September 23

MEMORIAL TO...

Paul Herdman Jones 1900-1967

The Herdmans are connected to our family by marriage. Ulysses Grant Herdman married Belle Treat, my grandmother's (Christie) aunt, sister of my great-grandfather Marcus Treat.

The Treat and Herdman families were all from Ohio.

Obituary for Paul Herdman Jones:

Paul Herdman Jones was born on December 23, 1900 the son of James and Myrtle Herdman Jones He received his Bachelor of Science and Master's Degrees from the Ohio State University. Upon graduating from medical school he stated a medical practice in the community of Stockdale in Pike County.  He served as a general practitioner, optometrist, and surgeon in the local area.  During the Ohio River Flood of 1937 he set up a medical clinic to care for the refugees of the Portsmouth area.   An avid gardener, he helped found the Stockdale Garden Club in 1938, and served as its first vice president. 

Prior to the second world war he enlisted into the military reserve corps.  On March 9, 1941 he entered active duty, enlisting in the United States Army.  He was assigned to the medical corps and stationed at Camp Davis in Wilmington. North Carolina. He was quickly promoted to the rank of major and eventually made the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was made chief of the Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic at Fort Davis.  He then transferred to Richmond, Virginia where he was made chief of staff at McGuire General Hospital. During the war he served some 18 months overseas.  In 1945 he was honorably discharged form the U. S.  Army. 

After returning from the war Dr. Jones returned to Pike County where he continued his medical practice.  In 1949 he was appointed Pike County Health Commissioner and was elected Pike County Coroner. He was an active member of the Pike Country Medical Society, served as president of the Stockdale Board of Education, and was an active member of the committee responsible for starting the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department.  

He was first married to Cordie Cameron, and after her death Dr. Jones married Louella Coburn Brown.  Dr. Paul H Jones passed away September 23, 1967 and was laid to rest in Bainbridge Cemetery in Ross County, Ohio.