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Dr James Edward Tompkins

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Dr James Edward Tompkins

Birth
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Death
18 Nov 1908 (aged 40)
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.302676, Longitude: -77.467864
Plot
Section 8, Lot 147, Stone 1
Memorial ID
View Source
# 5378 in Clan of Tomkyns Vol II

Parents:
Edward Redford Tompkins 1843–1868
Mary Eliza Boatwright 1849–1937

Married 24 Nov 1892 to Minnie Estelle Porter

Children:
Mary Frances Tompkins 1895–
James Edward Tompkins Jr 1897–1974
William Porter Tompkins 1902–1966
Robert Henry Tompkins 1905–1961
Virginia Estelle Boatright Tompkins 1907–1992

The Rappahannock Valley, Va Medical Society held its annual meeting at Fredericksburg, Virginia, March 27 1902 and elected Dr. James Edward Tompkins as president.

Dr. James Edward Tompkins:
One of Fredericksburg's most prominent practicing physicians and surgeons, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, November 18, 1908. He was born in Spotsylvania county, Va., November 24, 1867; took the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Richmond College in 1888, and graduated in medicine from the University of Maryland in 1891.
He was a deacon in the Baptist church and held in high esteem by all who knew him. He is survived by his mother, widow and several children. Interment took place in the Confederate Cemetery at Fredericksburg.

The Tompkins-Martin Medical Plaza on the Mary Washington Campus in Fredericksburg, Virginia was named for Dr. Tompkins and Dr. Martin.

# 5378 in Clan of Tomkyns Vol II

Parents:
Edward Redford Tompkins 1843–1868
Mary Eliza Boatwright 1849–1937

Married 24 Nov 1892 to Minnie Estelle Porter

Children:
Mary Frances Tompkins 1895–
James Edward Tompkins Jr 1897–1974
William Porter Tompkins 1902–1966
Robert Henry Tompkins 1905–1961
Virginia Estelle Boatright Tompkins 1907–1992

The Rappahannock Valley, Va Medical Society held its annual meeting at Fredericksburg, Virginia, March 27 1902 and elected Dr. James Edward Tompkins as president.

Dr. James Edward Tompkins:
One of Fredericksburg's most prominent practicing physicians and surgeons, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, November 18, 1908. He was born in Spotsylvania county, Va., November 24, 1867; took the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Richmond College in 1888, and graduated in medicine from the University of Maryland in 1891.
He was a deacon in the Baptist church and held in high esteem by all who knew him. He is survived by his mother, widow and several children. Interment took place in the Confederate Cemetery at Fredericksburg.

The Tompkins-Martin Medical Plaza on the Mary Washington Campus in Fredericksburg, Virginia was named for Dr. Tompkins and Dr. Martin.



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  • Created by: RF
  • Added: Feb 6, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65289797/james_edward-tompkins: accessed ), memorial page for Dr James Edward Tompkins (24 Nov 1867–18 Nov 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65289797, citing Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by RF (contributor 47076918).