Obituary Sunday–Mrs. Elijah McDougle

Isabelle Campbell Hurst McDougald

b. 16 Aug 1835

d. 8 Dec. 1916

Age – 81

Wife of John Hurst and Elijah McDougald

Mrs. Elijah McDougle, an aged lady of the Shiloh section of this county, died at her home last Friday, after only a few days illness. Mrs. McDougle was born in this county and was twice married; first to Mr. John Hurst, who was killed in the war between the States. Soon after the close of the war she married Mr. Elijah McDougle, who survives her. The brothers and sisters are: Mr. Daniel Campbell, Mrs. S.N. Campbell, Mr. P.S. Campbell, Mrs. Margarett Douglass, Mrs. Eliza Woodward, Mrs. Mary Campbell, Mrs. Kate Douglass, and Mrs. Laura Shaw, all of whom are well known and highly respected residents of this county. All of the children except one, Mr. N. A. Douglass, of Alabama, live in this county, and show in their lives the splendid training of their godly mother. The children are, Messrs. John M. Hurst, D. C. and H. A. McDougle; Mrs. J. M. Rivers, Mrs. J. E. Gaskins. Mrs. McDougle was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and though for several years unable to attend services very often, she never lost her interest in the church. On Saturday morning the body was laid to rest in the Campbell cemetery, near Bethel Methodist Church. The services were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. J. L. Tyler, assisted by the Rev. W. V. Jerman. [Obituary- Mrs Elijah McDougle, "The Chesterfield Advertiser", 14 Dec 1916, married twice, 1st to John Hurst who died in Civil War and then to Elijah McDougle. Buried in Campbell Cemetery. December 14, 1916, page 1, col. 3:][1]

Tombstone photo courtesy of Julious Burr

Note: Birth day looks like 18 on marker; but on SC death certificate it is 16.


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[1] James C. Pigg, Obituaries from the Chesterfield Advertiser 1892-1926; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 2001, page 17. Tombstone of Mrs Elijah McDougle; 16 August 1835–8 December 1916, Campbell Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.