Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes information

Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes
Born	Jane Renwick Smedburg November 22, 1827 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 19, 1913 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Elmwood Cemetery
Occupation	nurse
Known for	Founding hospitals
Spouse	John Wilkes
Children	9
Parent(s)	Carl Gustav Smedburg Isabelle Renwick

Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes (November 22, 1827 – January 19, 1913) was an American nurse and civic leader. She was a Confederate nurse during the American Civil War, volunteering at Wayside Hospital and the Confederate Military Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. After the war, Wilkes served on the Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions of the Episcopal Church and as president of the Women's Aid Society of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. In 1867, she co-founded St. Peter's Hospital, the first civilian hospital in North Carolina. Like other hospitals in segregated North Carolina, St. Peter's didn't admit Black people. In 1892, she opened Good Samaritan Hospital, the first hospital for African Americans in North Carolina.