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Dr. Hezekiah Smith was born in Ohio in 1820. He attended the public schools of his native state and later attended a medical college at Dayton. from which he graduated about 1840, or a little later. Soon after graduating he was married to Miss Catherine McFadden, of Ohio; they were married in Ohio, and soon after mowed to Illinois, where he practiced medicine for several years. He came to Indiana in 1859, and immediately located at Smithland. Shelby county, where he continued in the practice of medicine, with the ex- ception of three or four years that he was located in the northern part of the county, until the time of his death in 1897. He was the father of seven chil- dren, two-Clarence C .. of Fenns. and George K., of Jackson township. still survive him.
Dr. J. H. Spurrier practiced medicine at Marion ( Noah ). Shelby county. for a few years during the fifties. He never attended a medical college. but took a thorough course of instructions under Dr. David S. McGaughey, of Morristown. He was a member of the first medical society organized in Shel- by county in 1854. He moved from Marion to Manilla, and later to Rush- ville, where he continued in the practice for many years, and died a few years ago.
James K. Steuart. M. D .. was born in Johnson county, Indiana, August 24. 1849. He was the fifth child in a family of eight children born to James R. and Mary ( Pierce) Steuart. He resided on a farm until thirteen years of age. when he entered an academy at Greenwood. where he remained two years, after which he spent a period of time at Hopewell in an academy. He taught school and attended Franklin College alternately for four years, after
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which he commenced the study of medicine under Dr. P. W. Payne of Frank- lin, where he continued his studies for two years. In October of 1807. he entered the Medical University of Louisville, and took one course of lectures. after which he again continued his studies with Doctor Payne. A year later he entered the blind asyhim at Indianapolis as principal teacher, where he re- mained for two years. In the meantime, however. he improved every oppor- tunity by attending lectures and studying medicine at his leisure moments. He then once more returned to Franklin, and studied for a time under his old preceptor, and in March. 1873. he came to this county and located at Fairland, where he entered the practice of medicine and continued as an active and suc- cessful practitioner for a number of years. In 1882 he entered the Ohio Med- ical College, and in the spring i 1883 graduated from that institution. He then returned to Fairland and continued in the practice of his profession until a short time before his death, when he came to Shelbyville and opened an office, but did not live long enough to acquire a large practice. He died in Shelbyville. September 1. 1899, and was buried near where he had spent most of his life. at Fairland. He was married twice, the first time to Miss Josephme P. Thomas, who died August 3. 188r. and the second time to Miss Jennie 1. Wharton, who is also died. He had one son. Arthur T .. born August 25. 1877, who died in California about three years ago. He was a good physician. a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a member of the Presbyterian church.
Dr. E. Il. Stocton came from Pemberton, Ohio, to Shelbyville some time during the latter part of the fifties. He attended school. taught school. at- tended medical college and graduated. and then practiced medicine in his na- tive state before coming to Indiana. He was a man of fine appearance and good address, and soon commanded a good practice. He remained here in active practice until after the close of the war. probably about 1866. when he went to the Northwest. He was successful there. and died only a few years since in possession of much valuable property.
Dr. Nathaniel Teal was born in the year 1803. and came to Shelby county and located at Shelbyville for the practice of medicine early in the thirties, and remained here intil about 1850, when he moved to Indianapolis, where he died August 22, 1876. He was buried at Indianapolis, but some years later his son, the late William E. Teal. had the body disinterred and brought to Shelbyville and re-interred in the old City cemetery. He was married to Miss Walker. a daughter of John Walker, who was at that time a large land owner in Shelby county, and aside from his practice he devoted a part of his time to the management of a farm and to the stock business. In 1843 he purchased a drove of about five hundred head of hogs. and had them driven to Cincinnati. Ohio, which was then the nearest market as there were no railroads in Shelby county, nor in this part of the state. It required four weeks' time and the ser- vice of about a dozen men to drive them. "Uncle" John Williams, who lives four miles north of town, was one of the men who assisted in the driving.
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Doctor Teal rode along, often going ahead to make arrangements for water, feed and such other arrangements as were necessary. His wife died and later he married a sister of Dr. Richard Cummins. Two sons were born to the first wife, and one to the second. Ile was a good physician for that day. and en- joyed a fair share of the practice of his community. He was a member of the Methodist church, and in politics a Whig. He lived on North Harrison street. on the lot where his grandson, Harry H. Teal. now resides.
