Biographical Sketch of Dr. John Hyde, Greene County, Missouri,
North Springfield

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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This gentleman is the son of Abijah and Eunice (Green) Hyde, and was 
born in Trumbull County, Ohio, April 10th, 1836.  Here he grew to man-
hood, was educated at the Western Reserve Seminary.  He taught school
from 1855 to 1859, reading medicine in his leisure hours.  He complet-
ed his medical studies at the Medical Institute, at Baltimore.  He
practiced for a time in his native county, but in 1863 gave up the
practice and began the study of law.  He entered the law department of
the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, that year, and graduated in
1864.  The same year he commenced the practice of law at Warren, Ohio,
and continued until 1868, when he moved to Gainsville, Ozark County,
Missouri, where he again took up the practice of medicine.  He did a 
good practice and in 1871 opened a drug store in connection with his
profession.  In 1875 he added a general stock of merchandise to his
store, and he owns the store at present.  He gave up medicine then, 
and in 1871 and 1872 he was county school commissioner of Ozark County.
He was prosecuting attorney from 1874 to 1876, and from 1876 to 1880
was county treasurer.  All of which offices he filled with credit to
himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents.  In 1881 he moved
to North Springfield, where he is engaged in the fancy dry goods and
millinery business.  Dr. Hyde was married in 1865 to Miss Amelia E.,
daughter of Aaron W. and Mary Wood, of Warren, Ohio.  They have had 
four children, only one now living, Nellie E.  Dr. Hyde is a member of
the Methodist church, and a most worthy citizen.

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