Biographical Sketch of D.P. Webster, M.D., Pulaski 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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D. P. Webster, M.D., a prosperous physician in Pulaski County, MO.,
was born in the "Buckeye State" in 1848, the son of John T. and
Mary A. (Pulliam) Webster, who were born in Virginia in 1822, and
Kentucky in 1824, respectively.  The former died in 1881, but the
latter is still living.  The father was one of the worthy tillers
of the soil, and at an early day moved from his native State to
Ohio, thence to Illinois in 1856.  He was the father of six sons,
whose names are as follows:  Nathan W., Norman, George W., Moody J.,
Dr. D. P. and J.G.  George Webster, the paternal grandfather, was
born in Virginia, and died in 1846.  He was a private in the War of
1812, a boot and shoe maker by trade, and at an early day moved from 
Viriginia to Ohio.  His wife, whose maiden name was Nancy Erton, was
born in Washington, D.C.  The maternal grandparents, Nathan and Ann
(Galloway) Pulliam, were born in Kentucky in 1789 and 1791, and died
in 1858 and 1860, respectively.  Nathan was a minister in the Christ-
ian Church, and moved from Kentucky to Ohio.  Dr. D.P. Webster became
a resident of Illinois when eight years of age, and spent his early
life in that State, receiving his education in the Pittsfield High
School.  After attaining a suitable age he began reading medicine 
under C.H. Doss, of Pittsfield, Ill., and from 1877 to 1880 was a
student in the American Medical College at St. Louis, MO.  He grad-
uated in the latter year, and entered upon the practice of his 
profession at Hulls, Ill., where he remained two years.  After a 
residence of two years in Greene County he located in Kansas, where
he made his home until 1886, when he came to Dixon, MO., and here
has since made his home and established a good and lucrative prac-
tice.  In 1878 Miss Annie Giles, who was born in Illinois in 1857,
and is a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Crawford) Giles, became his 
wife, and is the mother of two children:  Ethel and Zoe, who died in
infancy.  Dr. Webster is a Republican in his political views, and 
cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1864.  He is
also a member of the Christian Church and the I.O.O.F.  Mrs. Webster's
father and mother were born in Tennessee and Pennsylvania, in 1830
and 1836, respectively.  The latter died in 1884.

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