Biography of Frank W. Silberg, page 252. History of Northeast Indiana; 
LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties, Vol. II, under the 
editorial supervision of Ira Ford, Orville Stevens, William H. McEwen, and 
William H. McIntosh.  The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York, 1920.

   Frank W. Silberg, who has practiced his profession as a veterinary 
surgeon at Spencerville for the past ten years, is one of the best 
qualified men in this profession in Northeast Indiana.
   Doctor Silberg was born in Spencer Township, formerly Concord Township, 
of DeKalb County, April 12, 1886. He represents one of the first families 
to settle at the old town of Spencerville.  He is a son of Warren W. and 
Mary J. (White) Silberg.  His grandfather, Michael M. Silberg, came from 
Germany to the United States, lived in Ashland County, Ohio, for a time, 
and later moved to Spencerville, where he put up the first frame house in 
the village. He was a blacksmith and worked at this trade until his death, 
performing a useful service to his community.  His children were Warren E., 
William, Stephen, Cash, Mary and Lillie. The only one now living is Cash. 
Warren Silberg grew up in Spencerville and attended the common schools and 
spent his active career as a farmer. He and his wife had nine children.
   Dr. Frank Silberg grew up at Spencerville, graduated for the high 
school, and is a graduate of the Chicago Veterinary College.  He took 
post-graduate work at Cornell University in New York, and received the 
degrees of M. D. C. and D. V. M.  He has been in active practice at 
Spencerville since 1909 and has well equipped facilities, including 
stables and operating room both at Spencerville and the Village of St. 
Joe.  He has prospered in his business affairs and owns property in 
Spencerville and St. Joe and is a stockholder in the local bank and one of 
its directors.
   Doctor Silberg married Florence Miller, who is a graduate of the common 
schools.  They have one daughter, Orpha M., born in 1918. Doctor Silberg 
is a Scottish Rite Mason, being a member of the Scottish Rite Consistory 
of Fort Wayne.  He is a member of the North American and Indiana and 
Illinois association of veterinary surgeons and has won a deservedly high 
reputation in his profession. He is a democrat in politics.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com