Mary "Mamie" Sterrett

Female21 May 1878–10 September 1949

Brief Life History of Mary "Mamie"

When Mary "Mamie" Sterrett was born on 21 May 1878, in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, her father, Rev Norman Bascom Sterrett, was 36 and her mother, Jennie Lofton, was 31. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with George Leonard Dillahunt. She lived in Winston Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States in 1910 and Forsyth, North Carolina, United States in 1920. She died on 10 September 1949, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Leonard Dillahunt
1875–1943
Mary "Mamie" Sterrett
1878–1949
Mabel L Connon
1895–
George Lemuel Dillahunt Jr
1909–1985
Louise Jenny Dillahunt
1911–1977

Sources (18)

  • Mary Sterritt in household of William Sterritt, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mammie S. Dillahunt, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"
  • Mary Dillahunt in entry for Friel M Pratt and Louise Dillahunt, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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Children (3)

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 3

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1894

Age 16

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

Age 19

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

Name Meaning

English and Irish (Armagh and Down): variant of Starrett .

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

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