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 61

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

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Mediastinum, Report of Case," 1883; "Prevention of Typhoid Fever," 1878; "Dislocation of the Fifth Cervical Vertebrae, Report of Case," 1898. Dr. Marks is a charter member of the American Surgical Association and was its vice-president in 1898; a member of the American Medical Association; the Wisconsin State Medical Society, of which he was president in 1870; the Milwaukee Medical Association ; the Medico-Legal Society of New York ; the American Public Health Association, and the National Association of Railway Surgeons. He is also a member of the Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Science and Letters; of the American Historical Society; of the Masonic fraternity, in which he is a Past Master; a member of E. B. Wolcott Post, No. I, G. A. R .; of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, to which body he has contributed interesting and valuable personal reminiscences of the battle of Stone's River ; and of the Milwaukee Chapter, Alpha Mu Pi Omega medical frater- nity. On Dec. 1I, 1867, Dr. Marks was married at Waterville, to Miss Theodora Smith, who died on June 12, 1893. The career of Dr. Marks, covering as it has the entire period of advancement in the field of modern medicine and surgery, has been one of great usefulness to his fellows. He has been quick to sieze upon the fundamental propositions of each advance, but careful to investi- gate its merits before accepting it. Outside of his surgical practice he has made a study of sanitary science, his long experience on the State Board of Health, his thorough belief in its efficacy, and his energy in its practice having been of great benefit throughout the state. Recognizing the importance of a practical knowledge of bacteriology, Dr. Marks completely equipped the bacteriological lab- oratories in the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons, in recognition of which they are known as the Marks Laboratories. Dr. Marks is now living retired in the city where he has passed so many years of arduous and useful labor.

Louis Francis Jermain, M. D., of 1701 Grand avenue, Milwau- kee, was born at Meeme, Manitowoc county, Wis., Oct. 10, 1867, and is the son of George and Laura (Simon) Jermain, the former a native of Switzerland and the latter of Aix-la-Chapelle, Rhenish Prussia. The paternal grandfather, John Jermain, was an attache of the consulate in Berne, Switzerland, and spent his last days in his native land. His son, George, came to the United States and located in Manitowoc county when he was fifteen years of age, and there built up the business of contractor and mill-builder and erected many of the mills in that section of the state. He was a Democrat in his political faith, very active in local politics, and was a man of note in the community. To him and his wife, both of whom are now deceased, were born ten children-seven sons and three daughters-of whom eight are living. The maternal grand- father of Dr. Jermain, Hubert Simon, born at Aix-la-chapelle, came to Manitowoc county in 1845 and was engaged in farming. Both he and his wife, Theresa Simon, died in that county. Dr. Jermain obtained his early education in the public schools and later attend- ed the normal school, fitting himself for the profession of teaching,

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which he followed for seven years, and then, deciding to study medicine, entered the medical department of the Northwestern University at Chicago, in which he was graduated in 1894. Since that time he has followed his profession in Milwaukee, making a specialty of internal medicine; he also occupies a chair in Mar- quette College in the city. In connection with his profession Dr. Jermain belongs to the American Medical Association, the Wis- consin State Medical Society, the Central Wisconsin Medical So- ciety, the Milwaukee County Medical Society and the Milwaukee Medical Society ; and he also belongs to the fraternal associations, Knights of Columbus, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and to the Milwaukee Athletic Club. In politics he is aligned with the Democratic party and in religion is a member of the Catholic church. On June 26, 1894, occurred his marriage to Miss Rose Barth, a native of Kentucky, and the daughter of Paul and Theresa K. Barth, of Louisville, Ky., the former of whom died in Louisville and the latter, now eighty-five years of age, resides with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Jermain. To Dr. Jermain and his wife three children have been born, viz: Theresa, William and Angeline. Dr. Jermain has a large and increasing practice and ranks high among the members of his profession in the city.

