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G. M. CALDERWOOD, physician; P. O. German; the subject of this memoir was born in Butler Township, in September, 1849; he is the son of J. R and Jamima (Otwell) Calderwood; his father was born in Montgomery County, Nov. 6, 1821, and came to this county when quite young; he is one of the prominent citizens of the county, and a millwright and carpenter by occupation; his wife is a native of North Carolina, born near Goldsboro the 13th of April, 1825. Our subject was raised on a farm, assisting in its duties during the summer, and devoting his winter months to the acquisition of knowledge in the common schools, till he was 18 years of age, at which time he entered the union school at Greenville; at this latter place he spent one year, and subsequently entered the profession of teaching; this he followed successfully for a few years, employing his leisure lime in reading medicine, which he continued till the winter of 1872, when he attended lectures at the Miami Medical College, Cincinnati. He first began practice in Adams County, Ind.; at the end of about six months he located in Bradford, Ohio, where he remained in practice about eighteen months; his health being much impaired at the end of this time, he retired from active work for a period of six months. April 12, 1875, he formed a partnership with Dr. Jobes, of Palestine, which continued about seven months, when Dr. Jobes was elected to the office of Probate Judge of this county; after the partnership was dissolved, he continued the practice here in his own name; he has, by careful attention to his professional duties, built up a large and increasing practice, and is one of the promising young physicians of the county. He was united in marriage Aug. 5, 1872, with Miss Isabella Reed, at the residence of Rev. McConnell, of Greenville; she is a native of Versailles, Darke County, where her father has been engaged in the dry goods and grain business for about half a century. Mr. and Mrs. Calderwood are the parents of three children—Rhoda, Jimie (who died when eight months old) and Carl.