Notable People in Fredericksburg

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  • Louisa Alcott - niece of Rev. A. N. Alcott, pastor of the Congregational Church in 1874-1878; visited Fredericksburg during uncle's ministry
  • Samuel Crawford - native of Fredericksburg; married Marie Irvin, youngest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Irvin; served as an army surgeon in the Union Army in the Civil War and became a distinguished physician in the West
  • Sarah Irvin - daughter of Rev. Samuel Irvin. D.D.; born in Fredericksburg; married Mr. Mr. Wishart and was the mother of Dr. Charles F. Wishart, President Emeritus of Wooster College
  • James Martin - son of Dr. James Martin; born in Fredericksburg; became distinguished jurist at Toledo, Ohio
  • Orra Martin - daughter of Dr. James Martin; born in Fredericksburg; became missionary in Brazil
  • Rev. John McNaugher - pastor of the United Presbyterian Church for one year in the 1870s; President of the Theological Seminary of Pittsburgh
  • Lorena Peppard - native of Fredericksburg; later a resident of Wooster; artist and author; the hills and dales of the Fredericksburg countryside was a favorite subject for her pictures
  • Isaac Singer - invented the sewing machine in 1856 in Pennsylvania; resident in 1845
  • Mira Sheeley - taught school in Fredericksburg in the 1880s; Presbyterian Missionary to the Sandwich Islands
  • Grace Smith - daughter of Boyd Smith, stock buyer; born in Fredericksburg; one of the nation's outstanding restaurant operators in Toledo, Ohio; graduate and trustee of Wooster College