The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
NameJohn B. BECKWITH M.D. 
®2067
®2067Birth8 Nov 1816, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA ®2067
Deathbef 14 Mar 1866 ®240
OccupationPhysician ®2067
ReligionMethodist Episcopal ®2067
FatherWatrous BECKWITH (-1850)
MotherSusan E. BAILEY (-1862)
Misc. Notes
At age 14 he left home to be educated at the Vine Hill Academy in Halifax County, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1837 and began his practice of medicine in Wake County, North Carolina. In 1841 he moved to Smithfield, North Carolina where he continued practicing medicine while also being a planter. He was a surgeon in the Confederate Army. ®2067 He was accidentally killed by Mr. Colbert before 14 Mar 1866. ( Daily Express (Petersburg, Virginia, March 14, 1866, page 3, column 5)
Spouses
Death1850, Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA ®2067
FatherREVEREND David THOMPSON
Misc. Notes
She was John Beckwith's first wife, dying one year after they were married. ®2067
Family ID4200
Marriageca 1849 ®240
No Children
Death1859, Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA ®2067
FatherMAJOR Ashley SANDERS
Misc. Notes
She was John's second wife. She was from Johnson City, North Carolina.
Family ID4218
MarriageJun 1856, Petersburg, aft 1850 Independent City of, Virginia, USA ®2067
No Children