From Vol. I, No. 2, April 1983:

BROCKMAN FAMILY CEMETERY

The Brockman family cemetery is located on Spartanburg County secondary road S -5-7166, Bennett's Bridge Road, off Highway 296 near the Spartanburg-Greenville line. Bennett's Bridge was originally known as Brockman's Bridge. To reach the cemetery from Spartanburg, take the last road on the right before crossing Bennett's Bridge which crosses the Enoree River. The cemetery is on the left at the top of the hill. We are grateful to Mr. Carlyle L. Brockman of Duncan, S.C. (a direct descendant) for bringing this cemetery to our attention.

Row 1

Spicey A., wife of W.H. Roddy, Nov. 29, 1846 - May 1, 1904

Children of W.H. & S.A. Roddy

Infant son born and died July 6, 1881

Little Mary born July 11, 1882 died July 17, 1882

Row 2

4 graves - markers not inscribed

Children of J. Henry & Ella J. Brockman

Tweetie born Oct. 12, 1890 died 1892

Infant son June 22, 1882

Infant son Apr. 22 1884

Row 3

2 graves - markers not inscribed

(New Marker):

Henry Brockman 1761 - 1835

Son of Col. John Brockman 1737 - 1801

(Old Marker):

Sacred to the memory of Henry Brockman of Greenville Dist. So. Ca. He was born in Virginia on the 18th day of Decr. 1764 and departed this life on the 11th of April 1835. Having lived out his Three Score & Ten years. He was permitted to depart in peace. He was a Member of the Baptist Church for Fifty Years And a Deacon of the same for Forty Years. Was never called to account for any offence Either in Church or State And the only Epitaph, He wished inscribed on his Tomb Was, "Here lies a good Old man." John White

(New Marker):

Susannah Patterson wife of Henry Brockman (Cousins) 1765 - 1842

(Old Marker):

Sacred to the Memory of Susannah Brockman Widow of Henry Brockman. She was born in Virginia in 1765 and departed this life in Greenville Dist. 11th June 1842. She joined the Baptist Church in early life, was truly pious. Always ready to instruct & administer to the wants of others. She was much afflicted through life but never complained. Her last words were I am ready to depart and be with my Savior. "Blessed are the dead, That die in the Lord, Yea saith the Spirit, They rest from their labours And Their works do follow them."

[1998 NOTE]: At Mount Zion Baptist Cemetery, on the tombstone of Elizabeth Landrum (died 29 Nov 1857), wife of Rev. John Gill Landrum, the name W.T. White is also inscribed.]

Children of Mark & Lucetta Bennett

John C. born Nov. 4, 1840 died June 11, 1842

James H. born May 22, 1842 died Nov. 13, 1854

F.H. Wardlaw born July 17, 1855 died June 26, 1856

Mark Bennett Born July 15, 1812 Died Oct. 26, 1890 (Master Mason)

Lucetta, wife of Mark Bennett, Esq., & Daughter of Jas. & Lucy Brockman, Born Feb. 4, 1817, Died , 188__ (Either 1888 or 1889; marker broken)

W. Thomas Bennett, M.D., Born Jan. 25, 1847 Died Nov. 9, 1893 (Master Mason)

Preston F. Brockman, May 27, 1867 - March 1, 1918

His wife, Alice E. Anderson, Sept. 3, 1875 - July 29, 1927

Row 4

James Brockman, Born March 17, 1782 Died A , 1857 (Marker broken)

(New Marker)

James H. Brockman, 1782-1857 Son of Major Brockman

Lucy, wife of James Brockman, Born May 23, 1789 Aged about 79 Years

(New Marker)

Lucy, wife of James H. Brockman, dau. of Henry Brockman, 1789 - 1868

(Newer Marker)

M. Sue dau. of M.F. & J.F.B. 1860 - 1862

(Older Marker)

Sacred to the Memory of M.J.S. Brockman was born August 31, 189 and departed this life July 4, 18___ (Marker broken; foot marker reads "M.J.S.B. 1863")

James F. Brockman Sept. 5, 1826, Sept. 5, 1826 - Feb. 24, 1886 (Master Mason)

Mary F., wife of J.F. Brockman, Aug. 12, 1832 - Oct. 16, 1916

Lou E. Baker, June 3, 1853 - Oct. 5, 1919 (Sister)

Sallie E. Brockman, Dec. 7, 1855 - Aug. 19, 1925 (Sister)

Row 5

Emma L., Dau. of J.B. & S.J. Brockman, Oct. 22, 1885 - May 28, 1887

Arch B. Franklin, Son of J.B. & S.J. Brockman, Born April 4, 1881, Died _____, 1883 (Marker Broken)

Newton B., Son of J.B. & S.J. Brockman, Jan. 23, 1897 - Mar. 19, 1897

Row 6

12 graves - markers not inscribed

Editor's Note: The Brockman cemetery is well cared for. The graves whose markers are not inscribed are said to be those of slaves.

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HORTON FAMILY CEMETERY

The Horton family cemetery is located on Cherokee County secondary road S-11-60 (off Alternate 221) about 2.7 miles on the right beyond the State Line Baptist Church. Only three graves are here. The inscriptions for Nancy and Nim Horton appear on the same marker.

Nancy Horton Born Date unknown Died July 16, 1865; in her 41st year.

Nim Horton Died July 16, 1865, In his 15th year.

Isaac Horton Born Dec. 25, 1807; Died May 8, 1891.

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LITTLEJOHN FAMILY CEMETERY

The Littlejohn family cemetery is located in Cherokee County on Highway 29, 2.8 miles west of the Gaffney city limits. It is surrounded by an iron fence in a wooded lot adjacent to the Gaffney Memorial Park.

Row 1

Eddith M., Dau. of E.M. & A.G. Huskey, Born Apr. 2, 1896 Died June 20, 1896

Edward M. Huskey, Born Jan. 26, 1868 - Apr. 7, 1896

Crawley M. Huskey North Carolina Oct. 20, 1894 Pvt. Med. Dept. July 13, 1939

Row 2

Lucy Littlejohn, Born Jan. 5, 1810 Died Jan. 8, 1872

Marcellus Littlejohn, Born Oct. 14, 1796 Died Aug. 20, 1883

Row 3

Mary C. Littlejohn wife of Capt. Samuel F. Smith, Aug. 29, 1829 - Apr. 2, 1884

Capt. Samuel F. Smith, Co I 13th S.C. Inf. CSA

3 unmarked - appear to be children

Row 4

Agnes C. Smith Hord, Apr. 13, 1873 - Dec. 24, 1947

John Richard Hord, Feb. 2, 1876 - Oct. 1, 1940

Clarence Vernon Hord, Nov. 3, 1905 - Feb. 18, 1965

2 or 3 unmarked - probably adults

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WILLIAM TUCK FAMILY CEMETERY

According to John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, Virginia and Some of Their Descendants by the late Althea Jane Macon, the early Tucks of Spartanburg County were buried in three cemeteries: the old Fort George cemetery, the John Tuck family cemetery, and the William Tuck family cemetery. They were located within about a mile of each other on the waters of Shoally Creek near Lawson's Fork Creek. Unfortunately, the William Tuck family cemetery is the only one which can now be found. It is located in a wooded area off Highway 9, about .7 mile west of I-85. Should anyone have information on the other two cemeteries, please let the editor know.

Row 1

Nancy Tuck March 21, 1830 - May 19, 1908

Sacred to the memory of Sallie Tuck Born Aug. 28, 1826 Died Aug. 24, 1893

Sacred to the memory of William Tuck Born Dec. 1, 1798 Died Aug. 24, 1882

In memory of Rebecca Tuck Born July 29, 1796 Died Aug. 16, 1880

W.J. Cook Dec. 29, 1844 - Jan. 2, 1920

Lizzie Hellen Cook Born Feb. 8, 1849 Died Sept. 22, 1885

Row 2

Wm. Willis Born July 13, 1849 Died July 28, 1889

Mitchell Willis Born Sept. 30, 1811 Died Jan. 12, 1878

Martha wife of Mitchell Willis Born Dec. 24, 1824 Died Feb. 16, 1905

Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Tuck Born Oct. 10, 1828 Died Apr. 21, 1849

Geo. W. Tuck April 6, 1833 - May 18, 1884

Mary L. wife of Geo. W. Tuck June 9, 1840 - Feb. 21, 1915

Mary Alice Tuck June 24, 1879 - July 7, 1924

Row 3

Vernon Son of P.C. & M.E. Rollins June 6, 1891 - July 28, 1892

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WILLIAMS - PARRIS FAMILY CEMETERY

This family cemetery is located about nine miles north of Spartanburg. Take Parris Bridge Road to road S-42-190. Turn right then take the first dirt road to the right. The cemetery is on the left in a grove of trees. There are about 50 unmarked graves.

