BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM PARRISH CAMP

From the HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY (1883) William Parish Camp, M. D. is the son of William G. and Lucy C. (Foster) Camp, and was born in Hawkins county Tennessee, March 22d, 1841. His parents emigrated to Greene county, Missouri, when was quite young. At the death of his father, the family being poor upon account of unfortunate ventures, he was thrown upon his own resources, and set about fitting himself for the profession of medicine. He worked upon the farm in the summer, went to school in the winter, and soon began teaching which he successfully carried on until the breaking out of the war. He enlisted at the first call for troops in Phelps' regiment, and served until Phelps' term expired and then re-enlisted under Colonel Geiger,-8th Missouri cavalry,-and served until the end of the war. At the battle of Prairie de Han the doctor was put in command of his company, and received a dangerous wound in the right side. He was transferred to an ambulance corps, where he had fine opportunity to study medicine and surgery. At the end of the war he came home and resumed teaching, and attended college as his means would allow. He practiced for sometime in Arkansas , and as soon as he had acquired money sufficient he took a regular course of medicine, graduating from the Missouri medicines college in 1875. He then located at Ozark, Christian county, where he practiced three years . He then settled permanently in Brookline where he has built up a large and lucrative practice, and where he enjoys the confidence of all. He was married August 15th, 1880, to Miss Alice O'Bryant. Their union has been blest with one child, Fred. O. He and his wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. He is a member of Relief Lodge No. 341, A. F. and A. M. The doctor is Republican in politics and generally liberal in all questions}