Dr. Ben F. Kearny
Dr. Ben. F. Kearny was born in 1858, in Fayette County, Ohio. He graduated from the "O. W. U." at Delaware, Ohio, in 1884. After teaching for some time at Washington Court House, Ohio, he returned to Delaware, and entered the office of his old friend. Dr. J. H. Hughes. He attended the Miami Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio, for two years, and then went to the Long Island Hospital, New York, for graduation in 1891. He returned to Delaware the same year, and began professional work for two years when he located at Stewart, Iowa, where he remained tor twelve years. He moved then to Cleveland, Tennessee, in 1905, to devote his attention to the eye and optical work. He married Miss, Jennie Volk, of Delaware, in 1888. He and his family have recently moved to Delaware (1907) to make his home, and to devote his attention to eye diseases and to optical work.
From 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, Edited and compiled by James R. Lytle, Delaware, Ohio, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908