Dr. Simon Veeder Stoller

His Story

Simon(Simeon) V. Stoller was born on November 10,1834 in Montgomery Co. New York.  His parents were Phillip Stoller(1813- ) and Elizabeth (Eliza Brower) Stoller (1814-) Phillip was a farmer born in Fulton Co. New York, Elizabeth was also of New York Nativity.  In the 1850 census it is noted that Simon was the oldest of 6 children living at home and father engaged in farming at this time.

     Up until the age of 20 he remained at home helping with the farm. In 1854 ,he moved to Winnebago Co. Illinois, where he began his long desired which to follow the practice of medicine, as a profession. In 1856 he commenced studying medicine under the preceptor ship of Dr. James McFatrich, of Rockford, Illinois.  He made rapid progress in his studies.  This preparation he supplemented with a course at the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1858, then moved to Union Co. , Illinois. Two years later he moved on to Rock Co. Wisconsin.  In 1860 he moved to Green Co. Illinois, to practice for another two years.

     In June of 1863 he registered for the Civil War (Union) in Rock Co. Illinois.  He registered as single, but responsible for a motherless two year old child for support.  No mention of name.

     On  December 13,1863 he married Phoebe Almyra Twist in Wisconsin. Her parents Sylvanus and Phoebe twist are buried in Highland , Hamilton Cemetery. In 1864 the couple moved to Hamilton, Caldwell Co. Missouri.  He set up his Medical Practice, which was sufficient to employ all his attention, but also continued to farm 90 acres North of Hamilton.

     Dr. Stoller was a charter member of the State Eclectic Medical Society, a member of the National Eclectic Medical Society, and a member of the Presbyterian Church.

     Dr. Simon Stoller practiced medicine for a number of years, then retired to the farm, and worked there for a while, then back to Hamilton to practice Medicine, and opened a general store also. The Stollers lived above the store.  Dr. Stoller always had a beard.  A young boy who delivered for them, remembered the “yellow horse” used to pull the delivery wagon was named “Old Pet”  Dr. Stoller had medicine along with groceries delivered around the country side.

     The Stollers lived in Hamilton until Mrs. Stoller’s death in 1904, daughter had preceded her mother in death a few months before.  Then Dr. Stoller moved to California, then on to Colorado, where he died in Denver on October 7, 1907.  The body was brought back to Hamilton and buried beside Mrs. Stoller, in Highland Cemetery, Hamilton, Missouri.