JUDGE DAVID MEADE BERNARD.
Judge Bernard was born in Petersburg, on May 11, 1840. His
parents, both now deceased, were Virginians, his father, David Meade
Bernard, born in King George county, and his mother, Sallie A. Feild,
born in Brunswick county. His marriage was solemnized in Brunswick
county, on December 21, 1870, by Revs. J. H. Morrison and O. A.
Glazebrook, and his wife is Lutie B., daughter of Dr. Edward A. Morrison.
She was born in Brunswick county, August 2, 1854. Dr. Morrison,
her father, was born in Lunenberg county, Virginia, and is now
deceased. Her mother, whose maiden name was Lucia B. Hackley, has
been dead some years. The children of Judge and Mrs. Bernard are:
Lutie M., Sallie F., Mary M., Willie M. (deceased), David M. and Richard
F.
Judge Bernard went to school in Petersburg until 1857, and then was
sent to Hampden-Sidney College, where he was graduated in 1860. He
entered the Confederate States Army in May, 1851, private in Company
E, 12th Virginia Infantry, was transferred to 10th Virginia Cavalry in
1864, and served through the war, was wounded on March 31, 1865,
near Dinwiddie C. H., and captured at Richmond, at the time of the
evacuation. After the war he returned to his home in Orange, studied
law, and was admitted to the bar in Brunswick county in May, 1866.
He practiced in that and adjoining counties until 1881, when he
removed to Petersburg, where he was in practice until January, 1886,
when he entered upon the duties of Judge of the Hustings Court of
Petersburg, which position he is still filling.
