This Week On My Family History Calendar-Remembering Two Birthdays.

 

June 16~
 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson (1835-1916), my paternal great-great-grandmother, would have been 190 years old. Born in Sumter District, South Carolina, Sarah was the daughter of Henry John Smith (1807-1949) and Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854).

Possible photo of
Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson
©Cheri Hudson Passey       
    Any help identifying this picture would be appreciated!

June 17~
 My maternal great grandfather, Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931) was born in Sumter County, South Carolina 136 years ago. David was the son of Manning David Daughrity, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Daughrity (1843-1930).

Manning David Daughrity, Jr.
About 1930
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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June 13~
 Azile Juanita (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan (1921-2009) my maternal grandmother, died 12 years ago in Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina at the age of 86. Grandmom had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. The cause of death was recorded as Natural Causes. She was buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Azile (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan
Headstone
Quaker Cemetery
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

The 201st birthday of my maternal 3rd great grandmother, Martha (Mathis) Dorrity (1820-1905) in Sumter County, South Carolina. Martha is believed to be the daughter of Shadrack Mathis and Martha (Rodgers) Mathis.

Martha (Mathis) Dorrity
Headstone
St. John's Methodist Church
Springhill, Lee, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

June 16~
 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson (1835-1916) my paternal great great grandmother would have been 186 years old on this day. Born in Sumter District, South Carolina, Sarah was the daughter of Henry John Smith (1807-1949) and Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854).

Possible photo of
Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson
©Cheri Hudson Passey       
    Any help identifying this picture would be appreciated!

June 17~
 My maternal great grandfather, Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931) was born in Sumter County, South Carolina 132 years ago. David was the son of Manning David Daughrity, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Daughrity (1843-1930).

Manning David Daughrity, Jr.
About 1930
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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June 16~
 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson (1835-1916) my paternal great great grandmother would have been 185 years old on this day. Born in Sumter District, South Carolina, Sarah was the daughter of Henry John Smith (1807-1949) and Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854).

Possible photo of
Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson
©Cheri Hudson Passey       
    Any help identifying this picture would be appreciated!

June 17~
 My maternal great grandfather, Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931) was born in Sumter County, South Carolina 131 years ago. David was the son of Manning David Daughrity, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Daughrity (1843-1930).

Manning David Daughrity, Jr.
About 1930
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun~Longest Line of Ancestral Tombstones

This week on his blog Genea-Musings, Randy Seaver gives the challenge to determine and share our longest line of ancestral tombstones.

My longest unbroken line is on my paternal side.
1-My grandfather Benjamin Allen Hudson (1918-1976) buried in the Sumter City Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina.

2-His father, my great grandfather, John McSwain Hudson (1880-1961) buried in Home Branch Cemetery, Paxville, Clarendon, South Carolina.

3-John's mother, my great great grandmother, Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson (1835-1916) buried in Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Zion,  Clarendon, South Carolina.

©Cheri Hudson Passey

4-Sarah's mother, my 3rd great grandmother, Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854) buried in McElveen Cemetery, Williamsburg County, South Carolina.

And ending with:

5- Martha's mother, my 4th great grandmother, Martha Elvira (Frierson) Epps (1783-1853) buried in Epps Cemetery, Williamsburg County, South Carolina.

Five generations of tombstones on my paternal side.

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

June 12-June 18

June 12~
  My maternal Great Grandfather, William TreadfordRoberts (1894-1959) died 57 years ago in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina from a heart attack. William was 65 years old. He was buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden.

William Treadford Roberts
Headstone
Quaker Cemetery
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

June 13~
 Azile Juanita (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan (1921-2009) my maternal Grandmother, died seven years ago in Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina at the age of 86. Grandmom had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. The cause of death was recorded as Natural Causes. She was buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Azile (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan
Headstone
Quaker Cemetery
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

The 196th birthday of my maternal 3rd Great Grandmother, Martha (Mathis) Dorrity (1820-1905) in Sumter County, South Carolina. Martha is believed to be the daughter of Shadrack Mathis and Martha (Rodgers) Mathis.

Martha (Mathis) Dorrity
Headstone
St. John's Methodist Church
Springhill, Lee, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

June 16~
 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson (1835-1916) my paternal Great Great Grandmother would have been 181 years old on this day. Born in Sumter District, South Carolina, Sarah was the daughter of Henry John Smith (1807-1949) and Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854).

Possible photo of
Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson
©Cheri Hudson Passey         
    Any help identifying this picture would be appreciated!

June 17~
 My maternal Great Grandfather, Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931) was born in Sumter County, South Carolina 127 years ago. David was the son of Manning David Daughrity, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Daughrity (1843-1930).

Manning David Daughrity, Jr.
About 1930
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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Those Places Thursday~Midway Presbyterian Church

The Midway Presbyterian Church in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina was named because of its location, halfway between churches in Sumter and Williamsburg Districts. The congregation began meeting about 1801.Work started on the original log building in 1802 and was officially organized in 1804.The church seen now was built in 1850. It was moved back 100 feet from the road in 1939 and remodeled. 
   
