Baxley family photograph collection

George Baxley (1771-1848) was at Fort McHenry as a member of Washington's Artillery Company during the British bombardment. The bombshell that is at the Society fell near him but did not explode. After the war, George dug it up and the bombshell was displayed in the Baxley drug store for many years before being donated to the Society.

William Minifie (1805-1880) had completed his apprenticeship as a cabinet maker before leaving England. In Baltimore, he became successively an architect and builder, professor of drawing, and author of books on geometrical drawing. (William was the son of James and Elizabeth (Hyne) Minifie, born in Tavistock, Devonshire, England. He married Mary Woodland White in 1828.)

Jackson Brown Baxley (1814-1896) helped to organize the Maryland College of Pharmacy. He was the leading spirit in pharmaceutical legislation in Maryland, culminating in the enactment of a law requiring the registration of pharmacists. He was the first Commissioner appointed and the first president of the Maryland Board of Pharmacy. (Jackson was the son of George and Mary (Merryman) Baxley; he married Mary Ann Nesbitt Rolston in 1850 and Gertrude Hyne Minifie in 1865. Gertrude was the daughter of William and Mary (White) Minifie.)

Henry Willis Baxley (1803-1876) graduated in Medicine in 1824. He took an active part in the establishment of the first dental college to be formally organized in this country or abroad. He was an able teacher and a skilled and pioneer surgeon of his day. (Henry was the son of George and Mary (Merryman) Baxley; he married Annabella Little in 1829, and Mary Virginia Rieman in 1849.)

William George Davis Tonge (1843-1910) was born at Mount Pleasant, near Baltimore. Went to Bainbridge, Georgia, when his family moved there. Served in the Confederate Army. (He was the son of Samuel Davis and Harriet Ann (Baxley) Tongue, and married Laura Eugenia Taylor in 1870.)

Jackson Brown Baxley, Jr. (1856-1891) graduated in pharmacy and medicine. Practiced medicine in Baltimore. Died at an early age. (He was the son of Jackson Brown Baxley and Getrude Hyne (Minifie) Baxley.)

Henry Minifie Baxley served an apprenticeship in his father's drug store, graduated in pharmacy (1888) and medicine (1892); practiced medicine in Baltimore for more than fifty years. (Henry was the son of Jackson Brown Baxley and Gertrude Hyne (Minifie) Baxley, and married Maude Eugenia Tonge in 1893.)

William Brown Baxley, First Lieut., 319th Infantry, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Graduated Engineering School, Johns Hopkins University (1917) and went immediately into the U.S. Army. He died August 1, 1918, Canadian Base Hospital No. 3 near Doullens, France, from wounds received in action. (William was the son of Henry and Maude Eugenia Tonge.)