William S. Frierson
b. circa 1834
- William S. Frierson was born circa 1834 in Charleston, South Carolina.
- He married Flora McIver.
- On Tuesday, 20 December 1859, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Settled with Doctors Mathews & Frierson, $237.25."
- Josephine Brooks Tainter wrote on 29 February 1860, to her aunt Evelina Barnes Wood: "The morning we left Danville - Dr Frierson called to see us - and kindly handed to me a prescription for a cough mixture for Thomas - he said that he would have made - but could not get the ingredients - Thomas had it made yesterday & has commenced taking it."
- William S. Frierson and Flora McIver appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas.
- He was a physician, according to the 1860 census.
- On Sunday, 13 October 1861, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Made a Settlement With Doct W. S. Frierson and gave him my Note for $53.90 on January next."
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Dr. William S. Frierson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1834 to Dr. George P. and Mary A. (Screven) Frierson. His family moved to Lowndes County, Alabama, and then to De Soto Parish, Louisiana. William graduated from Charleston Medical College in 1857. He was married in 1859 to Flora McIver, daughter of Reverend D. R. W. McIver and Caroline Wilds. The couple moved to Danville, Montgomery County, Texas, where they were enumerated next to J. T. Westmoreland in 1860. Dr. Frierson purchased a lot in Danville and set up his medical practice there. In 1862, he rendered the lot, one slave, and two horses. Dr. Frierson and his wife left Danville in 1863 and traveled to Richmond, Virginia, where he volunteered with the Confederate Surgeon General's command. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon on 10 June 1863, and was sent to staff the General Hospital at Liberty, Virginia. According to his biography, his wife assisted there as a nurse. He returned to Montgomery County after the war and resumed his practice in Danville, but then moved back to Louisiana to manage his father's plantation. In his later years, he returned to medical practice. He was living in DeSoto Parish in 1880 with his wife and children. His death date is unknown.
Biographical sketch prepared by Karen McCann Hett as part of "Danville Doctors" for a future edition of the MCG&HS History of Montgomery County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 15 Nov 2013