Dr. William A. Line Family
Courtesy of Marvin Beatty

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Myrtle Powell Case (age 17) - Lulu Powell (age 14) - Bessie Powell Dickson (age 19) - Sarah Jones - John Jones - Knoffel Line - Florence Jones Powell Line - Dr. William A. Line

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"