Obits:  HALE, JOSIAH
Submitter:  Peggy Hale
Contact: Peggyhale@aol.com
Date Submitted:  July 18, 2006
Source:  The South Western

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1856/08/06--Died on the 21st ult., in New Orleans, Josiah Hale, M. D. a native of Virginia.
He resided for many years in Alexandria, Louisiana where was he esteemed for his moral worth 
and scientific attainments.  During the yellow fever epidemic of 1853, he visited Shreveport, and 
did everything in his power to relieve the suffering of the sick, and stay the ravages of the disease.
[The South Western, Shreveport, Louisiana, August 6, 1856.]

Note:  This Josiah Hale, M. D. is buried in the Black Bayou Cemetery just outside of Vivian, LA.