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Dr. John Henry Sears

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Waco, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 33' 30.70010999988", -97° 8' 36.42537999984"
 
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     (October 9, 1826-December 4, 1901) A native of Virginia, John Henry Sears received his medical education in South Carolina. Moving to Waco in 1854, he began his medical practice. After service as a Confederate surgeon during the Civil War, he returned to Waco and became a civic leader. Sears was instrumental in the organization of both the Waco Medical Association (1866) and the Texas Medical Association (1869). Dr. Sears and his wife Angie (Gurley) were the parents of three children.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Dr. John Henry Sears Historical Marker Location Map, Waco, Texas

 
   
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