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Source: The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County
Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908

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The Biography of G. Mahlon PREDMORE, M.D. 

[Surnames: CRANDALL, PREDMORE] 

PREDMORE, G. MAHLON M.D. 

    
That most useful of all quadrupeds, the horse, has a humane and skillful overseer of its welfare in Dr. Mahlon Predmore, a resident of the town of Avon, Fulton County, since his graduation from the Chicago Veterinary College in the class of 1905. Dr. Predmore is a native of Illinois, born near Youngstown, Warren Co. IL on Aug. 28, 1876. His parents, Raymond B. and Addie (CRANDALL) Predmore also were Illinoisans, the former born in New Jersey in 1846, and the latter in Knox County, in 1847. The father Raymond B. Predmore was a farmer by occupation and a representative of the family established in the State at an early day. 
    
Dr. Predmore, when about five years of age, came with his parents to Avon, IL, where entered the public schools, and was graduated from the high school in the class of 1895. He then attended the school of Architectural Engineering at the University of Illinois for two years, but being obliged to create his own opportunities for advancement, he engaged in teaching for several terms. Withe the proceeds obtained in this line of labor he then attended the veterinary college, where he established a reputation as a conscientious and ambitious student, winning a gold medal for the highest average in all branches, and a special prize for advance work in dentistry. Few young men are better equipped for this chosen calling than is this agreeable and popular veterinary surgeon. He has a bright and enquiring mind, a disposition to make himself of practical use in the world, and a keen appreciation of the possibilities as yet undiscovered in his calling. 
    
A Democrat in politics, Dr. Predmore has no political aspirations, nor does he seek any honors not immediately connected with the Knights of Pythias, and in religious beliefs is a Universalist.