Margaret (Hall) Gassaway (abt. 1791 - abt. 1874)

Born about 28 May 1791 in South Carolina, United States

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Died about 15 May 1874 at about age 82 in South Carolina, United States

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Margaret was born on 28 May 1791 in South Carolina to Fenton Hall and Hannah Brown.^[1]

She married Benjamin Franklin Gassaway (1781-1853).^{[citation needed]}

In 1850, they were living in Anderson, South Carolina with six other members of their household who appear to be their children: William (31), Margaret (25), Benjamin (22), Rosanna (20), Martha (17) and Emily (15).^[2]

Margaret was widowed in 1853.

In 1870, she was listed as the head of her household in Hall Township, Anderson County, South Carolina. Others listed in her household include E.J. Tribble, a 34-year-old woman, as well as 8-year-old S. Cordelia Tribble.^[3] Is E.J. a daughter? Cordelia a granddaughter?

Margaret died on 15 May 1874 and is buried in the First Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Flat Rock, South Carolina.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41930244/margaret-gassaway : accessed 02 February 2022), memorial page for Margaret “Peggy” Hall Gassaway (28 May 1791–15 May 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #41930244, citing First Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Flat Rock, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by John Burgess (contributor 47495171).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QD-9X4 : 23 December 2020), Margaret Gassaway in household of Benjamin Gassaway, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T3-Y59 : 29 May 2021), Margaret Gasaway, 1870.