Dr. David K. Douthett and Bertha Brown

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Husband Dr. David K. Douthett ¹

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           Born: 3 Jul 1854 2
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           Died: 19 Nov 1922 2
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         Father: David Douthett (1814-1885) 1 3 4
         Mother: Jane E. Brown (1825-1915) 4 5

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       Marriage: 2 Mar 1882 2

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Wife Bertha Brown ²

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. David K. Douthett

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He attended Wither­spoon Institute in 1873-1874; in 1875 taught school in Mordeci Johns School; in 1876 taught the Nixon school, and in his spare time studied medicine under Doctor Conn of Butler, Pennsylvania. In 1877-78 attended the Medical Department of Wooster (Ohio) University, and started the practice of his profession at Brownsdale, Pennsylvania. In 1880 he removed to Osceola, Iowa, and established offices. He was a Republican. In 1884 he was elected chairman of the Republican Central Committee of Clark County, Iowa, and served four years. He was twice elected a delegate to the national convention. In 1888 he was appointed by President Cleveland a member of the Pension Ex­amining Board of Surgeons for Southern Iowa, and served twelve years as secretary of this board. He served two terms on the Board of Education of Osceola, Iowa, and served as president for five years. He was a surgeon for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad from 1898 to 1902.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1122.

2 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 758.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 234, 240x.

4 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 757.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 234.