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Surnames: Willeford,Hogan, McClure
Classification: Biography
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Dr. George W. Willeford is a native of Wiliamson County, Illinois, born February 6, 1847,
son of George A. and Minerva (Hogan) Willeford, and is of Welsh-Irish descent. His
parents were born in Tennessee in 1804, and 1809, respectively. The boyhood of Dr.
Willeford was spent on a farm. He attended the common schools and began teaching the
"young idea" in 1864, and continued that occupation for four years, meeting with
the best success. He began the study of medicine in 1866, under Dr. T.D Ferguson, of
Marion, Ill., and afterward attended lectures at the Chicago Medical College, graduating
in 1874. He practiced five years before his graduation. He located in Glendale, Ind.,
where he has an extensive and lucrative practice. In 1882, he engaged in the drug and
dry-goods business, and in connection with his practice continues that business. He was
appointed postmaster of Glendale in 1881, and held the office until 1885, when he was
superseded by a Democrat. He was mar!
ried in 1871 to Martha McClure, born in Knox Co., Ind., in 1850. They have these five
children: Otis, Cora, Nora, Ralph W. and an infant unnamed. Dr. Willeford is a member of
the I.O.O.F.
History of Knox and Daviess County Indiana
Goodspeed Publishing; Chicago; 1886
Page: 872
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