Ouachita County ArArchives Biographies.....Dr. John Perdue, Dr. John Perdue October 1849 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Janet King JPerdue192@aol.com September 13, 2009, 12:31 pm Source: Goodspeed's Biographical History of Southern Arkansas Author: Goodspeed Dr. J. Perdue, practicing physician and surgeon, Stephens, Arkansas. A prominent physician and surgeon, who by his own abilities has added and attained distinction in his profession. This gentleman was born in Alabama in October 1849 and is a son of Mr. John Perdue born in Monroe Co., Alabama in 1826 and who now resides in this county emigrating from Alabama to Union County, Arkansas in 1865 and from there to Ouachita County. The latter was married to Miss Rachel Boddy a native of South Carolina born in 1832. They had eight children: four sons and four daughters - six now living. The paternal grandfather John Perdue was a native of Maryland. Dr. J. Perdue the eldest of the above mentioned children received his literary education in Alabama and his medical education in Little Rock, Arkansas graduating from the Arkansas Industrial Medical University in 1885. Since that time he has been engaged in active practice in this county and came to the town of Stephens in 1887. He has a large and increasing practice and gained the confidence of all as a clever and scientific practitioner. He was married in 1870 to Miss Sarah Sampler a native of Lawrence County born in 1851 and have the following interesting children: William C., Florence F., Emma, Johnny, Ola, Linna, Edward B. and Roscoe J. Dr. Perdue has resided in the county since 1879. In the fall of 1876 he put in a stock of drugs under the name of Perdue and Campbell and is now owner of the enire stock. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Garland Lodge No. 354 and is a Master Mason. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and in his political views, Dr. Perdue is Independent, voting for the man and not the party. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/ouachita/bios/drjohnpe3gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/arfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb