William was born on the Allen Farm and, although the greater part of his life was professional in character, he never lost his love for agricultural pursuits.
At the age of eighteen, having received a district school education, he taught school for two years. He did this in order to provide the capital for further educating himself.
He began reading with Dr Haynes and, in 1876, began attending Missouri Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri (this later became Washington University). He graduated with class of 1878. In 1882, he opened an office in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois. He was one of Bond and Montgomery County's leading physicians and surgeons and was well known in all parts of the state. He practiced medicine until 1899.
He also continued to farm and raise stock. In 1894, William purchased 200 acres of land situated on Section 6, LaGrange Township, Bond County, Illinois. By the end of the century, he had 1200 acres in Bond County, Illinois.
By 1904, William was an owner and proprietor of Allenhurst - a fine estate of 1,400 acres lying in LaGrange Township, Bond County, Illinois. It was some two miles south of Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois. He also owned land in Montgomery County and Madison County, Illinois. And he owned 160 acres in Redfield, South Dakota. His son-in-law, Raymond Harwood, helped him manage the estate.
William contributed to many public spirited enterprises such as road building.
Mixed farming was carried on and much grain and stock raised. Annually, William sold from 100 to 150 head of cattle and from 80 to 160 head of hogs and from 200 to 300 head of sheep. In one year, his land produced 3,000 bushels of wheat and 5,000 bushels of oats.
He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Masonic Lodge in Sorento, Illinois. William was a thirty-second degree Mason a Knight Templar and Shriner. He was a Democrat - who served occasionally in local offices in Montgomery County but steadily refused polical honors in Bond County. He was a member of the Bond and Montgomery County Medical Societies, the District Medical Society, the Illinois State Medical Society and the American Medical Society.
On October 11, 1911, William and his wife, Clara, began a four month trip around the world. They saw many places of interest including the Pyramids of Egypt and the casino at Monte Carlo. Per The Advocate (Greenville, Bond County, Illinois) of October 9, 1911, they "expected to leave for a trip around the world. They expected to sail on the "Cleveland" from the Hamburg-American pier at Hoboken, New Jersey, and their trip was to include Madiers, Gibraltar, Naples, Port Said, Bombay, Colombo, Calcutta, Rangoon, Somgapore, Batavia, Manila, Hong Kong, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohoma and Honolulu." The January 1, 1912, issue of The Advocate reported that "Dr. W. A. Allen of Donnellson, who was touring the world, sent The Advocate a copy of The Advocate printed at Bombay, India." William and Clara returned to America at San Francisco, California, and then returned home in March of 1912.
The November 21, 1912, issue of The Advocate reported that "Fifty-four Sons of Aesculapius were guests at a quail dinner at the home of Dr. W. A. Allen near Donnellson. Nine from Bond County. The host delighted his guests with a story of his trip around the world."
In May of 1913, the State Bank of Donnellson was organized (reorganization of a private bank), with a capital of $30,000. A permit was secured from the state auditor. William was elected President and a member of the Board of Directors, being one of the bank's main shareholders. He had other banking interests, owning thirty-five shares in the Bradford National Bank of Greenville, Illinois, the same number in the Hillsboro National Bank and a large percentage in a bank at San Marcial, New Mexico.
His friendly feeling for his professional brethren was well known and a testimonial to the same was shown by William when he extended an invitation throughout Bond and Montgomery counties for forty-two of his brother medical men and provided for their delectation a famous quail dinner.
There are the following references in Aunt Molly Donnell Hawkins'diary: March 28, 1903 - "John Allen there"; August 30, 1909 - "Dr and Mrs Allen started to maeamac"; October 18, 1911 - "Dr. and Mrs. Allen start around the world"; January 9, 1912 - Aunt Molly "received a card from Dr. and Mrs. Allen. They were at Ragoon, Burma. written Dec. 10, 1911"; February 22, 1912 - "Dr. and Mrs. Allen came home after a 4 month trip around the world"; December 24, 1918 - "the last time I ever seen Dr. W. A. Allen. He came to see Lizzie"; December 25, 1918 - "Dr. Allen rec. a wound"; December 31, 1918 - "Dr. Allen went to Litchfield Hospital"; January 1, 1919 - " Dr. Allen in St. Francis Hospital at Litchfield for blood poison. Died at 8 o'clock ..after ll days suffering from blood poisonin. His right arm was amputated. Funeral at 1:30 at the Presb-- Church in Hillsboro. Rev Wright preached the funeral. Bertha Root sang "Nearer my god to thee" - choir sang "Going down the valley"; the day was fair but cool".
