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| Mary E Platt
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Born: Dec 16, 1854
Died: Jan 22, 1933
Father: John S Platt
b. 1831 - d. May 14, 1867
Mother: Elizabeth R Mood
b. Aug 1826 - d. ca1902
Birth Place: Russellville, Charleston Co., SC
Died: St Stephen, Berkley Co., SC
She was buried at the St. Stephen Old Episcopal Church Cemetery, Berkeley Co., SC
She was married on March 11, 1872
Husband: Benjamin P Huxford
b. Nov 23, 1852 - d. Aug 08, 1900
She had eight children:
(m) Walter Huxford
(f) Edith Millwood Huxford
(m) Camilla Calvitt Huxford
(f) Cecil D Huxford
(m) Benjamin Robert Huxford
(m) Jeremiah Orvin Huxford
(f) Inez Cleveland Huxford
(f) Roberta J Huxford
| About 1890, She and Benjamin moved from South Carolina to near Moultrie, GA to engage in the turpentine business.
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| "Benjamin Huxford and
wife, Mary E., were baptized on the 11th of March by Rev. Mr. W.H. Howard
and were constituted in the Russellville Church the same day by Dr. D.M.
Brecker, D.D." (Source 2)
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| Obituary from The News and
Courier, Charlston, S.C., Wednesday morning, Jan 25, 1933:
Mrs. Mary Huxford, 77 Dies at St. Stephen After Long Illness St. Stephen, Jan 24: Special services for Mrs. Mary Platt Huxford, 77, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.K. Russell, early Sunday morning, were held at the Episcopal cemetery at 11 o'clock Monday morning and conducted by the Rev. Mr. Everheart, pastor of the Christian church in Charleston. Mrs. Huxford's death followed a serious illness of several weeks. She has made her home with her daughter here for the past two years. She possessed an unusually sweet disposition, which made and held friends. Mrs. Huxford is survived by three daughters, Mrs. H.K. Russell, St. Stephen; Mrs. Edith Conger and Mrs. Cecil Orvin of Moultrie, GA and two sons; C.C. Huxford, Mobile, AL and J.O. Huxford, Perry, FL. |
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Mary E Platt
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This is a thumbnail of Mary E Platt's death certificate from the State of South Carolina. Click on it to enlarge it.
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Mary's gravestone; difficult to read.
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I tried different effects on the picture and this is what I ended up with. |
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The gravestone reads:
MARY E PLATT WIFE OF BENJAMIN HUXFORD DEC 16 1854 JAN 22, 1933 ----- SHE WAS A KIND AND AFFECTIONATE WIFE, A FOND MOTHER, AND A FRIEND TO ALL.
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Sources: 1) Flo Stevens - Longview, TX - Old hand-written note says: "Born
16 Dec 1855" 2) Rev Peter Huxford Jr's Family Bible - about Benjamin and Mary's baptism. 3) George Ballentine - "Ballentine Branches: Family Newsletter for Ballentine, Huxford & Connected Families", Vol. 2, No. 4, Jul/Aug 1998, p. 1 & 3 4) Holly L Huxford - pictures of gravestone.
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