| Davis-Rivers Cemetery | Rivers Cemetery | Brantley Cemetery | Blakeney Cemetery | |||
| Teal Cemetery | Tobe-Gulledge Cemetery | Short Cemetery | Purvis Cemetery |
| DAVIS-RIVERS CEMETERY Chesterfield, SC Located off T. S. Rivers Road (hwy700). Directions: From Jackson Road turn right on T. S. Rivers Road. Go one mile. Look on right side of the road for an old track through the woods ( it bears to the left). Facing the woods bear to the RIGHT for about 200 yds. The graves are in heavy woods near a clearing. | ||
| Thos. Davis Lloyd's S.C. Mil, Rev. War 1748-1844 (note: these dates are incorrect) |
John Rivers Co D 6th SC Cav CSA |
James K. Parker Co E 21 SC Inf CSA |
| Nancy Rivers Davis Wife of Thos. Davis 1753-1846 (note: these dates are incorrect) |
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| RIVERS CEMETERY - Chesterfield, SC Located on Brook Teal Farm, Jackson Road (hwy 60). Directions: From Zoar Church Road turn left on Jackson Road. Go 1 and 1/4 miles until you come to 2 brick dwellings on right. Turn right just past them onto a dirt road. Go to end of road and look to woods at right. You can see the four Civil War graves. Go behind them to find the Rev. War and other graves. | ||
| Frederick Rivers 2nd Lt. Co E 21 SC Inf CSA |
Drury Rivers Co D 6 SC Cav CSA |
Louis Rivers Co E 26 SC Inf CSA |
| James S. Rivers Co D 6 SC Cav CSA |
Frederick Rivers S.C. Mil. - Rev. War |
Gilbert Purvis S.C. Mil. - Rev. War |
| Frederick F. Rivers Co D 6 SC Cav CSA |
Infant son of Fred and Jennie Rivers | In memory of Siddie Rivers, Born Jan 1786, Died Jul 3 1861 |
| In memory of Frederick Rivers, Born Nov 3 1779, Died May 31 1860 | 6 stone pieces showing nothing legible. | |
Located in Ruby, SC. The graves are in heavy briar patch and hard to get to stones.
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| In 1946, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harley Laney of Pageland, SC , descendants of Capt. John Blakeney donated an acre of land to their daughter, Mrs. Hazel H. Davis on which the Blakeney Cemetery was located. Mrs. Davis, local regent of the John Foster Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution deeded the land to the John Foster Chapter of the DAR. The Chapter agreed to sponsor a program and act as custodian and guardian of funds raised by descendants of the Blakeney Family and designated the Blakeney Memorial Fund. |
| Inscription on the monument place at the grave of Capt. John Blakeney reads as follow: |
Capt. John Blakeney
Pioneer-Patriot-Churchman-Statesman
Colonial and Revolutionary
Soldier Born at Mount Blakeney, Limerick, Ireland
Earliest known record of John Blakeney in America is found in Granville county, N.C., where he witnessed will of John Lynch, August 31, 1753. it is thought that he came to the Old Cheraws about 1760, or soon afterward.
Others buried in the cemetery are:
Margaret, Wife of Capt. John Blakeney
William Blakney Jr., 1790-1845
Leah Shehorn, wife of William, 1800-1875
Nancy Lowery, 1st wife of John Blakeney, Jr., 1764-1784
Susanna Haile, 1st wife of James Blakeney, 1766-1807
Susanna Lowery, 1st wife of Thomas, 1766-1807
William Blakney, 1st son of Capt. Blakeney
Information on this page was contributed by Phyllis Lyday, a descendant of Thomas Blakeney.
