The Watchman and Southron. (Sumter, S.C.)
March 03, 1887
Death of Dr. G. Allen Huggins, of Manning
A special dispatch to the News and Courier from Manning, March 2, says:
All Manning is in sorrow at the death of one of her noblest and best men, Dr. George Allen Huggins, Sr., who departed this life at twelve minutes past 6 this afternoon after an illness of four weeks. He was one of the earliest settlers of the town, and one of her prominent lawyers, being a partner of Gen. E. W. Moise, of Sumter. His funeral takes place to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The town has suffered a severe loss, and the sorrow at his untimely death is universal.
Dr. Huggins was born in Darlington County on the 24th of August, 1832. It was there he spent his boyhood days and received his early education. Before the age of 21 years he graduated in medicine with credit, from that eminent institution, the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. But the stern, hard duties often required of a physician, militated against his kind, sympathetic nature, and he soon abandoned the practice.
Dr. Huggins was among the aboriginal settlers of Manning. He was elected its first intendant (mayor) and several times thereafter filled this position. In this capacity and as a private citizen he labored assiduously for the welfare of the town. The spacious avenues and large spreading oaks, the admiration of visitors, that add so much to the attraction of our village, are the result of his individual labor and generosity. These oak trees, growing in majesty year after year, will bud forth every spring, a beautiful monument, to the many virtues of the philanthropic citizen just gone from among us.
One of his characteristics was a remarkable fondness for the beauties of nature. He loved flowers and found rare pleasure in cultivating them. The home of our dead, he made his special care. He tended and watched over this silent abode; improved it with his own means, and was ever urging our citizens to an interest in their cemetery. The custodian of a plot of ground there, he made it a living garden. There he now rests. Who will take his place in caring for the Manning Cemetery?
At the beginning of the Civil War, Dr. Huggins entered the Confederate Army as 1st Lieutenant of the Manning Guard, and was afterward promoted to the rank of Captain. He remained in service until '63 , when a broken constitution, the result of exposure, forced him to resign. He was then elected to the Legislature and served the terms of '63 and '64. For the Manning Guard he always nourished a warm attachment, and even afterwards, once a year, it has been his custom to gather the survivors of this gallant command around his hospitable board. The Guards loved him-- lament his death and will revere his memory.
When peace was declared, after a course of study, Dr. Huggins commenced the practice of law. His merits as a counsellor soon commanded a large practice, and at the time of his death he was a leading, honored member of the Manning Bar.
Dr. Huggins was a good man, an exemplary christian. He loved his church, its worship and people. The poor were his wards. They regarded him their friend and shared his bounty, limited only by his means. As a citizen he was in the van in every movement for the promotion of the good of his fellow man and the advancement of his country's best interests. He was just and exacting in the pursuit of the right, and in this respect was widely known, generally appreciated and universally respected.
He was in the full vigor of mature manhood when atttacted by the malady which ended his life. It was more a mental than a physical attack and is attributed to the exhaustion of an over-taxed mind. A months suffering and quietly and peacefully he passed on the other side of the river. An eventful life, replete with noble deeds and nobler aspirations, is quenched. On the day following his death, the funeral services took place at the Methodist Church in the presence of a large concourse of people. The remains were then borne to the grave, where General E. E. Moise, his partner of many years, in a few chosen words, spoke in feeling terms of his long and pleasant association with him.
March 03, 1887
Death of Dr. G. Allen Huggins, of Manning
A special dispatch to the News and Courier from Manning, March 2, says:
All Manning is in sorrow at the death of one of her noblest and best men, Dr. George Allen Huggins, Sr., who departed this life at twelve minutes past 6 this afternoon after an illness of four weeks. He was one of the earliest settlers of the town, and one of her prominent lawyers, being a partner of Gen. E. W. Moise, of Sumter. His funeral takes place to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The town has suffered a severe loss, and the sorrow at his untimely death is universal.
Dr. Huggins was born in Darlington County on the 24th of August, 1832. It was there he spent his boyhood days and received his early education. Before the age of 21 years he graduated in medicine with credit, from that eminent institution, the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. But the stern, hard duties often required of a physician, militated against his kind, sympathetic nature, and he soon abandoned the practice.
Dr. Huggins was among the aboriginal settlers of Manning. He was elected its first intendant (mayor) and several times thereafter filled this position. In this capacity and as a private citizen he labored assiduously for the welfare of the town. The spacious avenues and large spreading oaks, the admiration of visitors, that add so much to the attraction of our village, are the result of his individual labor and generosity. These oak trees, growing in majesty year after year, will bud forth every spring, a beautiful monument, to the many virtues of the philanthropic citizen just gone from among us.
