| Marker Number |
6866 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006866 |
| Marker Title |
Dr. William Reuben Tennison |
| Index Entry |
Tennison, Dr.William Reuben |
| Address |
|
| City |
New Summerfield |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
302108 |
| UTM Northing |
3539263 |
| Subject Codes |
medical topics and health professionals |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
McDonald Cemetery, 1 mile south of New Summerfield on SH 110 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(March 18, 1855 -- November 12, 1936) Born in a log cabin in rural east Cherokee County, William Reuben Tennison earned a degree from St. Louis Medical School in 1878. He returned home to open an office in the home of his father, Mathew Tennison. For the next fifty-eight years he provided health care for the people of Cherokee County, often treating indigent patients without payment. He continued to treat patients until shortly before his death. |
