BIO: William S. GLENN, Centre County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including 
the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion: Containing 
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Etc. 
Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1898.
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  W. S. GLENN, M.D., a leading physician at State College, Centre 
county, a graduate of the Eclectic School of Medicine, is a 
representative of an old and highly respected pioneer family of that 
county, of which other members have achieved success in professional 
life.  W. S. Glenn is the eldest son of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Meek) 
Glenn.
  John Glenn (the grandfather of our subject), who was of Irish 
descent, was for many years a successful agriculturist near Pine Grove 
Mills, Centre county, born in Ferguson township, in the same county, 
January 14, 1800; he died in that township January 30, 1867, at the age 
of sixty-seven years.  His wife, Hannah (Bailey), was a native of 
Ferguson township, born March 21, 1801, was married February 18, 1823, 
and died April 14, 1895, aged ninety-four years.  Their children were: 
David, born December 6, 1823, died May 10, 1862, in hospital at 
Paducah, Ky., from wounds received at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, 
on April 6, 1862, having served in the 21st Missouri regiment, 
commanded by Col. Moore.  Mary C. married William McCauley; he was 
killed in the war, and his widow now resides at Huntingdon, Penn.; 
Ephraim is deceased; Eliza is the wife of F. E. Meek, and resides at 
Altoona, Penn.; Nancy is the wife of M. F. Burket, of Mt. Pleasant, 
Iowa; Margaret is the wife of James McCormick, and resides at Danville, 
Iowa; John W. died in 1835; Sarah is a resident of Altoona, Penn.; 
Susannah J. married Robert Meek, and is a resident of Altoona, Penn.; 
Henrietta is the wife of P. W. Burket, and lives at Stormstown, Penn.; 
and Thomas S., who served a short time in the Home Guard during the 
Civil war, died February 27, 1868.
  Ephraim Glenn was born at Pine Grove Mills August 14, 1827, and spent 
his life in Centre county in agricultural pursuits, enjoying the esteem 
of all who knew him.  He was a thorough Christian, being a member of 
the Methodist Church all his life, never was known to utter an oath, 
every day he lived as though it was his last.  He passed to the unseen 
life February 4, 1894.  He married Elizabeth Meek, daughter of Rheuben 
Meek, a native of Centre county, born in 1835, who survives him.  They 
had six children: (1) W. S., our subject; (2) George, who was graduated 
from Dickinson Seminary, then from Wesleyan University at Middletown, 
Conn., and later took a year's course in the Boston School of Theology, 
is a successful minister of the M. E. Church, and is now located at 
Gettysburg. (3) D. Lee, is assistant master mechanic in the Johnson 
Steel Works, at Lorain, Ohio. (4) Anna died at the age of twenty-five. 
(5) Thomas C. is a graduate of Pennsylvania State College and of the 
Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, and is now practicing 
medicine at Rixford, Penn. (6) Rheuben is in the hardware business at 
State College.
  Dr. W. S. Glenn was born April 4, 1858, and his youth was passed with 
his father on the farm.  His father, desiring better educational 
facilities for him than the schools of the neighborhood could supply, 
had him pursue studies at Bellefonte Academy and at the different 
normal schools in the county.  After this our subject, for some time, 
was successfully engaged in teaching.  He began to read medicine under 
the guidance of Dr. Kirk, of Bellefonte, and then took a full course in 
the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, graduating in 1883.  No 
time was lost in the selection of a suitable place for practice, as he 
at once located at State College, where he has built up an extensive 
practice.  A large share of the practice at the College falls to

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him, while the people of the village and the surrounding country place 
full confidence in his skill.  He is an able preceptor, and of five 
students of whom he has taken in charge, all are now in successful 
practice.  Dr. Glenn married Miss Mary Henderson (daughter of Robert 
Henderson), a native of Clearfield county, born in 1862, and six 
children have blessed their union: Olin, Harold, Bessie, Grover, Willie 
and Anna.
  In politics the Doctor is a Democrat, and he is actively interested 
in the various social, religious and philanthropical movements of his 
locality.  He is a member of the M. E. Church, the P. O. S. of A., the 
I. O. O. F. and is also connected with the National State and Local 
Medical Societies of the Eclectic School of Medicine. He takes a great 
interest in educational affairs and has been a member of the school 
board for the past two years.

1860 Benner Township, Centre County census -
Ephraim Glenn, 32  
Elizabeth Glenn, 26  
William S Glenn, 2  
George Glenn, 6/12