Dr. John W. Worrell, M.D. and Catherine T. Williams

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Husband Dr. John W. Worrell, M.D. ¹

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           Born: 10 Oct 1856 - Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Worrell (1829-1872/1873) 1 2 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Duncan (1832-Aft 1893) 1 3 4

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       Marriage: 16 Mar 1886 5

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Wife Catherine T. Williams ⁵

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           Born: Jan 1862 - Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA 5
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         Father: Capt. P. C. Williams (      -      ) 5
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Children

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1 M Duncan A. Worrell ⁵

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           Born: 7 Apr 1887 5
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2 F Alice Worrell ⁵

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           Born: 16 Dec 1889 5
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. John W. Worrell, M.D.

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He was reared at Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he received his rudimentary education, after which he entered Mt. Union college, Alliance, Ohio. He entered the office of his uncle, Dr. W. S. Duncan, where he studied medicine. In 1878 he entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, from which he graduated with honor in 1881. He spent one year, 1881-82, under C. F. Hunter, M. D. He took post-graduate lectures in San Francisco and San Jose, California. In 1891-92 he was on duty as assistant surgeon at the Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After the conclusion of his studies he located at Belle Vernon, Fayette County, where he practiced with success one year, and then removed to Brownsville, where he then resided and where his practice became extremely extensive. Dr. Worrell was a general practitioner, but performed many of the major surgical operations, including trepanning, amputations and operations for strangulated hernia. His literary work included "Etiology and Course of Epidemic of Typhoid Fever," a work on "Bright's Disease of the Kidneys," and other productions.
He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Brownsville Lodge, No. 60. He was a member of St. Omer Commandery, No. 7, K. T., and appendant orders. He was also a member of the following orders and clubs: Royal Arcanum, Maccabees, Americus, James Russell Lowell club. He was a member of the Fayette County Medical society, Medical Legislative committee of Pennsylvania, H. C. Wood Medical society of Philadelphia, Pan American Medical congress, and was medical examiner for many of the old line life insurance companies. He served his town as councilman and was active as a member of the school board.

1 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 880.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 289, 1159, 1219.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 553.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 289.

5 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 881.