Dr. Rollin Slossin FILLMORE, Sr.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1905, Living with parents in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1910, Living with parents in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1920, Living in Magor, Hancock Co., Iowa
• Census: 1925, Living in Corwith, Hancock Co., Iowa
• Census: 1930, Living in Jacksboro, Jack Co., Texas
• Census: 1940, Living in Jacksboro, Jack Co., Texas

Family/Spouse: Kathryn HATTERSCHEID. Kathryn was born on 23 Mar 1887 in Corwith, Hancock Co., Iowa; died on 15 Jul 1950 in Temple, Bell County, Texas; was buried in Waco Memorial Park, Robinson, McLennan Co., Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rollin Slossin FILLMORE, Jr. was born on 23 Aug 1918 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas; died on 16 Oct 2006.
2. Benjamin DeWitt FILLMORE was born on 31 Jan 1920 in Marshall, Harrison Co.,Texas; died on 11 Oct 2006 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas; was buried in Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.
3. Richard Millard FILLMORE was born on 2 Sep 1922 in Corwith, Hancock Co., Iowa; died on 17 Aug 1990 in Florida.

Family/Spouse: Ruth CHISHOLM. Ruth was born on 9 Dec 1896 in Copeland, Boundary Co., Idaho; died in May 1990 in Temple, Bell County, Texas; was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Bonners Ferry, Boundary Co., Idaho. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1857, Living with parents in St. Cloud, Stearns Co., Minnesota
• Census: 1900, Living in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1905, Living in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1910, Living in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1920, Living in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1940, Living in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California

Notes:

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Taken from the Blue Rapids Centennial 1870-1970 Booklet.

Dr. Rollin S. Fillmore, born in Illinois on December 22, 1854, and passed away November 1, 1944. He lost both his parents when he was young and made his home for a time with his Aunt Cass and Uncle Frederich Merrill. While attending normal school, his desire was to study medicine, probably because his father was a physician.
In later years he enrolled in Missouri Medical College. After his first year in medical college he opened an office under tutelage of Dr. L.P. Stookey in the town of Fayettville, Illinois. In the fall he returned to Medical College and remained until graduation. On December 21, 1885, he was united in marriage to Miss Ada Louise Burn. To this union three children were born, Louise Eupheme, Rollin Slossin, Jr. and Benjamin Dewitt. Louise married Dr. R.W. Weston.
Dr. and Mrs. Fillmore located in Blue Rapids and for forty-six years was our doctor here and to our adjoining towns of Irving, Bigelow, Frankfort, Waterville, Marysville and Cleburne, also the surrounding county.
Physicians' fees and physicians' collections are entirely different things. With a country doctor, long hours and small fees usually went together.
In early days, doctors made the charge of one dollar per visit and that included the medicine. In the country they charged one dollar per visit and fifty cents a mile.
Dr. Fillmore believes his largest fee was $450.00 but this was for several weeks attendance on the patient.
In his day, he received for his services, such things as a goat, small potatoes, sugar, and etc., not always money. His means of transportation, first on horseback and carried the old fashion saddlebag. He then drove a team of stallions, then later a team of small horses. In 1908, he got his first new car, a Rambler he bought at Kansas City, Missouri.
He retired from practice of medicine in 1929 and he and Mrs Fillmore went to Long Beach, California to make their home.
Dr. Fillmore was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Eastern Star, Knights of Pyhias, Woodmen and Royal Neighbors. He also was a member of the Township Board, City Council, School Board and in church activities.

Rollin married Ada Louise BURN on 21 Dec 1885 in Kansas. Ada was born on 22 Dec 1863 in Canada; died on 25 Oct 1951 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Fairmont Cemetery,Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with husband in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1905, Living with husband in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1910, Living with husband in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1920, Living with husband in Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas
• Census: 1940, Living with husband in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California
• Census: 1950, Living with son, Benjamin, in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California