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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Noble
County, Ohio
with portraits and biographical sketches of some of
its pioneers and prominent men.
Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Co.,
1887
For Reference: Noble County was formed in 1851
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John W. Kraps |
-- JOHN W. KRAPS, M.
D., is among the oldest physicians of
Noble County, and occupies a foremost position among the
leading practitioners in this section of the State.
His family are of German extraction.
John Kraps, the progenitor of the family in this
country, and the pater-grand father of the doctor,
was a soldier of the Revolution and at the close of that
great struggle settled in Maryland, where he married and
where Jacob Kraps, the father of John W., was
born. From Maryland the family removed to Ohio, taking
their residence in Jefferson County, where John W.
was born. From Maryland the family removed to Ohio,
taking their residence in Jefferson County, where John W.
was born in 1826. His father was an itinerant
Methodist minister and unable to give to his son the
educational advantages he so much desired, but by precept
and example he instilled in his mind those principles which
have since been the controlling factors in his career.
His mother nee Elizabeth Beal, an estimable
lady, was of German parentage but born i Maryland, her
grandfather, Alexander Chancy, was a revolutionary
soldier. But little is known of his history further
than that he was an early settler of Ohio, where he died at
an advanced age. The early life of Doctor Kraps
was not unlike that of most boys of that day. He
acquired largely through his own efforts a good English
education, and was extremely anxious to enter the Military
Academy at West Point, thinking a military life would be
congenial to his tastes, but in deference to the wishes of
his father he abandoned his project and chose the practice
of medicine as his life's vocation. In 1849 he became
the student of an eminent physician of Zanesville, Ohio,
completing his preparatory course he entered the Cincinnati
College of Physicians and Surgeons, from which he graduated
with honor in the spring of 1853, and soon after established
himself in the practice of his profession at Gaysport, Ohio,
where in a short time he found him self in the possession of
a large practice. Thence he removed to Rural Dale,
Ohio, where he was an active practice until 1863, when he
entered the service as surgeon of the One Hundred and
Sixtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry with the rank of
major. With this organization he remained about four
months, when he was assigned to the Seventh Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. The doctor soon attained an enviable
reputation as a surgeon, and was detailed for the more
intricate and difficult branches of the science. He
was at the battles of Monocacy, Monticello, Red Mountain,
Columbia, Selma, Ala., Montgomery, Ala., and Columbus, Ga.
After the close of the war he located in Caldwell, where for
twelve years he had a large and lucrative practice. In
1878 he removed to Dexter City where he now is engaged.
He is an acknowledged authority on everything pertaining to
surgical science especially surgical gynecology, while in
the general practice none have attained a greater degree of
success, and in all matters involving a thorough knowledge
of medical science he is considered an oracle. Dr.
Kraps is a gentleman to whom the Latin phrase "Faber suę
fortunę" is eminently applicable. In early life he was
dependent upon his own resources, and through his own
efforts he has won success in all departments of life.
In 1848, he was married to Miss Martha E. McNabb of
Zanesville. By this union, there were five children,
Jacob, francis, Charles W., Sarah E., John H. and
Lois P.; the three last are deceased. In 1870,
Mrs. Kraps died, and in 1873 the doctor was again
married to Miss Susan L., daughter of Doctor Erwin
N. Gibbs, an eminent physician of Caldwell, Ohio.
The doctor is a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity and
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Source:
History of Noble County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: L. H.
Watkins & Co., 1887 - Page 201 -- |
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