Henry Vanderhorst Toomer, son of Dr Anthony Vanderhorst Toomer, was a notable South Carolina physician who died during a yellow fever outbreak while tending to his patients. His monument in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, bears the tribute erected by his friends and patients, reflecting the esteem in which he was held for his service and sacrifice. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1750/00/00 | Home | Dr Henry Vanderhorst Toomer | Charleston, SC | ||||
| 1858/11/02 | Dr Henry Vanderhorst Toomer dies of yellow fever while treating patients during Charleston's deadliest 19th-century epidemic, which killed more than 800 people out of a population of roughly 40,000. He was laid to rest at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston. | Died | Magnolia Cemetery | Charleston, SC |
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