Harrison County MsArchives Obituaries.....Pelaez, Dr. Charles October 28, 1894
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Biloxi Herald on 3 November 1894
"DR. CHAS. PELAEZ"

"Dr. Chas. Pelaez, a resident of Biloxi for about ten years, and one of the most 
prominent and eminent physicians in the South died Sunday afternoon at 3 
o'clock, of Bright's disease, of which he has been a sufferer for some months. 
Dr. Pelaez was a native of New Orleans, born in 1839, and was connected with the 
Charity Hospital in 1861. At one time he was assistant surgeon in the U. S. 
Navy, and during the war between the States he held a like position in the navy 
of the Confederacy, and also served in the Mexican war as a surgeon. He stood at 
the head of his profession as a yellow fever expert and did excellent service 
during the epidemic in 1861 in New Orleans, and at points along the coast in 
1878. Up to the time of his death, Dr. Pelaez had held the position of assistant 
surgeon in the U. S. marine hospital service at Ship Island for four years, and 
was there during the great October storm when the quarantine plant was 
destroyed. He was bright Mason in good stood standing, and was buried Monday 
with the rites of that order. Dr. Peleaz leaves a widow, three sons and two 
daughters, and a host of friends who sincerely mourn his death."

Additional Comments:
Dr. Charles Peleaz was born in New Orleans in 1839.  He was married to Mary Lydia 
Joyner (1847-1916).

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