Salley in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Capt. Dempsey Hammond Salley
1838 - 1903
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
1. Capt. Dempsey Hammond Salley Marker
A patriot and Christian
devoted to his country, his
family and his god.
He served his country well
as a member of Hart's Battery
and died loving the cause
for which he fought.
Dempsey Hammond Salley was
the great, great grandson of one
of the first settlers in the
Orangeburg District with a
land grant from King George II
in 1735. He was the son of
John Allen Salley and Ann
Catherine Hartzog. The Capt.
was born on his fathers plantation
at Johns Town Mill. Later he
inherited this thousand acre home
place. Capt. Salley was instrumental
in bringing the railroad through
Salley, S.C. He also donated
land for streets, churches, schools,
and cemeteries in the Salley area.
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Married 1st Emma O. Steadman
B. 12-7-1846 D. 5-7-1868 M. 1867
2nd Marriage 1870
Ida Eloise Prothro
B. 5-13-1851 D. 10-3-1937
Children - Katrine S. Salley
Mary Elizabeth Salley
Blanch S. Rhett
Irene Salley
Dempsey Hammond Salley, Jr.
Ida S. Reamer
Dr. Fitzhugh Prothro Salley
Grace S. Buie
Emma Salley
Gretchen Salley
Dorothy S. Mac
this page online
Catherine Louise Salley
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Education • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1735.
Location. 33° 34.052′ N, 81° 18.244′ W. Marker is in Salley, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It is on West Railroad Avenue (State Highway 39) near Pine Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salley SC 29137, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta and in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Salley Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Indian Trail (approx. 3.4 miles away); Indian Head / The Middle Road (approx. 3.9 miles away); Commemorative Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Wagener (approx. 6.4 miles away); Wagener Memorial Monument (approx. 6.6 miles away); Wagener Museum (approx. 6.7 miles away); A.L. Corbett School (approx. 7.3 miles away).
Also see . . . Salley, South Carolina , Genealogy .com. Dempsey Hammond Salley is credited with the incorporation of the town and
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 11, 2011
2. Capt. Dempsey Hammond Salley Marker, back side
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 11, 2011
3. Salley South Carolina Incorporated Dec. 19, 1887
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 11, 2011
4. 1735 The Salley Family
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 11, 2011
5. Capt. Dempsey Hammond Salley Marker, far right, seen along west Railroad Avenue
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,875 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 27, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
