Dr. H. L. Jacobs. The name of Dr. Jacobs is one of the most respected in this community, and during his residence in this county he has enjoyed a practice among the best families, and is kept very busy; while with the medical fraternity his reputation is by no means local, and he is known for his remarkable cures throughout this section of country. He was born in Pontotoc County, Miss., in 1852, and is the eldest in a family of ten children born to Clinton W. and Rebecca Jane (Conn) Jacobs, who were Tennesseeans and removed to Pontotoc County, Miss., in 1840. The father afterward removed to Poinsett Co., Ark., and here purchased a woodland farm, and made his home until his death, in 1887, his wife having passed from life in 1877. Mr. Jacobs was an active member of the Democratic party, a Chapter Mason, and during the Civil War, served for some time under Capt. Brisco. Dr. Jacobs, our subject, spent his early youth and manhood on his father's farm, and acquired a good practical education in the district schools of Poinsett County. After studying medicine for some time under the well-known physicians, Jacobs and Gilks, he went before the board of examiners, and was licensed to practice, in January, 1884, and by the ability with which he has managed his cases, he has become one of the well-known physicians of the county, and stands well with the medical brotherhood. He has a good plantation of eighty acres, but only has seven acres under cultivation. He supports the principles of the Democratic party, and he and wife, whom he married in Poinsett County, Ark., in December, 1884, and whose maiden name was Mary E. Sparks, are consistent members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Jacobs was born in Crittenden County, Ark., and she and the Doctor are the parents of two children: Harry Clinton and Mary Bertha.