History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . ^ Indiana, he practiced medicine in this and adjoining counties and wasone of the best known men in Hendricks county at the time of his death in1865. When he and his family came from North Carolina to this state,they made the long trip in a wagon and carriage, and such was the conditionof the roads at that time that it took them over six weeks to make thejourney. The widow of Dr. Abram Hoadley died in 1898, at the advancedage of ninety-two years. Dr. Abram Hoadley and wife were the parents oftwelve children, only t
History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . ^ Indiana, he practiced medicine in this and adjoining counties and wasone of the best known men in Hendricks county at the time of his death in1865. When he and his family came from North Carolina to this state,they made the long trip in a wagon and carriage, and such was the conditionof the roads at that time that it took them over six weeks to make thejourney. The widow of Dr. Abram Hoadley died in 1898, at the advancedage of ninety-two years. Dr. Abram Hoadley and wife were the parents oftwelve children, only three of whom are now living. Abram Hoadley, wholives on the old homestead farm in Washington township, this county; Hornaday, who is the oldest of the family and lives with her childrenin this county, and Dr. W. J. Hoadley, the immediate subject of this review. Doctor W. J. Hoadley was only six years of age when his parents made. W. J. HOADLEY, M. D. HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA. 257 the overland trip from North CaroHna to Indiana. He received his primaryeducation in his home township schools and then spent two years in AsburyUniversity. He then took up the study of medicine and, as was the customin those days, read in the office of his father. Although he did not graduatefrom the Medical College of Ohio until 1866, he had practiced medicine fornine years before that time at Pittsboro, this county. In 1866, immediatelyafter his graduation, he opened offices in Danville and has practiced therecontinuously, although he is now practically retired from the active dutiesof his profession. He is now, and has been for the past eighteen years,secretary of the Hendricks county board of health. Doctor Hoadley was married on April 11, 1861, to Louisa F. Shirley,the daughter of James and Demirah Shirley, a well known family^ aiHendricks county, and to his marriage there were born four children: WillisF., who lives in central
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