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Louisa Sumter Murrell

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Birth	:	25 Dec 1787 Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	5 Jan 1878 South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery, Stateburg, Sumter County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.9529340, -80.5319160
Description	:	General Sumter "fetched Louisa and (her brother), William to 'Home House', gave them the name of Sumter, and although advancing in years, began rearing them as if they were his own children. He forbade anyone's disclosing their origin and in no manner ever treated them with less respect than his legitimate grandchildren. And in all of this he assumed the burden, for Mary had suffered a stroke and during her last thirty years became increasingly helpless." (Bass, p. 226, 1961) Louisa "was a beautiful girl and an accomplished musician. She had been educated in the... Read More	General Sumter "fetched Louisa and (her brother), William to 'Home House', gave them the name of Sumter, and although advancing in years, began rearing them as if they were his own children. He forbade anyone's disclosing their origin and in no manner ever treated them with less respect than his legitimate grandchildren. And in all of this he assumed the burden, for Mary had suffered a stroke and during her last thirty years became increasingly helpless." (Bass, p. 226, 1961) Louisa "was a beautiful girl and an accomplished musician. She had been educated in the finest schools in Washington during the General's tenure in the U.S. Congress." (Gavaghan, p. 25) She also lived in Sumter, South Carolina. Louisa was a teacher in Stateburg. She died of paralysis "at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Mary S. Nettles, two miles south of Sumter... (She) was a reader of history, and of books generally..." (The Courier, January 10, 1878.) Louisa was buried on January 6, 1878 on family grounds in Sumter. (Editor's Note: Louisa had a grandson, Joseph M. Welder, who also lived in Sumter.)

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Louisa Sumter Murrell's memorial is located at: Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery, Stateburg, Sumter County, USA.
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Louisa Sumter Murrell death on 5 Jan 1878 in South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 33.9529340
Longitude: -80.5319160

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Sumter Jr. Famous memorial

(1768 - 1840)

Siblings

Thomas DeLage Sumter Famous memorial

(1809 - 1874)

Pauline Beatrice Sumter Brownfield

(1813 - 1889)

Francois Louis Brasilimo “Frank” Sumter

(1815 - 1866)

Sebastian D'Amblimont Sumter

(1820 - 1909)

Children

Thomas Sumter Murrell

(1812 - 1815)

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