{"id":1414,"date":"2025-06-11T02:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T02:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2025-06-11T02:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T02:26:40","slug":"cole-dr-william-a-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/2025\/06\/11\/cole-dr-william-a-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole, Dr. William A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Biographical and Historical Souvenir\nfor the counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and\nWashington\nJohn M. Gresham &amp; Co. Chicago   1889    \n\n\n\nDR. WILLIAM A. COLE is a native of Harrison county, Ind., and was born Sept. 7, 1854.  \nHe is a son of Jonathan P. and Lettie (Briscoe) Cole, the latter also a native of Harrison \ncounty.  Jonathan P. was born in Harrison county in 1818.  He was a farmer, stock-dealer and \nmerchant; his grandfather, Richard Cole, was an Englishman, and was sent to Ireland as an \nofficer of the Crown, but was banished on account of his outspoken views.\n    \nHe came to America, settling among the early pioneers in Harrison county.  Jonathan P. was in \nthe pursuit and at the capture of the Rebel Gen. John Morgan, when he made his raid through \nIndiana and Ohio. Dr. William A.'s maternal grandmother was an own cousin to President Lincoln.\nHis maternal grandfather was of the Barlow family of Kentucky.  Dr. William A., the subject of \nthis sketch, was reared on the farm until he was fifteen years old, when he entered the Blue \nRiver Academy, in Washington county, then the Paoli High School.  During vacation he clerked \nin his father's store, ran a hucksters wagon, and did various other kinds of work to take up\nhis time.  Also taught two schools in Crawford and Martin counties.\n   \nIn 1875 he commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Lee Hazelwood, of Valeene, Ind., and the \nnext year entered the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati. Graduating from the Medical Department\nof the University of Louisville, Ky., in 1879, he entered upon the practice of medicine in \nMartin county, and practiced in that county and Dubois, Pike and Daviess counties until 1885, \nwhen he took charge of Hazelwood Springs, at English, Ind., opening them as a summer resort, \nand superintendedthemfortwoyears.  In l888 he severed his connection with the Springs and \nresumed active practice of his chosen profession at English, Ind., where he still lives.  \nDr. Cole's brothers and sisters are: Dr. John A. Cole, Nancy E., Margaret I., Carrie F., \nOllive H., Emma H., Prof.  Monford M., Alice J., Cora C.\n     \nHe was married April 25, 1883, to Miss Alice Hazelwood, of Valeene, oldest daughter of Dr. \nLee Hazelwood.  They have two children, Mary L. and Georgia L.\n    \nDr. Cole has been a Mason twelve years, and is Senior Warden of Crawford Lodge, No. 470.\n\n\n\nData Entry Volunteer:   Dee Floyd-Pavey   \"dee1234@aye.net\"<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington John M. Gresham &amp; Co. Chicago 1889 DR. WILLIAM A. COLE is a native of Harrison county, Ind., and was born Sept. 7, 1854. 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