Massey Cemetery


This cemetery is sometimes called the Taxahaw Cemetery. It is located about ½ mile southeast of Taxahaw Crossroads, Lancaster Co., SC. It is triangular in shape and surrounded by trees on all sides. It is between SC Farm to Market Road #27 (to Kershaw) and SC Farm to Market Road #123 So. To US Hwy. 601. (the road alongside it is Egad Rd.) This is a partial listing.

Row 1    
MCMANUS
 
 
 		 Belle BAKER
Wife of
William M.
Hawley RANDALL 		Sep 3 1893 – Sep 6 1955
 
Sep 28 1880 – Oct 25 1951
(Note: infant s/o J Hawley and Willie McManus, living 2000)
Row 2    
INGRAM
 		 William R
Lelia K		 Oct 30 1884 – Feb 21 1951
Oct 5 1886 – Oct 16 1946
GREGORY
 
 		 Otis
U S Marine Corps 1907-1911
(No Marker)		 Nov 1 1885 – April 13 1950
 
 
Row 3    
MASSEY
 
 
 
 		 Vacant grave – wife
still living
James H
SC F1 US NAVY
WWI		  
 
Mar 9 1892 – Nov 1 1960
 
 
BYRD
 		 Evelyn M
Drue W		 Oct 28 1887 – July 19 1969
Feb 16 1882 – May 26 1944
MASSEY
 
 		 John W
SC Corp 118
Inf. 30 Div.		 Died April 27 1936
 
 
BELL Capt. James L Nov 8 1905 – Nov 24 1946
Row 4    
MASSEY
 
 
 
 		Jackson B
Henry B
Rosa R
J Copeland		 May 14 1897 – May 24 1942
Jan 7 1857 – Jan 4 1931
Jan 21 1858 – April 1 1929
May 18 1883 – Aug 28 1928
COOK
 
 
 
 		 Matilda
J. C.
 
Martha MASSEY
Joseph CRAWFORD		 Dec 26 1923 – Dec 29 1926
June 1 1874 – Aug 6 1944
 
Aug 19 1883 – Nov 9 1972
Dec 30 1911 – Aug 16 1962
Row 5    
KNIGHT
 
 
 
 
 
 		 Joseph Walter
J Massey
Frances Massey
Charles H
Nam M
Ethel N
Wife of		 Feb 18 1879 – Apr 2 1944
Dec 24 1845 – Oct 27 1927
Jan 27 1852 – Mar 7 1941
Jan 27 1883 – Jul 18 1958
May 3 1885 – May 19 1969
Mar 20 1885 – Date not given
 
CATOE Bryant Mar 9 1884 – Feb 1 1943
FAILE
 
 
 		 Paul F
Mattie Blakeney
Wife of
A.R.		 Aug 10 1916 – Dec 1972
May 10 1891 – Oct 30 1959
 
no date copied
JENKINS
 
 		 Molsey A
Wife of
C.E.		 1843 – Feb 7 1920
 
Nov 4 1845 – Dec 1897
Rock    
Unidentified Small Monument    
JENKINS
 
 
 
 		 Eugene S (son of
R W and R Jenkins)
Roma L
Robert J W
Woodmen of the World		 Sep 23 1907 – Oct 9 1908
 
Oct 17 1869 – April 3 1954
Jul 20 1875 – April 1 1929
 
BELK
 
 
 
 
 
 		 “Pett” Sally Ann
Samuel D
Arrista McManus
Wife of
S D BELK
 
Samuel D		 Aug 28 1892 – Jul 10 1966
Aug 2 1892 – Sep 20 1937
Aug 14 1847 – Jul 19 1915
 
 
 
Aug 2 1851 – Sep 20 1937
COOK
 		 Nella (wife of
J. C. COOK)		 May 6 1875 – Nov 23 1902
 
Space for 6 graves, only rocks identify.    
HUNTER
 
 		 Eddie (son of
R.A.P. and
M. A. HUNTER		 Aug 15 1885 – Feb 22 1887
 
 
BAKER
 		 James L (son of
Nancy BAKER		 Feb 9 1867 – Oct 3 1892
 
COPELAND
 
 
 		 William
C.A.
12 S.C. Cav.
CSA		  
 
No dates given
 
BAKER Mrs. Mary Aug 6 1830 – Aug 18 1909
Row 9    
GREGORY Samuel H Jan 17 1852 – Feb 9 1989 (prob. 1889)
Four graves unidentified    
MCMANUS
 		 George C
Annie Elizabeth		 Nov 21 1868 – Feb 21 1946
Nov 30 1869 – Sep 7 1951
Row 10    
HUNTER
 
 		 W. Walter
Leola (daughter of
D A & MAE BAKER)		 Aug 29 1901 – Apr 18 1918
May 24 1914 – Oct 18 1916
 
McMANUS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		Mary Ellen (wife of
W. P McMANUS)
 
