Dr. John Hepburn and Anna R. Wick

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Husband Dr. John Hepburn ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Mar 1845 - Glasgow, Scotland 2
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         Father: John Hepburn (1816-1882) 2
         Mother: Margaret Mackintosh (1818-1900) 2

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       Marriage: 7 Sep 1886 1

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Wife Anna R. Wick ¹

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            AKA: Annie R. Wick 2
           Born: 2 May 1862 1
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         Father: John Robinson Wick (1823-1907) 3 4
         Mother: Hannah R. Watson (1832-      ) 1

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Children

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1 M John Wick Hepburn ²

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           Born: 4 Sep 1899 2
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. John Hepburn

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He was sent to kindergarten school in Glasgow when he was three years and a half old, and continued for six months; in the year 1848 his parents emigrated to America, taking with them himself and his two sisters. When the family had become domesticated in their new home in Gloucester City, New Jersey, his schooling was renewed; he was then five years old. He remained at school until he was eight and a half years of age, when he was hired out for a year to work in a bleaching house at a dollar and a half per week. At the end of this time he secured a position as office boy for Alexander Mackin­tosh, of the London Publishing Company, at Eighth and Sanson streets, Philadelphia, where he remained for another year. After this he went to Frankford, Pennsylvania, and worked under his father for the following three years at a salary of three dollars and a half per week, his father being then the superintendent of the print works at a cotton manufactory; during this period he attended night school.
Having a desire to become an artist his father obtained for him a position with a Mr. John Bullock, a photographer, at No. 504 Sec­ond street, Philadelphia, where he might fur­ther his ambition. Later he engaged with a photographer and landscape painter at South and Second streets, where he was given instruc­tion in drawing and painting. He remained here for two years and then went into business himself as a photographer, locating at No. 922 Chestnut street where he continued until 1864. While in Philadelphia his attention was turned to medicine, and as early as 1862 he decided to make this his profession. Not having the means to attend college, he read and studied whenever he had the opportunity, attending classes at the Philadelphia School of Anatomy and at the University of Pennsylvania. At the outbreak of the civil war he was anxious to enlist as a soldier, but his family opposed the idea on account of his youth; later on, how­ever, he carried out his wish and enlisted, but was not ordered to the seat of war.
After having given up his photograph busi­ness in Philadelphia in 1864, he removed to Washington City, where for a month he work­ed in the same line at the foot of the Capitol. Then he located near Richmond, Virginia, where he made photographs of war scenes in 1865, being photographer in the Twenty-fourth Corps, near General Weitzel's headquarters; he was on the scene when the last battle was fought at Hatcher's Run. After this he re­turned to his old home at Gloucester City, New Jersey, and for two years engaged in a grocery business; selling out his store at the end of this time he embarked in hardware, in which he con­tinued for a number of years, never, however, abandoning his wish to become a physician. It was his custom to spend his evenings with Thomas Hallam, a druggist, who had a high regard for the young hardware merchant and placed at his disposal his own fine library; this proved a veritable school for the eager student and he acquired a great fund of infor­mation along the desired lines. Mr. Hallam was for about thirteen years treasurer of the city, and had occasion therefore to prepare many legal documents, wills, etc.; many of these young Hepburn assisted in writing and preparing, and the training served him in good stead in various ways. In the year 1876 he was able to give a more serious and thorough attention to his medical studies, and entered Jefferson Medical College from which he was graduated in 1880 with highest honors, being president of his class of five hundred and eleven members.
He immediately began the practice of his profession at Lawsonham, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, remaining at that place for two years. After this he practiced for a year in Armstrong County; then returning to Clarion County he practiced for five years at Rimersburg He then went to Lewisburg, Union County, remaining for a year, and finally, in 1889, located in Warren. In 1892 he became surgeon of the Sixteenth Regiment at Home­stead, Pennsylvania, and with this exception he remained at Warren after his first location there in 1889, and became one of the most prominent citizens and professional men of the place. Dr. Hepburn was a spe­cialist for years in stomach, bowels and rectal troubles, also surgery. His offices were fitted with all modern appliances, electrical, etc., and he had the only X-ray machine in the city. He was also influentially connected with many im­portant business and commercial concerns; he was director and vice-president of the Cone­wango Trust Company, and was a director of the Warren and Sheffield Street Railway Com­pany, in which he was one of the stockholders. He was a member of the town council and was chairman of the park committee.
In Free Ma­sonry Dr. Hepburn was always deeply concerned, being a member of the Knights of Pythias; past master of North Star Lodge, No. 241, Free and Accepted Masons; past master and eminent high priest of Occidental Chapter, No. 235, Royal Arch Masons; past eminent commander of Warren Commandery, No. 63, Knights Templar; Presque Isle Lodge of Perfection; Pennsylvania Consistory, An­cient Accepted Scottish Rite, Thirty-two De­grees; and Zem Zem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He also belonged to the Order of the Elks, and other bodies, in all of which he had high standing. He was an attendant of the Presbyterian church, of which his wife was a member. He had one of the finest residences in town, located at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Market street. [GPHAV, 432]

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General Notes: Wife - Anna R. Wick

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She received her education at the public schools and the Clarion Collegiate Insti­tute at Rimersburg, Pennsylvania, at which she took a four years' course. She was a member of the Pres­byterian church, and in early life was a worker in church and Sunday school.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1556.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 432.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1555.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 434.