S. S. GRAY, M. D. S. S. Gray, M.D., physician and surgeon, Piqua. Among the professional men of Piqua who deserve a more than passing notice is Dr. Gray; he was born in Montgomery Co. in 1828, and came with his parents to this county in 1839; he commenced practice at Lockington in 1854, where he remained four years, then removed to Piqua, where he has continued to reside ever since, enjoying a very satisfactory practice he is widely known in his profession, having been a member of the Ohio Medical Society since 1867; was its treasurer six years, and has been almost continuously a member of some of the important committees; he was the first to introduce the use of quinine as a remedy in inflammatory cases, especially pneumonia and croup. During the war, and for a time after its close, he was Government Examiner of Pensioners. He married April 22, 1856, Miss Rachel A., daughter of Thomas R. Bowen, who was a native of New Jersey, and an early resident of Staunton Township. Return to the Biography Index Copyright © 2000 by Computerized Heritage
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