Chatman, J. A. (Joseph Alvin), 1901-1967

Physician, civic leader. Born in 1901 in Navasota, Texas, Chatman received his M.D. from Meharry Medical College in 1926. Practiced in Mexia, Teague, Groesbeck, and Wortham, Texas. In 1935, opened Chatman Hospital for Negroes in Mexia, Texas. In 1939, moved to Lubbock, Texas, and opened Chatman Hospital and Clinic (1945) and Jolyne Nursing Home (1952). Active in the Lone Star State Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association, and the Southeast Lubbock Development Corporation. Died in 1967 in Lubbock, Texas.

A physician and civic leader, Joseph Alvin Chatman was born in 1901 in Navasota, Texas. He received his M.D. from Meharry Medical College in 1926 and practiced in Mexia, Teague, Groesbeck, and Wortham, Texas. In 1935, he opened Chatman Hospital for Negroes in Mexia, Texas, and, in 1939, moved to Lubbock, Texas, and opened the Chatman Hospital and Clinic (1945) and Jolyne Nursing Home (1952). He was active in the Lone Star State Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association, and the Southeast Lubbock Development Corporation. Chatman died in 1967 in Lubbock, Texas.