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Dr Henry Massie Rector Jr.

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Dr Henry Massie Rector Jr.

Birth
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Death
22 Jan 1904 (aged 57)
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.4864639, Longitude: -93.0455389
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"He was a very learned man, but most modest, retiring, and reticent; his reading was almost unlimited, and he was a master with the pen" -- From "Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas, Volume I" by Josiah Hazen Shinn.

Dr. Henry M. Rector was a graduate of Missouri Medical College and practiced medicine in Hot Springs. He joined the Confederate army at sixteen years of age, serving in the reserve corps. He was a member of the Arkansas legislature, editor of the Hot Springs Telegraph, member of the Hot Springs School Board, and president of the Hot Springs Valley Bank.

Married Hebe Frances Gower.

Children:
1. William Gower, b. 15 May 1871, d. 28 Jun 1883.
2. Grace Greenwood, b. 12 Feb 1873; m. William Fry.
3. Henry Massie III, b. 8 Jan 1875; married Nancy Mooney.
4. Ernestine, b. 13 Dec 1876; m. Watson Morrison.
5. Levison Gower, b. 29 Mar 1882; m. Walter Land.
"He was a very learned man, but most modest, retiring, and reticent; his reading was almost unlimited, and he was a master with the pen" -- From "Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas, Volume I" by Josiah Hazen Shinn.

Dr. Henry M. Rector was a graduate of Missouri Medical College and practiced medicine in Hot Springs. He joined the Confederate army at sixteen years of age, serving in the reserve corps. He was a member of the Arkansas legislature, editor of the Hot Springs Telegraph, member of the Hot Springs School Board, and president of the Hot Springs Valley Bank.

Married Hebe Frances Gower.

Children:
1. William Gower, b. 15 May 1871, d. 28 Jun 1883.
2. Grace Greenwood, b. 12 Feb 1873; m. William Fry.
3. Henry Massie III, b. 8 Jan 1875; married Nancy Mooney.
4. Ernestine, b. 13 Dec 1876; m. Watson Morrison.
5. Levison Gower, b. 29 Mar 1882; m. Walter Land.

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Henry Massie Rector Son of Jane Field and Henry Massie Rector Born Jan 8, 1847 Died Jan 22, 1904



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