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Dr Orville Calhoun Omohundro

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Dr Orville Calhoun Omohundro

Birth
Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
Death
15 Jul 1921 (aged 76)
Gladeville, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Orville Calhoun Omohundro was the first son, and the third of eleven children, of John Burwell Omohundro and his wife Catherine Salome Baker. He was born on Oct. 9, 1844, in Wilmington, Fluvanna Co., VA.

Shortly after Orville's birth, his parents purchased and moved to a farm near Palmyra in the same county. He was attending Norwood Military Institute at New Market, Nelson Co., VA, when the Civil War broke out in April of 1861. Two years later, Orville left school and joined a branch of the Confederate Army in Southwest VA being under 18 years of age. He then resigned for a more active field and joined Co. G, 5th VA Cavalry, Gen. Lomax's Brigade, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's Division, J. E. B. Stuart's Corps in the Army of Northern VA, with Robert E. Lee Commander-in-chief of all of the Confederate States of America.

Early on, Orville was promoted to 2nd lieutenant of his company and participated in every battle in which his command was engaged until the battle of Yellow Tavern, VA, in which the Confederates were defeated. It was here that Gen. Stuart was mortally wounded after a final battlefield dispatch was delivered by Orville's brother Jack. Stuart and most of the commissioned officers of his brigade were killed or captured in the battle. From this time on, Orville was left in command of his company through the 19th day of September 1864, when he was wounded by a 2-oz. ball through his right ankle at Winchester, VA. This was his third and final wound of the war. The first was received at "Blank Shop" by a shell and the second was at "Cold Harbor" also by a shell. Rather than surrender, Orville rode back 138 miles with his command to Pleasant Hill, the home of his parents near Palmyra, VA, where he was confined to his bed when Lee fired his last gun at Appomattox Court House in 1865. Two months later Orville surrendered and was paroled at Columbia, VA.

Soon after the war, he began the study of law but later abandoned this for the study of medicine. In February 1867 he went to Nashville and located at Rural Hill, TN, where he taught school and pursued the study of medicine. It was here that he met and married Margaret Tirzah Logue, daughter of Dr. John Logue, on May 13, 1868. Orville's younger brother Morton, who followed him to the Nashville area, married Margaret's sister Nannie Logue. The union of Orville and Margaret was blessed with three children, Orville Logue (1869), a graduate of Vanderbilt University, Catherine (1873), and Orvillena (1876), both graduates of schools in art and music.

After his marriage, Orville initially returned to VA and continued to study medicine, but he later returned to TN, graduating from the University of TN in Feb. 1812. After his graduation, Orville and his wife relocated to Rural Hill once more, where Orville established himself as a doctor, practicing for 14 years and enjoying a large country practice. In September 1886 he moved to Nashville, TN, established a lucrative practice, and remained there until his retirement around 1916.

He was a member in good standing of the Nashville Academy of Medicine, the Tennessee State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. He submitted and had published several articles for Medical Literature, the first being the unique case of a gunshot wound of the head, the second on induction of abortion to save life before the State Medical Society in 1888, and the third on scarlet fever for the State Medical Society in 1895. Orville was often called upon as an expert witness during trials in Nashville because of his medical expertise, including the horrific case of a father who allegedly poisoned his wife and children with arsenic in 1892.

After retirement, he once again went back to his country home in Wilson Co., TN, known as "Robins Hill". He remained there, enjoying a peaceful life with his wife, until his sudden death by a heart attack on July 15, 1921.

DR. OMOHUNDRO'S BODY
TO BE PUT IN VAULT

Funeral services for Dr. O. C. Omohundro, 70 who died Friday afternoon, at his home near Mt. Juliet, Tenn., will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the home, and concluded at 5 o'clock, when the body is placed in the vault at Mt. Olivet cemetery. The body will be placed in the vault awaiting the arrival of relatives who reside in distant cities.

Dr. Omohundro had been a practicing physician in Nashville for more than 30 years and was widely known in medical circles. He was an active member of the Vine Street Christian Church.
During the Civil war, Dr. Omohundro served under Stewart as a first lieutenant in Company C, Fifth Virginia Cavalry.

