Marion Lockwood Jenkins Collection

Marion Lockwood Jenkins was born on August 14, 1884, to Ransom Lafayette and Phoebe C. (Eastridge) Jenkins in Mountain City, Tennessee. Growing up, Marion attended the Appalachian High School and later, taught at public schools, studied law, and worked for the Internal Revenue Service.

By 1908, Marion Lockwood Jenkins decided to pursue the study of medicine of Lincoln Memorial University’s Medical Department in Knoxville, Tennessee. During his time at LMU Medical Department, Marion was known as “Jenk” and was the Treasurer of the Athletic Association, President of the Medical Society, and a member of the Surgical Society as well as the Union County Club by the time of his graduation. In 1912, Marion Lockwood Jenkins graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from the Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department in Knoxville, Tennessee.

After his graduation, Dr. M. L. Jenkins went on to practice medicine in the areas of Maynardville and then in 1918, in the areas of Harbison’s Crossroads of Knox County, Tennessee, until his retirement in 1969.

At the time of his passing on December 22, 1973, Dr. Jenkins left behind three sons, Aubrey, Erby, and Zemp Jenkins; two stepdaughters; several grandchildren; and two brothers, Clinton and Paris Jenkins.