Logan County, West Virginia          Biography of FREDERICK LUTWYCHE ROUND, M. D.

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 456-457
Logan

FREDERICK LUTWYCHE ROUND, M. D. Reared in several
of the great industrial communities of Pennsylvania, Doctor
Round learned the machinist's trade, but left that to train
himself for the profession of medicine and surgery, and
for the past twenty years has been one of the busy men
in his profession in Southern West Virginia. Most of his
work has been in the mining district and as a mine
physician, and his present location is at Monaville in Logan
County, on the Omar branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio.

Doctor Round was born in the City of Birmingham, Eng-
land, May 31, 1872, son of Frederick and Arabella (Lut-
wyche) Round, both natives of England and of English
ancestry. In 1873, when Doctor Round was about a year
old, the family came to the United States and settled at
Pottsville, Pennsylvania. In 1880 they removed to North
Umberland, Pennsylvania, in 1883 to Sunbury and in 1889
to Danville. Later they again lived at Sunbury. Frederick
Round became a prominent man in the iron and steel indus-
try of Pennsylvania. For a time he was general bookkeeper
of the Pottsville Iron and Steel Company, was connected
with the Van Allen Nail Works at North Umberland, the
Montour Iron and Steel Company, was manager of the
Danville Nail Works, and subsequently was general manager
of the Sunbury Nail Works. He was a vestryman in the
Episcopal Church, and at the time of his death was
registrar of his diocese. Fraternally he was affiliated with
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Frederick Lutwyche Round was reared and attended
schools in the several Pennsylvania cities above named. He
was in high school at Sunbury, and on leaving high school
began an apprenticeship in a machine shop at Danville
owned by the Montour Iron and Steel Company. He served
the apprenticeship for four years, but followed the trade
eight years. In 1897 he took up the study of medicine
under Doctor Paules of Danville, and later entered the
Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, where he gradu-
ated M. D. in May, 1902. In search of a field for his pro-
fessional work he came to Big Sandy, West Virginia, in
November, 1902, was located there about a year, and for
ten years was in practice at Davy. For two years his home
and professional work were in Huntington, West Virginia,
and then after a year at Wilcoe he located at Monaville,
and for the past five years has been mine physician for
the Island Creek Coal Company.  He is a member of
the various medical societies, and one of the leaders in his
profession.

In 1908, at Bluefield, West Virginia, Doctor Round mar-
ried Miss Minnie E. Fortner, of Davy, daughter of William
and Octava (Darr) Fortner, both natives of Virginia. Her
father was a Confederate soldier in the Civil war, and aside
from his military experience his life was spent as a farmer.
Doctor and Mrs. Round have two children, Virginia Arabella
and Frederick William. Mrs. Round is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, while he returns the
faith in which he was reared in the Episcopal Church.
Doctor Round is a Royal Arch and Scottish Rite Mason.