Widow of the late George W Graham, and daughter of the late William Gaston of North Carolina.
The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland)
10 Apr 1874, Fri, Page 1
Death of a Well Known Lady - Mrs Eliza G Graham, about 57 years of age, consort of the late George Wm Graham and daughter of the late Judge Wm Gaston, of North Carolina, died of pneumonia at her residence, near the village of Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, on Monday evening last. Mrs Graham was well and widely known for benevolence and charity, and her death will be generally lamented and especially felt by the community in which she lived. Her funeral took place at Upper Marlboro yesterday morning at St Mary's Catholic Church, where mass was celebrated. Archbishop Hayley and others from this city being in attendance.
National Republican, April 8, 1874, page 8
GRAHAM - At Nihil, Prince George's county, Md, ELIZA GASTON GRAHAM, widow of the late George W Graham, and daughter of the late Judge William Gaston, of North Carolina.
The funeral will take place at Mount Olivet cemetery, Washington, on Thursday, April 9, .. The friends of the family are invited to attend, and w ill find carriages at St Matthew's church from 11 to 11:30 am for their accommodation.
Husband: George W. Graham
Born: ca 1813 2
Resided: in Maryland 1
Census: 1850 in Prince Georges Co, MD
Father: John Graham
Mother: Susan Hall
Father: William Joseph Gaston (1778 - 1844)
Mother: Eliza Ann Worthington ( - 1819)
Sister Kate Gaston , lived with the Grahams in Prince George's County.
Census: 1850, 1870 in Prince Georges Co, MD
On November 14, 1842, he married Eliza Gaston, the oldest daughter of William Gaston, a Representative in Congress from North Carolina, and his wife, Eliza Ann Worthington Gaston of Georgetown, D. C. This marriage was truly a union of wealth and power as both the Gastons and the Grahams were prominent members of D.C. society. Eliza and George continued in their parent’s footsteps as leaders in the elite social circle of Upper Marlborough. Eliza and George were also devout Catholics who spent much of their time and money to benefit St. Mary’s Church in Upper Marlborough and other Catholic organizations in Prince George’s County. Since George and Eliza did not have any children, Eliza’s niece, Hannah Manley Hawks, a widow, and her three children became their heirs.
Potomac Catholic Heritage
Maher and McDonald originally intended to reside at the so-called pastoral house at Nihil, the estate of Mrs. Eliza Gaston Graham (1819-1885).
Instead, they lived for one year in a house connected to the church, which consisted of two rooms on the first floor and two on the second. The pair immediately launched a campaign to build a residence large enough for a novitiate. It was subsequently erected on land donated by Mrs. Graham at the intersection of present day Marlboro Pike and Brown Station Road. On June 19, 1872, Graham deeded the 7.3-acre residence property along with a 2.3-acre parcel of land to be used as a cemetery for the congregation of St. Mary’s to the Carmelites. The cemetery. known as Mt. Carmel, is the burial site of many faithful parishioners of St. Mary’s. The remains of Thomas Sim Lee, a colonial governor of Maryland, and other family members originally buried at Melwood, were removed to Mt. Carmel several years ago. The deed from Mrs. Graham contained a provision that the land should be conveyed to the Archbishop of Baltimore should”the said Order of Carmelites cease to officiate and with draw their pastoral care from St. Mary’s.”
Married Nov 14, 1842 " In September 1842, Eliza asked her father's consent to marry George Graham, and two months later Gaston was writing from Baltimore to Mrs Graham. She had been married by Archbishop Eccleston on November 14 in Washington, D.C. "
The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland)
10 Apr 1874, Fri, Page 1
Death of a Well Known Lady - Mrs Eliza G Graham, about 57 years of age, consort of the late George Wm Graham and daughter of the late Judge Wm Gaston, of North Carolina, died of pneumonia at her residence, near the village of Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, on Monday evening last. Mrs Graham was well and widely known for benevolence and charity, and her death will be generally lamented and especially felt by the community in which she lived. Her funeral took place at Upper Marlboro yesterday morning at St Mary's Catholic Church, where mass was celebrated. Archbishop Hayley and others from this city being in attendance.
National Republican, April 8, 1874, page 8
GRAHAM - At Nihil, Prince George's county, Md, ELIZA GASTON GRAHAM, widow of the late George W Graham, and daughter of the late Judge William Gaston, of North Carolina.
The funeral will take place at Mount Olivet cemetery, Washington, on Thursday, April 9, .. The friends of the family are invited to attend, and w ill find carriages at St Matthew's church from 11 to 11:30 am for their accommodation.
