Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Callane, Marshall D. 1871 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 18, 2006, 12:49 am Author: John C. Odell (1916) MARSHALL D. CALLANE, M. D. Professional success results wholly from merit Although in commercial life one may come into possession of a lucrative business through inheritance or gift, in the learned profession advancement is gained almost altogether through painstaking and unceasing effort. Prestige in the medical profession is the outcome of a close application of native talents to the science of medicine and surgery. Splendid training, by means of which he has acquired a thorough professional knowledge, and native ability, have combined to make Dr. Marshall D. Callane one of the leading physicians of Flora and vicinity. He is a man who is well known in this part of Carroll county, not only as a successful physician but as a reputable and honorable citizen. Born in Monroe township, Carroll county, Indiana, February 22, 1871, Marshall D. Callane is the son of Richard and Mary (Cunningham) Callane. Dr. Callane's mother has been dead for a number of years, but his father is still living and is a resident of Flora, now being a retired farmer. Richard and Mary (Cunningham) Callane Were the parents of five children, three of whom are now living, Dr. Waldo E., a graduate of a dental college, is now a manufacturer of cream separators at Lebanon, Indiana; Ida, the wife of Otto Sines, of Monroe township; Dr. Marshall D., the subject of this sketch. Reared principally in Flora, Indiana, and educated in the public and high schools of Carroll county, the latter of which he is graduated from, Dr. Marshall D. Callane entered the Medical College of Indianapolis in 1898, and four years later was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. In the same year he began the practice of his profession in Flora and has been located here ever since. In the meantime, he has built up a prosperous and well-selected practice. He is widely known to the people of Flora and vicinity and is popular with all classes of people. Dr. Callane is a member of the Carroll County, the District, the Indiana State and American Medical Associations. In September, 1909, Dr. Marshall D. Callane was married to Ora Myer, the daughter of Frank Myer. To them have been born one son, Richard, who was born in 1911. As a Republican, Doctor Callane was elected as a member of the Flora scho6l board and is now serving as president of the board. Fraternally, he is a member of Fountain City Lodge No. 280, Knights of Pythias. Additional Comments: Extracted from: BIOGRAPHICAL SECTION of HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS BY JOHN C ODELL With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families ILLUSTRATED 1916 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/carroll/bios/callane83nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb