Margaret Johnson Erwin Dudley | |
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| Born | March 4, 1821 |
| Died | August 28, 1863 (aged 42) |
| Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Planter, writer |
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| Children | Charles Wilkins Dudley Jr. |
| Parent(s) | Henry Johnson Elizabeth Julia Flournoy |
| Relatives | Richard Mentor Johnson (paternal uncle) John Patton Erwin (brother-in-law, first marriage) Benjamin Winslow Dudley (father-in-law, second marriage) |
Margaret Johnson Erwin Dudley (1821-1863) was a Southern belle, planter and letter writer in the Antebellum South. The owner of Mount Holly from 1854 to 1863, she was one of the largest slaveholders in Mississippi. She freed her slaves in 1858, prior to the beginning of the American Civil War.