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Below is a family biography included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published by Standard Publishing Company in 1913.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Dr. John E. Doerr, one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Mt. Vernon, was born at Santa Claus, Ind., November 4, 1865. His father, Philip Doerr, a German Methodist minister, and his mother, Margaret (Von Austermueller) Doerr, were both born in Germany. The doctor attended the public schools of Evansville, taught three years in the common schools of Posey county, and then spent three years at De Pauw College, Greencastle. Obtained his medical education at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with the class of 1891. Located in Mt. Vernon in the year 1896 and has resided there ever since, and built up a large practice. He is a member of the City, County and American Medical associations, and the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America. While he does a large general practice he pays especial attention to surgery. He was married in 1898 to Miss Anna M. Cole, of Pottsville, Pa. Mrs. Doerr was born in Minnesota, but losing her mother when she was but a child, she was reared in Pennsylvania. They have three children—two girls and a boy.

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This family biography is one of 232 biographies included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published in 1913 by Standard Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: Posey County, Indiana History and Genealogy

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