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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. K. C. Fitzgerald was born in Philipstown, Ill., in 1884. He is the son of Charles and Isabel Fitzgerald. The doctor was educated in the public schools of his native village and at the Kentucky Universtity, Lexington, Ky. He received his medical degree at the Kentucky School of Medicine, graduating in 1906. He served two years as interne in the City Hospital and in St. Anthony’s Hospital, Louisville. He was a student of Dr. William Wathen, of Louisville, in his day one of the greatest gynecologists in the West. He located in New Harmony, Ind., in 1908, where he still resides and practices his profession. He is a member of the city council. He was married in 1909 to Miss Nelgine Schnee. One child has been born to them, in 1912, named Elizabeth. He was in college a Greek letter man, a Phi Chi. In politics he is a Democrat. He belongs to the Woodmen, Odd Fellows and Masons. He is a member of the County, State and American Medical associations.

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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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