Mary S. Mitchell Hutchinson
- Born: 13 Dec 1841, Missouri
- Marriage: Robert Randolph Hutchinson on 7 Jun 1865 in St. Louis Missouri
- Died: 2 Dec 1903, St. Louis bellefontaine cemetery at age 61
 Cause of her death was chronic nephritis (kidney inflamation).
General Notes:
in the 1880 fed census, they have a servant living with them, age 40, named Sarah Hanna from Ireland. They also have a housekeeper named Maria Geoghagen age 23. Eliza McShane, another Irish immigrant age 18, a servant. Ellen Morris another Irish servant, age 19. Ellen Winters, age 50, servant.
She's buried with her husband in a beautiful spot
Mary married into a very well known, prominent family from Turkey Island VA, The Randolph family. They are descendants to Pocahontas.
Interesting historical note: She obtained a special permit from Abraham Lincoln to visit her fiance, a Confederate prisoner at the time:
The Civil war was a period that tried the constancy of St. Louis woman-
hood. Robert Randolph Hutchinson was one of the Missouri Minute men whose
flag hung from a window of the old mansion on Fifth and Pine streets in the
spring of 1861. He was first lieutenant of a company at Camp Jackson at the
time of the capture. Soon after the release he went south and became an officer
in the First Missouri Infantry, which Colonel John S. Bowen organized at
Memphis for Confederate service. When Mr. Hutchinson went away from St.
Louis in 1861, an engagement existed between Miss Mary Mitchell, a descendant
of William Christy, and himself. The two did not see each other until February,
1865, when Miss Mitchell obtained from President Lincoln a special permit to
visit Colonel Hutchinson, then a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware. Three days
after his release from prison, Colonel Hutchinson and Miss Mitchell were
married. Taken from St. Louis, the Fourth City 1764-1911
Mary married Robert Randolph Hutchinson, son of Rev. Eleazer Carter Hutchinson and Lucy Burwell Randolph Hutchinson, on 7 Jun 1865 in St. Louis Missouri. (Robert Randolph Hutchinson was born on 28 Aug 1837 in St. Petersburg, VA, died on 21 Nov 1910 and was buried in Bellafontaine cemetery, St. Louis.). The cause of his death was something to do with his brain, contributory prostate procedure.
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