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I have recently undertaken a project concerning local abandoned cemeteries in Florence County, SC. Tonight I was able to get the Blackwell/Burch Cemetery deemed "historically significant" by the county historical commission. The following is a brief list of names included in a 1961 survey. I will be visiting the cemetery tomorrow to begin a current survey to see what's left.
Samuel Blackwell of Georgetown District died February 14, 1823 age 49yrs 5mo 24days(son of Samuel Blackwell and Elizabeth Dozier)(brother of Rachel Blackwell Lane)(husband of Mary Ann Hamlin Blackwell who died Nov. 21, 1869 age 84yrs 1mo 12days)
Known buried in cemetery:
Samuel Blackwell d. 2-14-1823
Mary Ann Hamlin Blackwell d. 11-20-1869
dau. Elizabeth Blackwell Pettigrew d. 12-09-1861 age 60
married James A. Pettigrew (buried here?)
Seven of their children died between 1823-1855 and
are buried here (Isabella, James R.M., Samuel B.,
John A., Olivia, Thomas J., William A.)
son Major Samuel Blackwell d. 1847
married first Caroline Matilda Hunter daughter of
Isaac H. and Janet Gee Hunter and granddaughter of
John Gee and grandaughter of Rev. war hero Andrew
Hunter. A daughter, Mary Blackwell Ryan may be
buried here.
gdau.Martha Wingate d. 7-09-1833 age 1yr 11mo
gson.William Bacot Wingate
ggson.Julius Dargan Harrell d.1854 age 1yr 4mo 12days
ggson.Manly Wingate Harrell d.1860 age 9mo 15days
ggdau.Sarah A. Harrell d.1849 age 2yrs 5mo
ggson. Edward S. B. Nettles b.2-1-1843 d.2-28-1843
James Edward Burch d.4-11-1882 age 56(son of Edward S. and
Joanna Blackwell Burch)
mar. first Mary J. Hepburn Burch d.8-29-1854 age 25
Tombstones in 1961:
Samuel Blackwell 1823
Mary A. Blackwell 1785-1869
James E. Burch 1826-1882
Mary J. Burch 1829-1854
Martha Isabella Burch 1847
Little Mamie (Burch) 1873
Julius Dargan Blackwell 1853-1854
Manly Wingate Harrell 1859-1860
Sarah A. Harrell 1847-1849
Edward S.B. Nettles 1843-1843
Isabella S. Pettigrew 1832-1832
James R.M. Pettigrew 1828-1831 together with Samuel B.
Pettigrew 1830-1831
John A. Pettigrew 1825-1827
Miss Olivia Pettigrew 1833-1852
Thomas J. Pettigrew 1855
William A. Pettigrew 1822-1823
(top missing) died Dec. 9, 1861 age 60 (possibly Elizabeth
Blackwell Pettigrew)
Martha Wingate 1833
William Bacot Wingate (bottom missing)
All of the above information came from Horace Rudisill's 1961 publication, "Florence County Burying Grounds" which can be found at the Florence County Library in the SC Room.
For questions or to make donations for tombstone repairs/fence addition/preservation of cemetery please email me at: reddoerestorer@yahoo.com
Gretchen Huggins
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