Jemima Williams May 10, 1838 - August 22, 1899

A.J. Williams Jan. 14, 1839 - Nov. 12, 1879

Bedie J. William Feb. 2, 1877 - April 3, 1893

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WILLIS FAMILY CEMETERY

This family cemetery was formerly located about one mile north of I-85 off the Parris Bridge Road. It was still there in August 1978 but has since been moved to the Willlis family plot in West Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.

Local tradition tells us that Daniel Willis was buried at his request on or near the spot where he died. However, his obituary notice, which can be found in the Carolina Spartan newspaper, states that Mr. Willis was buried at a site that he had chosen many years earlier.

Daniel Willis Jan. 18, 1810 - Sept. 27, 1887

Elizabeth Willis Feb. 16, 1815 - Nov. 10, 1892

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From Vol. I, No. 2, April 1983

McCLIMONS MEMORIAL

The McClimons memorial and family cemetery are located in front of Liberty Hill United Methodist Church, Road S-42-171, Spartanburg County, not far from the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport.

Our Mother, Sallie McClimon, wife of Jeremiah Glenn, Dec. 15, 1806 - Mar. 18 (or 13), 1895

Jeremiah Glenn died Oct. 1, 1885 aged 83 years.

Jane McClimons May 1, 1784 - June 17, 1880

Sacred to the memory of Hugh McClimons who died 12th Augst. 1827 aged 47 years.

In addition to the above grave markers, there are three monuments which are presented below in their entirety.

In Memory of

Hugh Porter McClimons, His Wife, Jane Bailey, and Her Brothers, Hugh and Robert Bailey,Pioneers, who helped build this section of Greenville and Spartanburg District.

Hugh Porter McClimons came from Aronak, Ireland, at the age of 12, with Hugh Bailey in 1792. Hugh Bailey Returned to Ireland Later and Brought His Orphaned Sister, Jane, age 8 and Brother Robert. They Settled South of Spartanburg, were Partners in Land. Later They All Moved On Enoree River in Greenville, Manufactured Iron Ore And Ran a Mill. The Land where This Monument Stands Is A Part of the Original Tract Owned By Hugh Porter McClimons.

Hugh Porter McClimons, 1780- 1827 and Jane Bailey , 1785 - 1880, were Married in 1809.

Their Children Were:

Hugh Porter Jr. 1815 - 1879 Married Nancy H. Wood 1814 - 1887

Sallie 1811 - 1895 " Jeremiah Glenn 1802 - 1885

Elizabeth 1819 - 1857 " Nathaniel Smith - -

John Pressley 1822 - 1865 " Mary Smith 1826 - 1885

Edward - - Unmarried

Nancy - - " Silos R. Hawkins - -

A Loyal And Patriotic Family who Have Faithfully Performed The Duties To Their Country In Every War To The Present Day.

Armed With The Breastplate of

Righteousness, Holding The Shield

of Faith, In One Hand And A Sword

of The Spirit, In the Other

A Helmet of Salvation.

Hugh Porter & Jane Bailey McClimon

First McClimon family in South Carolina, born to this union, six children. John Pressly gave the land for Liberty Hill Church. The first church was logs. Sallie McClimon married Jeremiah Glenn. They gave most of the money to build the first frame building. A committee asked Sallie Glenn to let the church be named Glenn's Chapel. She was not seeking honor and did not agree. June 19, 1980 Relatives moved the Glenns from the family plot to Liberty Hill Church beside her father and mother, Hugh Porter and Jane McClimon.

The remains of Hugh & Jane McClimon who was moved from the family burial ground due to the airport purchasing land in 1961.

Editor's Notes:

The obituary notice for Jane McClimons appears in the June 30, 1880 issue of the Carolina Spartan and reads as follows:

MRS. JANE McCLIMONS (Grisham, Wm. Grisham being her second husband) died in Spartanburg Co., S.C. at sunset on June 17, 1880. Her only two surviving children were by her bedside. She was born in Ireland May 1, 1786, and came to America at the age of 7 years. Her maiden name was Bailey. She married Hugh McClimons, also from Ireland. They belonged to the Seceder Church, but afterwards joined the Presbyterian, and they were the first members at Mt. Tabor, Greenville County. She always love to go to church, even after she became too deaf to hear.

Liberty Hill Methodist Protestant Church was founded in 1849 by dissidents from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, who were vehemently opposed to slavery. During the tumultuous days of the Civil War, the "Seceder Church," which was looked upon with much suspicion by those loyal to the Confederate cause, ceased to exist. According to the 1937 W.P.A. Church Records Survey, this church was reorganized in the late 1880s and again occupied its original building, as it continues to do.

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From Vol. I, No. 3, July 1983:

THORNE MEMORIAL

The following marker is located at the Arrowwood Baptist Church which is about two mileswest of Chesnee on Highway 11 in Spartanburg County. The information is based on the research of the late Miss Jennie Smith, a direct descendant of this family.

Theophilus Thorne / 1744-1847 / and / Jennie Pope Thorne / came from Virginia / soon after the / Revolutionary War / children / Edwin, m. Ann Moorehead / Nathaniel, m. / Jane Wray / Theophilus Jr., m. / Elizabeth Wray / Jane, m. / Jesse Rhodes / Mary, m. / Elias Steadman / Elizabeth, m. / George Garner / Betsy, m. Whitney Hines, Sr.

Edwin Thorne / 1799-1868 / and / Ann Mooreland / 1808-1866 / children / William Taylor / married / Mary Turner / Clint lost his life in / War Between the / States age 16 / Jane, m. / Charles Hinsdale / Louise, m. / Thomas McKinney / Sarah, m. / James Berry / Rebecca, m. / Earle Head and / Ananias Horne / Ann, m. / Joseph Walker / Sue, m. / Edgar Collins

Captain William / Taylor Thorne / 1829-1916 / and / Mary Turner Thorne / 1835-1915 / children / Emily, married / Rufus Cudd / Ellen, m. / Christopher Rogers / Rosalee, m. Daniel Columbus Smith II / Purchase, m. / Thomas McKinney / Frances Eugenia, m. / John M. Smith / Clinton, m. / Daisy Hines / Lee, m. / Lorena Swain and / Annie Foster / Edith, m. / Miles Turner / Webb, m. / Betsey Swain / Hattie, m. / William Ezell / Cedie / Carrie / Bessie

Seven acres of land / was given by / Edwin Thorne for / Arrowwood Church. / The present / structure is the / fourth building. / Thorne descendants / who have rendered / outstanding service / to mankind. / Clinton Thorne, M.D. / Ed McKinney, M.D. / W.T. Head M.D. / Rev. Beryle Thorne / Rev. Lester Berry Smith / Rev. Lester Berry Smith / Rev. Beason Thorne / Timothy L. Smith, Ph. D. / Rev. Samuel Smith / Emily Smith Collom / Martha Frances Smith / Bertha Smith / missionary to China / for 42 years. / Erected by / Jennie E. Smith / 1966 / Dau. of John M. / and / Frances Smith.

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From Vol. I, No. 3, July 1983:

BLALOCK FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

The following inscriptions were copied December 14, 1978, by W.C. Wilburn, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from tombstones found in a family burial ground located about two miles up Kings Creek from SC Highway #5, just off the power line from Ninety-nine Islands to Kings Mountain, NC:

Sacred / to the / memory of / DANIEL A. FULLTON / who departed this life / after three days of illness / Sept. 30th 1843 / aged ___9 years and 56 days

Sacred / to the / memory of / JEREMIAH BLALOCK / who departed this life / Oct. 28th 1833 / in his 84th year

Sacred / to the / memory of / LUCY BLALOCK / who departed this life / March the 20th A.D. / 1841, aged about 80 / years

Sacred / to the / memory of / MARY W. WHISANANT / who died with a dropsy after / having 81½ gallons of water taken / June 10th 1832 / in her 47th year

Notes: Daniel Asbury Fullton was born Aug. 5, 1804, son of James Began Fullton and his wife Anna Statia (Tuel) Fullton, and was therefore 39 years and 56 days old at his death. His wife was Elizabeth Blalock, daughter of Jeremiah and Lucy Blalock above; they were married Jan. 4, 1827, when Elizabeth was about 15 years of age.

Mary W. Whisonant was born about 1785, daughter of Jeremiah and Lucy Blalock. She was the first wife of Michael Whisonant who was born Sep. 17, 1786, died Nov. 3, 1854, and was buried in Antioch Baptist Churchyard.

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From Vol. I, No. 3, July 1983:

KUYKENDAL FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

The following inscriptions were copied about 1939 by J.E. Hart, Jr., from tombstones found in a family burial ground found on a one-time Lowry family plantation, off State Road 347, south of its intersection with State Road 1172, on Fishing Creek in York County, SC. As of January 13, 1981, both stones have been destroyed.

Sacred / to / the memory / of / SAMUEL KUYKENDAL / who departed this life / Nov. 16th 1810 / aged 59 years / Also / JESSE KUYKENDAL who died Dec. 1811 / years / Also / SAML. KUYKENDAL jun. / who died Dec. 21, 1811 / aged 10 years

In / memory of / HORACE / a faithful servant / of Dr. J.M. LOWRIE

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From Vol. I, No. 3, 1983:

MARTIN FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

The following inscriptions were copied Feb. 25, 1980, by F.H. Gettys, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from tombstones found in the Martin Family Cemetery in Cherokee County, SC, located off State Road 11-65, near the SC-NC state line.

In / memory of / an infant son / of W. & E. ADAMSES

In / memory of / JOHN ETTRES / who died Sept. the 30th / 1834 aged 49 years

In / memory of / NANCY ETTERS / who died May 9th 1843 / aged 36 years

In / memory of / RACHEL FULTON / who died June 23 - / 1851 / in her 12- year

In / memory of / R.H. FULTON / who departed this life / Nov. 20- 1854 / in his 22- year

In / memory of / T.D. FULTON / who died Nov. 18 / 1885 aged 87 years / 7 ms. & 3 days / Lived a Mason 50 years / liv'd and died a member of / the Methods Church

In / memory of / W.T. FULTON / who died April 26 / 1847 in his 19- year

Infant son of / J.J. & M. / GIBBONS / Born / July 16, 1886 / Died / Aug. 16, 1886

In / memory of / BENJAMIN HARDIN / a member of the M.E. Church / died April 19- 1850 / in his 84- year

In / memory of / ELIJAH I. HARDIN / died may 28, 1851 / in his 2- year

In / memory of / ELIJAH O. HARDIN / a member of the M.E. Church / died July 5- 1849 / in his 37- year

In / memory of / ELIZABETH HARDIN / died Aug. 19-1847 / in her 55- year

MARTHA I. / wife of / E.O. HARDIN / Born / Nov. 28, 1818 / Died / July 18, 1897

SALLIE / daughter of / D.J. & SUE B. HARDIN / Born / Aug. 1, 1874 / Died / Aug. 14, 1875

In / memory of / MARY LACKEY / died Aug. 1856 / aged 30 years / Also 2 twin infant children

Sacred / to the / memory of / JOHN LINSEY / who died Aug. 15th 1817 / aged 45 years

Sacred / to the / memory of / MARY LINSEY / who died May 16th 1816 / aged 42 years

In / memory of / an infant son of / T.H. & I.S. MARTIN / that died May 12 / 1833 aged 2 days

ALICE / infant daughter / of PERRY & SARAH / J. MARTIN / died the / 26th of Feb. 1860 / aged 3 weeks

In / memory of / BERRYMAN / MARTIN / who died Oct. 13th 1843 / aged 32 years

BIRD MARTIN / was born July 1810 / & died Nov. 1874

Sacred to / the memory of / EDWARD MARTIN / who died Jan. 15 / 1853 / aged 23 / years

In memory of / ELIZABETH MARTIN / 2 Consort of / THOMAS MARTIN / who died Sept. 12 / 1868 aged 80 / years

In / memory of / EMILY I. L. MARTIN / who died Aug. 30 / 1866 aged 2 yea / rs 10 months and 11 days

HENDERSON / MARTIN / July 5, 1820 / May 12, 1906 / aged 85 yrs. 10 ms. / 7 dys. / / ELIZABETH E. / wife of / HENDERSON MARTIN / Died Oct. 12, 1891 / Aged 65 years / A constant member / of the Methodist Church

In / memory of / JULIANN MARTIN / who died Nov. / 29th 1842 / aged 2 years / & 6 months

LANDRUM / son of / G.H. & E.J. MARTIN / Died / June 4, 1886 / Aged / 13 yrs. 4 dys. / / Infant / son of / G.H. & E.J. MARTIN / Born / Sept. 27, 1882

MADISON / son of / J.M. & MARTHA / MARTIN / Mar. 26, 1889 / Nov. 20, 1892

In / memory of / MARY MARTIN / who died / 3, 1854, aged / 16 years

In / memory of / NANCY MARTIN / who died July 20th / 1858 in the 25th / year of her age

REBECCA / wife of / BIRD MARTIN / Born 1811 / Died 1895

In / memory of / RODIA MARTIN / who died Jan. / 25- 1808 / aged 30 years

SARAH wife of / T.H. MARTIN / Born May 26, 1811 / Died Apr. 24, 1887 / Also WILLIAM MARTIN / son of T.M. & S. MARTIN / Born Aug. 4, 1840 / Died May 20, 1864

In / memory of / THOMAS MARTIN / who died April 28- / 1855 / in his 77- year

In / memory of / THOMAS M. MARTIN / who died May 21 / 1861 aged 55 / years & 3 months

RHODIE MOORE / Died Ap'l 5, 1874 / Aged 29 yrs. 4 mo. / & 8 days

Sacred / to the / memory of / ELIZABETH MOSS / who died Feb. 25 / 1853 aged 33 years / Consort of JOHN MOSS

In / memory of MARY ELIZABETH / NEAL who died / Aug. 1st 1855 / aged 16 months

In / memory of / WILLIAM PARKER / who died Mar. 12- 1859 / aged 84 years

Sacred / to the / memory of / SUSANAH POWELL / who died 1827 / aged 32 years

In / memory of / CATHERINE TAYLOR / who died Oct. 18th / 1825 aged 79 / years

In / memory of / JOHN TAYLOR / who died June 2d / 1826 aged 87 / years

COLUMBUS / WILSON / Mar. 31, 1850 / April 19, 1900

IDA / wife of / L.B. MARTIN / Nov. 25, 1882 / Sept. 15, 1910

INEZ / dau. of / L.B. & IDA WILSON / June 22, 1908 / Feb. 15, 1910

L.B. WILSON / Born / Sept. 6, 1884 / Died / Feb. 9, 1920

VERA / dau. of / L.B. & IDA WILSON / June 13, 1906 / Oct. 1, 1908

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From Vol. I, No. 3, July 1983:

MEEK FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

The following inscriptions were copied Nov. 20, 1980, by W.A. Byers, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from tombstones found in a private burial ground located about 100 feet in the woods off a telephone cable right-of-way, off State Road #142 just south of the county line in Chester County, SC.

In / memory of / SARAH LUVINA / daughter of WILL- / IAM and MARGRET / BRAKFIELD born Feb. / the 26th 1857 died / June 26th 1860

E. M. C.

JNO. CONN / Martin's / N.C. Mil. / Rev. War

Sacred / to the / memory of / ESTHER EGGER / who died / June 21st 1839 / in the 78th year / of her age

Sacred / to the / memory of / JAMES EGGER / who died / February 25th 1831 / in the 74th year / of his age

Sacred / to the / memory of / CATHARINE LEE / wife of ASA H. LEE / was born Oct. 15th / 1819 / departed this life / Nov. 6th 1844 / aged 29 years 9 mo. / & 21 days

In / memory of / Capt. RICHARD LUCAS / who did Nov. 29th 1845 / aged 72 years / Also MARY LUCAS / his wife / who died Nov. 25th 1851 / aged 78 years / & 11 ds.

A still born / infant of / J.S. & NANCY MEEK / was interred here

In / memory of / JAMES W. son of / J.S. & NANCY MEEK / who was born July / 18th A.D. 1841, died / Dec. 27th A.D. 1847

In / memory of / JOHN MEEK / who was born June 26th / A.D. 1805, died Sept. 1st / A.D. 1829

In / memory of / ROBERT MEEK / who was born March 17th A.D. / 1772, died Oct. 16th A.D. 1838 / Also / SARAH / consort of R. MEEK / born Sept. 15th A.D. 1766 / died Sept. 26th A.D. 1845

Sacred / to the memory of / MARY SMITH / consort of / J.L. SMITH / who departed this life / July 8, 1857 / in the 68th year of her age

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From Vol. I, No. 3, July 1984:

SIMS FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

The Following inscriptions were copied Jan. 26, 1983, by H.A. Ramsey, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart from tombstones found in an abandoned family cemetery in Union County, SC, located just west of SC 18 at the Pacolet River bridge.

SALLIE NORRIS EISON / wife of F.W. EISON / passed away 31 Oct. 1866 / in the 38th year of her age

Sacred / to the memory of / ELIZABETH FARNADIS / wife of / HENRY FARNANDIS / who died / on the 28th of July / 1844 / aged 68 years

Sacred / to / the memory of / HENRY FARNADIS / who died / on the 15th of October / 1823 / aged 54 years

L.A. FARNADIS / Born Sept. 1803 / Died Dec. 1st 1865

Sacred / to / the memory of / WALTER PACKOLETTE / FERNANDEZ / son of WALTER & C.Q. / FERNANDEZ / who died on the 23rd of / September 1843 / aged 14 months / and 11 days

MARY SIMS HAMILTON / Born 1851 - Died 1927

ROBERT W. HAMILTON / 1850-1922

JAMES NORRIS / Lieut. Co. F 15 Reg. S.C.V. / fell mortally wounded / at the Battle of / Port Royal, S.C. / Novr. 7th 1861 / and died / Novr. 8th 1861 / aged 22 years

Sacred / to the memory of / Mrs. SARAH NORRIS / Born / May 17, 1799 / Died / April 4, 1880

Sacred / to the memory of / B. DARNELLE SIMS / who died / Sept. 17th 1853 / aged 3 years

Sacred / to the memory of / EDWARD E. SIMS / who was born / June 28th 1825 / & died / Feb. 11, 1832

In / memory of / H.E. SIMS / Born / April the 6th 1836 / Died / December the 27th 1857

In / memory of / J. EDd. SIMS / who was born / the 19th Octr. 1833 / and died / the 2nd March 1855

J.S. SIMS / 1801-1875 / JANE E. FERNANDEZ / his wife / 1804-1888

J.S. SIMS, Jr. / 1831-1891 / ADDIE SIM / 1828-1905

We would like to thank Mr. T.J. Caldwell, of York, S.C., who allowed us to present these inscriptions which he and the others named worked so hard to compile.

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From Vol. I, No. 4, October 1983:

GOUDELOCK - JEFFERIES FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

The following inscriptions were copied December 11, 1979 by W.C. Wilburn, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from inscriptions found on tombstones in a private cemetery off State Road #211, in the southern part of Cherokee County, South Carolina.

In memory of / ADAM JOHN GOUDELOCK / A member of the 5th Reg. S.C.V. / who was born / Nov. 8th 1843 / and died in the hospital at / Charlottesville Virginia / Augt 4th 1861 / Leaving doating (sic) parents and many / friends to mourn their loss.

In memory of / A.S. GOUDELOCK / Died / Oct. 26, 1886 / in the 91 - year of his age

AMANDA E. / GOOUDELOCK / Jan. 6th 1839 / Mar. 17th 1913

In / memory of / BUDDIE GOUDELOCK / son of / WM. O. and N.R. GOUDELOCK / who was born June 19th / and died Nov. 13th 1856

DAVID (sic) GOUDELOCK / S.C. Mil. / Rev. War

In / memory of / DAVIS GOUDELOCK / who departed this / life Sept. 17th 1838 / in the 73 year of his / age

In / memory of / HANNAH E. GOUDELOCK / Born July 10th 1835 / Died March 8th 1871

In / memory of / JOHN W. GOUDELOCK / who departed this life / April 8th 1855, leaving a fond / wife and eight children to bemoan / their irreparable loss; aged 50 / years 2 months and 12 days

In / memory of / JULIAN A. GOUDELOCK / daughter of / A.S. & POLLY / GOUDELOCK / Born Aug. 8, 1841 / Died May 12, 1842

Sacred / to the memory of / JULIANN AMANDA / GOUDELOCK / who died 3rd June / 1841 / aged 12 yrs. & 7 / Mo.

In / memory of / MARY D. GOUDELOCK / who was born Feb. 9th 1854 / and died April 17th 1857

In / memory of / MILLY W. GOUDELOCK / Consort of / DAVIS GOUDELOCK / by whose side she lies / departed this life / Decr. 4th 1855 / aged 82 years and nine months / She was a consistent member / of the Baptist Church / for the last thirty five years / and the mother of ten children / two of which survived her

In / memory of / NANCY T. GOUDELOCK / daughter of / A.S. & POLLY / GOUDELOCK / Born June 16th 1837 / Died Sep. 22nd 1838

Sacred / to the memory of / NICHOLAS CALVIN / GOUDELOCK / son of J.W. & S.E. GOUDELOCK / Born March 25th 1833 / Departed this life in / Columbia, S.C. Sept. 26th 1861 / He was a Volunteer / of Company A, 12 / Regt. S.C.V.

She was a devoted wife and mother / POLLY L. GOUDELOCK / Born / April 29, 1804 / Died / Jan. 30, 1892

In / memory of / S.E. GOUDELOCK / Born Dec. 28th 1830 / Died Dec. 18th 1863 / of wounds received at the / Battle of Missionary Ridge

Sacred / to the memory of / SARAH E. GOUDELOCK / Died Oct. 8th 1847 / Aged 39 years / 9 mos. & 27 days / Leaving a fond husband / & 6 children to bemoan / their irreparable loss.

THOMAS DAVIS / GOUDELOCK / Born Jan. 13, 1823 / Died July 6, 1908 / Member of Co. F, / 15th South Carolina / Volunteer Service / from 1861 to 1865

Sacred / to the memory of / JAMES JEFFERIES / who was born / July 13th 1823 / married Feb. 10th 1847 / and departed this life / Jan. 27th 1853 / Leaving an affectionate wife / and two children to bemoan / their irreparable loss

NANCY ELMINA / Wife of / W.B. LIPSCOMB / Born / Jan. 12, 1831 / Died / Oct. 10, 1886

Infant / daughter of / T.B. McCULLOUCH / June 14, 1878 / June 14, 1878

In / memory of / D.G. McCULLOUCH / Born Jany 16th 1816 / Died March 20th 1865

EMMA G. / McCULLOUCH / July 12, 1894 / Aug. 24, 1896

MARY E. / Wife of / D.G. McCULLOUCH / Aug. 26, 1824 / June 26, 1903

JOHN McCULLOUCH / Born Aug. 19, 1813 / Died Sep. 8, 1875

Sacred / to the memory of / MARY ELIZABETH / McCULLOUCH / daughter of / DAVIS G. & MARY E. McCULLOUCH / Died July 13th 1853 / aged 6 months / and 17 days

Sacred / to the memory of / WILLIAM TRAVIS McCULLOUCH / son of / DAVIS G. & MARY E. / McCULLOUCH / Died June 12th 1855 / aged 9 years 7 months / and 13 days

Infant / son of / T.J. SANDERS / Dec. 10, 1908 / Dec. 10, 1908

RUBY / SANDERS / Dec 22, 1906 / Aug. 9, 1908

SALLIE / SANDERS / Nov. 8, 1899 / Oct. 11, 1900

(The following tombstones were found within an iron fence, with gate labeled "Jefferies.")

In memory of / Dr. J.G. CAMP / Born Aug. 3d 1838 / Died Feby 15th 1872 / Leaving a fond family to / mourn their irreparable loss

In memory of / SARAH C J. CAMP / Born Apl 27th 1842 / Died Nov. 11th 1872

In / memory of / Infant / son of JOHN & SARAH / JEFFERIES / Born and Died / Feby 9th 1844

Sacred / to the / memory of / ADAM JEFFERIES / son of JOHN & SARAH G. JEFFERIES / who was born / July 4th 1831 / and died / April 23rd 1855

Sacred / to the memory of / JOHN JEFFERIES / who was born / Jan. 29th 1808 / married Feb. 20th (sic) 1829 / and died Nov. 2nd 1865

Sacred / to the memory of / Mrs. MILLEY JEFFERIES / Consort of / WM. C. JEFFRIES / Born Jany 12th 1813 / and died / April 20th 1846

In / memory of / NARCISSA ADALINE / daughter of / JOHN & SARAH G. JEFFERIES / Born May 2nd 1840 / and departed this life / Octr 29th 1842

In memory of / SARAH G. JEFFERIES / Wife of / JOHN JEFFERIES / Born Feby 28th 1811 / Married Feby 26th (sic) 1829 / and departed this life / May 23rd 1844 / The mother of nine children / seven of whom, and a fond / husband, are left to lament / her decease

In memory / of an infant son of / WM. T. & MILLEY E. LITTLEJOHN / who was born / & died Feb. 22nd 1864

Infant son of / WM. T. & M.E. LITTLEJOHN / Born 11th & died 17th May 1867

LAURA PAMELIA / daughter of / M.S. & R.P. LYNN / Born Jan. 31, 1873 / Died Sept. 6, 1873

In / memory of / LEONA REYNOLDS / eldest daughter of / WM. F. & R.C. REYNOLDS / Born 26th Sept. 1857 / Died 3rd Feby 1860

In / memory of / W.F. REYNOLDS Senr. / Born Dec. 1st 1789 / Died Octr. 1862

In / memory of / W.F. REYNOLDS Jr. / Born Jany 24th 1826 / Died Augt 9th 1864

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From Vol. I, No. 4, October 1983

MANNING FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

The following inscriptions were copied Feb. 14, 1981, by J.D. Hamrick, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from tombstones and markers in a graveyard located at the intersection of SC 11-209 and SC 11-44 in Cherokee County, South Carolina.

JOHN B. CARROLL / Pvt. US Army / June 15 1911 May 20 1974

GERTRUDE / HUGHEY / Apr. 30, 1927 / Dec. 11, 1932

HUGHEY / JESSIE W. / Jan. 31, 1902 / Nov. 19, 1970 / KATIE S. / Sept. 12, 1902

SARAH / HUGHEY / May 20, 1932 / May 29, 1932

WOODROW HUGHEY / Sept. 17, 1929 / June 25, 1930

ALICE M. HULLENDER / 1903 - 1958

Son of BILL / MANING / Born Aug. 9, / 1898

Douter of / BILL MANING / Born Oct. 4 / 1899

BILL / MANING / Twin / Babies / Born Feb. 11, 1915

BOYD MANNING / 1906-1956

WILLIAM B. / MANNING / Mar. 5, 1874 / Sept. 3, 1932 / KATIE / MANNING / July 26, 1871

BEATRICE / MARTIN / daughter / of / JESS & LILIE / MARTIN

BOYCE / MARTIN / son of / JESS & LILIE / MARTIN

LILLIE S. / MARTIN / Oct. 15, 1896 / Dec. 12, 1925

STARNES / BOBBY G. / Aug. 9, 1938 / Jan. 24, 1979 / SHIRLEY A. / Mar. 27, 1942

STARNES / Z.B.V. / Nov. 23, 1868 / Jan. 25, 1954 / SALLIE W. / Oct. 8, 1872 / Oct. 16, 1916 / Three infants / ALONZO MACY EBB

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From Vol. I, No. 4, October 1983

WILLSON - WHITE - CARROLL FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

The following inscriptions were copied Feb. 27, 1979 by W.C. Wilburn, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from tombstones found in an abandoned graveyard on U.S. Highway 29 north-east of Blacksburg, across the road from the Eastside Baptist Church.

ELIZABETH / Wife of / WM. CARROLL / born May 1843 / Died Oct. 18, 1912

W.M. CARROLL

CHARLIE CLARK / Born Aug. 2, 1909 / Died Aug. 3, 1911

WM. C. KROESEN / Died Apr. 11, 1921 / Age 80 yrs. / 9 mos. 2 days

AMANDA KROESEN / 1856

H.P. WHITE / Co. F. / 3 U.S. Dragoons / Mex. War

W.B. WHITE / May 8, 1858 / Apr. 21, 1948 / KATY JANE / Wife of / W.B. WHITE / Oct. 25, 1860 / June 2, 1914 / SALLIE A. / dau. of / W.B. WHITE / Dec. 22, 1882 / July 26, 1893

W.V.W.

In memory of / an infant daughter / of GEORGE & LUCY / WILLSON died March / 13, 1853

In / memory of / FEAREASINA WILLSON / Died Aug. 17 - 1851 / in her 41- year

Sacred / To the memory of / JOHN WILLSON / who departed this life / May 15th 1860 / aged 86 years 2 months / & 14 days

In / memory / of / LAWSON H. WILLSON / died Jan. 18th / 1824 aged 8 years

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From Vol. II, No.2, April 1984:

YORK METHODIST CHURCHYARD

York, SC

The following inscriptions were copied May 2, 1979 by T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from tombstones and scraps found in the Trinity Methodist Church Burial Ground located in York, SC, on the corner of East Jefferson and College Streets. There is evidence that many broken stones have been removed from the graveyard. This cemetery is sometimes called the Early Settlers cemetery.

In memory / of MARY A. ADAMS / Died August 11th 1870 / Aged 37 years / Also ROBERT L. ADAMS / Born Sept. 22nd 1828 / Killed at Battle of Gettys- / burg Pa. July 1st 1863 / and buried on Battlefield.

In / memory of / ELIZABETH ALBRIGHT / who departed this life / March 9, 1860 / aged 72 years & 21 days

In / memory of / JOHN ALBRIGHT / Born December 4th 1784 / Died May 31st 1847

In / memory of / ADRIAN W. BEARD / Born Feby 22, 1804 / Died Aug. 3, 1870

CHRISTINA M. / BEARD / Died Novr. / 24th 1846

JAMES J. / BEARD / Died June / 12th 1840

LEANORA J. / BEARD / Died Sept. / 8th 1854

In memory of / MARTHA M. BEARD / wife of / A.W. BEARD / Born August 1st 1820 / Died August 20th 1886

MARY E. / BEARD / Died July / 13th 1843

THOMAS C. / BEARD / Died July / 3rd 1839

T.J. BEARD / Comp. H. 23 Regt. N.C.T. / Died at Culpeper VA. Jan. / 21st 1862 in the 23^rd

JANE BEASON / Died March 17- / 1848 / aged 11 Y.

In memory of / JONATHIN LEROY / son of FRANKLIN / & M.A. BLANKENSHIP / who was born March / 4th 1855 and died (sic.)

WILLIAM LOUIS BRATTON / Sept. 23, 1854 / Jan. 15, 1938

In / memory of / JAMES M. BYARS / who died Jan. 9th / 1853 aged 21 years / 9 months & 5 das.

MONROE / son of / WM. J. & M.A. CAPPS / Died March 1st 1851 / Aged 4 years

E.G. CARSON / Died June 14th / 1846 / Aged 14 M.

Sacred / To the memory of / HARRIET CREPS / Wife of / WESLEY CREPS / Born January 9, 1838 / Died August 15, 1859

In / memory of / J. ARABELLA / daughter of / P.B. & J. DARWIN / Born May 15, 1862 / Died Sept. 1, 1863

JERUSHA DARWIN / Born Oct. 9th 1835 / Died Oct. 28th 1895

In memory / of / P.A. DARWIN / son of / P.B. & J. DARWIN / Born June 30, 1867 / Died June 27, 1884

PEYTON B. DARWIN / Born April 18th 1805 / Died December 28th 1883 / For 60 years a member of / the Methodist Church

Sacred / to the memory of / BERNHARDT DERER / Born August 14, 1828 / Died March 16, 1858

In / memory of / MARY LUCELLA / daughter of / T. & M.E. DICKSON / Born February 4^th / and Died Decem. 13^th / 1862

In memory / of / LUCY ANN / daughter of G.S. / & ALCESTER DOSER who died / Feb. 23rd 1853 / aged 8 M. & 11 D.

In / memory of / MARY L. daughter / of / J.S. and W. ESTES / who died Sep. 7th 1853 / aged 1 year 5 months / & 25 days

Sacred / To the memory of / A.S. FULLTON / who departed this life / March 3 - 1851 / In her 90 - year

Sacred / To the memory of / JAMES B. FULLTON / (a Revolutionary Patriot of / 1776 / who died April 26 - 1848 / In the 83 - year of his age

FRANCIS MARION / GALBRAITH / Born 1822 in / Yorkville / Died 1904 in / Spartanburg

In / memory of / Mrs. GEORGIANNA ELIZA / GALBRAITH / who died May 12th 1853 / aged 24 years 10 months & 23 / days

MARY ELLEN / Wife of / F.M. GALBREATH / Born Jan. 28, 1825 / in Yorkville / Died Mar. 17, 1891 / in Chester

In / memory of / my darling boy / WILLIAM WILSON / GALBRAITH / who died Sept. 30th 1853 aged 7 / years 4 months & 10 days

In / memory of / B.T. WHEELER / GARVIN / Born Dec. 28, 1847 / Died Feb. 28, 1849

In / memory of / J.J. GARVIN / infant son of / J. & N. GARVIN / Born _______ 4th 1846 / and died / April 16th 1846

J.J. GARVIN / 1822 - 1892 / C.S.A. / 1861 - 1865

JOHN J. RUSSELL GARVIN / son of / J.J. & J.S. GARVIN / Born Sept. 5, 1845. He was / a member of Co. F. 17th S.C.V. / and died on the 25th July / 1864 from the effects of a wound / received at the siege of Peters- / burg on the 9th of July 1864

In / memory of JOHN ALLEN / son of MARTIN and / ADALINE HOLEBROKES / who was born Aug. / 24th 1855 and died / Aug. 23rd 1856 / aged 1 year

In memory / of / ARABELLA JAMES / born Feb. 6th 1802 / Died May 23rd 1872

DANIEL JAMES / Born July 22nd 1801 / Died January 12th 1845

CATHARINE ELLENOR / Died / Jan. 3d 1854 / in the 3d year if / her age (JEFFERYS)

CHARLES EDMUND / Died July 15, 1856 / in the 2d year of his age (JEFFERYS)

Sacred / to / ELIZABETH HICKS / Wife of / JAMES JEFFERYS / Born January 16, 1804 / Died May 11, 1894 / a devoted Christian wife and / mother, For 70 years a member / of the M.E. Church

In / memory of / FOSTER GAMEWELL / son of JAMES & ELIZABETH H. JEFFERYS / Died July 6th 1863, aged 18 / years 11 months and 25 days

FANNIE / Born and Died / April 16th 1867 (JEFFERYS)

In memory / of / GEORGE A. JEFFERYS / son of / W.A. & D. JEFFERYS / Died Jan. 6, 1865 / Aged 3 years one / month and 16 days

Sacred / to / JAMES JEFFERYS / a native of England, and / for 62 years a resident of / Yorkville, S.C. Died Feb'y 24 / 1883 aged 82 years 7 mons. / and 21 days. He was a mem- / ber of the Methodist Church / for 60 years

JAMES RUFUS / Died June 2d 1864 / in the 4th year / of his age (JEFFERYS)

GENA / LUCY VIRGINIA / daughter of / T.S. & M.A. JEFFERYS / Died Aug. 26th 1873 / In the 23rd year of her age

MARY ANN / wife of / wife of / T.S. JEFFERYS / entered Paradise / July 19th 1881

In / memory of / MARY CAROLINE / third daughter of / JAMES & ELIZABETH H. / JEFFERYS / who died on the / 18th November 1842 / aged 3 years 3 months / and 1 day

MARY ELIZABETH / Died Sep. 20, 1850 / in the 2d year of / her age (JEFFERYS)

T.S. JEFFERYS / 1827-1894

WILLIAM A. JEFFERYS / Born Feb. 15, 1832 / Died Nov. 10, 1898

Our little / WILLIAM WALKER / son of / MILES & JOSEPHINE / JOHNSON

In / memory of / H.N. KERR / Died Nov. 2nd / 1841 aged 3 / M. & 11 D.

In memory / of / our dear father / JEROME B. KERR / Died Oct. 13th 1865 / Aged 43 years

Little ANGIE / daughter of / J.B. & J.E. KERR / Died April 1, 1866 / Aged 3 years

To the glory of God / and sacred memory of / JAMES & SARAH KUYKENDAL / The former born in 1798, died 1855 / the latter born 1801, died 1881 / This stone is erected by their surviving / children

In memory / of / Mrs. EMELINE LOWE / wife of / G.W. LOWE / who departed this life / July 14th 1857 / in the 50th year of her age

In memory of / JOHN McADAMS / who died in 1845 / And his wife / SARAH McADAMS / who died in 1889 / and their daughter / SARAH JANE McADAMS / who died Mar. 22, 1913

In / memory of / JOHN McKOY / who died in hope of a / blissful immortality on / the 3d day of June 1851 / In the 52d year of his age

JONATHAN J. / McLEAN died / Augt. 2d 1839 / aged 25 years

MARK McLEAN / died Sept. 31st / 1852 / aged 52 years sic

JANE E. MASSEY / Born Oct. 1, 1828 / Died June 20, 1898

Sacred to the memory of / SARAH ANN MASSEY

AMANDA P. OWEN

E. MEYNARDIE / son of / W.C. & E.A. OWEN

GEORGE WALKER / son of / W.C. & E.A. OWEN

LUCY ANN / daughter of / W.C. & E.A. OWEN

MARTHA CLAWSON / daughter of / W.C. & E.A. OWEN

MARY MARGARET / daughter of / W.C. & E.A. OWEN

In / memory of / MARTHA F. / daughter of / A.A. & K. PORTER / who was born July / 22nd 1852 and died / June 9th 1854

In / memory of / our sister / JOSEPHINE S. DERRER / wife of / G. PICKENS PRICE / Born / May 12, 1861 / Died / April 3, 1886

Sacred / to the / memory of / JOHN B. QUIRL / who departed this life / March 23rd 1834 / in the 32nd year of his age

This stone marks the spot / where repose the ashes of / P.M.C. RILEY / for 2 years a member of / Trinity Lodge No. 22 IOOF / who departed this life / March 16th 1855 aged 25 / years 5 months and 12 days / (?) Anoor Anmacitia et Veritas (?) / prompts the erection of this / stone to his memory

LORETTA J. / Daut. of / L.B. & J.J. SHERER / Born Nov. 12, 1880 / Died Aug. 14, 1881

Infant / son of / J.E. & M.C. / SMITH born / & died Sept. / 25th 1850

In memory / of / THOMAS A. SMITH / eldest son of / J.E. & M.C. SMITH / Born Dec. 12, 1847 / Died Dec. 24, 1867

MARY STRAIT / widow of / R.R. STRAIT / Died Jan. 22nd 1876 / Aged 77 years and / 25 days

R.R. STRAIT / Born Jan. 8, 1794 / Died Mar. 23, 1868

Sacred / to the / memory of / LUCETTA SULLIVAN / who was born / April the 30th 1819 / and departed this life / July the 30th 1839

In / memory of / WILLIAM A. / WALLACE / Died Oct. 2nd / 1849 aged 27 / years

In / memory of / Mrs. ELIZABETH / E. WEST / Wife of E.J. WEST, of Chester, S.C. / Eldest daughter of JAMES and / ELIZABETH H. JEFFERYS, died in / peace Dec. 3d 1864, aged 29 yrs. / 3 mos. & 18 days

Sacred / to the memory of / SARAH B. WILLIAMS / daughter of G.W. / & S.L. WILLIAMS / who departed this / life September 9th / 1834 aged 2 / months & eleven / days

In / Memory of / OCTAVIA J. / daughter of P.L. & T. WOOD / Died July 20, 1856 / Aged 3 Years 1 Month / & 29 Days

In / memory of / WILLIAM D. / son of P.L. & T. WOOD / Died July 25 / 1860 / Aged 2 years / 1 month & 11 days

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From Vol. II, No. 2, April 1984:

ELIAS MITCHELL FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

Union County, SC

The following inscriptions were copied January 26, 1983 by H.A. Ramsey, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr. from tombstones found in an abandoned cemetery off State Road 44-241 northwest of Jonesville, in Union County, SC.

