Yeargin, Mary Little, 1867-1893.

Teacher and graduate of Columbia Female College, Columbia, S.C.; studied law at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.; taught at Leesville College, Leesville, S.C., and Sage College, Ithaca, N.Y.; appointed by Gov. Benjamin Ryan Tillman as commissioner to study the viability of normal and industrial colleges for women, 1890; drowned, 1893, in boating accident, Ithaca, N.Y.; native of Laurens County, S.C.

From the description of Mary Little Yeargin papers, 1884-1894. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43579498