BIGGS, Otis A., M.D., Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 486. Edited by Alc‚e Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association. Biggs, Otis Alexander, M. D., leading physician and well known citizen of Grayson is a son of Dr. James Alexander and Mary Salena (Yeager) Biggs, and was born Dec. 7, 1874, in Caldwell parish. His father was born in Mississippi in 1852 and when 9 years old he moved to Caldwellparish this state. He was a Methodist Episcopal minister from about 25 years of age until his death. He graduated from the medical department of Tulane university in 1891, and practiced medicine in Caldwell parish. From 1908 to 1912 he was a member of the state legislature and at the organization of the Grayson Bank he was the chief factor and was its president from the beginning. Dr. J. A. Biggs' first marriage was in 1872 and to this union there were 2 children: Otis Alexander Biggs and Emma Priscilla, now Mrs. William Hammett. The second marriage was to Ascalia, daughter of Henry Meredith and a relative of J. J. Meredith, former railroad commissioner of Louisiana. From this marriage there were 3 children: Moses, Essie, wife of W. H. DeClark, and Grace, wife of I. L. Yeager. Dr. J. A. Biggs' third marriage was to a sister of his first wife. Dr. Otis A. Biggs spent his youth in Caldwell parish and received his early education in the public schools. Later he attended the Kentucky scool of medicine at Louisville where he graduated in 1902 with the degree of M. D. Even before his graduation he practiced from 1898 to 1902 in Drew county, Ark. Since graduating he has practiced in his native parish. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World, the Columbian Woodmen, the Benevolent Knights of America and a democrat. In 1900 Dr. Biggs married Gertrude, daughter of John M. Henley, of Drew county, Ark., and they are the parents of 3 children: Henley, Ethelynd, and O. A., Jr. Dr. O. A. Biggs' paternal grandfather died in the Civil war. found at this url: _http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/caldwell/biographies/biggs.txt_ (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/caldwell/biographies/biggs.txt) It's Bev {: )