Hickory County, Missouri Biographies--Dr. A. C. Curl History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Page 585 Dr. A. C. Curl, a prominent physician, surgeon and druggist, of Cross Timbers, Mo., was born in Taylor County, W. Va., Mary 29, 1852. His father, Lewis Curl, was born in Clark County, Ohio, in September, 1824, remaining there until after he had reached adult age, when he located in Taylor County, W. Va., and there made his home until 1864. Then, with his family, consisting of his wife and two children, Arlando C. and Jennie M., he moved to Daviess County, Mo., but now resides in Henry County, and is engaged in farming. During the late war, he was in the Government employ. He was married in Taylor County, W. Va., to Miss Mary Reynolds. Dr. A. C. Curl received a common school education. He commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Barnett, of Greensburg, Mo., and first attended medical lectures in the Keokuk College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Keokuk, Iowa. In 1882 he was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Joplin, Mo., and in 1888, from the Missouri Medical College, of St. Louis, Mo. He first practiced in Pettis County, Mo., and located in 1875 at Cross Timbers, where he opened a drug store four years later. He is now vice-president of the Hickory County Regular Medical Society; is a Master Mason, and in his political views is a member of the Democratic party. Miss Louie Feaster, who was born in Benton County, Mo., February 26, 1854, became his wife in 1872, and is now the mother of one child, May, born March 4, 1874. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: K. Snow ====================================================================