W. P.
W. A.
Sarah A COOK (wife of
W.A. McMANUS)
Jewell (dau of GC
& A E McMANUS)
Mary Idoline		 Nov 30 1867 – Dec 6 1922
 
 
Oct 13 1870 – May 30 1941
Nov 25 1833 – Feb 23 1917
Dec 15 1844 – Jun 1 1929
 
1895 – 1897
 
Aug 25 1901 – Dec 21 1936
INGRAM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		Ellene Jane (wife of
W. L. INGRAM)
Armetta C (wife of
John P INGRAM)
John P
Inf. Daughter of
W L and E J INGRAM
Sarah A (daughter of
J P & A C INGRAM)		 Jul 24 1894 – Sep 3 1927
 
Jan 11 1857 – Dec 15 1937
 
Jan 2 1851 – Apr 30 1920
Nov 4 1914 – Dec 23 1914
 
Sep 28 1881 – Jul 8 1886
 
Graves beyond this cannot be identified.    
Row 11    
Graves down to Mary I McManus on Row 10 (No 8) can't be identified. Only rocks for markers.
LOWERY
 		 Mary (daughter of
F M and E O LOWERY)		 Sep 30 1871 – Nov 5 1910
 
Four graves cannot be identified    
Row 12    
Small marker – no identification    
LUCY
 		 Jane
Charlies		 Dec 27 1820 – May 7 1905
Mar 20 1884 – Mar 20 1935
Space for 6 graves – vacant    
LOWERY
 		 Elizabeth - wife
F.M.		 Oct 24 1848 – Jul 27 1928
Jun 7 1847 – Mar 5 1922
Graves beyond cannot be identified – rocks for markers.    
Row 13    
CRAIG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 Infant son of G F & N D CRAIG
Infant son of G F & N D CRAIG
Infant daughter of GF and ND CRAIG
Infant son of GF and ND CRAIG
Infant son of GF and ND CRAIG
Mary		 - no dates
- no dates
- no dates
 
- age 4 months
 
 
No birth date- died May 10 1900
Two graves – no identification – rocks.    
BELK
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 Infant son of Mr. & Mrs.
J L BELK
Mary A (daughter of
Mr & Mrs J L BELK)
Infant (daughter of
J L & LOU BELK)
Lizzie (daughter of
Mr & Mrs J L BELK)
Infant son of Mr & Mrs
J L BELK
George		  
Oct 9 1908 – Dec 31 1908
May 29 1907 – Jul 25 1907
 
Jan 11 1897 – Feb 10 1897
 
Mar 17 1912 – Oct 10 1912
 
Nov 1 1913 –
 
Sep 15 1905 – Feb 19 1927
Space for 5 graves cannot be identified    
CATOE
 
 
 
 
 		 Lou K
J F
Woodmen of the World Memorial
 
Frances (infant daughter
of Mr & Mrs J F CATOE)		 Nov 15 1870 – Jan 2 1950
Jan 6 1888 – Aug 19 1909
 
 
Oct 4 1909 – Jun 26 1910
 
PRESSLEY
 
 
 		 J B - S C
PFC – 1400 Base Unit AAF – WWII
 
Nora C		 Oct 17 1899 – Aug 27 1955
 
 
Jan 29 1899 – No death date given
Row 14    
CRAIG
 		 Lena Mae (daughter
of O W & M C CRAIG)		 April 14 1926 – May 5 1927
 
All graves beyond this one cannot be identified.    
Row 15    
CRAIG Benjamin F 1895 – 1963
BAKER
 		 Naomi (wife of
G F CRAIG)		 April 30 1879 – Jun 8 1962
 
CRAIG Frank G Oct 2 1871 – April 20 1938
Space for 7 graves    
LITTLE WARD (son of
W R & RA BELK)		 Nov 4 1894 – Sep 2 1895
 
Row 16    
Vacant space begins in the middle of this row.    
MAHAFFEY
 		 Betty Lucille
John Franklin		 Sep 18 1937 – daughter – April 27 1938)
Oct 22 1933 – Nov 4 1944
Space for 6 graves    
SOWELL
(reinterred Lancaster Memorial Park) 		Ira
 		 Nov 29 1878 – Feb 6 1929
 
Row 17    
4 graves with rocks only for markers.    
BELK
 		 Calvin (infant son of
Capt. & E J BELK)		 Jun 18 1884 – April 25 1885
 
BAKER
 		 Margaret A (daughter of
J J T and T C BAKER)		 May 31 1883 – Jul 18 1887
 
Only a rock for a marker.    
BAKER J J T Jan 17 1834 – Feb 17 1885
BELK
 		 Baker (handwritten in)
Tobitha		 Dec 18 1841 – Oct 6 1929
 
BAKER
 		 Buddie May (daughter of
O P and M J BAKER)		 May 31 1883 – Jul 19 1887
 
Unmarked    
Row 18    
COPELAND
 
 
 		 Nancy (wife of
William
(note: her 1st spouse was Joseph Copeland
Massey, died civil war)		 Mar 18 1831 – Nov 18 1892  
 
 
MASSEY
 		 Infant of J D and
Nancy MASSEY		 Born & died Sep 2 1853
 
McMANUS
 		 John H
 		 March 15 1824 – Jul 20 1863
(note: died VA, civil war)
Row 19    
MASSEY
 		 John
Mary		 Oct 27 1791 – Dec 18 1862
Jan 1785 – Mar 8 1857


 


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