An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, page 262.

JOHN L. ELWOOD, M.D., physician and surgeon, residing at Tygh Valley, Wasco
county, was born at Leesburgh, Highland county, Ohio, September 8, 1868. His
parents, Clark and Charlotte (Hisky) Elwood, were natives of the same state, as
were the parents of Clark Elwood. The latter was a druggist, and he died January
13, 1904. The mother comes from Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, her father having
been a pioneer of the states of Ohio and Iowa, and is now living at the advanced
age of ninety-two in Iowa. The mother of our subject resides at Ellensburgh.      

John L. Elwood was reared in the state of Ohio until he reached the age of
seventeen years, receiving his elementary education in the graded and high
schools. Subsequently he was matriculated in the Presbyterian seminary, Oakdale,
Nebraska, taking a preparatory course comprising eighteen months. He then
entered the Missouri Medical College, St. Louis, from which he was graduated in
1890 with honors. This course was supplemented by a term at the Ainsworth
Medical College, St. Joseph, Missouri, from which he was graduated in 1891. He
began practice with his uncle, Robert P. Elwood, at Oakdale, Nebraska, who was
one of the oldest practitioners in the state, his practice covering a period of
fifty years. With his uncle, Dr. Elwood, he remained eight months. Coming to
Oregon afterward he appeared before the state board of medical examiners, and
subsequently was appointed state health officer of Oregon, at Gardiner, and
began practice at Gardiner, where he remained five years. He was, also,
assistant United States marine surgeon. In 1898 Dr. Elwood disposed of his
practice and came to Tygh valley, where he bought out Dr. N.G. Pown, and has
since remained here. He owns a six hundred acre ranch, one-half mile from Tygh
valley, which is stocked with one hundred and fifty head of hogs. Dr. Elwood
recently sold one hundred head of cattle, having at present twenty head of
graded stock. He has two standard bred horses, two thoroughbreds, and three
Percheron mares, each of them weighing about sixteen hundred pounds. Altogether
Dr. Elwood has twenty-one head of horses.      

Dr. Elwood has two brothers, Harry S., a. prominent citizen of Ellenshurgh,
Washington, in the drug business, and Robert, a farmer and, dairyman, living
near Ellensburgh. Three uncles of our subject are physicians, as are seven of
his first cousins. During thirty-eight years the father of our subject was the
leading druggist in Leesburgh, Ohio. The political affiliations of Dr. Elwood
are with the Republican party, he was a delegate to the last county and state
convention, and he takes as active a part in the campaign issues of his party as
his practice will permit. He was a school director at Gardiner, and fills the
same office at Tygh valley.      

At Ellensburgh, Washington, January 10, 1893, Dr. Elwood was united in marriage
to Ora F. Hatfield, born near Ellensburg. Her father, John Hatfield, was one of
the early pioneers of Kittitas valley. Mrs. Elwood has four brothers: John, at
Northport, Washington; Henry, of North Yakima, Washington; Herman, a drug clerk
in Spokane; and Lloyd, a school boy. Dr. Elwood is a member of the A.F. & A.M.;
R.A.M.; Gardiner Lodge, No. 21, I.O.O.F.; A.O.U.W., of which he is past master
workman; Independent Order of Foresters; K.O.T.M.; Degree of Honor, of which
Mrs. Elwood is, also, a member; and the M.W. of A., of Tygh valley.      

Mrs. Elwood's people, the Hatfields, are pioneers of Washington, and are
prominent and esteemed people. She has three sisters; Mrs. Ella Conner, in
Seattle; Prudence, an accomplished vocalist now living in Wilbur, Washington;
and Geneva, a school girl at home.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.