Douthit, John Emory, 1836-1885

Dates:
Birth 1836
Death 1885

Biographical notes:

John Emory Douthit was a doctor and surgeon with the 21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was born in Clemmonsville, N.C., and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1858. In 1860, while stationed at Wilson, N.C., Douthit met Medora ( Dora ) Crenshaw, and the two wed in 1863. After the war, Douthit opened a general goods store in Statesville, N.C. Douthit later moved to Kingsville, Mo.

From the guide to the John Emory Douthit Letters, 1860-1872, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

John Emory Douthit was a doctor and surgeon with the 21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was born in Clemmonsville, N.C., and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1858. In 1860, while stationed at Wilson, N.C., Douthit met Medora ("Dora") Crenshaw, and the two wed in 1863. After the war, Douthit opened a general goods store in Statesville, N.C. Douthit later moved to Kingsville, Mo.

From the description of John Emory Douthit letters, 1860-1872. WorldCat record id: 703155981

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  • Courtship
  • Families
  • Love-letters
  • Physicians

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  • Statesville (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Tarboro (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • Washington (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Goldsboro (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Wilson (N.C.) (as recorded)