Dr. William H. Thacker visiting lists, 1868-1869, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Dr. William H. Thacker
Physician's visiting list cover

Fort Wayne, Ind., 1868

Dr. William Harrison Thacker (1840-1876) was born at Rochester, Warren Co., Ohio, and moved to Defiance, Ohio, with his parents when he was young. He served three months in the Union Army, then entered medical school at the University of Michigan where he graduated as a Doctor of Medicine in April 1862. He then served as assistant surgeon for the 100th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. By April 1864, he was practicing medicine in Fort Wayne. He married Sarah J. " Jennie" Ralston at Defiance later that year. He died July 30, 1876, at Denver, Colorado, and is buried at Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne.

Ann Arbor Journal, 2 Apr 1862




Dawson's Daily Times, 14 Apr 1864

Dr. Thacker's visiting lists, leather bound pocket books for 1868 and 1869, were found at an auction in Raleigh, North Carolina, by a reseller who posted them for sale on eBay in 2025. They were purchased by an ACGSI member who loaned them for scanning. Dr. Thacker originally purchased these record books from Siemon, Bro., & Co., German Booksellers, of Fort Wayne, who placed their stamp inside the front cover.

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