At the age of eighteen, having received a district school education, he taught school for two years. He did this in order to provide the capital for further educating himself.
He began reading with Dr Haynes and, in 1876, began attending Missouri Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri (this later became Washington University). He graduated with class of 1878. In 1882, he opened an office in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois. He was one of Bond and Montgomery County's leading physicians and surgeons and was well known in all parts of the state. He practiced medicine until 1899.
He also continued to farm and raise stock. In 1894, William purchased 200 acres of land situated on Section 6, LaGrange Township, Bond County, Illinois. By the end of the century, he had 1200 acres in Bond County, Illinois.
By 1904, William was an owner and proprietor of Allenhurst - a fine estate of 1,400 acres lying in LaGrange Township, Bond County, Illinois. It was some two miles south of Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois. He also owned land in Montgomery County and Madison County, Illinois. And he owned 160 acres in Redfield, South Dakota. His son-in-law, Raymond Harwood, helped him manage the estate.
William contributed to many public spirited enterprises such as road building.
Mixed farming was carried on and much grain and stock raised. Annually, William sold from 100 to 150 head of cattle and from 80 to 160 head of hogs and from 200 to 300 head of sheep. In one year, his land produced 3,000 bushels of wheat and 5,000 bushels of oats.
He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Masonic Lodge in Sorento, Illinois. William was a thirty-second degree Mason a Knight Templar and Shriner. He was a Democrat - who served occasionally in local offices in Montgomery County but steadily refused polical honors in Bond County. He was a member of the Bond and Montgomery County Medical Societies, the District Medical Society, the Illinois State Medical Society and the American Medical Society.
On October 11, 1911, William and his wife, Clara, began a four month trip around the world. They saw many places of interest including the Pyramids of Egypt and the casino at Monte Carlo. Per The Advocate (Greenville, Bond County, Illinois) of October 9, 1911, they "expected to leave for a trip around the world. They expected to sail on the "Cleveland" from the Hamburg-American pier at Hoboken, New Jersey, and their trip was to include Madiers, Gibraltar, Naples, Port Said, Bombay, Colombo, Calcutta, Rangoon, Somgapore, Batavia, Manila, Hong Kong, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohoma and Honolulu." The January 1, 1912, issue of The Advocate reported that "Dr. W. A. Allen of Donnellson, who was touring the world, sent The Advocate a copy of The Advocate printed at Bombay, India." William and Clara returned to America at San Francisco, California, and then returned home in March of 1912.
The November 21, 1912, issue of The Advocate reported that "Fifty-four Sons of Aesculapius were guests at a quail dinner at the home of Dr. W. A. Allen near Donnellson. Nine from Bond County. The host delighted his guests with a story of his trip around the world."
In May of 1913, the State Bank of Donnellson was organized (reorganization of a private bank), with a capital of $30,000. A permit was secured from the state auditor. William was elected President and a member of the Board of Directors, being one of the bank's main shareholders. He had other banking interests, owning thirty-five shares in the Bradford National Bank of Greenville, Illinois, the same number in the Hillsboro National Bank and a large percentage in a bank at San Marcial, New Mexico.
His friendly feeling for his professional brethren was well known and a testimonial to the same was shown by William when he extended an invitation throughout Bond and Montgomery counties for forty-two of his brother medical men and provided for their delectation a famous quail dinner.
There are the following references in Aunt Molly Donnell Hawkins'diary: March 28, 1903 - "John Allen there"; August 30, 1909 - "Dr and Mrs Allen started to maeamac"; October 18, 1911 - "Dr. and Mrs. Allen start around the world"; January 9, 1912 - Aunt Molly "received a card from Dr. and Mrs. Allen. They were at Ragoon, Burma. written Dec. 10, 1911"; February 22, 1912 - "Dr. and Mrs. Allen came home after a 4 month trip around the world"; December 24, 1918 - "the last time I ever seen Dr. W. A. Allen. He came to see Lizzie"; December 25, 1918 - "Dr. Allen rec. a wound"; December 31, 1918 - "Dr. Allen went to Litchfield Hospital"; January 1, 1919 - " Dr. Allen in St. Francis Hospital at Litchfield for blood poison. Died at 8 o'clock ..after ll days suffering from blood poisonin. His right arm was amputated. Funeral at 1:30 at the Presb-- Church in Hillsboro. Rev Wright preached the funeral. Bertha Root sang "Nearer my god to thee" - choir sang "Going down the valley"; the day was fair but cool".