Sherman T. Lewis, M. D., 637 Elm street, Milwaukee, was born in the town of Rochester, Racine county, in 1867. His pater- nal grandfather, William G. Lewis, a native of New York and a soldier in the War of 1812, came to Racine county in 1836. His father, James M. Lewis, was a soldier in the Civil war, a member of Company F, Twenty-second Wisconsin infantry, enlisting in 1861. The regiment was mustered in, Sept. 2, 1862, and was oc- cupied mostly in Tennessee and Kentucky until it joined General Sherman's campaign, in which it took a prominent part. It was engaged in the battles of Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw, Peachtree Creek, the seige of Atlanta, and in large and laborious foraging expedi- tions until it joined in the general movement toward Richmond. taking part in the battles of Averasboro and Bentonville. and was in the grand review at Washington. The regiment was highly praised by General Hooker for its unflinching bravery in the battle of Peachtree Creek, and in a number of others it distinguished itself by gallant conduct. Mr. Lewis was a personal friend of General Sherman, and served four years, being mustered out with the regi- ment on June 12, 1865. He was born in Racine county in 1841, and his wife. Eunice (Earle) Lewis, was also a native of the same county. Later he moved to Boston, Mass., where he was a pub- lisher at the time of his death in 1891. Of the three children in the family two are living. as is also the mother, now a resident of Mil- waukec. The maternal grandfather, Thaddeus Earle, was one of the earliest settlers of Racine county and lived to be over ninety years of age. Dr. Lewis comes of long-lived families, not one of his grandparents having died before the age of eighty. He was edu- cated at Rochester Seminary, spent three years at the University of Wisconsin, and then entered the medical college of the Northwest-

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ern University, at Chicago, receiving his degree of M. D. in 1892. In 1896 he came to Milwaukee, where he has been engaged in a general practice since that time, and is now ranked among the lead- ing physicians of the city. In politics he is an independent Repub- lican, nsually affiliating with the party but reserving the right of private judgment on both men and measures. In religions matters he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He belongs to the American Medical Association, the Fox River Valley Medical Association, the Brainard Medical Society of Milwaukee, and he also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was married in 1892 to Miss Lillian Crego, of Winnebago county, and to the union three children have been born, namely: James W., Marion C., and Robert.

Allen E. Wheeler, M. D., Martin Flat, No. 16, Milwaukee, was born in Townsend, West Norfolk, Canada, on Ang. 16, 1832. His ancestors participated in the Revolutionary war on both sides of the struggle. His pateranl grandfather was Ephraim Ethan Allen Wheeler, and he and his father were soldiers in the Continental army, while the maternal grandfather, William Beemer, was an English general on the other side of the conflict. The parents of Dr. Wheeler were George and Elizabeth (Beemer) Wheeler, the former born in Keen Meadow, N. Y., and the latter in New Jer- sey. Both are now deceased, the father dying at the age of sixty- five and the mother at the age of eighty-six. There were nine chil- dren in the family, of whom five are now living, and all were reared on a farm. Allen E. acquired his education in his earlier years in the schools of Kalamazoo, Mich., finished his literary education in Toronto, and then entered the McGill College of Montreal, Canada, in which he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1854. He practiced for a time in Canada and then removed to Kalamazoo, Mich., where during the period of the Civil war he was the as- sistant provost-marshal of the city, and also did some camp work at Jackson. Subsequently he moved west, to Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah, and later practiced for seventeen years in Chicago as a specialist in Hernia. In 1886 he came to Milwaukee, where he has also confined his work to that of the specialist, and is widely known as a successful practitioner and surgeon in that line. In politics he is a Democrat, but not actively engaged in that field. In 1852 he was married to Miss Sabrina Botsford, who was born in Canada, but her parents were natives of the United States. To this union three children were born, namely: Lewis G., a mining engineer ; Fred A., a physician of Chicago ; Clarence E., a physician of Madison, Wis.

George Hardy Dickinson, M. D., of 473 Murray avenne, Mil- waukee, Wis., is a well-known and successful medical practitioner, whose scholarly attainments and technical skill, combined with indefatigable industry and a deep love for his high calling, have won for him his present prominence. He was born on July 26, 1868. at White Pigeon, St. Joseph county, Mich., the son of George and Lydia (Hardy) Dickinson, the former of whom is also a native

