Obituary Dr. Robert M. Bostwick
At 2 0’clock yesterday morning Dr. Robert Montrose Bostwick died at his residence, corner of Cooper and Herbert avenues. Dr. Bostwick was born in Charlotte, N. C., on January 21, 1834 and was directly descended from an ancestry of considerable revolutionary fame. He was graduated from the Louisville Medical College, and a short time after his graduation, he removed to Hardeman County, Tenn., and settled near Saulsbury. About twelve years ago he came to this city. He was married in June, 1869, to Miss Fannie Guy, who died several years ago. At the outbreak of the civil strife, Dr. Bostwick enlisted in the 154th Tennessee Regiment and was commissioned captain Sept. 16, 1863. During the course of the war he served on the staff of Gen A. J. Vaughan. On September 3, 1846, Dr. Bostwick received a wound, from the effects of which he never fully recovered. The death of Dr. Bostwick will be a sore blow to numerous friends and relatives. The immediate family of the deceased consists of Graham Bostwick and two daughters, Mary Lou Bostwick and Mrs. Lena Allen. – Commercial Appeal
Source: original newspaper clipping in scrapbook created by Ada Clark Stroup of Saulsbury
