Date Original
1897-1908
Description
This collection contains a ledger and bill belonging to Dr. Jacoburn Stewart McCorkle of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
Dr. Jacoburn Stewart McCorkle (1835-1914) was born in Demopolis, Alabama in 1835. He attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and Nashville University, graduating in Nashville, Tennessee. McCorkle was a Confederate Army surgeon and served at the battle of Franklin, Tennessee. McCorkle came to Fort Smith in May 1883 from Oxford, Mississippi. While in Fort Smith, he was listed variously as a physician, a druggist and a dentist. McCorkle married Mary J. Buford on Jan. 9, 1867, in College Hill, Mississippi. The McCorkles had four children, Will McCorkle, Mrs. E.B. Pierce, Jessie McCorkle, and Mrs. David E. Dodd. McCorkle died Dec. 11, 1914.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Alabama; Pennsylvania, Tennessee; Mississippi
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.039.018
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Dr. Jacoburn Stewart McCorkle collection, SMC.039.018
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Dr. Jacoburn Stewart McCorkle collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
