hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɐ pɹˈaɪvət skˈuːl ænd bˈɜːɹɪt kˈɑːlɪdʒ æt spˈɛnsɚ, tˌɛnəsˈiː, stˈʌdid mˈɛdəsən, ænd kəmˈɛnst pɹˈæktɪs ɪn lˌæfeɪˈɛt, tˌɛnəsˈiː.
He attended a private school and Burritt College at Spencer, Tennessee, studied medicine, and commenced practice in Lafayette, Tennessee.