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Subject: OBITUARY - DR. ISAAC F. HILDRETH.

Date: Friday, April 20, 2001 7:37 PM

Decatur County Journal

April l2, l894

MISS NELLIE VARGA is in receipt of a letter from LAURA ROBBERTS,

daughter of JOHN D. ROBBERTS, announcing the death of her grandfather,

DR. ISAAC F. HILDRETH, at his home in Columbus, Ohio, last Friday

morning.

DR. HILDRETH was born at Bangor, Maine, March 20, l822, and his

ancestors took an active part in the struggle for American independence.

He attended the graded schools of Bangor until his fourteenth year and

then moved with his parents to Granville, Ohio, where he became a pupil

of Dennison University. Then he worked at the cooper's trade five years,

and taught select school at Columbus.

In l848 he commenced the study of medicine and three years later was

graduated from Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia. He practiced

his profession for several years in Columbus and early in the summer of

l856 settled at Lovilla, Monroe County, Iowa, where he resided for

several years.

In l868 he moved to Leon and engaged in the drug business and the

practice of medicine. DR. HILDRETH was a Republican in politics and

served as member and chairman of the board of supervisors of this

county. In l876 he built the opera house block which stands as a

monument to his energy and public spirit. His wife was MISS LAURA

DEVERAUX, of Granville, Ohio, whom he married in l848 and who survives

him with his daughter, MRS. SADIE ROBBERTS.

About seven years ago, DR. HILDRETH received a stroke of paralysis and

was obliged to retire from active business. Shortly afterwards he

removed with his family to Columbus, where he has since continued to

reside. With all his faults DR. HILDRETH had many excellent qualities

and possessed a kind heart. He was public spirited and full of energy

and enterprise, traits of character so characteristic of the Yankee.

Peace to his ashes.

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