One of his characteristics was a remarkable fondness for the beauties of nature. He loved flowers and found rare pleasure in cultivating them. The home of our dead, he made his special care. He tended and watched over this silent abode; improved it with his own means, and was ever urging our citizens to an interest in their cemetery. The custodian of a plot of ground there, he made it a living garden. There he now rests. Who will take his place in caring for the Manning Cemetery?
At the beginning of the Civil War, Dr. Huggins entered the Confederate Army as 1st Lieutenant of the Manning Guard, and was afterward promoted to the rank of Captain. He remained in service until '63 , when a broken constitution, the result of exposure, forced him to resign. He was then elected to the Legislature and served the terms of '63 and '64. For the Manning Guard he always nourished a warm attachment, and even afterwards, once a year, it has been his custom to gather the survivors of this gallant command around his hospitable board. The Guards loved him-- lament his death and will revere his memory.
When peace was declared, after a course of study, Dr. Huggins commenced the practice of law. His merits as a counsellor soon commanded a large practice, and at the time of his death he was a leading, honored member of the Manning Bar.
Dr. Huggins was a good man, an exemplary christian. He loved his church, its worship and people. The poor were his wards. They regarded him their friend and shared his bounty, limited only by his means. As a citizen he was in the van in every movement for the promotion of the good of his fellow man and the advancement of his country's best interests. He was just and exacting in the pursuit of the right, and in this respect was widely known, generally appreciated and universally respected.
He was in the full vigor of mature manhood when atttacted by the malady which ended his life. It was more a mental than a physical attack and is attributed to the exhaustion of an over-taxed mind. A months suffering and quietly and peacefully he passed on the other side of the river. An eventful life, replete with noble deeds and nobler aspirations, is quenched. On the day following his death, the funeral services took place at the Methodist Church in the presence of a large concourse of people. The remains were then borne to the grave, where General E. E. Moise, his partner of many years, in a few chosen words, spoke in feeling terms of his long and pleasant association with him.
The Watchman and Southron. (Sumter, S.C.)
March 03, 1887
Death of Dr. G. Allen Huggins, of Manning
A special dispatch to the News and Courier from Manning, March 2, says:
All Manning is in sorrow at the death of one of her noblest and best men, Dr. George Allen Huggins, Sr., who departed this life at twelve minutes past 6 this afternoon after an illness of four weeks. He was one of the earliest settlers of the town, and one of her prominent lawyers, being a partner of Gen. E. W. Moise, of Sumter. His funeral takes place to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The town has suffered a severe loss, and the sorrow at his untimely death is universal.
Dr. Huggins was born in Darlington County on the 24th of August, 1832. It was there he spent his boyhood days and received his early education. Before the age of 21 years he graduated in medicine with credit, from that eminent institution, the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. But the stern, hard duties often required of a physician, militated against his kind, sympathetic nature, and he soon abandoned the practice.
Dr. Huggins was among the aboriginal settlers of Manning. He was elected its first intendant (mayor) and several times thereafter filled this position. In this capacity and as a private citizen he labored assiduously for the welfare of the town. The spacious avenues and large spreading oaks, the admiration of visitors, that add so much to the attraction of our village, are the result of his individual labor and generosity. These oak trees, growing in majesty year after year, will bud forth every spring, a beautiful monument, to the many virtues of the philanthropic citizen just gone from among us.
One of his characteristics was a remarkable fondness for the beauties of nature. He loved flowers and found rare pleasure in cultivating them. The home of our dead, he made his special care. He tended and watched over this silent abode; improved it with his own means, and was ever urging our citizens to an interest in their cemetery. The custodian of a plot of ground there, he made it a living garden. There he now rests. Who will take his place in caring for the Manning Cemetery?
At the beginning of the Civil War, Dr. Huggins entered the Confederate Army as 1st Lieutenant of the Manning Guard, and was afterward promoted to the rank of Captain. He remained in service until '63 , when a broken constitution, the result of exposure, forced him to resign. He was then elected to the Legislature and served the terms of '63 and '64. For the Manning Guard he always nourished a warm attachment, and even afterwards, once a year, it has been his custom to gather the survivors of this gallant command around his hospitable board. The Guards loved him-- lament his death and will revere his memory.
When peace was declared, after a course of study, Dr. Huggins commenced the practice of law. His merits as a counsellor soon commanded a large practice, and at the time of his death he was a leading, honored member of the Manning Bar.
Dr. Huggins was a good man, an exemplary christian. He loved his church, its worship and people. The poor were his wards. They regarded him their friend and shared his bounty, limited only by his means. As a citizen he was in the van in every movement for the promotion of the good of his fellow man and the advancement of his country's best interests. He was just and exacting in the pursuit of the right, and in this respect was widely known, generally appreciated and universally respected.
