JOHN BOSWELL and MATILDA BOYD

GEORGE W. BOSWELL M.D. was one of the eight children of JOHN and MATILDA (BOYD) BOSWELL. Both are natives of this state, the father of Sumner and the mother of Stewart County. After marriage they located on the farm and spent the rest of their days in agricultural pursuits. In religious faith they were Methodists. He filled no public places, but lived a quiet, unpretentious life. The mother died in 1869 at the age of fifty-six. The father lived to be seventy-two, dying in 1874. The Doctor was born in Stewart County in 1835. He grew upon the farm and acquired a very limited education. At the age of twenty-one he started out for himself, and after studying medicine privately for a time his neighbors began to send for him. His success and ability were readily appreciated, and as a result he grew into an extensive practice. To CATHERINE CAMPBELL he was married in 1861. Six children are now living as the fruits of this union; one died. Mr Boswell is a member of the Christian Union Church, his wife of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In connection with his practice the Doctor runs a farm. Dr Boswell has now practiced his profession for twenty-four years in this county and his extensive practice and financial advancement speak for his ability and popularity.

Source: Goodspeed's History of Stewart County, TN: Biographies Published 1886

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