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- DR. J. L. BRENTON, physician, School street; was born in
- Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio, Oct. 18, 1820; came to Wisconsin,
October 1, 1864, locating in Beloit in 1826, he moved to Washington,
Penn., thence to Mt. Union, Stark Co., Ohio, in 1843, where he
read medicine with Prof. Caleb JONES, who was for many years
Professor of Louisville (Ky), University; in the spring of 1849,
he moved to North Georgetown, Columbiana Co., Ohio, where he
practiced medicine for nine years with good success; from there
he moved to Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio, and practiced, in connection
with Professor A. METZ, Professor of Diseases of the Eye and
Ear in Cleveland Medical College; from Massillon he moved to
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- Salem, Columbiana Co,., and entered into partnership with
Dr. Abel CAREY, one of the prominent physicians and surgeons
of the State of Ohio; from Salem he moved to Dayton, Ohio, and
in 1857-58 had full charge of the City Hospital at that place;
then returned to Alliance, Stark Co., Ohio, and remained there
until the fall of 1862, when he was appointed First Assistant
Surgeon of the 115th Ohio V.I.; on the 5th of March following,
he was assigned as Surgeon to the 8th Ohio Infantry, and then
to the Army of the Potomac, and, in the fall of 1863, was made
Surgeon-in-Chief of the First Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Army Corps,
under Gen. Winfield S. Hancock; in the winter of 1863-64, was
appointed Surgeon-in-Chief of the 2d Division, commanded by Gen.
Gibbons, which position he retained until he was mustered out
with his regiment at Cleveland, Ohio; ten days after being mustered
out was appointed Inspector of U.W. Hospitals with the rank and
pay of Lieutenant Colonel of cavalry; served two months and resigned
on account of sickness in his family; October 1, 1864, he came
to Beloit, and commenced the practice of medicine and surgery;
Dr. BRENTON is a member of the Ohio Medical State Society, the
Wisconsin State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association;
at Mt. Union, from 1844 to 1848, held the office of Postmaster.
He married, on the 3d of April, 1861, Amanda JACKMAN, of Jefferson
Co., Ohio; has four children - Oscar L., Josephine, Florence
May and Blanche. Both Mr. and Mrs. BRENTON are members of the
M. E. Church, at Beloit.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, pp. 735-736; lithograph from same book, p. 747.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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