Lincoln-Marshall County TN Archives Biographies.....Houston, B. F. 1852 - 
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HOUSTON, USERY, ELLIOTT



B. F. HOUSTON, oculist and aurist of Petersburg, was born in Marshall

County, Tenn., September 11, 1852. B. F. HOUSTON, father of our subject,

was born in Tennessee in 1807, and was a farmer by occupation.  He died

February 1, 1862.  He was married to N. B. USERY, who was born in 1813 in

Giles County, and died in November, 1878.  Our subject was educated at the

Mooreville Institute under Prof. Burney.  September 11, 1872, M. A.

ELLIOTT, who was born in Franklin County December 9, 1850, became his wife.

 They kept a boarding house at Louisville two years, and then returned to

the old home and he began taking charge of his mother's farm.  In 1874 he

began the study of medicine, but on account of weak eyes was obliged to

abandon the study for some time.  In 1879 he moved to Petersburg, and after

a time went to Florence, Ala., and took special instruction on the eye and

ear under the well known doctor, A. M. Parkhill, and now has an extensive

practice in Lincoln, Marshall and the adjoining counties, also a number of

counties in Alabama adjoining the State.  He has acquired a reputation,

especially in the treatment of the eye.  He and wife are members of the

Christian Church.



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