Dr. John B. Woodworth
Dr. John B. Woodworth was born at Millfield, Athens County, Ohio, in 1869. He was educated at the common schools, and at the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio. He became a very successful school teacher and taught for five years in his native county. He read medicine, and attended Starling Medical College at Columbus, Ohio, from 1893 to 1896. when he took his degree. He located in Delaware, and associated himself with his brother for several years, when he opened an office alone. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was elected secretary of the Delaware County Medical Society under the new organization in 1903, and has been re-elected each year since. He resigned the position in May, 1907, to take a post-graduate course before going to his new field of work in Texas. He goes to this drier climate for the benefit of his throat trouble. He is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society. He married Miss Melinda Hill, of Athens County. Ohio.
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