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of White Pigeon, and the latter a native of Three Rivers, Mich. His father still resides at White Pigeon, where he has long been known as one of the prosperous and substantial farmers of that locality, but he is now retired. His wife died in February, 1907. Of their five children, four are still living. Our subject is descended from sturdy English ancestors, both on the paternal and the ma- ternal side; all four of his grandparents were natives of England, but came to America in their youth and are numbered among the early pioneers of Michigan. George Dickinson, his paternal grand- father, was one of the very earliest settlers of White Pigeon, and was a soldier in the Black Hawk war. Both he and his wife, Anna (Wade) Dickinson, lived their lives, died, and are buried at White Pigeon. Our subject's maternal grandparents, George and Frances (Arney) Hardy, also penetrated the wilds of Michigan in the early territorial days, and were very prominent pioneer settlers of Three Rivers, where they both resided up to the time of their deaths. Dr. Dickinson received his early education in the public schools of his native town, and after graduating in the high school of White Pigeon completed the full course in the Michigan State Normal school, and he graduated therein with the class of 1891. For the ensuing eight years he followed the vocation of teaching, and acted as principal of one of the ward schools of Racine, Wis. He then abandoned his work as a teacher and began the courses in dentistry and medicine at the Milwaukee Medical College, grad- uating in dentistry in 1901, and in medicine in 1903. After serving for a year as interne at Trinity Hospital, Milwaukee, where he gained a wealth of practical experience in his profession, he entered into active practice and immediately met with a most flattering success. The doctor is allied with the Republican party in his political leanings, but has never sought public preferment on his own behalf. In the matter of religion he conforms to the Metho- dist faith, and is a devout Christian man. He was married on June 23, 1892, to Miss Grace Ackerman, of Greenville, Mich., and they have one charming daughter, Kathryn Lydia, born March 20, 1907. Dr. Dickinson is still a comparatively young man, possessed of a rugged constitution inherited from a long line of simple living and God-fearing ancestors, and is looking forward to many years of active practice. His habits of industry are ingrained and his tastes are scholarly, while he has a sincere love for the higher aspects of his exacting calling. All these things should place and keep him in the front rank of his profession.

Lawrence Hopkinson, M. D., has been engaged in the active practice of his profession in Milwaukee for the past eleven years, and during the whole of that time has also officiated as a teacher of anatomy in the Marquette University College, since 1901 hold- ing the chair of Professor of Anatomy. He was born at Leeds, Yorkshire county, England, on June 26, 1866, son of Samuel and Margaret Hopkinson, who are mentioned on another page in con- nection with the sketch of another son, Dr. Daniel Hopkinson. Dr. Lawrence Hopkinson received his preliminary education in

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the schools of his native town and remained in England until he had arrived at man's estate. In 1889 he migrated to America, locat- ing in the city of Milwaukee, and after due preparation entered the Milwaukee Medical College, in which he graduated with the class of 1897. He then began the practice of his profession, in which he has since been engaged, and in addition to his duties as instruc- tor, mentioned at the beginning of this review, he is now Professor of Diseases of the Intestinal Tract, and Clinician at the county hospital. He is considered authority on this and on subjects in general pertaining to the human anatomy, and his usefulness is highly appreciated by the educational institution with which he is connected. He was married on June 4, 1892, to Miss Ada Hay- ward, of Leeds, England, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Swift) Hayward, who lived out their lives and died in their native land. To this union there have been born four children: Gertrude Helen, William Hayward, Lawrence Tetley, and Dorothy Margaret. Dr. Hopkinson is independent in his political views, worshipping at the shrine of no political party, and although not a member he is an attendant at the Methodist Episcopal church. Among his pro- fessional affiliations may be mentioned the Milwaukee County, the Wisconsin State, and the American Medical associations, and he is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Sons of St. George, and he is an hon- orary member of the Foresters.

Charles Otto Thienhaus, M. D., has been engaged in the prac- tice of medicine and surgery in the city of Milwaukee since 1900, making a specialty of surgery and gynecology. He is the founder and president of the Post-Graduate Hospital. He was born at Urdenbach, Germany, on Dec. 5, 1868, son of Frederick and Cath- arine (Sarmenhaus) Thienhaus, both of whom were also natives of the Fatherland, where the mother died and the father still resides. He was educated in the Gymnasium at Dortmund, receiv- ing his preparatory schooling there, and then entered the medical department of the University of Berlin, where he received his doctor's diploma and graduated with the class of 1895. He remained in his native country a few years after graduation, and after three years of medical and surgical practice in Stendal, Ger- many, in 1900 he migrated to America, settling in Milwaukee, where he has since resided, and rapidly gained distinction in his profession, particularly in the surgical branch. In 1901 he founded the Post-Graduate Hospital, of which he is the president. Asso- ciated with him in this institution are Drs. Echols and Oberembt, two of the city's leading practitioners. Dr. Thienhaus is a regular contributor to the best national as well as international medical journals, and he is recognized as an authority, especially upon questions relating to surgery and gynecology. He has performed a number of very difficult surgical operations, the noteworthiness of which is evidenced by the fact that they are recorded in the best authorities and medical journals published in England, Germany and France. Dr. Thienhaus was married to Miss Florence Brind

