Joyce Branch Cemetery

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Submitted by: Judith Weathersbee Wise
This information comes out of Volume 1 of The Cemeteries Of The
Savannah River Site: An Inventory Of Relocated And Remnant Cemeteries
Edited by Glen T. Hanson, Richard D. Brooks and Elizabeth S. Brown.
Prepared by the Savannah River Archaeological Research Program,South
Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South
Carolina  for the Savannah River Operations Office, United States
Department of Energy, ( Contract Number EW-78-S-09-1072)
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Joyce Branch #54
This was an active white church cemetery.  It was well maintained.  The
majority of the graves were relocated in the New Williston Cemetery in a
group. A few graves were relocated in other established cemeteries in
nearby towns.  The lots in these cemeteries were furnished by the next
of kin with no cost to the Government.  The location of each grave is
shown on the plans which are a part of this report.
Some relatives were preset at the disinterment and reinterment sites
during the entire operations. ( Corps of Engineers Description.
Grave Number, Name, Date of Death, Marker Descriptin, New* Number, and
Remarks  will be the sequence of the following information.
All graves were relocated to New Williston Cemetery unless otherwise noted.

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#1 Unknown  Unknown  Brick  Coping  72
#2 Unknown  Unknown  Brick Wall  71
#3 Laura A. Burckhalter  1943  Granite Head &  Foot  49  Same marker as
50
#4 Richard H. Burckhalter  1925  Granite  Head & Foot  50 Same marker as
49
#5 Monroe W. Burckhalter 10-9-1918  Marble  Head  Brick Foot Coping  51
#6  Lulla Burckhalter Wooley  4-27-1937  Granite  Head&Foot  52.
#7  A. Preston Wooley  1-20-1934  Granite Head & Foot  53
#8  Vernon Chalmer Green  1939  Marble  Head & Foot  35
#9  Ada Mae Burckhalter  6-6-1921  Marble  Head & Foot  39
#10  Vacant>>>>>>>>>>38
#11  Annie Eubanks Burckhalter  7-28-1947  Marble  Head & Foot  37
#12 Dayton Green  Unknown  Marble Head,Concrete Foot  33
#13  Son of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Sthumpert  Marble Head, Concrete Foot  29
#14  Laing Weathersbee  Unknown  Brick Head  76
#15  James G. Glose  1-24-1946  Tin Head  53
#16 Son of B.A. & B.D. Rountree  3-25-1924  Marble Head & Foot  6
#17  Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J.S. Sthumpert 6-27-1931  Marble Head,Brick
Foot  12
#18  Unknown  Unknown     28
#19 ----Glose  8-10-1934  Tin Head   58
#20  George W. Anderon  5-23-1931  Marble Head & Foot   24   Same Marker
as 21
#21  Missouri L. Anderson  5-10-1925  Marble Head & Foot  23   Same
Marker as 20
#22  Monroe Anderson  7-7-1900  Marble Head & Foot   22
#23  Unknown  Unknown  Stake  Foot  55
#24  Unknown  Unknown  Stake  Head & Foot  56
#25  Unknown  Unknown  Stake  Head & Foot  57
#26  Fairy Belle Ariedge  10-10-1900  Marble  Head & Foot  59
