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W. T. Lawler, M. D., of Martin, Tenn., was born in Weakley County, Tenn., in 1838. His parents, Martin and Nancy Lawler, were born in Virginia and Tennessee in 1786 and 1802 and died in 1851 and 1885, respectively. The father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and came to Tennessee about 1823, locating first in Henry and later in Weakley County. He was surveyor of the latter county thirty years and was well known throughout this and the adjoining counties. Our subject was educated in the schools near his home and in 1865 entered the office of Dr. D. W. Dibrell, of Mt. Pelia and remained with him two years. He then took two courses of lectures at the Nashville Medical University and graduated from that institution in the spring of 1868. He practiced in Mt. Pelia until 1880, building up a large practice. At the latter date he moved to Martin, where he has a drug store, the cash sales of which amount to about $9,000 per year. He has an interest in the planing-mill at Martin, and is president of the company. He has a fine stock farm of 400 acres which is also adapted to growing grain. Dr. Lawler is a man of fine business qualities and has acquired all his property since the late war. Fannie McCain became his wife in 1871. She was born in Trigg County, Ky., in 1850, and is a daughter of John and Carrie McCain. The Doctor and his wife became the parents of six children, only four of whom are living: Herbert, Mommie, Johnnie and Carrie. The Doctor moved to Martin in order to give his children better school facilities. He is a Democrat and Mason and a member of the Christian Church. In May, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Ninth Tennessee Infantry, and upon the reorganization he was made second lieutenant of the company. He then served in Company I, Twenty-second Tennessee Cavalry, and was promoted to first lieutenant. He was at Shiloh and many other hard-fought battles. He was wounded September 24, 1864, so severely as to necessitate the amputation of the arm. He returned home in November, 1864.