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Conway, William Buchanan, 1845-1920

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1845 - 1919

Biographical Note

Dr. William B. Conway was born in Ellerslie, Virginia, in 1845. Conway studied at Virginia Military Institute for a year, but left school to enlist as a private in Company C, 4th Virginia Cavalry. He served through the war, and afterwards studied medicine under the tutelage of Dr. Alfred Taliaferro at Culpeper Courthouse. He then studied at Washington University in Baltimore and graduated in 1869. Upon graduation, he left Baltimore to practice medicine at Mount Vernon Iron Works in Rockingham County, Virginia. Julia and William were married in 1870 and settled for a time in Blacksburg where William became a surgeon for the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech). They had five children: Daisy, Alfred, William, Archie, and Mary, all of which, except William, reached adulthood. Julia died in 1916. William died in College Park, Georgia, in 1920.

Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, January 14, 1896 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F2_Letter_1896_0114

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, January 15, 1895 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F1_Letter_1895_0115

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, January 20, 1896 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F2_Letter_1896_0120

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, January 31, 1897 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F2_Letter_1897_0131

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, July 4, 1895 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F1_Letter_1895_0704

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, July 23, 1901 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F3_Letter_1901_0723

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, June 16, 1901 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F3_Letter_1901_0616

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, June 25, 1901 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F3_Letter_1901_0625

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, June 28, 1901 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F3_Letter_1901_0628

Letter, Catlett Conway to Willy, Richmond, VA, March 14, 1895 (Ms2012-039)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-039_ConwayCatlett_F1_Letter_1895_0314