Walter Ross Wade
| Walter Ross Wade | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1810 South Carolina |
| Died |
1862 Jefferson County, Mississippi |
| Occupation | Physician, planter |
| Spouse(s) |
Martha Taylor Wade Mabella Jane Duncan Chamberlain |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) |
Daniel Wade Jean Brown Ross |
| Relatives | Isaac Ross (grandfather) |
Walter Ross Wade (1810–1862) was an American physician and planter in the Antebellum South. He owned the Rosswood Plantation, a cotton plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. His diary was published posthumously.
Biography
Early life
Walter Ross Wade was born in 1810 in South Carolina.[1][2] His father was Daniel Wade and his mother, Jean Brown Ross.[2] His maternal grandfather was Isaac Ross, the first owner of the Prospect Hill Plantation.[3]
Career
He worked as a physician, treating patients in the Natchez District.[3][4] He kept a diary of his patient visits and other activities.[3][4]
He purchased the Rosswood Plantation, a 1,250-acre cotton plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi.[4][5][6] He owned more than 100 African slaves who picked cotton in the fields.[6] In 1857, he hired architect David Schroeder to design the Greek Revival mansion.[5][6][7] It was built as a gift for his second wife.[3] The Wades entertained guests regularly and went fox-hunting on the grounds.[3] During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, they invited the Confederate States Army to use the mansion as a Confederate hospital.[7]
Personal life
He married a cousin, Martha Taylor Wade.[2] They had two children.[2] After she died, he got remarried to Mabella Jane Duncan Chamberlain, and they also had two children.[3]
Death
He died in 1862.[1]
Legacy
His diary was published posthumously. In 2003, it was recorded as an audio book on a CD.[3]
References
- 1 2 Wade Family Papers, 1847-1851, University of South Carolina Libraries
- 1 2 3 4 Google Books: Journal description
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Walter Wade's Rosswood Plantation diary now available on CD, Natchez Democrat, September 17, 2003
- 1 2 3 The History of the Rosswood Plantation
- 1 2 Bill Seratt, A Whimsical Farm of Frogs and the Singing Chef of Lorman, Visit Vicksburg, September 25, 2014
- 1 2 3 Jack and Winnie Baldwin, Baldwin's Guide to Inns of Mississippi, Pelican Publishing , p. 79
- 1 2 Marc R. Matrana, Lost Plantations of the South, Oxford, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2009, p. 142