Dr. Souders, who has therefore filled an important place in the citizenship of Carbon County for the past eighteen years, was born at Beavertown, Ohio May 5, 1873. His original ancestors in the paternal line came out of Germany to America about the period of the Revolutionary War, locating in Virginia. His grandfather, John Souders, was born at Alexandria, Virginia, in 1800, and moved from his native state to Ohio, where he followed farming. He served as a soldier in the war with Mexico in 1846-47. He died at Circleville, Ohio in 1881. His wife bore the maiden name of Ann Slater. She was born in Virginia and died in Circleville, Ohio.
Samuel Mott Souders acquired his early education in the public schools of Dean, attended the Dayton High School, a preparatory school at Springfield, Ohio, and in 1893 graduated with the A. B. degree from Wittenburg College at Springfield. The following four years he spent as principal of the high school in Van Buren Township of Montgomery County, Ohio. He then entered the University of Cincinnati and completed the work of the Medical College in 1900. He is a member of the Greek letter fraternity Beta, Theta, Pi and the Omega Upsilon Phi medical fraternity. Dr. Souders is a thoroughly progressive and advanced man in his profession and spent every summer from 1901 to 1917 in post graduate work. The University of Wittenburg conferred upon him the degree A. M. in 1917. He also attended surgical clinics in Philadelphia, New York City, Cincinnati and Chicago. After graduating, Dr. Souders was intern of the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati until he came out to Montana. He served as a health officer of Carbon County and the City of Red Lodge, and is an active member of the Carbon County Medical Society, being its president, of the Yellowstone Valley Medical Society, the Montana State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. He also belongs to the Volunteer Medical Corps of the United States. Dr. Souders has acquired some valuable property since coming to Montana. One is an irrigated ranch of 148 acres on Rock Creek near Red Lodge. He also has 640 acres of deeded land on Dry Creek and owns an eighth interest in 1,600 acres where the Empire Gas and Fuel Company have been drilling for gas, and also a third interest in a ranch of 200 acres devoted to fruit culture at Fromberg. Dr. Souders is a republican, and was reared in the Lutheran Church and now affiliates with the Episcopal Church at Red Lodge and is now a vestryman. He is a member of the Star in the West Lodge No. 40, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Carbon Chapter No. 20, Royal Arch Masons, Bear Tooth Lodge Number 534, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Dr. Souders married Miss Margaret Jones on December 25, 1901, at Vernon, Texas. Her mother is still living at Vernon. Dr. and Mrs. Souder have three children: Mott, Jr., Margaret Elizabeth, ; and Helen Jeanette.
Source: Montana, Its Story and Biography A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood, Volume II The American Historical Society New York and Chicago 1921
Dr. Souders, who has therefore filled an important place in the citizenship of Carbon County for the past eighteen years, was born at Beavertown, Ohio May 5, 1873. His original ancestors in the paternal line came out of Germany to America about the period of the Revolutionary War, locating in Virginia. His grandfather, John Souders, was born at Alexandria, Virginia, in 1800, and moved from his native state to Ohio, where he followed farming. He served as a soldier in the war with Mexico in 1846-47. He died at Circleville, Ohio in 1881. His wife bore the maiden name of Ann Slater. She was born in Virginia and died in Circleville, Ohio.
Samuel Mott Souders acquired his early education in the public schools of Dean, attended the Dayton High School, a preparatory school at Springfield, Ohio, and in 1893 graduated with the A. B. degree from Wittenburg College at Springfield. The following four years he spent as principal of the high school in Van Buren Township of Montgomery County, Ohio. He then entered the University of Cincinnati and completed the work of the Medical College in 1900. He is a member of the Greek letter fraternity Beta, Theta, Pi and the Omega Upsilon Phi medical fraternity. Dr. Souders is a thoroughly progressive and advanced man in his profession and spent every summer from 1901 to 1917 in post graduate work. The University of Wittenburg conferred upon him the degree A. M. in 1917. He also attended surgical clinics in Philadelphia, New York City, Cincinnati and Chicago. After graduating, Dr. Souders was intern of the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati until he came out to Montana. He served as a health officer of Carbon County and the City of Red Lodge, and is an active member of the Carbon County Medical Society, being its president, of the Yellowstone Valley Medical Society, the Montana State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. He also belongs to the Volunteer Medical Corps of the United States. Dr. Souders has acquired some valuable property since coming to Montana. One is an irrigated ranch of 148 acres on Rock Creek near Red Lodge. He also has 640 acres of deeded land on Dry Creek and owns an eighth interest in 1,600 acres where the Empire Gas and Fuel Company have been drilling for gas, and also a third interest in a ranch of 200 acres devoted to fruit culture at Fromberg. Dr. Souders is a republican, and was reared in the Lutheran Church and now affiliates with the Episcopal Church at Red Lodge and is now a vestryman. He is a member of the Star in the West Lodge No. 40, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Carbon Chapter No. 20, Royal Arch Masons, Bear Tooth Lodge Number 534, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Dr. Souders married Miss Margaret Jones on December 25, 1901, at Vernon, Texas. Her mother is still living at Vernon. Dr. and Mrs. Souder have three children: Mott, Jr., Margaret Elizabeth, ; and Helen Jeanette.
Source: Montana, Its Story and Biography A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood, Volume II The American Historical Society New York and Chicago 1921
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