Washington Lafayette Schenck (1825 - 1910)

Born 14 Feb 1825 in Franklin, Warren, Ohio USA

Ancestors

Died 4 Jan 1910 at age 84 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

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Biography

Dr. Washington Lafayette Schenck was born on February 14, 1825, in Franklin, Ohio, to Mary Plume and Garrett Alexander Schenck. When fifteen years of age, he was sent to Cary's Academy, at Pleasant Hill, Ohio, where he prepared for college. He entered Miami University in 1842 and continued until the second session of his senior year, when, because of a smallpox epidemic, he left the college and commenced reading medicine. He attended several different medical colleges. receiving his medical degree from Dartmouth College in 1848. Washington married Julia C. Bliss in Calais, Vermont, on January 12, 1849, when he was 23 years old, and they had five children. He made his home in Franklin, Ohio, until the War of the Rebellion, when he moved to Kansas, his home being Osage City, that State. When the war began, he was commissioned surgeon of the 17th O.V.I. In 1862, he was in charge of the general hospital near Corinth Miss., then of hospitals No. 10 and 13, Louisville, Ky., and then assigned to duty upon the staff of Major-General Schuyler Hamilton. In December, 1862, he was compelled to resign his commission because of ill health. He returned to his home in Franklin, but as soon as his health was fully restored, he was made surgeon of the board of enrollment for the Third Ohio District, where he served until after the close of the war. After Julie's death, Dr. Schenck married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dodds in Osage City, Kansas, on January 16, 1873, and they had five children together. He died on January 4, 1910, in Topeka, Kansas, having lived a long life of 84 years, and was buried there.

Birth

• Washington Lafayette Schenck was born on February 14, 1825, in Franklin, Ohio, to Mary Plume, age 41, and Garrett Alexander Schenck, age 41.^[1][2]

Graduation

• Washington graduated Dartmouth College and received his Doctor of Medicine degree.^[1][2]

Marriages

• Washington married Julia C. Bliss in Calais, Vermont, on January 12, 1849, when he was 23 years old.^[2][3]
• After Julie's death, Dr. Schenck married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dodds in Osage City, Kansas, on January 16, 1873, when he was 47 years old.^[2][4]

Death

• Dr. Washington Lafayette Schenck died of pneumonia on January 4, 1910, in Topeka, Kansas, when he was 84 years old.^[1]

Burial

• Washington was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.^[5]

Occupation

• Physician and Surgeon,^[2][1]

Military

• Washington held the following offices at one time: Deputy U.S. Tax Collector; Mayor, Franklin, Ohio; Franklin, Ohio School Board; Kansas City Board of Health; University of Kansas; Kansas Medical College of Topeka as professor and trustee.^[2]

Offices Held

• Dr. Washington Lafayette Schenck served his country in the Civil War, being commissioned on October 1861 as Surgeon of the 17th OVI. He was in charge of the general hospital near Corinth Miss., then of hospitals No. 10 and 13, Louisville, Ky., and then assigned to duty upon the staff of Major-General Schuyler Hamilton. In December, 1862, he was compelled to resign his commission because of ill health. but as soon as his health was fully restored, he was made surgeon of the board of enrollment for the Third Ohio District, where he served until after the close of the war.^[2]

Member of

• Washington was a member of Eastern Star Lodge No 55, Franklin, Ohio; Masonic Lodge, Topeka, Kansas; Knights Templar of Topeka, Kansas.

Children

• Washington and Julie had the following issue:^[2]
  1. Charles Meigs, b. Franklin, Ohio, 3 January, 1850; m. Mary 􀊌lizabeth Stone,
  2. Bliss, b. Franklin, Ohio, 1 Feb., 1851 ; d. young.
  3. Garret Plume, b. Franklin, Ohio, 1 April, 1853, d. 21 April, 1854.
  4. Julia, b. Franklin, Ohio, 27 Sept., 1855, d. 12 March, 1865.
  5. Allie, b. Franklin, Ohio, 7 Aug., 1857.
  6. Paul, b. Franklin, Ohio, 25 Dec., 1858, d. 16 Aug., 1859.
  7. Nannie, b. Franklin, Ohio, 16 Dec., 1860.
  8. Robert C., b. Franklin, Ohio, 1 Dec., 1863, d. 9 Aug., 1864.
• Washington and Elizabeth had the following Issue:^[2]
  1. Stewart Zwingle, b. Osage City, Kansas, 21 Dec., 1873.
  2. Helen, b. Osage City, Kansas, 5 March, 1875.
  3. Bessie Lucretta, b. Osage City, Kansas, 23 Jan., 1877.
  4. Eva, b. Osage City, Kansas, 30 Jan., 1882.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Hafner, Arthur Wayne. Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929: a Genealogical Guide to over 149,000 Medical Practitioners Providing Brief Biographical Sketches Drawn from the American Medical Association's Deceased Physician Masterfile. Chicago, IL; American Medical Association, 1993.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Schenck, A. D., The Rev. William Schenck, His Ancestry and his Descendants, Rufus H. Darby, Publisher; Washington; 1883. Page 116-118. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Rev_William_Schenck_His_Ancestry_and/oXQtAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=the+rev.+william+schenck,+his+ancestry+and+his+descendants,&printsec=frontcover
3. ↑ State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/4661/images/41599_312440-01178?treeid=10675731&personid=132299286817&hintid=&queryId=b685a4daa6525ec6f5ba8eaaaf5a8662&usePUB=true&_phsrc=MPb36800&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=505023
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61371/images/TH-1-16104-106139-6?pId=256254
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/77201732/washington-lafayette-schenck : accessed 21 June 2021), memorial page for Dr Washington Lafayette Schenck (14 Feb 1825–4 Jan 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77201732, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Cheryl White (contributor 47328595) .

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
  • Name: Washington L Schenck
  • Birth Date: 14 Feb 1825
  • Birth Place: Franklin, Warren County, Ohio
  • Enlistment Date: 2 Oct 1861
  • Enlistment Rank: Surgeon
  • Muster Date: 2 Oct 1861
  • Muster Place: Ohio
  • Muster Regiment: 17th Infantry
  • Muster Information: Commission
  • Muster Out Date: 12 Dec 1862
  • Muster Out Information: Resigned
  • Side of War: Union
  • Occupation: Physician
  • Additional Notes: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio; Union Blue: History of MOLLUS; Kiowa County Historical Society, Kiowa County, KS; Photo supplied by Kiowa County Historical Society