Staples, John W., M.D.

The following data is extracted from Merrimack and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire Biographies.

John W. Staples, M.D., a prominent physician of Franklin Falls, N.H., and a native of Wells, Me., was born January 25, 1855. His parents, John and Ann (Wells) Staples, also natives of Wells, belonged to families that had lived in that town for a number of generations. John Staples, who was a farmer, spent his life in the place of his birth, and died in 1879. His wife had died in 1877. They had four children, one of whom died in infancy. The others were: Albert, who died when nine years old; Moses, a farmer in Wells; and John W., the subject of this article.

John W. Staples received his early education by attending the district schools in the winter season. In the summer he worked on the farm. He afterward went for two terms to private schools; and when fifteen years old he entered South Berwick Academy in Maine, graduating in the class of 1872. On leaving the academy, he became a student of Dartmouth College, and there graduated in 1876. 1880, receiving his degree when twenty-five years old. In that year he began practice in Franklin Falls, where he has since been located. He has also an office in Tilton, N.H.

The Doctor was married January 25, 1882, to Miss Martha L. Kimball, daughter of Ezra S. and Elizabeth (Colburn) Kimball, both of Haverhill, N.H. They have one child-Charles Wells, born August 29, 1884, who is at home. Dr. Staples has an excellent practice in the village, and sufficient patients in Tilton to occupy about two or three hours each day. He has been a member of the School Board for six years, and he has also served acceptably for several years on the Board of Health. He is a Republican in politics, and both he and his wife are members of the Unitarian Society. He has been successful in life, and is highly regarded in the community.

Source: Merrimack and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire Biographies

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