Detlef M. Ferdinand Krogh, M.D.
To his colleagues and friends he was known as Fred but to his parents he was Detlef Marius Ferdinand Krogh. They were from Denmark but he and an older brother…
Read MoreDaniel McBride Graham
Someone whose working life was a mix of several different occupations is often a person who lived in several different places. Daniel’s journey was like that; his career path was…
Read MoreAdolph Wilhelm Miller, Ph.D.
The Millers came to America from Germany in 1848. Adolph’s father, William Heinrich Miller was a medical doctor who had married in 1841. His wife’s name was Sophie Luise Helene…
Read MoreWilliam Rogers
An entire section of Mount Moriah Cemetery was purchased by the First Baptist Church (FBC) of Philadelphia in 1859 because they wanted to relocate the burial ground from their former…
Read MoreSarah Annabel Smith, R.N.
There have always been quite a few people named John Smith in Philadelphia, and many other places for that matter. One of them, with his wife Margaret, had three boys…
Read MorePercival E. Loder, M.D., D.D.S.
Fans of “Trivial Pursuit” could create an interesting game using details uncovered about Percival’s family. One reason would be the size of the family, since he had 11 siblings, and…
Read MoreMatthew Semple, M.D.
Matthew was born to Matthew and Hannah Jackson Semple in May of 1813. The senior Matthew came to America in 1798 and for years operated a shipping business in Philadelphia.…
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