The Diary of
Dr. A. Decker F. Pound

Written during the year 1878.

On the following pages are entries from the diary of a Prairie Creek doctor during the year 1878. He treated many Prairie Creek citizens and his diary is of interest to those with ancestors in the area during that year. I've put surnames in CAPS and births/deaths in bold.

This page consists of a short biography and an index I'm compiling listing every name mentioned in the diary (only the entries which are online to date). Click on a date to read the diary entry, or use the table provided at the bottom of each page.

THE BIOGRAPHY

Here is a short biographical sketch of Dr. Pound.

A. Decker F. POUND was born near Malott, Kentucky, December 19, 1851, died August 15, 1879 [the year after this diary was written]. Prior to his death practiced medicine two years at Prairie Creek, Indiana. He married June 23, 1877 (should read 1878), Sarah Emily WEIR, daughter of William D. and Rebecca (THOMAS) WEIR, born in Vigo Co., Indiana, December 12, 1858.

Parents - Frederick Boyer POUND, son of John and Polly (BOYER) POUND, was born near Malott, Kentucky April 7, 1817, died February 3, 1887, and is buried at Malott, Kentucky. In October 1838, [Frederick] built a house 1 1/2 miles East of his father's and resided there until his death. He married, October 7, 1838, Elizabeth Catherine TAYLOR, daughter of James F. and Anna (FOREMAN) TAYLOR, born at Waterford, Kentucky, January 27, 1820.

Emily WEIR later married James YEAGER.

John Hunt's, "THE POUND AND KESTER FAMILIES" - 1904

THE INDEX

Surnames A - F | Surnames G - M | Surnames N - Z

ALBEE, Cornelius - Jan. 1,11; Apr. 3; Sep. 3
ALLEN, Prince - Feb. 14,20,23,28; Apr. 30; Aug. 3; Sep. 22; Oct. 14
ASH, Chris - Jan. 28; Apr. 22; May 24; Jun. 29; Sep. 3,18
BAILEY, J.K. - Sep. 15,17
  • John (Johnnie) - May 15,19; Sep. 6,15,17,18; Oct. 15,17,23
  • Press (Puss?) - Jan. 1,9; May 10; Jun. 4; Aug. 24; Oct. 30; Dec. 9
  • William - Jan. 1,9,29; Mar. 2; Apr. 14,15,27; May 10; Jun. 4;
    Jul. 23,24; Aug. 20,24; Sep. 22; Oct. 17,30; Nov. 8; Dec. 9

    • BAKER, John - Apr. 8,11,12,13 (died)
    BEAUCHAMP - Apr 15
  • Isaac - Jan. 13,17,19,20; Apr. 4,27; May 28; Oct. 17; Nov. 13
  • James - Jan. 1,5,8; May 16; Sep. 1
  • Minnie - Jan. 20
  • Thomas (Tom) - Jul 10,23; Aug. 4,6; Oct. 6

    • BOWAN, Fred - Aug. 13; Nov. 12
  • James (Jim) - Jul. 20; Aug. 13; Nov. 12

    • BRIDWELL, Izora - Sep. 16,17,18
  • Nannie - Jul. 18
  • Pet - Dec. 27
  • Stephen (Steve) - Jan. 11; Mar. 28; May 8; Jul. 18,20,23,25;
    Aug. 3,15; Sep. 14,15,16,17,18; Oct. 5,15; Nov. 17,27; Dec. 27

    • BROCK, George - Sep. 11,14,25; Oct. 2; Nov. 22
    BROOKBANK, John - May 23; Jul. 29
    BROWN, John (Johnnie) - Jun. 14; Aug. 4,15,21; Nov. 7,18; Dec. 21
  • Lois - Nov. 7
  • Reuben - Sep. 19,22

    • BRYANT, Mrs. - Aug. 15
    BUNTIN & ARMSTRONG (Terre Haute Co.) - Jan. 3; Feb. 1;
    Mar. 3,5,22; Apr. 8,15; May 5,13; Jun. 11,13,22; Jul. 1,19,29;
    Aug. 8,12,29; Sep. 6,16,30; Oct. 9,28; Nov. 15,29; Dec. 11,21
    BURGESS, Jennings (Cabinet Maker) - Jan. 4; Apr. 17,18;
    Aug. 26,30,31; Sep. 1,4,12,25,26,27,29; Oct. 1,2,3,16; Nov. 25,26
    BURNAM, Joe - Sep. 28
  • Samuel (Sam) - Aug. 13; Sep. 4,15,28; Oct. 2,25; Nov. 19

    • BUTLER, Adam - Jul. 12,28; Aug. 6,13,16,18,19,24;
    Sep. 3,6,18,20,26; Oct. 1,3,8,24,29; Nov. 9,18,24,25,26,28,30;
    Dec. 2,4
  • Birtie - Jul. 28; Sep. 26
  • Ida - Aug. 16,18,19; Sep. 6,9; Oct. 3,5
  • Matt - Aug. 20
  • Mattie - Nov. 18,24,25,26,28,30; Dec. 2,4
  • Roy - Aug. 6,10,13,16; Oct. 8

