2022 02 Docs Davie Dossier, April 2022 page 1
DAVIE DOSSIER
Issued by
Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
Mocksville, North Carolina
April 2022, Issue 2
Davie Doctors
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DAVIE COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
President, Linda Leonard
Vice President, Marcia Phillips
Secretary,
Treasurer, Marie Craig
Board of Directors
Dossier Editor, Marie Craig
Webmaster, Marie Craig
Websites for Davie County Research:
Our Website: https://sites.google.com/view/dchgs .
Description of books and maps for sale: https://sites.google.com/view/dchgsbooksmaps
Historical Data to research: http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy-Local-History .
FamilySearch Wiki for Davie:
http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Davie_County%2C_North_Carolina
FamilySearch records for Davie:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=191015&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%2
0States%2C%20North%20Carolina%2C%20Davie%22
Davie County GenWeb: http://ncgenweb.us/davie/
Davie County Public Library: http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy -Local-History .
Genealogy data in newspapers, Bibles, Daniel Boone Family info, church history, and Flossie Martin records.
Back issues (1987-2016) and index of the Davie Dossier are online at
http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy-Local-History .
FindAGrave for Davie County:
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?name=&locationId=county_1680&page=1#cem-2640813
Digital Davie: https://www.digitalnc.org/exhibits/digital-davie/
Cemeteries in Davie: http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/davie/
Meetings are supposed to be on the fourth Thursdays at 7 pm at Davie County Library History Room.
The next meeting is Thursday, April 28, 7 pm
CONFERENCES
National Genealogical Society: 24-28 May 2022, Sacramento CA; “Our American Mosaic”
See https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/. (NGS has merged with Federation of Genealogical Societies.)
RootsTech: 3-5 March 2022, online only, free. See https://www.rootstech.org. Archived onlinesa.
North Carolina Genealogical Society has webinars on Wednesdays. https://www.ncgenealogy.org/webinars/
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Davie Doctors Born Before 1900
by Marie Craig
I have completed my tenth history book about
Davie County, and it is for sale at the library. The
research was very interesting in locating and
compiling biographies about doctors in Davie
County who were born before 1900. The final
count was seventy-nine physicians. Sources were
the U.S. Census, other history books, Internet
family trees, and files in the history room of our
public library. The book includes thirty-four
photographs.
A few physicians had data that remained hidden
because of the length of time that had passed.
Seventeen of them served as doctors i n the Civil
War, and four doctored in World War One, with
one dying at Camp Jackson in Columbia, South
Carolina. Dr. Lester Martin saw military duty in
World War One and Two.
Several families had multiple doctors. I read that
the Andersons had eleven doctors and two dentists.
There were several fathers whose sons also became
doctors. In the mid-1960’s, there were nineteen
feature articles in our local newspaper with medical
biographies. Gordon Tomlinson, editor of the
paper, wrote fifteen of these. One of the articles
had this interesting paragraph: “These doctors
carried locked in secrecy family skeletons of
unhappy family relations often underlying
contributions of illness. They treated souls as well
as bodies. And what did they receive in
compensation? Five dollars for the delivery of a
baby. Often their pay was in produce, gunny sacks
of sweet potatoes, peanuts, popcorn, dried fruits.
Sometimes a woman patient would pay her bill with
a quilt she had put together or she would knit
stockings for her doctor’s children.”
The life of a doctor is always difficult, but
especially so in those distant times. One doctor
kept a horse on both sides of Hunting Creek in case
of flooding. Another family had an extra room that
they kept ready in case the doctor needed to spend
the night because it was too far to ride home in the
dark. The 1860 Census listed the profession of one
physician as “steam doctor.” Internet research
yielded this about a similar doctor: “He [John Stith
Pemberton] was trained as a so-called steam doctor
in a system devised by the Massachusetts doctor
and herbalist Samuel Thomson—a system that
relied on herbal treatments and steam baths that, it
was believed, would help patients rid themselves of
disease by sweating heavily.”
Almost all the doctors had large families and
maintained farms for the family. Several were
chairmen of political parties and county
superintendents of health. The neighborhood
columns of our local papers gave insight to their
lifestyle like this one in 1911. “Dr. R.M. Griffin, of
Farmington, was in town Wednesday in his Brush
automobile. The doctor said he made the trip in less
than one hour despite the bad roads.”
Dr. John Manley Cain and Dr. Samuel Winfield
Little were first cousins who served the northwest
part of Davie. Their grandparents are also my
fourth great grandparents.
Dr. Johnson, Farmington, was described thus:
“He had the confidence of the village and entire
surrounding territory. One supporter was heard to
say that a bottle of clear water, well shaken by Dr.
