Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Spining, J. N. 1822 - 
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)

   J. N. Spining, M. D., Covington, is the son of Mr. Isaac N. Spining, who
settled on Coal creek, eight miles east of Covington, in 1825. The doctor, at
that time, was a child but three years old. His early life was spent on the
farm, and during this time he had the advantage of none but the old subscription
school system of education. At the age of eighteen, however, he had progressed
so far as to begin the study of medicine with his uncle, Dr. M. H. Spining, who
resided three miles south of Covington. His next step was to attend Franklin
College, after which he completed his medical studies at the Eclectic Medical
College of Cincinnati. Returning to Dr. M. H. Spining he engaged in the practice
of medicine, and gave to the doctor the proceeds of his first year-and-half's
practice in payment for instructions during his earlier studies. He then became
the partner of his old tutor, with whom he was associated for one year,
receiving one-third of the proceeds of their practice. He then came to
Covington, where he has since been steadily engaged in the practice of his
profession, and is credited by the people as one of the best physicians of the
county. The doctor is also interested in the drug trade, and has one of the
largest and best kept drug establishments in the city, which is under the
immediate charge of his son. The doctor is a member of the Fountain County
Medical Society, and of Fountain Lodge, No. 60, A. F. and A. M. In 1847 he was
married to Miss Mary E. Ward.

Additional Comments:
Troy Township

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,

TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,

GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.

BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.

WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.

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