According to George Muse Gaston, FindAGrave Contributor #47391530, Margaret was born in Chester County, South Carolina, and her maiden name is GASTON.
The grave marker reports a death date of 03 SEP 1863, but the her newspaper death notice shows 02 SEP, so perhaps 03 SEP was the burial date?
"DIED, In Muscogee county, on the 2d inst[ant = of the present month], about 10 o'clock, p.m., Mrs. Louisa BIGGERS, consort of the late F. M. BIGGERS; leaving seven motherless children. She was no doubt fully prepared to meet her husband in Heaven. // L. M. B." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer newspaper, 05 SEP 1863, p. 2.]
The grave marker reports a death date of 03 SEP 1863, but the her newspaper death notice shows 02 SEP, so perhaps 03 SEP was the burial date?
"DIED, In Muscogee county, on the 2d inst[ant = of the present month], about 10 o'clock, p.m., Mrs. Louisa BIGGERS, consort of the late F. M. BIGGERS; leaving seven motherless children. She was no doubt fully prepared to meet her husband in Heaven. // L. M. B." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer newspaper, 05 SEP 1863, p. 2.]
According to George Muse Gaston, FindAGrave Contributor #47391530, Margaret was born in Chester County, South Carolina, and her maiden name is GASTON.
The grave marker reports a death date of 03 SEP 1863, but the her newspaper death notice shows 02 SEP, so perhaps 03 SEP was the burial date?
"DIED, In Muscogee county, on the 2d inst[ant = of the present month], about 10 o'clock, p.m., Mrs. Louisa BIGGERS, consort of the late F. M. BIGGERS; leaving seven motherless children. She was no doubt fully prepared to meet her husband in Heaven. // L. M. B." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer newspaper, 05 SEP 1863, p. 2.]
The grave marker reports a death date of 03 SEP 1863, but the her newspaper death notice shows 02 SEP, so perhaps 03 SEP was the burial date?
"DIED, In Muscogee county, on the 2d inst[ant = of the present month], about 10 o'clock, p.m., Mrs. Louisa BIGGERS, consort of the late F. M. BIGGERS; leaving seven motherless children. She was no doubt fully prepared to meet her husband in Heaven. // L. M. B." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer newspaper, 05 SEP 1863, p. 2.]
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