Rebecca Jane Caston was born either April or October 16, 1856 in Fork Hill, Lancaster County, South Carolina (birth, marriage and death dates on Family Record are incorrect). She was the daughter of Asia Minor Caston, son of Glass G. and Anna Clark Caston, and his first wife Mary Narcissa Twitty, daughter of Peter Wynne and Serena Gatlin Twitty (mother’s name not confirmed-see 1860 census).
Rebecca married William C Hinson (1852-1924) about 1872 around the age of 16. Rebecca was William’s first wife. He next married Nancy Small Hinson around 1880. They had 10 children together. His wife at his death was Hannah Estridge Small Hinson they had no children together. William C Hinson was the brother to James “Judson” Daniel Hinson (1857-1915) who married Rebecca’s sister Mary Elizabeth Caston (1862-1936). William and Judson’s father was Lt. Marion Richard Hinson and mother Jane Baskin Hinson (later Stover).
On October 17, 1873 Rebecca gave birth to twin girls Mary Almetta Hinson and Matilda B Hinson. On March 1, 1877 she gave birth to Walter Judson Hinson (this writer’s Great Grandfather).
January 1, 1880, Rebecca, at about 24 years old, was committed to the SC Insane Asylum in Columbia SC. According to records from the SC Health Department obtained in July 2020, (yes you read that correctly, I was able to obtain these records from 140 years ago) she had suffered for years from multiple illnesses; diseased lungs, kidneys and womb. “For six years she has had disease of her womb and recently prolapses. She is melancholy, refuses food and answers questions incoherently.”
She was released in March 1880 on a trial basis but was returned to the Asylum in May 1880. According to these records she was “Removed” from the Asylum on July 18, 1880. When comparing other discharge records, if she had died in the Asylum they would have indicated “Death”. This record is in contradiction with other records which state she died on July 7, 1880. I was unable to obtain her death certificate. According to the book Caston Family and Related Families by Viola Caston Floyd, Rebecca “died July 7, 1880 was buried in Fork Hill Cemetary in unmarked grave”. Her parents are both buried there as well. The caretaker of the Cemetary has no records of Rebecca being buried there.
I am adding Rebecca’s memorial to FAG to pay tribute to a young mother who most certainly loved her family and her 3 young children but unfortunately suffered from multiple illnesses over 6 years of her young life which caused her physical and mental health to fail. I want to give her her rightful place in her family.
Rebecca - your descendants honor and appreciate you. I hope to have a marker placed for you next to your parents.
Please contact me at [email protected] if you’d like to know more about Rebecca and the Caston and Hinson families.
Side note: thank you to the June 1880 census taker who made the small note to the side “Mother in SC Asylum”. If not for that, I would have never known what happened to Rebecca, my paternal 2nd Great Grandmother.
Rebecca married William C Hinson (1852-1924) about 1872 around the age of 16. Rebecca was William’s first wife. He next married Nancy Small Hinson around 1880. They had 10 children together. His wife at his death was Hannah Estridge Small Hinson they had no children together. William C Hinson was the brother to James “Judson” Daniel Hinson (1857-1915) who married Rebecca’s sister Mary Elizabeth Caston (1862-1936). William and Judson’s father was Lt. Marion Richard Hinson and mother Jane Baskin Hinson (later Stover).
On October 17, 1873 Rebecca gave birth to twin girls Mary Almetta Hinson and Matilda B Hinson. On March 1, 1877 she gave birth to Walter Judson Hinson (this writer’s Great Grandfather).
January 1, 1880, Rebecca, at about 24 years old, was committed to the SC Insane Asylum in Columbia SC. According to records from the SC Health Department obtained in July 2020, (yes you read that correctly, I was able to obtain these records from 140 years ago) she had suffered for years from multiple illnesses; diseased lungs, kidneys and womb. “For six years she has had disease of her womb and recently prolapses. She is melancholy, refuses food and answers questions incoherently.”
She was released in March 1880 on a trial basis but was returned to the Asylum in May 1880. According to these records she was “Removed” from the Asylum on July 18, 1880. When comparing other discharge records, if she had died in the Asylum they would have indicated “Death”. This record is in contradiction with other records which state she died on July 7, 1880. I was unable to obtain her death certificate. According to the book Caston Family and Related Families by Viola Caston Floyd, Rebecca “died July 7, 1880 was buried in Fork Hill Cemetary in unmarked grave”. Her parents are both buried there as well. The caretaker of the Cemetary has no records of Rebecca being buried there.
I am adding Rebecca’s memorial to FAG to pay tribute to a young mother who most certainly loved her family and her 3 young children but unfortunately suffered from multiple illnesses over 6 years of her young life which caused her physical and mental health to fail. I want to give her her rightful place in her family.
Rebecca - your descendants honor and appreciate you. I hope to have a marker placed for you next to your parents.
Please contact me at [email protected] if you’d like to know more about Rebecca and the Caston and Hinson families.
Side note: thank you to the June 1880 census taker who made the small note to the side “Mother in SC Asylum”. If not for that, I would have never known what happened to Rebecca, my paternal 2nd Great Grandmother.