| TEAL CEMETERY Chesterfield, SC. | ||
| William W. TEAL Co. E. 2nd SC Inf. CSA |
Drew L. BOATWRIGHT B. 1 April 1860 |
Julia R. Wife of Drew L. BOATWRIGHT B. 23 Feb. 1860 D. 12 Jun. 1931 |
| A. F. TEAL B. 12 Jan. 1851 D. 11 Jan. 1924 |
Sarah Frances TEAL B. 7 Jul. 1860 D. 8 Sept. 1926 |
Geneva Rivers ROSCOE B. 18 Sept. 1906 D. 15 Dec. 1977 |
| David R. TEAL Co. E 21st SC Inf. CSA |
? Lou TEAL B. 12 Feb. 1866 D. 3 Nov. 1959 |
Cannie Q. RIVERS B. 9 Mar. 1884 D. 22 May 1933 |
| Preston B. TEAL B. 27 Sept. 1908 |
Nora R. TEAL B. 20 Dec. 1905 D. 27 Jun. 1993 |
Della Mae RIVERS Age 44 |
| TOBE GULLEDGE CEMETERY Chesterfield, SC. | ||
| Zilphia Ann SELLERS Wife of Henry J. Hendricks B. 14 Nov. 1847 D. 29 Apr. 1941 |
Henry J. HENDRICKS B. 28 Oct. 1860 D. 19 Jan. 1929 |
Alfred GULLEDGE Co. B 26th SC Inf. CSA |
| Phillip A. SELLERS B. 19 Dec. 1841 D. 14 Feb. 1924 Co. B 8th SC Inf. CSA |
Elizabeth SELLERS B. 1 Jan. 1817 D. 13 Jan. 1886 |
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| Sarah E. SELLERS B. 9 July 1845 D. 16 Sept. 1877 |
Thomas H. SELLERS B. 25 Jun. 1820 D. 9 Mar. 1865 Co. K 6 SC Cav CSA |
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| Phillip A. GULLEDGE B. 24 May 1861 D. |
Pernice Jordan GULLEDGE B. 15 Feb. 1862 D. 11 Jan. 1939 |
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| SHORT CEMETERY Chesterfield, SC. | ||
| Rosa Lee TEAL B. 16 July 1920 D. 1 May 1922 |
Aubrey F. TEAL B. 24 Feb. 1917 D. 28 Jan. 1922 |
Dau. of L. W. & R. E. TEAL 28 May 1921 |
| Anna SHORT Dau. of Henrietta PARKER & John C. SHORT 1884 - 1902 |
John C. SHORT B. 22 May 1854 D. 25 Mar. 1919 |
Henrietta SHORT B. 12 Jun. 1860 D. 17 Jul. 1920 |
| A. Ellen Wife of J. E. White B. 15 Nov. 1850 D. 7 Mar. 1912 |
Mary SHORT B. 6 Nov. 1848 D. 8 Oct. 1906 |
Dau. of Daniel & M. E. TEAL 9 Aug. 1914 |
| M. E. Wife of Daniel TEAL B. 27 Apr. 1876 D. 26 Oct. 1914 |
Elizabeth S. TEAL B. 15 Oct. 1840 D. 24 Jun. 1924 |
William TEAL Co. I, 1st NC Jr. Res. CSA |
| Mary E. LOWERY B. 19 Apr. 1876 D. 8 Jun. 1909 |
Dau. of W. F. & A. E. WHITE 16 Nov. 1887 |
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| Thrashley WHITE B. 25 Oct. 1805 D. 8 Apr. 1880 |
Eliza Ann WHITE B. 4 Dec. 1827 D. 6 Apr. 1912 |
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PURVIS CEMETERY
Located on the old Gardner Homestead
| STEPHEN PURVIS Co. A 4 SC CAV CSA |
STEPHEN PURVIS |
| Clarence D. Purvis 1881 - 1955 |
Twin Son & Daughter Born-Died 5 Apr 1890 |
| Infant Son B/D 10 Aug 1902 Henry & Josephine Turnage |
MELVIE Daug of Henry & Josephine Turnage xxxx 12, 1890 xxxx 15, 1890 |
| ARCHIE K son of S.D. & Effie PURVIS 6 Apr 1881 16 Aug 1882 |
CORT WILSON Infant son of C.B. & S.J. Gardner 20 July 1912 30 Sept 1914 |
| JESSE Son of C.B. & S.J. Gardner 4 Sept 1899 9 Nov 1899 |
GENEVA Daug of W.J. & Lilla Ballard B. 12 Aug 1910 D. 7 Jun 1912 |