BIO: ACHOR, James M., M.D., s/o Abraham & Nancy (Ellis) Achor Submitted by: phill@redrock.net (Phyllis Hill) ACHOR ELLIS GALBRETH History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886 Daviess County, Bogard Twp., page 884 JAMES M. ACHOR, M.D., of Daviess County, Ind., residing at Cornettsville, is the eighth of a family of eleven children born to Abraham and Nancy (Ellis) Achor. The father was born in Virginia in 1791. He married the mother in Kentucky, where they lived about twenty-five years, and then moved to Daviess County, and located near Raglesville, where the father died in 1876. He was a farmer, and a soldier in the war of 1812. The mother resides with a daughter at Cornettsville. Our immediate subject was born in Owen County, Ky., December 31, 1843. He was brought to Indiana when quite young. He was raised on a farm, and remained with his parents until twenty-three years old. He taught school two terms, and had also begun the study of medicine when the war broke out. April 23, 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Fourteenth Indiana Volunteers, and served until March, 1865, when he was discharged on account of a serious wound, received in 1864 at Spottsylvania Court House. He also received four gun-shot and shell fragment wounds. Coming from the army he studied medicine for three years, and during the years 1874-75 attended the medical college at Louisville, Ky. After graduating he began practicing his profession in Cornettsville. He has been very successful, and has a large practice. December 8, 1870, he was married to Margaret Galbreth, a native of Daviess County, born in 1848. To them were born three children, two of whom died in infancy. The one living is Alice J. Dr. Achor is a member of the I.O.O.F., and has always been an ardent and uncompromising Republican. His wife is a member of the Methodist Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Phyllis Hill