Rebecca Jane Caston was born either April or October 16, 1856 in Fork Hill, Lancaster County, South Carolina (birth, marriage and death dates on Family Record are incorrect). She was the daughter of Asia Minor Caston, son of Glass G. and Anna Clark Caston, and his first wife Mary Narcissa Twitty, daughter of Peter Wynne and Serena Gatlin Twitty (mother’s name not confirmed-see 1860 census).
Rebecca married William C Hinson (1852-1924) about 1872 around the age of 16. Rebecca was William’s first wife. He next married Nancy Small Hinson around 1880. They had 10 children together. His wife at his death was Hannah Estridge Small Hinson they had no children together. William C Hinson was the brother to James “Judson” Daniel Hinson (1857-1915) who married Rebecca’s sister Mary Elizabeth Caston (1862-1936). William and Judson’s father was Lt. Marion Richard Hinson and mother Jane Baskin Hinson (later Stover).
On October 17, 1873 Rebecca gave birth to twin girls Mary Almetta Hinson and Matilda B Hinson. On March 1, 1877 she gave birth to Walter Judson Hinson (this writer’s Great Grandfather).
January 1, 1880, Rebecca, at about 24 years old, was committed to the SC Insane Asylum in Columbia SC. According to records from the SC Health Department obtained in July 2020, (yes you read that correctly, I was able to obtain these records from 140 years ago) she had suffered for years from multiple illnesses; diseased lungs, kidneys and womb. “For six years she has had disease of her womb and recently prolapses. She is melancholy, refuses food and answers questions incoherently.”
She was released in March 1880 on a trial basis but was returned to the Asylum in May 1880. According to these records she was “Removed” from the Asylum on July 18, 1880. When comparing other discharge records, if she had died in the Asylum they would have indicated “Death”. This record is in contradiction with other records which state she died on July 7, 1880. I was unable to obtain her death certificate. According to the book Caston Family and Related Families by Viola Caston Floyd, Rebecca “died July 7, 1880 was buried in Fork Hill Cemetary in unmarked grave”. Her parents are both buried there as well. The caretaker of the Cemetary has no records of Rebecca being buried there.
I am adding Rebecca’s memorial to FAG to pay tribute to a young mother who most certainly loved her family and her 3 young children but unfortunately suffered from multiple illnesses over 6 years of her young life which caused her physical and mental health to fail. I want to give her her rightful place in her family.
Rebecca - your descendants honor and appreciate you. I hope to have a marker placed for you next to your parents.
Please contact me at [email protected] if you’d like to know more about Rebecca and the Caston and Hinson families.
Side note: thank you to the June 1880 census taker who made the small note to the side “Mother in SC Asylum”. If not for that, I would have never known what happened to Rebecca, my paternal 2nd Great Grandmother.
Rebecca married William C Hinson (1852-1924) about 1872 around the age of 16. Rebecca was William’s first wife. He next married Nancy Small Hinson around 1880. They had 10 children together. His wife at his death was Hannah Estridge Small Hinson they had no children together. William C Hinson was the brother to James “Judson” Daniel Hinson (1857-1915) who married Rebecca’s sister Mary Elizabeth Caston (1862-1936). William and Judson’s father was Lt. Marion Richard Hinson and mother Jane Baskin Hinson (later Stover).
On October 17, 1873 Rebecca gave birth to twin girls Mary Almetta Hinson and Matilda B Hinson. On March 1, 1877 she gave birth to Walter Judson Hinson (this writer’s Great Grandfather).
January 1, 1880, Rebecca, at about 24 years old, was committed to the SC Insane Asylum in Columbia SC. According to records from the SC Health Department obtained in July 2020, (yes you read that correctly, I was able to obtain these records from 140 years ago) she had suffered for years from multiple illnesses; diseased lungs, kidneys and womb. “For six years she has had disease of her womb and recently prolapses. She is melancholy, refuses food and answers questions incoherently.”
She was released in March 1880 on a trial basis but was returned to the Asylum in May 1880. According to these records she was “Removed” from the Asylum on July 18, 1880. When comparing other discharge records, if she had died in the Asylum they would have indicated “Death”. This record is in contradiction with other records which state she died on July 7, 1880. I was unable to obtain her death certificate. According to the book Caston Family and Related Families by Viola Caston Floyd, Rebecca “died July 7, 1880 was buried in Fork Hill Cemetary in unmarked grave”. Her parents are both buried there as well. The caretaker of the Cemetary has no records of Rebecca being buried there.
I am adding Rebecca’s memorial to FAG to pay tribute to a young mother who most certainly loved her family and her 3 young children but unfortunately suffered from multiple illnesses over 6 years of her young life which caused her physical and mental health to fail. I want to give her her rightful place in her family.
Rebecca - your descendants honor and appreciate you. I hope to have a marker placed for you next to your parents.
Please contact me at [email protected] if you’d like to know more about Rebecca and the Caston and Hinson families.
Side note: thank you to the June 1880 census taker who made the small note to the side “Mother in SC Asylum”. If not for that, I would have never known what happened to Rebecca, my paternal 2nd Great Grandmother.
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