Cleland Kinloch Huger (1818 - 1892)

Born 19 Oct 1818 in Stateburg, Sumter, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Augusta (Dunkin) Huger — married 18 Jan 1842 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Died 14 Apr 1892 at age 73 in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina

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Biography

Cleland Kinloch Huger was born in Stateburg on 19 Oct 1818. He was the son of Francis Huger and Harriott Pinckney. He received his early education near Pendleton and acquired his business training at Havre, where he honed his business skills. On 18 Jan 1842, as reported in the Marriage Notices of the Charleston Observer, he married Mary Augusta Dunkin.^[1] During the Civil War, he served as Captain of the Rutledge Mounted Riflemen and then Ordinance Officer of his District. He also held command of the artillery on Morris Island. His eldest son, Cleland, died during the war.^[2] He passed away on 14 Apr 1892 and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Carolina, Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005. Original data: Hunting For Bears, comp.. South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965.
2. ↑ Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina: Volumes 2-5. Huguenot Society of South Carolina. p. 19. January 1, 1889. Huguenot Society of South Carolina
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 October 2018), memorial page for Cleland Kinloch Huger (19 Oct 1818–14 Apr 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #29423009, citing Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Saratoga (contributor 46965279) .