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- Many thanks to the Delaware County, Indiana, Historical Society, for posting biographies such as this one on their website. This biography can be found at http://www.countyhistory.com/books/doc.dela/index.html
DAVID O. MUNSEY, M.D., a popular physician and surgeon of Gaston, is a native of Russell County, Virginia, and dates his birth from the 7th day of July, 1845. His parents, Skidmore and Rebecca (Ewing) Munsey, were both born in Virginia, in which state they were married in the year 1842. Dr. Munsey was nine years of age when his parents came to Delaware County, Indiana, and he first lived about three miles from Muncie, in Hamilton township where his father purchased a farm. He received his education in the common schools and the schools of Muncie, and, in early manhood, began teaching, which profession he followed for two years. In the meantime he decided to enter the medical profession and to prepare for the same began reading in the office of Dr. Kemper, under whose able instruction he continued for two years, and then attended a 'course of lectures in the Ohio Medical college, Cincinnati, from whence he graduated in 1878. Fortified with a knowledge of the healing art, he began the practice of the same in the town of Parker, Randolph county; thence, one year later, he moved to Power's Station, Jay county, where he remained until 1870, at which time he Moved to New Corner, Delaware county, now the village of Gaston, where he has since carried on a lucrative professional business. In his chosen profession, Dr. Munsey has in a great measure solved the problem of success, and he occupies a prominent place among the professional brethren of, Delaware County. He is an enterprising citizen, alive to all the better and higher interests of the community and he endorses and patronizes all movements having for their object the promotion of the general welfare.
Dr. Munsey was married September 3, 1873, to Sarah Trout, daughter of Washington and Carmilla (Christe) Trout: Two children were born to this union, namely: Gertrude, a student at Terre Haute, and Bessie, Mrs. Munsey died September 4, 1883, and on the 15th of December, 1885, the doctor married Mrs. Kate McMahan of Madison county, Indiana, and daughter of William and Catharine Knipe. Dr. Munsey served six months in the late war as member of company B, One Hundred and Thirty?fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and during that time did duty principally as a guard of railroads. He was discharged in SeptembeTownship He is a member of the G. A. R., and votes the democratic ticket. He owns a farm in Washington Township and several lots in the village where he resides.
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