Husband Dr. David Earl Vogan, M.D. 1 2
Born: 19 Oct 1888 - Mechanicsville, Clarion Co, PA 3
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Father: Edward F. Vogan (Abt 1853- ) 4
Mother: Josephine Huffman (1852-1952)
Marriage: Mar 1914 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 3
Other Spouse: Catherine Smith ( - )
Wife Alice Jones
Born: 1891
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Father: David E. Jones ( - ) 3
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1 F Mary Josephine Vogan 3
Born: 21 Nov 1915 3
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2 M David Earl Vogan, Jr. 3
Born: 7 Sep 1918 3
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3 M William R. Vogan 3
Born: 10 Mar 1921 3
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4 F Martha Jane Vogan 3
Born: 18 Mar 1924 3
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5 F Earla Virginia Vogan 3
Born: 3 Oct 1927 3
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. David Earl Vogan, M.D.
He received his education in the public schools and high school of Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania. He was graduated, in 1908, from the Sandy Lake Institute, and then matriculated at the University of Pittsburgh, where, four years later, he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He first practiced medicine in Emlenton, Pennsylvania, from 1912 to 1914. During these years he coached the local high school football team that was never defeated under his direction and was scored on but once-a record approaching the unique and a proof of his abilities in the coaching field. He practiced in Marienville, Pennsylvania, from 1914 to 1919, and was assistant surgeon at the Kane Hospital, Kane, Pennsylvania, from 1919 to 1924. After that year he carried on his work in Mercer.
Dr. Vogan, a man of wide vision, decided to branch out from the usual practice of his profession, buying, from the State of Pennsylvania, the property known as Mercer Cottage Hospital, a special bill having been passed by the Legislature in 1925. This was a beautiful site for a hospital, standing on the crest of a majestic hill overlooking the city of Mercer and the surrounding country; the spacious grounds were shaded with beautiful trees and the shrubbery and lawns are well tended. Dr. Vogan made vast improvements throughout the hospital, his belief being that modern methods of business efficiency can and should be applied to the management of institutions for the ill. Dr. Vogan was president, director and principal stockholder of the institution and patients came from far and near for treatment.
In addition to his work in medicine and surgery, Dr. Vogan took an active part in the business life of the city, and was a director of the Farmers Bank of Mercer, and the Marienville Glass Company. He was a Republican by political preference, although his busy life precluded his holding public office. He was prominent, however, in the work of fraternal organizations in his community, being a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, and of the higher bodies of the order, including the Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, in which he held the thirty-second degree; a member of the Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and he also held membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was a Rotarian. Dr. Vogan was a life member of the American College of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His religious affiliations were with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
SSDI: DAVID VOGAN 19 Oct 1888 Oct 1976 16137 (Mercer, Mercer, PA) (none specified) 188-26-8138 Pennsylvania