George A. Wash, M. D., who received his degree from the
University of Louisville (Kentucky) on the 13th of March, 1894, and who
immediately engaged in the practice of his profession, enjoys a large
patronage in the town of Palmyra, Macoupin County, and numbers among his
patients the very best citizens of the community. He was born at
Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, March 25, 1868, and is a son of
Allen and Susan (Alstott) Wash, and a grandson of Col. John Wash.
Col. John Wash, who was born in Virginia, was a planter and slaveowner.
Removing to Kentucky before the birth of his son, Allen, he engaged in
agricultural pursuits and died there at the age of 89 years.
Allen
Wash was born in 1813 in Kentucky, where he followed the occupation of
farming but was never a slave-owner. He was married to Susan Alstott, a
daughter of John Alstott, a Virginian, who removed to Casey County,
Kentucky. Mr. Wash and wife reared four sons and one daughter, all of whom
are now living, our subject being the youngest. Mr. Wash died on the
homestead farm at the age of 79 years. Mrs. Wash, our subject's mother, died
in 1878 at the age of 44 years.
George A. Wash, after his graduation
from the University of Louisville, engaged in the practice of medicine at
Hustonville, Kentucky, later removing to St. Meinrad, Indiana, where he
continued his practice for six years. In 1899 he removed to Palmyra,
Illinois, where he has since practiced, having one of the largest village
and country practices in his section of the county. Dr. Wash is also
examining physician for the following life insurance companies: Aetna; New
York Mutual; the Northwestern of Iowa; the Massachusetts Northwestern, and
also for all the fraternal orders of his section. Dr. Wash is a Democrat
and, fraternally, is a member of the Masons, Modem Woodmen of America, the
F. A. of A., and the M. P. L. Religiously he is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
On March 16, 1897, Dr. Wash was married to
Margaret S. Alexander, the estimable daughter of James S. Alexander, a
farmer of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, deceased in 1898. Mrs. James S.
Alexander is still living and superintends the homestead farm.
Extracted 2018 May 08 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 364-365.
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