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Robert was the son of Robert H. McAlpin (1833-1909) and Eliza Jane Barnes McAlpin (1833-1915).
In 1911, Robert married Bertha Terman. From this union, two daughters were born; one daughter, Mary Louise McAlpin, died at Jamestown, Boone County, Indiana, when she was a young child (Aug 1916 - Oct 1919).
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DR. R.B. McALPIN DIES; RITES WILL BE AT GREENWOOD
GREENWOOD, March 20 -- Funeral services have been set for 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Wilson chapel for Dr. Robert Boyd McAlpin, a prominent physician and resident of Greenwood.
Services are to be in charge of the Rev. Robert Marlett, pastor of the Greenwood Baptist Church, and Dr. McAlpin will be buried in the Greenwood Cemetery with Masonic services.
Mrs. Thelma Springer Mayer will be the vocalist and she will be accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Calvin Black.
Friends may call at the funeral home any time and are invited to attend the rites.
Death came to Dr. McAlpin Monday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Spencer, in Morocco after an illness of several years.
Dr. McAlpin was the last surviving member of the family of Robert and Eliza Jane McAlpin and was born in Greenwood on April 29, 1869. He was educated in the Greenwood schools.
He attended Franklin College where he graduated with the Class of 1898 and then attended the old Indiana Medical College, graduating from there in 1902. Dr. McAlpin began his practice at Nineveh that year and in 1909, he returned to Greenwood where he continued his practice until his retirement five years ago.
A man of Christian character, Dr. McAlpin's philosophy was "practice the presence of God at all times." He not only lived this in his every-day life, but as a physician had practiced it in his chosen profession.
Dr. McAlpin had been a member of the Greenwood Baptist Church for 73 years, the longest of any member of his church, and for many years had served as a deacon. He was a deacon emeritus at the time of his death. For many years he had been a member of the Greenwood Masonic lodge.
In 1911, Dr. McAlpin was married to Bertha Terman and they were the parents of two children, one of whom died when about four years of age.
The widow survives with the daughter, Mrs. Spencer.
The Franklin Evening Star - Franklin, Ind. - 20 March 1956, Page 1
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GREENWOOD DOCTOR IS CORNER CANDIDATE
Dr. Robert B. McAlpin Seeks Republican Party Nomination
GREENWOOD, April 7 -- Dr. Robert B. McAlpin, prominent local physician, has filed his name for the Republican nomination for corner of Johnson County, to be voted on at the primary to be held May 8.
Dr. McAlpin has been engaged in the practice of medicine for the past twenty-five years, most of the time being in Greenwood. Several years ago he had an office in Nineveh, and is consequently well known in the southern part of the county.
He was born in Greenwood and after graduating from the local high school he attended Franklin College, where he was one of the leaders in debating and other activities. He graduated from Franklin in 1898. The experience gained in the debating while in college stood him in good stead for he is much sought after as a speaker at community meetings.
After graduation from Franklin he entered the Medical College of Indiana then a part of the University of Indianapolis. Since graduating in 1902, he has taken post graduate work in the medical school of both Chicago and New York. He is declared by men in the profession to be one of the best informed physicians in this part of the state, and is declared by Indianapolis physicians to be an authority on diets.
Dr. McAlpin married Miss Bertha Terman in 1910, and they have one child. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and of the Knights of Pythias. While in Franklin he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
The Franklin Evening Star - Franklin, Ind. - 7 April 1928, Page 1
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Robert was the son of Robert H. McAlpin (1833-1909) and Eliza Jane Barnes McAlpin (1833-1915).
In 1911, Robert married Bertha Terman. From this union, two daughters were born; one daughter, Mary Louise McAlpin, died at Jamestown, Boone County, Indiana, when she was a young child (Aug 1916 - Oct 1919).
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DR. R.B. McALPIN DIES; RITES WILL BE AT GREENWOOD
GREENWOOD, March 20 -- Funeral services have been set for 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Wilson chapel for Dr. Robert Boyd McAlpin, a prominent physician and resident of Greenwood.
Services are to be in charge of the Rev. Robert Marlett, pastor of the Greenwood Baptist Church, and Dr. McAlpin will be buried in the Greenwood Cemetery with Masonic services.
Mrs. Thelma Springer Mayer will be the vocalist and she will be accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Calvin Black.
Friends may call at the funeral home any time and are invited to attend the rites.
Death came to Dr. McAlpin Monday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Spencer, in Morocco after an illness of several years.
Dr. McAlpin was the last surviving member of the family of Robert and Eliza Jane McAlpin and was born in Greenwood on April 29, 1869. He was educated in the Greenwood schools.
