Biographical Sketch of John Ellis Rodley, M. D., Franklin County, MO >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** John Ellis Rodley, M. D., a prominent citizen of Pacific, was born in Leeds, England, February 1, 1852. He attended the high school of his native city, and subsequently spent three and one-half years at the Mountain City School, of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he took a classical course, and graduated at the head of his class in the spring of 1870. The following three years he attended the university of Edinburgh, and in 1873 immigrated to the United States, settling first at Lebanon, Mo. where he engaged in the practice of his chosen profession. He attended the Missouri Medical College, at St. Louis, in 1879 and 1880, and also in 1880 and 1881, graduating in the latter year, when he returned to Lebanon, resumed his practice until 1882, when he moved to his present location. As a medical practitioner he has achieved unusual success, commanding a large and lucrative patronage. He was married September 20, 1881, to Mary E. Dowdell, a native of Union, Mo., and a daughter of J. W. and Louise E. (Mitchell) ? Bowdell. Dr. and Mrs. Rodley have had three children: Edward (deceased), Herbert Ellis and Wilmer (de- ceased). The Doctor is a Democrat in politics, a Master Mason, Knight of Pythias, and a member of the A. O. U. W. He was the youngest of five children (three deceased) of Edward and Sarah (Ellis) Rodley, na- tives of Leeds, England, where the mother died. Mr. Rodley came to the United States with his son, and is at present residing at Lebanon, Mo., a farmer by occupation. His father, Benjamin Rodley, was a woolen man- ufacturer of Leeds. Mrs. Sarah Rodley was a daughter of Benjamin Ellis also a woolen manufacturer of Leeds. ==================================================================== 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: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================