St. Charles in Lee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

1. Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. Marker

Inscription. His home stood on this site. With his wife, Jane Bayard Wilson, he served as a Presbyterian missionary on the western coast of Africa 1833-1852. He advocated ending the slave trade and by 1844 had freed all his own slaves. Foreign Mission Secretary in the Presbyterian Church for 33 years, he served as a chaplain, C.S.A.

Erected 1963 by South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, sponsored by Lee County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 31-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 34° 3.145′ N, 80° 11.78′ W. Marker was in St. Charles, South Carolina, in Lee County. It was on Nancy Branch Road (State Highway 31-154), on the right when traveling north. Located about 1.8 mi. South of its intersection with U.S. Hwy. 401. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Mayesville SC 29104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Birth Place of Mary McLeod Bethune (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Mayesville Story (approx. 4.6 miles away); Rev. Thomas Reese English (approx. 4.6 miles away); Birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune (approx. 5 miles away); Henry Durant (approx. 5.4 miles away); Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. Marker, looking north along Nancy Branch Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 1, 2011

2. Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. Marker, looking north along Nancy Branch Road.

Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. Marker, looking south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 1, 2011

3. Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. Marker, looking south

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 6, 2024

4. Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. Marker

Marker no longer present along fence

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,541 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on August 2, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on August 2, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.