William was born on the Allen Farm and, although the greater part of his life was professional in character, he never lost his love for agricultural pursuits.
At the age of eighteen, having received a district school education, he taught school for two years. He did this in order to provide the capital for further educating himself.
He began reading with Dr Haynes and, in 1876, began attending Missouri Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri (this later became Washington University). He graduated with class of 1878. In 1882, he opened an office in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois. He was one of Bond and Montgomery County's leading physicians and surgeons and was well known in all parts of the state. He practiced medicine until 1899.
He also continued to farm and raise stock. In 1894, William purchased 200 acres of land situated on Section 6, LaGrange Township, Bond County, Illinois. By the end of the century, he had 1200 acres in Bond County, Illinois.
By 1904, William was an owner and proprietor of Allenhurst - a fine estate of 1,400 acres lying in LaGrange Township, Bond County, Illinois. It was some two miles south of Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois. He also owned land in Montgomery County and Madison County, Illinois. And he owned 160 acres in Redfield, South Dakota. His son-in-law, Raymond Harwood, helped him manage the estate.
William contributed to many public spirited enterprises such as road building.
Mixed farming was carried on and much grain and stock raised. Annually, William sold from 100 to 150 head of cattle and from 80 to 160 head of hogs and from 200 to 300 head of sheep. In one year, his land produced 3,000 bushels of wheat and 5,000 bushels of oats.
He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Masonic Lodge in Sorento, Illinois. William was a thirty-second degree Mason a Knight Templar and Shriner. He was a Democrat - who served occasionally in local offices in Montgomery County but steadily refused polical honors in Bond County. He was a member of the Bond and Montgomery County Medical Societies, the District Medical Society, the Illinois State Medical Society and the American Medical Society.
On October 11, 1911, William and his wife, Clara, began a four month trip around the world. They saw many places of interest including the Pyramids of Egypt and the casino at Monte Carlo. Per The Advocate (Greenville, Bond County, Illinois) of October 9, 1911, they "expected to leave for a trip around the world. They expected to sail on the "Cleveland" from the Hamburg-American pier at Hoboken, New Jersey, and their trip was to include Madiers, Gibraltar, Naples, Port Said, Bombay, Colombo, Calcutta, Rangoon, Somgapore, Batavia, Manila, Hong Kong, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohoma and Honolulu." The January 1, 1912, issue of The Advocate reported that "Dr. W. A. Allen of Donnellson, who was touring the world, sent The Advocate a copy of The Advocate printed at Bombay, India." William and Clara returned to America at San Francisco, California, and then returned home in March of 1912.
The November 21, 1912, issue of The Advocate reported that "Fifty-four Sons of Aesculapius were guests at a quail dinner at the home of Dr. W. A. Allen near Donnellson. Nine from Bond County. The host delighted his guests with a story of his trip around the world."
In May of 1913, the State Bank of Donnellson was organized (reorganization of a private bank), with a capital of $30,000. A permit was secured from the state auditor. William was elected President and a member of the Board of Directors, being one of the bank's main shareholders. He had other banking interests, owning thirty-five shares in the Bradford National Bank of Greenville, Illinois, the same number in the Hillsboro National Bank and a large percentage in a bank at San Marcial, New Mexico.
His friendly feeling for his professional brethren was well known and a testimonial to the same was shown by William when he extended an invitation throughout Bond and Montgomery counties for forty-two of his brother medical men and provided for their delectation a famous quail dinner.
There are the following references in Aunt Molly Donnell Hawkins'diary: March 28, 1903 - "John Allen there"; August 30, 1909 - "Dr and Mrs Allen started to maeamac"; October 18, 1911 - "Dr. and Mrs. Allen start around the world"; January 9, 1912 - Aunt Molly "received a card from Dr. and Mrs. Allen. They were at Ragoon, Burma. written Dec. 10, 1911"; February 22, 1912 - "Dr. and Mrs. Allen came home after a 4 month trip around the world"; December 24, 1918 - "the last time I ever seen Dr. W. A. Allen. He came to see Lizzie"; December 25, 1918 - "Dr. Allen rec. a wound"; December 31, 1918 - "Dr. Allen went to Litchfield Hospital"; January 1, 1919 - " Dr. Allen in St. Francis Hospital at Litchfield for blood poison. Died at 8 o'clock ..after ll days suffering from blood poisonin. His right arm was amputated. Funeral at 1:30 at the Presb-- Church in Hillsboro. Rev Wright preached the funeral. Bertha Root sang "Nearer my god to thee" - choir sang "Going down the valley"; the day was fair but cool".
