Biography - Victor Barcroft
V. B. BARCROFT, physician, Walshville, was born in Armstrong County, Penn., in 1855; son of Dr. A. and Charlotte (WOODWARD) BARCROFT. The Doctor, whose sketch also appears in this work, was born in New Jersey in 1829, and has successfully followed the practice of his profession for many years. His wife was born in Armstrong County, Penn., in 1835. Our subject, the second of a family of six children, began his education at Lincoln, Logan Co., Ill., and, having chosen his father's profession, entered the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis, from which he graduated in 1879. He is now practicing medicine with his father in Walshville. He formerly taught school in Bond and Montgomery Counties.
Extracted 19 Nov 2016 by Norma Hass from 1882 History of Bond and Montgomery Counties, Illinois, Part 2 Biographical Department, page 187.
