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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of the City of Dayton
and
The Montgomery County, Ohio.
by Rev. A. W. Drury
1909
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Dr.
JOHN L. CARTER, a young physician of West Carrollton,
was born in the town of Sabina, Clinton county, Ohio, in the
year 1872. He is the son of Joseph and
Margaret (Hall) Carter, who were numbered among the
prominent farmers of that county. His grandfather,
John Carter, established the family in this part of
the country. He was the son of Irish parents, who when
they came to America took up their abode in North Carolina.
From there John Carter came as a young man
to Ohio, and took up a considerable tract of land in Clinton
county, which has since been known as the Carter
homestead. He married Miss Anna
Millikin, who was the mother of Joseph
Carter. Like his father the latter was a
farmer and an owner of land. He lived upon the home
place, on which he had been born, until he put aside the
active cares of life, and retired to Sabina, Ohio, where he
died on the 27th of November, 1904, and lies buried.
Two children were granted to him and his devoted wife:
Harvey H. and John L.,
both of whom survive. He was a man of prominence in
the concerns of the locality in which he lived and for many
years he was a pike contractor.
John L. Carter received his early education
in the common schools of Clinton county. He soon
decided upon medicine as the profession to which he would
devote himself and pursued his school work with that end in
view. He prepared first for the medical school in
Sabina, and from there went to the Ohio Medical College,
entering in 1892. Three years later he received his
physician's degree and started upon the practice of his
profession. For two years he practiced at Selma, Ohio,
and then came to West Carrolton, which has been his home and
the scene of his labors ever since. He was physician
for the Friend Paper Company ten years, and also surgeon for
the Cincinnati Northern Traction Company.
In 1895 Dr. Carter was united in the holy
bonds of matrimony to Miss Jessie Watt, the
daughter of John and Refayma Watt, of
Welleston, Ohio, where the father was furnace superintendent
for one of the companies that the town supports. But
one child has been born to Dr. and Mrs. Carter,
a daughter, Winnifred, who is of school
age.
As a member of the Ohio
State Medical Association and the national society, besides
the association formed by the physicians of the county,
Dr. Carter keeps abreast of the times in
his profession and assists in promoting its interests.
His professional duties require the greater share of his
time, yet he is not infrequently present at the meeting of
the several lodges, to which he gives his fraternal support
and in whose interests he is a zealous worker. The
West Carrollton Lodge, No. 826, of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows numbers him among its members, and he is a
Scottish Rite Mason. In the twelve years that
Dr. Carter has ministered to the physical needs of
the people of West Carrollton he has built up a practice of
considerable size, and a reputation which is the result of
his devotion to his profession and the welfare of his
patients. As a physician his opinion is held in
regard, and as a man and friend he is respected and admired.
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and The
Montgomery County, Ohio. by Rev. A. W. Drury 1909 - Vol. II
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DR. N. W. COWDEN.
Dr. N. W. Cowden, one of the younger of Germantown's
successful physicians, was born in Quaker City, Ohio, on the
11th of March, 1872, and is a son of William and Deborah
(Laughlin) Cowden. The father was also born on the
old family homestead in Quaker city and became a prominent
farmer and land owner of that part of the state. His
parents were David and Margaret Cowden and the former
was a son of William and Margaret (Newman) Cowden,
who came from County Antrim, Ireland, to the new world and
were among the early settlers of Pennsylvania.
Subsequently they continued on their westward way to Ohio
and, going to Guernsey county, David Cowden, the
progenitor of the family in the United States, there lived a
retired life. William Cowden, the father of our
subject, was a worthy representative of a pioneer family
that was prominently and honorably connected with the early
development of the Buckeye state. He made farming his
life work and attained success and prominence in that field
of labor. As he prospered in his undertakings he made
further investment in land until he became the owner of a
section of the best land in the county. He was very
widely known and was an influential and public-spirited
citizen, whose aid and cooperation could always be counted
upon to support and promote any measure for the public good.
He was recognized as one of the political leaders in
political circles in the county and three times was a
candidate for the state legislature. He was also a
member of the state tax commission, being appointed by
Major William McKinley. That he occupied a
prominent position among the raiser of sheep is indicated in
the fact that he was chosen secretary of the Ohio Wool
Growers' Association. Neither did he neglect the
higher, holier duties of life for he was active in the work
of that United Presbyterian church, giving loyal support to
its interests and closely following its teachings. For
a long period he was one of the elders of the church and was
also very prominent in the work of the Sunday school.
In his family were seven children: David L., a
physician; William K., who is a practicing attorney;
Deborah, at home; and Harris S., who is
practicing dentistry.
Dr. Cowden, whose name initiates his review, was
a pupil in the public schools of Quaker City, Ohio, to the
time of his graduation in the class of 1891. He then
taught school for a year but regarded this merely as an
initial step to other professional labor, desiring to become
a member of the medical profession. To this end he
entered the Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio,
from which he was graduated with the class of 1897. He
afterward pursued a post-graduate course in 1899 and again
in 1904 further supplementing his knowledge by post-graduate
work, for he holds to high ideals in his profession and puts
forth every effort in his power to attain proficiency in his
chosen field that will make his work of permanent value to
his patrons. In the fall of 1904 he came to
Germantown, where he has since enjoyed a large and steadily
increasing practice.
His church membership is still with the United
Presbyterian church of Quaker City. He belongs to the
Masonic lodge, the Knights of Pythias, the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, the Modern Woodmen and the
National Protective Legion, all of Germantown. He is a
gentleman of unfailing courtesy and genial manner, whose
circle of friends is an extensive one.
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and The
Montgomery County, Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury 1909 - Vol. II -
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