The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
GEORGE MARESH, M. D.
George Maresh, a pliysician and surgeon of Riverside, was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on the 26th of October, 1880, and is a son of William and Antoinette (Miller) Maresh. The father was a native of Prussia and the mother of Bohemia. In her girlhood days she came to America with her parents who located in Iowa City. Iowa. William Maresh left home very young, going to St. Petersburg when about eleven years of age and was one of twenty-five foreigners who were appointed by the czar to lighi the palace, and in this capacity he became well acquainted with the reigning sovereign of the empire. He served an apprenticeship at cornice-making and when but fifteen or sixteen years of age came to the United States. Subsequently he located in Iowa City, being one of the early settlers of this part of the country. He is now living retired there at the age of sixty-nine years, while his wife has reached the age of sixty-seven. After taking up his abode in Iowa City he was for many years identified with cornice-making there
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and was classed as one of the leading- representatives of industrial interests in that part of the state.
Reared under the parental roof. Ur. Maresh acquired his early education in the puhlic schools and in the fall of 1898 he entered the medical depart- ment of the Iowa State L'niversity at Iowa City, completing his course there with the class of 1902. Four months later he settled in Riverside, Iowa, and in the intervening years he has built up an extensive and important practice for he has proven his ability to cope with the intricate problems which continually confront the ])hysician and at the same time he keeps in close touch with the advance of the profession as experiment, investigation and research are continual]}- bringing to light valuable points of knowledge bearing upon his chosen life work. He is a member of the Iowa State Medical Society and the Washington County Medical Society.
Dr. Maresh was married on the 13th of July, 1904, to Miss Boynton, of Strawberr\- Point, Iowa, and they have two children: Lillian May and Marian Mildred. Mrs. Maresh is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is well known socially, presiding with gracious hospitality over their pleasant home. The Doctor belongs to Victoria Lodge, No. 576, A. F. & A. M. ; to Riverside Camp, No. 3762, ;\I. W. A. ; and to Iowa City Lodge, No. 590, B. P. O. E. His political support is given to the democracy but, while he manifests a citizen's interest in the political situation of the day, he does not seek or desire office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his professional duties whicli are of an important character. His practice makes more and more demand upon his time and energies and the ability that he has displayed therein has gained him a place of distinction in the ranks of the medical fraternity of this count\-.
Source: History of Washington County, Iowa, vol 2. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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