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The "Chronology of Darrtown Doctors" (above) was compiled from the sources listed below.
> A narrative from an 1882 publication. The publication is titled: A History and Biographical Cyclopedia of Butler County, Ohio." The Milford Township section, with information about the three communities of Darrtown, Collinsville, and Somerville, appears on pages 562-574.
> An article from the March 27, 1924 Journal News newspaper. The article is titled "Some Interesting Facts About First Residents of Darrtown; Many Known Throughout County."
> Additional newspaper items, plus genealogy and United States census records. Sources include websites such as Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, and Family Search.com.
1825 - Dr. Yeaman arrived from Hamilton and remained two years, before moving to Crawfordsville, Indiana.
1832 - Dr. Cruikshank arrived from Cheviot, Ohio and remained eight years, before selling his practice to Dr. Mack.
1833 - Dr. Wilson arrived from New England and remained for five years, before moving to Rushville, Indiana.
1840 - Dr. Wyman arrived from New York. Dr. Wyman introduced the common domestic willow at Darrtown, around 1845.
1840 (circa) - Dr. Mack purchased Dr. Cruikshank’s practice. Dr. Mack continued his practice at Darrtown for 25 years., until his death (circa mid-1870s).
1860 - Dr. Brookfield Gard is listed as a Darrtown physician in the 1860 federal census of Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio. For more info, see the Gard Family page.
1875 (circa) - Dr. C. R. Schaffer is named as a practicing physician in Darrtown - see Shaffer page.
1880s - Dr. Herbert Twitchell - see Twitchell page.
1880s (circa) - Dr. John McMechan is cited as a "physician of Darrtown" - see the 1880 news item below.
1902 - Dr. Joseph Cowen - see Cowen page.
1940s - Dr. A. B. Wilkie - see Wilkie page.
