M. L. WITHERS: M. D.
Dr. Withers was born in Washington county, Virginia on January
30, 1850. He was educated at the University of Virginia, and took
his diploma in medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at
Baltimore, Maryland, since which time he has been settled in practice
in his native county, in and around Wallace Switch. He married here,
November 20, 1878, Annie S. Teeter, who was born at Mountain Field,
Washington county. They have two children: Mary Brandon and
Edwin Teeter.
Dr. Wither's father was M. W. Withers, Esq., who was connected with
Salmon Miles of Philadelphia, in the interest of the works of Martin
Luther. His mother was Mary A., daughter of John Bayliss, of Washington
county, Tennessee, and his mother's mother was Mary Hawkins,
of Hawkins county, Tennessee. In the late war three half-brothers of
Dr. Withers were in the Southern army: Salmon Withers, in a Virginia
regiment; James J. Williams, first lieutenant under Gen. Mosby, captured
on the Gettysburg campaign, and exchanged; and Thomas J.
Williams, serving in the Stonewall brigade, captured on Gettysburg
campaign, exchanged, serving for a time with Gen. John Morgan, then
with Gen. Joe Johnston until his surrender.
Mrs. Withers is a daughter of Dr. Edwin C. Teeters, who was a graduate
of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, served as surgeon in
the late war, and whose father was Jacob Teeter of Mt. Prospect, Virginia.
Her mother was Frances, daughter of Rev. J. Houston Wallace,
of Virginia and Tennessee, and whose mother was Esther Houston,
youngest child of John Houston who came to this country at the age
of nine years with his father from Ireland, in 1785. Of the same family
is Rev. Samuel Houston of Virginia, and Gen. Sam. Houston, of Texas.
The Speeces, Letchers and Earlys are also connected with this family.
