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 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 INDEX

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

NASH, Mary - Apr. 22; Sep. 13,16
  • Preston (Press) - Jan. 15; Feb. 6,26,27; Mar. 27; Apr. 13; Jul. 2,31; Aug. 6; Sep. 4,20,22; Oct. 8,24,26,29,30; Nov. 20,21;
    Dec. 12,13,14,15,16,17,18 (died)
  • Zetta - Mar. 26

  • NEWLAN, Anna - Oct. 15,16,17
  • Jim - Oct. 15,16,17

  • ODELL - Apr. 10
    OXENDINE, Levi - Apr. 4,17,18,23; Nov. 12
    PADDOCK, William (Will) - Jan. 5; Feb. 17,27;
    May 23,28 (wife had baby); Jun. 1,4,5; Jul. 1,29; Aug. 7; Sep. 29,30; Oct. 15; Nov. 7; Dec. 4,19
    PEARSON, Taylor - Oct. 24,26
    PERRY, Clemmy - May 31; Dec. 26
    PERSINGER, John - Nov. 3
    PIETY, Early - Apr. 26; May 12,20,25; Jun. 3,5,6,8,29; Jul. 21,30,31; Aug. 2,5,15; Oct. 8,25; Nov. 19
  • Edith - Aug. 3,4; Oct. 6,7,19
  • Elijah - Aug. 3,4,6; Sep. 21
  • Emily - Jan. 26; May 20; Jun. 1,8; Jul. 15,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31; Aug. 1,2; Sep. 21; Oct. 7,19
  • Flora - Apr. 20; Jun. 29; Jul. 20; Sep. 28
  • James - Mar. 13,27; Apr. 5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 (died the 19th)
  • Julia (July) - Nov. 3; Dec. 28,29,30,31
  • Lorinda - Jun. 9,10,11,12
  • M.H. - Apr. 30; Aug. 22; Oct. 4,5
  • Milton (Milt) - Feb. 7; Mar. 2,27; Aug. 17,18,19; Sep. 4,5,20; Oct. 6
  • Old Mrs. - Jun. 7,8
  • Ophelia - Jun. 5; Aug. 15
  • Ozza - Aug. 22; Sep. 20
  • Riley - Feb. 7; Jun. 24; Nov. 3; Dec. 28,29,30,31
  • Robert - Mar. 2,11; May 21; Jul. 23,26; Dec. 14,16,18,19,20,21(died)
  • Scott - May 24

  • POGUE, J. - Sep. 21
  • July - Sep. 18
  • Nettie - Jan. 5,6; Sep. 21; Dec. 4,7
  • Riley - Jan. 4,5,6,11; May 2; Sep. 21; Oct. 28; Dec. 4,7
  • William - Jun. 24; Aug. 26; Sep. 19,21,22,23,27,28,30; Oct. 8

  • Poor Practice (treating the poor of Terre Haute) - Mar. 5; May 1;
    Jun. 11; Dec. 21
    POUND, David - Jan. 11; Feb. 2; Mar. 16,21; May 4,7,13,24;
    Jun. 10,15,27; Jul. 1,26; Aug. 26,30; Sep. 2,4,5,14; Oct. 9,14,16;
    Nov. 3,4,5
  • Emma (Wier) - see WIER, Emma
  • F. - Dec. 21
  • Frankie - May 7; Sep. 2
  • Harvey - May 1
  • Johnnie - May 4,13,24; Jun. 10,15,27; Sep. 14; Nov. 3,4,5
  • Wash - Jul. 17; Nov. 9
  • Zarah - Oct. 16

  • POWERS, Becca - Oct. 4,21
  • Charles - Jan. 11
  • Joseph (Joe) - Jan. 29; Feb. 4,5; Aug. 17;
    Sep. 18,19(wife had baby)28; Oct. 4,21,24,31; Nov. 1,4
  • Steven - Aug. 17
  • Wm Henry - Feb. 19,21; Mar. 28; Apr. 2; Sep. 22

  • PRADER [PRATHER], William - Sep. 11
    QUINN, James F. (J.F.) - Apr. 21; May 6,7,11,25,31;
    Jun. 1,6,18,25,29; Jul. 22,25; Aug. 25,28; Sep. 16;
    Oct. 7,8,9,11,12,13
    RAY, Alice - Sep. 15,21,25,29; Oct. 2,3
  • Mr. - Oct. 7; Nov. 2,15

