History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

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HISTORY OF OAKLAND COUNTY

Romeo, and the association held yearly meetings for nearly half a century, excepting for two years during the Civil war period. In 1870 its
name was abbreviated to the Northeast District Miedical Society. The
society came to an end at the time of the reorganization of the profession
in the state during 1902, when the existing medical society of the county
was founded.
ALLOPATHIC PRACTITIONERS FROM I837 TO I866
Dr. Pliny Powers came to what was known as Deming's Corners, Oxford township, in 1837, from the state of New York. In 1838 Egbert
Burdick, of New York, was associated with him in practice, and at Oxford village, in I839. He removed to Detroit, where he died.
Dr. Morrison practiced in Addison. He came there in 1842.
D'r. Drake came to Royal Oak in 1849 from Cayuga county, New
York. He was a brother of Hon. Thomas J. Drake, and died in the
late sixties.
Dr. W. G. Elliott was first located in Pontiac previous to I850, and
removed shortly after that date to the state of New York, from whence
he entered the hospital service of the army at Alexandria, and after the
war returned to Pontiac, where for many years he followed a lucrative
practice. He pursued his medical studies with Dr. Paddock, and graduated at the Cleveland Medical College.
Dr. J. N. Donaldson came to Lakeville in I854. He pursued the
study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. Asahel Barnard, of the
United States army, at Dearborn, Michigan, and graduated at the University of Michigan in I853. He practiced sixteen years in Lakeville,
and then removed to Pontiac, where he opened a drug store and continued in the business for four years, when ill health compelled him to
cease active work of all kinds. He died in Pontiac, July 15, I877. He
was a native of Mendon, Monroe county, New York.
The late Dr. F. B. Galbraith, of Pontiac, was a graduate of the University of Michigan, class of I86o, and of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons of New York City, in I86I. He was surgeon in the Tenth
Michigan Infantry and Fourth Michigan Cavalry, and located in Pontiac
in I865.
Dr. Lawrence located in Oxford village in I862.
Dr. Robert Le Baron, of Pontiac, graduated from the University of
Michigan, class of I86I. He practiced with Dr. Hayes, in Livingston
county, one year, was two years surgeon of the Fourth Michigan Infantry,
and located at Pontiac in I864.
Dr. Chauncey Earle graduated in I853 at the Michigan University,
having pursued his studies under Dr. Spaulding, of Oxford, Dr. Earle
began his practice in Addison township, where he remained one year, and
then removed to Orion, where he remained till the fall of I866, when he
came to Pontiac.
Dr. F. Curtis, long a practioner of Holly, located first at Rochester in
1832. At one time he was the physician of every family in Livingston
county, when there were not well persons enough to take care of the
sick. This was between 1835 and 1840.