History of Fentress County, Tennessee, Albert R. Hogue. Originally published Nashville, Tenn, 1916. Reprinted by Baltimore Regional Publishing Company, 1975. p. 80. [Monroe County] DR. JOHN NEWTON CHISM. Dr. Chism was born in Kentucky in 1853, and came to Tennessee in 1884. His father was William G. Chism, and his mother was Elizabeth (Ray) Chism. His ancestors came from England. He took the medical courst at Vanderbilt, and has practiced successfully for over a quarter of a century. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and is a Mason and an Odd Fellow. He is a democrat. He was married to Martha J. Wood, a daughter of Jerry Wood, in 1906. He owns and operates, with success, a large farm near Boatland, where he resides. Chism Ray = KY England Boatland-Fentress-TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/monroe/chism.jn.txt