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Mary <I>Barnwell</I> Aiken

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Mary Barnwell Aiken

Birth
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
14 Apr 1904 (aged 31)
District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Mary S. Barnwell, only daughter of Benjamin Smith Barnwell and the former Miss Mary Anna McCaslan, was born October 11th 1872. Mary grew up in Abbeville with her two brothers: William and James.

On April 27th 1892, Mary married Wyatt Akin, son of Congressman David Wyatt Aiken and the former Virgina Carolina Smith of Cokesbury, South Carolina. Mary and Wyatt had four children:
Benajmin Barnwell (1893-1957)
David Wyatt (1896-1979)
Mary Barnwell (1898-1983)
Virginia Caroline (1900-1981)

Wyatt Aiken was elected to the Fifty-eighth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses fromMarch 4, 1903 to March 3, 1917. During this time, Mary and Conressman Aiken lived in Washington and Abbeville.

Mary Barnhill Aiken departed this life on the 14th of April 1904 in Washington, District Of Columbia. Her remains were returned to her lifelong home town of Abbeville and laid to rest in Melrose Cemetery near her parents.

Mary S. Barnwell, only daughter of Benjamin Smith Barnwell and the former Miss Mary Anna McCaslan, was born October 11th 1872. Mary grew up in Abbeville with her two brothers: William and James.

On April 27th 1892, Mary married Wyatt Akin, son of Congressman David Wyatt Aiken and the former Virgina Carolina Smith of Cokesbury, South Carolina. Mary and Wyatt had four children:
Benajmin Barnwell (1893-1957)
David Wyatt (1896-1979)
Mary Barnwell (1898-1983)
Virginia Caroline (1900-1981)

Wyatt Aiken was elected to the Fifty-eighth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses fromMarch 4, 1903 to March 3, 1917. During this time, Mary and Conressman Aiken lived in Washington and Abbeville.

Mary Barnhill Aiken departed this life on the 14th of April 1904 in Washington, District Of Columbia. Her remains were returned to her lifelong home town of Abbeville and laid to rest in Melrose Cemetery near her parents.


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Wife of Wyatt Aiken

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Born in Abbeville, SC and died in Washington, DC.



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  • Maintained by: GMG
  • Originally Created by: Record Hunter
  • Added: Mar 10, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86533913/mary-aiken: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Barnwell Aiken (11 Oct 1872–14 Apr 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86533913, citing Melrose Cemetery, Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by GMG (contributor 47391530).