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Dr. Peter Davis, one of the leading physicians and a prominent planter of Union County, owes his nativity to Georgia, where his birth occurred January 14, 1815. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Murphey) Davis, were natives of Georgia, and were married when quite young. Eight children have been born to this union, all of whom grew to maturity, and those living at present are named as follows: Lydia (married James Daniel), James (married Mary Perry), Charles (married Evaline McKinsey), Drucilla (married J. C. Dumas), and Martha (married Elias Watters). The father owned a very large farm in Alabama, and tilled the soil until 1840, when he emigrated to Arkansas, and located in Union County, where he resided until his death. In 1856 he started on a trip to New Orleans, and died on shipboard. Dr. Peter Davis was educated in Georgia, and all he has accumulated is the work of his own hands. He has been practicing successfully for thirty years, and in connection has also carried on farming. He was married October 3, 1839, to Miss Eliza E. Harris, a native of North Carolina, and the daughter of Randle and Nancy Harris. To this union were born seven children: Randle (deceased), John (residing at the present time in this county), Elizabeth, Drucilla, Dora, Isabella (deceased), and Morgan (deceased). The mother of these children died in 1873, and July 3, 1888, Mr. Davis married Mrs. Daniel. He is the owner of 400 acres of good land, thirty of which are under cultivation, and is a man who takes an active part in matters of importance. He and wife are members of the Primitive Baptist Church.