Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 373
FREDERICK H. LITTLE, M. D., one of the prominent practicing physicians of Muscatine, was born in this city on the 2d day of December, 1855, and is a son of J. G. H. and Anna R. ( Zigler ) Little. The father was a native of Orange County, N. Y., and came to this county in 1851 ; the mother was born in Butler County, Pa., and emigrated to Muscatine in 1840. Our subject received a liberal literary education, and choosing the study of medicine as his life work, entered the office of Dr. W. S. Robertson when twenty years of age, reading medicine with him for three years. In the meantime he commenced a graded course at the medical department of the Iowa State University, being graduated in the class of ' 79 with high honors. The commencement exercises occurred on the 5th day of March, Dr. Little delivering the valedictory. He immediately entered upon the practice of his profession in Muscatine, and has now prosecuted it for almost ten years with good success, having gained a reputation for skill and efficiency of which many an older doctor might well be proud. He is a member of the State Medical Society, the Eastern District Medicakl Society, of which he has served as President, and the Society of Physicians and Surgeons of Muscatine County, of which he was President in 1886. He filled the office of Health Officer from 1880 to 1883, discharging his duties with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of all concerned.

On the 3d day of January, 1884, Dr. Little was united in marriage with Miss Josephine Marsh, their union being celebrated in Coldwater, Mich. The lady was born Feb. 2, 1859, and was the daughter of F. D. Marsh, a prominent merchant of Coldwater. Her death occurred Sept. 16, 1888. She was a member of the Episcopal Church, and a lady highly esteemed for her many excellencies of character.

Dr. Little is surgeon of the 2d Regiment, I. N. G., with the rank of Major. Socially he is a member of the Knights of Pythias of Muscatine. He holds high rank as a citizen of this county, where he has spent his entire life, and though a young man, is an honor to the profession he has chosen, and bids fair to gain prominence in the medical world.

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