash. ; Marshall. a student in the University of Wisconsin; and Marian and Lillian, both of whom are students in the South Side high school. The doctor is a Republican in politics.

Frederick W. Patterson, M. D., is one of the leading physicians of the city of Milwaukee, where for more than twenty years he has administered to the ills and ailments of his fellowmen. He was born in the town of Lake, Milwaukee county, Jan. 27, 1852, and is the son of Daniel W. and Susan (Burdick) Patterson, both of whom were natives of St. Lawrence county, N. Y. The father came to Milwau- kee county in 1834 and there entered 160 acres of government land. He also established the first blacksmith shop in the city of Milwau- kee, but after a number of years spent in the Cream City he removed to Walworth county and settled at East Troy. Later he returned to Milwaukee and spent his last days there, dying at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. His wife died at the age of sixty years, and of the eight children born to this worthy couple seven are now living. Cyrus Patterson, a brother of Daniel W. Patterson was a soldier in the War of 1812, and two younger brothers, George and Albert, were valiant defenders of the flag during the Civil war. The maternal grandparents of Dr. Patterson were carly settlers of Milwaukee county, locating there about 1835, and they lived and died in the locality where they made their early home. Dr. Patterson received his early education in the public schools of East Troy, Walworth

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county, where his parents then resided, and later took a course in the Platteville State Normal. After graduating at this institution he taught school for a short time and then entered the Rush Medical College at Chicago, taking a complete course therein and graduating in 1878. Soon thereafter he opened an office at Platteville for the prac- tice of his profession and remained there three years. He then re- moved to Mineral Point, and after practicing his profession there for a period of five years, in 1887, he located in Milwau- kee, which city has since been the scene of his activity, and where he has met with enviable success. Dr. Patter- son was married in 1895 to Miss Harriet Price, daughter of Theodore and Harriet Price, of Kewanee, Il1. Among the doctor's professional associations may be mentioned the Milwau- kee County and Wisconsin State Medical societies, and fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order, including the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Knight Templar degrees, and he also has membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and Knights of the Maccabees, having served as local medical examiner for each of the last three mentioned. Politically, he gives allegiance to the Republican party, but has never held or sought public office.

Dr. John Lester Johnson, 509 First avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., has been engaged in successful general practice in the Cream City since 1902, and has already attained to a lucrative practice. He is still in the prime of early manhood, has a strong and vigorous consti- tution, and is a finely educated and scholarly gentleman, with every prospect of a brilliant future before him. He was born at Jefferson City, Jefferson county, Wis., on June 2, 1876, the son of Robert W. and Fannie (Lester) Johnson, both of whom are natives of England. His father came to Jefferson county shortly after the Civil war, and was there married. He is now a resident of Milwaukee. He is a miller by trade, was formerly sheriff of Jefferson county, and served as marshal in Jefferson City for a period of eighteen years. Dr. John- son is one of a family of five children, all of whom are still living. The elder Mr. Johnson was a gallant soldier during the Civil war, enlisted in February, 1862, as a private in the Sixteenth regiment of Illinois light artillery for three years' service, and rose to be lieuten- ant of his company. Our subject was also a soldier during the late Spanish-American war. He enlisted as a private in Company B of the First Wisconsin infantry, in April, 1898, and served during the war. Dr. Johnson was educated in the public schools of Jefferson county, high school of Jefferson City, Whitewater Normal School, and Beloit College; his professional training was received at the Milwaukee Medical College (Marquette University), in which institution he was graduated in 1902 with the degree of M. D. Immediately thereafter he began the practice of medicine in Milwaukee as above stated. He is affiliated with the Republican party, but has never taken an active part in politics. Dr. Johnson was married on Oct. 9, 1900, to Miss Josephine, daughter of Jacob Miller, deceased, one of the prominent pioneer settlers of Milwaukee. They have two sons: Robert Lester, and David. Dr. Johnson is a young man of unblemished character,

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Memoirs of Milwaukee County : from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Milwaukee County, Volume II, Part 56

Author: Watrous, Jerome Anthony, 1840- ed Publication date: 1909 Publisher: Madison : Western Historical Association Number of Pages: 1072

Author: Watrous, Jerome Anthony, 1840- ed
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Madison : Western Historical Association
Number of Pages: 1072