Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Thomas P. Russell ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, December 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1162 T. P. Russell, physician and surgeon; was born at Bethel, Windsor Co., Vt., April 19, 1827; in 1843, he commenced the study of medicine in his native town with Dr. Harry Palmer, and attended a course of lectures at the Vermont Medical College the same year; later he continued his studies with Prof. W. Carpenter at Randolph, Orange Co., Vt., and, in 1850 and 1851, he resumed his studies at the Vermont Medical College, and graduated from that institution in the latter year, practiced for two years at Weston, Windsor Co., Vt., and in 1854, came to Oshkosh, where he has since continued in practice, except a period of two years during the war of the rebellion; he was one year in active service as Surgeon of the 1st Wis. V. C., and, for nearly a year, he was incapacitated from duty by reason of sickness. He was married at Oshkosh Jan. 8, 1856, to Sophia Edgarton, a native of Madison, Madison Co., N.Y.; they have one child living- Thomas C.; lost two children. The Doctor is a member of the Society of Surgeons of the United States, American Medical Association, and Wisconsin State Medical Association.