Isaac Neal Tindall, M. D., was born in Shelby county. Indiana, on a farm four miles south of Shelbyville. August 25. 1854. He attended the public schools of the county during the winter months, and worked on his father's farm during the summer until he completed the course of instruction given in the common schools and then entered the high school of Shelbyville, where he remained until he graduated in 1876. Immediately after graduating from the high school, he entered the office of Dr. John W. Parrish, at Shelbyville. and commenced the study of medicine. The following winter he entered the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he continued his studies until he graduated in 1879. After graduating from the medical college he opened an office for the practice of his profession in Shelbyville, Indiana, where he continued until his death February 2. 1882. Although his profes- sional career was short, he had already built up a large practice and gave promise of becoming one of the leading physicians of Shelbyville. His father and mother. George A. and Sallie A. ( McCann) Tindall. were natives of Kentucky, and came to Shelby county early in the history of the county.
Doctor Toliver practiced medicine at Copeland's Mill in Noble township for several years some time during the fifties.
Dr. Andrew J. Treon was another of the pioneer physicians who practiced medicine in Jackson township, Shelby county, Indiana, in an early day. prob- ably from 1841 to 1860. He was talented and a good physician, and had many warm friends. He was clear-headed and a good thinker, and influential in the neighborhood where he lived. He was an influential member of the St. George Lutheran church. He died at the old homestead on the farm where he had lived for many years, and was buried at Sang Hill cemetery.
Martin Van Buren Updegraff was born in Shelby county. Indiana. in 1842 He received his early education in the public schools and later attended lectures at the Ohio Medical College, where he graduated about 1862. He then entered the army as assistant surgeon. After the close of the war he located at Waldron. Indiana, for the practice of medicine and continued there until his death. February 25. 1880. He was married to a Miss Miller, of New Albany, Indiana. They had no children. In polities he was a Republican.
Robert Russell Washburn. M. D., was born near Laurel, Indiana, March 12, 1833. His father and mother, who were natives of Kentucky, were mov- ing from Kentucky to Rush county, Indiana, and it was while on this trip en
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route to their new home that Robert Russell first saw the light of day, having been born in a covered wagon which they were using as a means of conveyance. During the years of his youth he worked on a farm and commenced to learn the carpenter's trade under his father. He had no school advantages, having attended school in a little log school-house in Rush county for about thirty days, but by studying at home he received all the literary education he ever had. He commenced the study of medicine in the office of Doctor Mauzy, at Rushville, in 1850, where he remained until 1853. when he located at Blue Ridge. Shelby county. Indiana. He remained in practice here for three or four years, when he removed to Waldron, where he continued in the practice of medicine until the time of his death. November 10. 1900. During nearly all of the time of his residence at Waldron he also conducted a drug store. During the winters of 1883-84 and 1884-85 he attended lectures at the In- diana Medical College, where he graduated in the spring of 1885. For al- most a half century Doctor Washburn practiced in Shelby county and saw many marvelons changes take place. not only in the practice of medicine. but in improvements in the county in every respect. In 1853 he was married to Miss Sarah E. Shultz, of Rushville, and to this union seven children, three boys and four girls, were born.
Dr. Albert G. Webb, who was a son-in-law of Major John Hendricks. began the practice of medicine in Shelbyville, along about 1840. He was well educated and a successful physician. He was active in the affairs of the city and soon built up a good practice. Although yet a young man his useful career was cut short by his death from cholera. in 1850. The death of such a popular physician from that dreaded disease was so much of a shock to the then little city of Shelbyville that on the following day many of the inhabitants left the city to remain away until the danger was passed.
Jacob G. Wolf. M. D., was born in Blair county, Pennsylvania. February 8, 1823. He was the youngest son in a family of seven children born to Jacob and Lydia ( Hendershot ) Wolf. the former being a native of Pennsylvania. and the latter a native of New Jersey. They came to Indiana in 1834 and located in Union county, and one year later moved to Wayne county, where the parents died, the father in 1844, and the mother in 1867. He received his early education in the public schools and later spent three years in DePauw. (formerly Asbury ) University, and then spent three years in the study of medi- cine with Dr. Calvin West, of Hagerstown. Wayne county. Indiana. He then entered the Ohio Medical College, of Cincinnati, and after completing the two years' course, graduated in March, 1849. He immediately opened an office at Hagerstown, where he practiced for two years, and in 1851 came to Shelby county and located at Morristown, where he practiced for many years, and continued to live until the time of his death. June 1. 1907. In 1856 he entered the Jefferson Medical College and the following spring grad-
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uated from that institution. In 186; he was elected. on the Democratic ticket, to the office of Clerk of the Shelby Circuit Court, and continued in that office for four years. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and for a number of years a member of the School Board of Morristown, and for eight or ten years he was president of the School Board. He was married twice, first in 1846 to Miss Virginia A. Ricketts, who died in 1867, and in 1869 on March 18th, he was married to Mrs. Elvira J. Winship ( formerly a Miss Rob- inson), who was born in Rush county, Indiana, January 8. 1834. and who is yet living. He was the father of seven children, all by the first marriage. Doctor Wolf was a good physician and enjoyed a large practice, and he was a prominent figure in Morristown and the surrounding country for more than half a century, and always highly esteemed.
