Old Quaker Cemetery

Old Quaker Cemetery, founded in 1759, is a cemetery located in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County.^[1] It dates back to the earliest days of Camden, which was first settled in 1730, and is the oldest inland city in South Carolina.^[2] The cemetery is notable in that it maintains the gravesites of numerous famous people, to include members of the Quaker community,^[2] Revolutionary War soldiers,^[2][3] three Civil War Confederate Army generals, two Medal of Honor recipients, and one South Carolina Governor. The site contains a historical marker, installed in 2023 by the Wateree Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.^[1][4] It is also known as the Quaker Burying Ground.

Old Quaker Cemetery
Details
Established	1759 (1759)
Location	Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
No. of graves	roughly 6,100
Find a Grave	Old Quaker Cemetery

Notable gravesites

• Joseph Brevard (1766–1821) – Revolutionary War figure, US Representative, and Supreme Court jurist
• Richmond Hobson Hilton (1898–1933) – World War I Medal of Honor recipient
• John Doby Kennedy (1840–1896) – Confederate Army general, and later Lieutenant Governor
• Joseph Brevard Kershaw (1822–1894) – Confederate Army general, president of the State Senate, and for whose forebearers Kershaw County was named
• Richard Rowland Kirkland (1843–1863 †) – Civil War Confederate soldier and hero at the Battle of Fredericksburg
• John Peter Richardson III (1829–1899) – Governor
• Donald Leroy Truesdell (1906–1993) – Medal of Honor for action in the Occupation of Nicaragua (cenotaph)
• John Bordenave Villepigue (1830–1862) – Confederate Civil War general, and ancestor to John Canty Villepigue
• John Canty Villepigue (1896–1943) – World War I Medal of Honor recipient

References

1. Craig, Joanna (2023-05-02). "Colonial Dames present new plaque for Quaker Cemetery". The Lancaster News. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
2. "Restoration of Quaker Cemetery: Local woman's generous donation transforms historic grounds". WLTX. June 16, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
3. Cahn, Martin L. (2023-08-25). "12 of Camden 14 laid to rest at Quaker Cemetery in 'private ceremony'". The Lancaster News. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
4. "Quaker Cemetery Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-01.

External links

• Old Quaker Cemetery at Find a Grave
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quaker Cemetery

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