Reevesville Methodist Church Cemetery

Dorchester County, South Carolina
Cemeteries

REEVESVILLE METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Photograph © Paulette Johnson

from
CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC

Compiled by Lillian H. Harley, Pattie W. Heaton, Lillian D. Kizer

Location: Intersection of Church and Whetsell Streets, Reevesville, SC.
Established in 1872 as "A PREACHING PLACE," and in 1874 an Official Board was elected. - Re. Rev. Betts' HISTORY OF ST. GEORGE METHODIST CHURCH. South Carolina Rail Road Company conveyed to Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church March 15, 1872, Colleton County, SC in consideration of one dollar paid by Trustees (C. R. Council, W. P. Appleby, and B. B. Berry) . . . The SCRR Co. granted a lot in the town of Reeves on Southwestern side of S C R R tract, and being part of a certain tract of land purchased in 1832 from A. Black and Peter Martineau . . . lot No. 16 . . . measures 150 feet on each side and is square. Recorded in Colleton County transcripts to Dorchester County in Deed Book 6, p. 159 on 24 November 1888. Lillian H. Harley
Copyists: Mary R. Heaton, Cynthia H. Heaton.
Date: November 21, 1976.

(NOTE: A more recent transcription of this cemetery is available HERE)

Bessie Fickling Berry
Aug. 13, 1884
Dec. 7, 1963

William Felix Berry
Nov. 12, 1882
Sept. 22, 1951

Adella Eadon Coleman
1883  -  1931

Harrie Lee Connoe
1859  -  1895

Albert M. Council
1880  -  1943

*Charles Robert Council
Born in Bladen County, NC
Died in Reevesville
Dec. 21, 1888
Comsy Sgt.,  C. R. Council
Co. C.,   24 SC Inf.
CSA

Charles R. Council
1875  -  1920

F. Josephine Council
1871  -  1938


Mildred R. Council  -  (w.
of Charles Robert Council)
1840  -  1922

J. Aquilla Ehney
1869  -  1942

Nettie R. Ehney
(w. of J. Aquilla Ehney)
1872  -  1961

William R. Ehney
1902  -  1941

Anna Telula Minus
Married to P. C. 
Johnston, Jr.
July 5, 1888
Sept. 4, 1897

INFANT Son of Anna &
Preston C. Johnston, Jr.
Aug. 1897

INFANT Son of 
Dr. & Mrs. A. R. Johnston
Born & died
Dec. 12, 1912

Floride Johnston
May 20, 1898
Sept. 11, 1899

Joe P. Johnston, M.D.
Oct. 20, 1866
Mar. 12, 1907
Physician and Surgeon

Mary Carr Johnston  -  (w.
of Joe P. Johnston, M. D.)
Nov. 7, 1871
Nov. 28, 1899

William C. C. Johnston
Aug. 17, 1868
Mar. 26, 1900



Claudia Marie  -  Eldest 
Child of P. L. & Lilla Lee 
Kirton of the S. C. 
Conference, 
M. E. Church South
Nov. 2, 1889
Sept. 11, 1892

Emma T. Knight  -  Mother
(w. of P. T. Knight)
Nov. 7, 1879
Oct. 7, 1904

Emma T. Knight
Oct. 5, 1904
Nov. 4, 1904

P. T. Knight  -  Father
Jan. 13, 1880
Nov. 3, 1906

Annie Felder Kiser
Jan. 25, 1879
June 4, 1943

Daniel D. Kiser
Feb. 1, 1875
May 24, 1959

Elizabeth Kizer
Mar. 3, 1845
July 17, 1915

I. B. Kiser
Feb. 18, 1840
Feb. 18, 1924

Ralph Authur Morgan
1940  -  1940

Nathan Martin Price
Feb. 27, 1876
Sept. 22, 1908

Victoria C. Reeves
1873  -  1943



Charles P. Rigby
Sept. 14, 1832
June 8, 1908

C. P. Rigby, Jr.
Dec. 27, 1867
May 15, 1938

Frances M. Rigby
July 4, 1848
Feb. 23, 1926

G. T. Rigby
1869  -  1944

Mattie Kizer Rigby
1898  -  1921

Lilly Ann Rigby
Mar. 9, 1878
Jan. 29, 1960

Maggie Viola Rigby
May 15, 1883
Dec. 3, 1958

Robert Richard Rigby
1887  -  1950

Iller Shorter
1911  -  1919

Bertha Street
Mar. 26, 1892
Aug. 11, 1893

Lenora Brothers Street
Mother
(no dates)

INFANT Son  -  Street
died 1894

W. F. Street
Born 1851
Died 1904



John M. Thweatt
1882  -  1935

Mrs. A. D. Whetsell
Dec. 25, 1835
Dec. 20, 1903?
(broken tomb)

D. C. Whetsell
Sept. 1, 1829
May 20, 1906

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