BIOS: James Bricker TEDROW, M.D., born 1856, native of Somerset County, PA

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History of Hamilton County Iowa, Vol. II, p. 45
 
JAMES BRICKER TEDROW, M. D.

Dr. James Bricker Tedrow has been engaged in the practice of medicine in 
Williams for twenty-six years, and has the distinction of ranking first in years 
of continuous practice among the medical fraternity of Hamilton County.  He was 
born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on the 2Oth of May, 1856, and is a son of 
Jonas and Catharine (Long) Tedrow.  The parents were also natives of the 
Keystone state, where they passed their entire lives, their deaths occurring at 
Glade, Somerset county.. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Tedrow, as 
follows: Norman, deceased; Louisa, the wife of Franklin Hechler, deceased, of 
Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Simon and Savilla, also residents of Somerset 
County; William, on whom had been conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity, 
and who held the pastorate of the English Lutheran church at Kalamazoo, 
Michigan, at the time of his death, which occurred February 10, 1911; James B., 
the subject of this review; Lizzie, who died at Omaha, Nebraska, February 21, 
1908, the deceased wife of Milton Hamilton; Mary, who died at the age of ten 
years; Charlie, who is residing on the old homestead in Somerset County, 
Pennsylvania; and Bertha, who died in Omaha, Nebraska, February 21, 1908, the 
deceased wife of Edward F. Dodder.  They were all born and reared in Somerset 
County, Pennsylvania. 

The early years in the life of Dr. Tedrow were passed on the old family farm in 
Somerset County, and at the usual age he began his education in the common 
schools. He subsequently entered Mount Union College at Mount Union, Ohio, from 
which institution he was graduated in 1882.  In considering the choice of a life 
vocation, he decided in favor of the medical profession, and later matriculated 
in the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where he pursued his professional 
studies.  On July 1, 1886, he was graduated with the degree of M. D. and in 
September of that year he came to Williams and established an office, which he 
has ever since maintained.  Dr. Tedrow was given the advantages of a most 
excellent course, and in addition to his thorough preparation brought to his 
assistance the inherent ability and personality so essential in this of all 
professions.  As a result he has met with success and has built up a large and 
lucrative practice, that extends throughout the surrounding country, and to the 
neighboring towns. 

On the 4th of June, 1890, Dr. Tedrow was married to Miss Nettie Dalbey, who was 
born at Olin, Jones county, this state, on the 5th of March, 1870, and is a 
daughter of Jasper and Catharine (Klise) Dalbey.  The parents were both natives 
of Ohio, the father having been born at Athens, Athens County, on April 29, 
1832, and the mother in Richland County, on September 28, 1843.  They were among 
the early settlers of Jones County, where the father was successfully identified 
with both agricultural and business interests, becoming one of the foremost 
citizens of that vicinity.  He has long been living retired and now spends his 
summers in Iowa and his winters at Jennings, Louisiana.  The mother, however, is 
deceased, having passed away in Kansas, January 13, 1895.  The family of Mr. and 
Mrs. Dalbey numbered five: Alice, who was born on August 5, 1862, the wife of 
Dr. F. W. Port, of Olin, Iowa; Carrie, whose birth occurred on the 19th of 
March, 1864, the deceased wife of Luther C. Brock, of Alden, Iowa; Mrs. Tedrow; 
Lucien, whose natal day was July 31, 1871, a resident of Jennings, Louisiana; 
and Laura May, who was born on May 5, 1873, and died at the age of three months.  
They were all born in Iowa and reared at Olin.  Dr. and Mrs. Tedrow have one 
son, Claire DeWitt, who was born at Williams, December 10, 1891.  He was 
graduated from the high school with the class of 1908 and spent the following 
year in the Cedar Rapids Business College, and is now a student of Iowa College 
at Grinnell. 

Fraternally Dr. Tedrow is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, belonging to 
the lodge at Alden, and he also belongs to the Mystic Workers and Williams Camp, 
No. 1844, M. W. A. He maintains relations with his fellow practitioners through 
the medium of his membership in the Hamilton County and Iowa State Medical 
Societies and the American Medical Association.  He gives his political support 
to the republican party, and has served with efficiency both as city clerk and 
county coroner, during the period of his residence in Williams.  In matters of 
citizenship he is public-spirited and enterprising and takes an active interest 
in every movement that will forward the intellectual, moral or social welfare of 
the community.