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Douglas Barnhill ________________________________________________________ ________________ 1860 Sep 25 Born to Joseph Barnhill and Sarah Funkhouser in Hancock Co OH Graduated Cleveland Medical College 1888 Apr 11 Married Ella Jones who was also a physician 1889 Rhea Jones born 1892 Paul Vaith born 1895 Frieda Estella born 1896 Physician in South Whitley, IN 1910 Census Fort Wayne, Indiana 1918 Dec 10 Married Gertrude Jane Knisely at Newark OH ________________________________________________________ _______________ Descendants of William A. Douglas BARNHILL Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM A. DOUGLAS4 BARNHILL (JOSEPH *3, GABRIEL *2, ROBERT *1) was born 25 September 1860 in Findlay, Hancock County, Liberty Township, Ohio. He married (1) ELLA JONES 11 April 1888. He married (2) GERTRUDE JANE KNISELY 10 December 1918. Children of WILLIAM BARNHILL and ELLA JONES are: i. RHEA JONES5 BARNHILL, b. 20 July 1889, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio; m. NOAH ZEHR, 18 June 1913. ii. PAUL VAITH BARNHILL, b. 23 May 1892, Ottawa, Ohio; d. 20 May 1931, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; m. SIBYL NEHLS, 27 December 1918. iii. FRIEDA ESTELLA BARNHILL, b. 14 November 1895; m. GEORGE LEONARD KEMPF, 02 October 1918. ________________________________________________________ ________________ Physician in South Whitley, Indiana. Enjoys a large practice at Laotto, IN. ________________________________________________________ ________________ FAMILY HISTORY History of the Descendants of John Hottel. P.724 William A. Douglas Barnhill, b. near Findlay, O., Sept. 25, 1860; m. first Apr. 11, 1888, Ella Jones, b. in Hardin Co., O., Sept. 30, 1860. Second m. Dec. 10, 1918, Gertrude Jane Knisely, b. at Newark, O., Dec. 24, 1880. Dr. Barnhill graduated from Cleveland, O. medical College and enjoys a large practice at Laotto, Ind. ________________________________________________________ ________________ FEDERAL CENSUS 1910 Census Allen County, Indiana 2727 Hanna St. 6 6 Barnhill, William 49 M 21 OH US OH (age 49) Ella 49 21 3 3 OH OH OH Rhea J. 20 OH OH OH Veath 17? OH OH OH Frida 15 IN OH OH ________________________________________________________ __________ 1910 FORT WAYNE CITY DIRECTORY Barnhill Ella J Physician Practice Limited to the Eye 1160 Calhoun Tel 430 h 2727 Hanna Tel 6939 Barnhill Rhea b 2727 Hanna Barnhill Wm phy 1106 Calhoun h 2727 Hanna ________________________________________________________ __________ 1911 FORT WAYNE CITY DIRECTORY Barnhill Ella J Physician Practice Limited to the Eye 1160 Calhoun Tel 430 h 2727 Hanna Tel 6939 Barnhill Rhea b 2727 Hanna Barnhill Wm phy 1106 Calhoun b Rich Hotel ________________________________________________________ __________ ________________________________________________________ _______________ INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX IGI b 25 Sep 1860 to Joseph Barnhill & Sarah Funkhouser ________________________________________________________ _______________ THE FUNKHOUSER FAMILY by Jacob Funkhouser Page 64 R.D. Barnhill resides near South Whitley, Ind. Dr. W.D. Barnhill lives in South Whitley, Ind. Dr. T.G. Barnhill, superintendent and manager of the Barnhill Sanatarium resides at 208 South Main St., Finley, Ohio. The youngest, Dr. J.W. Barnhill, is located in Napoleon, Ohio. They are all married. ________________________________________________________ _________________ HISTORY OF WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA 1907 The legislature of 1881 provided as follows: Chap. XIX, Sec. 10, Acts 1881, Page 41. It shall be the duty of all physicians and accouchers in this state to register their names and postoffice address, with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which they reside, and all such physicians and accouchers shall report to the secretary of the board of health of the town, city or county in which they may occur, and within fifteen days thereafter all deaths and births which may occur under their supervision, etc. Among the list of 1881 registrants: Barnhill, William A.D., South Whitley Among the list of 1885 registrants: Barnhill, William A.D., South Whitley Among the list of 1897 registrants: Barnhill, William A.D., South Whitley ________________________________________________________ _________________ DIRECTORY OF WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA 1897 South Whitley Barnhill, W.D., physician, office State, res. same. ________________________________________________________ ________________ SOUTH WHITLEY'S 150 YEARS; SESQUICENTENNIAL 1837-1987 P. 157 Other doctors who served in the community were: Monroe W. Webstor, 1884, Walter O. Stauffer 1889, William A. Barnhill 1896...