City: Birchwood
MASENGILL, John D., physician and stock breeder; Irish-English descent; son of John and Nancy (Smith) MASENGILL; born in Sullivan Co. Tenn., May 11, 1844; paternal ancestors Henry and Elizabeth (Emmert) MASENGILL; maternal grandparents John and Catherine (Umphreys) SMITH; educated in private schools and at Jefferson Academy at Blountville, Tenn.; graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore, Md., M. D., 1874; began life as a farmer and salesman; served as county health officer, jury commissioner of Sullivan Co. Tenn.; soldier in the Confederate Army, 1st Cavalry, serving four years; married Josephine EVANS Oct. 22, 1868; Democrat; member of Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