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Kendall, who was born in India, daughter of the late Henry Kendall, M. D., surgeon-general in the British army. To this union there have been born three children: Ottilie, Anna and Harold. Among the doctor's professional affiliations may be men- tioned the Milwaukee; County, the Wisconsin State, and the American Medical associations. He is also an ex-vice-president of the Missouri Valley Medical Society. He is furthermore a member of the Fox River Valley, the Upper Peninsula and the Central Wisconsin Medical societies, and an honorary member of the Northwestern Wisconsin Medical Society, and the Menomonee County Medical Society.

Arthur H. Cohn, M. D., has been engaged in the practice of medicine in the city of Milwaukee for the past twelve years, meet- ing with very gratifying success, and in addition to his duties as a regular practitioner he officiates as Professor of Therapeutics in the medical department of Marquette University, and is also on the medical staff of Trinity Hospital. He was born in Milwau- kee on Oct. 24, 1864, son of Hugo and Magdaline (Reinel) Cohn, both of whom were born in Germany. The father migrated to America in 1854 with his parents, Loebel and Johanna Cohn, who spent the remainder of their lives in Milwaukee. He entered the employ of T. A. Chapman on March 1, 1858, and has been with that firm continuously since, a period of more than fifty years. The mother of the subject of this review came to America in 1846 with her parents, Nicholas and Barbara Reinel, who resided in Milwaukee thereafter until they died. To Hugo Cohn and wife there were born two sons and two daughters, all of whom are liv- ing. Dr. Cohn received his preliminary education in the common and high schools of the city of Milwaukee, and after completing the course in the high school became an apprentice in a pharmacy, where he worked and studied three years. He then attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, where he graduated in 1886, after which he returned to Milwaukee and followed the occupation of a pharmacist for some time. Deciding upon the medical profes- sion as his life's vocation he entered the Milwaukee Medical Col- lege and graduated in that institution with the class of 1896, and then began active practice, in which he has since been successfully engaged. Dr. Cohn is a Republican in his political affiliations, and professionally he has membership in the Milwaukee County, the Wisconsin State, and the American Medical associations. He is also a member of the Masonic order.

Hubert Douglas Karass, M. D., has been engaged in the prac- tice of medicine at Milwaukee for a comparatively short time, but he came well prepared, not only in theoretical training but in prac- tical experience in other fields, and already he has gained recogni- tion as a successful practitioner. He was born in Milwaukee on Dec. 18, 1878, son of Gustave and Frances (Mack) Karass, the former of whom was born in Baden-Baden, Germany, and the latter in Washington county, Wis. Gustave Karass migrated to America as a child with his parents, who first settled in the Dominion of

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Canada, but after a residence there of ten years they removed to Milwaukee, and there the father and mother-Karl and Frances Karass-died. Gustave Karass resides in the city of Milwaukee, where he is engaged in the manufacture of furniture, and of the two children-a son and daughter-born to himself and wife, both are living. The maternal grandparents of the subject of this review. Hubert and Margaret Mack, settled in Washington county, Wis., in 1843, and there spent the remainder of their lives, engaged in the occupation of farming. The grandfather owned considerable property in the vicinity of Kewaskum. Dr. Karass attended the public schools of Milwaukee in his youth and later took a course in Marquette College, where he finised his literary education. Then taking up the study of medicine, after due preparation he entered the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons, in which insti- tution he graduated with the class of 1899 and has since been engaged in the active practice of his profession. The first year after leaving college was spent at What Cheer, Iowa, associated with Dr. Piggen, assistant division surgeon, after which he went to Nebraska and for the ensuing six years was located successively at Omaha and Norfolk. In 1907 he returned to Milwaukee and has since been engaged in practice here, meeting with very gratifying success. He was married on Aug. 23, 1898, to Miss Mabel E. Thompson, of Berlin, Wis., daughter of Oscar R. and Leora E. Thompson, the latter of whom is deceased and the father now lives at Hamilton in the state of Washington. Dr. Karass is independent in his political views, and he also takes a very liberal view of religious questions, but he was reared in the faith of the Roman Catholic church. Fraternally he has membership in the Order of Eagles, the Tribe of Ben Hur, the Fraternal Reserve Association, and the Knights of the Maccabees, being the medical examiner for each of these societies and president of the Fraternal Reserve Association.

