Individual Details

History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. Sulgrove, B. R.. Philadelphia. L.H. Everts & Co.. 1884. Ancestry.com
p.594-595
William , at the age of 22, studied medicine with Dr. Benjamin S. Noble of Greenwood, Johnson Co IN and entered into partnership with him in the spring of 1840, a partnership which continued for ten years. During the Civil War he served two years as a volunteer surgeon. In Oct of 1876 he was elected coroner of Marion Co and moved to Indianapolis. He served as coroner for four years but returned to the practice of medicine.

An excerpt from the book, The Humor of Healing,
An Amusing History of American Medicine
by Dr. Donald A. Johnson, MD, PhD
included by permission of the author
...Dr. William Wishard, a small-town practitioner in central Indiana, was once called to see a child who had an extensive skin infection on her face. The mother had covered here daughter's face with goose grease. Dr. Wishard advised removing the grease promptly; it encouraged the spread of infection. Severe scarring of the child's face might result. But goose grease was a widely used and highly regarded folk remedy for skin disorders, and the mother declined to remove it.
Dr. Wishard's sense of humor dissolved the impasse smoothly. He asked if the grease came from a goose or from a gander. As he expected, the mother did not know. Then he asked if she knew the day of the month on which the bird had been killed. Of course, she did not. The doctor explained that without certainty on these two important points, it was unlikely that the goose grease was effective, and the mother, embarassed by her apparent lack of knowledge, agreed to remove the grease immediately. Careful cleansing of the child's face soon brought evidence of healing.
Copyright 2001, 2005 by Donald A. Johnson
http://www.jjohnsoncommunications.com/contentPage.cfm?ID=660

William & Harriet were members of the Greenwood Presbyterian Church, joining in 1843. He was Sunday School Superintendent for 12 years. They had their portraits painted in 1841 by William Unthank of Richmond - their son Dr. W. N. Wishard of Indianapolis gave the portraits to the church. (Appeared in "Nostalgia News", Vol 5, No. 3, June 1996, p.4)

1850 Census in Johnson Co IN. William, Physician, and Harriet with daughter Mary E. who at the time was the only surviving child; they had lost the first three. Mary died in 1851.

William H. Henry was the assignee of numerous veteran soldiers' land warrants, located in Iowa from 1854-1861. Some were from the War of 1812 - soldiers, widows, and in one case minor children; some from the Black Hawk War - including one assigned to him from his father who was a Captain in that war; two of the warrants stated the soldier fought in the North East frontier disturbances and were from Maine. Since he never lived in Iowa, I presume these were bought on speculation. Would be interesting to see the deeds from some of the counties - the lands were located in Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, and Montgomery Counties in Iowa. The patents for the warrants are on the Bureau of Land Management, Government Records Office, website.

1860 Census. Pleasant Twp, Johnson Co IN, Hh 642
Wm H. Wishard, 44, Doctor, b. KY
Harriet N., 40, b. KY
Alb. W., 6. Geo W. 3. Harriet 1, b. IN
Wm L. Moreland, 38, b. KY [probably Harriet's brother]
Elizth. Clark 13, b. Wis
Marion Courtney, 18, Domestic Servant, b. KY
Phebe L. Wishard, 45, Teacher, b. KY [unmarried 1st cousin, dau of his uncle William]
Martha Wishard, 15, b. IN [??? - born circa 1845 - child of Henry?, Phebe's brother?]

1870 Census. Perry Twp, Marion Co IN, P.O. Southport, Hh 57
Wm H. Wishard, age 53, b. KY, Physician
Harriett, age 49, b. KY
William M., age 18. George W. 13. Hattie 10. Bettie, age 8, all b. Indiana
Beckie Hornback, age 27, Domestic, b. KY
Wm L. Moreland, 45, Farm laborer, b. KY


From Directory of Deceased Physicians: Indiana Central Medical College, 1849, Medical College of Indiana, 1877.

