DR. G. G. BRUSH,
deceased, was born in Sheakleyville, Mercer County, Penn., September 9,
1820, and was a son of James and Margaret (Sheakley) Brush, the former
a native of Westmoreland County, and the latter of Adams County, Penn.
James Brush came to this county early in the present century, where he
married Margaret, daughter of John Sheakley, Sr., a pioneer of Sandy
Creek Township. He followed farming, and with his wife died on the
homestead near Sheakleyville. Dr. Brush grew to manhood on the home
farm, and taught a few terms of school in that vicinity. He read
medicine two years in the office of Dr. Cossitt, of Greenville, and
subsequently one year with Dr. Ray, formerly of Philadelphia. In March,
1845, he opened an office in Sheakleyville, where he practiced his
profession twenty-nine years. In April, 1874, Dr. Brush removed to
Greenville, where he continued in active practice till his death,
August 8, 1886. He attended lectures in the medical colleges of
Philadelphia, Buffalo and New York City, and was a graduate of the
Buffalo Medical University. He built up a large practice during his
residence in Sheakleyville and Greenville, and was surgeon of the
Atlantic & Great Western Railroad six years. Dr. Brush was married
September 19, 1845, to Miss Asenath Thatcher, a native of
Trumbull County, Ohio, who is the mother of six children, only one of
whom survives. The children are: Hattie R.; James A., a deceased
physician of Sheakleyville; Elizabeth, deceased wife of Addison
Williams, of Mercer County, and three died in infancy. Dr.
Brush was a kind father and husband, an honest and upright man, a
useful citizen and successful physician.
Source: History of Mercer County, 1888, page 780-781 |
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