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Dr. Joseph W. Van Cleve

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Photograph of Dr. Joesph W. Van Cleve (born 2/19/1859; died 5/28/1926). Pastor of the Grace Methodist church for five years 1903 to 1908.

Dr. Lucien Nelson Lindsey

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Photograph of Dr. Lucien Nelson Lindsey, Forsyth, IL. He started his practice of medicine in 1905. Served in World War I. He and his wife make a hobby of collection old glass and have a nationally famous collection. He is a member of the Macon…

Dr. Lulu C. Hartwig

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Photograph of Dr. Lulu C. Hartwig (d. 8/1/1954). She was a practicing osteopath in Decatur since 1908. She graduated from the American School of Osteopath in Kirksville, MO, and worked in Manhattan, KS for two years before coming to Decatur. …

Dr. M. P. Parrish

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Photograph of Dr. M. P. Parrish (born 8/4/1868; died 5/27/1925) married Francis Emma Barkley. Chief surgeon of the Wabash Hospital since 1913; member Stephen Decatur Lodge No. 979, Macon Co. Chapter No. 21, R.A.M., Beaumanoir Commandery No. 9,…

Dr. N. D. Myers

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Photograph of Dr. N. D. Myers; (died Aug 5, 1926). Decatur physician and one of the earliest in Decatur, IL. He started his practice in Decatur in 1887. He was once president of the United States board of pension examiners. He was active in lodge…

Dr. O. M. Williamson

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Photograph of Dr. O. M. Williamson; formerly of Sullivan and Decatur having moved to California in 1950. Dr. Williamson had offices in the Citizens Building in Decatur for several years. He was a graduate of the Barnes Medical College of St. Louis in…

Dr. Orlando G. Collins

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Photograph of Dr. Orlando G. Collins (b. 11/13/1868, d. 12/9/1946). He was the son of Seth Benson Collins, and came to Decatur i 1892 after graduating form the Chicago College of Dental Surgery. He was a specialist in teeth extraction, and a life…

Dr. Otis O. Stanley

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Photograph of Dr. Otis O. Stanley, prominent Decatur Physician. In 1901 he received his degree from the University of Illinois and during the next year worked as assistant in physiology at the university while working on his master's degree. He…

Dr. Robert Zink Sanders

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Photograph of Dr. Robert Zink Sanders, prominent eye, ear, nose and throat specialist; started his practice in Decatur in 1911. Photo used 9/15/1933.