Past and present of Lucas and Wayne counties, Iowa, a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . passed away, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. McCoy were theparents oi nine children, seven sons and two daughters, all of whom grew tomaturity. Joseph X. McCoy, our subject, was reared at home and received his educationin the public schools. Saving acquired a fundamental knowledge of Englishlearning, he decided upon a mi dii al career and in order to take up studies alongthis line removed to Keokuk, towa, where he attended the College of Physiciansand Surgeons, from which he graduated wi
Past and present of Lucas and Wayne counties, Iowa, a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . passed away, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. McCoy were theparents oi nine children, seven sons and two daughters, all of whom grew tomaturity. Joseph X. McCoy, our subject, was reared at home and received his educationin the public schools. Saving acquired a fundamental knowledge of Englishlearning, he decided upon a mi dii al career and in order to take up studies alongthis line removed to Keokuk, towa, where he attended the College of Physiciansand Surgeons, from which he graduated with the degree of M l>. in thereafter he came to Corydon, Iowa, where he remained in practice forfour years, bul in 1886 hi removed to Pratt, Kansas, where he established anoffice and successfully followed Ins profession for some time. In DK JOSEPH V McGO\ LUCAS AND WAYNE COUNTIES 11;} 1898, he returned to Corydon, where he has since built up a clientage of gratify-ing proportions. In the course of his practice he has become more or less idenlined with surgical work and serves as local surgeon for the Chicago, Burlington& Quincy Railroad, and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Hiswork in this connection as well as in his private practice is of a high orderand he enjoys the full confidence of his patients. In the course of years he hasnot only gained a wide experience but he lias natural intuition for the exerciseof his profession. He is careful in diagnosis and after he has once recognizedthe nature of a case hi is quick in his decision and seldom fails to apply theright kind of remedy. Dr. McCoy was married in 1S77 to Miss Louisa L. Thompson, of Memphis,Missouri, a daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Joseph Thompson. They haw .me E., who makes his home in Spokane, Washington, where he followsthe same
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