A. J. Hylton
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| − | Hylton returned to Indiana and in its capital city completed a course in the Medical College of Indiana. From this institution he received in 1901 his degree of Doctor of Medicine, and he then engaged in the practice of his profession at Mooresville. In 1905 he went to Colorado, where he served fourteen months as superintendent of the Telluride Hospital, and he then resumed his residence at Mooresville, Indiana, where he has since continued in the active general practice of medicine with an office at 43 West Main Street, and his home at 63 West Main Street. | + | Hylton returned to Indiana and in its capital city completed a course in the Medical College of Indiana, graduating in April 1901. From this institution he received in 1901 his degree of Doctor of Medicine, and he then engaged in the practice of his profession at Mooresville. In 1905 he went to Colorado, where he served fourteen months as superintendent of the Telluride Hospital, and he then resumed his residence at Mooresville, Indiana, where he has since continued in the active general practice of medicine with an office at 43 West Main Street, and his home at 63 West Main Street. |
Doctor Hylton had membership in the Morgan County Medical Society, Indiana State Medical Society and American Medical Association, his political allegiance is given to the Democratic party, and he was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America. | Doctor Hylton had membership in the Morgan County Medical Society, Indiana State Medical Society and American Medical Association, his political allegiance is given to the Democratic party, and he was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America. | ||
==Family life== | ==Family life== | ||
| − | On 13 Jun 1894, he married [[Helen R. Hylton|Helen E. Rankin]] ( | + | On 13 Jun 1894, he married [[Helen R. Hylton|Helen E. Rankin]] (an assistant clerk that he worked with at the Indiana Reform School) a few months after he started his job in Miles City. Newspapers report that he took four days off work to run to Minneapolis "to take unto himself the idol of his heart and returned to his duties accompanied by his bride". They were married in Minneapolis, MN. Helen was about 8 years older (40 vs his 32 yrs). While she continued to use his name and was listed as a widow when she died in 1925. Presumably, they separated or divorced shortly after leaving Miles City. Helen was the superintendent of an orphanage circa 1910, in southern Indiana, where she grew up. |
In 1907, Doctor Hylton married 23 year old (b. abt '84, she was class of 1902 @ Mooresville High School) local girl Mabel Mills (Allen was 45). She was the daughter of Amos and Eliza (Bowman) Mills, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of North Carolina. Their son William Madison was born about 1909. Mabel died in Nov 1927 when William was about 18 and Allen was 65. In the 1930 census, Mabel's mother Eliza was living with them. | In 1907, Doctor Hylton married 23 year old (b. abt '84, she was class of 1902 @ Mooresville High School) local girl Mabel Mills (Allen was 45). She was the daughter of Amos and Eliza (Bowman) Mills, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of North Carolina. Their son William Madison was born about 1909. Mabel died in Nov 1927 when William was about 18 and Allen was 65. In the 1930 census, Mabel's mother Eliza was living with them. | ||
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White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville (Morgan County), Indiana, USA | White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville (Morgan County), Indiana, USA | ||
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| + | A farewell reception was given to him [[31 Jan 1894]] where he was given a gold watch, chain and charm. The local paper reports that all were moved to tears, including all 515 inmates. He was said to have been there 10.5 years. Remarks were made by the supervisor, chaplain, officers of the other houses, some boys in his house (#11), members of the board and the head of the female office staff. | ||
In 1894, the Montana State College, Agricultural Experiment Station reported: | In 1894, the Montana State College, Agricultural Experiment Station reported: | ||
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Hebron are the kinds grown, and these have not been affected by scab, nor has the seed rotted in the ground after | Hebron are the kinds grown, and these have not been affected by scab, nor has the seed rotted in the ground after | ||
planting. | planting. | ||
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| + | On Friday, [[27 Dec 1895]], he and his wife stayed at the Montana Hotel in Anaconda. | ||
Saturday, March 27, 1897 | Saturday, March 27, 1897 | ||
