Bio:  Dr. P. A. Lee, Red River Parish & Natchitoches Parish La
Source:  Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890
Submitted by: Gwen Moran-Hernandez



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Dr. P. A. Lee is a dentist, whose skill has won him a large practice, and he 
holds a high place in the estimation of his fellow-citizens.  He was born in 
Natchitoches (now Red River) Parish, La., August 14, 1849, and is a son of 
Benjamin S. and Mary F. (Reddy) Lee, both of whom were born in the state of 
Alabama, and emigrated to Louisiana at an early day, locating in what is now 
Red River Parish, where he purchased a big plantation, which he conducted 
until moving to Mansfield, in 1881.  He has now a large fruit and cotton 
farm, and turns his attention to growing fruit, in which he has been very 
successful.  He was in the latter part of the late war, taking part in the 
battle of Mansfield, and was a member of the police jury of Red River Parish 
for some time.  He was twice married, his first wife bearing him six 
children, four now living, and his second marriage resulted in the birth of 
two children.  In Red River Parish, La., the subject of this sketch received 
his rearing and education, being an attendant of the common schools, but he 
was so fortunate as to complete his education in New Orleans.  He began the 
study of dentistry at the age of twenty-two years, and graduated form a 
college of that city in 1873, after which he entered upon his practice in 
Coushatta, but removed six months later to Cleburne, Johnson County, Tex., 
where he remained about fifteen months.  At the end of this time he came back 
to Coushatta, owing to ill health, and here soon won a large and paying 
practice, becoming well known throughout Red River, Sabine, De Soto, Caddo 
and Natchitoches Parishes.  He is considered a very fine and skillful 
dentist, and his charges are always reasonable.  He was married in November, 
1873, to Miss Pamelia Herring, by whom he has five children: Lillie E., Elmo, 
Benjamin, Lewis and Robert.  The Doctor is a member of the Masonic 
fraternity, the A. O. U. W., and in his political views, is a Democrat.  He 
was assessor of Red River Parish for the year 1882.  He is now preparing a 
dental book, on Mechanical Dentistry, of general information, illustrated, 
which he expects to have issued in the near future, which will be of great 
value to those interested in dentistry.  He still owns his little home in 
Coushatta.