The cemetery at Mizpah Methodist Church is located in
present day Bamberg County. It is the only building left from the old town
of Buford's Bridge. The current church building dates from about 1851.
The church and cemetery are located just of Hwy #301 less about a mile
north of the Salkehatchie River. This survey was taken December 29, 1997
by Lem Lancaster. Odom, Luther Alexander 9-14-1906 6-30-1990 Kirkland, Ione Toney 10-1-1909 5-28-1996 Kearse Jr., William H. 6-26-1956 6-29-1956 Kearse, Lilla Von Etta Smoak 3-31-1919
4-6-1997 Kearse Jr., Henry Homer 10-20-1910 4-26-1963 Kearse III, H. H. "Buzzy" 1-17-1939 6-24-1990 Mallory, Sarah Alexa 9-30-1929 1-5-1988
Wife of William S. Hilliard Barker, Dennis 3-17-1897 1-25-1981 Barker, Cleo Kearse 10-2-1899 --- Zeigler, Ellen Neeley 6-26-1918
2-17-1938 Neeley, Jessie Gardner 8-6-1890 1-14-1971 Neeley, Atticus Hagood 1-15-1876 1-14-1955 Milhous, Addie Lee 8-17-1909 2-19-1996 Milhous, John Grigsby 1-1-1903 6-13-1992 Milhous, Larina Toole 4-20-1905 9-21-1996 Milhous, Madison Neeley 6-22-1918 3-19-1993 Milhous Sr., Erving Glenn 11-6-1875
6-8-1941 Milhous, Minnie Neeley 1-15-1876 2-25-1961 Milhous, Mary Wright 8-21-1904 12-6-1933 Johns Sr., Dalma Breeland 7-22-1908
10-24-1975 Johns, Gladys Creech 3-3-1910 5-17-1954 Goodwin, Zelma Rizer 10-30-1894 9-15-1961 Goodwin, R. Fair 12-2-1888 4-19-1953 Smith, Rev. Gobe 9-17-1889 12-15-1950 Graham, Minette ------
12-6-1955 Wife of Rev. Gobe Smith Smith, Frances Minette 4-16-1915 9-17-1990 Lemmon, Georgia Hoover 1-22-1928
9-10-1973 Wright, Shelley 6-13-1892 4-3-1972 Switzerland, Joseph Felder 12-27-1897
12-6-1953 Pfc. 1201 Service Unit WWII Seabrook, Holland Kennedy 11-24-1915 3-5-1995
US Navy WWII Kearse, Sarah Elizabeth 9-18-1920
---- Wife of Holland K Seabrook Kearse, Robert E. 8-27-1917 5-20-1972
Pfc. 362 Harcft Co. TC. WWII Kearse, Roberta Roscoe 10-22-1894 8-9-1971 Kearse, Ruth H. 9-9-1895
11-17-1949 Kearse, Ila Mae 6-1-1890 11-30-1980 Everett, Sarah C. 2-22-1874 7-17-1949 Kearse, George V. 9-9-1916 3-25-1990 Hartzog, Leighton A. M.D. 9-7-1884
10-19-1967 Rizer, Lucille 8-8-1893 9-7-1937
Wife of Leighton Hartzog Hartzog, Franklin Rizer 3-15-1914
4-7-1966 Last Senator of Bamberg County Hartzog Jr., Franklin Rizer 12-9-1944
4-9-1971 Hartzog, Corey Rizer B&D 10-15-1912 son
of LA & Lucille Rizer Hartzog Bessinger, Elijah Dowling 10-14-1878 12-13-1965 Blanton, Frances
------- 1-18-1934 Wife of E D Bessinger Brabham, Elliott 9-11-1817 7-10-1900 Brabham, James M. 9-7-1810 5-16-1895 Kirkland, Sarah M. 10-13-1890 10-23-1924 Kirkland Jr., John M. 11-26-1922
6-26-1925 Brabham, Martin J. 1-12-1826 7-9-1888
CSA Neeley, Manie Kirkland 1870 1906 Neeley, S. E. 1869 1923 Brabham, Sarah Darlington 1842
1925 Neeley, Sarah Elizabeth 1896 1970
Dau. of SE and Manie K. Neeley Neeley, John Edward 2-25-1899 6-9-1983 Neeley, Margarite Oscea 9-20-1902
9-1-1992 DAR Neeley, Mary Alice 8-28-1902 6-13-1993
dau. of Samuel Elliott and Manie Kirkland Neeley Neeley, Juanita 8-20-1905 5-14-1996 dau.
