Bertrand M. O'Brien, M.D.

Bertrand M. O'Brien, M.D.

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  • Name Bertrand M. O'Brien 
    Suffix M.D. 
    Born 5 Oct 1880  Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
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    • U.S. Census Marion, Hendricks County, IN 1910: "Daniel Deal, age 42 b. Indiana parents b. Indiana, laborer, single-divorced [sic]," in the household of his step-brother, "Bertrand M. O'Brien, age 29 b. 1881 Indiana, father b. Ireland mother b. Indiana, physician, wife Candacine [sic, Candace], age 24 b. Abt. 1886 Indiana parents b. Indiana; two children b. Indiana: Bernice 6, Waldo W. 3."

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      "Bertrand M. O'Brien, M.D.

      Hendricks county, Indiana, has reason to take pride in the personnel of her corps of medical men from the earliest days in her history to the present time, and on the roll of honored names that indicates the services of distinguished citizens in this field of endeavor there is reason in reverting with gratification to that of Dr. Bertrand M. O'Brien, of Danville, who has attained eminence in his chosen profession and for a number of years has stood among the scholarly and enterprising physicians in a community long distinguished for the high order of its medical talent. He realized early that there is a purpose in life and that there is no honor not founded on worth and no respect not founded on accomplishment. His labors have been eminently worthy because they have contributed to a proper understanding of life and its problems.
      Bertrand M. O'Brien, the son of John O. and Rachel (Anderson) O'Brien, was born in Putnam county, Indiana, October 5, 1880. His father was born in county Tipperary, Ireland, in May, 1819, and was the son of James O'Brien. At the age of twenty-one John O'Brien came to America and for the first four or five years worked on the steamboats on the Mississippi river. He then came to Greencastle, where he worked for three years and then moved to Hamrick Station, bought land and followed the occupation of a farmer for the remainder of his life. His wife was a native of Putnam county, this state, and a woman of great strength of character. John O'Brien became a prominent citizen of Hamrick Station and vicinity and as an indication of the esteem in which he was held by his fellow citizens it may be noted that he was elected as township trustee on two different occasions, and served with fidelity and efficiency throughout his whole term of office. He was a member of the Catholic church, while his wife adhered to the Christian church. His death occurred February 6, 1905, and his widow is still living in New Winchester, this county.
      Dr. Bertrand M. O'Brien was reared on the home farm and while a youth farmed on the shares in the neighborhood in order to get money for his education. After graduating from the Manhattan high school in his county, he attended the Central Normal College at Danville. However, he was determined to obtain a medical education, and he entered, in the fall of 1899, the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons, and worked his way through, graduating with honor in April, 1903. He at once began the practice of medicine at Hazel wood, in Putnam county, this state, but after a year he entered into a partnership with another physician at Filmore. This partnership continued for one year, after which he came to New Winchester on March 1, 1905, where he has since continued to reside. Here he has built up a very large and lucrative practice and is justly regarded as one of the best physicians of this section of the state. In 1913, in order to keep fully abreast of the times, tie took a post-graduate course at the State University of Illinois, at Chicago. He is a wide reader of all literature bearing upon his profession and takes a deep interest in all the associations which deal with his profession.
      Doctor O'Brien was married May 18, 1902, to Candace Bowman, the daughter of John M. and Sarah Bowman. Her father is a farmer in Putnam county. Doctor O'Brien and wife are the parents of two children, Berenice and Waldo. Fraternally, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, while he and his wife are both members of the Christian church of New Winchester. The Doctor is a very genial gentleman to meet and has an ever-increasing number of friends who take delight in his success. His career is a splendid example of what can be accomplished by a determined American youth when he makes up his mind to qualify himself for any particular profession and should be a source of inspiration to others who are forced to make their own way in the world. Doctor O'Brien is just entering into the period of his life where his usefulness is increasing and in the course of time he bids fair to become one of the most valuable members of the community in which he is living."
    Person ID I42317  Complete
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2013 

    Father John O'Brien,   b. May 1819, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1905, Washington, Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Mother Rachel Emaline Anderson,   b. Abt. 1839, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt. 1868 
    Family ID F6009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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