Husband: George W. Graham
Born: ca 1813 2
Resided: in Maryland 1
Census: 1850 in Prince Georges Co, MD
Father: John Graham
Mother: Susan Hall
Father: William Joseph Gaston (1778 - 1844)
Mother: Eliza Ann Worthington ( - 1819)
Sister Kate Gaston , lived with the Grahams in Prince George's County.
Census: 1850, 1870 in Prince Georges Co, MD
On November 14, 1842, he married Eliza Gaston, the oldest daughter of William Gaston, a Representative in Congress from North Carolina, and his wife, Eliza Ann Worthington Gaston of Georgetown, D. C. This marriage was truly a union of wealth and power as both the Gastons and the Grahams were prominent members of D.C. society. Eliza and George continued in their parent’s footsteps as leaders in the elite social circle of Upper Marlborough. Eliza and George were also devout Catholics who spent much of their time and money to benefit St. Mary’s Church in Upper Marlborough and other Catholic organizations in Prince George’s County. Since George and Eliza did not have any children, Eliza’s niece, Hannah Manley Hawks, a widow, and her three children became their heirs.
Potomac Catholic Heritage
Maher and McDonald originally intended to reside at the so-called pastoral house at Nihil, the estate of Mrs. Eliza Gaston Graham (1819-1885).
Instead, they lived for one year in a house connected to the church, which consisted of two rooms on the first floor and two on the second. The pair immediately launched a campaign to build a residence large enough for a novitiate. It was subsequently erected on land donated by Mrs. Graham at the intersection of present day Marlboro Pike and Brown Station Road. On June 19, 1872, Graham deeded the 7.3-acre residence property along with a 2.3-acre parcel of land to be used as a cemetery for the congregation of St. Mary’s to the Carmelites. The cemetery. known as Mt. Carmel, is the burial site of many faithful parishioners of St. Mary’s. The remains of Thomas Sim Lee, a colonial governor of Maryland, and other family members originally buried at Melwood, were removed to Mt. Carmel several years ago. The deed from Mrs. Graham contained a provision that the land should be conveyed to the Archbishop of Baltimore should”the said Order of Carmelites cease to officiate and with draw their pastoral care from St. Mary’s.”
Married Nov 14, 1842 " In September 1842, Eliza asked her father's consent to marry George Graham, and two months later Gaston was writing from Baltimore to Mrs Graham. She had been married by Archbishop Eccleston on November 14 in Washington, D.C. "
Widow of the late George W Graham, and daughter of the late William Gaston of North Carolina.
The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland)
10 Apr 1874, Fri, Page 1
Death of a Well Known Lady - Mrs Eliza G Graham, about 57 years of age, consort of the late George Wm Graham and daughter of the late Judge Wm Gaston, of North Carolina, died of pneumonia at her residence, near the village of Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, on Monday evening last. Mrs Graham was well and widely known for benevolence and charity, and her death will be generally lamented and especially felt by the community in which she lived. Her funeral took place at Upper Marlboro yesterday morning at St Mary's Catholic Church, where mass was celebrated. Archbishop Hayley and others from this city being in attendance.
National Republican, April 8, 1874, page 8
GRAHAM - At Nihil, Prince George's county, Md, ELIZA GASTON GRAHAM, widow of the late George W Graham, and daughter of the late Judge William Gaston, of North Carolina.
The funeral will take place at Mount Olivet cemetery, Washington, on Thursday, April 9, .. The friends of the family are invited to attend, and w ill find carriages at St Matthew's church from 11 to 11:30 am for their accommodation.
Husband: George W. Graham
Born: ca 1813 2
Resided: in Maryland 1
Census: 1850 in Prince Georges Co, MD
Father: John Graham
Mother: Susan Hall
Father: William Joseph Gaston (1778 - 1844)
Mother: Eliza Ann Worthington ( - 1819)
Sister Kate Gaston , lived with the Grahams in Prince George's County.
Census: 1850, 1870 in Prince Georges Co, MD
On November 14, 1842, he married Eliza Gaston, the oldest daughter of William Gaston, a Representative in Congress from North Carolina, and his wife, Eliza Ann Worthington Gaston of Georgetown, D. C. This marriage was truly a union of wealth and power as both the Gastons and the Grahams were prominent members of D.C. society. Eliza and George continued in their parent’s footsteps as leaders in the elite social circle of Upper Marlborough. Eliza and George were also devout Catholics who spent much of their time and money to benefit St. Mary’s Church in Upper Marlborough and other Catholic organizations in Prince George’s County. Since George and Eliza did not have any children, Eliza’s niece, Hannah Manley Hawks, a widow, and her three children became their heirs.
Potomac Catholic Heritage
Maher and McDonald originally intended to reside at the so-called pastoral house at Nihil, the estate of Mrs. Eliza Gaston Graham (1819-1885).
