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Below is a family biography included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published by Standard Publishing Company in 1913.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Dr. David Krausgill was born in Harrison county, Kentucky, in 1848, son of Philip and Mary (Keller) Krausgill. He grew to manhood in his native county and when sixteen years old enlisted in the Thirteenth Indiana cavalry, serving from March 14, 1864, to December 4, 1865. After the war he attended school at Orleans, Ind., for three years, and taught school for four subsequent years. He then commenced the study of medicine and graduated from the Medical College of Ohio in 1879. He began the practice of medicine in Francisco, Gibson county, Indiana, and after two years removed to Wadesville, Ind. He remained in Wadesville several years, attaining a large practice, then went to Terre Haute for a while, thence to the northern part of the State. The writer has been unable to secure further details. He can only add that from personal knowledge the doctor was a skilled physician and an estimable gentleman. He died a few years ago.

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This family biography is one of 232 biographies included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published in 1913 by Standard Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: Posey County, Indiana History and Genealogy

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