MyHeritage Family Trees; Geni World Family Tree; WikiTree; England & Wales, Death Index, 1837-2005; FamilySearch Family Tree; 1891 England & Wales Census; View all records MyHeritage Family Trees. 1 DEAT Buckner Stith abt 1740 - abt 1800 last edited 5 Aug 2020. 1 DEAT [11][12][13], In 1866, seeking a cure for his addiction, he began to experiment with painkillers that would serve as morphine-free alternatives to morphine. The original beverage was called Pemberton’s French Wine Coca and hit the market in 1885. Thanks from all of us at When the labs were relocated to Atlanta, he dubbed Pemberton’s business “one of the most splendid Chemical Laboratories that there is in the country.” And though he was also called “the most noted physician Atlanta ever had,” accolades and respect did not prevent him from joining the fray of war when the time came. ... John Stith Pemberton was born on month day 1831, at birth place, Georgia, to James, Clifford Pemberton and Martha, L Pemberton. The idea was to develop new products and sell medical and photography supplies, and branch out into cosmetics. Although the name refers to the two main ingredients, because of controversy over its cocaine content, The Coca-Cola Company later said that the name was "meaningless but fanciful". The battle would directly impact the rest of his life and ultimately lead to both his greatest success and biggest weakness due to his subsequent addiction to morphine. People Projects Discussions Surnames Jeremy Agnew, Alcohol and Opium in the Old West, 173. By using this website you consent to our use of cookies. John Stith 24 Mar 1755 Brunswick County, Virginia - 10 Feb 1810 last edited 6 Aug 2020. Deceased persons do not fall within the scope of these legal provisions. Coca-Cola is so ubiquitous and world-famous that its easy to forget its captivating origin story — or even, that it has one worth a look in the first place. First-year sales of Coca-Cola topped off at $50. 2 SOUR - Ancestry.com - Public Member Trees - Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; - www.ancestry.com - 1 ADDR - 1 EMAIL - 1 PHON - Database online. Managed by: 2 PLAC Virginia, USA Record for Mary Judith Stith, Welcome to the Family Tree of Sharon Bodet, The Geneanet family trees are powered by Geneweb 7.0. Pemberton was born on July 8, 1831, in Knoxville, Georgia, and spent most of his childhood in Rome, Georgia. Major children and living persons must directly contact the, Relationship with Sharon Hood (Sosa/Ahnentafel #1), Relationship with Elizabeth Anderson (spouse), , born in 1658 - Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, deceased in 1724 - Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA aged 66 years old, , born 10 October 1686 (Thursday) - Henrico, Virginia, USA, deceased 19 October 1742 (Friday) - Henrico, Virginia, USA aged 56 years old, , born in 1673 - Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, deceased in 1774 - Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA aged 101 years old, List of all individuals in the family tree, Born in 1670 - Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, Deceased in 1758 - Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, Their only child, Charles Ney Pemberton, was born in 1854. 2 DATE 1670 He entered the Reform Medical College of Georgia in Macon, Georgia, and in 1850, at the age of nineteen, he earned his medical degree. [14][15][16] His first recipe was "Dr. Tuggle's Compound Syrup of Globe Flower", in which the active ingredient was derived from the buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), a toxic plant that is common in Alaska. [27], American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola, This article is about the American druggist. In the end, the ambitious scientist and entrepreneur created one of the most successful and enduring consumer products of our time — one that has yet to be rivaled by competing alternatives in its niche. He blended the base syrup with carbonated water by accident when trying to make another glassful of the beverage. Robinson hand wrote the Spencerian script on the bottles and ads. The Georgia Department of Agriculture uses his laboratories to this day — over 125 years after his death. John Pemberton’s home on Marietta Street in Columbus, Georgia. Pemberton’s labs were converted into Georgia’s first testing facilities and were staffed by employees he personally hand-picked. [7] After initially practicing some medicine and surgery, Dr. Pemberton opened a drug store in Columbus. As for the name — Coca-Cola — it was Pemberton’s bookkeeper Frank Robinson who coined the billion-dollar monicker. 2 SOUR Ancestry.com - Public Member Trees - Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; - www.ancestry.com - 1 ADDR - 1 EMAIL - 1 PHON - Database online. With Pemberton’s widowed wife struggling financially, and his son Charles managing a troubling morphine addiction, the family’s once-promising future had turned entirely bleak.