Her daughter, Susan D Dabney, born 1840, was engaged to Lyell Smedes for 2 years. With the glowing approval of her parents, they were married in a large wedding at Burleigh Plantation in October 1860. Shortly after that, Susan's mother Sophia died very suddenly. Eleven weeks after the marriage, Lyell died. He is buried next to Sophia.
Find A Grave Memorial# 12765106
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Susan Dabney Smedes did not remarry. She published her book,"Memorials of a Southern Planter" in 1887. This was written to memorialize her father and his affectionate care for his servants, even through his impoverishment of later years. She wished to capture the example of his life for his grandchildren and subsequent descendants. Following the publication, she lived in the West with her sister, then in Washington, D.C. She traveled in Europe and then settled in Sewannee, Tennessee, where she died July 4, 1913. I have no burial site.SSS
______________________________Source: From DICTIONARY OF NORTH CAROLINA BIOGRAPHY edited by William S. Powell. Copyright (c) 1979-1996 by the University of North Carolina Press.]
Her daughter, Susan D Dabney, born 1840, was engaged to Lyell Smedes for 2 years. With the glowing approval of her parents, they were married in a large wedding at Burleigh Plantation in October 1860. Shortly after that, Susan's mother Sophia died very suddenly. Eleven weeks after the marriage, Lyell died. He is buried next to Sophia.
Find A Grave Memorial# 12765106
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Susan Dabney Smedes did not remarry. She published her book,"Memorials of a Southern Planter" in 1887. This was written to memorialize her father and his affectionate care for his servants, even through his impoverishment of later years. She wished to capture the example of his life for his grandchildren and subsequent descendants. Following the publication, she lived in the West with her sister, then in Washington, D.C. She traveled in Europe and then settled in Sewannee, Tennessee, where she died July 4, 1913. I have no burial site.SSS
______________________________Source: From DICTIONARY OF NORTH CAROLINA BIOGRAPHY edited by William S. Powell. Copyright (c) 1979-1996 by the University of North Carolina Press.]
Inscription
Sacred to/the Memory of/Mrs.Sophia Dabney/Wife of/Col. Thomas S. Dabney/Born/ August 14, 1810/Died/ December 17, 1860
Family Members
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Thomas Dabney
1828–1838
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Charles Dabney
1830–1853
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James Dabney
1831–1838
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Virginius Dabney Sr
1835–1894
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Edward H. Dabney
1836–1903
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Sarah Dabney Eggleston
1838–1927
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Susan Dabney Smedes
1840–1913
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Sophia Dabney Thurmond
1842–1909
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Benjamin Dabney
1844–1844
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Emmeline Dabney Greene
1844–1928
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Ben J. "Beny" Dabney
1846–1910
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Dr Thomas Smith Dabney Jr
1850–1924
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Lelia Jacqueline Dabney
1852–1927
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