Biographical Sketch of Dr. Morgan L. Atchly, Dallas County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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Dr. Morgan L. Atchly, an eminent physician and surgeon of Dallas
County, MO., was born November 16, 1837, in Meigs County, Tenn.
He is one of eight surviving members of a family of ten children
born to the marriage of John Atchly and Elizabeth Eubanks, who
were natives of the "Old Dominion", and early immigrants to
Tennessee.  About 1838 they took up their abode in Goodwin Hollow,
Laclede County, MO., where they entered land amounting to about
340 acres, the most of which was heavily covered with timber.  In
time it became one of the finest farms in the county, and is now
owned by their two sons, Seth and James.  The father died about
1882, and his wife in 1878.  The following are their children who
are living:  Noah D., James, Seth, Miles, Dr. Morgan L., Sarah,
Delilah and Elizabeth.  Dr. Morgan L. Atchly grew to manhood on a
farm in Missouri, and received such education as the schools of
that day afforded.  He began the study of medicine in 1860, and in
1864 was appointed assistant surgeon, and was stationed at Hart-
ville and Lebanon, serving in this capacity for about two years. 
He attended his first course of lectures at Cincinnati, Ohio, in
1863, and after the close of the war he completed his medical 
studies and graduated from the Eclectic Medical College of St.
Louis, MO., in 1872.  He first practiced his profession at Lebanon
a short time, then located in Phelps County, and in 1867 came to
Louisburg, where he has since been an active and very successful
practitioner.  He derives a very lucrative income from his pro-
fession, and in connection with the "healing art" gives much of 
his attention to farming, being the owner of about 246 acres of
land, with about 170 acres under cultivation and well improved.
On coming to Dallas County, his possessions consisted of a good
education, a pair of pill bags and six "bits", but his energy
was boundless, and as a result he is now one of the successful
physicians and wealthy farmers of the county.  He is a member of
the Dallas County Medical Association.  In 1868 he was united in
marriage to Miss Sophronia Marsh, by whom he had one child, Maude,
the wife of C.C. Carter.  His wife died in 1870, and the following
year he wedded Virginia T. Lindsey, who has borne him four child-
ren:  John A., Jessie E., Inez and Virgil M.  The doctor is a 
member of the I.O.O.F., and he and wife are consistent members of
the Baptist Church.
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