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George Felix “Doc” Manning

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George Felix “Doc” Manning

Birth
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Death
9 Mar 1925 (aged 87)
Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
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Section: MAS-E Block: 14 Lot: 2 Space: 1
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Doc Manning was a colorful frontier character who was a notable hothead and, despite his small stature and advanced education, was involved in several fights during his checkered career. He was raised in the South and studied medicine at the University of Alabama and in Paris, France. When the Civil War broke out, he returned and served as a lieutenant in the Confederate army under General Joe Wheeler. After Appomattox, he and his 3 brothers swore never to shave again until Dixie re-emerged triumphant. They all kept their promise until they died. Doc and his brothers John, Jim and Frank joined other Confederates in exile in Mexico and may have fought under Maximilian. The family later settled in Texas and Doc opened a medical practice in Giddings, Texas. He and a rival physician, Dr. Molett, engaged in a knife fight during which each suffered severe wounds. Miraculously, both managed to survive. Doc's most famous encounter occurred in El Paso. For information on that fight, please go to the "famous" memorial for Dallas Stoudenmire
Doc Manning was a colorful frontier character who was a notable hothead and, despite his small stature and advanced education, was involved in several fights during his checkered career. He was raised in the South and studied medicine at the University of Alabama and in Paris, France. When the Civil War broke out, he returned and served as a lieutenant in the Confederate army under General Joe Wheeler. After Appomattox, he and his 3 brothers swore never to shave again until Dixie re-emerged triumphant. They all kept their promise until they died. Doc and his brothers John, Jim and Frank joined other Confederates in exile in Mexico and may have fought under Maximilian. The family later settled in Texas and Doc opened a medical practice in Giddings, Texas. He and a rival physician, Dr. Molett, engaged in a knife fight during which each suffered severe wounds. Miraculously, both managed to survive. Doc's most famous encounter occurred in El Paso. For information on that fight, please go to the "famous" memorial for Dallas Stoudenmire

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