Edgewood Cemetery (Greer City Cemetery)

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Edgewood Cemetery is located at Jason and Cannon Streets in downtown Greer, S.C. It is behind the Episcopal church and beside Greer City Park. Edgewood is listed as "Greer City Cemetery" in Google Maps.

Edgewood Cemetery is a very important historical resource. It was Greer's first cemetery, and contains Greer's first burial. Many of the first founding residents of the city are here. The cemetery is also the resting place for some of Greer's most dramatic stories — including at least three murders, one of which is the only policeman killed in the line of duty in Greer. As a result, this is an important cemetery to study.

The hyperlinks in this document will take you to the Find-a-Grave website for Edgewood Cemetery where you can learn more about those buried in Edgewood, as well as see family connections - parents, spouses, siblings, and children. You will also find the sources of information through pictures of gravestones, census records, death certificates, marriage records, obituaries, last will & testaments, draft cards, news articles, pictures and more. These records were largely drawn from Ancestry and Newspapers.

SECTION A

A-1 – David Cannon, owner

Markers in A-1

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
David Cannon	Jan 5, 1823	July 14, 1916
Pertima Angeline Dill Cannon	April 20, 1830	Feb 20, 1915
Harriet "Hattie" Cannon Glenn	Aug 1, 1863	Feb 19, 1950
Louis H. Cannon	April 12, 1872	April 13, 1928

• David Cannon was the oldest child of Larkin & Mary Mostella Cannon and was born by the Mostella Mills. Pertima Dill was the daughter of George & Prudence Loftis Dill. David is listed in the 1880 census as a farmer by trade. In 1875, David and Pertima moved to Greer and were one of the about 15 original founding families. David purchased large amounts of land in and around Greer. He donated the land for this cemetery and the church beside it — at the time, a Baptist church. That church, which became First Baptist Church of Greer, outgrew this small location and moved to Emma Street (now Poinsett). The Cannon family continued to be influential members of the community from that first day to the present. The Cannons were the parents of 5 children: Mary Mathursa (Dill), Jason, Harriet (Glenn), Ida (Ballenger), and Louis. Three of the six Cannon children are buried in Edgewood: Hattie (Glenn) and Louis are buried in this plot, while Elizabeth (Westmoreland) is buried in the family plot with her husband (Plot B-4). Edgewood Cemetery is located on Jason Street off Cannon Street.
• "Hattie" Glenn: Miss Hattie married Manning Oscar Glenn on December 26, 1929. She was his second wife, while he her first husband at age 66. Manning was a carpenter. They lived at the Cannon Home on Hill Street. He preceded her in death, and she was living at 102 Cannon Street when she passed. He is buried by his first wife. Neither Louis, who was a bachelor, nor Hattie had children. Louis worked as a cotton buyer in Macon, Georgia, and his brother Jason lived in Atlanta, Georgia.

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A-2 – William Pinkney Taylor, owner

Markers in A-2

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
William P. Taylor	Aug 6, 1845	Dec 4, 1881	Amiable and beloved husband farewell. Thy years were few but thy virtues many.They are recorded not on this perishing stone but on the book of life and in the hearts of thy afflicted.

• William Pinckney Taylor William Taylor was the son of George Washington and Nancy Green Cunningham Taylor, the husband of Alice Clemma Turner Taylor (m. 1875), and the father of Esten Calhoun and James William. His uncle, Alfred Taylor, was the founder of Taylor's Station, the train that changed the Chick Springs area and began the town of Taylors. William Taylor, along with David Cannon, was a founding subscriber for the Baptist church that was first located where the Episcopalian Church now sits. William sawed the lumber of the first building, which blew down 3 months after building, and he was critical in funding the rebuild. According to the 1880 census, Taylor was a farmer. He was also a successful businessman in partnership with Isaac Lewis Green (plot A-4) in “Green and Taylor, Manufacturers of Yarn and Shirting and Dealers in General Merchandise.” Taylor died a tragic and unexpected early death, leaving a young wife, Alice, and two young children. A lovely tribute was given by Dr. Furman after his death, as recorded in the book 'A Strong Tower'. (See Greer: From Cotton Town to Industrial Center, by Belcher and Hiatt, p 24; A Strong Tower: The Centennial History of the First Baptist Church of Greer, South Carolina 1880-1980, by Joe Dew Kinard, p 18.)
• So what happened to Alice Taylor? Alice (b. 4/20/1857 d. 6/30/1941) was the daughter of Randolph (16992353) and Elinor Wingo (16992483) Turner. Alice was married at 18 and widowed at 24 with two children, Esten Calhoun (b. 9/30/1879) and James William (b. 11/5/1881 - 1 month before his father's death). Alice raised her boys as a single mom and did not remarry until decades later, sometime between 1910 and 1920 according to census records, to become Alice Foster, the second wife of Edwin Dodd Foster. Alice's death certificate records her burial as "at Greer", which first referred to Edgewood Cemetery, but could also be Mountain View or other nearby cemeteries. She lived 20 years longer than her second husband, so it's possible her sons had her buried by their father in the plot he owned. Alice's second husband, Edwin, is buried by his first wife in the same church cemetery as Alice's parents. There is no known family plot in Mountain View.
• NOTE: John Thomas Taylor, owner of plot A-7, was likely a second cousin, but the connection isn't clear. William's middle name was Pinckney, and John Thomas' grandfather was Zion Pinckney. The Pinckney name is in both family lines and common in this area.

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A-3 — William Alexander Cunningham, owner

Markers in A-3

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
William A. Cunningham	1837	1895	Corp Co I SC Vols Hampton Legion Confederate States Army
Stonewall Chapter CSA UDC	1861	1885

• William Alexander Cunningham is somewhat a mystery, partly due to the loss of 1890 census records and the lack of obituaries before 1900. William served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War and mustered April 9, 1865. I believe his parents were Asa Columbus (b. 1808) & Malinda Foster (b. 1811) Cunningham. In 1865, he married Carolina Elizabeth "Carrie" Pennington (b. 1837), daughter of William Jefferson (8498026) & Mary Ann Bruce (8498025) Pennington, and sister to Cunningham Pennington (Plot C-11). I have not located her grave. If this information is correct, William and Carrie's children up until 1880 were Lena, Thomas Earl, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (Shoaf), Emily C., and Annie L. (Hutto). He had passed before the 1900 census. I do not know his relationship to the other Cunninghams in Edgewood Cemetery.
• Stonewall Chapter CSA UDC: This is a marker only; it bears no name. CSA is the Confederate States of America; UDC is the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The Stonewall Plaque is no longer located in this plot; this is where it was recorded in a 2000 survey by the DAR.

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A-4 – Isaac Lewis Greene, owner

Markers in A-4

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Isaac Lewis Greene	Oct 31, 1835	Apr 1, 1911
Mary Etta Ballenger Greene	Mar 21, 1839	Apr 24, 1924
Anna Elizabeth Greene	Feb 22, 1860	Mar 27, 1940
R. Lee Greene	Sept 15, 1867	July 16, 1887

Above-ground Vault

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Augustus B. "Gus" Holtzclaw	1868	1942
Corrie M. Greene Holtzclaw	Feb 1, 1872	Jan 4, 1942

• Isaac Lewis Greene was the business partner of W. P. Taylor (Plot A-2, above): “Green and Taylor, Manufacturers of Yarn and Shirting and Dealers in General Merchandise.”

• Isaac Lewis married Mary Etta Ballenger. Their son, R. Lee, and daughter, Anna Elizabeth Greene, are buried in the above ground tomb with them. Their daughter, Corrie, is buried by her husband, Augustus "Gus" Holtzclaw, in the same plot. Miss Anna was a school teacher. She wrote "A Short Sketch of the Town of Greers, SC" in 1896 and published it in 1937, just a few years before her death. It is available at the Greenville County Library. Their daughter Emma Greene Moseley owns a nearby plot (A-9) where her husband, Alfred, and niece, Marie (daughter of her sister, Edna) are buried. According to her death certificate, she is also buried in Edgewood Cemetery, though there is no gravestone. Their daughter Juliette Maude Greene Keating is also buried in Edgewood in an unmarked grave.

