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Laura Virginia <I>Graham</I> Gilchrist

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Laura Virginia Graham Gilchrist

Birth
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Death
30 Aug 1908 (aged 61)
Scotland County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Alexander Graham and Elizabeth Purcell Graham. Wife of Angus Fairley Gilchrist.

She attended old Floral College where she studied music and art. On Dec. 31, 1868, she married Angus Fairley Gilchrist, son of John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist and Effie Fairley. In 1883, Angus died and, at age 37, she was left a widow with three young children to raise - all under the age of ten (10) years. She never remarried.

She and Angus were the parents of five (5) children:

John Edgar Gilchrist (1870–1876)
Infant Son (d. 1873, age 2 days)
Elizabeth "Bessie" Irene Gilchrist (1874–1938)
Effie Flora Gilchrist (1879–1959)
Annie Laura Gilchrist (1881–1961)
Daughter of Alexander Graham and Elizabeth Purcell Graham. Wife of Angus Fairley Gilchrist.

She attended old Floral College where she studied music and art. On Dec. 31, 1868, she married Angus Fairley Gilchrist, son of John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist and Effie Fairley. In 1883, Angus died and, at age 37, she was left a widow with three young children to raise - all under the age of ten (10) years. She never remarried.

She and Angus were the parents of five (5) children:

John Edgar Gilchrist (1870–1876)
Infant Son (d. 1873, age 2 days)
Elizabeth "Bessie" Irene Gilchrist (1874–1938)
Effie Flora Gilchrist (1879–1959)
Annie Laura Gilchrist (1881–1961)


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