BIOGRAPHIES - HOWARD, Dr. Douglas Lewis, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Dr. Douglas Lewis HOWARD _________________________________________ Birth: Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Death: April 30, 1889 Father: Colonel Henry Clay HOWARD Mother: Elizabeth “Bettie” Payne LEWIS DOUGLAS HOWARD,1 - physician ; P. O. Paris. Among the rising practitioners of Materia Medica in Bourbon County, is Dr. Howard, who was born in Mount Sterling, this State. He was educated at Louisville, and received his medical training in that city, graduating Feb. 28, 1876, and served one year in the hospital, after his graduation, in active practice. In June, 1877, he came to Paris, and engaged in the practice of his profession, where he has since remaiined, and been successful, having a liberal share of the public patronage. His father was Henry C. Howard, a farmer and merchant, a native of Mount Sterling; he was a son of George Howard, one of the first settlers in that locality when Cincinnati was not in existence. The mother of Dr. Howard, was Bettie. P. Lewis, born in the county, daughter of Douglas P. Lewis, who married Elizabeth Clay, sister of Samuel Clay, sr., of Paris Precinct. The Howard family were Whigs, and later were Republicans; his father was commissioned Colonel, under Federal rule, during the late war. Was an Episcopalian and had the following children: George C., Douglas, Anna M., Henry C. and Mary B. The doctor is a member of I. O. O. F. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 468 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.