  • READ, William - Apr. 19
    REED, James (Jim) - Feb. 22; Sep. 30
    Republican Convention (at School House) - Mar. 22
    RICE, Blanche - Mar. 21; Oct. 10
  • George - Feb. 17,19,27
  • James - Mar. 21; May 29,30; Jun. 15,16; Jul. 15,31; Aug. 10;
    Oct. 10,12; Dec. 30
  • Johnnie - Mar. 27
  • Willie - Mar. 21

  • RIGHTER, William - Oct. 7
    RING, N.H. - Jun. 8,12
    ROBINSON, Cynthia - Jun. 5; Nov. 11
    ROBISON, Cynthia - Dec. 10
  • Hiram - Sep. 12
  • Myrtle - Sep. 12

  • ROMINE, Anna (Annie) - Aug. 31; Nov. 18; Dec. 2,16,17
  • Clarrisa (Claricy) - Jul. 13; Aug. 31
  • Jack - Feb. 15; Jul. 25; Aug. 30; Sep. 23; Oct. 31; Nov. 26;
    Dec. 16,20(wife had baby)
  • Jim - Dec. 13

  • ROSWELL, High - Mar. 4
  • Hiram - Jun. 2,3,5; Jul. 11; Aug. 21,23,24,25,29; Sep. 3,5,11;
    Oct. 24; Nov. 11(wife had baby),21
  • Myrtle - Jul. 11; Aug. 21,25

  • RYNERSON - Jul. 5
  • Isaac - Apr. 21; Aug. 7
  • S.C. - Jan. 9; Mar. 4; May 14; Sep. 16,23; Nov. 18
  • Sam - Jun. 8,12

  • School House - Mar. 14,19,22,25,29; Jun. 29; Aug. 20; Sep. 27
    SCOTT, John - Jan. 1
    SCUDDER, J.M. (Medical Journal) - Jan. 10
    SHATTUCK, Curt - Feb. 7
  • Ed - May 23
  • Sade - Apr. 9,10,12,13,14,15,16 (died)

  • SHOEMAKER, Alice - Jul. 9
  • Curtis - Jul. 17
  • David - Jun. 7; Oct. 17; Nov. 6; Dec. 2,31
  • H.A. - Nov. 11
  • John - Mar. 1,29; Apr. 26; Jun. 5,7,15; Jul. 5; Aug. 26;
    Oct. 23,24,26; Nov. 30
  • William (Will) - Feb. 5; Jul. 29; Aug. 21,24,25,26; Sep. 13,17;
    Oct. 21; Nov. 4,6,22,23

  • SMITH, John - Apr. 9,10,12,13,14,15,16; Sep. 27
  • O.J. - Mar. 14

  • STAGGS, William L. (W.L.) - Sep. 30; Oct. 2,3,4,5,8
    STARK, Dr. - May 12
    STEVENS, Alice - Sep. 15
  • Bell - Sep. 21; Nov. 2
  • Charley - Jan. 5; Apr. 11
  • Clem - Mar. 6,12,18; Apr. 23,29; May 26,28; Jun. 17,20,27,28,29; Jul. 1,2,15,23; Aug. 1,16,19,31; Sep. 2,6,15,17,21,30; Oct. 3,16;
    Nov. 2,15,22; Dec. 1,3,4,6,10,12,18,20,29
  • Cora - Apr. 9,11; Jun. 4,5,26; Jul. 21,25,28; Aug. 14; Sep. 4,25,30; Oct. 13,14; Nov. 3,10; Dec. 13
  • Edgar (Ed) - Mar. 29; May 13,26; Jun. 17,20; Jul. 28,29;
    Aug. 1,3,4,16,19; Sep. 6,14,15,17,21; Oct. 28; Nov. 22,30; Dec. 6
  • Julia (July) - Aug. 27; Sep. 23; Dec. 10
  • Mont - Jan. 4,5; Feb. 9; Mar. 18,29; Apr. 11; Jun. 14,26;
    Jul. 12,15,20,28,29; Aug. 5,16,24; Sep. 6,7,14,17,21,30; Oct. 3;
    Nov. 30; Dec. 17,18
  • Thomas (Tom) - Jan. 4,16; Feb. 5,9,10,23; Mar. 25; Apr. 1,9,11;
    May 16; Jun. 4,5,10,24,26,28; Jul. 9,20,21,25,28; Aug. 18,20,22,27; Sep. 4,12,13,15,23,25,30; Oct. 8,13,14,20 (wife had baby);
    Nov. 3,4,6,10,18,28; Dec. 8,10,13,18,20,23
  • Vade - Sep. 7,21