He attended Franklin College where he graduated with the Class of 1898 and then attended the old Indiana Medical College, graduating from there in 1902. Dr. McAlpin began his practice at Nineveh that year and in 1909, he returned to Greenwood where he continued his practice until his retirement five years ago.
A man of Christian character, Dr. McAlpin's philosophy was "practice the presence of God at all times." He not only lived this in his every-day life, but as a physician had practiced it in his chosen profession.
Dr. McAlpin had been a member of the Greenwood Baptist Church for 73 years, the longest of any member of his church, and for many years had served as a deacon. He was a deacon emeritus at the time of his death. For many years he had been a member of the Greenwood Masonic lodge.
In 1911, Dr. McAlpin was married to Bertha Terman and they were the parents of two children, one of whom died when about four years of age.
The widow survives with the daughter, Mrs. Spencer.
The Franklin Evening Star - Franklin, Ind. - 20 March 1956, Page 1
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GREENWOOD DOCTOR IS CORNER CANDIDATE
Dr. Robert B. McAlpin Seeks Republican Party Nomination
GREENWOOD, April 7 -- Dr. Robert B. McAlpin, prominent local physician, has filed his name for the Republican nomination for corner of Johnson County, to be voted on at the primary to be held May 8.
Dr. McAlpin has been engaged in the practice of medicine for the past twenty-five years, most of the time being in Greenwood. Several years ago he had an office in Nineveh, and is consequently well known in the southern part of the county.
He was born in Greenwood and after graduating from the local high school he attended Franklin College, where he was one of the leaders in debating and other activities. He graduated from Franklin in 1898. The experience gained in the debating while in college stood him in good stead for he is much sought after as a speaker at community meetings.
After graduation from Franklin he entered the Medical College of Indiana then a part of the University of Indianapolis. Since graduating in 1902, he has taken post graduate work in the medical school of both Chicago and New York. He is declared by men in the profession to be one of the best informed physicians in this part of the state, and is declared by Indianapolis physicians to be an authority on diets.
Dr. McAlpin married Miss Bertha Terman in 1910, and they have one child. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and of the Knights of Pythias. While in Franklin he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
The Franklin Evening Star - Franklin, Ind. - 7 April 1928, Page 1
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Robert was the son of Robert H. McAlpin (1833-1909) and Eliza Jane Barnes McAlpin (1833-1915).
In 1911, Robert married Bertha Terman. From this union, two daughters were born; one daughter, Mary Louise McAlpin, died at Jamestown, Boone County, Indiana, when she was a young child (Aug 1916 - Oct 1919).
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DR. R.B. McALPIN DIES; RITES WILL BE AT GREENWOOD
GREENWOOD, March 20 -- Funeral services have been set for 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Wilson chapel for Dr. Robert Boyd McAlpin, a prominent physician and resident of Greenwood.
Services are to be in charge of the Rev. Robert Marlett, pastor of the Greenwood Baptist Church, and Dr. McAlpin will be buried in the Greenwood Cemetery with Masonic services.
Mrs. Thelma Springer Mayer will be the vocalist and she will be accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Calvin Black.
Friends may call at the funeral home any time and are invited to attend the rites.
Death came to Dr. McAlpin Monday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Spencer, in Morocco after an illness of several years.
Dr. McAlpin was the last surviving member of the family of Robert and Eliza Jane McAlpin and was born in Greenwood on April 29, 1869. He was educated in the Greenwood schools.
He attended Franklin College where he graduated with the Class of 1898 and then attended the old Indiana Medical College, graduating from there in 1902. Dr. McAlpin began his practice at Nineveh that year and in 1909, he returned to Greenwood where he continued his practice until his retirement five years ago.
A man of Christian character, Dr. McAlpin's philosophy was "practice the presence of God at all times." He not only lived this in his every-day life, but as a physician had practiced it in his chosen profession.
Dr. McAlpin had been a member of the Greenwood Baptist Church for 73 years, the longest of any member of his church, and for many years had served as a deacon. He was a deacon emeritus at the time of his death. For many years he had been a member of the Greenwood Masonic lodge.
In 1911, Dr. McAlpin was married to Bertha Terman and they were the parents of two children, one of whom died when about four years of age.
The widow survives with the daughter, Mrs. Spencer.
The Franklin Evening Star - Franklin, Ind. - 20 March 1956, Page 1
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GREENWOOD DOCTOR IS CORNER CANDIDATE
Dr. Robert B. McAlpin Seeks Republican Party Nomination
GREENWOOD, April 7 -- Dr. Robert B. McAlpin, prominent local physician, has filed his name for the Republican nomination for corner of Johnson County, to be voted on at the primary to be held May 8.
