. History of Gibson county, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . d over a wide area. He made his home about twomiles west of Owensville on what is now known as the Paden farm, and hispractice extended from Princeton to Xew Harmony. He spent a great dealof time in the saddle, as was the custom of early physicians, and in taking hislonely way through unbroken spaces he met and made friends with the In-dians and by his honorable treatment of them won their sincere regard. Tothem he was the great medicine man, and as such was honored and promising and useful life was earl
. History of Gibson county, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . d over a wide area. He made his home about twomiles west of Owensville on what is now known as the Paden farm, and hispractice extended from Princeton to Xew Harmony. He spent a great dealof time in the saddle, as was the custom of early physicians, and in taking hislonely way through unbroken spaces he met and made friends with the In-dians and by his honorable treatment of them won their sincere regard. Tothem he was the great medicine man, and as such was honored and promising and useful life was early closed, his death occurring August17. 1835. Before coming to Indiana, Dr. Willis J. Smith was united in mar-riage with Patsy C. Warrick, a daughter of Capt. Jacob Warrick. She wasborn on June 3. 1809, near Lexington. Kentucky. Captain Warrick wasprominent in the early military affairs of the state of Indiana, and his recordappears in that chapter in this work devoted to military affairs. At the battleof Tippecanoe he received his mortal wound and before his death occurred. GEORGE \V. SMITH. GIBSON COUNTY, INDIANA. SlJ bequeathed his possessions to various heirs, a portion of which vvenl to hisdaughter, Pats) C, wife oJ Dr. Willis I. Smith. The wife of (apt. JacobWarrick was lane Montgomery, who was born in Virginia in 1774 and inGibson county married Jacob Warrick in 1 7«>5. Warrick Smith, father of the immediate subjeel of this -ketch, wasunited in marriage to Margarel M. Simpson in February, [856, and they atimce took up their residence near Atlanta. Logan county, Illinois. Theyresided it a farm, which lie operated, and he also conducted a livery and salesstable in the town of Atlanta, remaining there for twi rs, at the end of which time he returned to his native Montgomery township. Here, in ivhe purchased the John C. Simpson farm, where his wii ited directly north of Owensville. John C. Simpson and his wife. Margaret1 Stewart), were the parents of Mrs. Warrick Smith,
Size: 1406px × 1776px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidhistoryofgib, bookyear1914
