Coffee County AlArchives Biographies.....Blue, Josephus D. 1856 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
   JOSEPHUS D. BLUE, M. D., physician and surgeon, at Elba; Ala. was born here
1856. He is the son of Dr. Josephus P. and Eva (Grimes) Blue, the former of whom
was born in North Carolina in 1824, and the latter in 1832. Both received a
liberal education, and when quite young came to Alabama with their respective
parents, and settled in Pike county. After marriage they came to Elba in 1850,
where Dr. Blue practiced medicine until his death in 1851. He obtained his
medical education in Charleston, S. C., was one of the successful physicians of
his day, was very much devoted to his profession, stood high in society and was
a very prominent man. His father was Archibald Blue, a native of North Carolina,
but who came to Pike county, Ala., and lived there a good many years. Later he
removed to Coffee county and died there in 1856. Josephus D. Blue was the eldest
of a family of three sons and four daughters, by his father's first marriage,
viz,: Josephus D., Fannie, widow of Jordan Brooks; John, died in infancy;
Margaret, wife of W. M. Farris; Kate, Mollie and Eva K., died when young. The
mother of these children died in 1868, and the father married again, having by
the second marriage one son and three daughters Jennie, Willie, Robert, and
Gipsey. Dr. J. D. Blue began life for himsels at the age of twenty, by working
on a farm. He then became a clerk in a store in Elba, then at Troy. He was then
in business with Parker Bros. one year, then he and Jordan Brooks were together
in business one year,after which he continued business on his own account. He
had, during these years, read medicine to as good an adavntage as possible and
in 1882-3 attended Louisville medical college, and has, since leaving that,
institution, practiced medicine with success among the people with whom he was
raised. He has now an extensive practice, is a member of the State Medical
association and is president of the Coffee County Medical society. Beside his
medical profession he has planting interests and gives considerable attention to
the raising of corn, cotton, etc. He was married in 1885, to Miss Lela, daughter
of Benjamin D. Lee of Elba, a, farmer who served in the late war. Mrs. Blue was
born in Elba and died in 1886. The doctor was married the second time in 1889,
to Miss Ada Harper, daughter of James W., and Kate Harper of Bullock county, and
by this marriage has two sons. Dr. Blue has been engaged in the drug business,
and been burned out several times. He belongs to Elba, lodge, No. 170, F. & A.
M., has served as senior warden, and belongs to one of the best and most highly
respected families of Elba.



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from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 654-655

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