#27  Unknown  Unknown  Stake  Foot  60
#28 Alice A. Baughman  12-13-1942  Granite Head & Foot  18
#29 Byron F. Baughman  12-18-1944  Granite Head & Foot  19
#30  Ella G. Moody  1950  Marble Head&Foot  Moved to Mt. Arnon(Same
Marker as 31
#31  Henry J. Moody  9-20-1929  Marble  Head & Foot  Moved to Mt. Arnon
(Same Marker as 30)
#32  Benjamin F. Weathersbee  3-4-1920  Granite  Head & Foot  Moved to
Barnwell (Same Marker as 33)
#33  Annie Corley Weathersbee  2-28-1943  Granite  Head & Foot  Moved to
Barnwell (Same Marker as 32)
#34  Alonzo E. Corley  1934  Granite  Head & Foot  Moved to Barnwell
#35  Alonzo E. Dicks  8-26-1933 Granite  Head & Foot   Moved to Barnwell
#36  Unknown  Unknown  Stake  Head & Foot  26
#37  Unknown  Unknown  Stake  Head & Foot  25
#38  Gary Simmons  1-15-1900  Concrete  Head & Foot   24
#39  Ashley Simmons  1-16-1904  Concrete  Head & Foot  23
#40  Ma-tie Lou Simmons  Unknown  Concrete  Head & Foot  22
#41  Unknown   Unknown  Brick  Head   21
#42 ----Dicks  3-20-1937  Tin  Head  Moved to Barnwell
#43 Theodocia Green Dicks  1948  Tin Head Stake Foot  Moved to Barnwell
#44  Furman H. Dicks  7-7-1935  Tin Head  Moved to Barnwell
#45  William F. Dicks  1946  Metal Head  Moved to Barnwell
#46  Jessie Mae Dicks  1946  Metal  Head  Moved to Barnwell
#47  Unknown  Unknown  Brick Head  12
#48  Zilphey Rountree  8-12-1899  Granite  Head & Foot  15
#49  Benjamin F. Davis  8-15-1937  Granite Head & Foot   Moved to
Augusta
#50  Jane R. Wethersbee  12-12-1910  Marble  Head & Foot  42  (Same
Marker as 51
#51  William D. Wethersbee  12-12-1910  Marble Head & Foot  43  (Same
Marke as 50)
#52 Mrs. M.S. Parker  3-22-1893  Marble  Head & Foot  44
#53  W. M. Parker  Unknown   Marble Head Brick Foot  45
#54  Myrtle Glendine Lowman  6-15-1920  Marble Head & Foot  69
#55  Unknown  Unknown  SandstoneHead,Brick Foot  68
#56  M. E. Baxley  10-31-1911  Marble Head & Foot  82
#57  B. F. Baxley  10-13-1915  Marble  Head & Foot  84
#58  Unknown  Unknown  Sandstone  Head & Foot  85
#59  Unknown  Unknown  Brick Head & Foot  86
#60  Laura Kate Baxley  3-11-1913  Marble Head & Foot  87
#61  E. S. Baxley  Unknown  Marble  Head & Foot  88
#62  Henry Blanluet  6-21-1915  Marble  Head & Foot  70
#63  Unknown  Unknown  Brick Head Stake Foot  12
#64  Nancy Sellers  9-13-1891  Marble  Head & Foot  71
#65  Unknown  Unknown  Marble  Head   88
#66  Lizzie B. Whatley  Unknown  Granite Head  94  Same Marker as 67
#67  Benjamin N. Whatley  1919  Granite  Head  95  Same Marke as 66
#68  Laura A. Watson  11-5-1894  Marble  Head  79
#69  Son of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Anderson  Unknown            75
#70 Unknown   Unknown Concrete  Head &  Foot  4
#71  Eva A. Simmons  9-14-1903   Marble Head & Foot  95
#72  Unknown  Unknown  Brick  Head   96
#73  Unknown  Unknown  Tin  Foot   97
#74  Unknown  3-30-1932  Marble  Head & Foot   98
#75  N. G. W. Simmons  10-8-1911  Sandstone  Head & Foot   99
