The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-08-02
STRIKING CONFIDENT.
DR.. w. A. Cheatham, of Nashville,
Tenn, and DR.. w. T. Cheatham, of
Henderson, N. G., Both Eminent
Physicians and Beloved nen, Dis
family Related to Each Other, Whose
Passing Away Was A Somewhat
Singular COincident

family Related to Each Other, Whose
Passing Away Was A Somewhat
Singular Coincident.
There were four DR.. William Cheat
hams. all distantly related. One lives
in Virginia, one in St. Louis, and
them DR.. William Archer Cheatham
lived in Nashville, Tenn. DR.. w.
T. Cheatham, of Henderson, kept up
an exchange Of letters and papers
with him at intervals and when the
latter's death was published in the
GOLD LEAF of June 2Sth, his son, Mr..
| W. 7. Cheatham, Jr., sent copy OF
the paper addressed to DR.. w. A.
Cheatham in Nashville. In response
thereto he received copies of Nash
vile papers announcing the death Of
| that gentleman as Zone of the city's
| Oldest and most prominent citizens
and eminent physicians" The Nash
vile american of June 10th, says:
DR.. William Archer Cheatham, pioneer
physician OF this city and q man re-
spected and admired for his professional
ability and personal character, died at
11:25 O'Clock yesterday morning at the
home of his son-n-law. Thomas S.
Weaver, five miles out on the Murfrees-
bOrO turnpike.
He was 80 years OF age and had enjoy
ed remarkably good health until the last
few months, when he began to decline
be gradually sank into the last deep
slumber
DR.. Cheatham's death will cause gem
uine regret to his many friends, not only
in Nashville but throughout the State
BY his genial disposition and sincerity of
manner he endeared himself to all By
inclination a student, he attained through
application success and prominence in his
matters local and national Dr. Cheatham
was a student and was unusually we'll
posted on all current events.
He was born in Springfield Tenn,
August 9th, 1920 He was the son OF
Col. Richard Cheatham and a grandson
of Col. Archie Cheatham, who was with
Gen. Jackson at the battle of the Horse
shoe. Dr. Cheatham acquired an acade-
mic education at the University OF Nash
vile and afterward graduated at the
University of Pennsylvania in March,
1913.
He Immediately began the practice OF
medicine at Springfield and continued
until January LIST, 1915, when he re-
moved to this city. He was associated
with DR.. Thomas Buchanan and later
with DIR. W. X. Bowling
DR.. Cheatham married Miss Mary
Ready, eldest daughter of the late Hon.
Charles Ready, of Murfreesboro, on
October Goth, 1916. Five years later he
was elected superintendent OF the Ten
nessee Hospital for the Insane. He was
serving a second term when removed in
August, 1862, by Andrew Johnson. Mill
tary Governor of Tennessee
While DR.. Cheatham was an expert in
every branch of his profession, he devoted
most OF his time to the study OF insanity
and treatment of the insane. His success
renown throughout the State The cree
and arrangements of the grounds was
done under his supervision.
DR.. Cheatham leaves two children Dr.
Richard Cheatham and Mrs. Thomas s.
Weaver
Editorially the same paper says
this:
The death OF Dr. W. A. Cheatham at
the ripe age OF 80 years removes from the
by his presence. With a life co-extensve
with four score years of the century, he
had been a witness and in some measure
participant i'll its stirring scenes. He
had seen Nashville grow from a quiet
village, isolated from the outside world
save by the occasional visit OF the stage
coach, to an important city, in close
touch with the uttermOSt parts OF the
earth by steam and telegraph.
He was a link in the chain uniting the
old days before the war with those of the
present. He was prominent in official,
professional and social life, and, literally
educated, he maintained to the last his
vigor of intellect and his interests in the
events of the world.
An aristocrat of the old school, a splen-
did type of the old-time gentleman, has
gone to his rest.