A Well-Mannered Boy
“Doc” was born on a warm August day in 1851, in Griffin, Georgia. He was given the name John Henry Holiday by his parents, Henry and Alice, both working-class citizens. The newborn was a great blessing for the young couple, who had lost a baby daughter a year before his birth. Alice loved her son profoundly and instilled good Southern etiquette in him.
Doc Holliday. Source: Pinterest
Doc grew up to be an avid reader and a curious student, and his love for knowledge accelerated when his mother tragically died from tuberculosis in 1866. A young boy of 15, Doc dove head deep into books about math and science as a way to forget the problems of the world. His hard work paid off, and in 1870, he got into the University of Pennsylvania Dental School.