Thaddeus L. Dodge was born in Western Kentucky, the son of Israel Rowley and Mary Frances Sublett Dodge. He married Octavia Jorden in 1860. He was an 1857 graduate of the UofL Department of Medicine, and served as an Assistant Surgeon with the Confederate 4th Kentucky Infantry. He practiced many years in Kentucky before moving to Texas sometime before 1900.
Thaddeus L. Dodge surgical instruments, KORN1010. Kornhauser Health Sciences Library.
Thaddeus L. Dodge surgical instruments, KORN1010. Kornhauser Health Sciences Library. https://archivescatalog.library.louisville.edu/repositories/3/resources/1118 Accessed April 14, 2021.