Maria T. McHugh BLOG!!

Public Library card for
Maria T. McHugh

Grave of Maria T. McHugH

Pictured above is the gravestone of Maria T. McHugh. Her headstone is quite eye-catching with the flowered cross on top. On the side of her grave is a verse from the Bible: "I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house and the place where thy glory dwelleth." Ps. 25-8. I have decided to research Maria T. McHugh who died May 29th, 1880 and was born on June 5th, 1812. I have decided to research her because her grave marker sticks out and shows that the people who buried her and designed this marker had a beautiful vision and much love and appreciation for her.

Miss Maria T. McHugh was born on June 5th, 1812 and died May 29th, 1880. She aged 68 years and died from old age. In 1861 there was a City of Charleston census prepared by Frederick A. Ford where he found that the total population in 1861 was 48,409. He gave a list of the different types of houses found in Charleston as well as the population of whites, slaves, and freed persons of color along with genders and ages. In this census, Maria T. McHugh is mentioned on page 37 of the census as living in a house on #77 Beaufain Street. Maria T. 

HcHugh was also mentioned on page of The Catholic Church in the United States of America where it says that "The church again fell into serious financial difficulties, and was extricated only by bequest of $4,000 made by Miss Maria T. McHugh." This quote from this book is saying that St. Marys Church had serious financial problems in 1869 and Maria T. McHugh helped the church out by giving them $4,000.

Unfortunately, there is not much information on Maria T. McHugh other than on the City of Charleston census, the Catholic Church in the United States of America, and the Yearbook of 1897 of Charleston. Unfortunately, I could not access the 1897 Charleston Yearbook online, although it did give me a sneak peak about her donation to the St. Marys Roman Catholic Church to get them out of their financial struggle.