WATSON BURYING GROUND

WATSON BURYING GROUND

About 5 miles from the center of Cross Hill traveling on the highway towards Kinards. It is in deep woods, south of the highway after you have crossed old Watsons Branch and before you get to the road going north toward Milton.

After 2 old stones and a space is:

Ann Watson, born in 1725, died March 18, 1799, age 74

William Watson, born in 1718, died Jan. 27, 1804, age 86

Orsamus Watson, May 30, 1798 - Oct. 10, 1807

Suckey (Susan) Watson, June 15, 1762 - Jan. 28, 1829

Elijah Watson, Esq., March 18, 1765 - Aug. 16, 1839

Dr. Allen Watson, Sept. 18, 1806 - Jan. 13, 1835

Dr. Elijah Watson, Oct. 2, 1788 - May 19, 1835

Old stone

Susan Frances Burnside, Nov. 3 1833 - June 1, 1837

Old stone illegible except for 17?? - then 9 more old stones

Sucky Cheshire Watson, Sept. 17, 1792 - Oct. 4, 1834

A row of seven old stones

Infant son of Samuel and Elizabeth A. East, born and died Nov. 4, 1847

Mrs. Elizabeth East, Dec 9, 1817 - Dec. 2, 1847, age 29

Miss Nancy East, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth A. East, Dec. 27, 1846 - March 19, 1849

4 old stones

Isabelle Fuller 1940
James L. Bolt and Margaret E. Bolt 1957

This cemetery was transcribed by Col. James Leland Bolt, his wife, Margaret "Peggy" Eltinge Bolt, with cousin, Isabelle Fuller, and published in the book, "Epitaphs of Old Cemeteries: Family Burying Grounds Laurens County S.C."