BIGGS, Otis A., M.D., Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and
Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 486.  Edited by Alc‚e
Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

Biggs, Otis Alexander, M. D., leading physician and well known citizen of
Grayson is a son of Dr. James Alexander and Mary Salena (Yeager) Biggs, and
was born Dec. 7, 1874, in Caldwell parish.  His father was born in Mississippi
in 1852 and when 9 years old he moved to Caldwell parish this state.  He was a
Methodist Episcopal minister from about 25 years of age until his death.  He
graduated from the medical department of Tulane university in 1891, and
practiced medicine in Caldwell parish.  From 1908 to 1912 he was a member of
the state legislature and at the organization of the Grayson Bank he was the
chief factor and was its president from the beginning.  Dr. J. A. Biggs' first
marriage was in 1872 and to this union there were 2 children:  Otis Alexander
Biggs and Emma Priscilla, now Mrs. William Hammett.  The second marriage was
to Ascalia, daughter of Henry Meredith and a relative of J. J. Meredith,
former railroad commissioner of Louisiana.  From this marriage there were 3
children:  Moses,  Essie, wife of W. H. DeClark, and  Grace, wife of I. L.
Yeager.  Dr. J. A. Biggs' third marriage was to a sister of his first wife. 
Dr. Otis A. Biggs spent his youth in Caldwell parish and received his early
education in the public schools.  Later he attended the Kentucky school of
medicine at Louisville where he graduated in 1902 with the degree of M. D. 
Even before his graduation he practiced from 1898 to 1902 in Drew county, Ark. 
Since graduating he has practiced in his native parish.  He is a member of the
Woodmen of the World, the Columbian Woodmen, the Benevolent Knights of America
and a democrat.  In 1900 Dr. Biggs married Gertrude, daughter of John M.
Henley, of Drew county, Ark., and they are the parents of 3 children:  Henley, 
Ethelynd, and  O. A., Jr.  Dr. O. A. Biggs' paternal grandfather died in the
Civil war.