Johnson, would in the case of pain insure instant
relief. In his rounds about the country, riding in his
one-horse buggy drawn by faithful “Jay Bird,” he
was apt to stop with a neighbor, inquire about crops
and the general run of things, and the health of the
family. Maybe a few pills from his worn saddle
bags would be handed out, just in case!”
This was a unique chance to learn more about Davie
County long ago.
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Introduction to book
I had stumbled across physicians’ names listed in various historical articles, census schedules, and books during my previous
research on the Internet and at the Martin-Wall History Room of Davie County Public Library. I decided to profile early
doctors in Davie County. But what would be the time frame? The rule chosen was that they had to be born before 1900.
I’m sure I didn’t find all of them but I gave it a good try. A few have photos and descriptions, but many have only a few st ark
data details. During this pandemic, we have been very aware of the doctors and nurses who have worked so hard to cure
patients. Disease has been a challenge through the ages. Smallpox epidemics, typhoid deaths, meningitis, and Spanish
influenza were a few of the battles of the doctors included in this book.
As I learned more about each of these doctors, I saw a lot of cause for sadness in their own lives -- deaths of wives and children.
Early doctors traveled by horse or by horse and buggy. That’s a lot of slow going . A lot of doctors were also farmers to supply
food for their large families. Many of them died young -- probably just worn out from the stress and hard work plus being
around communicable diseases.
Several families had many doctors in their descendants. My own cousins, Dr. Cain and Dr. Little were first cousins to each
other. Their grandparents are my fourth great grandparents. I wish I knew more about them for my own family history
research. Perhaps you are kin to some of these doctors. If so, you should be proud of men who served the public.
I must mention the wives and children who supported these men in their careers of wellness. They are to be commended.
There were probably nurses who assisted whose names are lost in time. I got side -tracked reading about Davie County Hospital
and types of treatments and dentists, but I decided to focus on the physicians themselves. For information about description s of
early illnesses and treatments, see the book, Rowan and Davie Counties, Story of Medicine.
For another source for more in-depth information, see Cooleemee, The Life and Times of a Mill Town by Jim Rumley. Pages
275 - 295 are detailed descriptions of illnesses and treatments. A few of the very interesting quotes are listed here.
Page 277: “Early Cooleemee’s families were accustomed to hardship, sacrifice and death. Beginning with matrimony, the
family was tossed onto an unsteady sea which, in times like those between 1916 and 1920, could become a typhoon from which
many would not escape. The most important defense was the medical knowledge and care available at that time.”
Page 279: “Medical practice at the turn -of-the-century was a mixture of science, folklore and fraud. Its practitioners ranged
from the illiterate to the university-trained and were not restricted to men.”
Example: Dr. Charles F. Anderson, 26 May 1859 - 31 May 1903
❖ Images of America, Davie County, page 121: There is a photograph of the home of Dr. Charles F. Anderson. He
was born in the Calahaln community. He studied medicine under the guidance of his uncle, Dr. John Anderson. When he
graduated from medical school, he relocated to the Fork Church section of Davie where he lived and practiced medicine
until he died in 1903.
❖ U.S. Census, 1900, Fulton Township, Davie County, N.C.: Anderson, Charls (sic), head of household, born in May of
1859, 41, single, M.D. He owned his home and farm, and they were paid for. Farm Schedule: #200.
❖ The Historic Architecture of Davie County, page 145: “Charles F. Anderson (1859-1903) was the son of Charles and
Mary Eliza (Turner) Anderson of Calahaln. According to family tradition, Anderson studied medicine in the office of his
uncle Dr. John Anderson and later attended medical school. Branson’s Business Directory reveals that in 1884 he was
practicing medicine in Mocksville. By 1890, however, he had removed to For k Church. Anderson maintained his
practice in this community until his early death. Charles Anderson married Margaret [should be Martha] Foster, the
daughter of Colman Foster, whose house stands a few miles to the northwest of here. Their son Dr. Leste r Anderson, a
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graduate of what became Wake Forest University and the Richmond Medical School, lived here
for a few years before he moved to Stoneville, North Carolina.”
❖ Davie County Marriages, 1901-1959, page 6: Charles F. Anderson married Martha M.
Foster on 9 February 1902 in Davie County.
❖ Branson's Business Directory, physician list: 1884, C.F. Anderson, Mocksville; 1890, C.F.
Anderson, Fork Church; 1896, C.F. Anderson, Fork Church
❖ Article, Davie County Enterprise-Record, 19 March 1964: “Dr. Charles Anderson
Practiced Medicine in Fork Church”, by Gordon Tomlinson
“One of the more eminent physicians of his day was Dr. Charles Anderson who was born in Calahaln but spent most of
his life as a practicing physician in the Fork Church community. The son of Charles and Eliza Turner Anderson, he was
born at Calahaln on May 26, 1859. He “read medicine” in the office of his uncle, Dr. John Anderson at Calahaln along
with Monroe Turner who afterwards practiced medicine for a short while at Pino.