  • STOUT, Wm - Feb. 1; Mar. 5; Dec. 21
    STRANNAHAN, Johnnie - Mar. 10,12
  • William - Mar. 13; Apr. 29; May 20; Aug. 26; Nov. 24

  • STUCK, Philip - Sep. 17
    SWANEY, Thomas - Oct. 3
    TALBOTT, Dr. - Feb. 19,20,21,22; Mar. 23,24; Apr. 18; May 22,24,25; Jun. 8,20; Jul. 19,23
  • J.M. - Nov. 22,25

  • TARVIS, Jake - Oct. 1
    TAYLOR, Hamilton (Ham) - Jan. 29; Jul. 19; Aug. 8; Sep. 11
  • Jim - Jul. 4
  • Lot, Jr. - Jul. 2; Aug. 3
  • Lott, Sr. - Jul. 2

  • THOMAS, Jordon - Aug. 5,29; Sep. 27,29
  • Joseph (Joe) - Mar. 29,30; Apr. 1,4; May 4; Aug. 6; Nov. 1,20

  • THOMPSON, James - Feb. 2
  • Joseph (Joe) - Mar. 3 (wife had baby); Aug. 31; Sep. 6,18,19,20,21; Oct. 7,8; Nov. 6

  • TRUEBLOOD, Chauncey - Mar. 2
  • Clay - Aug. 28,29
  • Curtis (Curt) - Mar. 20,21,26,30; May 18; Sep. 19,30; Oct. 3
  • E.E. - Jun. 26
  • E.P. - Oct. 17 (deceased sale)
  • Elizabeth - May 5,6,7,8,9,10
  • Joseph (Joe) - Mar. 2; Apr. 7,8; Nov. 2
  • Katie - Aug. 2; Oct. 2
  • Lafe - May 12,13,14,15,16; Jun. 7,8,9,24; Jul. 6; Sep. 13,15; Oct. 1; Nov. 4,13,14; Dec. 27
  • Lenny - Apr. 28
  • Levi - Jul. 3
  • Lincoln - Mar. 21,26
  • Mrs. - May 4
  • Ransom - Jun. 8; Jul. 24; Aug. 16; Sep. 14; Nov. 15
  • Rhoda - Aug. 31; Nov. 15,19
  • Stephen (Steve) - Apr. 28; Aug. 24; Oct. 1,2
  • T.P. - Jun. 26
  • Thomas - Apr. 18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26 (died)
  • William (Willie/Will) - Sep. 13; Oct. 1,7; Nov. 15

  • TURNER, I. - Aug. 23
  • J.W. - Aug. 23
  • Jennie - Mar. 7; Apr. 27; Aug. 31
  • Jim - Sep. 11
  • Lawrence - Jun. 20; Jul. 24
  • Nancy Ann - Oct. 1
  • Philip - Aug. 21,27; Sep. 2

  • VanVALZAH, R. - Jul. 19
    VORHEES, D.W. - Aug. 1
    WARD (temperance lecturer) - Sep. 8
  • Milo P. - Sep. 9

  • WARNER, Charles (Charley) - Jan. 19; Mar. 6
    WATKINS, Widow - May 28
    WATSON, Dick - Aug. 6
  • J.B. - Jan. 15; Feb. 5
  • J.L. - Apr. 25; Jul. 14,16,24; Sep. 6; Nov. 8; Dec. 16
  • J.M. - Mar. 5
  • Jennie - Oct. 17
  • John L. - Apr. 15; May 5,6; Jun. 14
  • John M. - Jan. 5
  • John Sr. - Mar. 25
  • Orville - Apr. 25; May 6; Jul. 14,16
  • Richard - Jan. 15
  • Scarlet - Dec. 9

