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Kane, Evan O'Neill, 1861-1932

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1861 - 1932

biographical statement

Citation:
Ancestry.org, Jan. 29, 2013: (Evan O'Neill Kane; b. Apr. 6, 1861 in Philadelphia, Pa.; parents, Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane; d. Apr. 11, 1932 in Pa.; married Lila Rupert in 1897, seven children: Elisha Kent Kane, William Wood Kane, Blance Rupert Kane, Bernard S. Kane, Thomas Leiper Kane, Phillip S. Kane, Robert Livingston Kane)

Story of John Kane of Dutchess County, New York, 1921: p. 4 (born in Philadelphia) p. 7 (attend Jefferson Medical college sometime after 1883) p.8 (founded the Woodside Hospital in memory of his father, later it became the Kane Summit Hospital Association)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Evan O'Neill Kane papers, 1928–1931, 1895

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to the life and activities of Kane. These consist of a medical ledger, and several papers. The ledger details patient names and bills, likely at Kane Summit Hospital. The papers concern daily activities at Kane Summit Hospital, and include an address on the benefits of asbestos surgical dressings given by Evan before the McKean County Medical Society. Materials date between 1895 and 1931.

Dates: Other: 1928–1931; Other: 1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family collection

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