Medical History of the State of Indiana (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...of his native county, and spent two years at Maxwell Academy in Tennessee, after which he taught school and studied under private tutors. He came to Indiana on horseback, traveling five hundred miles in thirteen days. He had studied medicine with his other studies in his old home, and soon after his arrival in Pendleton, he was examined and licensed to practice, by a district medical society convened there. His license was dated October 20, 1832. From 1835 to 1849 he practiced in Virginia, being located at Red Sulphur Springs in his native county. During this period, however, he attended medical college and graduated from the Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1839. He returned to Pendleton March 24, 1849, and resided there until his death. He practiced medicine more than sixty years, nearly fifty of which were in Madison County. He wrote many valuable medical papers, one on "Laceration of the Perineum in Parturition." Trans. 1892, 142. Dr. Cook was a conscientious and skilled physician and a faithful member of the local and state medical societies, by which he was frequently honored. He was a fine type of the "gentleman of the old school," and a consistent christian, having been a member of the M. E. Church for nearly fifty years. S. T. 1895, 408. COOPER, W. B.--New Columbus (1828-1868). Began to practice medicine in Madison County, but after a few years removed to Greenfield, Hancock County, where he was eminently successful. CORNELIUS, W. W.--Chesterfield (1822-1892). Born in New York state, October 15, 1822. Died at Daleville, Indiana, 1892. He located at Chesterfield February 28, 1852, and was engaged in practice there until the spring of 1864, a period of twelve years. He then removed to Daleville in Delaware county. CRAMPTON, JESSE...