Ellis, Gideon

ELLIS

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 3/15/2008 at 07:41:33

Jackson Sentinel
Centennial Edition – 1938

Ellis Name Familiar in Dental Profession

An interesting story of a “family profession” which reminds one of the days when a boy always followed the trade of his father, is the story of Dr. Gideon Ellis, Maquoketa dentist for a period of 50 years.

Four of the 14 Ellis brothers decided to be dentists and “Gid” came to Maquoketa in 1875 to set up his business. His two sons decided to follow their father’s profession, and in 1892 J. B. completed his dental course at Iowa University and joined his father. The second one, Gideon C., completed his course in 1903 and joined the firm. In 1923 Dr. J. B. Ellis’ son Paul received his degrees of D. D. S. from the university, and he, too, entered the office.

The elder doctor’s daughter Caddie, also felt an interest in the “family profession” for she married a dentist, Dr. E. A. Phillips. Their son, Ben, was graduated from the university college of dentistry in 1921 and entered his father’s office.

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