Bathsheba K. Hourigan (1872 - 1958)

Born 1872 in Lebanon Marion co. Ky.

Ancestors

Died 10 Mar 1958 at about age 86 in Terrel , Kaufman Co., Texas

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Biography

born on family plantation. when mother died placed with uncle & aunt.couple of yrs later father took her to Texas & placed with sister in Catholic orphanage. Later worked in attached catholic run asylum and still later catholic placed her there as a patient after she had outlived her usefullness to them. Sister was dead by this time and her brother was in California and they did not notify them and when he inquired after her they claimed they had no knowledge of her. When they admitted her they changed her name to Besha Halligan. She is buried in Terrell State Hospital Wildwood Cemetery. The marker is in Section 8 grave number 2549.^[1]

Sources

1880 United States Federal Census 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death, Gender, Residence 1910 United States Federal Census 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence 1920 United States Federal Census 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence 1930 United States Federal Census 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence 1940 United States Federal Census 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence One of the email letters I received from Terrell Texas note the spelling. Toni, I have attached three photos of Besha Halligan’s marker at Terrell State Hospital Wildwood Cemetery. Thank you, Sheila Kunick Terrell State Hospital Community Relations Representative 972-551-8639

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Toni Hector-Zepeda.

Acknowledgments

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