Contributed by
Sheila Berry, 8 Dec 2001.
Roper Cemetery
Directions: Going on highway # 9 west from Dillon, pass the Wal-Mart
Shopping Center and the I-95 underpass. Cemetery is on the right,
about one to two miles.
MJS Stone with a vase no name
[Dual Headstone]
Lee Irby Gasque 9/1/1912-5/1/1914
Masten Frierson Gasque 12/19/1910-5/12/1914
Children of Baker Fore and Carrie Frierson
Infant daughter of J.T. & Mary Saser Proctor 3/8 & 3/14/1885
Thomas, son of E.T. & E.A. Stackhouse 9/26/1865-3/26/1866
Edwin, son of E.T. & E.A. Stackhouse 9/2/1871-5/18/1873
Delitha Stafford, wife of Wm. R. Stackhouse
6/16/1832-4/10/1909
"SHE OPENETH HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM, AND IN HER TONGUE
IS THE LAW OF KINDNESS."
William R. Stackhouse 1/6/1829-11/24/1900
Infant son of E.T. & E.A. Stackhouse died 12/8/1861 aged 24 hours
In memory of Virginia Thomas,
daughter of E.T. & E.A. Stackhouse
3/19/1860-9/9/1861
Infant daughter of E.T.& E.A. Stackhouse 12/20/1856 aged 24 hours
William Henry Stackhouse 6/28/1857-6/17/1866
Isaac Stackhouse 10/10/1790-10/12/1855
In memory of Martha, Consort of Isaac Stackhouse 2/1/1798-2/16/1853
Infant son and daughter of W.D. & M.J. Coleman 3/4/1873-5/14/1873
Kitty May, daughter of T.F. & Mary A. Stackhouse 6/17/1860-10/1/1861
[Dual Headstone]
Fannie S. Watson 1865-1936
Stonewall C. Watson 1867-1930
Stonewall, son of S.C. & F.S. Watson 2/9/1907-6/16/1908
In memory of Nancy, relict of Alen Gaddy 6/22/1808-5/16/1855
In memory of Allen Gaddy 10/14/1799-11/9/1851
Sacred to the Memory of
ANN ELIZA,
Consort of Daniel Fore
who died March 6th 1850
Aged 23 years, 10 months,
and 3 days.
The deceased was meek, modest
and retiring: beloved and respected
in all the relations of life. and
of pure, unaffected piety.
Those who knew her best, loved
her most, and now mourn over
her untimely grave.
Her memory will ever be fondly
cherished by her kindred and
friends, and by her bereaved
husband, who places over her
grave, this fond memorial
as a last tribute of affection.
PHOTO by Sheila Berry, Dec 2001
Miss MARY M. ROPER
born March 20, 1800
died March 26, 1881
A long life spent for the good of others.
"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."
[At the base of the stone:]
W.P.Smith,
Sumter S.C.
PHOTO by Sheila Berry, Dec 2001
In memory of Martha, relict of John Roper 4/10/1768-9/29/1846
In memory of John Roper 7/15/1764-3/22/1843
In memory of Herod Stackhouse 2/1/1790-7/16/1846
Nancy, wife of Herod Stackhouse 11/20/1791-6/6/1861
NOTE:THAT ALL OF THESE NAMES ARE ON ONE LARGE TOMBSTONE
Hugh Stackhouse 1811-1833 THIS IS ERECTED IN MEMORY ABOVE WHO BURIED
ELSEWHERE.
John Stackhouse 1795-1825
Rev. Tristam Stackhouse 1800-1831
Wesley Stackhouse 1814-1864
At the foot marker: "In memory of Wesley who died 12/25/1864
50 years, 10 months, 20 days"
Lucretia Bethea Stackhouse 1812-1886
William Stackhouse 1736-1805 his wife
Mary Bethea Stackhouse 1737-1806
John Stackhouse 1766-1819 his wife
Celia Atkinson Stackhouse 1766-1852
Mary, wife of Lysias Stackhouse 3/30/1805-10/2/1865
Lysias Stackhouse 4/10/1813-5/7/1863
Sarah Jane, daughter of Lysias & Mary Stackhouse 10/5/1835-4/20/1905 aged 69
years, 6 months, 15 days
Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Lysias & Mary Stackhouse 1/8/1840-6/12/1862
Herod, son of Lysias & Mary Stackhouse 4/14/1849-5/13/1849
Duncan S. Stackhouse 8/16/1873-2/8/1960
Nina Williams, wife of D.S. Stackhouse 1/31/1872-12/8/1944
J.D. Ammons 2/2/1842-5/25/1918
GOD TOOK AND HE IS NOW ANOTHER LINK IN
HEAVEN
MARY AMANDA,
Wife of J.D. Ammons
Born Feb. 27, 1812
Died Aug 19, 1904
As a wife, devoted.
As a mother affectionate
As a friend ever kind and true.
PHOTO by Sheila Berry, Dec 2001
In memory of Sarah, wife of Neil Carter 4/13/1830-7/27/1883
AND HE SAID TO ME, THESE
ARE THEY WHICH COME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION
AND HAVE WASHED THEIR ROBES AND
MADE THEM WHITE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB. REV.VII 14
NOTE: In between Sarah, wife of Neil Carter on the last row and Gasque, the
first row at the gate entrance, there is a fat lighter wooden marker and
no name but a picture in my survey. As I was leaving the cemetery, which is
up on a hill, it looked like there were more tombstones farther on toward the
left side in the wooded area but inside the fence. There is a small trench
on the left side within the fenced-in cemetery, but I couldn't really look hard
for any more graves. The area was really overgrown with weeds, bushes, and
falling trees, and there had either been a fire or someone had tried to clean
out the brush and trees with fire. (See picture.)
--Sheila Berry, 8 Dec 2001
Notes added 9 Dec 2001:
An earlier survey done by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bradfield can be found in the
Dillon Cemetery book (DAR Project), p. 57. Although the survey is undated,
we can assume that it was conducted no later than 1976, possibly in 1975 for
the Bicentennial Project, but the actual date is unknown. All tombstones
listed in this earlier survey were also found in Dec 2001.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradfield noted a set of graves on the other side of the ditch
mentioned by Sheila Berry, and they remarked "These markers are separated by a
ditch and some distance from preceeding markers. We question whether they
are of our family - names are not familiar." Their survey of these graves
follows:
Elisha Inman, b. 1824 - d. Oct. 2, 1893
Sandy Bethea, b. 1822 - d. 1898
Patrick Bethea, b. Oct. 27, 1866 - d. Sept. 30, 1876
Daniel Bethea, Died Dec. 19, 1893, age 54 years
Pennie Bethea, Died Oct. 14, 1874, age 56 years
Louisa Mace, b. 1846 - d. May 25, 1889
Simon P. Bethea, b. Aug. 31, 1864 - Died 1896
Martha, wife of Jethro Shaw
Died July 25, 1895, age 58 years
Barney Page, b. 1835 - d. 1891
Rosa Bland, Died Aug. 13, 1924, age 95years
Erected by Lena Jones
Broken headstone, only legible date 1893
Also two very old wooden markers with no legible inscription.
Also two stone markers not legible.