“After graduating from a medical college, Dr. Charles Anderson located at Fork Church for the practice of his profession
and married Margaret Foster of that community, the daughter of Coleman Foster and an aunt of Mrs. M.B. Stonestreet of
Mocksville. Dr. and Mrs. Anderson had one child, a son, Lester Anderson, who also became a physician and moved to
Stoneville, N.C. where he died a young man.
“Mrs. Boone Stonestreet recalls that when he went to Fork, he built a two -room house and used one room for his office
and the other for his bedroom. Also, for a while he boarded at a Mr. Smith’s and prior to his marriage to Margaret Foster,
he had purchased some land and built a large dwelling on it. Dr. Anderson died at the age of 44 on May 31, 1 903, and
was buried in the Anderson family graveyard at Calahaln. Brothers and sisters of Dr. Charles Anderson were: Mrs.
Tobitha McMahan of Pino; Mrs. Mollie Jarvis of Mocksville; Mrs. Lizzie Tomlinson of Mocksville; T. Sam Anderson
who lived above Calahaln; Nelson T. Anderson who lived at Calahaln; Thomas J. Anderson who lived in Salisbury;
Stewart Anderson of Winston-Salem; and a half-sister, Mrs. Sallie Smoot who lived in the Davie Academy community.
Dr. Anderson was one of 13 physicians and dentists that descended from Richard Anderson, his grandfather.”
❖ Obituary, The Davie Record, 3 June 1903, page 4: “Dr. C. F. Anderson Dead. Dr. Charlie Anderson who has been
sick for some time with a complication of diseases died at his home at Fork Church Sunday evening about 5 o’clock p.m.
leaving a wife and one child. The doctor was a native of the county, raised at Calahaln, and a son of Squire Charles
Anderson deceased. To the bereaved widow and other relatives, we extend our sympathy. The doctor was about 43 years
of age at the time of his death. His remains were laid to rest at Calahaln Tuesday, near the scenes of his early childhood.
Peace to his ashes.”
❖ Find A Grave # 153172757: “He was buried in Anderson Family Cemetery in Calahaln. His parents were Charles
Anderson and Mary Eliza Turner Anderson. His seven siblings are listed on this Website: Mary E. Anderson Jarvis,
Tobitha Ann Anderson McMahan, Richard Samuel Anderson, Elizabeth Jane Anderson Tomlinson, Henry Stuart
Anderson, Nelson Turner Anderson, and Thomas Jackson Anderson. Half sibling was Sallie Anderson Smoot. His wife
was Martha M. Foster Anderson (1864-1933); marriage was in 1902, and his son was Lester Lawrence Anderson (1902 -
1938).”
❖ U.S. Census, 1910, Fulton Township: Martha Anderson, 45, widowed, head of household; owned her house and it
was paid for. Lester, 7; Emma L. Foster, Martha’s sister, 42
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INDEX OF DOCTORS
Adams, Lytle Cowell, 7
Anderson, Abel, 8
Anderson, Charles Franklin, 9
Anderson, John, 11
Anderson, Richard, 108
Beatty, William Henry, 13
Bell, Marshall Thomas, 14
Bingham, George Miller, 15
Brown, William Carter, 17
Brown, William Lafayette, 18
Bryan, Toliver J., 21
Byerly, Andrew Baxter, 23
Cain, John Manley, 26
Carter, Jesse, 28
Cash, Leonard Hamilton, 30
Clement, Baxter Clegg, 33
Clement, Dewitt Clinton, 36
Clement, William Anderson, 37
Clingman, John Patillo, 38
Cook, C. L., 108
Copple, John M., 40
Crump, William Lamar, 41
Eaton, Samuel Washington, 42
Evans, George Thomas, 109
Faison, Isaac Wellington, 43
Freeland, Henry, 44
Freeling, Henry, 45
Gaither, ?, 109
Greene, Garland Vestal, 46
Griffin, Ernest Maltravus, 49
Griffith, J.F., 109
Hall, James K., 108
Hall, S.B., 109
Harding, Samuel Asbury, 50
Harris, Kiah Price, Sr., 52
Hartley, Harold Hiram, 54
Hauser/Houser, Marcus Calvin, 55
Hege, J. Roy, 109
Henderson, William D., 108
Hobbs, Milton, 57
Hoskins, James F., 59
Johnson, William Gaston, 61
Jones, Scott, 108
Kimbrough, Marmaduke D., 64
Kinyoun, David, 67
Lanier, Camillus Voltaire CV, 68
Lillington, George, 108
Lippard, George Henry, 70
Little, Samuel Winfield, 71
Lowery, John Robert, 74
Martin, James Franklin, 76
Martin, John Floyd, 77
Martin, Lester Poindexter, 78
Martin, Wilson Columbus, 82
McAffee, Samuel, 84
McGuire, James, 85
McIver, Evander, 108
Moore, W.H., 109
Nicholson, Clyde Richard, 88
Parker, D.L., 108
Pepper, John Kerr II, 89
Pepper, John Kerr III, 89
