HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY



efforts to please his customers, soon brought him a liberal patronage, which
in-
creased as the town grew, and he has been very successful. Indolence is not
found
in his nature, and he has led a busy and useful life, and won the respect
and esteem
of all with whom he came into business or social contact. In political opinion
he
is identified with the Republican party, and he and his family are members
of the
Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Bodette was married Nov. 20, 1872, to Bertha
Zeaman, daughter of Louis and Mary Zeaman. Her parents, natives of Germany,
now deceased, were residents of Sigel Township. Mr. and Mrs. Bodette have
had
eight children, six of whom are now living, namely: Joseph Edward, Francis
Nel-
son, William Arthur, Edward George, Mabel Margaret and Laura (deceased).
Mabel Margaret is now the wife of Andrew Lund of Wisconsin Rapids.
   Roy Pilling Potter, M. D., in charge of the X-ray department of the Marshfield
Clinic, was born on a farm near Mauston, Juneau County, Jan. 22, 1879, son
of
Charles W. and Jennie (Pilling) Potter. The father was a native of Dane County,
Wis., born Aug. 26, 1850, while the mother was born in Liverpool, England,
and
came to this country with her parents when a child. After their marriage
they
settled in Juneau County in the locality above mentioned, where, besides
farming,
Mr. Potter traveled, selling road making machinery through the state. He
died
there in 1899 and his wife, who survived him, is now living in Mauston. They
had
four children: Harvey W., now deceased; Earl D., of Mauston; Dr. Roy P. of
Marshfield, and Charles H., deceased. Roy Pilling Potter acquired his elementary
education in the. common school and was subsequently graduated from the Mauston
High School. He then took a course in pharmacy in the University of Wisconsin
and afterwards entered the Milwaukee Medical College, from which he was gradu-
ated May 1, 1903. The same year he established himself in a general practice
in
Auburndale, Wood County, where he remained until the fall of 1910, when he
came
to Marshfield and took an office with Dr. H. A. Lathrop, one of the early
physicians
of this section. After Dr. Lathrop's death, which occurred in April, 1911,
Dr.
Potter continued business in the same office until Jan. 1, 1917, when he,
with five
other physicians, organized the Marshfield Clinic, he having charge of the
X-ray
department, which position he still holds and in which he has proved himself
an
expert. As a citizen he has identified himself closely with local interests
and is an
active member of the Chamber of Commerce. He is a thirty-second degree Mason,
belonging to the Consistory and Shrine at Milwaukee, and is also a member
of the
Elks lodge in Marshfield. On July 2, 1919, Dr. Potter was married to Josephine
Fritch, who was born in Cumberland, Barron County, Wis., daughter of Vincent
and Mary (Trautman) Fritch. He owns a fine residence at 210 Park Avenue.
   William T. Poad, D. D. S., who for a number of years has been engaged
in the
successful practice of his profession in Marshfield, was born in Cornwall,
England,
Sept. 3, 1867, son of William H. Poad and wife, the mother's maiden name
being
Elizabeth June Cock. The father, who was a laborer, died in Cornwall, and
the
mother, who subsequently came to America, is now living in Johnstown, Penn.
William T. attended common school in England and came to this country in
1889,
locating in Ironwood, Mich., and for two years worked in the iron mines 
But
being ambitious to rise in the world, he looked about for some more remunerative
and congenial occupation and finally began the study of dentistry under a
practical
dentist at Ironwood. In 1894 he passed the state examination board of Wisconsin
and after receiving a license to practice came to Marshfield in 1894 and
opened an
office. He has since built up a good practice and occupies a high place among
the
professional men of the city. During the participation of the United States
in the
World War he served on the medical advisory board, and he has also served
six
years on the Marshfield board of education, having thus closely identified
himself
with the machinery for promoting the public welfare. He is a stockholder
in the
American National and First National Banks, of Marshfield, and is also interested
in Wisconsin and Michigan real estate. He is a member of the Christian Science
Church. Dr. Poad was married in Marshfield, Feb. 20, 1895, to Arletta A.
Hunt,
of Cleveland, Ohio. She was born in Northfield, Ohio, daughter of Marshall
and
Mary (Greenly) Hunt, both parents being now deceased. - Doctor and Mrs. Poad



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