An Upcountry Legacy: Mary Black's Family Quilts
Laurel Horton, Seneca, SC
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Nancy Miller:
Nancy Miller Benson (1809-1879) was the wife of Silas Benson and the mother of eleven children, including Rosa Miller Benson and Narcissa Benson. Her family were associated with the Baptist church, and Nancy was remembered as "a woman of domestic accomplishments and exemplary piety."

Whole Cloth Chintz Wedding Quilt [ca 1850]

Essay Sections:
Quilts | Spaces and Places | Family | Overview

Published: 19 May 2006

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