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ARTHUR O. ULLREY, M. D., of Niles, is a native of Berrien County and was born in Pipestone Township July 24, 1862. He is the son of David H. and Angeline (Schnorf) Ullrey, and his father was one of the pioneers of Michigan, having emigrated hither in an early day from his native State, Ohio. Grandfather John Ullrey, likewise a native of the Buckeye State, removed with his family to Michigan, and, purchasing some land in Berrien County, devoted his attention to the clearing and improving of the place, which through his efforts was developed into one of the finest farms in this section of the country. Some years prior to his death he moved to Niles, and there he closed his eyes to the busy scenes of earth during the year 1892. At the time of his demise he had attained to the advanced age of seventy-eight years.

At the time the family removed to Michigan, David H. Ullrey was a young man and he engaged in farming pursuits in the new home. After his marriage he located on a farm in Berrien County, but after a time returned to the old homestead in Berrien Township, where he and his wife now reside. They are a worthy couple, kind and obliging, and are held in high esteem throughout this community where they have lived for so many years. They are the parents of three children, Arthur being the eldest of the number. He was reared on the home farm and was early trained to habits of industry and usefulness. His boyhood was passed alternately in the schoolroom and upon the farm, and through attendance at school and practical experience he gained a broad and liberal education.

When about nineteen years of age, our subject began to teach, and after following that profession for a short time entered the school at Niles, where he carried on his studies for one year. Later he became a student in the State University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where he completed the literary course. He then went to Chicago, where he entered the Hahnemann Medical College and remained a student there until his graduation on the 25th of February, 1886. Opening an office at Three Oaks, Mich., he remained in practice in that city for a period of two and one-half years, after which he practiced his profession at South Bend, Ind., for nine months. The year 1889 witnessed his arrival in Niles, where he opened an office and has since conducted a large and profitable practice. As a practitioner he has established an enviable reputation for skill and proficiency, and is highly regarded in professional circles. He holds membership in the American Institute of Homeopathy, and keeps abreast with every improvement and development in the science of therapeutics.

In the spring of 1888 Dr. Ullrey married Miss Adda Wilcox, who at that time resided in Three Oaks, Mich. She died on the 4th of February, 1890, leaving a large circle of friends, who mourned her loss and sympathized with the Doctor in his bereavement. Socially, Dr. Ullrey is a prominent and influential member of the Royal Arcanum, the Order of Maccabees, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, being Medical Examiner for the latter order. He is also a member and Medical Examiner for the Degree of Honor of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and Medical Examiner for the Ladies of Maccabees.