EDGERLY, Edward Tyler (Dr. )

  General Notes:

Dr. Edgerly was recognized as one of the leading physicians of southern Iowa at the time of his death. He taught pathology at Northwestern University until 1894. Specialized in internal medicine, diseases of children, diseases of the heart, and tuberculosis. Attended Phillips Exeter academy. He was graduated with a BS from Harvard in 1885 and Northwestern University School of Medicine in 1889. He interned at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, was married in Chicago, began his practice in Chicago, where he became a teacher of pathology at Nothwestern.

Military: He was commissioned first lieutenant in the medical reserve corps of the US Army under the date of Dec. 28, 1912, receiving his commission the following spring. He entered the regular service in 1917 and served throughout WWI at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, where he became chief of the medical staff and was commissioned a major. ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed. Physician

• He was educated. Harvard/1885, Northwestern Medical/1889

• His obituary was published on 14 Nov 1931 in Ottumwa, IA. ¹

• He resided in 1900 in Ottumwa, IA. ²

Edward married Nettie THURSTON, daughter of Irvin Harris THURSTON and Lydia Ellen DUNHAM, on 5 Feb 1891 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. (Nettie THURSTON was born on 3 Apr 1861 in Garden City, Blue Earth Co., MN and died on 22 Mar 1939 in Ottumwa, IA ³.)