Goodspeed's Biography of Joe T. Butler, Grant Co, AR

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Submitted by: Jackie Dill <JJDILL1@aol.com>
        Date: 27 Jul 2003

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Joe T. Butler ably represents in his section the medical fraternity
of Grant County.  Born in Oglethorpe County, Ga., March 19,1856, he
is the son of Thomas G. and Martha A. (Stephens) Butler, natives of
Georgia.  The father is now a resident of Hot Spring County, this
state.  His wife died in 1883, when forty-eight years of age.  After
her death, Mr. Butler married Mattie Simerall.  When but a young man
Thomas Butler began the study of medicine, graduating in due time
from Augusta Medical College.  Since his graduation he has been
continually practicing, with excellent and gratifying success.  He
came to Arkansas in 1859, locating in what was formerly Prairie but
afterward Lonoke County.  Here he practiced until the year 1882,
when he settled at Malvern.  He has gained an enviable reputation as
a physician, being thorough in every respect, and toward the
unfortunate is charitably disposed and very liberal.  He is a member
of the Masonic order and the Democratic party.  Ten children were
born to his first marriage, Joe T. (our subject) being the second
child.  Receiving his education at Butlersville, at the age of
seventeen, Joe T. Butler began the study of medicine with his father
as tutor.  In 1879 and in 1880 he attended lectures at the Hospital
College at Louisville, KY., and in 1880 came to his present
location.  Devoting his whole time to medicine, he has built up an
extensive practice, almost more than one man can attend to, ample
evidence of his popularity.  January 13, 1876, he was married to
Anna V. Neely, a daughter of Henry Neeley, of Marshall County, Miss.
By this union there were six children: Lynn, Vida, Ethyl, Amyl,
Osee, and Bera.  The Doctor and wife are members of the Missionary
Baptist Church.  He is also a member of the Masonic order.  Being a
Democrat he has served as postmaster at Grape Vine for three years,
honorably and satisfactorily.  He was also in the drug business for
four years, and has belonged to the Grant County Medical Examining
Board, since its organization in 1882.