Escambia County AlArchives Biographies.....Henry, George P. ? - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
    GEORGE P. HENRY, M. D.-The paternal ancestors of Dr Henry were natives of
Ireland, county Antrim, where his great-great-grandfather, John Henry, was born
on the 5th day of November, 1729. John. Henry married Nancy Gordon, of Scotland,
on the 3d day of December, 1761, and emigrating to the United States, died at
Otsego, N. Y., December 4, 1801. Francis, the eldest son of John, was born in
the state of New York, December 10, 1762, married a Miss Hibbard, and departed
this life on the 6th of May, 1827. His youngest son, James C. Henry, the
doctor's father, was born in Coopertown, N. Y., August 7, 1803, married in
Louisville, Ky., about the year 1839, Miss Rachel McCormick, and died November
9, 1845, his wife surviving him only a few months. James and Rachel Henry had a
family of three children, two of whom are living, the doctor and Julia, wife of
George F. Fuller, Esq., of Nashville, Tenn. After the death of their parents Dr.
Henry and his sister, went to live with the family of an uncle, Rufus Henry, who
resided in Lauderdale county, Ala., and who afterward changed his residence to
Nashville, Tenn., in 1857. The doctor's first practical experience in life was
obtained in that city as a clerk in the drug house of Stretch & Forber, where he
remained until 1860, a close and intelligent student of pharmacy, in which he
acquired an unusual degree of proficiency. In 1860 he joined Gen. Bickly's
filibustering expedition, returning in 1861, at which time he entered the
Confederate army, enlisting in company H, Fourth Tennessee infantry, commanded
by Col. Churchwell, with which he served until the close of the war. He took
part in the battles of Stone river, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Kenesaw
Mountain, and all the engagements of the Atlanta campaign, and with 150 others
of his command, was captured by the enemy while crossing the Chattahoochie
river, just before the battle of Peach Tree Creek. Immediately after his
capture, he was sent to the Johnson Island prison, in Lake Erie, where he was
kept in confinement until paroled, April, 1865, during which period he made
several unsuccessful attempts to escape. The doctor entered the army as a
private, eventually rose to the rank of captain, and for some time during his
first years of service did duty as a medical steward. Returning to Nashville
after his release he accepted a position with G. W. Hendershot, druggist, in
whose employ he continued until 1869, pursuing the study of medicine, in the
meantime under competent private instructions. Severing his connection with the
drug business, the doctor, in 1869, entered the medical department of the
Nashville university, in which he completed the prescribed course, graduating
with the class of 1871. On receiving his degree he began the practice in
Nashville, and soon after opening his office, was appointed surgeon of the
Tennessee penitentary, which position he held for a period of four years. He was
then employed for some time as surgeon for the company which constructed the
Cincinnati & Southern railroad, and in 1888, located at Wallace, Ala., where he
has since followed his chosen calling with flattering success. The doctor has
built up one of the largest and most responsible practices in Escambia county,
and stands in the very first rank with his professional brethren in the southern
part of the state, among whom he enjoys a great measure of popularity. While
successful in all departments of his profession he is especially proficient in
surgery, to which he has given great deal of attention ever since engaging in
the practice. In 1868, the doctor was united in marriage with Miss Mary A.
Sawyer, a union blessed with the birth of the following named children: Nancy
J., Lena, Genie, Hattie, and Gordon. Dr. and Mrs. Henry are members of the
Presbyterian church.



Additional Comments:
from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 973-974
Published by
Brant & Fuller (1893)
Madison, WI

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