• Both Holtzclaw and Greene family members can be found in the Greene Family Cemetery in Greer. Lewis and Mary's second child, Lula, is buried there (b. 5/26/1865 d. 6/1/1867).

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A-5 – Alfred Franklin "Frank" Burgiss, owner

Markers in A-4

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Alfred Franklin "Frank" Burgiss	Oct 4, 1857	Sept 10, 1911
Minnie Cunningham Burgiss	June 13, 1868	Oct 10, 1954
N. F., Son of A. F. & M. C. Burgiss	Sept 3, 1889	Dec 3, 1889
Infant Dau of A. F. & M. C. Burgiss	Nov 22, 1891	Dec 1, 1891
Minnie Earle, Dau of A. F. & M. C. Burgiss	Oct 3, 1900	July 19, 1914

• The patriarch here is Frank Burgiss, the brother of W. W. Burgess (referenced later). Frank was deeply influential in Greer; two key roles in his life were president of Greer Mill, and later Mayor of the city. He is one of the reasons Greer never had a lynching: he prevented one by hiding a black citizen and partnered with sheriff P. D. Gilreath to secret him away to Greenville.
• N. F. may be Nicholas Franklin, after his grandfather.

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A-6 – Legrand Capers Zimmerman, owner

Markers in A-6

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
1st Sgt Legrand Capers Zimmerman	Nov 19, 1838	Feb 9, 1920
Rosana "Rosa" Few Zimmerman	Oct 18, 1844	Feb 10, 1920
Mary "Mamie" Zimmerman, Wife of R. F. Hyman	July 15, 1869	Sept 21, 1894	(Inscription hard to read.)
Legrand Columbus Zimmerman	Mar 28, 1878	Oct 6, 1894
Infant Zimmerman	Mar 4, 1883	Oct 27, 1883	Little Brother
John F. Zimmerman	Aug 1, 1847	Oct 6, 1905	He was a gentleman.

Double stone – L. C. & Rosa

• Legrand Capers served in the Confederate Army as a 1st Sergeant in the Palmetto Sharp Shooters. He and Rosa Few Zimmerman were the parents of at least 9 children, several of whom are buried in Edgewood, including Mary "Mamie" Zimmerman Hyman, Elizabeth Zimmerman Black, Legrand Columbus, and Infant Zimmerman. Legrand served as Mayor of Greer from 1887-1892.
• Rosa Few Zimmerman was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Bramlett Few (buried in the Few Family Cemetery). In December 1900, Mrs. L. C. (Rosa) Zimmerman lost a purse in Greer with $77 in it.
• Legrand Columbus was an architect in Greer and designed the home of J. H. Walker, also a mayor in Greer and buried in Edgewood. (City of Greer Historic Resources Survey, p 76.)
• John F. Zimmerman, also buried in this plot, was Legrand Caper's brother.

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A-7 – J. T. Taylor, owner (John Thomas Taylor)

Markers in A-7

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Bertha Carman Taylor, Wife of J. T. Taylor	May 7, 1871	Jan 28, 1902	Her last words was, I am ready, "Be ye also ready."
Lillie Eugenia Taylor, Dau of J. T. and B. Taylor	Apr 14, 1900	June 19, 1901

• Bertha was the 2nd wife of John Thomas Taylor (18661-1940). He was married 3 times and had many children. Bertha died just 7 months after their 2nd child Lillie Eugenia died.

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A-8 – McKitrick, owner (likely John Pinckney "Pink" McKitrick)

Markers in A-8

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
John Landrum Carman	Dec 16, 1848	Dec 6, 1905
Nancy Malinda Underwood, Wife of J. L. Carman	Summer 1847	1880-1900

• The first mystery here is who owns this plot and their connection to the Carmans. The only McKitrick with a known connection to Edgewood is John Pinckney "Pink" McKitrick, but a connection to the Carmans is undiscovered. Also, Pink is buried in an unmarked grave, so it's unknown if he's in this plot.
• The next mystery is the birth and death dates of Malinda. Census records indicate she was born in the Summer 1847, and she died after the 1880 census and before the 1900 census. Again, the lack of an 1890 census leaves mystery. Malinda had an older sister named Nancy Underwood who never married.
• John Landrum Carman was the first blacksmith in town, opening up shop in 1874 on two original lots of the Shumate survey on Trade Street, north of the railroad tracks. By 1880 he had built a house on the property and employed two Black apprentices to help him. His brother, David Hoke Carman, took over the business in 1905. On the 1900 census, their brother Michael was also working as a blacksmith.
• In 1880, citizens formed a joint stock company, the Greer Educational Association, to build an adequate school for the town. J. L. Carman was on the first board of directors. He was also elected an officer of the Greer chapter of the Independent Order of Good Templars in 1883; they were primarily responsible for fighting the damaging influences of liquor in Greer in that time period.

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A-9 – Mrs. Emma Moseley, owner

Markers in A-9

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Alfred J. Moseley	Sept 28, 1854	Jan 10, 1895	Blessed are the poor in spirit, for they shall see God.
Emma Greene Moseley [no stone]	Dec 28, 1862	Nov 29, 1954
Marie, Daughter of W. M. & Edna Thompson	April 17, 1895	May 8, 1896

• Emma Greene Moseley, wife of Alfred J. Moseley, was the daughter of Isaac Lewis and Mary Etta Ballenger Greene (Plot A-4). According to her death certificate, Emma Moseley was buried in Edgewood Cemetery. She is the owner of the plot where her husband Alfred was buried, so it's presumed that is where she is buried as well. I have not found record of her and Alfred having children. After Alfred died, she returned to living with her parents and her sister, Miss Anna. Marie Thompson, also buried in the plot, was the 1-year-old daughter of William Morgan & Edna Greene Thompson. Edna was Emma's sister.

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A-10 – James Jackson Wood, owner

Markers in A-10

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
James Jackson Wood	Sept 1, 1845	Oct 28, 1927
Mary J. Cunningham, Wife of J. J. Wood	Aug 31, 1841	Aug 25, 1898
George Edward Cunningham	Aug 10, 1814	Feb 3, 1891	Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
Martha O. Moore, Wife of George Cunningham	Oct 15, 1815	Jan 20, 1896	Asleep in Jesus.
Hubert L. Cunningham	June 12, 1856	Mar 6, 1890	He is not dead but sleepeth.

• George & Martha Moore Cunningham are the parents of Mary Cunningham Wood and Hubert Cunningham, as well as several other children: Nancy Caroline (m. Henry Gross), Amanda E. (unmarried), Martha (m. Martin F. Dillard), Emma Ann (m. Henry V. Westmoreland), and Washington Perry (m. Mary C. "Mamie" Sudduth).

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A-11 – Mrs. Nancy Morrow, owner

Markers in A-11

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Nancy W. Rector, Wife of R. G. Morrow	Dec 27, 1828	Jan 19, 1897
Sarrah Jane Morrow, Dau of R. G. & N. R. Morrow	May 22, 1857	May 5, 1881	This was the first grave put in this cemetery.

