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Dr. Jonathan Zerbe was not a native of the town; but, for upwards of forty years he resided in town and practiced his profession. During that time he enjoyed a very extensive and lucrative practice. He ranked very high as a skillful surgeon and successful practitioner. He was instensely devoted to the cause of education, and was public-spirited. He was always prompt to identify himself with every movement or project that promised to promote the welfare of the community. He won the absolute confidence of his fellow citizens by his steadfast loyalty to their interests. He died in 1877, deeply mourned by all who knew him. [History of Schaefferstown]
Jonathan Zerbe was born July 31, 1812, in Tulpehocken, Berks Co., Pa. He was the son of a farmer in moderate circumstances, and his early education was such as the schools of the vicinity afforded. He learned the trade of a shoemaker, but at the end of his apprenticeship he went to Virginia, where he attended school and gained a fair knowledge of the English language, which at that time was but litle used in the section of the county where he was born. In 1837 he went to Shaefferstown, and entered the office of Dr. John Shertzer as a student of medicine. Before the completion of his studies Dr. Shertzer emigrated to Ohio, leaving his practice to his student. He attended two courses of lectures, one at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, the other at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, after which he started out fairly in the practice of his profession at Shaefferstown. In 1846 he entered the mercantile business, with Cyrus M. Krall as partner, and continued in the business until 1854. In 1870 he was elected a representative from Lebanon County to the General Assembly of the State, and served during the session of 1871. He died after a brief illness at Shaefferstown, on the 3d of April, 1877. Dr. Zerbe took a warm interest in public affairs. During the war of the Rebellion he was a zealous supporter of the government, and gave freely of his means to aid in raising and equipping troops. In his adopted home he was a promoter of all measures and enterprises that tended to the public welfare. The cause of education had in him an ardent advocate. He was one of the original incorporators and a trustee of the Shaefferstown Academy, which in its day was one of the best institutions of learning in the State; and he also later in life served as a director of the common schools of Heidelberg township. In his profession, which he practiced for almost forty years, he attained the reputation of being a safe and successful practitioner. Dr. Zerbe married, in 1840, Martha A. Myer, and they had five children. Of the sons, Charles M. is a lawyer, and Thomas T. and B. Frank, physicians, practicing at Shaefferstown."History of Schaefferstown: Dr. Jonathan Zerbe was not a native of the town; but, for upwards of forty years he resided in town and practiced his profession. During that time he enjoyed a very extensive and lucrative practice. He ranked very high as a skillful surgeon and successful practitioner. He was intensely devoted to the cause of education, and was public-spirited. He was always prompt to identify himself with every movement or project that promised to promote the welfare of the community. He won the absolute confidence of his fellow citizens by his steadfast loyalty to their interests. He died in 1877, deeply mourned by all who knew him. [Biographical Annals of Lebanon County]
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1812 - 1877 (64 years)
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