#76  Unknown  Unknown  Marble  Head & Foot   100
#77  Zeaey Burkhalter  7-4-1902  Sandstone  Head & Foot   51
#78  Middleton Burckhalter  7-15-1907  Marble  Head & Foot   52
#79  Josephine Burkhalter  10-9-1886  Marble  Head & Foot   53
#80  Ida B. Bates  1934   Granite  Head  67
#81  Warren L. Bates  1913  Granite Head  66
#82  Ida D. Bates   1886  Granite  Head  65
#83  Elmore Bates  1885   Granite  Head  64
#84  Louis F. Bates  1930  Granite  Head  63
#85  Benj. Franklin Baxley  10-9-1886   Marble  Head & Foot  78
#86  Jannie Rosa Baxley  7-29-1888  Marble  Head & Foot   77
#87  M. G. Baxley  9-10-1907  Marble  Head & Foot   76
#88  Unknown  Unknown  Stake  Head   91
#89  Unknown Unknown  Stake  Head  92
#90L. C. Simmons  1911  Concrete  Head & Foot  64
#91  Susie Burkhalter  9-  -1885  Marble  Head & Foot  Moved to Baptist
Cemetery, Barnwell
#92  Mary A. Burkhalter  9-7-1885  Marble  Head & Foot  Moved to Baptist
Cemetery, Barnwell
#93  D.C.Burckhalter  Unknown  Marble Head   Move to Baptist Cemetery,
Barnwell
#94  Percy C. Baxley  10-8-1940  Tin Head   73
#95  Corrie Lee Anderson  2-15-1919   Marble  Head & Foot   Moved to
Pleasant Hill, Springfield
#96  Furma S. Cave   1930    Marble Head & Foot     70
#97  Elmetta Cave  1-9-1898   Marble Head & Foot    69
#98   Robert . Cave   4-16-1887   Marble Head & Foot   68
#99  Ella J. Cave   9-30-1877   Marble Head & Foot   67
#100  Rossie Belle Harter   8-5-1934   Granit Head & Foot   65
#101  Unknown   Unknown   Stake  Head   62
#102  J. Robert Burckhalter  11-27-1883   Sandstone  Head & Foot   49
# 103  Susan Emma Burckhalter   3-14-1885    Sandstone  Head & Foot   50
#104  Lottie Halford Bates   7-13-1880   Granite Head, Marble Foot   43
Same Marker as 105
#105  Phllip Hiers Bates  2-21-1931   Granite Head, Marble Foot   44
Same Marker as 104
#106  McLoyy Bates  6-28-1902   Marble Head & Foot   13
#107   O.H. Owens   10-7-1930   Marble Head & Foot   15
#108  Perry P. Rountree   4-7-1895   Marble Head & Foot    Moved to
Pleasant Hill, Springfield
#109   Unknwn   Unknown   Marble  Head & Foot   Moved to Pleasant Hill,
Springfield,S.C.
#110   Sarah Burckhalter   11-27-1895  Marble  Head & Foot   46   Same
Marker as 111
#111 Bassil Burckhalter   11-13-1867  Marble Head & Foot    47   Same
Marker as 110
#112  Adaline S. Burckhalter   2-6-1877  Marble  Head & Foot    48
#113 Margaret Weathersbee   7-29-1895   Marble Head & Foot    79
#114   William Weathersbee   12-21-1877   Marble Head & Foot   78
#115   Theodocia Weathersbee   1-30-1872   Marble  Head & Foot    77
#116  Minnie Eva Rountree  3-1-1875   Marble Head & Foot   110
#117  Mittie Rountree   12-7-1875   Marble  Head & Foot   109
#118  M. A. U. Rountree  8-29-1882   Marble Head & Foot  Moved to
Pleasant Hill, near Sprinfield,S.C.
#119  J. R. Rountree  1-7-1918  Marble Head & Foot  Moved to Pleasant
Hill, near Springfield,S.C.
#120  Sarah A. Rountree  9-20-1910   Marble Head & Foot Moved to
Pleasant Hill, near Springfield,S.C.
