City: Memphis
FRANCIS, Elmer Ellsworth, physician; born Madison, Ind., July 18, 1863; Scotch-English descent; son of Walter S. and Amy (Firth) FRANCIS; father’s occupation, steamboat captain and real estate dealer; paternal grandfather, Jno. FRANCIS, maternal grandparents, Vincent and Emily (Briggs) FIRTH; educated in public schools of Madison, Ind., and in Louisville, Ky., graduated with degree M. D. March 3, 1885; in early life was assistant emigrant agent L. & N. R. R.; married Mabel HAINES, Nov. 5, 1890; member Royal Arcanum, and all Masonic bodies, Shrine; Democrat; professor of Anatomy and Clinical Surgery, Memphis Hospital Medical College, and State Medical Examiner for Royal Arcanum.