Sacred / to the / memory of the / Rev. ELIAS MITCHELL / a zealous minister of the / Baptist Church for 47 years / who departed this life / Nov. 30th 1834 / instantly after singing and / praying at a stand erected in / Chester District for the purpose / of his preaching a ____funeral sermon / in the 75 year of his age

Sacred / to the / memory of / MILLEY MITCHELL / wife of the / Rev. ELIAS MITCHELL, decd. / who died March 12th 1839 / in the 79th year of her age / She was a pious member / of the Baptist Church / from early life and died / in the hope of glorious / immortality

DAVIDSON / MITCHELL / died / March 29 / 1862 / aged 67 years 3 ms. / & 3 ds.

ELIZABETH / MITCHELL / wife of DAVIDSON MITCHELL / died in the full faith of / Jesus Christ, a member of / the Baptist Church / aged 79 yrs. 9 mos. 14 ds.

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From Vol. II, No. 2, April 1984:

MOSS FAMILY BURIAL GROUND

The following inscriptions were copied December 14, 1978 by W.C. Wilburn, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from the tombstones found in a graveyard East of Hopewell Baptist Church in Cherokee County, SC, up a slight rise from Bell's Branch.

RUTHEY / DOVER / who departed this life / in the year of ou / r Lord / November / 17, 1830

Sacred / to the / memory of / ABRAHAM MOSS sen. / who died Oct. 1, 1842 / in his 72 - year

I. / M. of CLEMUEL / MOSS / was born / December the 3, 1781 / died January the / 1st 1825

Sacred / to the / memory of / JOSEPH MOSS / who died May 19, 1835 / aged 84 years / a veteran soldier

Sacred / to the / memory of / LOUIZA MOSS / who departed this life / Dec. 24^th / aged 11 years

In / memory / of / W.(or V. or N.)ELLY MOSS / who died Nov. 24 / 1810 aged 86 / years.

In / memory of / LEATHY CATHERINE / STEWARD died / 1837 aged 18 months

(Welly Moss was apparently the father of his family. In succeeding generations, sons were often named Wylie Moss.)

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From Vol. II, No. 2, April 1984:

MULLINAX FAMILY CEMETERY

The following inscriptions were copied March 21, 1979, by W.C. Wilburn, T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from tombstones found in a family burial ground off State Road #223 in Cherokee County, SC, near Burrell's Branch (also known as Mullinax Branch) of Kings Creek.

Sacred / to the / memory of / MARGARET CLARK / who died April 17th / 1843 aged 47 years

SALLY CLARK / died Dec. 23 rd 1822 / aged 11 months / Also an infant of / H. & J.M. CLARK

In memory of / ELIZABETH MULLINAX / who died April 5 / 1855 in the 60 / year of her age

In memory of / JAMES MULLINAX / who died July 4 / 1858 in the 74 / year of his age

In memory of / JANE C. MULLENAX / who died March 11th / 1867 aged 67 years

In memory of / JOHN G. MULLENAX / joined the Baptist Church / at Antioch Oct. 2nd 1847 / ordained a Deacon of that / Church Oct. 17th 1855. Died / a member of the 17th Reg. / Carolina Rifles S.C.V. near / Charleston while defending his / Country Jan. 12th 1862 aged / 34 years 9 months & 4 days

In memory of / JOSEPH MULLINAX / who died Aug. / 1871 in his 74 year

In memory of / MARGARET MULLANAX / who died Sep. 23 / 1843 in her 21st year

In / memory of / ROBERT S. / MULLANAX / who died April 24th / 1855 in his 13th year

Notes: This (Jane) Margaret Clark was a Mullinax, of course, a sister of James and Joseph. She married Henry Clark (born in Spartanburg County ca. 1796). They were the parents of John M. Clark (1830-1905) who is buried at Delphos.

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From Vol. II, No. 2, April 1984:

BEASLEY FAMILY CEMETERY

On the old Dr. Tom Wier place in the Renno section of Laurens County, SC.

THOMAS BEASLEY b- 1770 died Mar. 3, 1832

MARTHA BEASLEY b- 1772 died July 1, 1831

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From Vol. II, No. 1, January 1984:

SALEM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHYARD

The following inscriptions were copied in March 1981 by T.J. Caldwell and J.E. Hart, Jr., from tombstones found in the Salem Presbyterian Churchyard, near the Salem-Irene Bridge over the Broad River, in Cherokee County, SC.

An infant / of / E.W. & M.C. ADAMS / Died Sept. 29 / 1858

MARY ANN / ALEXANDER / Born Oct. 11, 1825 / Died / Jan. 8, 1888

ANNIE BANKHEAD / Born Nov. 12th 1798 / Died Jan. 17th 1859

WILLIAM BANKHEAD / Born Nov. 16th 1796 / Died Sept. 16th 1866

MAGGIE W. BERRY / 1872 - 1923

B.T. BISHOP / Born Nov. 16, 1801 / Died Oct. 6, 1878

In memory of / JANE B. BISHOP / Born / Dec. 31, 1814 / Died / Apr. 12, 1900

ROBERT EARL / BLACK / Feb. 5, 1884 / May 20, 1965 / MAGGIE ESTES / BLACK / June 29, 1889 / Oct. 5, 1941

DOYLE C. BLACKWELL / U.S. Army / World War II / May 21, 1910 - Apr 11, 1980

JESSIE S. BLACKWELL / Oct. 11, 1884 / Feb. 15, 1967

JOHN L. BLACKWELL / July 18, 1879 / Dec. 7, 1963

MATTIE E. BLACKWELL / Feb. 2, 1879 / Dec. 5, 1943

N.J. BLACKWELL / Nov. 11, 1877 / Jan. 9, 1948

D.W. BROWN / Nov. 22, 1832 / Dec. 23, 1902 / C.M. BROWN / Aug. 1, 1832 / Sept. 9, 1909

JOSEPH W. BROWN / Feb. 7, 1846 / June 27, 1932

MARY JANE BROWN / Jan. 27, 1861 / Oct. 12, 1946

RUFUS / JACKSON / BROWN / Dec 10, 1865 / July 20, 1924

BERTHA / dau. of / J. & NANNIE / BUICE / Nov. 5, 1883 / May 27, 1885

JOSEPH ROSWELL / son of / T.E. & M.V. CASTLES / Born Oct. 1, 1897 / Died Sept. 17, 1899

IDA CRAIG / Died 1900

LIZZIE CRAIG / Died 1907

LEVINAH R. / DAVIDSON / Nov. 6, 1860 / May 11, 1932

MARY ELIZABETH NEELY / only daughter if / Col. R.G. & M.N. DAVIDSON / Born 1st April 1857 / Died 16th August 1857

In memory / of / MARY N. DAVIDSON / wife of / Col. R.G. DAVIDSON / Born 16th January 1828 / Died 5th April 1857

Capt. SAMUEL / DAVIDSON / Born / Jany 23rd 1765 / Died / Decr. 25th 1854 / ELIZABETH DAVIDSON / wife of SAMUEL DAVIDSON / Born May 3rd 1776 / Died Novr. 4th 1854 / / Capt. WM. T. DAVIDSON / Born May 19th 1817 / Died June 25th 1854

