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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Miller County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  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. H. R. Webster, physician and surgeon, Texarkana, Ark. It is the prerogative of the physician to relieve or alleviate the ailments to which suffering humanity is prone, and as such he deserves the most grateful consideration of all. A prominent physician and surgeon, who by his own great ability has attained distinction in his profession, is Dr. H. R. Webster. This gentleman was born in Indiana in 1856, and his parents, Isaac and Nancy E. (Nugent) Webster, were natives also of that State. The parents are now living in Kansas, and the father is engaged in stock dealing. Dr. Webster was educated in his native state, and at an early age began the study of medicine, graduating at the St. Louis Medical College in 1881. He then came direct to Texarkana, Ark., where he has since been in practice. Previous to attending the St. Louis Medical College he had studied medicine for three years at Flora, Ill. He is a member of the North Texas Medical Society, is examining surgeon for pensions, is county medical examiner and has been county physician. He is local medical examiner for the K. of H., and is one of the best known physicians in the city. In 1883 he led to the altar Miss Kittie Harding, by whom he has two children, one living —W. Haydon. The Doctor is a member of the K. of P. and the K. of H.

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This family biography is one of 35 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Miller County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Miller County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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