pg. 164 Simon Baruch, Camden, S.C., son of Bernhard and Theresa Baruch, was born at Schwervenz, province of Posen, Prussia, July 29th, 1840. His preliminary education was received at Friedrich Wilhelm's gymnasium, Psen; his professional education at the S.C. med. coll., and at the med. coll. of Va. From the last named institution he was graduated M.D. in March, 1862. In 1865 he established himself in Camden, where - save six months passed in New York - he has since remained. In the course of his practice he has performed resections of elbow and shoulder joints, and has ligated the common carotid,a and excised the upper maxilla. He is a member of the S.C. State med. soc., corres. secretary in 1873, president in 1874; and of the Kershaw district medical soc., corres. secretary since 1874. Of his professional publications may be mentioned:.....In March, 1862, he was commissioned an ass't surg. on the Confederate States army; was promoted to be surg. in Aug., 1864, and at the close of the war was surg. in charge of the general hospitals at Thomasville, N.C. Since 1875 he has been examining phys. to the Universal life Insurance company, New York. He married, Nov. 27th, 1867, Isabel, daughter of Saling and Sarah Wolfe, of Winnsboro, S.C. pg. 273 Edward Davies McDaniel, Camden, S.C., grandson of Edward McDaniel, a revolutionary soldier and son of William McDaniel and Jane (Strong) McDaniel, was born in Chester district, S.C., July 7th, 1822. He received an early education at the schools in the neighborhood, both primary and high, and afterwards being unable to acquire additional school opportunities, studied book-keeping and entered mercantile life. At a still later period he entered Erskine coll., where he remained six years, receiving the degree of B.A. in 1844. He then commenced the study of medicine under Dr. John Douglass, of Chester, where he remained till 1845, then removed to Dallas co., Ala., where her devoted himself to teaching and study. In 1849 he was selected to superintend the manufacture of suitable telescopes for the astronomical observatory of Erskine coll., S.C. and while attending to this duty, he visited various eminent institutions of learning, to make what advances he could, in improved methods of teaching. In 1854, he received the degree of A.M. from the univ. of Ala. In 1855 he removed to Charleston, and prosecuted his medical studies till he graduated M.D. from the med. coll. of the State of S.C. in 1857. After graduating he settled in Camden, Wilcox co. Ala., and devoted himself to the general branches of his profession, and without claiming any special department, except pneumonia and malarial fevers, the diseases of the region. He is a member of the Wilcox med. soc., and has been its vice president for many years; was for one year vice president of the Ala. State med. asso., and was president of the same in 1876. In 1877 he received the degree of L.L. D. from the univ. of Ala. During 1873 and 1874 he occupied the chairs of chemistry, physiology, and geology in the Wilcox female institute. During the civil war he was employed in various services for the Confederate government, such as physician to the post and to the small pox hospital in Camden; examining surg., etc. He is the author of a number of reports.....He has for several years been elected a member of the town council of Camden, and has several times been re-elected president of the Wilcox agricultural and mechanical association. In 1858 he married Marilda Blair, daughter of the late John Tabb, formerly of Mecklenburg co., Virginia. pg. 517 Albertus Adair Moore, Camden, S.C., son of James Moore, and Sophia Moore, was born in Yorkville, S.C. Feb. 16th, 1834. He was educated at the male acad., at Ebenezerville, York co., S.C.; at the univ. of Va., and at the univ. of the city of New York; and he graduated in medicine from the latter in March, 1859. He settled first on Tyger River, Spartanburg co., S.C., and removed to Camden in Dec. 1869, a few months after. His practice is general. He is a member of the Kershaw co., med. asso., of which he has been recording secretary since its formation in 1866. and of the S.C. med. asso., of which he was third vice-president in 1874. He is the author of short article on....He entered the Confederate army as orderly sergeant in July, 1861; was commissioned asst. surg. Jan. 1863, a position he held till the close of the war. He married Sallie E. Dunlap, Jan. 1865. She died in June 1867. In Jan. 1873, he married Carrie A. Clarke.

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