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Born 1853
From History of Morrow County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio ... a history of Morrow County ... biographical sketches, portraits of some of the early settlers and prominent men, (1880)
W. C. BENNETT, physician; P. O., Iberia; was born in Cardington, Morrow Co., O., Sept. 16, 1853; his parents were among the early set tiers of that township. Dr. Bennett passed his youth upon the paternal acres. He availed himself of the opportunities for gaining an education, such as were furnished by the public schools in the near vicinity; between school life and farm-life, were sandwiched several terms of teaching common schools. He early those medicine as a profession, and commenced the study with Drs. Swingley & Shaw, of Mt. Gilead, and attended lectures at the Medical Department of Wooster University at Cleveland, graduating with honor in 1877. In May of the same year, he located in Iberia, entering into partnership with Dr. Reed, and with Dr. Reed’s daughter about a year and a half later. His ability together with a pleasing address, must secure to him a large practice.
As printed in History of Morrow County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio ... a history of Morrow County ... biographical sketches, portraits of some of the early settlers and prominent men, (1880). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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