When Margaret Jane Frances Lide was born on 10 November 1815, in South Carolina, United States, her father, Hugh Lide, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Pugh, was 41. She married John Orr Beasley Dargan on 13 June 1837, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States for about 30 years. She died on 16 March 1886, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States.