Dr. William Bruce Loney
Dr. William Bruce Loney, physician and surgeon. West Union, Ohio, was born on a farm near North Liberty, Knox county, Ohio. June 25, 1864. In early manhood, Dr. Loney came with his parents, J. J. Loney and Ethalinda Loney, to West Union, where they conducted a hotel, now the Downing House, and formerly the Crawford House, for several years. During this period our subject was variously engaged to earn the means to assist him in attaining the ambition of his life. He clerked in his father's hotel, solicited for a publishing house, conducted a livery stable, and performed any kind of physical labor that would earn him money. Finally he acquired means sufficient to take a course in Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, from whence he graduated in 1892. He practiced his profession first at Cedar Mills, and afterwards at Dunkinsville, where he was most successful. In 1897, he gave up his office and entered the Chicago Polyclinic, where he took a post-graduate course. He then returned to Adams County, locating at West Union, where he enjoys a large and lucrative practice. Dr. Loney is recognized as one of the best read physicians of the county. In politics, he is a staunch Democrat,, and has often been requested by the leaders of that party in Adams County to stand as a candidate for the Legislature or other county office, but he is too closely wedded to his profession to give his time to the duties of political office. In his religious views, the Doctor is strictly orthodox, yet he has never been connected with any church organization. He is a member of several fraternal societies.
From "History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time" - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900