Santa Clara County
Biographies
DR. HENRY CASE
DR. HENRY CASE. One whose whole energies have been
enlisted in whatever enterprises have occupied his attention, it is a matter of
small wonder that Dr. Henry Case has acquired success in his
profession, as well as won for himself an enviable place in the estimation of
all who know him. He is now practically retired from the active cares of life
although he still gives his attention to several patients who have had his services
for many years, and is also a valuable aid in consultation. Thoroughly in
sympathy with every movement which has for its end the upbuilding and
development of the resources of Santa Clara county and the city of San Jose,
the doctor has invested quite extensively in real estate operations, having
bought and sold considerable land in the past fifteen years, and is numbered
among the capitalists who have contributed much to the progress of the
community.
Born in Geauga county, Ohio,
January 21, 1841, Dr. Henry Case was the son of Albert Case, a farmer in
that locality, where the years of his boyhood and young manhood were spent.
Alternating an attendance at the public schools with his home duties, he
acquired a common school education which was but the foundation for that which
he hoped to rear in his future life. Eager to take up the profession which time
has proved him so well adapted for, he entered the University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor and graduated with honors in 1865. In the meantime he had chosen his
location and going to Saginaw, Mich., he began his practice, necessarily
beginning at the foot of the ladder, but by perseverance and energy, coupled
with his native ability, he rose rapidly and attained a position which ranked
him with the first physicians and surgeons of his community. When he located in
that section he was a pioneer, the land all about him being heavily timbered;
when he left to make another home in a more remote west the lands were all
cleared and utilized for agricultural purposes entirely. It is needless to say
that the doctor was an important factor in the movements which resulted in the
development of one of the most productive parts of Michigan. In 1886 he decided
to spend the balance of his years in a milder climate, and selecting California
as a possible location he came west in the spring of that year and after
visiting various parts of the state chose San Jose as his place of residence.
Purchasing land at No. 817 South Third street he
erected a beautiful home, since remodeling it and also putting up an office
near his residence. Amply able to pass his years in retirement, he was of too
energetic a temperament to do so, preferring to build up a practice which he
sustained for a number of years. In addition to this he has also given his
personal attention to the loaning of money on properties of Santa Clara county and San Jose, making his influence felt in whatever
direction he bent his efforts.
In early manhood the doctor married Ellen Doyle, who is a
native of Canada. While a resident of Michigan Dr. Case became a member of the
Masonic order and has retained his interests to the present time.
Transcribed by Marie Hassard 08 May 2015.
ญญญญSource: History
of the State of California & Biographical Record of Coast Counties,
California by Prof. J. M. Guinn, A. M., Pages
588-589. The Chapman Publishing Co.,
Chicago, 1904.
ฉ 2015 Marie
Hassard.