BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY M CROUSE
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Henry M. Crouse, M. D., is a native of Knox County, Ohio, born July 25, 1830, a son of George and Lydia (Melcher) Crouse, natives of Virginia. His father is still living in Ohio. His mother is deceased. He received his early education in the district school, afterward attending the academy and Kenyon College. He left college when in his senior year and commenced the study of medicine with Dr. J. W. Russell, an eminent physician of Knox County, Ohio. He subsequently entered Cleveland Medical College, where he graduated in 1855. That same spring he located in Knightstown and is now one of the leading physicians of the county. He is a hard student and thoroughly understands his profession. In the late war he enlisted in the Fifty-seventh Indiana Infantry as Assistant Surgeon. Six months later he was promoted to Surgeon and served till ill-health compelled him to resign. He was at the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Perryville and Stone River. Dr. Crouse is a member of the State and county medical societies. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity and has passed all the chairs in the Knightstown lodge. He has served efficiently on the School Board and in other of the city offices. He was married in 1857 to Helen M., daughter of Robert and Hannah Woods, of Knightstown. They have one son - Colman F., now of San Francisco, Cal. From the History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884.   Get a FREE guestbook here!
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