Pelzer in Anderson County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Reese Family Cemetery

Reese Faily Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

1. Reese Faily Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This is the site of a small cemetery used by the Reece family in the 19th century. Because cattle roamed freely in this area for years, the tombstones and other grave markings are broken. In 1977, the readable tombstones were recorded by family members. Jacob Reece (1783-1873) and his wife Rebecca Reece (1787-1865) were married around 1801 and had nine children, four of whom are known to be buried in this cemetery - David Reece (1837-1858), Matilda Chapman (1811-1858), Leaner Chapman (1816-1860), and Elizabeth Reece (1818-1880). Another family member, Soloman Chapman (1836-1860), also has a marker in the cemetery. Robert Martin (1815-1883) and his wife Matilda Caroline Reece Martin (1820-?) are known to be buried at this site, but stones were never found.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.

Location. 34° 39.483′ N, 82° 21.289′ W. Marker is in Pelzer, South Carolina, in Anderson County. It can be reached from Reedy Fork Road. Marker is located down a gravel road just past the entrance to the Saddlehorn

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subdivision on the right. It is south about 1/4 mile from the Old Livestock Corral marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pelzer SC 29669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Livestock Corral (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hopkins Farm (approx. 2.2 miles away); Toney's Store / Militia Muster Ground (approx. 2.2 miles away); Battle of Great Cane Brake (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fork Shoals Baptist Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Fork Shoals School (approx. 3½ miles away); Pepper School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Environment – Cedar Falls Park

Jacob Reece Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

2. Jacob Reece Tombstone

(approx. 4½ miles away); History - Cedar Falls Park (approx. 4½ miles away); History – Cedar Falls Park (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pelzer.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lickville Presbyterian Church (was approx. 3.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Rebecca Reece Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

3. Rebecca Reece Tombstone

David Reece Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

4. David Reece Tombstone

Malinda and Leaner Chapman Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

5. Malinda and Leaner Chapman Markers

Elizabeth Reece Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

6. Elizabeth Reece Tombstone

Soloman Chapman Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

7. Soloman Chapman Tombstone

Reese Family Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

8. Reese Family Cemetery

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

9. Reese Family Cemetery

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2008

10. Reese Family Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,636 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on September 5, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.