An early dentist at work

octors & Dentists.

The Doctor’s Buggy

The first physician to locate in Dunkirk was Dr. Steyer, in 1853. He was a graduate of Leipsic Medical College, Germany. In 1855 he moved to Kenton where he practiced until his death in 1863.

C.C. McLaughlin2

Next was Dr. A.K. McCaskey, who came from Union county, and practiced until old age. He died in the 1890s.

James Huston was the only dentist for years and came in the latter part of the 1860s. He eventually moved to Paulding, OH where he died in 1900. Other dentists were; Drs. Calvin, Nichols, Crampton, and G.B. Rounds. Dr. Rounds was a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD and began practice in April, 1893.

In 1855 Drs. I.W. Martin and Samuel Kehler located in Dunkirk. Kehler was a graduate of Willoughby College (c1859). They practiced with Dr. McCaskey for several years. Dr. Martin later moved to Cleveland.

Dr. Bassett practiced medicine in Dunkirk in 1859-60.

Near the close of the civil war, Dr. Pugh located in Dunkirk, where he became a partner to Dr. Kehler, but remained only a short time.

From 1870-1880, Drs. Wm. Brayton, W.H. Wise, D.C. Smith, J.M. Todd and Geo. Shira practiced in the community. Brayton left after one year in 1871. Wise was a graduate of the Cleveland Medical School in 1871 and was the only homoeopathic physician. Smith graduated from the Miami Medical College, of Cincinnati in 1874. Todd came from Williamstown in 1875 and practiced until the 1890s. Shira came from Knox county in 1879 and practiced for only a few years before he died.

Dr. C.C. McLaughlin had a diploma from Starling Medical College, class of 1881. In 1889 he supposedly attacked R.R. McDowell, a Lima city drummer, he had treated previously.

A native of Richland county and graduate of the Starling Medical College, of Columbus, started a practice in 1881. Dr. Lisle, a native of Franklin county started practicing in 1882. He was a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Haggerman never practiced medicine in Dunkirk, he being the only druggist at the time (c1901).

Dr. Stockman, of Knox county began practice in 1883 before dying of consumption is 1884. Dr. J.T. Treece, of Hancock county located in Dunkirk in 1885. He belonged to the Eclectic school and practiced until his death in 1892. Dr. J.S. Hedrick, a native of York, PA, came in 1888. he was a graduate of Starling Medical College, of Columbus. Dr. Pugh, of Hancock county, practiced for six months befor being appointed as physician at the Toledo Insane Aslyum.

In 1892, Dr. Starner began practice. He was from Crawford county and a graduate of the Eclectic Medical Institute, of Cincinnati, OH.

Dr. E.E. Hendershott practiced from 1885 for a short time before locating to Britton, Michigan where he had a fluent practice.

In 1898 Dr. H.E. Neff, of the Cleveland Medical Collage, began practice but later moved to Williamstown, Ohio.

Dr. R.C. Alexander, of Ada, practiced a few months in 1901, before moving to Marseilles, OH.¹

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 ¹Information taken from material originally published under the title "Dunkirk, Past and Present". Vol. I: History of Dunkirk. Dunkirk, Ohio by G. M. Kingsbury.: Standard Print. Co., 1901-1902.
²Lima Daily News, Lima, Ohio, August 6, 1889.