WILLIAM A. LINE, M. D., was born January
12, 1844, and is a son of John and Phoebe (Pierson ) Line, who were natives of
Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. The father's parents came from England and
settled in Tennessee. Our subject's father made his home in Orange County, Ind.,
where he died in 1854. He was a colonel in the State militia, and county
surveyor of Orange County, and filled several other minor offices. His wife still
resides on the old farm in Orange County and is a member of the Baptist Church.
Our subject was educated by his parents and remained with them until his
marriage. At the age of eighteen he began the study of medicine with Drs. Schoonover
and Ellis of Hardinsburg, Ind. About two years after he entered the medical college
of Louisville, Ky., where he remained one term. Returning home he was united in
marriage to Margaret Ellis, December, 1864. To them were born two children: John
C. and William
M. For his second wife he took Mrs. Mary (Radcliffe) Young, and to their union three
children were born : Mary, Francis and August. His wife dying January 1, 1881, he
married Jennie Wininger, August 8, 1881. Dr. Line began practicing medicine in the
town of Hillham in 1865, where he remained until 1883. Since then he has given up
his profession to some extent and is now running a general store, and is doing a
thriving business.
He owns 200 acres of land, well improved. The Doctor is a Democrat in politics,
and is one of the central committee of Dubois County, and he is well and favorably
known in his neighborhood. His present wife belongs to the Baptist Church. From "History of Dubois County, 1885" |