Early Dentist & Doctors, Tingley IA

HORTON, LEAZENBY, LAWHEAD, LENT, HOCKABOUT, ST JOHN, NICHOLS, SELBY, HANNELLY, HINSDEILL, LANE, NELSON, LITTLE, WILSON, TROTTER, HEATON, HOGUE

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/19/2011 at 05:59:11

Tingley Centennial: 1883 ~1983

EARLY DENTIST & DOCTORS, TINGLEY

DENTISTS
Dr. J. P. HORTON moved to Tingley in 1907 and practiced dentistry. In 1928, Dr. R. E. LEAZENBY, who was associated with Dr. C. C. LAWHEAD of Mt. Ayr, opened a dental office on Thursdays at the C. W. LENT residence. Previously, Dr. W. M. HOCKABOUT was the dentist.

DOCTORS
Following are some of the doctors who practiced in Tingley:

1883 - 1884 Dr. Louis St. JOHN, aged 49, came from Eugene. He moved West in two years. He apparently "could not save his own" - two of his small children lie in neglected graves at Eugene Cemetery.

NOTE: Actually, there are three St. John children interred at Eugene Cemetery: Annie B. St. JOHN, died at the age of 1 year, 8 months and 11 days on January 23, 1872; Infant Son St. JOHN, died in August of 1878; and, Ivy Pearl St. JOHN, died at the age of 4 months and 11 days on August 6, 1878.

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1887 - James NICHOLS and R. W. SELBY

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1903 - 1907 M. F. HANNELLY, M.D.

NOTE: Dr. HANNELLEY was born February 10, 1869, near Digaonal, and died August 14, 1922, with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr.

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1904 - 1906 Lyman R. HINSDILL, M.D., Physician & Surgeon

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1907 - 1908 A. E. LANE, M.D., Phyician & Surgeon

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1908 - 1910 H. H. NELSON, M.D.

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1911 - 1912 Dr. T. W. LITTLE

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1915 - Dr. T. N. WILSON, Osteopath from Clarinda, office hours Monday and Friday afternoons; Found at R. I. HOUGE'S residence.

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1919 - E. A. TROTTER, Chriopractor at Mrs. S. H. HEATON'S residence.

SOURCE: Tingley, Iowa Centennial: 1883 - 1983. p. 122. PSI, Inc. Belmond IA. 1983.
Courtesy of Mount Ayr Public Library, September of 2011

Transcription and notes by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2011