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- [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 15 Jul 1942.
Mrs. Jennie Elder obituary
- [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 192.
- [S118] History of early Sevier County Doctors , Beulah Linn, (www.sevierlibrary.org/genealogy/doc/doc.htm).
Dr. John Edward Elder from Jefferson County was born June 8,1864; died June 14, 1903, son of William Riley and Mary Kate Douglas Elder. Attended East Tennessee Medical College 1898 -1899. Travelled horseback to the Dutch Settlement, Greenbriar, Gatlinburg, Boogertown, and North the River. He diagnosed the first known case of appendicitis in Sevier County. He served on the U.S. Pension Board. Dr. Elder married Melvina Jane Rogers, daughter of Andrew and Melvina Pierce Rogers and they had six children: Mabel; Mary; Stella; William; Andrew; Gladys.
Information from daughterMary Elder
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 21 Apr 2013.
Upland Chronicles: Harrisburg was once a thriving community
- [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 421.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 6294309).
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