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Born 1835
From The history of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri : containing a history of these counties, their cities, towns, etc., etc. : biographical sketches of their citizens, general and local statistics, p (1882), Biographical history: Atchison County, Missouri (1905)
G. W. E. CHAMBERLAIN, M. D., is a native of Heidleburg, Germany, and was born November 26, 1835. His grandfather, Charles J. Chamberlain, and his wife now live in the same town, he being 109 years of age, and the latter 108 years old. They have been married over seventy-five years, and have had a family of eleven children, all of whom are living. Their oldest child, Una, who has been but once married, now lives in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and has had a family of twenty-five children, all of whom are living. The second child of Charles J. Chamberlain, was also named Charles J. He is the father of G. W. E. Chamberlain, and came to America in the spring of 1836, locating in the town of Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He now lives in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, and follows the profession of medicine, having graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, about the year 1852. He has been for several years one of the lecturers in the same institution. G. W. E. Chamberlain, whose name heads this sketch, was reared and educated in Pennsylvania and Ohio, having moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, when about seventeen years of age. In 1856, he began the study of medicine under the instruction of his father, and afterwards was engaged in practicing till the breaking out of the war, when he entered the Second Ohio Cavalry as hospital steward. He was transferred in the spring of 1863, to the Fourth Ohio Battery, as assistant surgeon, and was furloughed in the fall following. During the winter of 1863-4, he attended the medical department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and in the spring of 1864, he went to Washington, where he had charge of ward thirteen of Harwood Hospital till the close of the war. A short time afterwards he located in Farmington, Minnesota, where he was engaged in the practice of his profession till 1872, after which he was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Keokuk. In the spring of 1873, Dr. C. settled in Albany, Illinois, and in the spring of 1876, he came to Rock Port, where he has since been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession. He also has a partner, Joseph T. Caveny, a graduate from St. Joseph, who has been studying with him for five years. He is a member of North West Lodge No. 134, A.
O. U. W. also of the S.K.A.O.U.W. Dr. Chamberlain was married June i8, 1861, to Miss Mary E. Johnson, of Ohio. She died in the year 1870. They had five children, two of whom are now living: Cozella C, born March 7, 1863, and Carver C.,born December 31, 1866. He was again married July 4, 1873, to Miss Maggie M. Beaty, who was born in Clayton County, Iowa, September 6, 1852. They now have two children living: Austin W.,born January 2, 1880, and Oscar M. C.J born September 4, 1881.
As printed in The history of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri : containing a history of these counties, their cities, towns, etc., etc. : biographical sketches of their citizens, general and local statistics, p (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
G. W. E. CHAMBERLAIN.
GW. E. CHAMBERLAIN was born in Heidelburg, Germany, Nov. 22nd, 1835, and is a son of Charles ♦ Jacob and Larina C. Chamberlain. He is the second in a family of seven children. In his fourth year his parents emigrated from Germany to the United States, and located in Pennsylvania. At the age of eleven years he started to work in a tan-yard, and continued in that employment three years. He then started to school. At the age of twelve years, however, he commenced to master the science of medicine, with a view of making himself a competent physician. He pursued his studies under Ur. Waterman, of Warren, Ohio, and first practiced his profession at New Albany, Ind. From that place he returned to Ohio; from Ohio he went to Minnesota; from Minnesota to Illinois, and from Illinois to Rock Port, Mo., in 1877. He has been practicing his profession in Rock Port ever since, and successfully so. The Doctor is a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, la., and was a student at the State University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Doctor has twice been Mayor of Rock Port, and Alderman several times, and is a director of the Rock Port Canning Co. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Rock Port and is Past Chancellor; is also a member of the Masonic lodge, Blue lodge, Council and Chapter. In the Chapter he holds the offices of Royal Arch Chaplain and High Priest; in the Council that of Vice Excellent Master.
In politics he is Democratic, and was prominently put forward by his friends, in 1902, for the office of Representative of Atchison county.
The Doctor is a veteran of the Civil war, having served in the Union army, in Co. A of the 2nd Ohio Cavalry.
He has been twice married— first to May Johnson, at Akron, Ohio, on June, 1861; his second marriage was with Margaret May Beatty, on July 4. 1876. She is a daughter of Martin and Lucy Beatty and was born Sept. 6, 1852. By the first marriage five children were born, two of whom are living, namely: Gizella C. and Carver W. Those deceased are Joseph. Jacob and Irene. By the second marl ria°-e four children were born, one of whom is living. Woodson A., born J une 2nd, 1880, died Feb. lath, 1903; O. M. C., born Sept. 4, 1881; Wash, died at the age of eighteen months; Lorene at the age of eleven months. Woodson A. was a graduate from Ensworth Medical College, at St. Joseph, Mo., and was practicing his profession in Rock Port at the time he was called beyond. O. M. C. is a graduate of the above named college as well as the Rock Port High School and is practicing medicine, successfully, in Rock Port.
Dr. G. W. E. Cliamberiain is one of the enterprising citizens of Rock Port and has done much for the upbuilding of the town. His family residence is 52x57 feet in size and of V/2 stories and contains twelve rooms. The house is supplied with modern conveniences and is elegantly furnished. Near his residence he has an elegant brick office structure, in size 14x40 feet. The office is well arranged for the purpose for which it was intended and therein the Doctor has the latest appliances and instru. ments used in his profession. On Main street of Rock Port he owns two-story brick business houses, 40x60 feet in size, and a brick business room 20x90 feet in size; on Rock street he owns a brick livery barn, 42x100 feet in size; also Hotel Chamberlain, in size 70x80 feet, of two stories and containing thirty-one rooms; also two six-room cottages, two five-room cottages, one ten-room cottage, two seven-room cottages and one three-room cottage.
Dr. Chamberlain no doubt inherits much of his untiring activity. His father is active at the age of 94 years; his mother died in her 83rd.
As printed in Biographical history: Atchison County, Missouri (1905). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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