Museum Staff Visits Henrietta Shriver's gravesite
While
researching the Shriver family we had no problem finding the burial sites of
Sadie, Mollie, and George Shriver. However, Hettie's gravesite proved
more difficult to find. With the help of our intern, Sheri Szymczyk, it
was discovered Hettie left Gettysburg in the 1870's. Upon her death in
1916 she was buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, DC.
The Shriver House staff took a road trip to visit Hettie's gravesite. She is buried in her daughter's family grave site. We brought a handful of dirt from the Shriver House garden to spread on Hettie's grave to bring a small bit of Gettysburg back to her. A rubbing was made of Hettie's headstone and it now hangs by George's headstone rubbing in the museum of the Shriver House.
We also
learned that Hettie's daughter, Lillie Pittenturf-Hollebaugh, had three
children. This is an exciting discovery since this is the first time we
heard of any descendents of Hettie. If anyone has any information
regarding the Hollebaugh family in Washington, DC, we would appreciate hearing
from you.