He was a brother of the late John B. (Texas Jack) Omohundro, who was a partner of Buffalo Bill.
Active pallbearers will be O. G. Bryan, William and Jesse Omohundro, Clarence Young, Jr., and John M. Omohundro, a nephew.

Honorary pallbearers are: Dr. W. A. Bryan, Dr.John Witherspoon, Dr. G. C. Savage, Dr. H. B. Hyde, Dr. W. G. Black, Dr. Duncan Eve and Dr. E. D. Harrington.

The Nashville Tennessean - July 17 1921 - Page 14

After all the relatives arrived, he was buried in the Omohundro Plot at Suggs Creek.
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Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

Orville C Omohundro married Maggie I Logue on 13 May 1868 in Wilson County

Maggie Logue daughter of John Logue and Margaret Harkreader
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Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929

Name: Orville C. Omohundro
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1845
Birth Place: Palmyra, VA
Death Date: 15 Jul 1921
Death Place: MT. Juliet, TN
Type Practice: Allopath
Practice Specialties: Nashville, TN, 1872, Mar 25, 1916, MT. Juliet, TN, Jan 4, 1915
Licenses: TN, 1889
Practice Dates Places: Nashville, TN, 1872, Mar 25, 1916, MT. Juliet, TN, Jan 4, 1915
Medical School: University of Nashville Medical Department, Nashville, 1872
Education: Edgewood Military Inst., VA., Bellmond Coll.
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Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1951

Name: O C Omohundro
Martial Status: Married
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1844
Death Date: 15 Jul 1921
Birth Place: VA
Death Place: Wilson, Tennessee
Father's Name: Jno B Omohundro
Birth place of Father: VA
Mother's name: Catherine Baker
Birthplace of Mother: VA
Occupation: Physician
Cemetery: Mt. Olivet
Burial: July 17 1921
Informant: Mrs Clarence Young
Cause of Death: Died Suddenly without warning
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Family Notes:

•Son, Orville Logue born 21 Apr 1869 in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, Father Orville C Omohundro, Mother, Maggie L Logue, Died 28 Oct, 1941 in Richmond CO VA. (SSI and Virginia Death Cert)
Orville Calhoun Omohundro was the first son, and the third of eleven children, of John Burwell Omohundro and his wife Catherine Salome Baker. He was born on Oct. 9, 1844, in Wilmington, Fluvanna Co., VA.

Shortly after Orville's birth, his parents purchased and moved to a farm near Palmyra in the same county. He was attending Norwood Military Institute at New Market, Nelson Co., VA, when the Civil War broke out in April of 1861. Two years later, Orville left school and joined a branch of the Confederate Army in Southwest VA being under 18 years of age. He then resigned for a more active field and joined Co. G, 5th VA Cavalry, Gen. Lomax's Brigade, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's Division, J. E. B. Stuart's Corps in the Army of Northern VA, with Robert E. Lee Commander-in-chief of all of the Confederate States of America.

Early on, Orville was promoted to 2nd lieutenant of his company and participated in every battle in which his command was engaged until the battle of Yellow Tavern, VA, in which the Confederates were defeated. It was here that Gen. Stuart was mortally wounded after a final battlefield dispatch was delivered by Orville's brother Jack. Stuart and most of the commissioned officers of his brigade were killed or captured in the battle. From this time on, Orville was left in command of his company through the 19th day of September 1864, when he was wounded by a 2-oz. ball through his right ankle at Winchester, VA. This was his third and final wound of the war. The first was received at "Blank Shop" by a shell and the second was at "Cold Harbor" also by a shell. Rather than surrender, Orville rode back 138 miles with his command to Pleasant Hill, the home of his parents near Palmyra, VA, where he was confined to his bed when Lee fired his last gun at Appomattox Court House in 1865. Two months later Orville surrendered and was paroled at Columbia, VA.

Soon after the war, he began the study of law but later abandoned this for the study of medicine. In February 1867 he went to Nashville and located at Rural Hill, TN, where he taught school and pursued the study of medicine. It was here that he met and married Margaret Tirzah Logue, daughter of Dr. John Logue, on May 13, 1868. Orville's younger brother Morton, who followed him to the Nashville area, married Margaret's sister Nannie Logue. The union of Orville and Margaret was blessed with three children, Orville Logue (1869), a graduate of Vanderbilt University, Catherine (1873), and Orvillena (1876), both graduates of schools in art and music.

