Dr. Dudley Vattier Courtright

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He was a doctor and of Circleville, OH
D V. COURTRIGHT, M. D., who is numbered with the successful physicians and surgeons at Circleville, was born in this city on the 4th of July, 1875, and is a son of the late Dr. Alva P. Courtright.
Dr. Alva P. Courtright was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, the family having been settled here for several generations. For a number of years he was one of the leading medical practitioners in this part of the State. He was one of the early physicians here, almost a pioneer in the profession and through a long, busy and useful life built up a reputation for skill second to none of his competitors.
Dr. D. V. Courtright, by choice and heredity, is a physician and surgeon. He was reared in a medical atmosphere and his father's surgery remains among his earliest recollections. After graduating from the Circleville High School, in 1893, he spent one year at Miami University, and then went to Starling Medical College, Columbus, where he was graduated in March, 1897. He immediately became an interne under Dr. Hamilton, at the Mount Carmel Hospital, where he remained three years and was then called to Circleville by the death of his father. Since then he has continued in the active practice of medicine and surgery here and is held in the highest esteem by his fellow-citizens, both personally and professionally. He belongs to the Columbus Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society and American Medical Association.
In 1901 Dr. Courtright was united in marriage with Nellie L. Straw, who is a daughter of the late David Straw, of Carey, Ohio, who at the time of his death was one of the capitalists and prominent men of Wyandot County. Two children have been born to the above marriage, viz.: Alva Vattier and David Straw. The family belong to the Presbyterian Church and Dr. Courtright is a member of the board of trustees.
Dr. Courtright retains his Greek letter college fraternity membership. He belongs also to the Masons and the Elks.

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He was a physican who was killed in an auto accident while visiting in Kentucky. He was married to Nellie Louise Straw. He was the author of the book: History of Van Kortrys/Courtrights, Allied Families. His parents were Alva Paul Courtright & Annie Moore Vattier. Dudley and his wife also had a daughter, Margery "Peggy" Ann Courtright who married Frank E. Simpson. She died on Dec. 12, 2000 in Zionsville, IN. Her burial place is unknown
children:
Alva Vattier Courtright (1902 - 1973)
David Straw Courtright (1904 - 1984)
John Loring Courtright (1906 - 1986)
George Dudley Courtright (1908 - 1957)
Margery Ann Courtright Simpson (1912 - 2000)

Dudley married Helen Louise Straw, daughter of David Straw and Margery Virginia Kirtland, on 30 Oct 1901 in Carey, Wyandot County, Ohio. (Helen Louise Straw was born on 15 Aug 1873 in Carey, Wyandot County, Ohio, died on 19 Feb 1932 in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio and was buried in Forest Cemetery in Circleville, Ohio.). The cause of her death was peritonitis following surgery of ruptured appendix.

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