Ramsey, James G., 108
Rierson, Robert, 91
Rodwell, John William, 92
Schools, Alexander, 93
Sharpe, William Reece, 95
Speas, William Paul, 96
Sprouse, Robert, 109
Strickland, Edward Fountain, 97
Tucker, F.P., 108
Turner, Monroe, 98
Turner, Branson, 109
Watkins, Thomas Thornhill, 99
Williams, Francis, 101
Williams, Francis Rush, 101
Williams, Madison, 109
Wiseman, Alfred Wilson, 103
Wiseman, James Washington, 105
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BOOKS AND MAPS FOR SALE, prices include postage and tax; check to DCHGS (no cash or credit card)
Description of books and maps for Davie: https://sites.google.com/view/dchgsbooksmaps
Title Author Total Cost # Cost
Davie County. A Brief History, paperback James W. Wall, 128 pages $6.50
The Boone Families in Davie County Wall, Howell Boone, Flossie Martin $8.00
Davie County Marriages 1836-1900 Nancy K. Murphy $25.00
Davie County Marriages 1901-1959 Nancy K. Murphy $25.00
Davie County Cemeteries, a 2-volume set D.C. Historical/Gen. Soc. $55.00
1850 Federal Census-Davie County Forsyth Genealogical Society $15.00
1860 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K. Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00
1870 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K. Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00
POSTCARDS OF DAVIE CO. SCENES, (set of 8) $2.50
Maps: Prices below, postage is $5, mailing tube is $2; example: all 4 maps cost $12
Lagle Land Grant Map, $2
Hughes Historical Map, 1700's, drawn in 1977, $1
J.T. Alderman Map, 1887, $1
Wilson F. Merrell Map, 1928, $1
Davie County Heritage Book, cost is $45; Make check to Davie Co. Heritage Book. Use DCHGS address below.
The Historic Architecture of Davie County, $13; History of Davie County, hardback, by James W. Wall, $13.
Make check to Davie County Public Library. Use DCHGS address below.
Davie County History Books by Marie Craig. Check to Marie Craig, 139 Sterling Dr., Mocksville NC 27028:
. History of Davie County Schools, 318 pages, has photos, locations, longitude/latitude, names of students, and teachers. There is an
18 page index of 3,222 names. 318 pages. $43
. Davie County in World War One, 670 biographies of Davie men and women who served, photographs, old letters, description of
military bases, and extensive index. 400 pages. $45
. Davie County Veterans’ Memorial, has lists of all war deaths, biographies and photos of WW2, Korean, Vietnam, and Beirut
Bombing deaths. Tom Ferebee’s talk at the dedication in 1987. 190 pages. $33.
. Remembering Davie County Protection and Service Personnel, contains biographies of the five law enforcement personnel who
died on duty and also photos and descriptions of the monument erected in their memory. The monument also honors all first
responders in Davie Co. Paperback, 14 pages. $17.
. Davie County in the Spanish-American War, contains biographies of the 15 men who served in this war and the resulting war in
the Philippines. 65 pages. $20
. Mary Ellen’s Diary, 1924, the fictitious diary of a twelve year old girl in 1924 in Mocksville. Included are clippings and
illustrations to verify the events. Paperback. 49 pages. $15.
. Davie County Pre-Civil War Census. Order from Lulu.com.
. Composite Index of Davie County History Books. The indexes of 16 Davie County history books are combined. 17,000 entries.
Order from: Lulu.com. Search for book title.
. 1840 Census. Lulu.com
. Davie Doctors. Biographies of 79 Davie Doctors born before 1900. $25. Check to Marie Craig. Address above.
Looking Back at Davie County II by Charles Crenshaw and Ron Smith. $45. Mail orders to Charles Crenshaw, 421 Park Avenue,
Mocksville NC 27028
Davie County Mavericks, Four Men Who Changed History by Marcia Phillips, Daniel Boone, Hinton Helper, Thomas Ferebee, and
Peter Ney in Davie County. $25. Mail orders: Marcia Phillips, 315 McClamrock Road, Mocksville NC 27028.
Eatons Baptist Church Cemetery in Davie County, North Carolina by Pat Mason. A new book which lists all burials through
June 2020. Dates, obituaries and articles are included. $30. Pat Mason, 295 Griffith Rd., Advance NC 27006.
DCHGS, 371 North Main Street, Mocksville NC 27028
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