Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Casey, John R  M D 1835 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890

JOHN R. CASEY, M. D. The subject of this notice bears the distinction of 
having been a resident of Joliet for the long period of thirty years. He came 
to Will County, when the city where he now resides was little more than a 
hamlet and while watching its growth and progress, he has been no unimportant 
factor in bringing it to its present condition. As a physician and surgeon, he 
has made for himself a good record, while at the same time he has been 
prominent in local affairs and now represents the Second Ward as a member of 
the City Council. A native-born citizen of the Prairie State, Dr. Casey was 
born January 28, 1835, in the town of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County. The name 
of his father, Zadok Casey, was familiar to the people of Illinois over fifty 
years ago, he having been Lieutenant-Governor of the State. The mother bore 
the maiden name of Rachael King. The parents were natives of Kentucky and are 
now deceased. Their family consisted of seven children, four now living. The 
subject of this notice pursued his studies in the common schools until a youth 
of sixteen years, and was then admitted as a student of McKendree College at 
Lebanon, Ill. After completing his studies in this institution he began 
reading medicine under the instruction of Dr. Charles A. Pope, of St. Louis, 
Mo. When sufficiently advanced he entered in 1857, Pope's Medical College, 
from which in due time he was graduated, equipped with the knowledge necessary 
to enter upon the duties of his chosen calling. The young physician commenced 
the practice of his profession at Olney, Richland County, this State, but 
remained there only a comparatively short time, removing in 1859 to Joliet, of 
which he has since been a resident. In the meantime he has built up an 
extensive and lucrative practice and has become widely and favorably known to 
the people of Will County. He was Physician and Surgeon at the Penitentiary 
for a period of ten years. He is prominently connected with the Will County 
Medical Society, of which he was at one time the President. Dr. Casey was 
married June 10, 1863, at the bride's home in Joliet, Ill., to Miss Ada 
Vanderpool, a native of New York City. Of this union there were born four 
children, all of whom are living and at home, namely: Florida, who remains 
with her father; Willis; Dwight, who is attending school in Delafield, Wis., 
and Laura, who is pursuing her studies in Hannibal, Mo. Mrs. Ada Casey 
departed this life at her home in Joliet, July 4, 1881. The Doctor, 
politically, is a stanch Democrat and he finds his religious home in Christ 
Episcopal Church, of Joliet.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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