Double stone

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
James Robert "Bob" Morrow	1865	1900
Roxie Timmons Morrow	Nov 7, 1869	Mar 28, 1948	Married Nov 4, 1888 [Heart carved on the stone]

• Nancy Rector Morrow was married to Rufus G. Morrow (74923355), who was a blacksmith. They had 5 children: Sarah Jane, William Elliott, Mary E., James Robert, and Eliza "Lidy". Rufus served as a PVT in the 11th Regiment in the South Carolina Infantry 9th Volunteers. Rufus was captured as a Prisoner of War during the Civil War. He was captured near Town Creek on February 26, 1865, and received from Fort Anderson on February 28, 1865. He died in July 1865 and is buried in the Rector Family Cemetery #02. Sarah was named after her maternal grandmother, Sarah Rector, b. 1787 in NC.

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A-12 – Gabriel Marion Davis, owner

Markers in A-12

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Susannah M. Stone, Wife of G. M. Davis	Oct 31, 1845	Dec 4, 1885	Aged 40 yrs 1 mo & 4 d's Asleep in Jesus.
Thomas Mace, Son of G. M. & M. A. Davis	July 25, 1887	Sept 21, 1888	We will wait till Jesus comes.

• Susannah was the first wife of Gabriel Marion Davis. They had 3 children while living in North Carolina: Robert Morgan (b. 1868), Louis Marion (b. 1875), and Martha "Mattie" Davis Wilson (b. 1880).
• Gabriel's second wife was Mary Ann Wood Davis. Thomas Mace was the first child of Gabriel Marion and Mary Ann Wood Davis. They had 5 more children: Charlie M., James Mack, Marjorie "Sunie" (Bradley), Mamie A. (Ross), and Ella (Wooten).

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A-13 – John Henry Payne, owner

Markers in A-13

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
John Henry Perry Payne, Sr.	Oct 28, 1857	Mar 5, 1937
Sylvia Ida Ashmore, Wife of J. H. Payne	Sept 25, 1857	Nov 15, 1886
Rosanna "Anna" Ellis, Wife of J. H. Payne		Jan 30, 1900	age 32 years
Mollie, Dau of J. H. & A. Payne	Oct 17, 1890	June 30, 1891
Harriett "Hattie" McCauley, Wife of John Henry Payne	Sept 5, 1887	Sept 29, 1944
Ailene, Dau of J. H. & Hattie Payne	June 28, 1914	Sept 21, 1914
Joe Johnson, Son of J. H. & Hattie Payne	Dec 18, 1905	Aug 3, 1906
Infant Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Payne, Jr.	Feb 19, 1936	Feb 19, 1936

• Ida Ashmore was the first wife of John Henry Payne Sr. They had one child, Annie E. Skinner. Ida's sister, Leorah, was the first wife of John's brother, Aaron, but she also died young, as did his second wife, Anna (see B-2). Both brothers married 3 times. Aaron Payne's family is in Plot B-2.
• John's second wife, Anna, was the daughter of Pleasant M. & Josina Duncan Ellis. Her first name was Rosanna, and Anna was a nickname. I haven't found her parents' graves to connect the family, but her siblings were Mary Ann (Henderson) (b 1850), Martha "Mattie" (Duncan) (b 1854) (19058078), Sarah Rebecca (Wood) (b 1856) (17043109), Thomas Jefferson (b 1859) (19510375), and Carolina Virginia (Connely) (173115774) (b 1868). According to the census info, Anna was born in 1863. In 1900, after her death in January, Anna's widowed mother, Josina (Josephine/Sina) Ellis, was living with John Henry and likely helping care for her grandchildren. Anna's father Pleasant M. Ellis owns Plot B-18; it's thought to be unoccupied though their graves cant be found.
• John's 3rd wife, Hattie, was the mother of Ailene and Joe, who died young, as well as Ernestine (Terry), Paul McSwain, John Henry Jr, and Thomas Earl.
• The Infant Daughter of John Henry Jr. and his wife Mary Rollins Payne was the granddaughter of J. H. Sr. and Hattie.

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A-14 – James Edward Patterson, owner

Markers in A-14

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
James Edward Patterson	Jul 21, 1853	Mar 8, 1937
Janie Della McKinney Patterson	Jul 31, 1850	Dec 20, 1938
Laura Josephine Patterson	Nov 18, 1878	May 12, 1970
Willie Mae Patterson	Apr 26, 1883	Nov 9, 1893
Jamie Patterson	Jun 17, 1888	May 9, 1889	(shared stone with twin sister)
Janie Patterson	Jun 17, 1888	May 4, 1889	(shared stone with twin brother)
Marie Moreland Patterson	Dec 25, 1889	May 12, 1890
Lucinda "Lou" E. McKinney Belk	Oct 3, 1848	Apr 21, 1916	Wife of Rev. J. A. Belk "He that believed in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."

• James Edward & Janie Della McKinney Patterson were the parents of 9 children: Mary Alda (Boulware), Laura Josephine, Lula Belle, Willie Mae, Rutherford McKinney, twins Jamie & Janie (their namesakes), Marie Moreland, and Bessie Earl. Jamie, Janie and Marie died as infants, and Willie Mae as a child. Laura, Lula Belle & Bessie never married and lived to be 91, 101, & 102, respectively. Alda lived to be 95 and Rutherford 86.
• Lou McKinney Belk, who is buried in the Patterson plot, was Janie's sister who lived with them as a widow. She was the 2nd wife Rev Julius Belk and had no children of her own. I haven't determined her if her husband was related to the Belk family with the department store.

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A-15 – E. E. Mosteller, owner (Elizabeth Elaine Mosteller)

Markers in A-15

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Elizabeth Elaine "Eliza" Bruce, Wife of P. H. Mosteller	Oct 29, 1826	Jan 30, 1897
Melinda "Linnie", Daughter of P. H. & E. E. Mosteller	Aug 25, 1859	July 6, 1890	(Difficult to read.)

• Phillip H. and Elizabeth Elaine "Elize" Bruce Mosteller were the parents of Henryetta (Bates), Vardry, Frances Elizabeth (Wheeler), John H., Spartan David, Melinda "Linnie" (listed above), and Ola (Farmer). (See Plot C-15 for Ola.) Phillip, Vardry, John, and Spartan were buried in the Mosteller Cemetery with other family, including Phillip's parents and grandparents who were born in the 1700s.

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A-16 – N. Cannon (Noah), owner (Noah Marvin Cannon I)

Markers in A-16

Name	Born	DIed	Epitaph
Noah Marvin Cannon	Apr 20, 1828	Sept 6, 1911	Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
Eugenia A. "Jennie" Goodlett Cannon	Mar 2, 1849	Feb 23. 1910	They rest from their labors and their works do follow [Rev. 14:15]
Infant Son of N. & E. A. Cannon	Aug 17, 1881	Sept 15, 1881	Safe in the arms of Jesus
Noah Marvin Cannon, II	Jan 17, 1879	July 19, 1928
Amelia Varena Cunningham Cannon	Feb 26, 1885	Oct 30, 1905
Sarah Jane "Janie" Finch Cannon	Aug 31, 1889	Sept 20, 1956
Noah Marvin Cannon, III	Feb 2, 1915	May 14, 1949
Naomi Cannon Bishop	Aug 25, 1913	May 31, 1896	Wife of Jno S Bishop, 82 yrs 3 mos 28 days Like Christ she conquered in the strife and reigns with him on high.

• Noah Marvin Cannon I married his first wife, Elvira M. Kilpatrick, in Rutherford, NC, in September 1852, and she died in October 1855. She was the mother of their son James Alvin, likely named after Elvira's father, James Warrior Kilpatrick. After the Civil War, Noah purchased land where present-day Fountain Inn sits, opened a store there and by some accounts is credited as the founder of the little village. Eventually, he left the store to his son James to run and moved to Greer. James became the postmaster in Fountain Inn and served the town for 49 years - a national record at the time. Noah married Eugenia "Jennie" Goodlett Cannon, his second wife and they raised their family in Greer. Noah & Eugenia have several descendants in Edgewood. Their infant son was the first to die in their family, and he was buried just 4 months after Sarrah Morrow. I haven't located their first son, William A. Cannon. They had two daughters, Frances Maude (Few) and Minnie Tecoa (Gaines), buried in other plots (see sections D-3 and D-11). Their son Noah Marvin II is buried here with his first wife, Amelia Varena, and his second wife, Sarah Jane. Noah Marvin III was the son of Noah II and Janie and shares their gravestone. Sadly, he was shot and killed by his girlfriend's father (articles on his page).