  • WEEKS, James - May 29,30; Sep. 19,27,28,30; Oct. 14,23;
    Nov. 20,21,22,28
  • Mary - Mar. 4,18,22; May 16,30; Aug. 27; Sep. 18,19; Nov. 20,22
  • Minnie - May 16,17
  • Mrs. - Apr. 28
  • Press - Jul. 29; Nov. 24

  • WELTON, Alf - Aug. 2,7
    WHITE, Annie - Mar. 10
  • Frank - Jul. 19
  • Mrs. - Feb. 25

  • WHITLEY, Bertha - Aug. 31; Sep. 3,16,17,18,26; Oct. 14; Nov. 1
  • Reuben (Rube) - Apr. 11,14,16; Jun. 1; Jul. 22; Aug. 2,13,21,29,31; Sep. 17,18,26; Oct. 14; Nov. 1

  • WHITLOCK, Reverend - Jun. 23
    WIER & ELLIOTT - Apr. 9; May 28; Jul. 3; Aug. 28; Nov. 2,5,19,26
    WIER & WHITAKER - Apr. 9
    WIER, David (Dave) - Jan. 1,3
  • Dr. - Jun. 27
  • Elijah - Mar. 29
  • Eliza - May 22
  • Emma (fiance/wife) - Jan. 28; Feb. 2,28; Mar. 1,8,9,11,19,20,31; Apr. 5,17,28,30; May 2,6,13,14,15,16,17,20,26;
    Jun. 4,23(wedding day),27; Jul. 3; Aug. 1,8,9,28,31;
    Sep. 9,16,24,28,30; Oct. 10; Nov. 18,19,29; Dec. 11
  • Hugh - Dec. 11
  • J. - Apr. 6,7; Sep. 4,14,29,30; Oct. 1,2,3,4,24; Nov. 7,9,12,25;
    Dec. 20
  • Josephas - Nov. 21
  • Lennie - Apr. 7; Sep. 30; Oct. 1,2,3,4,7
  • Miss - Jan. 15
  • Rebecca (landlady) - Jan. 8,15; Feb. 4,15; Mar. 15; Apr. 1,15;
    Jun. 1; Jul. 1,11,15,31; Aug. 16
  • Seph - Jan. 23; Feb. 22; Jun. 9
  • Tom - Jan. 24,29,31; Apr. 15,16; May 11; Jul. 27; Sep. 18;
    Nov. 22,26
  • W.D. - Feb. 3; Mar. 10,23; Apr. 6,7; May 15,16,17,18,19,27;
    Jul. 4,6,12,13,20; Aug. 11,14,28; Nov. 3
  • Willie - Jun. 26
    WILFON, Sarah - Jan. 28
    WILLIAMS, Jack - Oct. 10
  • Ozra - Oct. 7,23
  • Perry - Feb. 21; Mar. 12; Apr. 29; May 4,28; Jun. 13,17,19,20,21,22; Jul. 15,21,29; Aug. 2,27; Sep. 21; Oct. 2,28,29;
    Dec. 4(wife had baby),6
  • Tommy - Jun. 17,19,20,21,22; Oct. 2

  • WILSON, James - Aug. 26
  • Jane - Sep. 24
  • Joe - Jan. 30; Aug. 3; Oct. 8; Dec. 13,15,16
  • Leander - Jan. 30; Apr. 30; Jun. 10; Jul. 21; Aug 3,4; Oct. 8;
    Nov. 30; Dec. 13,15,16
  • Mary Jane - Oct. 2
  • Rev. - Oct. 27
  • Wildy - Oct. 2

  • WINGLER, Alex - Nov. 4; Dec. 24
    WOLFE, Rev. - Jun. 30
    WRIGHT, Joe - Sep. 22; Oct. 15,27; Nov. 20
    Wyman School House - Feb. 19
    WYNNING, Rev. - Feb. 24,26,27
    YEAGER, Adrian - Mar. 21
  • Charley - Sep. 21
  • James - Jul. 31; Oct. 13
  • John - May 25
  • Milton (Milt) - Jun. 16; Aug. 5
  • Contributed by Janice Thomas - thanks Janice!

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

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