HENTON M. D., Clinton D. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Clinton D. HENTON, M.D., a popular physician of Vermilion County was born in Fountain County, Indiana on 3 Aug 1831. His father, Evan Henton it is believed was a native of Virginia. He was married in Ohio and in an early day moved to Indiana and settled in Fountain County where he purchased a tract of land 4 miles from Attica. He resided here until 1838, when he sold his farm and returned to Ohio and settled in Highland County where he purchased a farm one and a half miles from Hillsboro and there resided until his death, which occurred in 1856. His wife's maiden name was Maria Inskeep a native of Ohio and daughter of Rev. Daniel Inskeep. She died on the home farm in 1876. She was the mother of six of who grew to manhood and womanhood: Eliza, Clinton, Rachel, Colman, Samuel and Mary. Dr. Henton was a lad of six when his parents removed to Ohio where he received his early education in the public schools. He also attended Hillsboro Academy. At the age of sixteen, he commenced teaching and taught and attended school alternately. In the meantime he became anxious to study medicine and pursued his studies in this direction all through the time covered by teaching school. In July 1853 he came to Vermilion County and inaugurated a successful practice of his profession but being anxious to further post himself he went from Myersville where he lived to Chicago where he attended Rush Medical College, graduating there from in 1861. He returned to Myersville and practiced until May 1872 when he came to Danville, where he has been a successful practitioner since. in 1855 he married Susan GUNDY, who is a native of Ross Township, this county, and a daughter of Joseph Gundy, a sketch of whose life appears in this volume). Dr. Henton is a member of Olive Branch Lodge No. 38 AF & AM and Vermilion Chapter No. 82, RAM. The Dr. and wife are communicants of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Professionally, Dr. Henton has been very successful and as a citizen, his reputation is one of the highest. He keeps well read up on current events and is what the world calls a well-posted man.

Dowling, John. History of Iroquois County Watseka, Ill.: Iroquois County Board of Supervisors, 1968, 131 pgs. The first permanent settlement of Iroquois County was simultaneously begun at two points - Milford and Bunkum in the Spring of 1830. The Courtright brothers and John H. Miller, all from Fountain County, Indiana formed one party and came and settled in Bunkum. ... --typed by kbz