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tul servant and fully concur.
Some other facts connected with his
life and work are these:
Dr. Job j. Boozer was born in New
berry District, November 2lst 1882
ana was ramed by and in honor of
Chancellor JOB Johnstone.
His father was George Boozer, bet
ter known as Squire Boozer and his
mother was Miss Sarah Wilson. He
was OF numerous family, there being
fourteen children, seven sons and seven
daughters.
DIR. Boozer spent his early youth on
ms fathers farm, working on the farm
and attending the country schools until
he was seventeen years of age, when
he determined to study medicine. In
order to prepare himself for this pro-
fesslon, he attended the Presbyterian
High School of Greenwood, S. c., for
three years, taking a thorough classical
and scientific course. He then read
medicine under his brother, the late DIR.
Thomas w. Boozer and under Doctors
Fair and Huet of Columbia, S. C. His
next step was to enter the Medical
College of South Carolina at Charles
ton from which he graduated in March.
1854 After practicing one year with
his brother Thomas, DR.. Boozer located
permanently in Laurens county, near the
present town of Mountville where he
practiced until 1870.
On November 3rd, 1857 he married
Georgia A. Griffin of Pendleton. To
them were born eight children, four of
whom survive, Mr.. George G. Boozer
of Mississippi, Mrs. j. r. Little of
Laurens, Mrs. r. S. Thompson of Aug
usta, Ga, and Miss Anna Boozer of
Laurens.
Upon the death of his father in 1869
and the inheritance of tract of land
in Newberry county he farmed, in ad-
dition to practicing his profession, in
1870 and 1871.
In 1872 he moved with his family to
Clinton, S. c., where he practiced medi-
cine for thirty-three years, until the in
firmities of age and ill health com
PEELED him to retire from work a few
weeks ago. He was the village doctor
and his patients multiplied as the town
grew to its present population of
5000 souls.
Enlisting in the army in Company B.
3rd battalion, South Carolina Regi-
ment, in October, 1861, DR.. Boozer
was soon promoted to the medical staff
and served as a surgeon until the close
of the war
In politics he has always been a
South Carolina Democrat of the old
school. During reconstruction days
and in rescuring the State from van
dalism he did his full duty. In his
Church relations he is a Presbyterian |
and holds the position of Ruling Elder
in the Clinton 1st Church and has re-
presented his denomination in all of its
Courts from Presbytery to General AS
sembly.
A charter member of the order of |
knights of Honor" he has been con
tinuously an officer both in the Subor- |
dinate and Grand Lodges.
OF that great charity, the Thornwell |
Orphanage, DR.. Boozer has been a firm
friend and member of its Board of |
Visitors since it came into existence.
Always interested in education, he |
was one of the foremost in building up |
the schools of Clinton. BY arduous
work, in the face of great lethargy and
opposition, he more than any other one
man, aided in the establishment of |
Clinton's we'll equipped Graded School
He has been Chairman of it's Board of |
Trustees for number of years and is
Trustee of the Presbyterian Collge of |
South Carolina.
The companion and hepmeet of ear
lier days was called to her reward some
years ago and about February 1st,
1905, DR.. BooZer gave up his practice
in Clinton where he had lived so many
years and where his friends include the
the entire community and came to re-
side in this city with his daughter,
Mrs. j. r. Little. He has been warmly
welcomed to Laurens and if his friends
here are fewer it is only that his ac-
quaintance is more limited. Wherever
known he is welcomed and honored.
a quaint clear sense of humor has
been his unfailing characteristic, and
his companionship is a pleasure to young
and old alike.