George Daniel Counts Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 537

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Scope and Content Note

The records consist of nine ledgers, seven "calendar diaries," and a number of notes, announcements, advertisements, etc., that had been laid in. The ledgers contain two main sets of records, the one being the accounts of G. D. Counts's medical practice, the other being the accounts of a general store owned by the doctor's brother, Lewis Marvin, at first in partnership with G. D., later in partnership with George B. Lucas. A number of the ledgers also contain some personal or household records, notes on the weather and on farming (Dr. Counts also had a farm), accounts of an apple-drying business (according to Mrs. Gus Counts, M. L. Mcilheny owned a dryer and George B. Lucas hauled apples for him), recipes for medicines, drawings by one of the doctor's granddaughters, etc.

Subject Index of Main Non-Medical Entries in Ledgers:

Year(s), then volume numbers are given, then page numbers follow colons.

Apple-drying business. (1901) 6:30-31, 33-37, 41, 52-57, 59, 61-63, 264-265.
Apple-drying business. (1897?) 6: 300.
C.O.D. (1920) 7:530-31.
Cattle (see also Farming notes). (1900) 1:63.
Cattle (see also Farming notes). (1918-1929) 7:409.
Checking account, Washington County Bank, (1902-03) 1:60.
Farming notes (see also Cattle). (1927) 7:534-535.
General store accounts. (1896) 6:27-28.
General store accounts. (1905-07) 6:191, 194-200, 284- 290, 297.
General store accounts. (1911-12?) 9:1-209.
General store accounts. (1916?-18) 7:1-42, 45-161, 253-282, 402-408, 536-548.
I.O.O.F. Lodge. (1912-13?) 9:68.
I.O.O.F. Lodge. (1916?) 7:44.
Ingraham family, births and deaths. 6:295.
Inventories. "Counts and Counts to F. E. Mauser, July 12 , 1920" 7:284-285.
Inventories. "Inventory of G. B. Lucas to L. M. Counts and Company" (n.d.) 9:210-229.
"Invoice of Counts and Lucas, Nov. 1st 1919" 7:286-287.
Labor, laborers. (1901-02) 6:209.
Labor, laborers. (1905) 6:291.
Labor, laborers. (1925) 9:230-240.
Milling. (1901 or 1906?) 6:193, 291.
Milling. (1903) 1:61.
Personal(?) accounts. (1897-99) 6:202-203.
Personal(?) accounts. (1904) 1:77, 6:38-39.
Personal(?) accounts. (1917?) 7:407.
Recipes (food). 6:65-66, 237, 295.
Recipes (medicine). 6:282, 298-99.
Telephone. (1904) 1:68.
Telephone. (1916?) 7:43.
Washington County Bank, checking account. (1902-03) 1:60.
Weather notes. (1929-34) ?:inside back cover.
Wesley Telephone Company. (1916?) 7:43.

Dates

1895-1944

Creator

Counts, George Daniel (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

RESTRICTIONS APPLY: To protect former patients' privacy, all medical records less than 75 years old are restricted. Volumes containing restricted material may be examined for legitimate scholarly research with permission only. For genealogical purposes, a photocopy of family entries will be made.

Summary of restrictions on the George Daniel Counts Papers:

Vol. 8 - Restricted until 2019
Vol. 16 - Restricted until 2019

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

George Daniel Counts, born 9 May 1871, graduated from Marion Sims College (later St. Louis University) in 1897 and was licensed in 1903, when licensing of doctors began in Arkansas. He was a member of the Arkansas Medical Society and the Madison County Medical Society; he was secretary of the Madison County society in 1905. Aside from a year in Hindsville (1920-21), Dr. Counts lived and practiced in Wesley. He died 18 April 1945.

Information on the Counts family:

Henry H. Counts (died 1929) married (ca. 1870) Melissa (or Mellisse E.) Thompson (17 October 1845-5 November 1936). Their children (not in order of birth) were John A. Counts (died at age 15), Lewis Marvin Counts (2 September 1878-3 March 1961) and George Daniel Counts (9 May 1871-18 April 1945). George Daniel Counts married (5 February 1890) Ella Maude Lawson (ca. 1875- 31 July 1947). Their children (not in order of birth) were Maxwell Lawson Counts (20 February 1912-22 December 1967), Clyde Counts (died 21 June 1950), John Counts (born in St. Louis while George Daniel was in medical school), Gus Counts (married Hazel Lucas, daughter of George B. Lucas), Chloe Counts (married Ray Powell, Fullerton, California), Esther Lawson Counts (12 November 1893-11 June 1979; married Elmer Shofner), and another daughter.