City: Humboldt
KOFFMAN, John Nathaniel, educator, phsician /sic/, farmer and fruit grower; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., April 5, 1851; German-English and Irish descent; son of James Carol and Abigail Hawkins (Adkins) KOFFMAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Isaiah and Sarah E. (Hill) KOFFMAN, paternal /sic/ grandparents John and Sarah (Ferrell) ATKINS; educated in public schools of Gibson Co., Tenn., and Andrew Vollege /sic/, Trenton, Tenn., and Normal School, Humboldt, Tenn., graduated from Jones Commercian College, St. Louis, Mo., April 5, 1873, and from University of Nashville and Vanderbilt University Medical Dept. March, 1881; mar- ….. 1883; Democrat (Prohibition); director of Citizens’ Bank Humboldt, Tenn.; engaged in farming and shipping fruit and practicing medicine at Humboldt, Tenn.; member of the Baptist church.
Editor’s note: at least one line missing from the text between “mar-“ and “1883.”
