Mary Margaret Huffstetler

Brief Life History of Mary Margaret

When Mary Margaret Huffstetler was born on 11 July 1854, in Gaston, North Carolina, United States, her father, Harleigh B. Huffstetler, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Nancy Froneberger, was 29. She married Melvin Walker Whitesides about 1872, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Crowder Mountain Township, Gaston, North Carolina, United States in 1930. She died on 13 July 1937, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Long Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bessemer City, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Melvin Walker Whitesides
1851–1935
Mary Margaret Huffstetler
1854–1937
Marriage: about 1872
Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Whitesides
1873–1963
Laura E E Whitesides
1876–1916
Edward Lathan Whitesides
1879–1933
Belle Whiteside
1881–1882
Isabell Whitesides
1881–1883
Azlie Whitesides
1881–1886
Sudie Whitesides
1881–1886
Major Cleveland Whitesides
1884–1943
Harley Lester Whitesides
1887–1955
Fulton D Whitesides
1889–1895
Ida Gertrude Whitesides
1892–1981
Hunter Wayne Whitesides
1894–1951

Sources (42)

  • Mary Huffstetler in household of H B Huffstetler, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Huffstetler Whiteside, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
  • M M Whitesides in entry for Clarence P Goforth and Laura E E Whitesides, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Swiss German Hochstaettler (see Hochstetler ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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