Early-Jasper-Clay County GaArchives Biographies.....Standifer, William M June 12, 1816 - September 10, 1898
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Source: Historical Collection of Georgia
Author: George White

WILLIAM M. STANDIFER, physician and surgeon, Blakely, Early Co., Ga., was born 
in Jasper county, Ga., June 12, 1816. After receiving a country school 
education, he studied medicine under Dr. Ridley, at La Grange, Ga. He then 
attended the lectures at Charleston (S. C.) Medical college, graduating in 
1838. He located in Blakely, Ga., in 1840, where he has spent his professional 
life. He afterward attended lectures at the medical college of Georgia, at 
Augusta, where, he graduated in 1844. In 1870 he was stricken with paralysis, 
from which he recovered sufficiently to resume his practice. In 1882 he 
experienced a second attack, and decided to retire. He still, however, enjoys 
fine health and a clear and active mind. Dr. Standifer was married in 1846 to 
Miss Mary Grist Bryan, of Early county, by whom he has had three children: 
Florence, born in. 1848, widow of Ashley A. Hightower; Frances, born in 1850, 
wife of Maj. Thomas F. Jones, and William Bryan, born Nov. 22, 1855. Dr. 
Standifer attained to and has sustained an excellent reputation in his 
profession, and established a large practice. He is a master Mason and a 
member of Magnolia lodge No. 86.


Second Biography:
DR. WILLIAM METELLUS STANDIFER, the fourth child of Archibald Standifer and 
Elizabeth Jones Standifer, was born in Hillsboro, Jasper County, Georgia, on 
May 16, 1818. He came to Blakely in 1837 as a young man who was "reading" 
medicine under the Doctors Ridley of LaGrange, Georgia. He later attended the 
Medical College of Georgia and was graduated in 185 1. 
On January 12, 1848, William Metellus Standifer was married to Mary Grist 
Bryan, daughter of Joseph and Eleanor Evans Bryan. They were the parents of 
three children: Mrs. Florence (Florrie) Standifer Hightower, Mrs. Frances 
(Fanny) Standifer Jones, and Dr. William Bryan Standifer. Dr. Standifer was a 
charter member of Magnolia Lodge #86 F&AM of Blakely, serving as the first 
treasurer of Magnolia Lodge. Previously, he had joined Darley Lodge #17, F&AM 
of Fort Gaines, and in 1848 demitted to Magnolia Lodge. Dr. Standifer's home 
and office were on the east side of the public square in Blakely. Dr. William 
Metellus Standifer died September 10, 1898, and was buried in the Blakely 
Cemetery.


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