406	HISTORY	( OF CLAY COUNTY 

lIe was a life—l ong supporter of D em ocratic principles and a member of
t he ( Chosen Friends and of the Presbyterian church. In his early life \l r.
)iel wedded Rachel Ann Whetzel who was born in I Indiana and they
had seven children three sons and four daughters, all of whom were hoiii
Clay county.
	Joseph H. Deil the first born of the seven children, attended the
district schools of Jackson township and the graded schools (if Brazil
city on the
	during his boyhood. and in that	-	4th of May, 1876, lie married
\ Annie Crank a daughter of William Syvester Crank, who was an engi—
neer r in M I organ county. I ndiana. I rs. Diel )ieh was horn and reared in that
c ounty I nit when si xteen years of age she caine with her father to Clay
co unty where lie w irked at his trade in I Brazil for some time. lie served
as a soldier in the Civil war. Two children, a son and a daughter, have
been horn to \l r. aiiil Mrs. Diel Dora May and loseph Henry, hoth of
whom were horn in I Brazil. Mr. Diel's politics are Democratic and he is
a member of the I Independent O rder of ( )dd Fellows and since 1888 of
the K nights of I Pythias I odgc, N(i. 308. of Brazil Indiana. lie is a
member of the Methodist ethodist Episcopal church.

	David I Isaac Zook, 1\l. D.--In the annals of Clay county no name
shone with brighter lustre among its medical fraternity than that of David
Isaac Zook I . D. late of Clay City. Talented and cultured, devoted to
the demands of his profession, his thorough knowledge of medicine and
his skill in surgery won for him the confidence of the people and gained
for liiiii a large and lucrative pratice .A son of David look, lie was
horn November 27, 1847, in Hensley township, Johnson county, Indiana.
H is grandfather Zook was a pioneer settler of Johnson county and spent
his last years in Trafalgar.
	David Zook was born it is thought, in Kentucky, and came from there
to I Indiana with his parents. Embarking as a young man in agricultural
pursuits, he bought land in Hensley town ship, and was there employed
in general fanning during the remainder of his life. He married Eda
Admire . and they became the parents of eight children, namely Alfred
Millie Jacob. who became a physician James ; Sally ; Laura; David, the
subject of this sketch an(l Marion.
	I Having completed his studies in the public schools, David I. Zook
read medicine first with Dr. Robinson, of Morgan, Indiana, and later with
his uncle, I )r. Admire, of Trafalgar, this state. Graduating from the
Louisville Medical College, with the (legree of M. D., in 1874, Dr. Zook
located in lipton county, Indiana and for three years was engaged in
practising medicine in Tetersbnrg and Tipton. Going to Indianapolis in
1877. lie entered the Indiana Medical College. from which he was grad-
uate(l with a surgeon’s (legree in 1879. Locatitig immediately in Clay
C ity. LW. Zook was here actively engaged in the practice of his profession
until his death. April 27, 1890. As a physician and surgeon he was very
popular throughout the community, his professional knowledge and skill
being widely appreciated and winning him a lucrative patronage.
	On June 11, 1873, I)r. Zook married Emma Minner. She was born in
Kinesee. Saxony. Septemhcr to, 1846. a daughter of Ernest Minner, who
was a native of Saxony. Her grandfather, a tanner b trade, was a
life—long resident of that country. Learning the shoemaker’s trade,
Ernest M inner resided in his native land until after his marriage. In
1848. accompanied by his wife and child, lie emigrated to the United