This Week On My Family History Calendar-The Death of a Great Great Grandfather

 

September 13~

 My maternal Great Great Grandfather, William A. McManus (1854-1914), died 109 years ago in Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina. He is buried in Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter County, South Carolina. 

William A. McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina

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Oct. 11~
 My paternal Great Great Grandfather, Ezra Ashby Hudson (1821-1882) was born 199 years ago in Darlington District, South Carolina. He was the son of Jacob Hudson (1788-1870) and Mary (?).

 Mary Jane (Brown) McRady, my maternal 3rd great grandmother (1821-1894), died 126 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. She is buried in the Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery in Pisgah Crossroad, Sumter, South Carolina. 

Mary Jane (Brown) McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Picture courtesy Remember Me
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Oct. 13~
  The 108th wedding anniversary of my maternal great grandparents, Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931), and Loretta (McManus) Daughrity (1834-1936). David was 23 and Etta 17 when they married in Bishopville, Lee, South Carolina. 

David and Etta Daughrity
Marriage License 

   

  My 5th great grandmother, Mary (Strother) Dargan (1772-1822) died 198 years ago in Sumter District, South Carolina. 

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Sept. 27~

 The 144th anniversary of the death of my paternal 3rd great-grandmother. Matilda C. Martin died in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina in 1876. She is buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery.

Matilda C. Mathis Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, NC

Sept. 29~

  My maternal Grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr. died 76 years ago. He was killed in action on the island of Peleliu while serving in the Marines during WWII.  He is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Kershaw, Camden, South Carolina. 

Gilbert Ernest Roberts (1920-1944)

October 2~

Frances "Fannie" Virginia (McRady) McManus (1856-1903), my maternal great great grandmother, was born 164 years ago. She was born in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Thomas J. McRady (1821-1896) and Mary Jane (Brown) McRady (1821-1894).                                                                                                                                                 

Fannie McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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September 8-September 14

Sept. 9~
   Thomas McRady (1821-1896), my maternal 3rd great grandfather, would have been 193 years old.  Tomas lived in the Springhill area of Sumter County, South Carolina. 

William A. McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter County, SC

Sept. 13~
   My maternal great-great-grandfather, William Amos McManus (1854-1914), died 100 years ago. He is buried in the Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, SC. 

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July 29-August 3

July 29~
 My maternal 3rd great grandfather, Thomas J. McRady (1821-1896) died 123 years ago. Thomas died in Sumter County, South Carolina and is buried in Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery in Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina.

Thomas J. McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
Photo Credit: Remember Me For Find A Grave
Used with permission

August 1~
 My maternal great great grandmother, Bessie Mae (Eargle) Price (1878-1943) died 76years ago in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina from heart disease. She was buried in the Graniteville Cemetery, Aiken, South Carolina.

Bessie Mae Eargle Price
Headstone
Graniteville Cemetery, Aiken, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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October 2-October 8

October 2-
Frances "Fannie" Virginia (McRady) McManus (1856-1903), my maternal great great grandmother, was born 160 years ago. She was born in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Thomas J. McRady (1821-1896) and Mary Jane (Brown) McRady (1821-1894).

Fannie V. McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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September 4-September 10

Sept. 4~
   My maternal 4th Great Grandfather, Phillip Roberts III (1798-1852), died 164 years ago in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina at the age of 54.  He is buried in St. Wesberry High Hill Cemetery, Richland, Columbia, South Carolina. 

Phillip Roberts, III
Headstone
Wesberry High Hill Cemetery
Richland County, Columbia, South Carolina
Picture Courtesy: Jim Hepler

Sept. 9 ~

      Thomas J. McRady (1821-1896), my maternal 3rd Great Grandfather was born 195 years ago in South Carolina. He lived many years in the Sumter County area and may have been born there. 

Thomas J. McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina

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Wednesday's Child~Amos McManus

Wednesday's Child is a Blog Prompt from Geneabloggers to honor those who have passed away too soon.

This week I remember my 1st cousin twice removed, Amos McManus.

Amos McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
Photo ©Cheri Hudson Passey

Although his headstone says, 30 April 1902,  The Watchman and Southron (Sumter, South Carolina) announced the death of Amos McManus in their 09 April 1902 edition. It said he died the day before which means a death date of 08 April 1902 

Announcement of Death of Amos McManus
The Watchman and Southron (Sumter, South Carolina)
09 April 1903, pg. 5
Newspapers.com

Another announcement in The Watchman and Southron (Sumter, South Carolina) published on 23 April 1902 tells a little more about his death.

Amos McManus Death Announcement
The Watchman and Southron (Sumter, South Carolina)
23 April 1902, pg. 3
Newspapers.com

Amos was the son of my maternal Great Great Aunt and Uncle George Washington McManus (1878-1940) and Emma Lizzie (Dunlap) McManus (1880-1934).  He lived only three short years and according to the newspaper died of an illness spreading through the community. Amos was buried in the cemetery of Pisgah Baptist Church where his family were members. 
 Was it grief that lead to the wrong death date on his headstone or a mistake made by the person who made it? Perhaps this headstone was made years later, and the actual death date was not remembered correctly. 
 This sad, untimely death of a toddler reminds us what may have been set in stone is not necessarily the truth.

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Sept. 13-Sept. 19

September 13~
          My maternal Great Great Grandfather, William A. McManus (1854-1914), died 101 years ago in Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina. He is buried in Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter County, South Carolina.

William A. McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Sumter, South Carolina

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