Tombstone: Maria Louisa Rawls
| Name: Maria Louisa Rawls | Spouse: Nathan Andrew Feaster |
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Born: 6 Sep 1828 Died: 13 Jul 1848 |
Born: 8 Oct 1820 Died: ABT Sep 1862 |
| Burial location: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina | Burial location: Sharpsburg, Maryland (body not recovered) |
| Inscription: Sacred to the memory of Maria Louisa Feaster Consort of Nathan A. Feaster and daughter of John J. & Anna E. Rawls, who departed this life 13th July 1848 aged 19 years 11 months and 7 days leaving an infant Daughter 10 months & 7 days old. - - Hush'd that sound comes again Tis the welcome note of the angel train Another spirit pure and bright Hath joined them in that world of light Had love the power to call again Thy spirit to the world of pain We would not, tho our hearts were riv'n Deprive thee of one hour in heaven Friends may mourn thy early doom Affection rear a hallowed tomb They feel their loss hath brought for thee Bliss in a long eternity |
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Deciphering the fading inscription. Time has taken its toll on this elegant tribute to a beloved 19-year-old. It took over an hour to read the wording; its loving message will soon be lost from view. Maria Louisa Rawls Feaster's crypt lies next to the brick walkway behind the First Presbyterian Church, 1324 Marion St., Columbia, South Carolina. The historical marker at the curb describes the First Presbyterian Church: "First Congregation organized in Columbia (1795). The churchyard, allotted as a public burying ground in 1798, was granted to this church 1813." US President Woodrow Wilson's parents are also buried in this graveyard. The gravestones pictured to the left of the crypt of Maria Louisa Rawls Feaster are those of her grandparents, Benjamin Rawls (1772-1866) and his wife Susannah Ivy Rawls (1771-1856); Benjamin and Susannah Rawls' daughter Mary S. Rawls Bullard (1805-1874); and Anne Eliza Rawls (1887-1980). Maria Louisa Rawls died 10 months and 7 days after the birth of her daughter, Maria Louisa Georgiana "Lula" Feaster. The daughter, Lula, became famous as a teenager during the Civil War when she single-handedly extinguished fires set in her home by a Yankee officer. Resources for Maria Louisa Rawls Resources for Nathan Andrew Feaster |
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