    • BUTTS, Roy - May 16
    CANDELL, U.M. - May 4
    CARR, Adria - Oct. 4,6
  • J.K. - May 17; Jul. 1,2
  • John (Johnnie) - Mar. 5; Oct. 4,6
  • Rev. - Jan. 26,27; Feb. 24; Mar. 15,17

    • CASTLE, Rev. Clay - Jan. 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,17,18,21,22
    CHOWNING - Aug. 8
  • Cy - Nov. 22

    • CHRIST, Nelson - Mar. 16; Apr. 15
    CHURCH, Baptist - Jan. 2,26,27; Feb. 23,24,25,27,28;
    Mar. 3,4,5,10,11,12,14,15,17,29; Apr. 5; May 5,19,24; Jun. 14,16;
    Jul. 31; Sep. 8; Oct. 20; Nov. 17,24; Dec. 8
    CHURCH, Christian - Jan. 1,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,21,22,31; Feb. 3,7,9,10,17,21; Mar. 10,14,21,24,28,31; Apr. 4,7,11,14,21,25,28; May 9,12,26,30; Jun. 2,30; Jul. 14; Aug. 11; Oct. 13,27;
    Nov. 3,10,14,17; Dec. 8,29
    CHURCH, Honey Creek - Jun. 23 (his wedding)
    CLARK, Charley - Apr. 1
  • Daily - Oct. 12
  • Emanuel - Jul. 24
  • Frank - May 7,11; Jul. 24; Aug. 7
  • J.W. - Aug. 6,7
  • John W. - Mar. 25
  • Rube - Jun. 14; Jul. 13

    • CLIFTON, Harry - May 29; Sep. 2
    CLOUSE, John - Mar. 27; Aug. 2; Sep. 17; Nov. 23
    COLLINGS, Dr. - May 6
    COLLINS, McCagah (Cage) - Aug. 8,31
    COPELAND, Frankie - Jul. 1,3
  • George - Apr. 16; Jun. 13; Jul. 1,3; Aug. 27; Sep. 3; Nov. 1,12,13
  • Jasper - Apr. 16
  • Jennie - Sep. 3

    • CORNELL, Floy - Aug. 14,15
  • Kate - Jul. 20,21,22; Aug. 14,29

    • CRAWLEY, Charley - Nov. 2
    CRUMM, Hester - Jan. 14
  • Phil - May 28; Dec. 12
  • Tom - Jan. 14

    • CUPPY, Rev. W.T. - Jan. 26,27; Feb. 23
    CUTSINGER, Duck - Aug. 29,31; Sep. 1
  • James - Feb. 7; May 9,18; Jun. 8; Aug. 29,31; Sep. 1; Dec. 19
  • Roe - May 10; Aug. 29

    • DAHERTY, Mo - Sep. 26
    DAVENPORT, Frank - Jun. 7; Oct. 26; Dec. 9
    DAVIS, Joe - Aug. 3
    DeBAUN, Ben - Feb. 3,4; Apr. 5,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18;
    May 23; Jun. 7,9,10,11,12,26; Jul. 1; Aug. 20; Sep. 23
    DeBRULA, John - Apr. 18
    Democratic Meeting (at School House) - Mar. 29
    DEVOL, Arthur - Mar. 12,13,14,15; Aug. 20,21,23
  • Charley - May 25; Jun. 17,28; Aug. 23,27
  • Clara - Aug. 12,30; Sep. 17,19
  • Frank (Frankie) - Feb. 28; Aug. 20,21,23,24,28
  • George - Jul. 6,23,24
  • Gilbert - May 10; Aug. 27
  • J. - Jul. 19
  • Jessie - Feb. 28
  • John - Jan. 22,30; Feb. 3,12,13,14,16,18,19,21,24,27,28;
    Mar. 1,2,3,4,8,11,12,13,14,15,22; Apr. 13,20; Jun. 22; Jul. 15,16;
    Aug. 12,18,20,21,23,24,28; Sep. 10,17,19; Oct. 1,9,10,21; Nov. 10; Dec. 23
  • Josie - Mar. 4,8,21; Apr. 8; Aug. 23

    • DIX, B.H. - Jan. 3,15,17,31; Feb. 27; Mar. 1,3,9,18,22,26;
    Apr. 7,8,9,10 (died)
  • G. - Oct. 30
  • Gip - Jun. 26; Jul. 2,3,18
  • Nannie - Apr. 10,13,19; May 1,6,14,27; Jul. 8,9,22,27; Aug. 9;
    Sep. 7,25; Oct. 3,6,9,17,18,19,20; Nov. 12
  • Oscar - Jan. 17; Mar. 18; Apr. 13,19; May 6; Jul. 8,9,27;
    Oct. 3,17,18,19
  • Thuel - Oct. 6

    • DONHAM, Harry - Mar. 23
  • Prof. - Mar. 24

    • DOOLEY, A.H. - Feb. 1
    DOWELL - Jul. 2
  • Crawford - Aug. 29; Sep. 4
  • Mrs. - Jul. 21,22; Aug. 15; Sep. 2,4
  • Sammy (Sam) - Aug. 20; Sep. 2,4