• Naomi Cannon Bishop was Noah Cannon's older sister. At present, Naomi's footstone, reading N. B., rests at the end of Infant Cannon's grave, while her stone has been placed behind his next to his parents. Sadly, Edgewood Cemetery was ransacked by vandals in 1983 and sixty-five markers were broken, dislodged, &/or otherwise harmed. Several markers lay strewn about the cemetery, including those of Infant Cannon and Naomi Bishop. Either the gravestones were misplaced or the footstone was misplaced.

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A-17 – John Hollis Wyatt, owner

Markers in A-9

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
William Henry	Jan 13, 1880	Sept 29, 1886	Little time on earth he spent, Till God for him his angels sent.
Elisa "Ellie" V. Wyatt	Nov 27, 1882	Oct 5, 1886	Happy infant Early blest; Rest in peaceful slumber rest.
Edward "Eddie" C. Wyatt	Oct 26, 1884	Oct 2, 1886	Love is a little lamb.

• William, Ellie and Eddie were the first 3 children of John and Margaret Wyatt. Tragically, they all died within a week, so it was likely from disease. They have a shared gravestone. According to the 1900 census for Beech Springs Township, Greer: John A. Wyatt, b. Apr 1856, age 43 with Margaret M., b. Feb. 1866, age 34. Margaret and John were married 19 yrs. as of 1900, meaning they were married when she was 15 and he was 24. By 1900, Margaret had born 9 children in 20 years and 6 were living. The children on the census were Minnie E., Clyde S., S. Belle, Leon M., Earle, and Clara M. Agnes, their 10th, was born about 1902. (Possible middle names for some children are Clyde Sanders, Leon Montgomery, and Agnes Irene.) Some of their children moved to Georgia, where John is buried, and onto Texas, where Margaret is buried. John's parents and brother are buried in Plot A-22, while his sister, Missouri, is in Plot C-8.

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A-18 – Chas. King, owner (Charles King)

Markers in A-18

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
George W. King	Aug 26, 1816	Apr 28, 1879
Nancy Bailey King, His Wife	Aug 29, 1819	Jan 21, 1891
Amanda Caroline "Carrie" King	Dec 22, 1844	Mar 25, 1910
Charles L. King	1860	Aug 29, 1944
Lillie Dunnehoo King	June 16, 1859	Apr 21, 1941

• George and Nancy Bailey King were the parents of Horace, Amanda "Carrie", Mary (Nash) and Charles. Nancy was the older sister of William Clark Bailey, who was a key figure in the early history of Greer. Bailey family members, including her parents and brother and sister-in-law, Victoria Elizabeth Cunningham Bailey, are buried in the Bailey-Cunningham Family Cemetery. Charles L. King is the owner of this plot and likely purchased it to bury his father. There is a shared stone for his parents and sister Carrie that would have been erected years later. (It's possible this stone replaced earlier stones that were damaged when Edgewood Cemetery was ransacked by vandals.) According to death certificates, he and his wife Lillie are also buried in Edgewood Cemetery, but no gravestones have been located.

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A-19 – T. E. Dill, owner

Markers in A-19

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Alma Aness, Daughter of T. E. & M. A. Dill	Jan 29, 1891	Feb 28, 1891	Take this little lamb said he And fold it in my breast Protection it should find in me And be forever blest.

• I haven't been able verified the parents of Alma, but it's possible they were Theron E. (17716074) and Martha Ballew (46315558) Dill. Theron's first wife died in 1886, and Alma was born in 1891. Theron and Martha lived in and are buried in Greer. Alternatively, it could be a daughter of Theron Earle Dill, Jr., who was born in 1862; however, we have no record of him getting married or having children.

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A-20 – George Hughes, owner (George Hughes)

Markers in A-20

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
George Washington Hughes	Mar 4, 1853	Nov 20, 1898

• This is one of the most tragic stories in the cemetery: George Hughes was a successful Jeweler in the city of Greer. He fell in love with Mattie, who was later thought to be the most beautiful woman in South Carolina. George and Mattie married when she was 15 and he was 30. They were married for 15 years when, during an argument in their home after she had been drinking, Mattie shot him in the chest. Their 7-year-old son Leo, begging, "Mama, don't shoot Papa," was a witness. Mattie was acquitted and moved on to live a life of crime — ending with her death in an insane asylum. Read the full story with newspaper support at the biography of his wife, Martha "Mattie" Ann Waldrop Hughes.

• So what happened their son, Leo? In 1900, he was living in Duncan in the home of his uncle and aunt, George's younger brother, Thomas G. (42049780) and his wife, Mary Ann Moore (42049693) Hughes. Thomas and Mary Ann were 23 and 30. According to his uncle's obituary and census records, they adopted him and later adopted other nieces or nephews. Leo named his first son Howard Thomas - his wife's maiden name and his Uncle's name. Leo went on to live a full life — he went to college, got married, became a father, was drafted for WWI, worked as a coal miner and a motorman, lost his first wife, married his second wife, had more children, was drafted for WWII, worked as a coal personnel director, retired. Leo had 8 children with his two wives. He destroyed all photos of his mother. I hope he found peace.

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A-21 – D. C. Bennett, Bishop, owners

No markers, no graves.

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A-22 – R. D. Wyatt, owner (Robert D. Wyatt)

Markers in A-9

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Robert D. Wyatt	Aug 18, 1807	Apr 28, 1888
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Moulton Wyatt	Oct 7. 1823	Jan 22, 1909
E. Pinckney Wyatt	May 30, 1850	Feb 22, 1901	Death is another life.

• Robert and Elizabeth Wyatt were the parents of E. Pinckney, John Hollis, Julia Ellen (Keller), and Sarah Missouri (Mason). John Hollis was the father of William, Ellie and Eddie that are buried in Plot A-17. Missouri is buried with her family in Plot C-8.

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A-23 – Frank L. Tillotson, owner

Markers in A-23

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
[Marker] Pitts
Jordan Buford Pitts Sr.	Sept 29, 1861	May 7, 1941
Addie Tillotson Pitts	Sept 8, 1869	Sept 12, 1948
J. B. Jr., Son of J. B. & Addie Pitts	Aug 17, 1905	Oct 14, 1909

• Jordan Buford and Addie Tillotson Pitts were the parents of at least 8 children: Nannie Mae (Clary), Mertie (Johnson), Arthur Eugene, Addie Viola (Bowers), Moss Hayes, Hazel (Hooper), Jordan Buford Jr., and Montie Lee (Hall). Addie was the daughter of Landrum and Nancy Davis Tillotson. Frank L. Tillotson, the owner of the plot, may have been her brother.

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A-24 – John & Lou James, owners

Markers in A-23

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
John James	Aug 3, 1833	June 22, 1904
Nancy Louise "Lou" Jones James	Dec 11, 1857	Jan 25, 1944
Kate, Dau of John & Lou James	Aug 28, 1891	Apr 7, 1893	Our love one gone Borne to Jesus, She buddeth on earth To bloom in heaven.
May, Dau of John & Lou James	Aug 12, 1896	June 9, 1897	Beautiful, lovely She was but given A fair bud on earth to blossom in heaven.

• John James was married first to the mother of his older sons, Thomas Harrison and John Cromer. John and his second wife, Lou, had Kate and May, who died young, as well as Mattie (Greene) and Minnie (Hahn). May, who died in 1897, was the twin of Mattie.