Instead, they lived for one year in a house connected to the church, which consisted of two rooms on the first floor and two on the second. The pair immediately launched a campaign to build a residence large enough for a novitiate. It was subsequently erected on land donated by Mrs. Graham at the intersection of present day Marlboro Pike and Brown Station Road. On June 19, 1872, Graham deeded the 7.3-acre residence property along with a 2.3-acre parcel of land to be used as a cemetery for the congregation of St. Mary’s to the Carmelites. The cemetery. known as Mt. Carmel, is the burial site of many faithful parishioners of St. Mary’s. The remains of Thomas Sim Lee, a colonial governor of Maryland, and other family members originally buried at Melwood, were removed to Mt. Carmel several years ago. The deed from Mrs. Graham contained a provision that the land should be conveyed to the Archbishop of Baltimore should”the said Order of Carmelites cease to officiate and with draw their pastoral care from St. Mary’s.”
Married Nov 14, 1842 " In September 1842, Eliza asked her father's consent to marry George Graham, and two months later Gaston was writing from Baltimore to Mrs Graham. She had been married by Archbishop Eccleston on November 14 in Washington, D.C. "
The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland)
10 Apr 1874, Fri, Page 1
Death of a Well Known Lady - Mrs Eliza G Graham, about 57 years of age, consort of the late George Wm Graham and daughter of the late Judge Wm Gaston, of North Carolina, died of pneumonia at her residence, near the village of Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, on Monday evening last. Mrs Graham was well and widely known for benevolence and charity, and her death will be generally lamented and especially felt by the community in which she lived. Her funeral took place at Upper Marlboro yesterday morning at St Mary's Catholic Church, where mass was celebrated. Archbishop Hayley and others from this city being in attendance.
National Republican, April 8, 1874, page 8
GRAHAM - At Nihil, Prince George's county, Md, ELIZA GASTON GRAHAM, widow of the late George W Graham, and daughter of the late Judge William Gaston, of North Carolina.
The funeral will take place at Mount Olivet cemetery, Washington, on Thursday, April 9, .. The friends of the family are invited to attend, and w ill find carriages at St Matthew's church from 11 to 11:30 am for their accommodation.
Husband: George W. Graham
Born: ca 1813 2
Resided: in Maryland 1
Census: 1850 in Prince Georges Co, MD
Father: John Graham
Mother: Susan Hall
Father: William Joseph Gaston (1778 - 1844)
Mother: Eliza Ann Worthington ( - 1819)
Sister Kate Gaston , lived with the Grahams in Prince George's County.
Census: 1850, 1870 in Prince Georges Co, MD
On November 14, 1842, he married Eliza Gaston, the oldest daughter of William Gaston, a Representative in Congress from North Carolina, and his wife, Eliza Ann Worthington Gaston of Georgetown, D. C. This marriage was truly a union of wealth and power as both the Gastons and the Grahams were prominent members of D.C. society. Eliza and George continued in their parent’s footsteps as leaders in the elite social circle of Upper Marlborough. Eliza and George were also devout Catholics who spent much of their time and money to benefit St. Mary’s Church in Upper Marlborough and other Catholic organizations in Prince George’s County. Since George and Eliza did not have any children, Eliza’s niece, Hannah Manley Hawks, a widow, and her three children became their heirs.
Potomac Catholic Heritage
Maher and McDonald originally intended to reside at the so-called pastoral house at Nihil, the estate of Mrs. Eliza Gaston Graham (1819-1885).
Instead, they lived for one year in a house connected to the church, which consisted of two rooms on the first floor and two on the second. The pair immediately launched a campaign to build a residence large enough for a novitiate. It was subsequently erected on land donated by Mrs. Graham at the intersection of present day Marlboro Pike and Brown Station Road. On June 19, 1872, Graham deeded the 7.3-acre residence property along with a 2.3-acre parcel of land to be used as a cemetery for the congregation of St. Mary’s to the Carmelites. The cemetery. known as Mt. Carmel, is the burial site of many faithful parishioners of St. Mary’s. The remains of Thomas Sim Lee, a colonial governor of Maryland, and other family members originally buried at Melwood, were removed to Mt. Carmel several years ago. The deed from Mrs. Graham contained a provision that the land should be conveyed to the Archbishop of Baltimore should”the said Order of Carmelites cease to officiate and with draw their pastoral care from St. Mary’s.”
Married Nov 14, 1842 " In September 1842, Eliza asked her father's consent to marry George Graham, and two months later Gaston was writing from Baltimore to Mrs Graham. She had been married by Archbishop Eccleston on November 14 in Washington, D.C. "
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