#121  Joseph A. Drummond   2-18-1889   Marble Head & Foot    139
#122  Unknown  Unknown   Brick Head & Foot  125
#123  Unknown   Unknown   Brick Head & Foot   126
#124 Unknown  Unknown   Brick Head   127
#125   Benie L. Baughman   1930   Marble Head & Foot  82
#126  Heyward Baughman   11-11-1929   Marble Head & Foot  83
#127  Sarah C. Baughman  8-31-1932  Marble  Head & Foot  84
#128  J.M. Baughman  3-4-1905   Marble Head & Foot   85
# 129   Elmore Baughman   2-7-1878   Marble Head & Foot  86
#130  Minnie Baughman  10-3-1871   Marble Head & Foot  87
#131  Lile Baughman  2-13-1865 Marble Head & Foot   88
#132    Lavine Owens   8-23-1900  Granite Head & Foot   122   Same Head
Marker as 133
#133  E. D. Owens  10-19-1873   Granite Head & Foot   123   Sma Head
Marker as 132
#134  David Burckhalter   10-16-1857  Marble Head & Foot  114
#135  Unknown Unknown  Brick  Head & Foot   128
#136  Unknown   Unknown   Stake  Head & Foot   129
#137  David Lane   10-4-1871   Marble Head & Foot  8
#138  Feline Lane   9-2-1877   Marble Head & Foot   7
#139  Unknown    Unknown   Stake Head   104
#140  Emma I. Baxley   9-21-1887   Marble Head & Foot  103
#141  L. B. Baxley   5-11-1929  Marble Head   102
#142  J. J. Anderson   3-17-1898  Marble Head & Foot   119
#143  Guy Gordon Anderson   8-5-1888   Marble Head & Foot   118
#144  Jobie J. Anderson   11-19-1875  Marble Head & Foot   117
#145  Amanda Owens   12-25-1852    Marble Head & Foot   116
#146  Mary Burckhalter  6-16-1853   Marble Head & Foot   115
#147   Unknown  Unknown  Brick  Head & Foot   112
#148  Milton T. Anderson  1-16-1901   Marble Head   113
#149  Unknown  Unknown  Brick Head & Foot  i48
#150  Unknown   Unknown   Stake Head & Foot   149
#151  Unknown  Unknown   Stake Head & Foot   157
#152  Unknown   Unknown  Stake  Head & Foot   145
#153 Cele Widnob   5-7-1890   Marble Head & Foot   144
#154  Irene Owens  1-25-1927   Tin Head  143
#155  Annie Laura Muns   11-12-1923  Tin Head   142
#156  L. M. E. Cove   9-20-1870  Marble Head & Foot   154
#157  Unknown  Unknown   Marble Head & Foot   153
#158  Unknown   Unknown   Stake  Head & Foot    150.
#159  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head & Foot   159
#160  James R. Drummond  11-21-1877  Marble Head & Foot  55
#161  Susan C. Drummond   10-29-1861   Marble Head & Foot   56
#162  Sarah Ann Drummond  10-28-1859  Marble Head & Foot   57
#163  Mary Jane Drummond  10-25-1859   Marble Head & Foot   58
#164  Martha R. Drummond  1919   Marble Head & Foot  59
#165  Elizabeth J. Owens  9-16-1857  Marble Head & Foot  42
#166  Me-nie Rountree  Unknown  Marble ead & Foot   43
#167  Pickens Rountree   Unknown  Marble Head & Foot   44
#168  Arthur Rountree  Unknown  Marble Head & Foot   45
#169  Rivenne Rountree  Unknown  Marble Head & Foot   46
#170  Hansford Rontree  Unknown  Marble Head & Foot   47
#171  Unknown  Unknown  Marble Head & Foot  55
#172  Unknown  Unknown  Marble Head & Foot   56
#173  Unknown  Unknown  Marble Head & Foot  57
#174  Hardy T. Anderson  Unknown  Marble Head & Foot   58
#175  Beecham Owens  7-7-1868   Marble Head & Foot   39
#176  Nancy N. Owens  1-19-1855  Marble Head & Foot   38
#177  Martha A. Owens  __-11-1855   Marble Head & Foot   37
