This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thomasrwebb Surnames: Webb Roland Matas Davis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.collin/4703.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: One other possibility on "Doctor Webb" was the younger brother of A.L. Webb, Joseph Edmond Webb. !Occupation: postmaster of Blue Ridge, Collin County 30 nov 1892 He was a medical doctor, known as Young Dr. Webb. Old Dr. Webb was Abner Lawler Webb, his elder brother. He graduated valedictorian of Louisville, Kentucky Medical School. He took post-graduate studies at Univ of Ark Med School and Tulane Univ, New Orleans, Louisiana. Joseph Edmund Webb was postmaster at Blue Ridge from Nov 30, 1892 to Jan 26 1894. He then went to Louisville Medical School in Louisville, Kentucky. He taught school between sessions and ran a drug store. Jimmy Etta sold some land she had inherited to finance him in medical school. He graduated valedictorian in 1887. (Uncle Dug has his speech written by his own hand). Jimmie had miscarried twin boy and girl and could not go to his graduation but watched the parade from her window of the rooming house where they lived in Louisville. Joe took post-graduate work at Little Rock Medical School, Little Rock, Arkansas. He and Jimmie Etta visited the governor of Arkansas (Jeff Davis?) in the Old State House in Little Rock while they were there. Joe took a post-graduate course in surgery in 1889 at Tulane, at New Orleans, Louisiana, under Professor Waldo Matas, a famous French surgeon. Joe practised medicine at Blue Ridge, Trenton, Desert, and Westminister. He was the most well-known horse and buggy doctor in North Texas. His older brother, Abner, was also a medical doctor and they were known as old Dr. Webb and young Dr. Webb since Ab was 18 years older than Joe. Joe was short in stature and heavy, with dark hair and mustache, blue eyes. He was handsome and was generous with everyone. His death was believed to be caused from apoplexy but he thought he had a brain tumor. He decided against surgery because at that time brain surgery was practically unheard of and he was araid he would be left a helpless invalid. He was buried at Pilot Point, Texas. Regards, Tom Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.