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H. P. Watson, M. D., a prominent member of the medical fraternity in Grant County, and a leading planter, was born in South Carolina, on September 8, 1830, and is a son of Samuel and Lucretia (Hogan) Watson, both natives of the same State. The parents were married in 1828, and thirteen children were born by their union, of whom seven are yet living and all residing in this State. The father was a planter, and at the time of his death, which occurred in 1880, he owned about 320 acres of very productive land. Both parents were members of the Methodist Church, and earnest Christian people. The mother is still living, and resides with one of her daughters. H. P. Watson, the principal of this sketch, was educated near Benton, in Saline County, Ark., and received a thorough training in all of the English branches. On August 13, 1851, he was married to Miss Parilee G. Hunter, an estimable lady and a daughter of John and Bettie Hunter. Twelve children were born to this union, of whom seven were boys and five girls: Samuel W., John W., Sarah E., Lucretia J., William M., Corinne R., Ezekiel T., James F., Harvey H., Martha E. and Sophia M. Dr. Watson lost his excellent wife in 1879, and on November 27, 1881, he was married to Miss Lillie James, a daughter of William and Jane James, by whom he has had three children: Charley P., Ernest M. and Phineas. Dr. Watson’s plantation consists of about 500 acres of very fertile land, the greater portion of which is under cultivation. As a physician he ranks high among the profession in Central Arkansas, and has a practice that is a flattering testimony to his skill. In religious belief the Doctor and his wife are members of the Methodist Church, and take an active interest in aiding all religious and educational enterprises. He is a very popular man with all classes, and a keen student of human nature, and is one of the foremost spirits in any affair that tends to develop and improve his county.