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Mary R. <I>Henagan</I> Northrop

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Mary R. Henagan Northrop

Birth
Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Death
3 Nov 1917 (aged 64)
Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Square 59, Lot 20, Grave 6
Memorial ID
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Per her headstone: she was the wife of John T. Northrop

Per her death certificate found on FamilySearch.org: she was a daughter of A. B. Henagan and Mary Gibson. She died of an intestinal obstruction probably caused by carcinoma. The informant was Mrs. ? Bissonette of 300 Meeting St., Charleston, SC.

Found in The State 04 November 1917: NORTHROP-Entered into eternal rest at Hendersonville, N. C., Mary R., widow of the late John T. NORTHROP. Interment Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia.

She and her husband were named as plaintiffs in the case of Johnson vs Henagan in a lawsuit heard Nov 1877 in the South Carolina Supreme Court regarding the will of her father, Barnabas Kelet Henagan (found in the book, Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina, Vol 11, which can be read online).

Note: the DOB on her grave marker is incorrect. She can be found on the 1850 US Census for Marion, South Carolina at age 4 living with B. K. Hennegan, 52, James, 18, Andrew, 12 and Robert, 10. This census specifies her birth in Marion County.

Her mother died in 1847 putting Mary's birth likely within a year of her mother's death.
Per her headstone: she was the wife of John T. Northrop

Per her death certificate found on FamilySearch.org: she was a daughter of A. B. Henagan and Mary Gibson. She died of an intestinal obstruction probably caused by carcinoma. The informant was Mrs. ? Bissonette of 300 Meeting St., Charleston, SC.

Found in The State 04 November 1917: NORTHROP-Entered into eternal rest at Hendersonville, N. C., Mary R., widow of the late John T. NORTHROP. Interment Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia.

She and her husband were named as plaintiffs in the case of Johnson vs Henagan in a lawsuit heard Nov 1877 in the South Carolina Supreme Court regarding the will of her father, Barnabas Kelet Henagan (found in the book, Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina, Vol 11, which can be read online).

Note: the DOB on her grave marker is incorrect. She can be found on the 1850 US Census for Marion, South Carolina at age 4 living with B. K. Hennegan, 52, James, 18, Andrew, 12 and Robert, 10. This census specifies her birth in Marion County.

Her mother died in 1847 putting Mary's birth likely within a year of her mother's death.

Gravesite Details

Transcribed from the book Interment Records of Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC (three volumes)



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  • Created by: rdsxfan
  • Added: May 2, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89483986/mary_r-northrop: accessed ), memorial page for Mary R. Henagan Northrop (2 Oct 1853–3 Nov 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89483986, citing Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by rdsxfan (contributor 47525613).