#178  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head    35
#179  Unknown  Unknown  Marble Head  33
#180  Unknown  Unknown  Marble Head    32
#181  Edward W. Beck   4-14-1919  Concrete Head & Foot   23
#182  Leon H. Beck  9-18-1916   Concrete Head & Foot  22
#183  Mary L. Beck  11-10-1912   Concrete Head   24
#184  Perry McBeck   3-5-1904  Concrete Head & Foot  15
#185  Samuel Hoodbeck  10-1-1914  Concrete Head & Foot    16
#186  J. M. Beck   5-11-1924   Marble Head & Foot   19
#187  Sarah E. Beck  7-24-1884  Concrete Head   13
#188  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head & Foot  11
#189  Elizabeth Randall  3-2-1918   Concrete Head & Foot   10
#190  Mary Moore  Unknwn  Concrete Head & Foot   8
#191  Matthew Moore  8-19-1885  Concree Head & Foot   7
#192  Sylvester Moore  10-6-1885  Concrete Head & Foot   6
#193  Moaning Cave  7-13-1913   Marble Head & Foot   5
#194  Rosa Lee Moore  6-2-1901   Marble Head & Foot   4
#195  Unknown  Unknown   Stake Head & Foot   2
#196  T. E. Baughman   5-21-1903   Marble Head & Foot   15
#197  Ellen Rebecca Baughman  9-9-1873   Marble Head & Foot   16
#198  Henry Baughman   1-10-1897   Marble Head & Foot   18
#199  Mary L. Baughman   10-27-1917  Marble Head & Foot    17
#200  Unkown  Unknown  Stake Head & Foot   110
#201  Unknown  Unknown  Marble Head Stake Foot   88
#202  Unknown  Unknown   Brick Head Stake Foot   105
#203  Unknown  Unknown  Marble  Head & Foot    103
#204  Laura Jane Owens  4-17-1943  Tin Head   138
#205  Minnie Sweat   12-7-1900   Concrete Head & Foot   99
#206  Annie Laura Sweat  10-12-1898   Concrete Head & Foot   98
#207  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head   97
#208  Unknown  Unknown  Stake  Head  96
#209  Judson J. Rountree   1940   Granite Head & Foot   84   Same Head
Marker as 210
#210  Irene Rountree   7-2-1942   Granite Head & Foot   83    Same Head
Marker as 209
#211  Lottie Mae Rountree   Unknown    Brick&Marble Head  Marble Foot
86     Same Head Marker as 212
#212  H. G. Rountree  2-10-1924   Brick&Marble Head   85  Same Head
Marker as 211
#213  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head   89
#214  J. Frank Grubbs   4-7-1920   Marble Head & Foot   20
#215  Thomas J. Grubbs  1944   Granite Head & Foot   85    Same Head
Marker as 216
#216  Louisiana V. Grubbs   1946   Granite Head & Foot    86    Same
Head Marker as 215
#217  Infant of J. E. & M. L. Grubbs   7-22-1887   Marble Head & Foot
84
#218  Lloyd M. Baughman   7-21-1927   Granite Head Concrete Foot   83
#219  Charlie C. baughman  1944   Metal Head Stake Foot    82
#220  Lavannah Rountree  6-15-1905   Marble Head & Foot   74
#221  Jobe Rountree  Unknown   Marble Head & Foot    75
#222  Eliza Rountree  __-16-1916  Marble Head (Brick Foot Vault)   76
#223  Unknown  Unknown  Concrete Head & Foot    77
#224  Unknown  Unknown  Concrete Head & Foot   80
#225  Unknown  Unknown   Brick  & Concrete Vault   79
#226  Wilson Hightower   6-4-1910   Marble Head(Brick Foot Vault)     78
#227  Giera Mae Hightower  5-26-1887  Marble Head & Foot   41
#228   Dora Rountree  Unknown   Marble Head & Foot    42
#229  Ernest M. Cave  6-16-1883   Marble Head & Foot    93
