Dr. George W. Schenk
Dr. George W. Schenk was born in Shelby County in 1843. In April, 1861, when the first call for volunteers was made by President Lincoln, George, although but a boy of eighteen years of age, was among the first to otfer himself. He enlisted in the 20th O. V. I. and served his time of enlistment, and was discharged. In 1864 he again enlisted and served his full time. In 1863 be commenced the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. J. C. Kidder, of Sidney, and graduated at the Miami Medical College of Cincinnati in 1867, and commenced the practice of medicine in Mercer County, Ohio, but soon removed to the State of Illinois, where he continued the practice of his profession until 1875, when failing health compelled him to quit the practice of medicine. In 1868 he married Miss Fanny Campbell, of Sangamon County, Illinois. By this union they had three children, but in December, 1881, these children were all taken with diphtheria in a most malignant form, and all died within one week. In 1875, the time the Doctor quit the practice of medicine, he returned to Shelby County and located on a piece of wild land he owned. On this he built a comfortable frame house and commenced its improvement, and now has it nearly all cleared and underdrained, and is making tor himself and wife a very pleasant and comfortable home.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883