MOLLIE CHALFANT/EDGAR L. BOYD - FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
William B. CHALFANT, a prominent
and experienced physician who is now
located at Pennsville, was
born on a farm in Jefferson township, Fayette
County, Penna, January 17,1835,
and is a son of Walter B. CHALFANT and
Mollie BUDD BROWN Chalfant.
His father was born in Fayette county,
Penna, and his mother was
a native of New Jersey. His paternal
grandparents, Chads and Margaret
Chalfant, as the name indicates, were
of French origin, their ancestors
having emigrated to this country in
Penn's colony. Dr Chalfant
was reared on his father's farm until the age
of eighteen years, when he
entered California Seminary, now S.W.P.
Normal School. For three
years he taught winter terms in the common
schools, and attended summer
sessions at the seminary. In 1856 he
entered the office of his
brother, Dr Charles B. Chalfant, at Belle
Vernon, as a student of medicine
and remained with him until November
1859, when he attended lectures
at Western Reserve Medical College of
Cleveland, Ohio. He
began the practice of medicine in March 1860, at
Donegal,Westmoreland County,
Penna, but in October following removed to
Bolivar, same county, where
he remained one year. From Bolivar he went
to Youngstown and practiced
until May 1864, when he removed to Whitely,
Greene County, Penna, and
remained seven months. Leaving Whitely in
December 1864, he went to
Brownsville, and was in active practice there
until April 1867, when he
removed to his present location at Pennsville
and where he has been engaged
until the present time in the successful
practice of his profession.
In June 1860, he was married
to Ellen E. FOWLER, daughter of John and
Elizabeth Fowler of Westmoreland
County, Penna. To them were born seven
children, of whom five are
living: MOLLIE CHALFANT, WIFE OF EDGAR L.
BOYD; Anna B Chalfant; John
Fowler Chalfant; Ethel Winonia Chalfant; and
Vivian Mellon Chalfant.
Dr Chalfant has belonged to
several secret societies. He is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
and since his membership in 1860 has
held all the offices of that
church. He is a member of Fayette County
Medical Society, and also
of the Fayette and Westmoreland Medical
Association.
Source: Biographical and Portrait
Cyclopedia of Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, editorially
managed by John M. Gresham, assisted in the
compilation by Samuel T. Wiley,
A Citizen of the County,Compiled and
Published by John M. Gresham
& Co. Chicago: 1889
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