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Below is a family biography included in The History of Phelps County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Dr. William T. Hutcheson, druggist, of Newburg, Mo., was born in Crawford County, Mo., September 28, 1849. This county was afterward changed to Phelps, and then to Maries County; thus the Doctor has lived on one farm and in three counties. His parents, Robert E. and Virginia (Keatley) Hutcheson, are natives of Knox County, Tenn., and St. Louis County, Mo., respectively. The father moved to Missouri when nine years of age, settling where he now lives, and in that time the name of the county has changed four times. He has followed farming all his life, was fairly educated, and was married to Miss Virginia Keatley, who bore him eight children, six now living: James M., William T., Eliza J., Mary E., Sarah A. and Robertus A. Those deceased were named Theodore F. and John C. Mr. Hutcheson, during his life in Crawford County, was made county judge, and held the same office fourteen years in Maries County, where he was also engaged in milling and farming. Mrs. Hutcheson was the daughter of Thomas Keatley, who was an early settler from Virginia, a soldier in the Black Hawk War, and of English parentage. The paternal grandparents of the subject of this sketch were natives of Ireland, and came to the United States at an early date. Dr. William T. Hutcheson was reared principally on a farm in Phelps County. He received a good English education, and during the late war traveled over the country. After that he began the study of medicine, and was in a drug store at Rolla for Dr. M. C. Hutcheson for two years. He then practiced with Dr. Glenn for two years as a student, after which he attended one course of lectures at the St. Louis Medical College. He then located at Relfe, Phelps County, practiced one year, then went to Rolla, where he was in the drug business two years, engaging in general merchandise afterward for one year. Later he moved to Maries County, purchased land, and here followed agricultural pursuits in connection with the practice of his profession. Again, in 1877, he attended lectures at St. Louis, and graduated from the medical college at that place, after which he went to Arlington, Phelps Co., Mo., and here followed his profession until 1886. Previous to this, in 1884, Dr. Hutcheson ventured into the drug business, and as this requires all his time he has retired from professional life. He was married in 1875 to Miss Sarah A. Livesay, a native of Dent County, Mo., and the fruits of this union were four children, three now living: Lulu D., William E. and M. Grace. The one that died was named J. Emmet. Mrs. Hutcheson died August 29, 1886. The Doctor has been postmaster at Newburg for four years, is a member of the Masonic order, and although a young man is one of the oldest Masons in this section of the county. Besides his drug business the Doctor is the owner of 600 acres of land in this county. He is a stanch Democrat in his political views.

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