Whaley Cemetery
Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
The Whaley Cemetery is located on land that was once part of Cane Slash Plantation. The cemetery is named for Sarah and William Whaley, Sarah Whaley inherited Cane Slash Plantation from her father, Hugh Wilson, when he died in 1820. In addition to the land, Sarah inherited the enslaved people who lived and worked on the plantation. Hugh Wilson's will lists the names of the 45 people enslaved on the plantation. Sarah married William around 1820 and their descendants made Cane Slash their home for more than 50 years. Today's Oakfield Community is built on a portion of the same plantation.
We do not know when this land was first used as a cemetery. From oral histories and other evidence, we believe it was first used to bury enslaved people who worked on Cane Slash Plantation. After the Whaley family moved away from Cane Slash, Ceasar Geddis and his wife, Sarah Sallie Chavis Geddis, purchased a portion of the cemetery and became the caretakers. Their son, James Geddis Sr. became the caretaker after their deaths. The cemetery includes graves that are marked by headstones and others that are unmarked. Most of the gravestones are legible and researchers have identified many of the descendants of those buried here. Some of the family names associated with Whaley Cemetery are Doctor, Birch, Pinckney, Fyall, Simmons, Legare, Geddis, Chisholm, and Gadsden.
The Whaley Cemetery is located on land that was once part of Cane Slash Plantation. The cemetery is named for Sarah and William Whaley, Sarah Whaley inherited Cane Slash Plantation from her father, Hugh Wilson, when he died in 1820. In addition to the land, Sarah inherited the enslaved people who lived and worked on the plantation. Hugh Wilson's will lists the names of the 45 people enslaved on the plantation. Sarah married William around 1820 and their descendants made Cane Slash their home for more than 50 years. Today's Oakfield Community is built on a portion of the same plantation.
We do not know when this land was first used as a cemetery. From oral histories and other evidence, we believe it was first used to bury enslaved people who worked on Cane Slash Plantation. After the Whaley family moved away from Cane Slash, Ceasar Geddis and his wife, Sarah Sallie Chavis Geddis, purchased a portion of the cemetery and became the caretakers. Their son, James Geddis Sr. became the caretaker after their deaths. The cemetery includes graves that are marked by headstones and others that are unmarked. Most of the gravestones are legible and researchers have identified many of the descendants of those buried here. Some of the family names associated with Whaley Cemetery are Doctor, Birch, Pinckney, Fyall, Simmons, Legare, Geddis, Chisholm, and Gadsden.
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- Added: 4 Feb 2016
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2602819
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