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Dr Francis Preston Wellford

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Dr Francis Preston Wellford

Birth
Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Death
10 Oct 1877 (aged 48)
Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Section 5, Lot 76, Stone 1
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Residence: Fredericksburg, VA..
Enlisted as a Asst Surgeon (date unknown), he was commissioned as Captain into Field & Staff CS Gen & Staff.
Moved to Jacksonville, Florida, after the Civil War, left his practice and went to Fernandina, where yellow fever epidemic was raging. After incessant labor with the sick and dying, he contracted the disease and died.
He was a founding member (Treasurer) of the Fredericksburg Ladies Memorial Association which established this cemetery he Rests in.
Residence: Fredericksburg, VA..
Enlisted as a Asst Surgeon (date unknown), he was commissioned as Captain into Field & Staff CS Gen & Staff.
Moved to Jacksonville, Florida, after the Civil War, left his practice and went to Fernandina, where yellow fever epidemic was raging. After incessant labor with the sick and dying, he contracted the disease and died.
He was a founding member (Treasurer) of the Fredericksburg Ladies Memorial Association which established this cemetery he Rests in.

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  • Maintained by: BigFrench
  • Originally Created by: PL
  • Added: Nov 9, 2000
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5093744/francis_preston-wellford: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Francis Preston Wellford (12 Sep 1829–10 Oct 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5093744, citing Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).