BIO: Raymond New Holbrook, MD, Bullitt County, KY

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Transcribed by: Jan West awest1@tampabay.rr.com
Date: 21 Jan 2000
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RAYMOND NEW HOLBROOK, M. D.

Although a comparative newcomer to the professional ranks of Bullitt county, Dr. Raymond New 
Holbrook, of Shepherdsville, has gained recognition as a skilled and able physician, well 
worthy of public confidence and respect. He is a native of Kentucky, having been born at 
Hickory, Graves county, December 19, 1901, and is a son of Winfield Scott and Cicero (Dyer) 
Holbrook. His father was born in Graves county, April 27, 1853, and died in Hickory, June 
13, 1922. During his early years he was a school teacher and farmer, but later became a mail 
carrier on rural routes. He was a republican in his political views and was an adherent of 
the Christian church. His parents were Felix Grundy and Mary (Kimball) Holbrook, of whom the 
former was born in Tennessee, whence he removed to Graves county, Kentucky, where he 
followed farming during the remainder of his life. He was a member of the Christian church 
and supported the republican party. His wife was a native of Kentucky and also died in 
Graves county. Felix Grundy Holbrook was a son of John Holbrook, who was a son of Josiah and 
Lucy (Swift) Holbrook, of Connecticut. Josiah Holbrook was a son of Deacon Daniel Holbrook, 
who served as a colonel in the war of the Revolution. The latter's father was Abel Holbrook, 
who was a son of John Holbrook, who came from England in 1652 and settled at Oyster Bay, 
Long Island. Cicero Dyer was born in Cadiz, Kentucky, October 10, 1861, and is now living in 
Akron, Ohio. 

Raymond N. Holbrook attended the public school at Hickory and graduated from the high school 
at Mayfield, after which he was a student in the University of Kentucky three years. He then 
matriculated in the medical school of the University of Louisville, was graduated in 1926 
with the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine and during his last year in 
medical school served as interne at the Norton Memorial Infirmary, of Louisville. On July 1, 
1926, he came to Shepherdsville, where he is now  successfully engaged in the practice of 
his profession. 

On June 4, 1926, in Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Holbrook was united in marriage to Miss Mary 
Henderson Yeager, who was born at Danville, Kentucky, June 25, 1899, and is a daughter of 
John Henderson and Annie W. (Herndon) Yeager. Her father was born at La Grange, Kentucky, 
and died in Danville, this state, in April, 1899. He served for many years as a teacher in 
the Kentucky School for the Deaf and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. In his 
political views he was a republican and was a member of the Presbyterian church. His wife 
was born at Bank Lick, Kentucky, and is a daughter of Thomas and Jane (Waller) Herndon.

Mrs. Holbrook attended the public and high schools of Danville and had one year in the high 
school at Covington, after which she entered the Norton Memorial Infirmary at Louisville, 
where she was graduated in 1918. A registered nurse, she practiced her profession in 
Connecticut and in Louisville for two years as medical statistician at the infirmary. She is 
a member of the Christian church and the Women's Club and is a Red Cross nurse. 

Dr. Holbrook is a member of the Bullitt County Medical Society, the Kentucky State Medical 
Society and the American Medical Association, and belongs to the county board of health, 
serving as health officer for Bullitt county. During the World war he was in training in the 
Reserve Officers Training Corps but was not called into active service. He is a member of 
the Masonic order, the Theta Kappa Psi college fraternity, is a steward in the Methodist 
Episcopal church and gives his political support to the republican party. Friendly and 
unaffected in manner, closely devoted to his life calling, and showing a commendable 
interest in the general welfare of his community, he has gained a high place in the 
estimation of his fellowmen. 

HISTORY of KENTUCKY The Blue Grass State
322886 VOLUME III ILLUSTRATED
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO - LOUISVILLE 1928
pp 1146-1149