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Below is a family biography included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published by Weakley, Harraman & Co. in 1885. 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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THOMAS J. GRIFFITH, M. D., of Vevay, is a native of Craig Township, son of Joshua D. Griffith, and was born in 1851. He was brought up on the farm and received an academic education. At the age of eighteen years he began the study of medicine with Dr. L. J. Woollen, of Vevay, and subsequently attended lectures at the University of Louisville, from which institution he graduated in 1873. In the same year he began the practice of his profession in Vevay, from which place he has not since permitted himself to be a week absent. He ranks among the first of the profession in Vevay, and has built up a good practice which is steadily increasing. He is a member of the Switzerland County Medical Society, and of the Baptist Church. Dr. Griffith was married, February 2, 1876, to Mary E. Knox, daughter of George P. and Mary S. (Harwood) Knox, a native of Vevay, a member of the Methodist Church and an estimable lady.
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This family biography is one of 215 biographies included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published in 1885 by Weakley, Harraman & Co. For the complete description, click here: Switzerland County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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