SCHERMERHORN, Fred M. D., b 1851; 1905 Bio, Montrose County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/montrose/bios/schermerhornf.txt --------------------------------------- Donated September 26, 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Fred Schermerhorn, M.D. In the six years of his residence at Montrose and his active practice as a physician and surgeon throughout the surrounding country Dr. Fred Schermerhorn has greatly endeared himself to the people of this section and risen to a place of commanding reputation and influence in professional circles, while by his activity in public local affairs and all undertakings involving the general welfare and wholesome progress of the community he has become an influential and leading citizen. He is an active and zealous Democrat in political allegiance, and the interests of his party at all times command his best efforts and most intelligent attention. In fraternal life the Doctor is allied with the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen. Doctor Schermerhorn was born at Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 19, 1856, and is the son of Cornelius P. and Maria (Rice) Schermerhorn, the former a native of Canada and the latter of Michigan. The mother died in her native state and the father in Louisiana. He was a farmer, and during the latter part of the Civil war served one year in the Union army. The Doctor grew to manhood in his native state on the paternal homestead one mile from Grand Rapids. He was educated in the public schools, being graduated at the Grand Rapids high school in 1876. In 1877 he entered the medical department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and after studiously pursuing a thorough course of instruction, was graduated therefrom with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1880. He practiced for a number of years at different places in Michigan, and in 1890 he came to Colorado and located at Denver, where he practiced a year, then removed to Pueblo, and there he spent another year in practice. In 1892 he located at Creede and was one of the first physicians there. The next year he returned to Michigan, but five years later, having still a longing for the farther West, he came back to Colorado and settled at Montrose. Here he has since devoted himself wholly to his profession and has built up a large and lucrative practice among the best citizens of the county, which is highly representative in character and growing constantly in magnitude. The Doctor is a member of the Southern Colorado Medical Society and the Rocky Mountain Alumni of the Michigan University. On August 31, 1880, he was united in marriage with Miss Jeannette Thorington, a native of Winona, Minnesota, reared in Michigan. As chairman of the county central committee of his party the Doctor has demonstrated his ability as an organizer for political work and shown that he has vigilance and vigor in action as well as wisdom in counsel. He is at present coroner and county health officer of Montrose county, a member of the United States board of pension examiners and local surgeon for the Denver & Rio Grande Railway. He was a candidate for regent of the State University on the Democratic ticket in the fall of 1904, but was not elected. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.