Benjamin Waldo (1816 - 1871)[1] was a doctor and state legislator in South Carolina. He relocated to Florida with his wife. Waldo, Florida is believed to have been named for him.[2]

Dr. Joseph Waldo of Newberry, South Carolina was his father.[3]

Waldo served in the South Carolina General Assembly representing Newberry, South Carolina and served on the Medical Committee. He was sworn in 1846.[4] He left after a year with his wife Sarah nee Lipscomb Waldo and settled in Marion County, Florida.[5]

He left the medical field due to Ill health and became a business partner of David Yulee in Florida.[1] He had a son who served in the Confederate Army and two daughters. Sallie B. Waldo was one of his daughters.[6] She married John Marshall Martin an officer in the Confederate Army. He was a Captain in the Marion Light Artillery, and a member of the Confederate Congress.[7][8]

Waldo lived on the Pine Hill Plantation in Marion County.[9]

News of his death reached his hometown in May, 1871.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Schwartz, Kathryn Carlisle (March 21, 2003). Baptist Faith in Action: The Private Writings of Maria Baker Taylor, 1813-1895. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570034978 via Google Books.
  2. Stanley, Sarah (30 November 2018). "Untold Florida: Where Waldo Got Its Name, WUFT".
  3. Francis, Elisabeth Wheeler; Moore, Ethel Sivley (March 21, 1947). "Lost Links: New Recordings of Old Data from Many States". McQuiddy Printing Company via Google Books.
  4. Representatives, South Carolina General Assembly House of (March 21, 1846). "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". State Printers via Google Books.
  5. O'Neall, John Belton (March 21, 1892). "The Annals of Newberry: In Two Parts". Aull & Houseal via Google Books.
  6. "Georgia Genealogical Magazine". Southern Historical Press. March 21, 1989 via Google Books.
  7. Allardice, Bruce S. (March 21, 2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 9780826266484 via Google Books.
  8. McClendon, Carlee T. (March 21, 1970). "Edgefield Marriage Records, Edgefield, South Carolina: From the Late 18th Century Up Through 1870". R.L. Bryan Company via Google Books.
  9. "Florida Ante Bellum Plantations 2".
  10. "Benjamin Waldo death, 11 May 1871, Edgefield Advertiser". Edgefield Advertiser. May 11, 1871. p. 3 via newspapers.com.
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