Record #:

2048

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Born in Scotland, Dr. Christian Ben McMillan was the first and only recognized doctor treating Scottish highlanders during the late 1700s. She traveled the wild Sandhills region to reach her patients.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 10, Mar 1994, p14, il

Subject(s):

McMillan, Christian Ben; Women physicians; Physicians--Biography

Record #:

2631

Author(s):

Parker, Cherry

Abstract:

P. T. Beeman studied medicine with Dr. Edmund Fontaine of Wadesboro, completed his studies at Charleston Medical College, and practiced in Anson County. A radical medical thinker, his tombstone reads, \"I Fed Fever.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 4, Sept 1987, p11,13, il

Subject(s):

Physicians--Biography; Beeman, Parks Turner, 1833-1903; Physicians--Anson County

Record #:

18885

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

North Carolina has a number of well-known physicians dating from its earliest days. One signed the Constitution. Another became Governor of the state. Others were outstanding in the service they rendered to the state. Among them were Ephraim Brevard, Thomas Burke, Hugh Williamson, and Edward Warren.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 31, Jan 1943, p4, 17

Subject(s):

Physicians--Biography

Record #:

20351

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

In selecting the ten, Lawrence states that he made his choices because of \"their primacy in the field of medicine, their primacy in the service of the state, and because all their names have become embodied in our historical background.\" Among his selections are Ephraim Brevard, Hugh Williamson, Calvin Jones, and E. Burke Haywood.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 30, Dec 1944, p9, 14

Subject(s):

Physicians--Biography