Information taken from Goodspeeds History of Stewart County Tennessee.
James H. Scarborough, M.D. was one of the leading practitioners of Stewart County, being the son of Aca D. and Celia (Wofford) Scarborough. He was born in this county in 1833, reared on the farm and educated in the Dover schools. At the age of eighteen he went West with his father as far as Arkansas and afterward continued his trip to Texas. Having returned he clerked for W. and J. E. Broddus of Clarksville, but failing health drove him from the business, and in 1856 he bought a stock of drugs on a credit, and opened a drug store in Dover. At the same time he put in leisure hours studying medicine. After paying for his stock and saving enough money to pay for a course of lectures he attended a term at the Medical College of Nashville. Having taken one course he practiced to get means to complete his education. In 1868 he moved to the farm where he now lives (1880, LaGrange Furnace) and four years later completed his course graduating with a large class. To Minerva E. Coleman he was united in the bonds of matrimony in 1859. Eight children were the fruits of this union. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a supporter of the Democratic principles. The Doctor is an example of what a young man of industry and good habits can do. Having started a poor boy with a half dollar in his pocket, and uneducated, he has educated himself and become financially well fixed.
James H. Scarborough, M.D. was one of the leading practitioners of Stewart County, being the son of Aca D. and Celia (Wofford) Scarborough. He was born in this county in 1833, reared on the farm and educated in the Dover schools. At the age of eighteen he went West with his father as far as Arkansas and afterward continued his trip to Texas. Having returned he clerked for W. and J. E. Broddus of Clarksville, but failing health drove him from the business, and in 1856 he bought a stock of drugs on a credit, and opened a drug store in Dover. At the same time he put in leisure hours studying medicine. After paying for his stock and saving enough money to pay for a course of lectures he attended a term at the Medical College of Nashville. Having taken one course he practiced to get means to complete his education. In 1868 he moved to the farm where he now lives (1880, LaGrange Furnace) and four years later completed his course graduating with a large class. To Minerva E. Coleman he was united in the bonds of matrimony in 1859. Eight children were the fruits of this union. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a supporter of the Democratic principles. The Doctor is an example of what a young man of industry and good habits can do. Having started a poor boy with a half dollar in his pocket, and uneducated, he has educated himself and become financially well fixed.
Information taken from Goodspeeds History of Stewart County Tennessee.
James H. Scarborough, M.D. was one of the leading practitioners of Stewart County, being the son of Aca D. and Celia (Wofford) Scarborough. He was born in this county in 1833, reared on the farm and educated in the Dover schools. At the age of eighteen he went West with his father as far as Arkansas and afterward continued his trip to Texas. Having returned he clerked for W. and J. E. Broddus of Clarksville, but failing health drove him from the business, and in 1856 he bought a stock of drugs on a credit, and opened a drug store in Dover. At the same time he put in leisure hours studying medicine. After paying for his stock and saving enough money to pay for a course of lectures he attended a term at the Medical College of Nashville. Having taken one course he practiced to get means to complete his education. In 1868 he moved to the farm where he now lives (1880, LaGrange Furnace) and four years later completed his course graduating with a large class. To Minerva E. Coleman he was united in the bonds of matrimony in 1859. Eight children were the fruits of this union. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a supporter of the Democratic principles. The Doctor is an example of what a young man of industry and good habits can do. Having started a poor boy with a half dollar in his pocket, and uneducated, he has educated himself and become financially well fixed.
James H. Scarborough, M.D. was one of the leading practitioners of Stewart County, being the son of Aca D. and Celia (Wofford) Scarborough. He was born in this county in 1833, reared on the farm and educated in the Dover schools. At the age of eighteen he went West with his father as far as Arkansas and afterward continued his trip to Texas. Having returned he clerked for W. and J. E. Broddus of Clarksville, but failing health drove him from the business, and in 1856 he bought a stock of drugs on a credit, and opened a drug store in Dover. At the same time he put in leisure hours studying medicine. After paying for his stock and saving enough money to pay for a course of lectures he attended a term at the Medical College of Nashville. Having taken one course he practiced to get means to complete his education. In 1868 he moved to the farm where he now lives (1880, LaGrange Furnace) and four years later completed his course graduating with a large class. To Minerva E. Coleman he was united in the bonds of matrimony in 1859. Eight children were the fruits of this union. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a supporter of the Democratic principles. The Doctor is an example of what a young man of industry and good habits can do. Having started a poor boy with a half dollar in his pocket, and uneducated, he has educated himself and become financially well fixed.
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