AIKEN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Timmerman Cemetary ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, provided this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor(s) of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed SCGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives by: Alan (bondrock@ifx.net) 17 May 2001 ---------------------------------------- Timmerman Cemetary, Aiken County, South Carolina (privately owned and maintained) Traveling North on Route 191, travel 4/10ths (.4) miles past the intersection of Piper Road, in Aiken County, Aiken, South Carolina: Look to the right, and in the middle of a Rye field, you'll see some cedar trees, and the location of a private family cemetery. I want to thank a Mr. E. Harley, (72 years young) for his permission to record the inhabitants of his family's private cemetery (and a way to get to it from the road :-). This area is quite pretty and very well kept. (One name above two listed = married) William Bledsoe Elizabeth Johnson Timmerman Died 1881 born & died Aged 50 years Dec 6, 1899 Harley Harley John Price Deana Howard John Richard Sue Timmerman Aug 18, 1928 b. July 9, 1926 Mar 13, 1893 Sept 1, 1894 Aug 4, 1988 April 17, 1946 Mar 28, 1984 Timmerman Timmerman John Elbert Fannie Anna Clegg Helen L. J. Price Jan 25, 1863 Oct 20, 1868 April 22, 1895 Sept 23, 1892 Dec 1, 1933 Dec 21, 1902 Aug 26, 1974 Mar 12, 1965 (Rear of cemetery- L-R) Marie Samuella Cromer* Cecil Hodges Seigler** Nov 9, 1882 - June 14, 1964 Oct 18, 1873 - Sept 24, 1965 G. Preston G. Preston Seigler Lydia Elizabeth third son of son of daughter of G.P. & L.E. Seigler John & Sarah Seigler W.H. & P.T. Timmerman Feb 19, 1894 Sept 3, 1854 Nov 25, 1858 - Oct 20, 1927 Aug 29, 1914 Nov 26, 1913 wife of G. Preston Seigler Dec 20, 1877 Washington Hodges Timmerman, M.D.*** Ransom(?) unreadable unreadable Born May 29, 1832 unreadable married Pauline F.T. Asbill Nov 4, 1856 Henrietta M. Bell May 6, 1879 died July 14, 1908 Holden Wade Posey Elbert Posey eldest son of son of Francis & Mary T. Posey Francis & Mary T. Posey died after a short illness died in the 52d year of his age Jan'y 28th AD 1853 in the 43rd years of his age Mary Terry Posey Francis Posey Elizabeth Asbill Consort of Jan'y 11 AD 1870 daughter of Francis Posey aged 88 years Francis & Mary T. Posey died July 5, 1868 Sept 5, 1879 at the advanced age (unreadable) of 87 years *Flat stone, with the following: **Flat stone, with the following: Marie Samuella Cromer Cecil Hodges Seigler Nov 9, 1882 - June 14, 1964 Oct 18, 1873 - Sept 24, 1965 Born at son of Clover Hill Plantation, Abbeville, SC. George Preston Seigler daughter of and William Oscar Cromer Elizabeth Timmerman Seigler and husband of Ella Cox Cromer Marie Samuella Cromer wife of ------------------------------------------------- Cecil Hodges Seigler Aiken County Superintendent of Education ------------------------------------------------- 1909 - 1916, 1921 - 1929 Taught in the public schools of Aiken County Organized School Improvement Association with Organized the first Girls Tomato Club in Jan, 1910. assistance from Marie Cromer and Mrs. E.P. Kennedy which later became the 4H Clubs. The first canning which later became the Parent-Teachers Association demonstration was held July 16, 1910 at the County Courthouse in Aiken, SC. She was appointed In 1909, organized Boys Corn Clubs and initiated as a state agent by the Department of Agriculture county spelling contests, which grew into the Aug 16, 1910 County Field Day. Seventeen of these contest were held, and were the incentive for the formation of Being a woman of boundless energy, her efforts to the Aiken County Fair. better the condition of her countrymen brought on the loss of her health. She was hospitalized for In 1910, assisted Marie Cromer in organizing the Girls over 20 years. Through her efforts, we have 4H Clubs Tomato Clubs, the Boys Corn Clubs, and the Girls and Home economic courses in all the schools. Tomato Clubs later became the 4H Clubs. In 1911, Good Roads Association of Aiken County was organized with him as Secretary. He sponsored school consolidation for a better educational opportunity for the Aiken County children and initiated school busses to get the children to the larger, better equiped schools. *** (Washington Hodges Timmerman, M.D. (continued) A tall monument, depicts writing on all four sides. The front is shown above. (left side) (right side) (rear) Member of Legislature Second son of "The memory of the 1882 - 1890 Ransom & Lydia Bledsoe just is blessed" ----------------------- Timmerman Member of Senate 1891 - 1892 ----------------------- President Pro Tem. of Senate - 1892 ----------------------- Lieut. Governor 1893 - 1894 ----------------------- Member Constitutional Convention - 1895 ----------------------- State Treasurer 1896 - 1898 Also: Washington Hodges Timmerman, M.D.: Son: GEORGE BELL TIMMERMAN 1881-1966 George Bell Timmerman was born in Edgefield County. He was the son of Washington Hodges Timmerman, a Confederate medical officer, Lieutenant Governor and State Treasurer. A graduate of the University of South Carolina Law School, he was elected, at the age of 23, as a Circuit Solicitor, an office he held 16 of his 40 years of active law practice in Lexington. His long public career included service as a member of the House of Representatives; Chairman of the Highway Commission; Trustee of the University of South Carolina; and Chairman of the Board of Deacons of his church. With an extensive civil practice, he also prosecuted and defended in the criminal courts. He also served as a United States District Judge from 1942 until 1963. His simplicity and directness made him always understood. He observed and came to know people and thus tempered justice with mercy. A student of the Constitution, he championed local government and upheld the law. Grandson: He was the (grandfather) of George Bell Timmerman, Jr., Governor and Circuit Judge of South Carolina. http://www.law.sc.edu/memory/timmerma.htm **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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