Dr. McAlpin has been engaged in the practice of medicine for the past twenty-five years, most of the time being in Greenwood. Several years ago he had an office in Nineveh, and is consequently well known in the southern part of the county.
He was born in Greenwood and after graduating from the local high school he attended Franklin College, where he was one of the leaders in debating and other activities. He graduated from Franklin in 1898. The experience gained in the debating while in college stood him in good stead for he is much sought after as a speaker at community meetings.
After graduation from Franklin he entered the Medical College of Indiana then a part of the University of Indianapolis. Since graduating in 1902, he has taken post graduate work in the medical school of both Chicago and New York. He is declared by men in the profession to be one of the best informed physicians in this part of the state, and is declared by Indianapolis physicians to be an authority on diets.
Dr. McAlpin married Miss Bertha Terman in 1910, and they have one child. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and of the Knights of Pythias. While in Franklin he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
The Franklin Evening Star - Franklin, Ind. - 7 April 1928, Page 1
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Robert was the son of Robert H. McAlpin (1833-1909) and Eliza Jane Barnes McAlpin (1833-1915).
In 1911, Robert married Bertha Terman. From this union, two daughters were born; one daughter, Mary Louise McAlpin, died at Jamestown, Boone County, Indiana, when she was a young child (Aug 1916 - Oct 1919).
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DR. R.B. McALPIN DIES; RITES WILL BE AT GREENWOOD
GREENWOOD, March 20 -- Funeral services have been set for 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Wilson chapel for Dr. Robert Boyd McAlpin, a prominent physician and resident of Greenwood.
Services are to be in charge of the Rev. Robert Marlett, pastor of the Greenwood Baptist Church, and Dr. McAlpin will be buried in the Greenwood Cemetery with Masonic services.
Mrs. Thelma Springer Mayer will be the vocalist and she will be accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Calvin Black.
Friends may call at the funeral home any time and are invited to attend the rites.
Death came to Dr. McAlpin Monday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Spencer, in Morocco after an illness of several years.
Dr. McAlpin was the last surviving member of the family of Robert and Eliza Jane McAlpin and was born in Greenwood on April 29, 1869. He was educated in the Greenwood schools.
He attended Franklin College where he graduated with the Class of 1898 and then attended the old Indiana Medical College, graduating from there in 1902. Dr. McAlpin began his practice at Nineveh that year and in 1909, he returned to Greenwood where he continued his practice until his retirement five years ago.
A man of Christian character, Dr. McAlpin's philosophy was "practice the presence of God at all times." He not only lived this in his every-day life, but as a physician had practiced it in his chosen profession.
Dr. McAlpin had been a member of the Greenwood Baptist Church for 73 years, the longest of any member of his church, and for many years had served as a deacon. He was a deacon emeritus at the time of his death. For many years he had been a member of the Greenwood Masonic lodge.
In 1911, Dr. McAlpin was married to Bertha Terman and they were the parents of two children, one of whom died when about four years of age.
The widow survives with the daughter, Mrs. Spencer.
The Franklin Evening Star - Franklin, Ind. - 20 March 1956, Page 1
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GREENWOOD DOCTOR IS CORNER CANDIDATE
Dr. Robert B. McAlpin Seeks Republican Party Nomination
GREENWOOD, April 7 -- Dr. Robert B. McAlpin, prominent local physician, has filed his name for the Republican nomination for corner of Johnson County, to be voted on at the primary to be held May 8.
Dr. McAlpin has been engaged in the practice of medicine for the past twenty-five years, most of the time being in Greenwood. Several years ago he had an office in Nineveh, and is consequently well known in the southern part of the county.
He was born in Greenwood and after graduating from the local high school he attended Franklin College, where he was one of the leaders in debating and other activities. He graduated from Franklin in 1898. The experience gained in the debating while in college stood him in good stead for he is much sought after as a speaker at community meetings.
After graduation from Franklin he entered the Medical College of Indiana then a part of the University of Indianapolis. Since graduating in 1902, he has taken post graduate work in the medical school of both Chicago and New York. He is declared by men in the profession to be one of the best informed physicians in this part of the state, and is declared by Indianapolis physicians to be an authority on diets.
Dr. McAlpin married Miss Bertha Terman in 1910, and they have one child. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and of the Knights of Pythias. While in Franklin he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
The Franklin Evening Star - Franklin, Ind. - 7 April 1928, Page 1
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