After his marriage, Orville initially returned to VA and continued to study medicine, but he later returned to TN, graduating from the University of TN in Feb. 1812. After his graduation, Orville and his wife relocated to Rural Hill once more, where Orville established himself as a doctor, practicing for 14 years and enjoying a large country practice. In September 1886 he moved to Nashville, TN, established a lucrative practice, and remained there until his retirement around 1916.

He was a member in good standing of the Nashville Academy of Medicine, the Tennessee State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. He submitted and had published several articles for Medical Literature, the first being the unique case of a gunshot wound of the head, the second on induction of abortion to save life before the State Medical Society in 1888, and the third on scarlet fever for the State Medical Society in 1895. Orville was often called upon as an expert witness during trials in Nashville because of his medical expertise, including the horrific case of a father who allegedly poisoned his wife and children with arsenic in 1892.

After retirement, he once again went back to his country home in Wilson Co., TN, known as "Robins Hill". He remained there, enjoying a peaceful life with his wife, until his sudden death by a heart attack on July 15, 1921.

DR. OMOHUNDRO'S BODY
TO BE PUT IN VAULT

Funeral services for Dr. O. C. Omohundro, 70 who died Friday afternoon, at his home near Mt. Juliet, Tenn., will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the home, and concluded at 5 o'clock, when the body is placed in the vault at Mt. Olivet cemetery. The body will be placed in the vault awaiting the arrival of relatives who reside in distant cities.

Dr. Omohundro had been a practicing physician in Nashville for more than 30 years and was widely known in medical circles. He was an active member of the Vine Street Christian Church.
During the Civil war, Dr. Omohundro served under Stewart as a first lieutenant in Company C, Fifth Virginia Cavalry.

He was a brother of the late John B. (Texas Jack) Omohundro, who was a partner of Buffalo Bill.
Active pallbearers will be O. G. Bryan, William and Jesse Omohundro, Clarence Young, Jr., and John M. Omohundro, a nephew.

Honorary pallbearers are: Dr. W. A. Bryan, Dr.John Witherspoon, Dr. G. C. Savage, Dr. H. B. Hyde, Dr. W. G. Black, Dr. Duncan Eve and Dr. E. D. Harrington.

The Nashville Tennessean - July 17 1921 - Page 14

After all the relatives arrived, he was buried in the Omohundro Plot at Suggs Creek.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

Orville C Omohundro married Maggie I Logue on 13 May 1868 in Wilson County

Maggie Logue daughter of John Logue and Margaret Harkreader
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929

Name: Orville C. Omohundro
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1845
Birth Place: Palmyra, VA
Death Date: 15 Jul 1921
Death Place: MT. Juliet, TN
Type Practice: Allopath
Practice Specialties: Nashville, TN, 1872, Mar 25, 1916, MT. Juliet, TN, Jan 4, 1915
Licenses: TN, 1889
Practice Dates Places: Nashville, TN, 1872, Mar 25, 1916, MT. Juliet, TN, Jan 4, 1915
Medical School: University of Nashville Medical Department, Nashville, 1872
Education: Edgewood Military Inst., VA., Bellmond Coll.
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Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1951

Name: O C Omohundro
Martial Status: Married
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1844
Death Date: 15 Jul 1921
Birth Place: VA
Death Place: Wilson, Tennessee
Father's Name: Jno B Omohundro
Birth place of Father: VA
Mother's name: Catherine Baker
Birthplace of Mother: VA
Occupation: Physician
Cemetery: Mt. Olivet
Burial: July 17 1921
Informant: Mrs Clarence Young
Cause of Death: Died Suddenly without warning
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Family Notes:

•Son, Orville Logue born 21 Apr 1869 in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, Father Orville C Omohundro, Mother, Maggie L Logue, Died 28 Oct, 1941 in Richmond CO VA. (SSI and Virginia Death Cert)

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