He was in the full vigor of mature manhood when atttacted by the malady which ended his life. It was more a mental than a physical attack and is attributed to the exhaustion of an over-taxed mind. A months suffering and quietly and peacefully he passed on the other side of the river. An eventful life, replete with noble deeds and nobler aspirations, is quenched. On the day following his death, the funeral services took place at the Methodist Church in the presence of a large concourse of people. The remains were then borne to the grave, where General E. E. Moise, his partner of many years, in a few chosen words, spoke in feeling terms of his long and pleasant association with him.
March 03, 1887
Death of Dr. G. Allen Huggins, of Manning
A special dispatch to the News and Courier from Manning, March 2, says:
All Manning is in sorrow at the death of one of her noblest and best men, Dr. George Allen Huggins, Sr., who departed this life at twelve minutes past 6 this afternoon after an illness of four weeks. He was one of the earliest settlers of the town, and one of her prominent lawyers, being a partner of Gen. E. W. Moise, of Sumter. His funeral takes place to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The town has suffered a severe loss, and the sorrow at his untimely death is universal.
Dr. Huggins was born in Darlington County on the 24th of August, 1832. It was there he spent his boyhood days and received his early education. Before the age of 21 years he graduated in medicine with credit, from that eminent institution, the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. But the stern, hard duties often required of a physician, militated against his kind, sympathetic nature, and he soon abandoned the practice.
Dr. Huggins was among the aboriginal settlers of Manning. He was elected its first intendant (mayor) and several times thereafter filled this position. In this capacity and as a private citizen he labored assiduously for the welfare of the town. The spacious avenues and large spreading oaks, the admiration of visitors, that add so much to the attraction of our village, are the result of his individual labor and generosity. These oak trees, growing in majesty year after year, will bud forth every spring, a beautiful monument, to the many virtues of the philanthropic citizen just gone from among us.
One of his characteristics was a remarkable fondness for the beauties of nature. He loved flowers and found rare pleasure in cultivating them. The home of our dead, he made his special care. He tended and watched over this silent abode; improved it with his own means, and was ever urging our citizens to an interest in their cemetery. The custodian of a plot of ground there, he made it a living garden. There he now rests. Who will take his place in caring for the Manning Cemetery?
At the beginning of the Civil War, Dr. Huggins entered the Confederate Army as 1st Lieutenant of the Manning Guard, and was afterward promoted to the rank of Captain. He remained in service until '63 , when a broken constitution, the result of exposure, forced him to resign. He was then elected to the Legislature and served the terms of '63 and '64. For the Manning Guard he always nourished a warm attachment, and even afterwards, once a year, it has been his custom to gather the survivors of this gallant command around his hospitable board. The Guards loved him-- lament his death and will revere his memory.
When peace was declared, after a course of study, Dr. Huggins commenced the practice of law. His merits as a counsellor soon commanded a large practice, and at the time of his death he was a leading, honored member of the Manning Bar.
Dr. Huggins was a good man, an exemplary christian. He loved his church, its worship and people. The poor were his wards. They regarded him their friend and shared his bounty, limited only by his means. As a citizen he was in the van in every movement for the promotion of the good of his fellow man and the advancement of his country's best interests. He was just and exacting in the pursuit of the right, and in this respect was widely known, generally appreciated and universally respected.
He was in the full vigor of mature manhood when atttacted by the malady which ended his life. It was more a mental than a physical attack and is attributed to the exhaustion of an over-taxed mind. A months suffering and quietly and peacefully he passed on the other side of the river. An eventful life, replete with noble deeds and nobler aspirations, is quenched. On the day following his death, the funeral services took place at the Methodist Church in the presence of a large concourse of people. The remains were then borne to the grave, where General E. E. Moise, his partner of many years, in a few chosen words, spoke in feeling terms of his long and pleasant association with him.
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CSA Company B, Holcombe Legion Cavalry Regiment South Carolina. Husband of Ellen Isabella Witherspoon Huggins. Son of George Huggins.
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Harriet Julia Huggins Bradham
1857–1941
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Alice Gertrude Huggins Reeder
1858–1892
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Herman Witherspoon Huggins
1859–1860
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Dr George Allen Huggins Jr
1861–1942
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Margaret Ann Huggins
1863–1865
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John Witherspoon Huggins
1864–1915
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Margaret Ann Huggins Wells
1867–1950
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Herman H Huggins
1877–1877
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Ellen Huggins Cockrell
1882–1940
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