Mason Smith Family Letters, 1860-1868Daniel Elliott Huger Smith, Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, Arney Robinson Childs A collection of letters written by or to Mrs. William Mason Smith of Charleston, South Carolina, during the years 1860-1868. She was born on September 6, 1824 as Eliza Carolina Middleton Huger. Her parents were Daniel Elliott Huger and Isabella Johannes Middleton. William Mason Smith was born September 8, 1818. On February 10, 1842, Eliza married William Mason Smith. They had seven children. William Mason Smith died in 1851. Three of their sons served in the Confederate Army. Descendants lived in South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Virginia and elsewhere. Includes Ravenels, Wells, Pringle and related families. |
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