The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-09-12
DR.. J. A. Prieto.


sketch of the life of DR.. Prieto,
whose death occurred in this city
last Saturday, is taken from Good
speeds History of Tennessee. 1t
was given to the publisher by the
Doctor himself, and is therefore
accurate in every respect:
Joseph Augustine Prieto, M. D., a
resident and practitioner OF Oblon
County, Tenn, was born April TO-
1920, in Cienfuegos, Cuba, his father
being an attorney at that place forty
odd years before his death. Our sub
iect graduated from the literary de-
partment OF a college at Havana, Gu
ba. at the age of II and entered the
medical university of the same place
in the fall of the same year, and grad
uated January II, 1912, with the high
est honors the university conferred.
He was Immediately appointed 10
practice in the navy by the governor
of Cuba, and held the position -FOUR
years, practicing in the meantime In
Asia, Africa, Russia, on the Red Sea,
South America, California, Mexico,
Porto Rico, and many of the Islands
of the Atlantic, successfully treating
the diseases of smallpox, measles, cry
sipelas, typhoid malaria, Panama
q
fever, cholera Asiatico, yellow fever
etc. He returned to Cuba in 1S47,
where lie practiced until 1852 lie
then Joined the Gen. Laupes' eXpedl-
ton. and was captured by the govern
ment officers March 4, 1854. but made
his escape March Is, 1854, and embark
ed for the United States, landing at
New York City April l, 1851. He went
to Boston, Mass, but soon went TO
New Orleans and practiced there in
the hospital during the yellow fever
endemic of 1855. In 1856 he was ap-
pointed by the President of the United
States to practice in the United States
Army, as assistant surgeon, serving 10
that capacity about ten years on the
plains. During the late war he prac-
ticed in the hospital at Memphis, ana
after the close of the war came TO
Obion County and practiced in the
county four and half years. In De-
cember. 1862 he went to Mississippi,
where he remained eight years. His
wife died of yellow fever while there
and he, shortly after, visited his Ola
home at Cienfuegos, Cuba, and after
wards travelled over the whole OF Eu-
rome. He returned to Obion County
in 1881, where he has since practlced'
He is a member of the board of health
at Nashville, and practiced during the
smallpox epidemic of 1885, His first
wife was Mary Shearon, of Oblon
County. She died November 30, 1878,
leaving one child, Joseph. After his
return from his European travels he,
October 5, 1881, welded Mollie Rivers
DR.. Prieto practiced medicine at
| Hornbeak tor a NUMBER OF years,
afterwards moving to Union City.
He was very successful and highly
esteemed as citizen, enjoying ex-
traordinary good health and
strength until a few months ago,
when he became afflicted with heart
trouble, terminating in his death at
home last Saturday afternoon al
5 o'clock.
The Doctor has been for many
years a member of the Christian
Church, an honorable gentleman, a
kind neighbor and a good friend
He leaves a widow and son.
Services were conducted by Ed
Shelburne, and the interment took
place at East View Cemetery.
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For your stomach's sake drink
! Pep-Vito-at Dahnke's.
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