Talbert Cemetery - MCCORMICK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA ********************************************************************** SCGENWEB 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 SCGenWeb Archives by: John Hofman 19 Aug 2000 ---------------------------------------- Ansel Talbert Cemetery, Plum Branch, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA location: Known as the Ansel Talbert burying ground; located west of Plum Branch on Hwy 283. Turn to right on U.S. Forestry graveled road beyond Byrd Creek Rifle Range. Cemetery is on left in large grove of oak trees. At one time there was a wagon road from the Rehoboth Baptist Church to the Talbert plantation. Infant of J. R. Williams Infant of J. R. Williams Infant of J. F. Talbert Col. Bartley Martin Talbert - May 15, 1819, May 11, 1881 Charlie Talbert Thomas B. Talbert - son of James A. and Elizabeth Ann Kilcrease Talbert, b. Aug. 10, 1861, d. at 15 mos. Ansel Wayne Talbert - April 6, 1848, March 14, 1865, HE WAS IN THE ARMY AND DIED OF MEASELS, PARENTS WERE JAMES A. AND ELIZABETH ANN K. TALBERT Susan E. Talbert - d. 1863, age about 16, dau. of Jabez B. and Mary Jane Kilcrease Talbert Jabez B. Talbert - son of Ansel and Mary Richardson Burress Talbert, Dec. 17, 1816, May 9, 1858 Infant of J. F. Talbert Infant of J. F. Talbert Mrs. Mattie R. Talbert, wife of John F. Talbert, Dec. 2, 1828, July 28, 1855 Infant of J. F. Talbert Mrs. Henry H. Talbert Richard H. or N. Talbert Emma E. Talbert - Jan. 10, 1858, Aug. 25, 1863, dau. of James A. and Elizabeth Ann Kilcrease Talbert Barnwell Rhett Talbert - June 16, 1860, July 21, 1860, son of James A. And Elizabeth Ann Kilcrease Talbert Abraham Kilcrease, d. Nov. 17, 1857 Eliza A. Talbert - Feb. 8, 1847, June 17, 1847, dau. of Jabez and Mary J. Talbert Caroline Elizabeth Talbert - dau. of Ansel and Mary R. Talbert and wife of Wiley Harrison, July 12, 1822, Dec. 25, 1854 Mary J. Talbert, consort of Jabez B. Talbert, Jan. 31, 1824, Aug. 16, 1852 Jabez Harrison Julia Burress Kilcrease, wife of Abraham Kilcrease Emily Talbert - Nov, 1, 1810, July 27, 1834, wife of Ezra G. Talbert William Talbert Ansel Talbert - son of Joseph and Sarah Jennings Talbert, 1770 - 1845 Mary R. Talbert - wife of Ansel Talbert and dau. of John Burress, 1784 - 1859 Col. John F. Talbert - March 7, 1825, June 12, 1890 J. L., son of J. F. and Julia B. Talbert, Aug. 8, 1866, Oct. 21, 1906 Georgia - dau. of J. F. and Julia B. Talbert, Nov. 11, 1870, Sept. 29, 1871 Bartley Martin Talbert - May 15, 1819, Feb. 11, 1881 Caroline E. - dau. of Jabez and Mary J. Talbert, July 29, 1844, May 15, 1849 The following cemetery may be the same as the one above, but it is being included as there are differences in the two. location: Go east from Plum Branch on SC 283 approx. 5 miles and turn sharp right onto first dirt road past National Forest Rifle range. Follow this dirt road approx. 8/10 mile to a small creek. Cross bridge and travel approx. 1/10 mile to fork of road. Follow left fork; cemetery is located on left of road approx. 1/10 mile. Watch closely with a keen eye because this cemetery is approx. 50 yards from the road and hard to see due to undergrowth, saplings, etc. Line I Grave 1 - Ansel Talbert Sr., born 1770, Died 1854 [Note: A letter from Mrs. Eugene Talbert, Los Altos, California, who is doing research for a book on the Talbert Family History states that the stonecutter reversed the last two digits of the date of death of Ansel Talbert, Sr. It should have been 1845, not 1854.] Grave 2 - Mary R. Burres, Wife of Ansel Talbert Sr., 1784 - 1859 BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIE IN THE LORD Line II Grave 1 - Sacred to the memory of Abraham Kilcrease Senr., who died Nov. 17th 1857 in the 24th year of his age Grave 2 - Sacred to the memory of Emily A. H., Daughter of Jazeb B. & Mary J. Talbert, Born Sept. 26th 1842, Died Nov. 5th 1845 Grave 3 - Sacred to the memory of Eliza C., Daughter of Jazeb B. & Mary J. Talbert, Born Febr. 8th 1847, Died June 17th 1847 Grave 4 - Sacred to the memory of Caroline E., Daughter of Jabez B. & Mary J. Talbert, Born July 29, 1844, Died May 15, 1849 Grave 5 - Sacred To the memory of Mrs. Mary J., Consort of J. B. Talbert, who was born Jan. 31, 1824, And departed this life Aug. 16, 1852, Mary! thou wast mild and lovely, Gentle as the summer breeze, Pleasant as the air of evening, When it floats among the trees, Dearest Mary! thou has left us Here thy loss we deeply feel: But, tis God who has bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. Grave 6 - Sacred To the memory of Caroline Elizabeth, Daughter of Ansel & Mary R. Talbert, and the wife of Wiley Harrison, Born July 12, 1822, Married May 10, 1838, Died December 25, 1854, The subject of this memorial was a faithful,affectionate, and devoted daughter, sister, wife and mother. She was, also, an ornament to society, and to the Baptist church of which she was a member. She was an humble Christian in faith and in practice and died in a bright hope of eternal life. Line III Grave 1 - Sacred to the memory of Jabez Bowen Talbert, 6th son of Ansel & Mary R. Talbert, He was born Dec. 17th 1816, Died May 9th 1858 Grave 2 - unmarked Grave 3 - In memory of Mattie R. Talbert, Consort of John F. Talbert, Born Dec. 2nd, 1828, Married Jan'y 23rd 1849, Died July 28th 1855 Grave 4 - Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Nancy H., Daughter of Wyatt and Catherine Holmes Senr., Consort of B. M. Talbert who was born Nov. 20th 1822, Married Dec. 14th 1843, Died July 9th 1856, Dearest Nancy, thou hast left Yet again we hope to meet thee When the day of life has fled, Then ? in heaven with joy to greet thee (slab broken in many pieces and scattered about. Rest illegible) Grave 5 - unmarked Line IV Grave 1 - Georgia, Daughter of J. F. & Julia B. Talbert, Nov. 11, 1870, Sept. 29, 1871 Grave 2 - Col. John F. Talbert, March 7, 1825 June 12, 1890, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord Grave 3 - B. M. Talbert, Born May 15, 1819, Died Febr. 11, 1881, He was faithful to every duty Line V Grave 1 - Joe L. Son of J. F. & Julia B. Talbert, Aug. 8, 1866, Oct. 21, 1906 (Another cemetery is situated approx. 50 yards northwest from Talbert Cemetery on left of road. No identifying markers are in this cemetery, only field stones. Approx. 15 grave sites.) August 17, 2000 The information above was copied with permission from "McCormick County Cemeteries" prepared by the McCormick County Historical Society in 1987, whose members I deeply thank. John Hofman johnhofman69@hotmail.com **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************