John Mercer Hethington

1875 - 1919  (43 years)

• Name	John Mercer Hethington
  Birth	16 Feb 1875
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jan 1919	Adams Run, Charleston Co., SC
  Person ID	I6574	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Myrick Javan Hethington,   b. 3 Aug 1850, Orangeburg Dist., SC d. 24 Jan 1927, Burial: Magnolia Cem., Charleston, Charleston Co., SC (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jane Rebecca "Jenny" Harrod,   b. 9 Jul 1851, Beaufort Dist., SC d. 21 Feb 1919, Charleston,CharlestonCo.,SC;burial:MagnoliaCem.,Charleston,CharlestonCo.,SC (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F2647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	May King Allston,   b. 6 May 1887, Adams Run, Charleston Co., SC d. 12 Jan 1972 (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Maybelle Allston Hethington,   b. ABT. 1909   d. Aug 1984, Charleston, Charleston Co., SC (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F2632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Hethington, John Mercer 1875-1919 Individual photo of John Mercer Hethinton came from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62614191/john-mercer-hethington Created by: Ann Added: 6 Dec 2010 Find a Grave Memorial 62614191 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 July 2020), memorial page for John Mercer Hethington (16 Feb 1875–21 Aug 1920), Find a Grave Memorial no. 62614191, citing Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Ann (contributor 46833496) Photo was added to the above site by Deesign.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Hethington Archives by Edward LaRoche "Ned" Hethington via Lucius Cale "Prince Louie" "Lou" Hethington: Ned Hethington: Name, dates, & places Source: SEE STEVE MEARS' SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=smears&id=I8481 SC Low Country Families: Bamberg, Epting, Folk, Mears, Padgett, Rentz, Reynolds & Many More: Steve Mears: ID: I8481 Name: John Mercer Hethington Given Name: John Mercer Surname: Hethington 1 Sex: M Birth: 16 Feb 1875 1 Death: 21 Jan 1919 in Adams Run, Charleston Co, South Carolina, USA 1 Occupation: Mill owner 1 Change Date: 1 May 2004 at 01:39 Note: The most financially successful of the family. Owned/operated mill/barrel/basket factory in Adams Run area. Area was called "Barrelville" after the factory. 1 Father: Myrick Javan Hethington b: 3 Aug 1850 in Orangeburg Dist, South Carolina, USA Mother: Jane Rebecca "Jenny" Harrod b: 9 Jul 1851 in Beaufort Dist, South Carolina, USA Marriage 1 May King Allston b: 6 May 1887 Married: 1 Change Date: 1 May 2004 Children Maybelle Allston Hethington b: C 1909 Steve Mears' sources: Abbrev: Mears, Argent Fam by David Rawlings Title: Mears, Argent Fam by David Rawlings Publication: Gedcom via Email: From: davidgrawlings@earthlink.net To: smears@zianet.com Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:43:5 Subject: Mears of Beaufort District, SC and forum posting string: KYMERCER-L Archives From: davidgrawlings@earthlink.net Subject: [KYMERCER] Re: John and Jane Stansal Harrod Date: 4 Mar 2002 17:15:17 -0700 Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62614191/john-mercer-hethington Created by: Ann Added: 6 Dec 2010 Find a Grave Memorial 62614191 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 July 2020), memorial page for John Mercer Hethington (16 Feb 1875–21 Aug 1920), Find a Grave Memorial no. 62614191, citing Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Ann (contributor 46833496) Photo was added to that site by Deesign John Mercer Hethington BIRTH 16 Feb 1875 DEATH 21 Aug 1920 (aged 45) BURIAL Magnolia Cemetery Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 62614191 Family Members Spouse Photo May King Allston Hethington 1887-1972 Children Photo Maybelle Allston Hethington Agee 1909-1984