Sloan - John J.
Source: Zach, Karen Bazzani. Montgomery Medicine Men ... Crawfordsville: MCHS, 2002
John Jay Sloan had the distinct privilege of being the first president of the Montgomery County Medical Society which was organized at the courthouse in the fall of 1872. His practice was extensive. He traveled often to remote parts of the county, trudging through bitter storms, risking his own life fording swollen streams to administer relief to his suffering patients. When malaria was thick in the area, he rode day and night, catching a few wins of sleep at one patient's house before going to another home.
Sloan was born March 15, 1811 in New Jersey, close to New York City. He was proud of his early Scotch-Irish ancestry. A graduate of a literary, college, he also received a degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. At the age of 24, he packed his saddlebags, faced the setting sun and eventually landed in Crawfordsville. He soon became a leading figure in the city.
On November 2, 1843, he married Mary Frances Ristine, assumedly close relation to the Ristine doctors found in this book. The Sloans had several children: including, Elizabeth; Eudora; Edward; Henry; John J, Jr; Mary and George. His office was on the corner of Market and Green. He died New Years Day, 1883, and was sadly missed by the whole Montgomery County community.
