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JAMES C. M. FLOYD, M. D., who, for over a quarter of a century has been engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery at Steubenville, O., occupies a very high position in his profession and stands equally well as a useful and public-spirited citizen. He was born January 30, 1852, in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Catherine (Winters) Floyd. Dr. Floyd comes of Welsh ancestry. His great-grandfather, William Floyd, came to Jefferson County in 1804, having been brought to America by his mother forty years previously. William Floyd acquired land in Jefferson County and the name of Floyd has been identified with this part of Ohio ever since. The boyhood of this subject of this sketch was spent on his father's farm in Cross Creek Township where he attended school until the age of eighteen years. Afterwards he spent one term in the Hopedale Normal College and one year at Scio College. By the time he reached his legal majority he had decided upon the profession he intended to follow and all his studies from then on until his graduation, June 24, 1875, were directed to the science of medicine. These included preparatory reading with a prominent physician at Wintersville, O., and subsequent attendance at Bellevue Hospital at Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. Floyd selected Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio, as his first field of professional work and continued in practice there from September, 1875, until March, 1883, when he located permanently in Steubenville. On December 27, 1878, Dr. Floyd was married to Miss Rachel E. Aber, who is a daughter of Jackson and Eliza (Conner) Aber, natives of Pennsylvania. Dr. and Mrs. Floyd have an attractive home at No. 236 North Fifth Street and his office is at No. 239 on the same street. He is a valued and active member of several medical organizations, including those of the county and state, and occassionally contributes to their literature. In politics, Dr. Floyd is a Republican. With his wife he attends the Second Presbyterian Church.  Return to Family Tales
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