Biographical Sketch of Leonard M. Sims, M.D., Greene County, Missouri, 
Center Township

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

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The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is a native of Polk County,
this State, born January 16, 1855, and a son of B. D. and Eliza A. Sims
the father being a native of North Carolina, and the mother of Virginia.
They came to Missouri in 1832, and the year succeeding the birth of Dr.
Leonard M., moved to this (Greene) county where they remained till 1870.
The family then removed to Benton County, Arkansas, where the doctor
grew up and completed his general education, attending Pea Ridge high
school three years and the State Industrial University for one year. 
During the years 1877-8-9, he taught school and read medicine, his pre-
ceptor beintg Dr. Clark, of Bentonville, Arkansas.  In 1880 he entered
the Missouri medical college at St. Louis, graduating with the degree 
of M. D. in 1882.  He then located for the practice at Bois D'Arc, in
November of same year, where he is building up a fine practice.  Few
young physicians enjoy the confidence of the people to a greater extent
than Dr. Sims.  He is a hard student, and keeps well "read up" in his
profession.  He was married September 10, 1882, to Miss Mattie Bond of
Greene County.  Both Dr. Sims and wife are members of the Methodist
Church.

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