Biographical Sketch of William Parish Camp, Greene County, Missouri, 
Brookline Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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William Parish Camp, M. D., is the son of William G. and Lucy C. 
(Foster) Camp, and was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, March 22nd,
1841.  His parents emigrated to Greene County, Missouri, when he was
quite young.  At the death of his father, the family being poor upon
account of unfortunate ventures, he was thrown upon his own resources,
and set about fitting himself for the profession of medicine.  He 
worked upon the farm in the summer, went to school in the winter, and
soon began teaching, which he successfully carried on until the break-
ing out of the war.  He enlisted at the first call for troops in 
Phelps' regiment, and served until Phelps' term expired and then re-
enlisted under Colonel Geiger, 8th Missouri Cavalry, and served until
the end of the war.  At the battle of Prairie de Han the doctor was
put in command of his company, and received a dangerous wound in the
right side.  He was transferred to an ambulance corps, where he had
fine opportunity to study medicine and surgery.  At the end of the war
he came home and resumed teaching, and attended college as his means
would allow.  He practiced for some time in Arkansas, and as soon as
he had acquired money sufficient he took a regular course of medicine,
graduating from the Missouri medical college in 1875.  He then located
at Ozark, Christian County, where he practiced three years.  He then
settled permanently in Brookline where he has built up a large and
lucrative practice, and where he enjoys the confidence of all.  He was
married August 15th, 1880, to Miss Alice O'Bryant.  Their union has
been blest with one child, Fred O.  He and his wife are members of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  He is a member of Relief Lodge, No.
341, A. F. & A. M.  The doctor is a Republican in politics and general-
ly liberal in all questions.

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