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A-25 – James Robert Dobson, owner

Markers in A-25

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
James Robert Dobson	May 16, 1847	Apr 6, 1900	Gone but not forgotten.

• James was the son of Rayner Ransom Dobson and Susannah Conner Dobson.

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SECTION B

B-1 – William Francis Cunningham, owner

Markers in B-1

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
[Cunningham stone and marker]
William Francis "Frank" Cunningham	Feb 1, 1855	Apr 10, 1892	Tis ours to miss thee all our years and tender memories of the keep; Thine in the Lord to rest for so He giveth His beloved sleep.
Infant ... of W. F. & Ida Cunningham	[unknown]	[unknown]	[Stone is on the ground by W. F.'s stone]
Hartwell Lowery Beacham	1817	1891	Pvt. Palmetto Sharp Shooters, Confederate States Army
Mariah Louise Shepherd Beacham	1818	1897
Archibald Lester "Archie" Beacham	1850	1928
Elizabeth Ann Fowler Beacham	1853	1942

• Frank Cunningham was the owner of this plot. He likely purchased it to bury his infant son or daughter, but the dates on the stone are not legible.
• Frank's wife was Ida Marie Goodlett Cunningham. When Frank died in February of 1855, Ida was just pregnant (very possibly didn't even realize it at the time of his death); she gave birth to their daughter, Marie, in October. Marie lived until 1980; the infant child buried here would have been from a pregnancy prior to Frank's death.
• Some time between 1900 and 1910, Ida remarried, becoming Ida Boozer. Her new husband, Arthur George Boozer, then died in 1927. Ida passed away Dec. 6, 1951, and was buried in the Boozer family plot in Springwood Cemetery, Greenville.
• Hartwell Beacham's sister was Ida's mother, Alice Elvira Beacham Goodlett — in other words, Hartwell was Ida's uncle.
• Mariah was Hartwell's wife. They had eight children, but only Archibald and his wife Elizabeth are buried here with them.

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B-2 – Aaron E. Payne, owner

Markers in B-2

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Leorah C. Ashmore Payne, wife of A.E. Payne	Apr 4, 1854	June 18, 1894	Asleep in Jesus.
William Arthur Payne	Jan. 10, 1880	Feb. 21, 1948	WAP [illegible diamond shape]
Elizabeth "Lizzie" McCarter Payne	June 2, 1865	May 28, 1907
Marshall McCarter Payne	Mar 28, 1900	Oct 16, 1901	Our loved one.
Hannah M. Howard Payne, wife of Wesley Payne		Feb 20, 1905	Prepare to meet me in heaven
Wilton Vashti Greer, Dau. of R.H. & D.E. Greer	Oct 1, 1903	Dec 1, 1903	In heaven there is one angel more

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B-3 – Robert Benjamin Mason, owner

Markers in B-3

Name	Born	Died	Epitaph
Clara Belle Mason	April 17, 1896	Aug 22,1898	Daughter of R. B. and Ida Mason. [Footstone: CBM]

• Little Clara Belle is one of the sad stories of Edgewood. The daughter of Robert Benjamin and Ida Hudson Mason, at just 2 years, 4 months of age, Clara Belle was killed when she wandered away from her parents and onto the railroad tracks. She was struck by a northbound train, between Greer's and Duncan. (Article 8.24.1898. The State)

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B-4. T. T. Westmoreland, owner

• Thaddeus T. Westmoreland, 1840-1909
• Elizabeth T. Cannon, wife of Thaddeus T. Westmoreland, 1854-1940
• Maida Westmoreland, wife of C.D. Sudduth, July 25, 1890-Oct. 5. 1972

Thaddeus Westmoreland was the older brother of Henry Westmoreland, the first doctor in Greer. They were sons of S. R. and Elizabeth Westmoreland, who farmed in Clear Springs, an area south of Greer near Simpsonville.

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B-6. I. K. Robison, owner

Isham K. Robison, b. Apr. 25, 1820; d. Aug. 20, 1891

"He is not dead but sleep who die in the Lord"

other side of the stone –

Martha Anderson, Feb. 15, 1837-Jan. 9, 1920

Infant son of S.H. & AL. Robison, Aug. 24, 1898

Infant son of S.H. & AL. Robison (date?)

Isham Robinson and Martha Ann Anderson (his third wife; why she retained her maiden name is not known) moved from Cashville to Greer in 1878. A family history describes Isham as "a good man—contented, energetic, prosperous—and a model husband and father, who had served in Charleston in the state troops. Their son, John Anderson Robinson, was born in 1869; he worked his way up through the ranks of the textile mill industry until he became president of the Greer Manufacturing Company and manager of all three mills in Greer.

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B-7. W. W. Burgiss, owner

No graves

William Wesley Burgess (biography) was the first president of Victor Mill. He became a major real estate investor in Greer, in Greenville County, and in the West Palm Beach area of Florida. He became Greenville County's first major philanthropist, entirely funding the Greenville Shriner's Children's Hospital and the W.W. Burgess Charities, which remains in operation to this day. He did not use these gravesites as his family relocated in Greenville and have prominent monumental edifice in Springwood Cemetery in Greenville.

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B-8. Calvin Farmer, owner

Sarah, wife of J. C. Farmer, born Jan. 12, 1845, died Apr. 6, 1897

J. C. Farmer, Nov. 24, 1845-Nov. 27,

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B-9. L.R. Mason, owner

Lewis Redmon Mason, Sept. 9, 1879-Sept. 19, 1944

Noettie Peace, wife of Lewis R. Mason, July 3, 1884-Dec. 29, 1980

"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want."

Earl, son of L. R. & N. A. Mason, June 1. 1915-Nov. 15. 1929

Lewis Jr., son of L. R. & N. A. Mason, July 3, 1922-Aug. 11, 1923

Grettie May, dau. of L. R. & N. A. Mason, Dec. 26. 1908-Oct. 28. 1911

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B-11. W. E. Walker, owner

Etta C. Hughes, wife of Dr. W. E. Walker, Dec. 11, 1852-May 23, 1892

Footstones: E.CH.W.; M.E.W; W.E.W.

Minnie E., wife of W. E. Walker, July 26, 1868-Mar 11, 1903

(sketch on the stone. "in my Father's house are many mansions")

W. E. Walker, Aug. 21, 1852-Aug. 14, 1921

D. E. Walker, son of W. E. & E. C. Walker, Feb. 18, 1882-Feb. 25, 1907

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B-12. M. L. Marchant, owner

Wm. M. Marchant, June 12. 1873-Feb. 15. 1928

Mary Bessie Marchant, born Sept. 18, 1822, died Aug. 23, 1898

Mary   wife of M.L. Marchant, Jan.     June

Martin Luther Marchant, born Aug. [1892 – error], died Jan. 22. 1897

Martin Luther Marchant was one of the twelve founding principals of the Victor Manufacturing Company in 1895. Of those, he was the most knowledgeable and experienced in mill operations; he had come from Graniteville, the state's premier cotton factory, to work at Batesville, one of the oldest. However, he died before the mill was operational. His home still stands at 104 Marchant Street in Greer. His son, Dr. Robert Lee Marchant, built the Greer Drug Company (Rexall Drug) on the corner of Trade and Victoria.

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B-13. Mrs. A. C. Black, owner

Pearl Coffey, wife of W. L. Black, Jan. 7, 1900-Aug. 29, 1922

(letters BLACK on stone)

Elizabeth Zimmerman Black, Dec. 16, 1874-Aug. 28, 1900

Albert Clifford Black Nov. 8, 1870-June 11, 1898

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B-14. J. M. Flynn, owner

Clarence W., son of J. M. & Hattie N. Flynn, Oct. 16, 1903-Mar. 11, 1962

"rest in peace"

Mary Hemphill, wife of Clarence W. Flynn, May 15, 1905-Sept. 20, 1979

James Mamon Flynn, Mar. 22, 1879-Sept. 21, 1948

Hattie Neely, wife of J.M. Flynn, May 30, 1885-Feb. 8, 1964

"Earth has no sorrows that Heaven can not heal."

