Bio: Dr. P. A. Lee, Red River Parish & Natchitoches Parish La
Source: Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890
Submitted by: Gwen Moran-Hernandez
Gherna1154(a)aol.com
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Dr. P. A. Lee is a dentist, whose skill has won him a large practice, and he
holds a high place in the estimation of his fellow-citizens. He was born in
Natchitoches (now Red River) Parish, La., August 14, 1849, and is a son of
Benjamin S. and Mary F. (Reddy) Lee, both of whom were born in the state of
Alabama, and emigrated to Louisiana at an early day, locating in what is now
Red River Parish, where he purchased a big plantation, which he conducted
until moving to Mansfield, in 1881. He has now a large fruit and cotton
farm, and turns his attention to growing fruit, in which he has been very
successful. He was in the latter part of the late war, taking part in the
battle of Mansfield, and was a member of the police jury of Red River Parish
for some time. He was twice married, his first wife bearing him six
children, four now living, and his second marriage resulted in the birth of
two children. In Red River Parish, La., the subject of this sketch received
his rearing and education, being an attendant of the common schools, but he
was so fortunate as to complete his education in New Orleans. He began the
study of dentistry at the age of twenty-two years, and graduated form a
college of that city in 1873, after which he entered upon his practice in
Coushatta, but removed six months later to Cleburne, Johnson County, Tex.,
where he remained about fifteen months. At the end of this time he came back
to Coushatta, owing to ill health, and here soon won a large and paying
practice, becoming well known throughout Red River, Sabine, De Soto, Caddo
and Natchitoches Parishes. He is considered a very fine and skillful
dentist, and his charges are always reasonable. He was married in November,
1873, to Miss Pamelia Herring, by whom he has five children: Lillie E., Elmo,
Benjamin, Lewis and Robert. The Doctor is a member of the Masonic
fraternity, the A. O. U. W., and in his political views, is a Democrat. He
was assessor of Red River Parish for the year 1882. He is now preparing a
dental book, on Mechanical Dentistry, of general information, illustrated,
which he expects to have issued in the near future, which will be of great
value to those interested in dentistry. He still owns his little home in
Coushatta.