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*[[February 27]] – [[Margaret Lewis]] dies and is later buried in the [[Daughters of Zion Cemetery]]. A former slave who became an early member of the teaching faculty at the [[Jefferson School]], Lewis had her portrait photograph prominently included within the [[Holsinger Studio Collection]]. | |||
*[[September 6]] – Celestine “Cecile” Garth Walker Stockton (aged 78)<ref>https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2135796</ref> She was the widow of Brigadier-General Lucius Marshall "Marsh" Walker (1829 – 1863), a Confederate general mortally wounded in a duel with fellow general John S. Marmaduke, and daughter of [[William Garth]] of [[Birdwood]]. | |||
*[[October 6]] – [[Henry Martin]], the University’s bell ringer for over 50 years. According to oral history, Martin was born at [[Monticello]] on [[July 4]], [[1826]]—the day [[Thomas Jefferson]] died. Though sold as a slave to the family of [[George Carr]], Martin was freed by the time he was hired as the University’s bell ringer and janitor in [[1847]]. | |||
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- February 27 – Margaret Lewis dies and is later buried in the Daughters of Zion Cemetery. A former slave who became an early member of the teaching faculty at the Jefferson School, Lewis had her portrait photograph prominently included within the Holsinger Studio Collection.
- September 6 – Celestine “Cecile” Garth Walker Stockton (aged 78)[1] She was the widow of Brigadier-General Lucius Marshall "Marsh" Walker (1829 – 1863), a Confederate general mortally wounded in a duel with fellow general John S. Marmaduke, and daughter of William Garth of Birdwood.
- October 6 – Henry Martin, the University’s bell ringer for over 50 years. According to oral history, Martin was born at Monticello on July 4, 1826—the day Thomas Jefferson died. Though sold as a slave to the family of George Carr, Martin was freed by the time he was hired as the University’s bell ringer and janitor in 1847.