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to maturity in his native town, of the advantages of whose schools he properly availed himself. He began the study of medicine under the able preceptorsbip of his honored father and continued his technical studies in Louisville medical college, Kentucky, in which he was graduated as a member of the class of 1872, duly receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine. He began the practice of his profession at Ripley. Miss., where he also engaged in the drug business, and there he built up both a large practice and a successful mercantile business in the line noted. In 1901 he removed to Meridian, where he has met with unequivocal appreciation and success in the work of his profession and where he is held in high esteem as a physician and as a loyal and progressive citizen. He is a member	of	the	State	and county medical associations and in politics	gives	his	support	to	the Democratic party. Doctor	Carter is
a Knight of Pythias and a Woodman. In 1874 Doctor Carter was united in marriage to Miss Willie Falkner, daughter of the late Col. William C. Falkner, of Tippah county. They have had four children: William C. Falkner Carter, died in infancy; Fanny, died in infancy; Miriam X. Carter, wife of P. A. Broch; Carolin Carter, wife of C. P. Witt, of Tampa, Fla.
garver. Daniel, of Nicholson, Hancock county, is vice-president of the Nicholson Lumber and Cooperage Company, is also one of the leading merchants of the town and has other important capitalistic interests in the county, which has	been his
home from the time of his birth.	He was
born in the village of Bay Saint Louis, this county, March 3, 1853, and is a son of Peter and Nazile M. (Bourgeois) Carver, who were likewise born and reared in the same town, being representatives of old and honored families of that section of the State. In the schools of his native town Daniel Carver secured his early educational discipline, and as a youth he became identified in a	practical	way	with	the mercantile business, becoming a salesman	in	the	general	store	of Capt. W. J. Poitevent, of Gainesville,
with whom he remained in this capacity for a period of four years, at the expiration of which the captain admitted him to partnership in the general store then established at Gainesville, this county, the new enterprise being launched under the firm name of Poitevent & Carver. In 1S74 Mr. Carver purchased the interest of his partner and became the sole proprietor of the business, which he thereafter continued successfully for eighteen years. In 1892 he removed to Nicholson and purchased the well equipped general store of J. J. Willis. He has added materially to the scope and facilities of the enterprise, which he still conducts, receiving a large and appreciative support from the people of the town and vicinity, while the store is now under the active management of his elder son, William
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ness in June, 12 Springs. Jasper the principles o; preferment, he s in his support c general good of him identified v -?f i Kid Fellows jage to Miss G , Russ') Ross, c children of this M. and Flora.
Catchings, Cl profession in \' of the skilled an of the State. F and is a son of nigs, both of w! Iris!) ancestry, high school at 1 ? ?I 1S01. His ti panmcnt of Ti Memphis medic ihe class of 1S9-t??>k two post-g lece, of Chicagc ville. where he his profession, a member of ^ppi State med tile Knights of united in marri < >. Woods, of namely: Thom Catchings, O and prominent was born in R; a son of Thom whom were liki representative member of the of his career a ings received graduated fror of Virginia, at He was for fi\