Georgia:  Hancock County:  Obituary of Margaret Vinson
1781-1856

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Obituary: Margaret Vinson (1781-1856) of Hancock Co., GA.

Source: Southern Christian Advocate, 21 August 1856 issue.

Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Laura Vinson Northrop 
bdnlvn@bellsouth.net 18 July 2002

  MRS. MARGARET VINSON, widow of the Rev. Mr. John
Vinson, died in Hancock Co., Ga., July 23rd, aged about 
75 years, of consumption.
  She had been afflicted upwards of 30 years.  She was
born in Maryland, and removed to Ga., when quite a 
child.  She was early bereft of her parents and was the
only one left of her family.  She was married in 1796
and in '98, she joined the M.E. Church at Smyrna, em-
braced religion in 1804, and ever after lived a consis-
tent and acceptable member.  She was always punc-
tual to attend her meetings-particularly her class-
meetings, until old age came on and her health became
too much impaired to allow it.  She had for several
years learned to suffer the will of God, and when the
solemn summons came, she was found ready and wait-
ing.  During her sickness she often spoke of her child-
ren an grand children and expressed a great concern
about their happiness.  When asked what her prospects 
were beyond the grave, she said, "my dependence is in
God."  During his sickness she prayed much and prayed
for every body.  She suffered a great deal, but bore it
all with christian resignation.  She would often say
"it would be best for me to die and be at rest."                   
               
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