Cross Swamp Methodist Church Cemetery
Cross Swamp Methodist Church and cemetery can be reached as follows: Take SC64 West from Walterboro, cross US21, next crossing is Stephens Cross Road, turn left on Cross Swamp Road. Approx 4 miles on the right. There is a sign on the road, but it is easily missed. Turn right approx 100 yards is the church and cemetery.
This was originally called the Jones and Murdaugh Family Cemetary. It also had a section for the family slaves. The original church was built before 1900 with lumber from Aaron Varn's saw mill. The picture of Jesse Jones stone is Col Jesse S Jones commander of the24th South Carolina. He was killed in the battle of Franklin Tenn.To the left in unmarked graves are his parents, John S and
Elizabeth Broxton Jones.Below are some photographs and tombstone transcriptions contributed by Foster Jones, April 2001.
Gilbert A. Parrish
July 13, 1856
May 31, 1908Mrs. Gilbert A. Parrish
Mar. 30, 1856
Apr. 27, 1950Little N.
Son of
W. F. & L. R. Patten
Oct. 30, 1906
Nov. 17, 1907
(broken marker)William F. Patten
Oct. 24, 1869
Jan. 6, 1963Lillie R. Patten
July 19, 1877
Feb. 15, 1910Fannie A.
Wife of
M. W. Jones
May 6, 1866
Oct. 3, 1909M. W. Jones
Aug. 17, 1859
Dec. 12, 1925- Nancy A. Rentz
Jan. 6, 1859
Feb. 17, 1935George Rentz
May 17, 1866
June 7, 1950Minnie Folsom Rentz
Dec. 13, 1900
Aug. 24, 1992Gurnda Rentz
Apr. 23, 1888
Mar. 20, 1900Lillie Devona Rentz
Sept. 24, 1886
Nov. 11, 1887Infant
Son of
Mr. & Mrs. George Rentz
Born & Died
Sept. 29, 1885Allen A. Strawder
Pvt. Co. H, 59 Regt. Ga Infantry
Confederate States Army
Apr. 17, 1841
Jan. 20, 1922Elizabeth Strawder Skates
July 15, 1911
Apr. 3, 19443 adult graves
no informationCarra Jones Forrester
1892-1970Sarah A. Cowart
Dec. 9, 1956
May 30, 1932John W. Cowart
Dec. 5, 1851
Apr. 1, 1922Ottis Patten
Dec. 14, 1908
May 21, 1915Sarah T. Cowart
Oct. 29, 1882
Aug. 18, 1896Newton Futch
June 26, 1869
Apr. 25, 1936Mimmie Parrish Futch
Aug. 12, 1879
May 10, 1950John S. B. Jones
Mar. 12, 1821
Aug. 12, 1892Mary Murdaugh
Wife of J. S. B. Jones
Apr. 30, 1827
1855-1858
(stone broken)Jesse S. Jones
Co. E SC Infantry
C.S.A.
[killed in the battle of Franklin, TN]
Josiah Putnam
Dec. 25, 1793
June 29, 1882Mary Ursula Varn
Dec. 3, 1793
May 16, 1855You'll find more transcriptions and images of tombstones at Cross Swamp on
Jerry Pricher's genealogy site
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