. History of southeast Missouri : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. aining was secured in theCumberland University at Lebanon. Tennes-see, and to obtain his preparation in medicineand surgery he matriculated in the medicalcollege which afterwards became the medicaldepartment of Vanderbilt LTniversity. beinggraduated from that institution in 1868, withthe degree of M. D. He subsequently becamesurgeon for the Sewanee Coal Mine of TracyCity, Tennessee, and there remained until1873. in wliieh year he went to Mississippicounty, Missouii, and wit
. History of southeast Missouri : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. aining was secured in theCumberland University at Lebanon. Tennes-see, and to obtain his preparation in medicineand surgery he matriculated in the medicalcollege which afterwards became the medicaldepartment of Vanderbilt LTniversity. beinggraduated from that institution in 1868, withthe degree of M. D. He subsequently becamesurgeon for the Sewanee Coal Mine of TracyCity, Tennessee, and there remained until1873. in wliieh year he went to Mississippicounty, Missouii, and within its boundarieshe practiced medicine until his death, whichlamentable event occurred November 20. was a communicant of the Metliodist Epis-copal church. South, and in politics was asupporter of the men and measures of theDemocratic party. He was married in Scottcounty, Missouri, to Rachel Anne Lusk,davighter of William M. Lusk, a farmer ofthat , and their love story was notwithout the pleasant element of ^larburv. the elder, was a Confed-erate soldier under General Braxton /2^^;^ TfC^l^^^U^y^, HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 585 In the year of the great struggle between thestates he was captiired at Franklin and wasput a prisoner on board a boat which waslanded at Scotts Landing. He escaped byjumping off the boat with four messmates,and while a fugitive he met Mr. Lusk, hisfather-in-law to be, and, both being Masons,a firm friendship was cemented. The eldergentleman took him to his home and therehe met the daughter of the house, the twoyoung people falling immediately in were married in May, 1862. Three sonswere born to bless this union, they being:Horatio L., editor of the F est lis News atFestus, ]\Iissouri; H.; and Dr. Alex-ander B., a dentist at Charleston. Dr. i\Iar-bury was a prominent and talented physicianand well merited that term which has come tomean all of good, a Soutliern gentleman. Benjamin II. Marbu
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