This might be of mild interest to you. Must be same guy. It is from an article about Nighbert's Hotel in Oliver Springs. The hotel burned, and later a brick house built on the property. Then that burned, and my grandfather bought the land, and my parents built a house. It's where I grew up. "In the meantime, the Nighberts entered into a sale-lease agreement with an Indian doctor named P. Medekle for the brick bungalow in Oliver Springs. Dr. P. Medekle established a sanitarium in the large brick house, which attained a considerable reputation. He used medicines mainly extracted from native herbs and plants, and particularly attracted cancer patients from a wide area. Jerry Bass, who was alleged to be half-Indian, worked with Dr. P. Medekle, and apparently learned the treatments for cancers because he continued the treatments on an itinerant basis for many years. Dr. P. Medekle had a son, Olie, and a daughter, Zona, who were active in town affairs. His widow, Verna Medekle (1879-1949) continued to live in Oliver Springs until her death. The large brick bungalow burned in the late 1920's (possibly from spontaneous combustion of dry herbs stored in the basement) which brought an end to the operation of the sanitarium. Dr. P. Medekle was reported to have died in KY. " *The Story of Oliver Springs, TN And Its People, Vol II* by Snyder E. Roberts Pat McDonald > Ann, > > Do you have any pictures or info on Plesant Henry Leffew...or his daughter > Nona...She had 2 or 3 children by an Indian by the name of Medikil. He was > an Indian herb doctor. ? > > Milly^i^ > "This is the Season ....with a reason > > > ==== TNROANE Mailing List ==== > Folks like you pay the bills to keep RootsWeb running! If you've > found this list useful in your research and want to express your thanks, > consider becoming a RootsWeb Donor: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >