Husband Domer Slater Newill, M.D. 1
Born: 12 Jul 1891 - Champion, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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Father: George Franklin Newill (1865-1930) 2
Mother: Sue C. Davis (1863-1934) 2
Marriage: 19 Nov 1909 - Indian Head, PA 3
Wife Malinda Saylor 3
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Father: William Saylor ( - ) 3
Mother: Sadie Enos ( - ) 3
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1 M William Kenneth Newill 3
Born: 12 May 1911 - Champion, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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2 M Harold Saylor Newill 3
Born: 15 Jan 1915 - Cincinnati, OH 3
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3 M Domer Slater Newill, Jr. 3
Born: 1 Apr 1919 - Donegal, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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General Notes: Husband - Domer Slater Newill, M.D.
He received his early education in the Fayette County, Pennsylvania, schools, and in 1911 was graduated from Ohio Northern University with the degree of Bachelor of Science. In 1915 he received his degree of Doctor of Medicine at the Eclectic Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, then entered Westmoreland County Hospital to serve his interneship. Establishing offices for his own private practice, he was engaged in general medical work until 1924, when he took up industrial surgery as a specialty. For years he was connected as consultant in industrial surgery with the Koppers Coal Company. Later he also served other corporations in this capacity, among them the Indian Creek Coal and Coke Company, the Melcroft Coal Company, the Connellsville division of the West Penn Railways and the Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was chief surgeon of this Pennsylvania Railroad division and surgeon with the West Penn Railways. Considered an authority on industrial surgery, Dr. Newill was also active as a member of the surgical staff of Connellsville State Hospital. He did valuable research work in gynecology and general surgery, both at the University of Chicago and the University of Vienna, and was the author of monographs on "Vaginal Hysterectomy" and "Non-penetrating Wounds of the Abdomen," as well as many other articles. He was a member of the Fayette County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, and he also belonged to the American Association of Railway Surgeons and the Vienna American Medical Association. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In addition to his other activities, he was a member of the Medical Reserve Corps of the United States Army. On December 24, 1935, he was appointed a member of the Bureau of Medical Education and Licensure of the Department of Public Instruction, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Newill's hobby was birds. Ornithology and Aviculture are unusual studies for one in his profession, but he came to be recognized as one of the outstanding students along these lines in America and had a considerable reputation abroad. He had the largest collection of rare and ornamental pheasants in Pennsylvania, and he bred and cross-bred many rare specimens of which he had the only samples in existence. By his methods of breeding he was able to create new specimens, some of which he presented to zoological gardens in different parts of the country. It took him years of close study and research to produce some of his rare birds, and he was a member of the American Avicultural Association and the British Avicultural Association.
Dr. Newill also concerned himself with social welfare work and different projects designed to promote human betterment. He has for several years been chairman of the Underprivileged Child Committee. He held membership in the Kiwanis Club and the Free and Accepted Masons. In the Masonic Order he was connected with Marion Lodge, No. 562, Free and Accepted Masons, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, Connellsville Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Gourgas Lodge of Perfection, Valley of Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania Consistory of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite (in which he held the thirty-second degree), and Syria Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Pittsburgh).
General Notes: Wife - Malinda Saylor
from Scottdale, East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA