DR. JOHN N. UPSHUR
Was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on February 14, 1848, and received his
first education at the Norfolk Military Academy and the Virginia Military
Institute. He served in C company, Cadet Corps, in the battle of
New Market, May 15, 1864, and was severely wounded in the right leg
After the war he studied medicine at the University of Virginia and the
Virginia Medical College, graduating from the last-named school March
5, 1868. He commenced practice in Richmond, on April 1, 1869, after
having been resident physician at Howard's Grove hospital, near the
city, for the year succeeding graduation, and has been in practice continuously
ever since. In June, 1884, he was elected professor of Materia
Medica and Therapeutics in the Medical College of Virginia. Dr.
Upshur is a member of the Blue Lodge, A. F. & A. M.
His father was Dr. George L. Upshur, late of Norfolk, born in Northampton
county, Virginia, died September 19, 1855, aged thirty-three
years. Dr. George L. Upshur was a son of John Evans Nottingham, of
Northampton county, and had his name changed by act of legislature
to his mother's maiden name, to prevent extinction of the Upshur name.
The mother of Dr. John N. is Sarah Andrews, daughter of Dr. J. G.
Parker, of Northampton county, still living in that county.
Dr. Upshur has been twice married, his first wife Lucy T., daughter of
Bishop F. M. Whittle. She died August 7, 1876, at age of twenty-seven
years, leaving him one son, Francis. He married secondly, in Richmond,
December 11, 1879, Elizabeth S. Peterkin, born in Baltimore.
They have three children, William P., Elizabeth N., Alfred P. Dr. and
Mrs. Upshur are members of the St. James P. E. Church, of Richmond.
Mrs. Upshur is a daughter of Wm. S. Peterkin, of Baltimore. Her mother
died on January 23, 1879.
