Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-03-25
INTERESTING PAPER ON HOMER
TOWNSHIP DOCTORS

INTERESTING PAPER ON HOMEl
TOWNSHIP DOCTORS
AS the annual meeting Of Morgan
county people of Columbus schedul
ed for April approaches, one won.
ders what has been done at these
meetings. At the meeting last
year. as the roll of townships was
called, DR.. VIM H. Harper contrib
uted a short but most interesting
paper on Homer Township Doc
tors" the summary of which fol-
lows:
DR.. Maxwell Norris, located at
Mountville in the late SOS or early
7O's, leaving there probably in the
early SOS. (Deceased.)
DR.. Daniel Powell, born near Bish-
opville, Homer township, graduated
in medicine, practicing for a short
time in Mountville, probably in the
late 70's or early SOS. Moved to
Corning, Perry county, where ne
died
DR.. Douglas Putnam Adams, born
near Bishopville, and after service
in the U. s. navy during the Civil
war, graduated in medicine, prac-
ticed for a time in Lawrence, Kan,
later moving to Columbus, where
he practiced and taught medicine
for over SO years. (Deceased.)
DR.. James Franklin Leeper, born
near Mountville, son of Hezekiah
Leeper. was located in Rockville.
Muskingum county, for many years
after the late 70's or early SOS. and
in the early COS removed to McCon-
nelsville, where he now resides.
DIR. Freed Danford, Glouster, O..
For many years in active practice,
and now deceased. (Born in Homer
township, near Bishopville).
DR.. Harvey Danford, also ma
tive of Homer township, and born
near Bishopville, practiced for many
years prior to his death in Trimble.
Athens county. A son and grand
son followed him in the practice OF
medicine.
DR.. Joseph Zebulon Heston, born
near Mountville, practiced for
short while in tie native village,
later for many years pursued the
practice of his chosen profession at
Amesville, Athens county, 0. Later
practiced for a number of years at
Pataskala, o., then some years in
GAINESVILLE, O.. and for the last Is
years of his life was in active prac"
tice in West Jefferson, Madison
county, Ohio, where he died in the
fall of 1895, just before Thanksgiv-
ing.
DR.. Enoch Nathan Heston, broth
er of Joseph B., and born near
Mountville, after graduation in med
icine was located for a few months
only at Cuba, Clinton county, Ohio,
locating at Thurston, Fairfield coun-
ty. Ohio, where he remained from
June of 1892 to December, 1906,
moving to Columbus where he has
since been located.
DR.. Herman Elexis Heston. anoth-
er brother of the former Mr.. Hes
tons, also born near Mountvllle,
graduated in medicine in 1895. Be-
gan practicing in Columbus, moved
to Baltimore, Fairfield county,
where he practiced for number OF
years, returning to Columbus where
he resumed practice for some years,
after which, becoming affiliated
with the Pennsylvania railroad, ne
served as chief of the relief depart
ment west of Pittsburgh, with head
quarters in Cleveland for number
of years. After reorganization sew
eral years ago, he returned to Co.
1umbus where he is now serving as
chief of the local relief department.
DR.. Errett E. LeFever, born near
Bishopville, and began practicing
his profession at Mountville in the
later SOS, and after many years
practice in this locality, located in
Marietta, but the call of his old
friends and associates was too
strong, so he returned after time
TO resume practice at Glouster, Ath-
ems county, which is in the VI
cinity of his former practice at
Mountville. He represented Morgan
county in the Ohio house Of repre-
sentatives for many years. and later
was elected a number Of times to
represent his district in the upper
house of the Ohio Legislature.
DR.. Everett Webster LeFever, born
near Bishopville, began practicing
at Rosseau about 1895, and after
about six years moved to Marietta
where he practiced many years.
Having retired from practice sew
.eral years ago, he died in Oklahoma
some two or three years ago.
Harry Everett LeFever, born in
Mountyille, a son of Dr. Errett e.
LeFever, located in Columbus af-
ter graduating some years ago.
DR.. Price Moody, born near
Mountville, practiced at Triadel-
phia for a while, later locating at
Plantsville, where he followed his
call many years until his death,
some eight or 10 years ago.
DR.. Elmer E. Parsons, born near
Mountville, and practiced for time
in this village, later going to Thurs
ton, Fairfield county, where he fol-
lowed his profession for several
years, selling out to DR.. Enoch N.
Heston in 1892, retiring shortly
thereafter. because Of ill health,
dying a short time later.
DR.. VIM. Heston Harper, born
near Mountville, nephew OF the
three Drs. Heston previously men
toned. After graduating in 1901,
located at Rosseau, where he re-
mained about six years, going to
Thurston in 1906, where he sue
ceeded his uncle DR.. e. N. Heston.
After one and half years at Thurs
ton, he removed to Columbus In
1908, and has been actively engaged
In the practive of medicine in the
latter city ever since.
This year each township and vil-
lage is again invited to contribute
to the program. One awaits with
interest to hear the various con-
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