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B-16. W. M. Ross, owner

Martha J. Wood, wife of W. M. Ross, Nov. 3, 1847-Nov 2., 1923   "Our dear mother"

W. Morgan Ross, Dec. 18,1845-July 12, 1893   "Safe in his father's home above"

M.Emma, dau. of W.M. & M.J. Ross, Oct. 8, 1873-Aug. 17, 1908  "She was the sunshine of our home"

footstones: WMR; MIW; MER

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B-17. Wm. Ross, owner

no graves

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B-18. P. M. Ellis, owner

no graves

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B-19. J. J. Campbell, owner

Stone - Campbelle

Child's grave: Charlton J., son of J.J. & BE. Campbelle, Jan. 22, 1911-Jan. 3, 1912

"Twas but a flower too good for earth Transplanted into heaven."

Footstone - CJC

Byrdie Campbell, 1892-1986

(on temporary marker, right side of Campbelle stone)

Footstones: J.J. Campbelle, May 12, 1889-Nov. 30, 1918

Byrdie Mason, wife of John J. Campbelle, Apr. 3, 1892-July 6, 1986

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B-20. No owner listed – marked "Occupied" on plat

No graves. One small square stone.

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B-21. Sim. Burnett, owner

No graves.

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B-22. I. A. Mayfield, owner

Headstone - Mayfield

Four footstones.

First born of Isham & Annie Mayfield, Jan. 6, 1897

Annie C. Lipscomb, wife of Isham A. Mayfield, Aug 3, 1875-July 11, 1898

Little Martin, son of Isham & Annie Mayfield, Jan. 26, 1898-Sept. 19, 1898

Isham A. Mayfield, Aug. 5, 1862-June 25, 1912. Woodmen of the World insignia

Eula Alexander, wife of Isham A. Mayfield, Apr. 18, 1878-Oct. 27, 1965

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B-23. W. W. Forest, owner

Stone: W. W. Forest, 1830-1907  "May he rest in peace"

L. J., wife of W. W. Forest, born Dec. 13, 1841

Mula E., daughter of W. W. & L. J. Forest, born June 23, 1823; died Dec. 20, 1897

(broken stone) "Borne by...…hands and forever there with Christ to stay.

Footstones: LEF., WWF

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B-24. Mrs. H. C. Cox, owner

Stone: Harrett Cox, May 28, 1867-Aug. 22, 1909

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B-25. Grady de Young, owner

Stone: Carnice, June 14, 1912-June 15, 1912

James, Apr. 23, 1914-June 9, 1915

Children of Grady and Maud DeYoung

"Happy infants early blest Rest is peaceful slumber rest"

Stone: Henry Grady DeYoung, 1891-1959 erected by a brother, P.L. DeYoung

SECTION C

C-1. James Reynolds, owner

No headstones. Marker: Reynolds. Two footstones marked R

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C-2. Mrs. Forrester, owner

No markings, no graves

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C-3. D. D. Davenport, owner

Stone. Davenport. David, son of M. C. & Clara Davenport

Nov 11, 1904 - May 28, 1906. Footstone - David

Malcolm Clifton Davenport, b. Jan 13, 1879; d. Apr 25, 1916

Clara M., wife of M. C. Davenport, b. Mar 16, 1878: d. June 18, 1927

Martha A. West, wife of D. D. Davenport, b. July 27, 1840; d. March 22, 1917

D. D. Davenport, b. Aug 20, 1844; d. June 30, 1919

Thomas West, son of M. C. & Clara Davenport, b. June 14, 1910; d. June 3, 1911

D.D. Davenport, a Civil War veteran, was Greer's first millionaire and philanthropist, one of the most impactful leaders in early Greer. He was born in North Carolina, and operated a general store near Holly Springs. In 1875 he was briefly a postmaster at Mountain Ridge in Spartanburg County. He moved to Greer and became a partner in a mercantile company. He purchased land at the south end of town, on which he constructed stables and store buildings which he then rented out. After he bought out his partner, by 1890 he was doing $100,000 annually in dry goods and groceries. In spring 1885 he built and operated a cotton gin; he had been a cotton buyer in the Greer market from the beginning. He then chartered the Greer Cotton Seed Oil and Fertilizer Company in 1896, one of Greer's most enduring enterprises. By 1910 his investments included Greenville real estate. He became a partner in the American Home Fire Insurance Company. He is most recognized now for his home, which still stands impressively as a historical landmark at 100 Randall Street; and for his significant humanitarianism, including charity, founding a home for girls, and culminating in the building of a school which first housed the high school, and later came to be Davenport Junior High. He died before the school was constructed.

Clara Marchant Davenport was the daughter of Martin Luther Marchant, listed above.

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C-4. J. H. Walker, owner

John H. Walker. 1879-1967

Edna Tolula Westmoreland, wife of John H. Walker, 1881-1939 DAR marker

William T. Walker, 1909-1988

Eulalia Sharp Ives, wife of William T. Walker, b. July 4, 1913; d. June 5, 1996

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C-5. O. P. Smith, owner

Little Cyril, son of O. P. & Effie Smith, b. April 2, 1895; d. April 6, 1896

Alvin Wardlaw Smith, b. June 29, 1900; d. Oct 5, 1905

Margaret Oliver Smith, b. Nov 17, 1907; d. May 6, 1934

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C-6. D. H. Carman, owner

John, son of D. H. & N. B. Carman, b. Oct 31, 1894; d. Apr 8, 1895

Sons:

Alfred, b. Jan 22, 1927; d. Jan 23, 1927

Allen, b. Jan 22, 1927; d. Jan 24, 1927

"Sons of F.C. and Doris B. Carman"

D. Hoke Carman, b. June 22, 1857; d. June 30, 1940

Nora Belle, wife of D. H. Carman, b. Apr 21, 1867; d. July 14, 1915

"She was the sunshine of our home"

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C-7. Name of owner on plat not legible

Four footstones.

Mother Duncan; Jane Duncan; Preston Duncan; Perry Duncan

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C-8. Palmer A. Mason, owner

Missour Wyatt, wife of Nathaniel Mason, b. Apr 18, 1867; d. June 10, 1897

"'Twas but a flower Too good for earth Transplanted into heaven"

Nathaniel Mason, b. Aug 25, 1867; d. Mar 23, 1955

"In his will is our peace"

Mason. Palmer P. Mason, b. May 24, 1892; d. Oct 26, 1918

Floyd, son of N. T. & S. M. Mason, b. Mar 24, 1897; d. Jan 29, 1924

"Gone but not forgotten"

Military marker.

Ollie Leo Mason, PFC Army, World War I PH, b. Dec 27, 1894; d. Feb 24, 1963

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C-9. Name not fully visible on plat. Only initials P. E. are legible.

Rowena Westmoreland, b. Oct 18, 1871; d. June 12, 1943

"She left our home but not our hearts"

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C-10. Geo. Mulkey, owner

Ruth, dau of George & Virginia Mulkey; Jan 20, 1898

Oliver, son of George & Eugenia Mulkey, b. Apr 1, 1903; d. June 28, 1906

Stone: Mulkey-Harris

J. A. Harris, b. Jan 6, 1885; d. May 12, 1962

Eugenia Mulkey Harris, b. July 3, 1885; d. Nov 17, 1944

Gordon Hunter Mulkey, b. Dec 3, 1904; d. Dec 26, 1985

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C-11. C. Pennington, owner

Stone. Pennington.

