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FREDERICK LUTWYCHE ROUND, M. D. Reared in several of the great
industrial communities of Pennsylvania, Doctor Round learned the
machinist's trade, but left that to train himself for the
profession of medicine and surgery, and for the past twenty years
has been one of the busy men in his profession in Southern West
Virginia. Most of his work has been in the mining district and
as a mine physician, and his present location is at Monaville in
Logan County, on the Omar branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio.
Doctor Round was born in the City of Birmingham, England, May
31, 1872, son of Frederick and Arabella (Lutwyche) Round, both
natives of England and of English ancestry. In 1873, when Doctor
Round was about a year old, the family came to the United States
and settled at Pottsville, Pennsylvania. In 1880 they removed to
North Umberland, Pennsylvania, in 1883 to Sunbury and in 1889 to
Danville. Later they again lived at Sunbury. Frederick Round became
a prominent man in the iron and steel industry of Pennsylvania.
For a time he was general bookkeeper of the Pottsville Iron and
Steel Company, was connected with the Van Allen Nail Works at North
Umberland, the Montour Iron and Steel Company, was manager of the
Danville Nail Works, and subsequently was general manager of the
Sunbury Nail Works. He was a vestryman in the Episcopal Church, and
at the time of his death was registrar of his diocese. Fraternally
he was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Frederick Lutwyche Round was reared and attended schools in the
several Pennsylvania cities above named. He was in high school at
Sunbury, and on leaving high school began an apprenticeship in a
machine shop at Danville owned by the Montour Iron and Steel
Company. He served the apprenticeship for four years, but followed
the trade eight years. In 1897 he took up the study of medicine
under Doctor Paules of Danville, and later entered the Jefferson
Medical College of Philadelphia, where he graduated M. D. in May,
1902. In search of a field for his professional work he came to Big
Sandy, West Virginia, in November, 1902, was located there about a year,
and for ten years was in practice at Davy. For two years his home and
professional work were in Huntington, West Virginia, and then after a
year at Wilcoe he located at Monaville, and for the past five years has
been mine physician for the Island Creek Coal Company. He is a member of
the various medical societies, and one of the leaders in his profession.
In 1908, at Bluefield, West Virginia, Doctor Round married Miss Minnie
E. Fortner, of Davy, daughter of William and Octava (Darr) Fortner,
both natives of Virginia. Her father was a Confederate soldier in the
Civil war, and aside from his military experience his life was spent as
a farmer. Doctor and Mrs. Round have two children, Virginia Arabella
and Frederick William. Mrs. Round is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, while he returns the faith in which he was reared in the
Episcopal Church. Doctor Round is a Royal Arch and Scottish Rite Mason.
The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 456-457
Logan
Submitted by Valerie Crook vfcrook@earthlink.net
July 5, 2000
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