AIKEN CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - ISRAEL GANTT SR. CEMETERY

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LOCATION::

FROM STEEDMAN SOUTH CAROLINA, TRAVEL WEST ACROSS THE EDISTO RIVER BRIDGE INTO 
AIKEN COUNTY, FOLLOW GOOSE PLATTER ROAD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES. THERE WILL BE 
POULTRY HOUSES ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH A LARGE GAS TANK NEAR THE ROAD. AT THIS 
POINT POWER LINES WILL CROSS THE ROAD. FOLLOW THE POWER LINES INTO THE WOODS 
FOR ABOUT 50 FEET. ENTER TO YOUR LEFT YOU WILL SEE CEMETERY.

THOSE BURIED THERE AND INSCRIPTIONS
1..
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
ISRAEL GANTT SEN.
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
THE 1 ST. DAY OF JUNE 1854
AGED 62 YEARS

2..
SACRED TO THE MEMORY
OF LAURA
INFANT DAUGHTER OF DRATON AND CAROLINE GANTT:
WHO WAS BORN THE 3RD. OF SEP. 1850
AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 5TH. OF MAY 1852,
AGED 1 YEAR 8 MOS. AND 2 DAYS.
NOTE::
DRATON WAS THE SON OF ISRAEL SR. CAROLINE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF GEORGE STEADMAN 
JR.

3..
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF 
ISIAH CAUGHMAN,
SON OF DR. J. K. AND PRISCILLA GANTT
WHO WAS BORN THE 29TH. OF AUGUST 1853
AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 5 TH. OF MAY 1854
NOTE::
DR. JACOB K. WAS THE SON OF ISRAEL SR. , PRISCILLA WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THOMAS 
VEAL.

4..
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
ELMORE
INFANT SON OF DRATON AND CAROLINE GANTT
WHO WAS BORN 
THE 22 ND. MARCH 1852 AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE
THE 18 TH. MAY 1851
AGED TWO YEARS, 1 MO.
AND 26 DAYS.

5..
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
HARRIET LOUISA
INFANT DAUGHTER OF DR. J. K. AND PRISCILLA C. GANTT
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 24 TH. APRIL 1850
AGED 2 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS

6..
ANN E. GANTT,
BORN
MAR. 1828
DIED
MAY 15, 1893
A TENDER MOTHER AND A FAITHFUL FRIEND
NOTE:: ANN VEAL WAS THE WIFE OF ELLIOTT GANTT (SON OF ISRAEL SR.)

7..
LAWRENCE K.
SON OF ELLIOTT & ANN E. GANTT
BORN SEPT. 1, 1863
DIED JANNY 9, 1891
NOTE::
ON THIS STONE IS THE GANTT SHIELD, (COAT OF ARMS)

NOTE::
ISRAEL GANTT SR. WAS MY 4TH GREAT GRANDFATHER
IN OCTOBER 2003 I TRAVELED FROM FLORIDA TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO CUT UNDERGROWTH 
AND TREES AND TO CLEAN THIS CEMETERY. IT WAS TOTALY OVERGROWN AND IMPASSABLE. 
IT WAS CLEANED AND FENCED.
THERE APPEARS TO BE OTHER GRAVES IN THIS CEMETERY BUT NO OTHER MARKERS. I 
HAVE PICTURES IF ANYONE INTERESTED.

CONTACT::
BILLY R. HOOTEN
BHOOTEN233@AOL.COM