City: Columbia
MARTIN, William Edward, physician; born Sumner County, Tenn., near Gallatin, August 17, 1860; French, English, Scotch and Irish descent; son of John and Rhoda E. (Fonville) MARTIN; paternal grandparents Robert and Sallie (Hoye) MARTIN, maternal grandparents John and Mary Jane (Green) FONVILLE; after receiving common school education, graduated in medicine at Vanderbilt, in 1888; began business career as druggist and prescriptionist prior to his matriculation at Vanderbilt; married Lena E. MEADOW, December 4, 1884; charter member I. O. O. F., Spring Hill, Tenn.; was for several years President of the Spring Hill Bank, and is now stockholder in that institution; member M. E. Church.