Mother. Eliza Jamie Pennington, b. July 13, 1841; d. July 20, 1915

Father. C. Pennington, b. Mar 9, 1835; d. Apr 3, 1897

"Although they sleep, their memory doth live"

Edith M., Daughter of W.& M. Foster, b. Sept 4, 1902; d. Aug 14, 1904

"In Aftertime we'll meet her"

Mary E. Pennington, b. Apr 12, 1889; b. Mar 18, 1907

"She believed and sleeps in Jesus"

Mattie Jane Foster, b. Feb 26, 1872; d. Jan 30, 1941

"A tender mother and faithful friend"

Mattie was the wife of Willis Foster, a police officer murdered while she was a young wife with three children. The city of Greer made sure that she and her family were well cared for the rest of her life. Mattie was the daughter of Chris and Eliza Pennington, listed above. Edith was their daughter; she died just before her second birthday on August 14, 1904 — horribly, just six weeks after her father was murdered (July 2). Mattie must have been crushed.

Stone.

W. Foster, b. Oct 18, 1857; d. July 2, 1904

"Erected by the citizens of Greer to the memory of policeman Foster who was assassinated on July 2, 1904 while in the discharge of his duty"

"Though thou art gone, fond memory clings to thee."

Willis "Zonk" Foster (biography) is the only policeman killed in the line of duty in Greer.

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C-12. J. W. Flinn, owner

Laura Melissa, daughter of J. W. & S. J. Flynn, b. July 22, 1877; d. Oct 15, 1897

"Beautiful, lovely She was but given

A fair bud to earth To blossom in heaven"

Isabell A. Flinn, born Oct 24, 1824; died Sept 17, 1902

"At rest"

Serg Miles W. Flinn, Co. 1, 34 NC INF, CSA, 1825. 1907

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C-13. W. J. McCain, owner

Father.

William J. McCain. b. Nov 30. 1840: d. Oct 9 1916

"A friend to his country and a believer in Christ"

Mother.

Mary Hamilton, wife of W.J. McCain, b. May 12, 1846; d. Apr 17, 1901

"She was a kind and affectionate wife. a fond mother & a friend to all"

W.J. McCain was Greer’s magistrate elected/appointed in 1900. In Greenville News Jun 27 1902, p5, Robinson and Sogdon, charged with the shooting of Night Watchman Ray at Franklin Mill “last Saturday night.” Ray survived the shooting and identified the two men as those who had attacked him; but McCain dismissed the charges, resulting in some “unfavorable comment.”

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C-14 G. W. Davis, owner

Rev. George W. Davis, b. Aug 19, 1857; d. Jan 29, 1927

Mildred A. Cothran, wife of Rev. George W. Davis, b. Dec 10, 1857; d. Jan 23, 1923

"We miss thee from our home dear parents

We miss thy kind and willing hand

Our home is dark without thee

We miss thee everywhere."

Hattie D. Poole. b. Oct 15. 1877: d. Mar 24. 1936

"Asleep in Jesus"

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C-15. A. P. Farmer, owner

Mother.

Pauline Farmer Eskridge, 1889-1929

Beatrice Farmer Littlefield 1885-1932

"She has done what she could"

Ola, wife of A. P. Farmer, born Aug 5, 1862, died Aug 25, 1898

A. P. Farmer, b. June 26, 1863; d Aug 1, 1912

"Dear Father, tho' we miss you much, we know you rest in God."

Woodmen of the World memorial insignia

On grave of Ola Farmer:

"A hand from our household is gone,

A voice we love is stilled

A place is vacant in our hearts

And never can be filled."

Earl, son of A. P. & L. M. Farmer, b. Dec 5, 1905: d. Oct 9. 1908

"Darling, 'We miss thee'"

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C-16. B. J. Davis, owner

W. F. Davis, b. Feb 19, 1877: d. July 22, 1898

G. M. Davis, b. July 25, 1886; d. Dec 13, 1913

Mother.

R. Victoria Hendrix, wife of Rev. B. J. Davis, b. May 5, 1854; d. Jan 12, 1939

Rev. Berry J. Davis, b. Aug 1, 1851; d. Aug 6, 1898

Mary E. Davis, wife of E.N. Hodencamp, b. Nov 21, 1874; d. Dec 25, 1915

"In my fathers house are many mansions"

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C-17. C. L. Lever, owner

Caroline S., wife of R. W. Greer, b. Feb 15, 1845; d. Nov 10, 1904

"Her end was peace. Meet me in heaven."

Children of G. L. & P. A. Lever

Infant dau, b. June 2, 1901: d. June 3. 1901

"Our shortlived flower returned again to God"

Robert Earl, b. Dec 11, 1899; d. July 30, 1900

"Weep not father and mother for me,

For I am waiting in glory for thee."

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C-18. J. W. Coker, owner

Mary, wife of J. W. Coker, b. Feb 13, 1852; died Feb 12, 1903

"Weep not, she is at rest."

Walter H. Coker, Mar 18. 1875 - Oct 17. 1953

James W. Coker, b. May 28, 1847; d. Aug 9, 1912

"Gone but not forgotten"

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C-19. C. E. Vaughn, owner

No graves

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C-20. Plat has the word "occupied" on it

No graves marked

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C-21. P.D. & Eliza Sutton, owner

Lillie, dau of P. D. & Eliza Sutton

b. Feb 10, 1895; d. Jan 26, 1899

"Asleep in Jesus"

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C-22. J. R. Hutchings (Note: spelling is different from that on graves)

Sue, dau of J. R. Hutchison, b. Sept 9, 1885; d. Sept 12, 1906

"Weep not, she is not dead but sleeping"

S. Jane Norman, wife of J. R. Hutchison, b. Aug 31, 1840; d. Apr 13, 1912

"Asleep in Jesus"

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C-23. Lanham, owner

Georgia Mae Kirby, wife of B. B. Moore, b. Apr 26, 1910; d. Apr 9, 1943

"Asleep in Jesus"

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C-24. J. J. Reeves, owner

No graves

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C-25. Odell Giles, owner

Susan M., dau of J. W. & Odell Giles, b. Oct 16, 1906; d. May 6, 1908

John Giles, b. Jan 16, 1885; d. May 28, 1948

Odell Westmoreland, wife of John W. Giles, b. Dec 31, 1891; d. Mar 1, 1953

Sanford W. Giles, Tec 5 US Army, World War II. Feb 29, 1916 - Apr 21, 1985

Sanford Alexander Mark, infant son of Mark & Stephanie Foster

July 21, 1989

SECTION D

D-1. Effie P. Smith, owner

Note: this is incorporated into plot C5

Double marker:

Oliver Palmer Smith, Oct. 1, 1853–May 18, 1927

Effie Phillips Smith, June 7, 1876–July 29, 1942

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D-2. B.F. Few, owner

Two standing stones:

Sallie Few Marchant, b. May 24, 1870; died Apr 23, 1898. Marchant

Rev. Robert Alston Few, b. Jan. 6, 1865; d. Aug 8, 1897.

"He giveth his beloved sleep"

Few

Large flat marker:

Father. Benjamin Franklin Few, physician and surgeon, May 11, 1830-Jan 22, 1923

Mother. Rachel Kendrick wife of Benjamin F. Few, Feb. 25, 1840-Nov. 7, 1922

Family: Robert Alston Few, member, South Carolina Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church South

Jan 6, 1865-Aug 8, 1897

William Preston Few, President Duke University, Dec 29, 1867-Oct 16, 1940

Entomb Memorial Chapel

Sallie Few Marchant, May 24, 1870-Apr 23, 1898

Ignatius Pierce Few, Mar 28, 1872-July 9, 1954

Ellie Few

B.F. Few was the second doctor in Greer (after H. V. Westmoreland). He operated a pharmacy on the corner of Main and Poinsett, about where the bank is now (though closer to the corner). He was a Civil War veteran: Company G 16th SC Regiment, Oct 1861-May 1862. Company * 13th NC Regiment discharged near Greensboro, NC 1 May 1865.

