Dr. William Flake

Dr. William Flake Jr.
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Dr. William Flake Jr., born 1798, was a physician of great skill, a scientific practitioner. He wrote and contributed to the Medical Journals published in his day. He married a Miss Chapell and they lived at Eufaula, Alabama, where he died in 1853. Born to them:

(A) Dr. Benjamin Flake, married Ret. Apling. He was a valued surgeon in the Confederate army. He and his wife owned a large plantation and hundreds of slaves. They had faith in the Confederacy and disposed of their property for Confederate money and at the end of the war lost all. He died in 1865, leaving his young wife in destitute financial circumstances due to these causes.

(B) Sarah Flake, married a Mr. Apling.

(C) Florida Flake, married a Mr. Cureton.

(D) Virginia Flake, married and moved to Texas.

(E) Dr. William Flake, lived in Mariana, Florida.

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11/04/2009 Last updated