Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
MRS. MARY N. NELSON
PASSES AWAY, AGED g
Funeral Services Will Be Held
at Her Late Home Tomor-
row Morning.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Mar
garet Nelson, widow of the Rev. Gle
land Kinloch Nelson. former president
Of St Johns College, Annapolis. Md.
who died yesterday morning at her
home, 1916 X street northwest, VIII
be held for the immediate family and
close friends at her residence at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The church services will be held in
ST. Anne's Church, Annapolis, at l
o'clock. Rev. DIR. Roland Cotton Smith.
pastor of st. Johns, and Rev. Arthur
Johns pastor of Christ Church. both
of Washington. and Rev. DR.. Joseph e.
McComas, rector of st. Anne's, Annapo-
lis. will officiate.
Mrs Nelson was the sister of Justice
Alexander Burton Hagner of the District
Supreme Court and the aunt by marriage
Of Rev ICELAND Kinloch Nelson, who is
the Protestant Episcopal Bishop of At
lanta.
Mrs Nelson, who was born in Wash
ington December %, 1918. would have
been ninety-three years old had she sur
vived until the coming Christmas day.
She one of the most remark
aOle women of the capital She was
personal friend OF the late Mrs. Beverly
Kennon of Tudor place. Georgetown, who
recently died there at the age Of ninety
eight, and was close personal friend
OF Mrs. Harriet b. Coolidge. a daughter
Of the late Commodore Morris. and who
is living here at the age of ninety-five.
All three OF these women had an init
mate acquaintanceshlp with Dolly Madi-
son and others of the capital society In
the early days of the last century.
Daughter of Peter Hagner.
She was the sole surviving daughter
Of Peter Hagner, who was appointed
by George Washington in 1893 to
clerkship in the original Treasury, at
Philadelphia, Mr.. Hagner was the first
to fill the position or third AUDITOR or
the Treasury, from its creation by Presi-
dent Monroe. in 1917. holding 1T through
every administration until he resigned.
Mr.. Hagner also was one of the found
ers of the historic st. Johns Church.
opposite the White House. where the
Hagner family has worshiped nearly
century. Mrs. Nelson's mother was
Frances Randall of Annapolis. She had
large circle Of friends, and kept in
touch with them by letter writing. to
which she devoted.
Mrs. Nelson spent many years at An
napois, where she was married in 1854
St Annes Church. who was son of
Hugh Nelson OF Virginia, former MEM
Der of Congress and minister to Spain.
He was a grandson of Thomas Nelson,
sgner OF the Declaration Of Independ-
ence and successor Of Jefferson as COVER
nor of Virginia. Since Mr. Nelson's
death, October 3o, 1890, Mrs Nelson re-
sided most OF the time in Washington In
the house IL which she died, at 1916 III
street, on the same plot of ground as the
HaSner home on 18th street, in which
she was born. and which Immediately
adjoins the home Of her brother. Justice
Alexander Il. Hagner, At 1878 II street.
Mrs. Nelson leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Frances Nelson worthington of Wash
ington. and a son, Hugh Nelson of Eliza
beth, N. j. John NJ. Nelson, banker OF
Baltimore, is her stepsvn, and Mrs.
Holmes Z. Offley of Hamilton. Va, is her
stc Uau inter- With Mrs. Nelson death
there Is left only one of the late Peter
Hagner's children, she having been the
last surviving daughter. and Judge Alex
ander B. Hagner being the last OF seven
sons. The Hagner family has attained
record Tor longevity. the
average for more than a century be-
Ing considerably more than eighty years.
Mrs. Ne sons other brothers and sis
tiers were Charles Nicholas Hagner OF the
u. s. topogra phical corps, Mai John
Randall Hagner of the army paymasters
corps, Gen. Peter V. Hagner. disttn-
gutshed ordnance expert, who served In
every war from the Florida campaign or
1895 to the civil war: Thomas Home
a lawyee and former member OF
the Florida legislature, who died in lsas;
Richard Henry Hagner, well known
lawyer Of Calvert county. Nd. who died
four years ago; DIR. Daniel Randall Hag-
ner Of Washington: Mrs Joseph Hopper
Nicholson Of Annapolis. and Miss Fran
ces Randall Hagner, who died in wash
ington few years ago at the age o.
eighty mine. 81