In memory of / JAMES A. DONALD / Born / Feb. 6, 1818 / Died / June 25, 1895

In memory of / SABITHA DONALD / Born / Jan. 30, 1816 / Died / Feb. 11, 1897

MABLE S. DOWDLE / wife of / J.L. DOWDLE / Sept. 16, 1891 / July 11, 1975

MARY M. / dau. of / J.R. & S.E.C. EDWARDS / Born / Sept. 6, 1888 / Died / June 19, 1902 / Student at Ceder Springs

Infant son of / T.J. & SALLIE B. ESTES / Born & Died / Dec. 19, 1894

AGNES / DuBOSE / ESTES / Feb. 7, 1910 / Mar. 18, 1975

EBB J. ESTES / 1906 - 1947

G.H. / DICKSON / son of WM. / C.B. & S.J. / ESTES born / Sep. 3d 1870 / died Oct. 14th / 1873

H.T. / ESTES / Aug. 15 / 1867 / Nov. 30 / 1947

HARRY G. ESTES / Aug. 5, 1902 / Oct. 15, 1977

J.F. / ESTES / Sept. 8 / 1865 / Mar. 8 / 1937

J.G. JEFFERSON ESTES / Born / Feb. 9, 1834 / Killed in battle

In memory of / J.P.D. ESTES / son of W. & MARY C. ESTES / Born Oct. 20th 1854 / Died Dec. 16th 1855

JAS. M.D. / son of / WM. C.D. & S.J. / ESTES / Born Apr - / il 8th 1866 / died Nov. 8th / 1873

JAMES / RUFUS / BRATTON / son of S.F.M. / and MARY S. ES- / TES, died Sept. / 21st 1872, age / 1 year 8 mos. / 23 days

JEFF. F. ESTES / Mar. 14, 1878 / Jan. 23, 1949

JESSIE PRIDMORE ESTES / Dec. 23, 1891 / Nov. 26, 1970

ESTES / JOE LYLES / Dec. 26, 1873 / Dec. 18, 1937

JOHN A.M. / ESTES / Aug, 6, 1839 / Feb. 18, 1920 / LAURA T. / SMITH / wife of / JOHN A.M. / ESTES / Nov. 8, 1844 / Jan. 26, 1927

M.J. REGINA / eldest daughter of / S.F. & MARY S. / ESTES , born Jan. / 22, 1869 died Aug. / 17, 1873

In / memory of / McKEVER D. ESTES / Born / Aug. 28, 1843 / Died / at Amissville, Va. / 1862

MADISON D. / son of / Mr. & Mrs. M.F. ESTES / Aug. 18, 1942 / Dec. 2, 1942

MARY C. ESTES / wife of / WM. E.V. ESTES / Born / Apr. 21, 1812 / Died / Sept. 16, 1871 / aged / 59 yrs. 4 ms. & 13 ds.

MARY / ELIZA S. / daughter of / JOHN A.M. & / LOURA T. ESTES / Born Nov. 1st 1869 / Died Aug. 25, 1873

ESTES / ORRIE MAHALIE / Sept. 11, 1876 / May 18, 1921

ROY BROWN / son of T.J. & SALLIE B. / ESTES / Born Sept. 11, 1907 / Died Nov. 30, 1908

ESTES / RUFUS M. / Feb. 20, 1875 / Mar. 18, 1958

S.C.A. / son of WM. / C.B. & S.J. ES- / TES born July / 29th 1872 died Oct. 26th 1873

S.F. ESTES / Aug. 22, 1832 / Nov. 23, 1912 / MARY S. / wife of / S.F. ESTES / Dec. 8, 1838 / Mar. 16, 1918

SALLIE BIGHAM / wife of / THOMAS J. ESTES / Aug. 11, 1867 / Feb. 12, 1940

In / memory of / SARAH V. AMANDA / daughter of S. / F. & MARY S. / ESTES, born / Nov. 2, 1872 / died Oct. 16, 1873

THOMAS J. ESTES / Jan. 14, 1862 / Sept. 16, 1944

WILIAM EV. ESTES / Born Feb. 3, 1810 / Died May 14, 1890

WILLIE / H.S. / son of WM. C. / D. & S.J. ESTES / Born June / 19th 1868 / Died Nov. / 10th 1873

C.W. FOSTER / May 3, 1840 / Jan. 10, 1885 / W.E. FOSTER / J 3, 1883 / Apr. 5, 1887 / / C.D. FOSTER / May 9, 1875 / Dec. 31, 1894 / W.T. FOSTER / Dec. 7, 1872 / Mch. 10, 1900

CORNE- / LIUS A. / son of J.B. / & M. GREEN- / WAY, born / Feby 23d / 1868, die- / d Oct. 7th / 1872

LENORE J. / daughter / of J.B. & M. / GREENWAY / Died Oct. / 10th 1878 / age 1 yr, / 6 mos. 6 / days

In / memory of / SARAH ELIZABETH F. / wife of / WM. E. GUNN / Born / Sep. 22, 1837 / Died Aug. 4, 1867

Infant son of D. / G. & L.Z. HOWELL / Born / Apr. 26, 1871

DARVIN G. / HOWELL / Feb. 23, 1843 / Apr. 6, 1922 / / Lucy Z. / HOWELL / Feb. 25, 1848 / Oct. 25, 1937

GROVER C. / son of D.G. & / L.Z. HOWELL / Born / Apr. 26, 1885 / Died / Oct. 11, 1886

In memory / of / SAMUEL HOWELL / son of / W. & S. HOWELL / Born Jany 13, 1819 / Died Nov. 26, 18___

In / memory of / SOPHIA HOWELL / who died May 19th 1855 / in the 65th year of her age

W.Z. HOWELL / Born / Feb. 5, 1876 / Died / Jan. 3, 1901

WILLIAMSON HOWELL / Born Sept. 20th 1786 / Died March 15th 1864

Infant / son of / J.W. & S.C. / JONES / Nov. 12, 1901 / Dec. 12, 1901

JONES / BANKS R. / Sept. 22, 1881 / Mar. 13, 1966 / FLORENCE K. / Oct. 2, 1883 / Apr. 30, 1969

D.L. / daughter of / M.M. & M.J. JONES / Born Dec. 6, 1908 / Died Dec, 6, 1908

E.W. / son of / M.M. & M.J. JONES / Born / June 21, 1895 / Died / Feb. 10, 1899

EVA EARLINE JONES / Oct. 21, 1921 / Oct. 21, 1922

J.H. JONES / July 5, 1837 / Apr. 12, 1910 / His wife / MARY J. ARCHIE / May 7, 1843 / Nov. 21, 1910

JANE M. JONES / Died / June 19, 1890 / Aged 87 yrs, 4 ms.

LARA ELLEN JONES / Apr. 3, 1920 / Oct. 24, 1920

O.S. / daughter of / M.M. & M.J. JONES / Born Apr. 24, 1911 / Died Oct. 23, 1912

RUBY JONES / Nov. 29, 1926 / July 6, 1928

CHARLES B. LANCASTER / 1855 - 1896

Infant / son of A.A. & Amanda / LEE bo- / rn Oct. 19 / died 20 1870

A.A. LEE / Born / June 11, 1840 / Died / March 4, 1893

AMANDA LEE / July 1, 1841 / Dec. 4, 1929

CHARLES / E.J. LEE / sn of A.A. & Amanda / LEE / Born / Sep. 27, 1874 / Died / Dec. 18, 1875

JOHN WILLIAM LEE / Born / Feb. 19, 1869 / Died / Nov. 24, 1888

MARY E.J. / daughter of A.A. & Amanda / LEE, born / Aug. 27, 1872 / died Aug. 31, 1872

SARA D. Lee / May 12, 1877 / Aug. 19, 1957

In / memory of / an infant / daughter of / E. & E.A. LEECH / who died / October 21st / 1853

Infant son / of / W.B. & D.A. LEECH / Born April 8, 1882 / Died March 18, 1883

DEBORAH ADELAIDE / LEECH / Aug. 26, 1853 / Feb. 3, 1923 / wife of / W.B. LEECH

In / memory of / E.A. LEECH / wife of / EDWARD LEECH / Born June 15th 1825 / Died Jan. 1st

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