City: Crossville
LEWIS, Venable Lane, physician and surgeon; born near Sparta, Tenn., Sept. 30, 1877; English, Welsh, Irish descent; son of Tandy L. and Tennie (Kimbrough) LEWIS; paternal grandparents Thomas and Martha (-) LEWIS; maternal grandparents Robert and Martha (–) KIMBROUGH; educated in local schools of White Co., Tenn., Doyle College, and graduated from Burritt College, Spencer, Tenn., 1900, B.S. degree; graduated from Medical Department University of Tenn., M.D., 1903; began life as farmer and teacher in public schools of White Co., Tenn., after graduation in medicine; physician to railroad, then to mining town; 1907, general practice Crossville; married Rachel Florence WALLACE July 25, 1900; member of Methodist Episcopal church, South; Democrat.
