Biographical Sketch of Dr. Samuel F. Arthur, Phelps County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Dr. Samuel F. Arthur was born August 20, 1850, in Dent county, Mo., and
is the son of John and Elizabeth (Hyer) Arthur.  John Arthur was born
in the State of Kentucky, was of Scotch descent, receiving a common
school education, and immigrated to Missouri about 1838; he settled at
Meramec Iron Works, working in the smelting furnace, and was engaged in
the same business in Crawford county for five or six years, and after
that went to Dent county, entered land, and there he now resides.  
During the late war he was quartermaster in the Confederate army.
Elizabeth Hyer was born in Pennsylvania, of German parentage.  She came
to Missouri when young, was married to Mr. Arthur in Crawford county,
and bore him twelve children, five now living: Samuel F., Mary, Mattie,
Alice and Katie.  Those deceased were named John, James, Lewis, Ellen,
Lizzie, May and Julia.  The paternal grandparents were both natives of
Kentucky, and spent their entire lives there.  Grandfather Hyer was a
native of Germany, and immigrated to Pennsylvania, then to Ohio, and
afterward to Missouri, where he died.  Dr. Samuel F. Arthur was reared 
in Dent county, Mo., and received a good ordinary education.  At the 
age of twenty he began the study of medicine, reading under his uncle,
Dr. John Hyer, of Lake Springs, Dent county, for two years, graduating
March 11, 1874.  He then came to Edgar Springs, where he has since been
practicing.  He has been quite successful, and has an extensive prac-
tice.  He was married, March 29, 1875 to Miss Josie M. Lenox, daughter
of Francis M. and Elizabeth Lenox.  Mr. Lenox was from Calloway county,
Ky., and followed mercantile pursuits after coming to Missouri.  He
represented Phelps county and also Dent county in the Legislature.  His
father, David Lenox, was one of the pioneer settlers of Phelps county,
and a minister in the Baptist church years afterward.  Dr. Arthur was
defeated by fourteen votes for the office of representative of Phelps
county.  He was coroner for one term.  He is a Democrat in politics,
is a member of the I. O. O. F., K. of P., and the Masonic fraternity,
and is a member of the Rolla District Medical Soceity, being elected
vice-president in 1883.

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