Background
Doctor of Medicine, John Neilson Furniss, was born on November 2, 1879 in Selma, Alabama, United States. Son of John Perkins (Doctor of Medicine and Elizabeth Mathews (Dawson) F.
Doctor of Medicine, John Neilson Furniss, was born on November 2, 1879 in Selma, Alabama, United States. Son of John Perkins (Doctor of Medicine and Elizabeth Mathews (Dawson) F.
Student of University of Alabama, 1895-1896, University of the South, 1896-1897. Doctor of Medicine University of Virginia, 1900, New York University, 1901.
Began practice at Selma, 1903. Surgeon Alabama Baptist Hospital (chairman of staff), Good Samaritan Hospital. Director Selma National Bank, Selma Trust & Savings Bank.
Member Volunteer Medical Corps, Dallas County Medical Advisory Board Trustee Dallas Academy (Selma), Selma Public Schools. Fellow American Medical Association, American College Surgeons. Member Alabama State Medical Association, Southern Surgical Association, Southern Medical Association Delta Theta.
Mason (32 degree, Knights Templar, Shriner).
Clubs: Saint Paul’s Men's, Selma Town and Country.
Married May Hooper, of Selma, Alabama, November 6, 1906. Children: Elizabeth Dawson, John Perkins, Caroline McKee, Jane Hooper.