Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle, Kniffin, 4th ed., 1887,
Nelson County.

DR. JOHN DEBO was born in Jefferson County, Ky., May 27, 1840; his parents,
Horatio and Elizabeth (Porter) Debo, had seven children, of which he was
the third born.  Henry Debo, his paternal grandfather, was a native of
Virginia, of French-German descent, a hatter by trade and an early settler
in Kentucky, where he resided until he became advanced in years, when he
removed to Johnson County, Ind., and lived the rest of his days with his
son.  Richard Porter, maternal grandfather of Dr. Debo, of English descent,
was a native of Maryland, and one of the early settlers of Nelson County,
he later removed to Jefferson County, of which he died a resident.  Horatio
Debo was born in Virginia and was but a child when his father brought him
to Kentucky; he was reared a farmer but at about the age of eighteen was
apprenticed to learn the carpenter's and joiner's trade at Louisville, and
continued in that vocation until his death in 1854.  Dr. John Debo received
a good English academic education.  In 1860 he commenced reading medicine
with Dr. S. M. Hobbs, of Mount Washington, with whom he remained two years;
he then served one year following as acting medical cadet at the Federal
military hospital, Louisville.  In 1863 he located and began practice at
Texas.  In the winter of 1867-68 he attended a course of lectures at the
medical department of the University of Louisville, graduating from that
institution in the spring of the latter year; he then resumed his practice
at Texas, where he has since continued.  In May, 1866, he was united in
marriage with Miss Lucetta Barbour; they have one child--Bettie B.  In
politics he is an ardent Democrat, and he and wife are members of the
Baptist Church.

Debo Porter Hobbs Barbour
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Jefferson-KY Johnson-IN TX MD VA

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