From 
The Register of Session Minutes of Midway Presbyterian Church Clarendon County, South Carolina 1801-1902 by Lois Anne Warren-Daniels, Linda J. Warren & Dianne C. Warren, 2002, pg. 1 
  " Sept. 20th 1801
       Nine men of the inhabitants of Bull Savanna & Pudding Swamp met a the house of Mrs. Mary Conyers in order to form a church & raise a salary for a minister one fourth of his time.
  Sept. 2nd 1802
    The congregation employed Wm. McIntosh & Saml. Fleming to build a church for one hundred & eighty dollars. Nov 10th 1802 the house was raised & called Midway because it was built half way between Williamsburg & Salem Church & members from those two churches aided in the building, a house of worship & support of the gospel. 
  January 10th 1803
   The Rev. G.G. McWorter preached his first sermon in Midway Church.
 October 22nd 1803
 The house was completed & rec'd by the Building Committee.
 In the year 1804 the church was organized."                          
                 
                  

Historical Marker
Midway Presbyterian Church
New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina

 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson (1835-1916), my Great Great Grandmother, attended Midway Church.
  

Midway Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

The Register of Session Minutes records on page 119: "January 17th 1902
  Session met-opened with prayer. Present Rev. James McDowell, R.E. McFadden and R.W. Wheeler, elders at the house of Mr. R.S. Flemming. Mr. Henry While Flemming was examined and received as a member of the church. Also Mrs. Sarah R. Hudson by examination and received."

The Register of Communicants published in the same book on pg. 119 shows that Mrs. Sarah R. Fleming was admitted to the church 26 April 1857 by examination. She was dismissed [date not given] because she had united with the Baptist Church. 

 Sarah was admitted to the church most likely after her marriage to James E. Fleming (1831-[?]). She was widowed and then married Ezra Ashby Hudson (1821-1882). Her admittance back into the Midway Presbyterian Church in 1902 may have been because her daughter Ila O. (Hudson) Flemming (1877-1939) and son-in-law Lewis Patrick Flemming (1873-1953) were married there and were members. Son, John McSwain Hudson (1880-1961), my Great Grandfather was admitted 18 May 1902.
 The records also indicate that Sarah and James Flemming's children were baptized at Midway and that her mother, Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854) my 3rd Great Grandmother, also joined.
   Register of Communicants pg. 129:
 Mrs. Martha Smith Admission: 17 Jan 1852, by Examination, died July 1854, Wife of H.J. Smith. 
   Many other members of the family were involved in the Midway Presbyterian Church. Some of the surnames in the records include Epps, Frierson, Fleming, and Smith.

Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson
(1835-1916)
Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
©Cheri Hudson Passey

 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson died 9 March 1916 of influenza. Her death is recorded in the Register of Deaths, pg. 144. She was buried in the church's cemetery.
  Daughter Ila and son-in-law James were also buried there.

Ila O. (Hudson) Flemming (1877-1939)
and husband
Lewis Patrick Flemming (1873-1953)
©Cheri Hudson Passey

               

Double Marker
Lewis P. Flemming
and
Ila O. Hudson Flemming
Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery

                     
 Midway Presbyterian Church was and still is an important part of the Clarendon County community of New Zion. 
 My family worshiped here. Did yours?

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

June 14-June 20

June 16~
  My paternal Great Great Grandmother, Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson was born 180 years ago in Sumter District, South Carolina. Her parents were Henry John Smith (1807-1849) and Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854).

June 18~
  Manning David Daughrity, Jr. ( 18889-1931), my maternal Great Grandfather was born in Rembert, Sumter, South Carolina 126 years ago. He was the son of Manning David Dority, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Dority 1843-1930). The name Dority is spelled many ways depending on the time period.

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Tombstone Tuesday~Fallen, Cracked & Worn

   A visit to McElveen Cemetery in Williamsburg County,SC, in search of my Smith family, resulted in discovering the unfortunate state of the  headstone of my third Great Grandmother, Martha Julia Epps Smith (1808-1954).

Grave of Martha Julia Epps Smith
McElveen Cemetery, Williamsburg,SC
©Cheri Hudson Passey

 The headstone is laying on the ground and is cracked and worn.

Headstone of Martha Julia Epps Smith
McElveen Cemetery, Williamsburg,SC
©Cheri Hudson Passey

                                               Although hard to read, the inscription says:

                                            

                                                                                             Mrs. Martha Smith

                                                                                              consort of H.J. Smith

                                                                                              who departed this life

                                                       13 July 1854 aged 46 years, 6 months, 11 days

    Martha was a wife, daughter, sister and mother of 13. Sad to see her headstone, the last tribute to her life in such a bad state.
  Can it or should it be repaired? That is a question mulling around in my mind. 
 There are many descendants of Martha and her husband Henry J. Smith (1807-1849). Perhaps we can come together and find an answer.


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