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- [S118] History of early Sevier County Doctors , Beulah Linn, (www.sevierlibrary.org/genealogy/doc/doc.htm).
Dr. A.J. Isham was born Nov.12,1862, died Sept. 1,1933. He attended school at Sewanee before moving to Sevierville from Harriman. He married Uicie Shrader McMahan, endow of Sam McMahan, who had a daughter, Zelma McMahan. Zelma married Dr. Benjamin Edward Delozier of Blount County. Their four children, Hugh; Harold; Ben: Margaret (Mrs. W.W. Grubbs) all lived in Blount County. Dr. Isham and Dicie had a daughter, Willie Mae, who married Lute Jackson. Their son, Don, lives in Knoxville.
Mr. Haynes Walker said that Dr. [sham had the first car in Sevier County. It was an International Harvester and was fashioned to look like a surrey. Mr. Fred Rawlings said that he remembered that Dr. Isham ran a bus service from Sevierville to Knoxville in this car, in 1904.
His office was located on Main Street in the old Hatcher house where Dr. Hammer had his offices. He later built a house on Cedar Street and lived there until the late 1920's when he moved to Blount County. One thing remembered by those who knew Dr. Isham was that all of his teeth were gold.
Dr. Isham married 2nd, Delta Justice. They are both buried in Grandview Cemetery in Blount County.
Information from Mrs. W.W. Grubbs
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 6 Dec 2015.
Upland Chronicles: Sevierville has history of hospitality
- [S71] Sevier County Republican Extracts, Beulah Linn, (http://sevier.tngenealogy.net/research-assistance/records-resources/27-newspapers-a-publications), 6 Sep 1933.
Obituary Dr. A.L. Isham, 70, who had practiced medicine in Blount, Roane, & Sevier Counties for many years died at his home Saturday of pneumonia.
Surving are one dau, Mrs. Luther Jackson of Maryville; one sis, Mrs. Elizabeth Crabtree of Cincinatti. Funeral services were conducted at the home on Washington Ave. Sunday at 8:30 P.M. Burial was in Grandview Cemetery.
- [S71] Sevier County Republican Extracts, Beulah Linn, (http://sevier.tngenealogy.net/research-assistance/records-resources/27-newspapers-a-publications), 27 Dec 1933.
Dr. A.J. Isham 11-12-1862 9-1-1933
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