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Notes for Howard C. Crist

See note on Emma M. Crist

!BIRTH:Film # 982177, History of McLean Co.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP:

"H.C.Crist, M.D., Bloomington, is another of the well established
physicians of Bloomington; he is a native of Muskingum Co.,OH, and w
as born
Dec 28, 1846; he began the study of medicine in 1865, under his fathe
r,
Dr.David Crist (now deceased), who was among the leading practitioner
s of
Bloomington for twenty-three years. he was a native of Perry Co., Oh
io; began
the practice of medicine in 1824, after graduating at the Columbus Me
dical
College of Columbus, Ohio; during his residence in Bloomington, he wa
s engaged
in constant practice until his death, which occurred March 19, 1875.
H.C., the subject of this sketch, in 1865, became a graduate o
f the State
Normal University, thus qualifying himself for a thorough and compreh
ensive
course of study in the science of medicine; during the winters of 186
7-68 and
1869-70, he attended the Rush Medical College of Chicago, graduatin
g in the
spring of 1870. After graduating, he began practicing in Bloomington
, which he
continued until 1874, when he accepted the appointment of Surgeon o
f the Pima
Indian Agency in Arizona; this post he held until the death of his fa
ther in
1875, when he resigned and came home to settle up the estate; remaini
ng here,
he began practicing, which he has continued with very gratifying succ
ess; he
is a thoroughly well-read physician, and has devoted much time and st
udy to
that part of the medical science known as obstetrics, in which he ha
s practiced
very successfully. He is a member of the McLean County Medical Socie
ty, also
of the Illinois State Medical Society.


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