Dr. James H. Woodburn practiced medicine at Boggstown for a number of years during the forties, and left there about the very last of that decade. He went to Indianapolis and became prominent in the medicinal profession of that city, and died there some years later. During the war he was a counsellor and advisor with Governor Morton. He was a life-long friend of Dr. W. G. McFadden, and secured his appointment as surgeon in the army from Governor Morton.
Hardy Wray, M. D., was born in Rowan county, North Carolina, Febru- ary 5. 1818. When a child he came with his parents to Shelby county, In- diana. He was married to Belinda Fox. December. 1837. His wife was also a native of Rowan county, North Carolina. To this union eleven children were born, nine of whom reached full manhood and womanhood. In the early forties they purchased a farm in Van Buren township, on Brandywine creek. where they endured the hardships of pioneer life in the struggle to make a home out of the "forest primeval." Success crowned their efforts and soon they were the possessors of their ambition-a home. where they might rear and educate their growing family. About 1850 the husband and father be- gan the study of medicine, reading such books as he could borrow from the family physician. He entered as a student under Doctors King and Scudder, of Cincinnati, some time between 1850 and 1855. taking what was then the prescribed course of reading. He opened an office and began practice on the home farm and continued practicing until 1865. when he sold the home and removed to Bartholomew county, chiefly for the better educational advantages for the children that still remained at home. He practiced his profession in his new home for about ten years. ' About 1875 he removed to Indianapolis, and after a few years to Dublin. Wayne county. He o atinued in active prac- tice till 1896, when he retired, and with his aged wife removed to Barton county, Missouri, to spend the evening of their lives in the home of their old- est living child, Mrs. John Arnold. of Golden City. Here he died February 12, 1903, at the ripe old age of eighty-five years. One con. Dr. Hiram Wray,
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now deceased. was a physician. Another was a lawyer, and another. A. K. Wray, is a minister of the Gospel.
PHYSICIANS WHO ARE AT THE PRESENT TIME PRACTICING MEDICINE IN SHELBYVILLE.
Dr. O. L. Adams. M. D., born April 8, 1871, graduated at Indiana Med- ical College in 1894; Manhattan School of Optics in 1908. He practiced in Shelbyville from 1894 to 1896, then he was in the drag business until 1907. His practice is limited to eye, ear. nose and throat. Practiced specialty since 1908. Married October 17. 1894. to Miss Edith Gordon.
Dr. Adam Quincy Baird, born January 8. 1836, in Wabash county, Il- linois. Attended Miami Medical College in 1874-75. Practiced in Illinois from 1875 to 1896. Located at Smithland, Shelby county, 1896, and at Shel- byville in 1897. At Shelbyville since. Married twice, first in 1866. then in 1875 to Amanda Wallace. Two children by first wife. six by second.
Laura Carter. M. D., born February 22, 1867, near Versailles. Indiana. Graduated from the Laura Memorial Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1902. Practiced in Shelbyville, Indiana, since 1904.
Robert E. Clark. M. D., born in Switzerland county, Indiana, October 9. 1853. Graduated from Ohio Medical College in 1891. Practiced at several locations before coming to Shelbyville. Located at Shelbyville in 1901. Prac- ticed here since. Married in January, 1874. to Miss Eva Phillipp. Six chi !- dren.
Henry M. Connelly. M. D., born September 20. 1850. in Coles county. Illinois. Graduated from Hartsville College in 1873. Graduated from In- diana Medical College in 1882. Practiced at Flat Rock until 1903. since then at Shelbyville. Married December 22, 1874, to Sarah J. Powell. One son and one daughter.
Morris Drake, M. D., born March 5. 1856, in Putnam county, Indiana. Graduated from Ohio Medical College in 1881. Practiced in Shelbyville since. Married in 1889 to Miss Minnie Hanley. now deceased. Five children, threc of whom are living. Married to Miss Rose Zoble in 1907.
