Columbia-Philadelphia County PA Archives Biographies.....Arment, Samuel B. 1852 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com August 6, 2005, 3:18 pm Author: Biographical Publishing Co. DR. SAMUEL B. ARMENT, a well-known physician and surgeon of Columbia County, is one of the popular and highly esteemed residents of Bloomsburg. He was born in the city of Philadelphia, August 11, 1852, and is a son of Oliver H. P. and Mary Govett (Whitehead) Arment, and grandson of Benjamin Arment. The grandfather of our subject, with his widowed mother, removed from New York City to Delaware County, Pa., where Benjamin was bound out to learn the trade of a shoemaker, which vocation he followed a short time; he then purchased a farm near Middletown, Delaware County, and engaged in the cultivation of the soil. When the West Chester Division of the Pittsburg & Western Railroad was laid across his farm he erected a fine house near the track, which the railroad company afterward bought and transformed into a station, calling it Greenwood Grove. Benjamin Arment passed from this life aged eighty-two years; he was the father of the following children: William Henry; Oliver Hazard Perry; Benjamin Franklin; Henry Harrison; Margaret; and Sarah. The grandmother of our subject died at the age of fifty-six years. Oliver Hazard Perry Arment was born on his father's farm in Delaware County, Pa., and when he attained his manhood he learned the carpenter's trade and worked with Joseph West of Philadelphia for several years. Later he was a builder and contractor, in which business he was very successful; he was a very active man and was held in high esteem by his neighbors and acquaintances. He entered the world of rest, September 19, 1878, at the age of sixty-six years. Mr. Arment chose for his companion in life Mary Govett Whitehead, a daughter of John Whitehead of Philadelphia, and to them the following children were born: Annie, the wife of Charles H. Bridenhurst; Samuel Bv the subject of this narrative; Mary, who died in her infancy; and Ella Lucretia, the wife of Dr. A. S. Koses, a prominent dentist of Harrisburg, Pa. Our subject's father was a member of the Episcopal Church; in politics he was a stanch Republican. Socially he was a member and treasurer of Veritas Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Philadelphia, and of Moscosca Lodge, I. O. R. M. Dr. Samuel B. Arment, at the age of eleven years, went to live with his grandfather, Benjamin Arment, and attended the public schools of Middletown until he was sixteen years of age; he then learned the carpenter's trade and followed that occupation until he was twenty-one years of age, when he began the study of medicine under Dr. J. W. McEwen of Philadelphia. Later he entered Jefferson Medical College, and was graduated in 1878. His work in college was of a high order and he received honorable mention from Prof. J. M. DeCosta for the report of clinical cases, and a pocket operating case from Dr. T. H. Andrews for the best dissection in the anatomical rooms. Of like character has been his work since as a practitioner. Immediately after his graduation he served six months as assistant demonstrator under Dr. T. H. Andrews, thereby adding extensively to his know-ledge and gaining much practical experience. He next followed his chosen profession at Vincentown, N. J., for one and one-half years; later he went West and operated a ranch at Morning Side, near Sioux City, Iowa, remaining in that business for over a year. He then again took up his profession and practiced with Dr. A. J. Weeks for some time. Returning to Philadelphia he accepted a position as assistant demonstrator under A. C. W. Beecher of the Jefferson Medical College; and as chief of the staff under Dr. C. H. Allis in the orthopedic department of the Jefferson Medical College Hospital. In 1887 Dr. Arment moved to Bloomsburg to take charge of Dr. Gardner's practice while the latter was away, and finding the location to his liking he continued in his profession there, becoming a very skilful practitioner, and rose to the front ranks with wonderful rapidity. Dr. Arment was wedded to Armentine McIntyre, and they are the parents of one child, Armentine Lucretia, who was born January 22, 1892. Our subject bought of Mr. P. E. Wirt his residence at No. 26 West Fifth street, and has remodeled and equipped the same with the latest improvements; his office and parlors are in his residence, and his home is one of the handsomest in the community. In 1892 the Doctor patented the well-known Arment lawn-mower, and has a manufacturing plant in Bloomsburg, this business alone yielding him a handsome income. He is a member and past master of Washington Lodge, No. 265, F. & A. M.; past high priest of Bloomsburg Chapter, No. 218, R. A. M.; past eminent commander of Crusade Commandery; illustrious commander-in-chief of Caldwell Consistory, A. A. S. R., 32nd degree; and is viceroy of Orient Conclave, No. 2, Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899) This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/pafiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb