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Dr John Emory Douthit

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Dr John Emory Douthit Veteran

Birth
Clemmonsville Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1 Feb 1885 (aged 48–49)
Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.6530765, Longitude: -96.9993729
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Necrology of Physicians in Texas -- 1885. Dr. J.E. Douthit died suddenly from heart disease, Feb. 1, 1885, at Rockdale, Milam County, aged 56 years. He served as surgeon in the Confederate army. Dallas Morning News, January 4, 1886
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Douthit, John Emory (1836-February 1, 1885) Born in Clemmonsville, North Carolina. Educated at Trinity College and studied medicine at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and under Dr. A.C. Wharton in Clemmonsville. Received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1858. Practiced in Forsyth Count before the war. Appointed surgeon September 5, 1861. Remained with the regiment until wounded during the Seven Days Campaign. Resigned due to wounds and "unpleasant relations with the surgeon of the regiment," presumably Dr. Isaac Tanner. After the war he married and moved to Statesville and opened a dry goods store. Moved to Kingsville, Missouri, in 1868 and practiced medicine there until moving to Rockdale, Texas. Died of heart disease at Rockdale, Milam County, Texas. Buried in Old City Cemetery, Rockdale. The 21st North Carolina Infantry: A Civil War History, with a Roster of Officers by Lee W. Sherrill, Jr.
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Necrology of Physicians in Texas -- 1885. Dr. J.E. Douthit died suddenly from heart disease, Feb. 1, 1885, at Rockdale, Milam County, aged 56 years. He served as surgeon in the Confederate army. Dallas Morning News, January 4, 1886
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Douthit, John Emory (1836-February 1, 1885) Born in Clemmonsville, North Carolina. Educated at Trinity College and studied medicine at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and under Dr. A.C. Wharton in Clemmonsville. Received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1858. Practiced in Forsyth Count before the war. Appointed surgeon September 5, 1861. Remained with the regiment until wounded during the Seven Days Campaign. Resigned due to wounds and "unpleasant relations with the surgeon of the regiment," presumably Dr. Isaac Tanner. After the war he married and moved to Statesville and opened a dry goods store. Moved to Kingsville, Missouri, in 1868 and practiced medicine there until moving to Rockdale, Texas. Died of heart disease at Rockdale, Milam County, Texas. Buried in Old City Cemetery, Rockdale. The 21st North Carolina Infantry: A Civil War History, with a Roster of Officers by Lee W. Sherrill, Jr.
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