For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 255
EMMETT ADY, M. D....For twenty-eight years Dr. Emmette Ady has engaged in the practice of medicine at West Liberty, being now the oldest physician in active practice in the city. Having made thorough preparation for a professional career, he has been more than ordinarily successful and ranks as one of the most skilled physicians in Muscatine county. A native of this county, he was born December 20, 1855, a son of Dr. Albert and Adelaide ( Richards ) Ady, the former of whom was born in Ohio and the latter in Virginia. The father who was also a physician, came west in April, 1850, and practiced continuously in West Liberty until 1888, when he removed to Muscatine, remaining in practice there for five years. In 1893 he returned to West Liberty and resumed his professional duties in partnership with his son. He passed away in 1903. The mother came with her parents to Cedar county, Iowa, about 1850 and was married to Dr. Ady three years later. She is now living at West Liberty and has arrived at the age of seventy-three years. There were two children in the family: Emmett, of this review; and Florence, who died at the age of one year.Emmett Ady attended the commons chools and having decided to adopt a professional career, matriculated at the State University at Iowa City, graduating from the medical department with a medical degree of M.D. in 1882. In the fall of the same year he went to New York and took a course in Bellvue Hospital, returning the following spring to West Liberty, where he has ever since engaged in practice. His ability to apply correctly his knowledge to the needs of his patients has been many times demonstrated and years ago he received recognition as a thoroughly capable physician and surgeon. He is an untiring student and a close observer and is held in high respect by his brother practitioners as well as by the entire community.
On Thanksgiving day of 1886 Dr. Ady was united in marriage to Miss Martha A. Brown, a native of Muscatine county and the youngest daughter of Edward and Agnes Brown, both of whom were natives of Scotland. The father came to this country in 1838 and to Muscatine county in 1856. He died November 11, 1902. The mother arrived in America in 1839 and passed away April 30, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are now living. To Dr. and Mrs. Emmette Ady two children have been born: Janet B., now a student in the State University at Iowa City; and Edward A., who is fourteen years of age. Mrs. Ady is a woman of many estimable characteristics and previous to her marriage was one of the popular teachers of this county.
Dr. Ady is socially identified with Lodge No. 540, B. P. O. E., at Iowa City, and with the Knights of Pythias Lodge at West Liberty. Politically he is in sympathy with the republican party. Well qualified professionally, he is also a good business man and is the owner of several residence properties in West Liberty. In the county in which he was born he is widely known and highly rspected on account of his unsullied character and useful and progressive life.
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