#230  Willie J. Cave   12-25-1887    Marble Head & Foot     94
#231  Mamie Viola Cave  3-15-1894   Marble Head & Foot   96
#232  Francis T. Cave   8-12-1909   Marble Head & Foot    98
#233  L.F. Cave  Unknown  Marble Head   99
#234  William Alva Rogers   10-15-1894   Marble Head & Foot      Moved
to Barnwell
#235  Unknown  Unknown   Concrete Head  68
#236 Unknown  Unknown  Brick Vault    81
#237  Unknown  Unknown  Brick Vault   82
#238  Bradley(Infant)  1-17-1910  Marble Head & Foot  67
#239  Frances E. Bradley   8-7-1927  Marble Head & Foot   66
#240  Unknown  Unknown  Marblr Head & Foot   64
#241  Ruby Owen Cave  6-9-1930    Granite Head & Foot    62
#242  Lee Allen Bradley   6-30-1915  Marble Head & Foot      68
#243  J.W. Lane   4-30-1893   Concrete Head & Foot   4
#244  Rosa B. Lane  6-14-1890  Concrete Head & Foot   3
#245  Ella Mae Drummond   8-31-1884   Concrete Head & Foot  32
#246  Unknown  Unknown    Marble Head & Foot   31
#247  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head  131
#248  Alice Owens   10-31-1900   Marble Head & Foot    132
#249   Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head   133
#250  Milton Owens   1-25-1902  Marble Head & Foot   134
#251  Unknown  Unknown   Stake Head   136
#252  Julie C. Lane   1-30-1935     Marble Head & Foot  5
#253  W. D. Lane   11-22-1922   Marble Head & Foot    6
#254  M. C. Drummond  4-4-1892   Marble  Head & Foot  10
#255  L.A. Drummond   4-12-1928   Marble Head & Foot     11
#256  Corrie B. Drummond  12-27-1938  Marble Head & Foot   12
#257  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head   49
#258  Charlie H. Green  4-24-1936    Marble Head & Foot    75
#259  J.I. Green   4-3-1913   Marble Head & Foot    74
#260  Katie E. Burckhalter   11-4-1915  Marble Head & Foot   73
#261  Eddie B. Burckhalter  6-21-1939   Marble Head & Foot    72
#262  Gussie Drummond   10-17-1889 Concrete Head & Foot   52
#263  John Joe Drummond   2-2-1860  Granite Head    53
#264  Unknown  Unknown   Stake Head   146
#265  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head  145
#266  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head  144
#267  Addie Dychis   7-24-19_7    Tin Head  143
#268  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head  142
#269  Mary Elizabeth Parrie   12-19-1936  Marble  Head & Foot  159
#270  Unknown  Unknown  Stake Head   158
#271  Unknown  Unknown   Stake Head   157
#272 Hammon Key  1-13-1890    Stake Head   156
#273  Annie Maybelle Key   5-2-1892  Stake  Head    155
#274  Unknown  Unknown   Stake Head   53
#275  Unknown   Unknown   Tin Head   23
#276  Joe Mooney   1945    Tin Head   22
#277  Unknwn  Unknown  Brick      87
#278  Rev. Raymon O'Neals   7-1-1925   Concrete Head & Foot   2
#279  Luke O'Neals   5-14-1914   Concrete Head & Foot    43
#280  Mary O'Neals  1-28-1917   Concrete Head & Foot    42
#281  Unknown Unknwn  Marble Head & Foot    3
#282  John F. Halford  Unknown  42
#283  Unknown  Unknown    148
#284  UNknown   Unknown     52
#285   Elizabeth Beck   Unknown    14
#286  Unknown   Unkown   107
#287  Unknown  Unknown    106
#288  Unknown   Unknown  71
#289  Unknown  Unknown   72
#290  Unknown  Unknown    74
#291  Unknown  Unknown     90