My Genealogy Hound

Dr. Henry H. Sugg was born on a farm near Fayetteville, Tenn., in 1866. His father was Henry H. Sugg; his mother was Sally E. Yowell, a great-granddaughter of the celebrated John Sevier, pioneer Indian fighter and first governor of Tennessee. Dr. Sugg attended the common schools of his native county as a boy and when a young man attended the medical department of the Vanderbilt University and of the Tennessee Medical College, graduating later in the American Medical College at St. Louis. He began the practice of medicine at Trenton, Tenn., where he remained one year; then he removed to Greenville, Tex., where he practiced three years; returning to his old home he practiced two years near Fayetteville. In the year 1892 he moved to Mt. Vernon, where he has resided and practiced his profession ever since. The best thing he ever did was to marry, in 1891, Miss Lula McGowan, of good Presbyterian stock. To this union have been born five children, two boys and three girls. The doctor has been quite successful in business and now owns 400 acres of land in Posey county. He practices medicine according to the theories of the Eclectics. Dr. Sugg affiliates with the Christian church. His wife, true to the Scotch traditions, is an old-school Presbyterian and both are highly respected citizens in the town in which they reside.