Biographical Sketch of Dr. Frank H. Caughell, Gasconade County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Dr. Frank H. Caughell, a well known practitioner of Morrison, was born at Chamois, Osage Co., Mo., September 1, 1861, the eldest of four children in the family of his parents, Dr. D. M. and Sarah (Burnett) Caughell, now residents of Ashland, Kas. The former was born at St. Thomas, Ontario, March 3, 1834, subsequently graduating from the medi- cal school of Albany, N. Y., after which he came to Missouri in 1858. Until 1885 he was actively engaged in practicing his profession in Osage and Gasconade Counties, then moving to Kansas. For two years during the war he served as surgeon. He has always been a prominent Mason, and for a number of years was master of Chamois Lodge. Mrs. Caughell's birth occurred in Campbell County, Va., May 1, 1843. She is a descendant of the famous Tucker family. The subject of this sketch was reared in the county of his nativity, receiving his educa- tion in the public schools. At the age of eighteen he went into the Missouri Pacific Railroad Hospital at Sedalia, and during his term of service for the railroad graduated from the Kansas City Medical Univ- ersity. In 1885 he withdrew from the employ of the railroad company, at which time he was acting as second assistant surgeon, and located at Morrison, where he has succeeded in building up a good practice. October 12, 1885, Dr. Caughell married Miss Alice Buente, daughter of Fred. Buente, a deceased merchant of Morrison. They have one daughter, Alma. Mrs. Caughell is a member of the Catholic Church. The Doctor is a Democrat, and belongs to the A. O. U. W. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================