1954 - Special Collections

YEAR BOOK AMERICA N CLAN G REGOR S OCIETY
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MEMORIALS
MISS H ENRl ETIA E LIZA BETH BRlSCOE
1882-1953
H enri etta Eli zabeth Bri scoe was born in Baltimore, Md., Mar. 6, 1882, the
daught er o f Alexa nder Magruder Bri scoe and Alviar e T oland, and died in St .
Joseph's H ospital, Baltimore, Aug. 13, 1953. H er sister followed her in death on
Novembe r 8, 1953, and both are buried in the St. Joseph's Monastery Cemetery,
Irvington, Baltim ore, Md.
On her father's side she was descended fro m Alexa nder Magruder of P rince
George's County, Md., who married Susannah Lamar , and whose daughter, E leanor,
married D r. John Briscoe V. of " Piedmont", Ber keley (l ater Jefferson) County,
V irginia, which later became W est Virginia. Also on her father's side, she was
descended from Dr. John Briscoe who came to Mary land in th e Ark and Dove
and settled in St. Mary's County.
H er mind showed a mathematical trend early in life and in 1921 she received
a Degree of Bachelor of Commercial Science. She followed a business career
and in 1937 was an auditor in the Internal Revenue.
Miss Briscoe was a devout Catholic, being a convert to the Fai th. She was a
member of the Quota Club of Baltimore. the Washington Cur tis Chapter, D.A.R.,
the Woman's Club of Balt imore, the Department of Ma ryland W oman' s Relief
Corps, and a life member of the American Clan Gregor Society.
She is survived by a nephew, Mr. W hitridge L. Briscoe of Washington, D. C.
M I S S F LOREK CE ELEANOR SMITH
1874-1954
Miss F lorence E leanor Smith was the daughter of Samuel Yeager Smith and
F lorence La Gra nge Wynne and great-granddaughter of Ninian O ffutt Magr uder
and Mar y H arris. She was born in Huntsville, T ex., F eb. 25, 1874, and' died in
W ashington, D. c., Feb. 22, 1954. Burial was in Fa irmount Cemetery, in Denver,
Colo. Miss Smith has been a member of the Clan for many years. She is sur vived
by a sister, Mr s. Eugene Barrett, also a Clan member ; a nephew, Thorn ton Wyn ne
Barrett of Br idgeport, Conn., and a niece and nephew of Los Angeles, Calif. , Mr s.
Gerddine Smith H ealy and Orville L. Smith.
WALTER M U NCASTER H IGGI N S
Walter Muncaster Hi ggins, a member of th e Clan, as is also his son and his
widow, died at DeLand , F la., where he had lived for about a year, on April 19, 1954.
Mr . Hi ggins, who was associated with General Motor s befor e his retirement,
lived at Perry Point , Md., bef ore moving to F lorida. H e died at the home of his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Th eo H iggins.
H e was the son of the late John J. H iggins and Laura Muncaster Higgins.
H e attended Rockville Academy and was graduated from Wes tern Mary land
College, Westminster , Md.
During Wo rld War I, he was an ordnance captain. H e served in Worl d W ar II