Margaret Brice Hemphill was born at Woodland Plantation in Fairfield District, South Carolina. Her husband, Capt Lucius Gaston, was killed in the Civil War at Seven Pines. When wounded Confederates came through Chester, she assisted in nursing them and she is mentioned in South Carolina Women of the Confederacy.
Census: 1900 Chester, Chester Co., South Carolina
Name: Margaret Gaston
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relationship to head-of-house: Mother-in-law
Father: David Hemphill b: 1815 in Chester County, South Carolina
Mother: Jane Wilson Brice b: 16 OCT 1818 in Fairfield County, South Carolina
Married: Joseph Lucius Gaston b: 28 APR 1829 in South Carolina
Married: 10 SEP 1857 in Chester District, South Carolina
Children
1) Jane Gaston b: 23 OCT 1859 in Chester County, South Carolina
2) Joseph Lucius Gaston b: 1861 in Chester County, South Carolina
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Mrs Alec B. Craig (Mary H. Brown) of Chester who grew up right across the street from Mrs. Gaston, told me a couple of anecdotes about her; sometime around 1910 or 1911, my grandmother, who also went to church at Purity Presbyterian, was called over to Mrs. Gaston's carriage after church. Mrs. Gaston leaned over and told my grandmother, who was a very sensitive, shy 13 year-old "Mary, don't you ever wear green again. It makes your eyes look just like a cat" my blue-grey eyed grandmother never forgave Mrs. Gaston, but told that story quite often! — but now that I think about it, I don't think she ever did wear green! The other thing I remember hearing about old Mrs. Gaston, is that when anyone asked how she was doing, she would reply with "well, I don't feel like running a race!" My grandmother also quoted that very very often, as she herself got older.(—remembrance of Fred Powell-Haig, 2023)
Census: 1900 Chester, Chester Co., South Carolina
Name: Margaret Gaston
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relationship to head-of-house: Mother-in-law
Father: David Hemphill b: 1815 in Chester County, South Carolina
Mother: Jane Wilson Brice b: 16 OCT 1818 in Fairfield County, South Carolina
Married: Joseph Lucius Gaston b: 28 APR 1829 in South Carolina
Married: 10 SEP 1857 in Chester District, South Carolina
Children
1) Jane Gaston b: 23 OCT 1859 in Chester County, South Carolina
2) Joseph Lucius Gaston b: 1861 in Chester County, South Carolina
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Mrs Alec B. Craig (Mary H. Brown) of Chester who grew up right across the street from Mrs. Gaston, told me a couple of anecdotes about her; sometime around 1910 or 1911, my grandmother, who also went to church at Purity Presbyterian, was called over to Mrs. Gaston's carriage after church. Mrs. Gaston leaned over and told my grandmother, who was a very sensitive, shy 13 year-old "Mary, don't you ever wear green again. It makes your eyes look just like a cat" my blue-grey eyed grandmother never forgave Mrs. Gaston, but told that story quite often! — but now that I think about it, I don't think she ever did wear green! The other thing I remember hearing about old Mrs. Gaston, is that when anyone asked how she was doing, she would reply with "well, I don't feel like running a race!" My grandmother also quoted that very very often, as she herself got older.(—remembrance of Fred Powell-Haig, 2023)
Margaret Brice Hemphill was born at Woodland Plantation in Fairfield District, South Carolina. Her husband, Capt Lucius Gaston, was killed in the Civil War at Seven Pines. When wounded Confederates came through Chester, she assisted in nursing them and she is mentioned in South Carolina Women of the Confederacy.
Census: 1900 Chester, Chester Co., South Carolina
Name: Margaret Gaston
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relationship to head-of-house: Mother-in-law
Father: David Hemphill b: 1815 in Chester County, South Carolina
Mother: Jane Wilson Brice b: 16 OCT 1818 in Fairfield County, South Carolina
Married: Joseph Lucius Gaston b: 28 APR 1829 in South Carolina
Married: 10 SEP 1857 in Chester District, South Carolina
Children
1) Jane Gaston b: 23 OCT 1859 in Chester County, South Carolina
2) Joseph Lucius Gaston b: 1861 in Chester County, South Carolina
——————
Mrs Alec B. Craig (Mary H. Brown) of Chester who grew up right across the street from Mrs. Gaston, told me a couple of anecdotes about her; sometime around 1910 or 1911, my grandmother, who also went to church at Purity Presbyterian, was called over to Mrs. Gaston's carriage after church. Mrs. Gaston leaned over and told my grandmother, who was a very sensitive, shy 13 year-old "Mary, don't you ever wear green again. It makes your eyes look just like a cat" my blue-grey eyed grandmother never forgave Mrs. Gaston, but told that story quite often! — but now that I think about it, I don't think she ever did wear green! The other thing I remember hearing about old Mrs. Gaston, is that when anyone asked how she was doing, she would reply with "well, I don't feel like running a race!" My grandmother also quoted that very very often, as she herself got older.(—remembrance of Fred Powell-Haig, 2023)
Census: 1900 Chester, Chester Co., South Carolina
Name: Margaret Gaston
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relationship to head-of-house: Mother-in-law
Father: David Hemphill b: 1815 in Chester County, South Carolina
Mother: Jane Wilson Brice b: 16 OCT 1818 in Fairfield County, South Carolina
Married: Joseph Lucius Gaston b: 28 APR 1829 in South Carolina
Married: 10 SEP 1857 in Chester District, South Carolina
Children
1) Jane Gaston b: 23 OCT 1859 in Chester County, South Carolina
2) Joseph Lucius Gaston b: 1861 in Chester County, South Carolina
——————
Mrs Alec B. Craig (Mary H. Brown) of Chester who grew up right across the street from Mrs. Gaston, told me a couple of anecdotes about her; sometime around 1910 or 1911, my grandmother, who also went to church at Purity Presbyterian, was called over to Mrs. Gaston's carriage after church. Mrs. Gaston leaned over and told my grandmother, who was a very sensitive, shy 13 year-old "Mary, don't you ever wear green again. It makes your eyes look just like a cat" my blue-grey eyed grandmother never forgave Mrs. Gaston, but told that story quite often! — but now that I think about it, I don't think she ever did wear green! The other thing I remember hearing about old Mrs. Gaston, is that when anyone asked how she was doing, she would reply with "well, I don't feel like running a race!" My grandmother also quoted that very very often, as she herself got older.(—remembrance of Fred Powell-Haig, 2023)
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