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William H. Sturgeon

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William H. Sturgeon

Birth
Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Oct 1900 (aged 74)
Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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After graduating from Jefferson College in 1847 he read medicine with Dr. Alex. Hamilton Campbell of Uniontown and attended lectures at Jefferson Medical College. In 1853 he accepted a clerkship in the US mint which he held until 1861 when he returned to Uniontown to resume the practice of medicine. In 1886 he was appointed member of the State Board of Lunacy.
He married Emily V. Dawson in 1853, the daughter of John Dawson, and they had five children: John D., Daniel, Mary E., Katharine B. and Ellen B.

Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania by John M. Gresham page 230

After graduating from Jefferson College in 1847 he read medicine with Dr. Alex. Hamilton Campbell of Uniontown and attended lectures at Jefferson Medical College. In 1853 he accepted a clerkship in the US mint which he held until 1861 when he returned to Uniontown to resume the practice of medicine. In 1886 he was appointed member of the State Board of Lunacy.
He married Emily V. Dawson in 1853, the daughter of John Dawson, and they had five children: John D., Daniel, Mary E., Katharine B. and Ellen B.

Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania by John M. Gresham page 230


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122683375/william_h-sturgeon: accessed ), memorial page for William H. Sturgeon (24 Jan 1826–15 Oct 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122683375, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Cashie (contributor 47323748).