Biography of Dr. Wm. H. Jewett
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 1076
DR. WM. H. JEWETT, Sr., physician, West Canaan, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, October 2, 1831; he is a son of B.F. and Eliza (Burgess) Jewett. His parents emigrated to Franklin County, Ohio, about 1815. His father was born in Vermont July 29, 1800, and died September 23, 1867; his mother was born January 1, 1810, and died March 29, 1862. Our subject attended the common schools awhile, and then commenced the study of medicine with Andrews & Johnson, of Worthington, Ohio, completing his studies under Dr. Pinny, of Dublin, same county. His first course of lectures were at the Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio. He also attended a course in Cincinnati, and attended the normal school at Dublin, Ohio, two terms. He practiced one year at Belle Point, and was in the army two years. He was a member of Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment, for fourteen months; he was Second Lieutenant and acting as Orderly Sergeant, and was detailed for hospital duty, serving three months in the Louisville Hospital, and three months as physician. In politics, he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 193, Plain City, and also of the Urania Lodge, No. 311, F. & A. M., Plain City. His wife is a daughter of George and Mary Ann Wirtz, who emigrated to Ohio in 1835, and are of English descent. By his marriage he has had ten children, viz., Mary E., George F., Laura E., Flora E., Sarah A., Charles E., Katie E., Dumpie (deceased), Leslie and an infant. Dr. Jewett returned to Hillyard after the war in 1864, and practiced medicine there until 1871, since which time he has resided in Amity, Madison County, Ohio.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
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or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
Richard E. Hartle,
Publicity Chairman,
Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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