William M. Anderson

As printed in 1915

WILLIAM M. ANDERSON, M. D.

Dr. William M. Anderson, who was for many years a successful and well-known physician of St. Charles, died at his home here on the ist of December, 1807, and in his passing the community lost a man whose life had been a factor in the advancement of many worthy projects. He was born on the 3d of October, 1835, in Guernsey county, Ohio, and resided upon the home farm until he was sixteen years of age, when he went to Lexington, that state, and began reading medicine with his uncle. Dr. Hugh P. Anderson. After completing his course of study he became associated with his uncle in practice and thus gained an experience corresponding to the training that the medical students of today gain as interest in a hospital. In 1858 he retnoved to Iowa, settling first at Greenbush, Warren county, where his father then resided. For a time he taught school, but in 1859 he opened an office for the practice of medicine at Nevada, Story county. In the spring of the following year he purchased the home and business of Dr. J. S. Calaway, of St. Charles, and from that time until his death was active as a physician. He was careful in making a diagnosis and as he knew materia medical thoroughly he was usually able to prescribe the proper remedy for the disease. His knowledge and ability gained him the respect of his colleagues and of the general puliHc and his unselfish devotion to the

As printed in History of Madison County, Iowa, and its people (1915). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.