Adam George White, M. D., a practicing physician and sur- geon of Milwaukee, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on March 21, 1858, son of Adam and Jane (Littlejohn) White, who were also born in the Land of the Thistle, where the mother still resides, the father having passed away in India in 1864. Dr. White received his education in his native country, taking a course in Aberdeen Uniersity, and later entering the University of Edin- burgh, where he took a special course in engineering. He came to America in 1881, at which time he made his first visit to Milwau- kee. He then spent a year in traveling over the United States, at the end of which time he settled in Chicago, where he was engaged in practical and civil engineering from 1882 until 1887. He then took up the study of medicine and in due time entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago, in which institu- tion he graduated with the class of 1890. He then went to Europe and on his return located in Milwaukee. He served as house physi- cian at the Milwaukee Hospital until 1896, since which time he has been engaged in the active practice of his profession, meeting with

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gratifying success. He was married in 1897 to Miss Katharine L. Ferguson, a native of Campbelltown, Scotland, and to the union there has been born one son, Duncan. Dr. White is independent in his political views, taking the interest of a good citizen in public affairs, however, and his religious affiliations are with the Presby- terian church. He keeps in touch with his professional brethren by membership in the Milwaukee, the Milwaukee County, the Wisconsin State, the Brainard, and the American Medical asso- ciations.

William Hopkinson, D. D. S., an eminently successful dentist of Milwaukee, was born at Leeds, England, March 21, 1863, the son of Samuel Hopkinson, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work. The doctor was educated partly at Leeds and partly in the public schools of the United States. He came to Kilbourn, Wis., in 1881, and engaged in the manufacture of machinery for seven- teen years, when, in 1898, at the age of thirty-five, he concluded to abandon the mechanical arts and turn his attention to a professional pursuit of life. He also took a course in mechanical engineering in the Scranton (Pa.) Correspondence School. He entered the Mil- waukee Medical College in 1898 and was graduated in the dental department thereof in 1902. He is now associate professor of histology at Marquette University. On Nov. 19, 1884, he married Miss Margaret, daughter of Jeremiah and Catherine Callahan, of Kilbourn, Wis., both now deceased. This union has been blessed with one son, Samuel Roy, who graduated in the Milwaukee high school, was one year in the university, and is now a student in the dental department of the Marquette University. The doctor affil- iates with the Republican party, is a member of the Wisconsin Dental Society, the Southern Wisconsin Dental Society, the North Side Dental Society of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee County Dental Society, and he is also a member of Wisconsin Lodge, No. 13, Free and Accepted Masons, and of the Modern Woodmen of America. During his residence at Kilbourn he was for seven years a member of the volunteer fire company. The doctor is one of the most popular and successful members of his profession in the city, and his position on the staff of lecturers of Marquette University attests the confidence reposed in him by the faculty of that eminent seat of learning.

Michael Zimmers, the secretary-treasurer and general manager of the Kalt-Zimmers Manufacturing Company of Milwaukee, was born in Racine, Wis., May 1, 1872, the son of P. J. and Anna Mary (Palskill) Zimmers, both natives of Germany. The father came to Racine in 1852 and the mother in 1854, and here they were mar- ried. To them were born seven children, four sons and three daughters, all living. The father was a machinist and contractor, which occupation he followed with great success. He was a great lover of out-door sports, a regular Nimrod, a great dog-fancier, and he imported and bred many fine canines, being one of the first men to introduce English and Irish setters in Wisconsin. In Germany he was a member of the German army. He came to the United

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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 61

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