Blair County PA Archives Biographies.....Bonebreak MD, Dr. John S. April 19, 1872 - 
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Source: Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911
Author: Jesse C. Sell

JOHN S. BONEBREAK, M.D., physician and surgeon at Martinsburg, Pa., where he
has been established since 1896 and is in the enjoyment of a satisfactory
practice, is a native of this borough, born April 19, 1872. His parents were
Dr. D. W. and Mary (Shubert) Bonebreak. The late Dr. D. W. Bonebreak was a
member of one of the early families of Martinsburg and for years a prominent
physician here, entering into practice in 1864 and continuing up to the time
of his death, in 1895. He was held in high esteem by his fellow citizens and
was known professionally all over Blair County.
     John S. Bonebreak was reared at Martinsburg and attended the public
schools and also Juniata Institute, after which he prepared for a medical
career under his father, following his studies there by a season in the
medical department of the Western University of Pennsylvania, at Pittsburg,
where he was graduated in 1896. Shortly afterward he entered into practice at
Martinsburg and has continued in his native place, one where the name he bears
has long been held in esteem, and to which he has added professional luster.
He is a member of the Blair County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania State
Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
     Dr. Bonebreak was married to Miss Catherine Keim, a daughter of Nelson
Keim, of Martinsburg, and they have three children: John K., Glenn and
Kenneth, while one, Paul, is deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Bonebreak are members of
the Reformed church. He is identified fraternally with Roaring Spring Lodge
of Odd Fellows, at Martinsburg and with the Masonic lodge at Roaring Spring.

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