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ALFRED M. POTTER, M. D.
Although of New England birth and ancestry, the subject of
this notice has been a resident of Ohio since a child of
eighteen months, at which time his parents emigrated from
Connecticut and look up their residence in the town of Troy.
His father, the well-known Dr. Alfred Potter,
followed his profession in Troy for a number of years, and
then removed to Springfield, where he pursued his chosen
calling, and built up an extensive business. He
departed this life at his home in Springfield, Jan. 9, 1875.
The mother had preceded her husband to the silent land a
little over a twelvemonth, her death taking place Dec. 12,
1874.
Dr. Potter, Sr., was born Mar. 24, 1814, in
Connecticut, and prosecuted his medical studies first in
Bellevue Hospital, after which he entered the Eclectic
Medical College at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated
in 1857. The Potter family is of English
ancestry. The mother of our subject bore the maiden
name of Lovina Murphy, and she was the
daughter of Keiskue Murphy, who was of Irish
extraction, a native of Ireland, and who spent his last
years in Ripley, N. Y. After their marriage the
parents of our subject settled in Bristol, Conn., and there
their son Alfred M. was born Sept. 17, 1850.
The latter pursued his early studies in the public school,
and then entered the Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio.
Upon leaving this he took up the study of medicine under the
direction of his father, and subsequently entered the
Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, from which he was
duly graduated in 1872. He commenced the practice of
his profession at Springfield, and here he has since
remained, meeting with unqualified success. He keeps
himself thoroughly posted upon all the new theories and
methods of practice, and besides his regular ride, has a
thriving office business.
Dr. Potter was married in 1878, to Miss Lilly
M., daughter of Madison Obenochain, of
Bellefontaine, Ohio, and of this union there have been born
five children, three daughters and two sons, one son being
deceased. The family residence is located at No. 304
South Fountain Avenue, and with its surrounding forms one of
the attractive homes of the city.
Source:
Portrait
Biographical Album
of Greene and Clark Counties, Ohio,
Published
Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1890 - Page 184 |