1880 Census. Indianapolis, Marion Co IN, Hh 611
William H. Wishard, age 63, physician, b. KY, parents b. PA
Harriet N., wife, age 59, b. KY, parents b. PA
Harriet, daughter, 20. Bettie, daughter, 17.
George W., son, age 23, physician. Ida L., dau-in-law, age 24
Lula Gardner, 10, Boarder
Wm Moreland, age 55, Boarder & brother-in-law

Indiana Death Certificate #3998
William Henry Wishard of 3946 N. Delaware, Indianpolis, Center Twp, Marion Co, IN, died on 9 Dec 1913 of senile debility. Wm. Niles Wishard was the physician that signed the certificate. He was widowed - his wife was Harriet Newall Wishard, deceased. He was a Physician, born 17 Jan 1816 in Kentucky. He was almost 98 years old. Father was John Wishard, b. PA; mother's surname was Oliver, born Kentucky. Frances Neville Wishard of 2050 N. Delaware, Indianpolis was the informant. He was burned Crown Hill Cemetery on December 12th.
Harriet is also buried at Crown Hill

The Lexington Herald, Lexington, KY, 17 Dec 1913, Wed., p. 10
DR. WISHARD NATIVE OF NICHOLAS COUNTY
Dr. William H. Wishard whose funeral services were held recently at the hoe of his son, 2000 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, was born near Carlisle, Nicholas County, ninety-eight years ago. His early boyhood was spent in Kentucky and he always had pleasant memories of his former home. He moved with his father Colonel William Wishard who was in the Black Hawk War, to Johnson County, Indiana, and located near Greenwood, ten miles south of Indianapolis. He married Harriette, daughter of Rev. Dr. John Moreland, a pioneer Presbyterian miister. Dr. Wishard served as an elder in the Synod of Indiana more than seventy years ago and was many times a member of the General Assembly. He was elected State Coroner in 1877 and served in that capacity a number of terms. He was a charter member of the Indiana Medical Society. He knew personally every governor his state ever had. He is survived by Dr. W. N. Wishard, well known in Lexington, George Wishard, a wealthy brother of Minneapolis, Hon. Albert W. Wishared, US District Attorney under McKinley whose wife was Miss Cora Wallace of Hopkinsville; Mrs. John Wishard, missionary to Person, and Miss Elizabeth Wishard of Indianapolis. He ws an uncle of Mrs. William E. Knight of Fayette County.

Birth	17 Jan 1816	Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky
Marriage	17 Dec 1840	Marion County, Indiana - Harriet Newell Moreland
Death	9 Dec 1913	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Spouse	Harriet Newell Moreland (1819 - 1902)
Child	John Moreland Wishard (1842 - 1842)
Child	Rachel Agnes Wishard (1843 - 1847)
Child	Harriet "Martha" Wishard (1846 - 1849)
Child	Mary Ellis Wishard (1849 - 1851)
Child	Dr. William Niles Wishard (1851 - 1941)
Child	Albert Willard Wishard (1854 - 1917)
Child	Dr. George Whitefield Wishard (1856 - 1923)
Child	Harriet Jane Wishard (1859 - 1937)
Child	Elizabeth Moreland Wishard (1862 - 1956)

Father	Col. John Wishard (1792 - 1878)
Mother	Agnes Henderson "Nancy" Oliver (1792 - 1849)
Sibling	Martha Jane Wishard (1817 - 1902)
Sibling	James Harvey Wishard (1819 - 1851)
Sibling	John Oliver Wishard (1821 - 1906)
Sibling	Andrew Wishard (1823 - 1851)
Sibling	Rev. Samuel Ellis Wishard (1825 - 1915)
Sibling	Dr. Joseph Milton Wishard (1828 - 1905)
Sibling	Margaret Ann Wishard (1830 - 1913)
Sibling	Robert Courtney Wishard (1833 - 1833)
Sibling	Thomas Wishard (1834 - 1834)
Sibling	Agnes Jane Wishard (1836 - 1851)