[p. 947] who enjoys the distinction of being one of the youngest medical practitioners at New Wilmington and in Lawrence County, is also generally recognized as one of the most successful in his practice. He was born June 18, 1876, at Vicksburg, Miss., and is a son of John and Mary (Cummings) Trainor.
John Trainor was born in County Down, Ireland, and was a son of James and Mary Trainor, who never left their native land. John Trainor crossed the Atlantic ocean to America when he was only nine years of age and began to build up his future fortune as a railroad worker at Vicksburg, Miss. He entered a railroad shop first in a humble position and later learned railroading in its practical form, and step by step was promoted until he became general foreman of the O. & C. shops at Vicksburg. He was accidentally killed while at his work in 1892. Of his six children, Charles E. was the youngest.
Prior to 1888, when he came to New Wilmington and entered the high school in this city Dr. Trainor had been mainly instructed in private schools at Vicksburg. After completing the high school course and graduating with credit, he turned his attention to the study of medicine, later entering Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, where he was graduated in 1902, and successfully passed the competitive examination which entitled him to the coveted position of interne at the Methodist Hospital, in Philadelphia. He served in that institution for thirteen months and then established himself at New Wilmington, and during the past five years has built up a large and lucrative practice.
On October 25, 1904, Dr. Trainor was united in marriage with Anna W. Newmyer, who is a daughter of John C. and Anna (McCague) Newmyer, the former of whom is a very prominent politician and is speaker pro tem of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Dr. and Mrs. Trainor are members of the United Presbyterian Church. They take an active part in the pleasant social life of the city.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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