Old Quaker Cemetery

Cemetery in Kershaw County, South Carolina, US
Old Quaker Cemetery
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Established1759 (1759)
Location
Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
No. of gravesroughly 6,100
Find a GraveOld Quaker Cemetery

Old Quaker Cemetery, founded in 1759, is a cemetery located in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County.[1] It dates back to the earliest days of Camden, which was first settled in 1730, and is the oldest inland city in South Carolina.[2] The cemetery is notable in that it maintains the gravesites of numerous famous people, to include members of the Quaker community,[2] Revolutionary War soldiers,[2][3] three Civil War Confederate Army generals, two Medal of Honor recipients, and one South Carolina Governor. The site contains a historical marker, installed in 2023 by the Wateree Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.[1][4] It is also known as the Quaker Burying Ground.

Notable gravesites

  • Joseph Brevard (1766–1821) – Revolutionary War figure, US Representative, and Supreme Court jurist
  • Richmond Hobson Hilton (1898–1933) – World War I Medal of Honor recipient
  • John Doby Kennedy (1840–1896) – Confederate Army general, and later Lieutenant Governor
  • Joseph Brevard Kershaw (1822–1894) – Confederate Army general, president of the State Senate, and for whose forebearers Kershaw County was named
  • Richard Rowland Kirkland (1843–1863 †) – Civil War Confederate soldier and hero at the Battle of Fredericksburg
  • John Peter Richardson III (1829–1899) – Governor
  • Donald Leroy Truesdell (1906–1993) – Medal of Honor for action in the Occupation of Nicaragua (cenotaph)
  • John Bordenave Villepigue (1830–1862) – Confederate Civil War general, and ancestor to John Canty Villepigue
  • John Canty Villepigue (1896–1943) – World War I Medal of Honor recipient

References

  1. ^ a b Craig, Joanna (2023-05-02). "Colonial Dames present new plaque for Quaker Cemetery". The Lancaster News. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  2. ^ a b c "Restoration of Quaker Cemetery: Local woman's generous donation transforms historic grounds". WLTX. June 16, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  3. ^ Cahn, Martin L. (2023-08-25). "12 of Camden 14 laid to rest at Quaker Cemetery in 'private ceremony'". The Lancaster News. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  4. ^ "Quaker Cemetery Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  • Old Quaker Cemetery at Find a Grave Edit this at Wikidata
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quaker Cemetery

34°13′59″N 80°36′44″W / 34.2329226°N 80.6123016°W / 34.2329226; -80.6123016


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