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Richard West Habersham

1812 – 28 Nov 1889

Birth	1812
Death	28 Nov 1889
Cemetery	Forsyth City Cemetery Forsyth , Monroe County , Georgia , USA
Added by	George & Terri Lucero on 23 May 2016
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122614624

Bio

Brother of MRS John Milledge Richard West Habersham, son of Richard Wylly Habersham and grandson of James Habersham Jr., was a portrait artist. He was born in 1812 in Beaufort, South Carolina and painted in both Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina. He married Martha Jenkins Matthews; together they had eight children. Habersham wrote “The Honor of Jehossee” in 1853, edited a monthly periodical, "The Self Instructor," and wrote many articles for Savannah newspapers under his initials "R.W.H." He owned the plantation Walnut Hill on Port Royal Island in Beaufort and was a member of St. Helena's Episcopal Church. He donated many of his portraits to the Georgia Historical Society in the 1880s. Richard Habersham died in 1889. From the description of Richard West Habersham letter, 1869. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 80201866 (Bio contributed by Donna, 47684374)

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Family

Parents

• Richard Wylly Habersham 1786–1842
• Sarah Hazzard Elliott Habersham 1787–1854

Spouse

• Martha Jenkins Mathewes Habersham 1818–1883 FaG

Siblings

• Rev Barnard Elliott Habersham 1814–1899
• Catherine Elliott Habersham Milledge 1816–1904
• Dr Stephen Elliott Habersham 1821–1871
• Alexander Wylly Habersham 1826–1883
• Sarah Georgia Habersham 1854–1854

Children

• Mrs Susan Eliza Habersham Lesesne 1839–1904 FaG
• Edward Mathews Habersham 1851–1935 FaG
• Mary Elliott Habersham Johnson 1855–1921 FaG
• Katherine Habersham Laurence 1857–1949 FaG

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