Charles E. Dunn. M. D., was born in Brown county, Ohio, May 2, 1862. Attended Eclectic Medical Institute. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1894. Married twice. Present wife was Miss Sarah DeBatin. Practiced in Marietta until 1896, and in Shelbyville since 1897. He has two children.
George W. Fleming, M. D. was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsyl- vania, November 22, 1843. He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1865. Medical Department University of Michigan in 1867, Belle- vue Hospital Medical College in 1868. He was married May 28. 1879. to Mrs. Laura Gorges Wilson, who died September 31, 1908. He has practiced in Shelbyville since 1868.
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R. M. Floyd. M. D., was born May 7. 1846. Graduated from Ohio Medi- cal College in 1869. Practiced a year before coming to Shelbyville. Prac- ticed in Shelbyville from 1878 to 1880, and since that time has been in the drug business. Married August 11. 1868, to Miss Maggie Lytle. He has had three children, all of whom are dead.
J. R. Garner, M. D., was born April 25. 1852. in England. Graduated from the Hlahnemann Medical College of Chicago, Illinois, in 1890. Prac- ticed since March. 1909, in Shelbyville, Indiana. Married in 1886 to Minerva C. Martin, now deceased. One child living.
Thomas G. Green, M. D., was born in Arlington. Rush county, Indiana, April 6, 1865. He graduated from the Louisville Medical College, of Louis- ville, Kentucky. in 1889. and has practiced in Shelbyville. Indiana, since. Married June 7. 1899. to Rhoda Gary.
J. R. Jenkins, M. D., was born in Switzerland county, Indiana. February 9. 1842. Graduated at Miami Medical College in 1879. Practiced at Wal- dron, Indiana, fourteen years, then at several other locations. Again located at Shelbyville in 1906, and has practiced here since. Married to Miss Ma- riah Penn in 1872. They have had four children.
Thomas C. Kennedy, M. D., was born June 8. 1862, at Shelbyville, In- diana. Graduated from Kentucky School of Medicine in 1883, since then has practiced in Shelbyville. He was buried May 25, 1885. to Miss Belle M. Coffin. of Henry county. Indiana. They have had two children. One dead. Frances M. still living. Does general surgery.
Samuel Kennedy, M. D .. was born in Shelbyville, Indiana. March 16. 1867. Graduated at Indiana Medical College in 1891. Married to Miss Katherine Leefers. April 20, 1908.
William H. Kennedy, M. D., was born in Shelbyville, Indiana. February 15. 1877. Graduated at Indiana Medical College in 1993. and since then has practiced at Shelbyville. Married April 14. 1906. to Miss Effie E. Burnham. of Chicago. One son.
B. G. Keeney, M. D., was born at Patriot, Indiana. August 23. 1876. Graduated from Ohio Medical College in 1902. and since then has practiced in Shelbyville, Indiana. Married to Ethel Adams June 1. 1905. They have one child. Edmund L.
J. N. Lucas, M. D., was born at Butler county. Ohio, March 1, 1846. Graduated at Antioch College in 1869. Graduated at Pulte Medical College. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1873. Practiced at Shelbyville three years. then at Cam- bridge City seven years. Located at Shelbyville again in 1883. where He has practiced ever since. Married to Miss Margaret Powell in 1880. They have three sons. Horace. Orton E. and Frank P.
Walter C. McFadden. M. D .. was born in Shelbyville. Indiana. December 14. 1878. Graduated from the Indiana Medical College in 1902, and since
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then has practiced in Shelbyville. Indiana. Married to Margaret Schroeder. October 9. 1902. They have two daughters. Marion and Alice.
Dr. R. B. Minnis was born at Buffalo, New York, February 18. 1871. Graduated from the Still College of Osteopathy, of Des Moines, lowa, in 190; Practiced at Terre Haute for a short time, and since at Shelbyville, Indiana. Married February 18, 1891. to Mary J. Bane. They have one daughter. Helen
James Willard, M. D., was born in Shelbyville. Indiana. December 16. 1859. Graduated at Central Normal College. Danville, Indiana, 1884. Indi- ana Medical College in 1896. Practiced at Fenns, Shelby county, Indiana. from 1896 to 1904. Practice at Shelbyville since 1904.
Henry E. Phares, M. D., was born in Shelby county, Indiana, July I. 1870. Graduated at Hospital College of Medicine at Louisville, 1897. Prac- ticed at Morristown from 1897 until 1901. and since then at Shelbyville. Married April 26, 1899. to Miss Gertrude Carney. They have one daughter. Frances.