As noted above, his son William became president of Duke University.

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D-3. B. F. Few, owner

Two markers:

Fannie Cannon Few, wife of I. P. Few. June 21. 1872-Nov 26, 1953

Ignatius Pierce Few, March 28, 1872-July 9, 1954

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D-4. J. S. Lewis, owner

No graves

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D-5. T.W. Flynn, owner

Stone. Joe W. Flynn, Feb. 26, 1856-Nov 7, 1912

His wife Jane Nodine, July 11, 1855-Aug 11, 1932

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D-6. John P. Smith, owner

Two stones.

Mary Jane, wife of J. P. Smith, born Feb. 17, 1853. died Dec 27, 1897 "Weep not she is at rest"

Mother

John P. Smith, July 13, 1845-Sept 2, 1905 "May he rest in peace"

Father

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D-7. E. J. Cunningham, owner

Alta Aleane Cunningham, Nov 22, 1889-June 16, 1977

Minnie Green Cunningham, Aug 5, 1868-Apr 30, 1955

George Lewis Cunningham, Aug 3, 1904-Dec 2, 1973

Small stone

Joe, son of E.J. & M.E. Cunningham; July 13, 1897-Jan 18, 1899

"We trust in God to meet thee again."

The Cunningham family have had significant impact on Greer throughout its history. I'll just note that Alta Cunningham is here; she started as a milliner on Trade Street and ended up owning and operating perhaps the most significant women's store in Greer for many decades, named after her.

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D-8. J. H. Ellege, owner

Mary P. Elledge, Sept 27, 1825-Oct 20, 1899

Wife of James M. Elledge, Sept 9, 1823-Mar 24, 1856 Daughter of John and Martha Babb Culbertson

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D-9. S. P. Westmoreland, owner

Susan E., wife of S. P. Westmoreland, Aug 24, 1848-July 24, 1910

"They loved her, yes, But Jesus loved her more

To yonder shining shore The golden gates have open

The gentle voice said come

And with farewell unspoken She calmly entered home"

S. P. Westmoreland, Sept 15, 1843 -Jul 12, 1910

"None knew thee but to love thee"

Footmarkers: SPW

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D-10. E. C. Tinsley, owner

Four stones.

Eber C Tinsley, Sept 25, 1884-Apr 12, 1958 "Peace I leave with you. My peace I give unto you."

Smyth son of EC. & May Tinsley, Dec 16, 1911-July 25, 1912

Martha L. dau. of E.C. & May Tinsley, Feb 2, 1923-Nov 30, 1929

May Westmoreland wife of Eber C. Tinsley, June 20, 1887-Dec 4, 1963

"What we keep in memory is ours unchanged forever."

Footstone: Father

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D-11. O.A. Gaines, owner

Small Stone: Lucia, daughter of DA & MT Gaines, Born Oct 23 d. Nov. 6, 1901

Olin A. Gaines, Nov 29, 1866-Aug 17, 1936

Minnie T. Cannon, wife of Olin A. Gaines, June 26. 1874-Feb 28. 1910

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D-12. J. A. Robison, owner

Stone. Robinson. Four markers.

May S. Robinson, Dec. 13, 1884-May 7, 1963

John A. Robinson, July 26. 1869-Feb. 19. 1964

Ola Turbyfill Robinson, Nov 24, 1870-Sept 4, 1910

Milton Robinson, June 26. 1900-March 31. 1902

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D-13. John Garlin, owner

Stone. John Garlin, b. Oct 20, 1839 d. Oct 29, 1904

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D-14. John Ray, owner

Double stone and two single stones

John Ray, Dec 7, 1857-Feb 9, 1942

TeCora LaFoy, wife of John Ray, June 17, 1867-Jan 24, 1946 "At rest"

Footstones: Father, Mother

Ruth T., daughter of Geo W. & M.E. Ray, Apr 30, 1913-Mar 23, 1926

"Another time we'll meet her"

Footstone: RTR

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D-15. W. B. Greer, owner

Two stones, one marker

W. A. Greer, July 2, 1875-Nov 19. 1914  "May he rest in peace" Footstone, no initials

Minnie Steveson, June 18, 1877-Mar 7, 1946   "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord"

Marker: Palmer Burnett, South Carolina, Pvt 321 Inf 81 Div, World War I PH  June 21, 1897-May 27, 1949

Note: at the edge of plot 15, facing the other way:

Stone. Mary Melissa Ensley

Jan 20, 1854-Feb 4, 1930  "Another time we'll meet her"

Footstone: MME

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D-16. J. R. Strickland, owner

Two stones

Nellie. dau of J.R & Josie Strickland Oct 13. 1906-Dec 5. 1907 "Gone home"

Melvin, son of J.R. & Josie Strickland, Jan 3, 1915-Mar 6. 1915 "Gone so soon"

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D-17. S. P. Bozanos, owner

No graves

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D-18. W. E. Lowe, owner

Two stones

Martha Elizabeth wife of W G Lowe, Dec. 5, 1848-May 23, 1912

"Asleep in Jesus blessed Sleep from which none ever wake to weep"

W. E. Lowe. Jun 29, 1853-Oct 5, 1913   "We trust in God to meet thee again"

Marker: Lowe

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D-19. T. W. Stokes, owner

Stone

T. W. Stokes, Dec 29, 1871-July 17, 1915

"Sleep Father and take thy rest

God called thee home

He thought it best"

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D-20. Evans et al (charity), owners

Double stone

Ensley "in loving memory"

Thomas Oneal, May 24, 1880-Mar 10, 1930

Myrtle Belle, Apr 15, 1883-Sept 8, 1968

Marker: MS

Footstone - WAG (Note: it is possible that this stone was relocated)

Note: at edge of plot 20: Stone. James Edgar Beeks, Dec 12, 1930  "At rest"

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D-21. Frank Wood, owner

No graves

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D-22. J. P. Waters, owner

Three stones, one a double stone

Mary E wife of J.P. Waters, Sept 5, 1883-June 20, 1930

John P. Waters, June 12, 1881-July 29. 1928

"O twill be sweet to meet on that blest shore, all sorrow passed all pain forever o'er"

Three footmarkers: MEW, JPW, ______

Daniel Akue Dorn, South Carolina, PFC US Army, World War II, Apr 11, 1941- Sept 6, 1969

Note: these dates are correctly recorded. The 1941 and 1969 years are confusing. Veteran's insignia.

Small stone

Sabel, dau. of W. O. & Evelyn Waters, Sept 1, 1919-Sept 5, 1919

"Budded on earth To blossom in heaven."

S. E. son of J.P. & M.E. Waters; Jan 22, 1813 - Feb 12, 1813

"Darling we miss thee"

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D-23. C. B. Henderson, owner

One marker   [handwritten note: on the DAR form:] Grace (Aunt)

Grace dau of C. B. & R. H. Henderson, Dec 31, 1905-Sept 3, 1906

"Budded on earth to bloom in heaven"

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D-25. No owner. Plot marked "occupied. charity"

One of these last two graves, likely D-25, is the resting place of Dot Dodson, a 21-year-old mysterious woman from out of town murdered by a lover, who paid for her burial here — which was attended by more than 1,000 people, after more than 5,000 had viewed her remains on display at Wood Mortuary. The event drew immense attention from across the upstate and is well-recorded in dozens of newspaper articles. I'm working on building her biography.

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There are several Mayors of Greer buried in Edgewood Cemetery, including:

• Legrand Capers Zimmerman     1887-1892
• Thaddeus Westmoreland            1892-1896
• Frank Burgiss                             1896-1904; 1905-1909
• J. H. Walker                                1919-1920; 1943-1945