Byron Clark, M.D. and Lucy M. Letherman

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Husband Byron Clark, M.D. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 17 Jan 1837 - Millsboro, Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Father: Nathaniel Clark (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Edith Biddle (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 1861 3

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Wife Lucy M. Letherman ^{1 3}

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         Father: John Letherman (      -      ) 1 4
         Mother: Christina Myers (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Dr. Homer Clark ³

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2 M John B. Clark ³

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3 F [Unk] Clark

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General Notes: Husband - Byron Clark, M.D.

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He attended school at Carmichaels, being a student at Greene Academy, and later took a partial course at Waynesburg College, not remaining to complete it there before accepting a position of teacher in the higher grades of the public schools of Pekin, Illinois. There he began his serious study of medicine with a local practitioner, and from there went to Cleveland, Ohio. He was dependent upon his own resources and through a competitive examination he secured a very helpful position, that of assistant in the Charity Hospital of Cleveland, and was thus enabled to attend lectures at the Western Reserve Medical College. In the spring of 1859 he returned to his father's home and shortly afterward associated himself with Dr. J. W. Alexander in the practice of medicine at what became known as Scenery Hill, Washington County. In the spring of 1873 he came to Washington. He was an enthusiast in his profession and continued his scientific studies for years afterward. He took special work in biology and chemistry in Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and at the same time attended lectures in the medical department of the University of Maryland and also the College of Physicians and Surgeons and graduated from both institutions. In 1882 he became professor of theory and practice of medicine in the Eclectic Medical College of New York City and continued that effort until failing health made the trip to New York from his home, too great a tax on his strength. He handled a large practice at Washington for many years, retiring from the field about 1900, after which he lived in comparative retirement, finding a measure of enjoyment, however, in looking after the improvements he had under way on his various properties.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 350.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1081.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1082.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1027.