House, Thomas Burr, Sr.
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1867 - 1929
Dr. Thomas B. House, Sr. was born in Orlanda, Tennessee, on April 3, 1867. At the time of his marriage to Caroline Salter, he was living in Springfield, Tennessee, where he was in private practice, and he later joined the staff of the Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He was a medical doctor, an osteopath, and a pharmacist. Dr. House was the chief of staff of the Cayce Hospital when it opened in Virginia Beach. He subsequently became gravely ill, and a reading suggested Dayton, Ohio, as a place where he might be treated. Dr. House was moved from the Cayce Hospital in September to Dayton, where he died of kidney failure on October 8, 1929. Dr. Lyman A. Lydic replaced Dr. House on January 2, 1930, as chief of staff at the Cayce Hospital.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Health Home Remedies Corporation Collection
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 10
Scope and Contents
This collection includes incorporation documentation, correspondence, minutes, reports and stock certificates generated by the Health Home Remedies Corporation, based in New York, NY and Norfolk, VA.
Dates:
1934 - 1976
Thomas Burr House Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, ephemera, and photographs from the Thomas House Family of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Thomas B. House Sr. married Gertrude Cayce's aunt, Carrie Salter. Carrie was the youngest sister of Gertrude's uncle, Hiram P. Salter. The collection contains materials belonging to Thomas House, Sr., Carrie Salter House, Thomas B. House, Jr., his wife Doris Anderson House, and their son Thomas House III.
Dates:
1890 - 1960