Frederick Treon, M. D. Biography


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	FREDERICK TREON, M. D., one of the representative physicians and 
surgeons of the state, established in the practice of his profession in 
Chamberlain, was born in Shelby county, Indiana, on the 12th of August, 
1857, and is a son of Dr. Andrew and Lydia (Steinberger) Treon, of whose 
five children three are living, namely: Rebecca, the wife of Edward 
Gabbert, of Bloomington, Illinois; Frederick, the subject of this 
sketch, and Elizabeth, the wife of Robert Lytle, of Michigan City. 
Indiana. The father of our subject was born in Lebanon county, 
Pennsylvania, where he was reared and educated. As a young man he 
removed thence to Miamisburg, Ohio, where he read medicine under the 
preceptorage of his uncle, Dr. John Treon, being graduated in his chosen 
profession and then locating in Shelby county, Indiana, in the 
'thirties. when that locality was practically unreclaimed from the 
wilderness. He was one of the pioneer physicians of the county, and 
there he continued in practice until his death, in 1865, at the age of 
sixty-two years. He was twice married the maiden name of his first wife 
having been Coffman, and of their children five are living, namely: 
Samuel, who is a resident of Mattoon, Illinois, was a valiant soldier in 
the war of the Rebellion, being severely wounded in the siege of 
Vicksburg and re-enlisting after recovering from the effects of this 
injury; Jackson, who was likewise a soldier in the Civil war, is now a 
resident of Washington, Indiana; Sarah is the wife of John Heck, of 
Bartholomew county, that state; Sabill is the wife of H. C. Williamson, 
of Michigan City, Indiana, and Charlotte is the wife of William Collins, 
of Bartholomew county. Michael Treon, grandfather of the Doctor, was 
born in France, and he also was a physician, the family name having thus 
been long and prominently identified with the medical profession, the 
subject and two of his cousins, his father and grandfather, his uncle 
Michael and his great-uncle, John Treon, all having adopted the 
profession as a vocation. 

	After availing himself of the advantages afforded in the public 
schools of his native county Dr. Treon continued his studies in the 
academy at Franklin, Indiana, and when about eight years of age he 
secured a position in the machine shops of Haskill & Barker, in Michigan 
City, where he completed a special course in geometry and trigonometry 
and civil and mechanical engineering. He was not yet satisfied with his 
mental attainments, however, and thus entered upon a careful study of 
anatomy under the personal direction of Dr. J. Sadler, of Edinburg, 
Indiana, with a view of preparing himself for the practice of medicine. 
He thus continued his technical studies for two years, in the meanwhile 
clerking in a drug store and by this means supplemented his knowledge of 
materia medica and therapeutics. In the fall of 1876 he went to Aurora, 
Indiana, and began the systematic study of medicine under the 
preceptorship of Drs. James and L. K. Lamb, remaining in their office 
until the latter part of the following year, when he was matriculated in 
the Ohio Medical College, in Cincinnati, where he continued his studies 
two years, being then graduated and receiving his degree of Doctor of 
Medicine. He at once entered upon the active practice of his profession, 
forming a partnership with his father-in-law, Dr. James Lamb, with whom 
he continued to be associated for six years. In 1886 Dr. Treon was 
appointed physician in the government Indian service, being assigned to 
service at the Crow Creek Indian reservation, in South Dakota. His 
commission expired four years later and he then went to the city of 
Chicago, where he took a post-graduate course in Rush Medical College 
and then opened an office in Hyde Park, that city, where he was in 
practice about three months, being then reappointed to the Indian 
service and assigned to the San Carlos agency, in Arizona, where he 
remained six months, being then transferred to the Crow Creek agency, 
where he had previously served with so much acceptability. In 1893 the 
Doctor was appointed Indian agent for this reservation and also for the 
Lower Brule agency, retaining this incumbency four years and seven 
months and making an excellent record as an executive. In the spring of 
1898 he came to Chamberlain, and soon afterward was appointed medical 
examiner, under General Andrew E. Lee, in the Spanish-American war 
service, being located at Sioux Falls. Later he was offered a commission 
as assistant surgeon under Colonel Grigsby, but did not accept the 
office. In the fall of 1898 the Doctor located in Chamberlain, where he 
has since been actively engaged in practice. In the fall of 1900 he 
became associated with R. F. Terpenning in the drug busines and under 
the firm name of Terpenning & Treon they now conduct one of the leading 
pharmacies of the city, Mr. Terpenning being a graduate in pharmacy and 
a skilled chemist. The Doctor is a member of the South Dakota State 
Medical Society, of the Mitchell District Medical Society, and of the 
American Medical Association. In politics he is a staunch advocate of 
the principles of the Democratic party, and both he and his wife are 
members of the Presbyterian church. Fraternally he is identified with 
Chamberlain Lodge, No. 56, Free and Accepted Masons; Pilgrim Chapter, 
No. 32, Royal Arch Masons; St. Bernard Commandery, No. 11, Knights 
Templar, at Mitchell; Sioux Falls Lodge. No. 262, Benevolent and 
Protective Order of Elks; Castle Lodge, No. 10, Knights of Pythias, and 
also with the local organizations of the Ancient Order of United 
Workmen, the Mutual Benefit Association and the Knights of the 
Maccabees, being medical examiner for these three lodges, as well as for 
numerous old-time insurance companies. 

	On the 29th of March, 1879, Dr. Treon was united in marrr1age to 
Miss Rella L. Lamb, daughter of Dr. James Lamb, of Aurora, Indiana, and 
their only child, Dr. James F. Lamb, is a graduate of the Ohio Medical 
College, in Cincinnati, and is engaged in the practice of his profession 
in Aurora, Indiana.