Frank E. Ray, M. D., was born in Brandywine township. Shelby county. Indiana. October 16, 1865. Graduated from the Indiana Medical College in 1800. Member medical staff at Central Insane Hospital. Indianapolis. In- diana. for six years. Following that time he practiced at Fairland. Indiana. for four years, and since that time at Shelbyville, Indiana. Married Allie Davis in 1897.
L. C. Sammons, M. D .. was born at Vandalia, Michigan. December I. 1876. Graduated from Il mmeopathic Medical College of Missouri, at St. Louis. in 1899. and since then has practiced at Shelbyville, Indiana. Married July 25, 1899. to Satie C. Lilly. One child, deceased.
J. B. Stewart, M. D., was born in Switzerland county, Indiana, March 8. 1843. Graduated at Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery in 1866. Practiced in Dearborn county, Indiana, until 1878, from then to 1900 at Mari- etta, Shelby county, and since then at Shelbyville. Now spends part of his time at Indianapolis. Married twice. Two children.
Charles A. Tindall, M. D., was born in Shelby county, Indiana, August 8. 1867. Graduated from Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1887 Practice in Shelbyville since 1887. Married November 17, 1887, to Miss Bertha J. Michelson. Two sons -- Paul R .. age twenty, who is a medical student in Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Carl A., age fifteen.
W. W. Tindall, M. D., was born in Shelby county, Indiana. September 9. 1876. Graduated from Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1903. Practiced at Carthage. Indiana, for three years following, and since that time at Shelbyville, Indiana. Married in 1903 to Carrie F. Phares. One child. William R.
Dr. G. G. Winter was born in Germany. August 22, 1841. Educated
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in Germany. Located at Shelbyville, Indiana. December, 1869. Married June 25. 1873. to Rosa Theobald. Three sons, Carl. Paul and Emil, and one child dead. He has practiced in Shelbyville more or less since 1860.
Physicians who are at the present time practicing medicine in Shelby county, outside of Shelbyville :
Frank E. Bass, M. D. Born July 26, 1881, in Shelby county, Indiana. Graduated from Medical College of Indiana, 1903. Practiced at Morristown since. Married May 24. 1904. to Miss Bertha Moore. They have one child.
W. R. Bentley. M. D. Born July 20, 1851, in Decatur county, Indiana. Attended Pulte Homeopathic Medical College of Cincinnati in 1883 two terms. Graduated from Chicago Homeopathic College, 1886, Practiced at Morristown, Indiana, continually since 1886.
Byron H. Boone. M. D. Born May 29. 1865. Graduated at Kentucky School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, 1894. Practiced at Boggstown since. Married to Miss Alice Hanly. Two children.
W. H. Cohee, M. D. Born April 29. 1867, in Bartholomew county, Indiana. Graduated from the Indiana Medical College in 1898. Practiced at Marietta since. Married November 11, 1900, to Grace L. Griffith.
Walter M. Ford. M. D. Born November 16, 1862. in Kentucky. Grad- nated from the University of Louisville in 1877. Practiced at Mt. Auburn since. Married March 21, 1878, to Miss Katherine Emrick. They have four children living and two dead.
George Isham Inlow. M. D. Born in Blue Ridge. Shelby county, Indiana, August 9. 1874. Graduated from the Kentucky School of Medicine. 1897. Practiced at Ray's Crossing from 1897 to 1900. Since 1900 at Blue Ridge in partnership with his father, I. W. Inlow. Married March 18, 1897, to Miss Alice McDuffy. One child. Lois Nell.
Dr. Isaac Watson Inlow was born at Manilla, Rush county, Indiana. November 10, 1839. Studied medicine three years with Dr. J. J. Inlow, of Manilla. Practiced at Blue Ridge, Shelby county. since 1869. Was married May 4, 1861, to Miss Mary Callahan, of Rush county, Indiana. Four children were born, Dr. George I., John C., Fannie R. and Mary M.
James E. Keeling, M. D. Born October 20, 1865, in Shelby county, Indiana. Graduated from Indiana Medical College 1891. Practiced at Geneva, Shelby county, from 1891 to 1903. Practiced at Waldron since 1903. Married first to Lizzie Benjimen, who died February 9. 1895: then to Mary J. Mitchell on April 29. 1896. One child by first wife. Three children by last wife.
George F. Lewis, M. D. Born April 28, 1860. in Putnam county, Indiana. Graduated at Indiana Medical College 1898. Practiced in Clay county, In- diana, until January, 1909, and at Blue Ridge since. Married June 10, 1883. Two sons and two daughters.
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