Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-24

OBITUARY.

Jenckes, in the I'D year Of his age.
DIR. Jenckes was born in Providence.
Rhode Island, July 3, 1911, was pre-
pared for college at Phillips Academy
and afterwad took a special course of
instruction in Brown University After
completing his literary education, he
read medicine under the celebrated DIR.
Parsons, and soon after took his medi-
cal degree from Berkshire Medical Col
lege, his cousin, the renowned Dir. Elisha
Bartlett, being one of his classmates.
During the next year he went to Eng
land, and on his return he spent one
winter in the Southern States, although
in this section, at that time, it was al
most capital offense to be from the
New England States. While in the
South he travelled extensively and be-
sides gaining clear insight into south
ern institutions, he accumulated fund
of experience and anecdote that made
him most entertaining and instructive
converser on all topics. social and POI
litical, pertaining to southern life. On
his return he settled for the practice of
his profession in Buffalo, New York, but
just at this time the then "Far Vest
ton, and being of an adventurous and
enterprising nature, DR. Jenckes deter
mined to cast his fortunes with those of
other hardy pioneers. This was in 1910,
a time when this journey was an entire
ly different undertaking from what it
now is, since it was performed entirely
by boat and stage. He established him.
self in his profession in Stephenson
county, Illinois, where he remained
nearly five years, building up in the
meantime most extensive and success
full practice. Finding, however, that
his health could not withstand the Sc
we're labor incident to SO large practice
in comparatively tllinly settled coun-
try, he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
where he at once entered into partner
ship with DR.. Lindy, who is still living
IN that city. While in Oshkosh, Dr.
Jenckes was married to the highly ac-
complished daughter of Rev. Hugh
Smith, ID. d., Rector of Christ church,
Brooklyn, New York. In 1912 he came
to the lead region of Southern Wiscon-
sin, and shortly afterward concluded to
make his home in Hazel Green, where
he has ever since resided, possessed of a
good practice, and the fullest confidence
and esteem of all. Shortly after locat-
ing here, he was called upon to attend
DIR. James Gates Percival, who was
then in the employ of the Western
Mining company DIR. Percivars sur
roundings at that time not being such
as to contribute to his speedy recovery,
DIR. Jenckes prevailed upon him to make
his home with him, for the time at least
DR.. Percival found in Dr. Jenckes man
congenial to his highly cultured tastes,
and the warm friendship thus formed
continued until DIR. Percival's death, in
1856. In one of his letters written to
friends in the Eastern States, DR.. PEREZ
val speaks of his associations with Dr.
Jenckes, and the years spent in his
home, as the happiest of his life; and as
testimonial of his regard and appreci-
alton, he gave him, at his death, his IL
brary of over ten thousand volumes
In 1860, DR.. Jenckes was called upon to
mourn the death of his estimable wife,
and within six weeks, death twice again
visited his household
Mining always possessed strong at
traction for him, and until within the
last few years he generally kept men
employed in aiding to develope the
mines, although his success in this par
tlcular industry was never commensu-
rate with his efforts. During the Re-
bellion no man took a heartier interest
in the success of the Northern armies,
nor did any one do more to alleviate the
sufferings of disabled soldiers or the
wants of their families, and many were
the lonely homes that were cheered
through his kind sympathy and skill
during the dark days of the civil war
In 1868 Dr. Jenckes was married to
Miss Anna Mickey of Hazel Green, who
still survives him. He also leaves four
children, two of them sons, one engaged
in the practice of medicine at Glen Ha-
ven, and the other in the practice of law
in Boscobel, Wisconsin.
DIR. Jenckes has lately had several Sc
we're attacks of disease, chiefly brought
on by exposure while engaged in the
discharge of his professional duties, for
suffering humanity never appealed to
him in vain for aid, no matter how much
his own well-being demanded rest. His
last attack was brought on through Sc
we're exposure on the night of March 81,
and on Saturday morning, April 5, he
peacefully gave back his spirit to his
Maker. His loss will be deeply felt by
the entire community, not alone on ac-
count of his unusual skill as physician,
but also on account of his kindly SYM
pathetic nature that made all feel that
in him they had friend who rejoiced
with them in their prosperity and grieved
with them in their misfortunes. He was
man of ripe scholarly culture, rare
discrimination in taste, genial in his dis
position, charitable to fault, and an
ardent admlrer of nature in all her vari-
Gus moods. No days of his life were
more pleasantly remembered by him
than those snatched from his busy cares
and spent among the beautiful hills and
streams to be found in the country
around Hazel Green. While his death
leaves a deep sadness for all, many are
the rich and happy recollections that
will cling around his memory, and the
world is the better and the happier for
his life
For him the world was full of poetry; the air
Was living with its spirit; and the waves
Danced to the music of its melodies
And sparkled in ITS Brightness ~
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