Dr. Eli Geddings
Born: March 9, 1799
Birthplace: Newberry County, South Carolina
Father: Jacob Geddings 1784 – 1833
Mother: Mary Nancy Osteen 1784 – 1850
Wife: Mary Wyatt
Wife: Laura Postell 1835 – 1879
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Children:
Dr. John Frederic Meckel Geddings 1829 – 1887
(Buried: Saint Phillips Church Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Dr. Edward Wyatt Geddings 1833 – 1906
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston South Carolina)
Dr. William Henry Geddings 1837 – 1892
(Buried: Saint Thaddeus Cemetery, Aiken, South Carolina)
Charles Gignilliant Geddings 1863 – 1868
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Education:
Studied Medicine in Abbeville, South Carolina
1820: Became Licensed to Practice Medicine in South Carolina
1821 – 1822: Attended Lectures at University of Pennsylvania
1825: Graduated from Medical College of South Carolina
Occupation before War:
Medical Doctor in Abbeville County, South Carolina
Medical Doctor in Charleston, South Carolina
Contracted Yellow fever in Charleston but recovered from symptoms
Member of the South Carolina State Medical Society
Attended Hospitals in Paris, France, and London, England
Founder & Owner of Charleston Academy of Medicine
Chairman of Anatomy & Physiology University of Maryland
Editor of Baltimore Medical and Surgical Journal and Review
Chairman of Pathological Anatomy Medical College of South Carolina
1858: Retired from Teaching at Medical College of South Carolina
Civil War Career:
Surgeon and Consultant, Army Medical Board, Provisional Army of CSA
In Charge of Property belonging to Medical College of South Carolina
Occupation after War:
Medical Doctor for Medical College of South Carolina
Medical Doctor in Charleston, South Carolina
Chairman of Clinical Medicine, Medical College of South Carolina
1871 – 1873: Lecturer at Medical College of South Carolina
Died: October 9, 1878
Place of Death: Charleston, South Carolina
Age at time of Death: 79 years old
Burial Place: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina
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