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Dr George William Rust

Birth: 7 Apr 1825
Death: 12 May 1888 (aged 63)
Burial: Green Hill Cemetery

Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 8423698 View Source

The son of Albert and Annie Rust, he earned his Medical Degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1846 and married Mary M. Wood in 1847. He practiced in Page County. In November of 1861 he went to Mount Jackson as a contract physician with the Confederate Army to serve at the Military Hospital there. In September of 1862 he traveled to Lynchburg as Acting Assistant Surgeon at the General hospital there. By March of 1864, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Page County. After the War, he retired and lived out his life in Luray.

From: Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity. Unpublished database.

The son of Albert and Annie Rust, he earned his Medical Degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1846 and married Mary M. Wood in 1847. He practiced in Page County. In November of 1861 he went to Mount Jackson as a contract physician with the Confederate Army to serve at the Military Hospital there. In September of 1862 he traveled to Lynchburg as Acting Assistant Surgeon at the General hospital there. By March of 1864, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Page County. After the War, he retired and lived out his life in Luray.

From: Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity. Unpublished database.

Family Members

Parents

William Rust

1792–1866

Spouse

Mary Mahala Wood Rust

1828–1901

Siblings

Children

Julia Rust Wharton

1848–1878

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Created by: George Seitz
Added: Feb 21, 2004
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8423698/george_william-rust: accessed ), memorial page for Dr George William Rust (7 Apr 1825–12 May 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8423698, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by George Seitz (contributor 40539541).

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