Dr. J. C. Corbus, Jr., numbered among the medical practitioners of
Mendota, is one of the native sons of Illinois, his birth having occurred at
Mulligan Grove, in Lee county, on the 3d of August, 1861. He is a son of Dr.
J. C. Corbus, now the superintendent of the Kankakee Insane Asylum. He was
only a year old when his parents removed to Mendota, and here he was reared
and educated, attending the Blackstone high school, and with a broad
knowledge of the English branches of learning to serve as a foundation upon
which to rear a superstructure of professional knowledge he began the study
of medicine, under the able direction of his father, who carefully guided
his early reading in the science. Later he entered the medical department of
the University of Iowa, and on completing the course was graduated in the
class of 1883.
After two years spent in practice with his father in
Mendota he located in Troy Grove, Illinois, where he was engaged in the
prosecution of his chosen profession for fourteen years, and then returned
to his former home. Here, where he is so widely and favorably known, he has
succeeded in building up a large and lucrative practice, his skill and
ability being quickly recognized. It is an old saying that a prophet is
never without honor save in his own country; but Dr. Corbus enjoys high
honor even there also, for in the city where he was reared and where he has
been known to many from early boyhood he has won a marked prestige as a
representative of his chosen vocation.
In 1890 was celebrated the
marriage of Dr. Corbus and Miss Jeanie A. Wylie. In politics he is a
Republican and socially is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the order of Knights of Pythias. His
genial qualities render him a social favorite, and he is a great favorite
with a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
Extracted 13 Jun 2019 by Norma Hass from Biographical and Genealogical Record of LaSalle County, Illinois, published in 1900, volume 2, pages 653-654.
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