Post by Eric Standridge on Nov 14, 2011 11:33:01 GMT -6
Dr. Monroe Plumlee, who has been engaged in a growing medical practice at Poteau for a period of thirteen years, comes of an old substantial southern family, his great-grandfather, John Plumlee, residing in Virginia during the progress of the Revolutionary war. The family appears to have been well established in the old Dominion at the time of the adoption of the national constitution and it is therefore classed as one of the original families of the nation. This forefather afterward migrated to Clay county, Tennessee, where his son, Denton Plumlee, was born, dying in that section of the state in 1878, at the age of eighty years. This representative of the family was the grandfather of Dr. Monroe Plumlee and passed his entire life as a farmer of middle Tennessee. He married Miss Nancy Johnson, a daughter of Ben Johnson, and to them were born William, the father of Dr. Plumlee, Samuel, George, Mrs. Polly A. Hughes, Mrs. Betty Fraley, Frank, Andrew and Mrs. Sarilda Pennington. Both parents died in Clay county. William Plumlee, the father, was born in this county in 1823 and engaged in farming continuously until he had reached middle life, when he enlisted in the Confederate army as a member of Captain Hamilton's company of cavalry. He continued with this command until his capture in 1864, when he was sent to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, and remained in that military prison until the conclusion of the war. His wife was Lavona Kendall, daughter of William Kendall, who was a member of a substantial Tennessee family and became the mother of the following: John B., of Lincoln, Arkansas; Carroll, of Searcy county, that state; Dee, who resides in Marion county; Randolph, who lives at Port Arthur, Texas; and Monroe Plumlee, of this review.
Dr. Plumlee was born on the old family farm in Clay county, Tennessee, on the 7th of October, 1858, and continued to engage in agriculture himself until he reached the age of twenty-five, his education at that time being only such as could be obtained by the son of a humble farmer. His ambition led him to adopt a professional career, and as medicine appealed to him as a calling calculated to give free scope both to one's mental and sympathetic qualities he entered earnestly into the preparation of his life calling. Up to the time of making this decision, as a member of the family he had made many changes of residence. In 1869, when he was eleven years of age, he accompanied his parents from the old Tennessee home to Newton county, Arkansas, and subsequently resided in other counties of the state where his father continued to engage in farming. The Doctor was residing in Bellefont, Arkansas, when he abandoned farming and began reading medicine in the office of Dr. L. F. A. Hamilton, of that place. His regular profession course was pursued at the Missouri Medical College, Washington Medical College and the Hospital Medical College of Memphis, Tennessee. While a student at these colleges he practiced his profession at Bellefont and St. Joe, and after being thus engaged for a short time removed to Poteau, in the Choctaw Nation. There, as stated, he has practiced for the past thirteen years, having been most of the time connected with the American Medical Association and the County and State Medical Societies. In addition to having a substantial and growing practice he also has an interest in the Aliller Drug Company. He has also been actively identified with the material progress of Poteau, having served as a member of, its common council while the water works and the electric light plant were established. He was also a member of this body while the public school house was in the process of erection and in other ways assisted in the founding of its public institutions. In politics he is a Democrat and in his religion is identified with the Christian church.
In October, 1883, Dr. Plumlee was married in Newton county, Arkansas, to Miss Annie Burk, daughter of William and Kizzie (Bush) Burk. His wife was a native of Washington, Arkansps, born September 30, 1861. Their children are: John L., Haskell, Earl, Effie, Vera. Yallie, Zado, Monroe and Fred Plumlee.
Dr. Plumlee was born on the old family farm in Clay county, Tennessee, on the 7th of October, 1858, and continued to engage in agriculture himself until he reached the age of twenty-five, his education at that time being only such as could be obtained by the son of a humble farmer. His ambition led him to adopt a professional career, and as medicine appealed to him as a calling calculated to give free scope both to one's mental and sympathetic qualities he entered earnestly into the preparation of his life calling. Up to the time of making this decision, as a member of the family he had made many changes of residence. In 1869, when he was eleven years of age, he accompanied his parents from the old Tennessee home to Newton county, Arkansas, and subsequently resided in other counties of the state where his father continued to engage in farming. The Doctor was residing in Bellefont, Arkansas, when he abandoned farming and began reading medicine in the office of Dr. L. F. A. Hamilton, of that place. His regular profession course was pursued at the Missouri Medical College, Washington Medical College and the Hospital Medical College of Memphis, Tennessee. While a student at these colleges he practiced his profession at Bellefont and St. Joe, and after being thus engaged for a short time removed to Poteau, in the Choctaw Nation. There, as stated, he has practiced for the past thirteen years, having been most of the time connected with the American Medical Association and the County and State Medical Societies. In addition to having a substantial and growing practice he also has an interest in the Aliller Drug Company. He has also been actively identified with the material progress of Poteau, having served as a member of, its common council while the water works and the electric light plant were established. He was also a member of this body while the public school house was in the process of erection and in other ways assisted in the founding of its public institutions. In politics he is a Democrat and in his religion is identified with the Christian church.
In October, 1883, Dr. Plumlee was married in Newton county, Arkansas, to Miss Annie Burk, daughter of William and Kizzie (Bush) Burk. His wife was a native of Washington, Arkansps, born September 30, 1861. Their children are: John L., Haskell, Earl, Effie, Vera. Yallie, Zado, Monroe and Fred Plumlee.