Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Wednesday’s Wonderful Collection - W.S. Davis medical ledger, MS.000497

W.S. Davis, born in Tennessee in 1856, began practicing medicine in 1876. He moved to Indian Territory in 1878, and to Logan County, Arkansas, in 1879. He eventually settled at Owensville, on the middle fork of the Saline River in western Saline County, Arkansas. Davis married Mary Camer of Independence County, Arkansas, on July 28, 1875. They had two children, John and Sophie. Dr. Davis was a member of the masonic lodge and an associate member of the Saline County Medical Society. He practiced medicine in Saline County until his death on June 14, 1939.
These ledgers contain patients' names, fees charged, and other bills and financial records from W.S. Davis' medical practice in Saline County.
This collection is available on microfilm only.
·         1886 (Reel MG03520)
·         1888
·         1891
·         1896
·         1899-1902
·         1904
·         1906
·         1910-1914 (Reel MG03520-MG03521)
·         1914
·         1917-1922
·         1921-1924
·         1925

·         1928-1930