Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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IRVING C. WOOD, M.D.

Irving C. WOOD, M.D. practicing at Logan, Iowa,came to Harrison County in 1881. Was born in Franklin, Delaware County, NY, March 9, 1857, and is a son of R. S. and Susan (MANN) WOOD. The grandfather, Charles WOOD, who was a farmer by occupation, is still living in New York State, at the age of ninety years. Our subject's grandfather WOOD had three children, of whom Rufus, our subject's father was the oldest, and he married Susan MANN, by which union two children were born, of whom our subject was the older. His early life was spent in Franklin, Delaware County, NY, where he attended the common schools, graduating from the Delaware Literary Institute, at Franklin, in 1875, after which he taught two years, and then began the study of medicine, with Dr. T. M. EDWARDS; then attended lectures in the University of New York City, and finished his course in Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1880. He remained in the Hospital at that place one year, as assistant surgeon, and took a special course in surgery, and began the practice of medicine, at Woodbine, Iowa in 1881, remaining two years, and then came to Logan, where he has since built up a large, lucrative practice, and has been very successful in the practice of the healing art.

He was married May 12, 1886 at Logan, Iowa, to Miss Florence M. BOLTER, only daughter of Sentor L. R. BOLTER, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. Mrs. WOOD is a graduate of St. Frances Academy, at Council Bluffs, and is a member of the Catholic church.

Dr. WOOD held the office of Coroner of Harrison County, for two terms. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, is amember of Blue Lodge No. 420; Royal Arch Chapter, and Ivanhoe Commandery of Knights Templar, at Council Bluffs.

The Doctor is company surgeon for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; examining surgeon of the United States Pension Board, and belongs to the Iowa State Medical Society; the National Association of Railway Surgeons, and is a member of the committee on organization of The Inter-Continental Medical Congress.

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