Dr. George F. Jewett, Jr.
Dr. George F. Jewett, Jr., physician, West Canaan, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, March 17, 1857; he is a son of Dr. W. H. and Lina E. (Snouffer) Jewett, the former a native of Ohio, whose sketch appears elsewhere, and the latter a native of Maryland, both of English descent. Our subject received his rudimentary education in the schools of his native county, and in 1878 commenced reading medicine with his father. From 1874 to 1877, he attended the Central Normal School at Worthington, and in 1877 entered the State University, at Columbus, graduating February 24, 1882. During the winters of 1873 to 1881, he was engaged in teaching school. Since his graduation, he has been practicing his profession with his father, at Amity, in this county, where he is well acquainted and highly esteemed.
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY - W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]