Dr. J. D. Sauls

Dr. J. D. Sauls, a prominent resident and physician of Saulsbury, of English descent, was born October 18, 1833, in Hardeman County. His parents were Burrell and Jane (Mathis) Sauls. The father was born in North Carolina, August 17, 1800. He went to Alabama in 1819, and shortly afterward immigrated to Tennessee, locating in Hardeman County. He was a very prosperous and respected man. The town of Saulsbury was named in honor of him. He donated considerable property for a depot site, and did all in his power for the improvement of the place. The mother was born in Georgia in 1812, and departed this life April, 1886. The subject of this sketch was raised in Saulsbury. He began the study of medicine January, 1854. He entered the Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, Penn., October of 1854, and graduated at the University of Louisiana at New Orleans. He returned to his native home where he has since resided, and enjoyed the benefit of an extensive and lucrative practice. He is a substantial and worthy citizen, esteemed by all who know him. He is connected with the Masonic order, and is a stanch Democrat. September, 1857, the Doctor married Diza Ann Jones, who died in 1873, without issue. He was wedded in 1874 to Mrs. A. M. Jones, whose husband died in October 1867 of yellow fever. She is a daughter of J. M. and S. E. Oliver, whose births occurred respectively in 1800 and 1806, and died in 1842 and 1869. To Dr. and Mrs. Sauls two children have been born: Diza E., who died in 1882, and Joseph. Mrs. Sauls has two children by her first union: Moses L. and Mollie V. Jones. The Doctor and wife are consistent and active members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Source: “The Goodspeed Publishing Co., History of Tennessee, 1886”