At the age of eighteen, having received a district school education, he taught school for two years. He did this in order to provide the capital for further educating himself.
He began reading with Dr Haynes and, in 1876, began attending Missouri Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri (this later became Washington University). He graduated with class of 1878. In 1882, he opened an office in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois. He was one of Bond and Montgomery County's leading physicians and surgeons and was well known in all parts of the state. He practiced medicine until 1899.
He also continued to farm and raise stock. In 1894, William purchased 200 acres of land situated on Section 6, LaGrange Township, Bond County, Illinois. By the end of the century, he had 1200 acres in Bond County, Illinois.
By 1904, William was an owner and proprietor of Allenhurst - a fine estate of 1,400 acres lying in LaGrange Township, Bond County, Illinois. It was some two miles south of Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois. He also owned land in Montgomery County and Madison County, Illinois. And he owned 160 acres in Redfield, South Dakota. His son-in-law, Raymond Harwood, helped him manage the estate.
William contributed to many public spirited enterprises such as road building.
Mixed farming was carried on and much grain and stock raised. Annually, William sold from 100 to 150 head of cattle and from 80 to 160 head of hogs and from 200 to 300 head of sheep. In one year, his land produced 3,000 bushels of wheat and 5,000 bushels of oats.
He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Masonic Lodge in Sorento, Illinois. William was a thirty-second degree Mason a Knight Templar and Shriner. He was a Democrat - who served occasionally in local offices in Montgomery County but steadily refused polical honors in Bond County. He was a member of the Bond and Montgomery County Medical Societies, the District Medical Society, the Illinois State Medical Society and the American Medical Society.
On October 11, 1911, William and his wife, Clara, began a four month trip around the world. They saw many places of interest including the Pyramids of Egypt and the casino at Monte Carlo. Per The Advocate (Greenville, Bond County, Illinois) of October 9, 1911, they "expected to leave for a trip around the world. They expected to sail on the "Cleveland" from the Hamburg-American pier at Hoboken, New Jersey, and their trip was to include Madiers, Gibraltar, Naples, Port Said, Bombay, Colombo, Calcutta, Rangoon, Somgapore, Batavia, Manila, Hong Kong, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohoma and Honolulu." The January 1, 1912, issue of The Advocate reported that "Dr. W. A. Allen of Donnellson, who was touring the world, sent The Advocate a copy of The Advocate printed at Bombay, India." William and Clara returned to America at San Francisco, California, and then returned home in March of 1912.
The November 21, 1912, issue of The Advocate reported that "Fifty-four Sons of Aesculapius were guests at a quail dinner at the home of Dr. W. A. Allen near Donnellson. Nine from Bond County. The host delighted his guests with a story of his trip around the world."
In May of 1913, the State Bank of Donnellson was organized (reorganization of a private bank), with a capital of $30,000. A permit was secured from the state auditor. William was elected President and a member of the Board of Directors, being one of the bank's main shareholders. He had other banking interests, owning thirty-five shares in the Bradford National Bank of Greenville, Illinois, the same number in the Hillsboro National Bank and a large percentage in a bank at San Marcial, New Mexico.
His friendly feeling for his professional brethren was well known and a testimonial to the same was shown by William when he extended an invitation throughout Bond and Montgomery counties for forty-two of his brother medical men and provided for their delectation a famous quail dinner.
There are the following references in Aunt Molly Donnell Hawkins'diary: March 28, 1903 - "John Allen there"; August 30, 1909 - "Dr and Mrs Allen started to maeamac"; October 18, 1911 - "Dr. and Mrs. Allen start around the world"; January 9, 1912 - Aunt Molly "received a card from Dr. and Mrs. Allen. They were at Ragoon, Burma. written Dec. 10, 1911"; February 22, 1912 - "Dr. and Mrs. Allen came home after a 4 month trip around the world"; December 24, 1918 - "the last time I ever seen Dr. W. A. Allen. He came to see Lizzie"; December 25, 1918 - "Dr. Allen rec. a wound"; December 31, 1918 - "Dr. Allen went to Litchfield Hospital"; January 1, 1919 - " Dr. Allen in St. Francis Hospital at Litchfield for blood poison. Died at 8 o'clock ..after ll days suffering from blood poisonin. His right arm was amputated. Funeral at 1:30 at the Presb-- Church in Hillsboro. Rev Wright preached the funeral. Bertha Root sang "Nearer my god to thee" - choir sang "Going down the valley"; the day was fair but cool".
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