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Mary Thurston <I>Fauntleroy</I> Barnes

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Mary Thurston Fauntleroy Barnes

Birth
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Death
25 Mar 1912 (aged 88)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.9135056, Longitude: -77.0591875
Plot
Chapel Hill, Lot 628.
Memorial ID
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She was the daughter of Thomas T. Fauntleroy and Ann Magill Fauntleroy.
On February 29, 1844 as Mary Fauntleroy, she married Joseph K. Barnes at Sabine County, Louisiana.
Per the 1900 Census for Washington, District of Columbia, they were the parents of three children.

The Washington Post
Wednesday, March 27, 1912
Death Of Mrs. Mary Barnes
Widow of Physician at Lincoln's Deathbed Victim of Heart Disease
Mrs. Mary T. Barnes, 88 years old, widow of former Surgeon General Barnes and one of the most popular hostesses in official circles of Washington during Civil War and reconstruction days died Monday afternoon at her home, 1722 M Street Northwest. She was a victim of heart disease and died suddenly. Mrs. Barnes was married to General Joseph T. Barnes when she was but 16 years old [at the time of her marriage she was 20 years old]. The couple came to Washington before the Civil War and General Barnes was the physician at the deathbed of President Lincoln. The funeral will be held today, the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
She was the daughter of Thomas T. Fauntleroy and Ann Magill Fauntleroy.
On February 29, 1844 as Mary Fauntleroy, she married Joseph K. Barnes at Sabine County, Louisiana.
Per the 1900 Census for Washington, District of Columbia, they were the parents of three children.

The Washington Post
Wednesday, March 27, 1912
Death Of Mrs. Mary Barnes
Widow of Physician at Lincoln's Deathbed Victim of Heart Disease
Mrs. Mary T. Barnes, 88 years old, widow of former Surgeon General Barnes and one of the most popular hostesses in official circles of Washington during Civil War and reconstruction days died Monday afternoon at her home, 1722 M Street Northwest. She was a victim of heart disease and died suddenly. Mrs. Barnes was married to General Joseph T. Barnes when she was but 16 years old [at the time of her marriage she was 20 years old]. The couple came to Washington before the Civil War and General Barnes was the physician at the deathbed of President Lincoln. The funeral will be held today, the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.


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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: May 29, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37676664/mary_thurston-barnes: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Thurston Fauntleroy Barnes (2 Feb 1824–25 Mar 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37676664, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).