    • DUKE, Mr. - Oct. 7
    DUNCAN, Charley - Sep. 7
  • Reuben (Rube) - Sep. 6,7,8,9; Nov. 1

    • EATON, Wm - Jan. 4; Jul. 13
    ELLIOTT, Albert (Blacksmith) - Jan. 23; Jun. 6,9; Jul. 8,16,20,26;
    Aug 2,4,7,25; Sep. 7,30; Nov. 9
  • Amos - Jan. 12,15,23; Feb. 17; Apr. 1,22,23;
    Aug. 9,21,23,24,25,26,28,30; Sep. 30; Oct. 3,4,5,11,12,16,18,19
  • Ed - Sep. 8,9; Oct. 1
  • Effie - Sep. 30; Oct. 3,4,5,18,19
  • J.W. - Sep. 7; Dec. 2
  • Jacob (Jake) - Apr. 19,20; Jun. 29
  • James (Jim) - Jan. 23,24; Feb. 16,21; Apr. 10;
    May 12(wife had baby),15,17,30; Jun. 19,21; Aug. 19;
    Sep. 5,7,8,9,15,24; Oct. 5,15,30; Nov. 5; Dec. 30
  • Maggie - Jun. 19,21; Sep. 9
  • Roscoe - Jan. 23; Feb. 16,21; Sep. 5,7,8,9,24; Oct. 30; Nov. 5
  • S. - Jan. 2; Mar. 10; Jun. 28; Jul. 20,24; Aug. 7,8,14; Sep. 8,9;
    Oct. 1
  • Simon - Dec. 31
  • William, Sr. - Feb. 28;
    Mar. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,30;
    Apr. 3,4,6,8,12,13,14; Aug. 27,28

    • ELLIS, Jim - Jul. 1
  • Mrs. - Jul. 1

    • ERNEST, C.C. - Aug. 9
  • Docia - May 28,30; Jul. 3,9,20; Oct. 28; Nov. 2,20,23
  • Emma - Feb. 3,4; Mar. 1,15; Oct. 30
  • Jane - Aug. 7
  • Rebecca - Mar. 16
  • Sarah - Mar. 27,29,31; May 26; Jul. 15,23; Nov. 2,20

    • ETHRIDGE, Josie - Oct. 28
  • Tom - Aug. 15

    • FAGG, Joe - Jun. 2; Jul. 1,15,20; Aug. 26
    FARRAND, Colonel - Mar. 4,7,9; Jun. 5,24; Aug. 15; Sep. 9,11,16,24
  • Frank - Sep. 9
  • July - Sep. 16
  • Wes - Mar. 18
  • Will - Sep. 9

    • FARRIS, Hattie - Oct. 17
  • Jake - Oct. 7

    • FINTON, Henry - Jan. 9
  • John - Dec. 31
  • Will - Dec. 31

    • FISHBACK, Owen - Aug. 27,28,29; Oct. 1,6
    FISK, Dona - Apr. 17; Dec. 7
  • Martha - Oct. 19
  • S.E.K. - Sep. 12; Oct. 15; Nov. 5,7; Dec. 23
  • Sam - Sep. 11,13,25,26,27; Oct. 11,13; Nov. 6

    • FORDYCE, John N. - Nov. 2,20
    FORTUNE, Henry - Oct. 8
    FOSTER, Sarah - Feb. 5; Oct. 14
    FRAIKS [FRAKES], Commodore (Commy) - Mar. 16
  • Dan - Jun. 22; Aug. 16,19,30
  • Elijah - Jun. 7
  • Henry - Apr. 4,6,8,9,16,17,18,19,21,23; Jul. 16; Aug. 23,28;
    Nov. 22,25; Dec. 26
  • Hiram - Oct. 19,20,21; Dec. 16
  • Jacob (Jake) - Jan. 31; Feb. 2,12,15; Mar. 16,21,29; Apr. 13
  • James - Aug. 8
  • Jonathan - Aug. 31; Sep. 5
  • Lou - Sep. 25
  • Marion - Oct. 19,20; Nov. 9; Dec. 16
  • Mary - Apr. 16,17,18,19,23
  • Mary Ann - Jan. 3,9; Feb. 2,6; Mar. 26; Apr. 10; May 8,20;
    Jun. 3,13,17; Jul. 6; Aug. 2,6,12,28,31; Sep. 17,18,30; Oct. 13,16; Nov. 8,12,26; Dec. 13
  • Sallie (washed clothes) - Jan. 7; Feb. 6,7,19; Mar. 25; May 8,27; Jun. 17,23; Jul. 2,17,24; Aug. 28,31; Sep. 5,6,17,18;
    Oct. 13,15,16,21; Dec. 1
  • Squire - Jan. 16,19; Feb. 13; Sep. 25
  • Tommie - Apr. 17
  • William - Jan. 1; Mar. 2; Aug. 26,27,28,29

    • FUSON, Rev. S.K. - Mar. 15

    Contributed by Janice Thomas - thanks Janice!

    Index 1
    A - F    		Index 2
    G - M    		Index 3
    N - Z
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    AprilMayJune
    JulyAugustSeptember
    OctoberNovemberDecember

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