of Samuel Elliott and Manie Kirkland Neeley Brabham, S. J. 9-20-1832 4-28-1878 Beard, Martha S. 4-2-1853 10-22-1911 Wife
of B. J. Brabham Brabham, B. J. 11-1-1835 3-21-1907 Kirkland, Henry C. 10-14-1870 8-6-1954 Kirkland, Wallace 8-12-1900 5-18-1974 Kirkland, Marian D. 1-13-1902 1-15-1983 Kirkland, Sarah Cornelia 4-21-1840 4-13-1881 Kirkland, Baby Kirkland, J. C. 1-31-1831 4-8-1907 Kirkland, James Hamilton 3-24-1873 10-15-1932
son of JC & SC Kirkland Kirkland, Mary Gomillion 10-19-1905
4-2-1906 Dau of JH & IT Kirkland Kirkland, Ione Toney 9-6-1880 2-1-1962
wife of J Hamilton Kirkland Kirkland, Dr. Eddie 9-8-1860 5-27-1930 Kirkland, Mary Ann Brown 1-31-1873 5-26-1937 Kirkland, Jack C. 2-18-1900 12-21-1966 Mayfield, James A. 12-9-1905 2-19-1968 Mayfield, Maude C. 10-18-1902
3-17-1983 US Army, WWII Drawdy, Harvey D. 12-28-1881 1-30-1930 Drawdy, Viola Platts 12-13-1871 2-2-1940 Smith, Lois Larue E. Chassereau 3-18-1920
5-23-1972 Smith, James E. 11-11-1923 9-4-1990 Smith Jr., James Edward 8-25-1944
8-6-1954 Baby Russell 5-24-1911 5-25-1911 Ayer, George B. 3-15-1830 8-18-1908 Ayer, Elizabeth White 3-25-1838
3-10-1895 Kearse, Wilbur N. 9-9-1884 3-4-1941 Kearse, Lozelle Demollins 9-7-1890 11-11-1967 Morris, Amanda P. 2-4-1949 5-5-1971
Cpl. US Army Vietnam Proveaux, Griffin W. 1901 1972 Proveaux, Alena K "Lena" 1892 1969 Proveaux, James G. 1920 1942 Brabham, George Bradshaw & James Kearse
2-15-1961 2-16-1961 infant sons of JG III & Cherry Brabham Brabham, Joseph Gordon 11-19-1882 1-30-1966 Brabham, Eva Kearse 12-24-1883 11-24-1981 Brabham, James Heber 11-26-1907
12-31-1932 Richey, Mary Kepley 10-8-1925 12-7-1969 Brabham, Mabel Ropp 1-16-1910
1-18-1984 Brabham Jr., Joseph Gordon 10-1-1909
10-5-1981 Kearse, Laura A. 12-2-1858 12-24-1952 Kearse, James B. 7-31-1848 11-19-1925
CSA Kearse Sr., J. Clyde 12-17-1895
12-8-1963 Kearse, Clara H. 7-8-1895 12-15-1943 Kearse, Ada O. 1-21-1881 5-17-1943 Rush, Carl K. 3-26-1885 4-14-1929 Kearse, Joseph Josiah 10-17-1850
7-5-1930 Kearse, Mildred Bamberg 1-21-1854
1-21-1959 Rodt, M. H. 5-26-1821 4-1-1887 Rodt, Susannah E. 5-27-1827 9-18-1889 Brabham, Charles H. 8-12-1858 5-12-1946 Brabham, Frank J. 1-12-1849
11-14-1881 Brabham, J. J. 9-6-1817 7-8-1883
Signer of Secession Ordinance Brabham, Angus McKay 5-20-1852 6-5-1866
son of JJ & SE Brabham. Killed by the falling of the Masonic Lodge
in Bamberg, SC. Aged 15 yrs. and 15 Days. Brabham, Lizzie 8-30-1871 5-25-1887 dau.
of JJ & SE Brabham Brabham, J. Med 1845 1895
CSA Brabham, Janie H. 1853 1935 Brabham, John Fletcher 5-18-1835
2-5-1882 CSA Brabham, Julia Amelia 10-24-1846
9-3-1930 Brabham, Hattie Sue 2-18-1879
12-12-1953 Dau. of John Fletcher and Julia Amelia Brabham Brabham, Bessie d. 7-14-1884 aged 16 yrs.
Dau. of J. Fletcher and Julia A. Brabham Brabham, Joseph J. 3-9-1886 9-4-1944 Brabham, Gladys R. 11-28-1887 4-15-1977 Rountree, Linwood L. 11-13-1880 12-4-1967
Bro. of Gladys R. Brabham Weekley, Carrie E. 10-10-1883 6-27-1962 Johnson, Alice V. 10-10-1852 7-24-1932
Wife of John M. Weekley, M.D. Weekley, John M. M.D. 5-7-1837
1-25-1932 Weekley, T. Johnson 3-2-1881 8-28-1962 Weekley, Lillian P. 7-9-1876 9-26-1959 Brabham M.D., James C. 8-22-1908
11-18-1955 Brabham, Frances C. 6-12-1912 1-1-1954 Main, Chirry 11-30-1835 2-5-1898
Wife of J.E. Main Main, James E. 1-5-1845 2-29-1912 Main, Emory Angus 2-20-1876
11-29-1902 Son of JE & CA Main Brabham, Cornelia 2-8-1904 12-8-1908
dau of R.F. & Daisy Brabham Brabham, Mamie Sue 11-15-1867 8-26-1898
Wife of B.J. Brabham Jr. Brabham, Carrie 7-29-1877 10-22-1884
dau. of C.F. & C.A. Brabham Brabham, Hampton 9-11-1812 12-8-1881 Brabham, Allen Hampton 1848 1891 Brabham, Josephine Barker 1845
1881 Brabham, Minnie Quincy 2-1876 1-3-1965 Kirkland Jr., Asbury Lawton 1-1-1909
9-30-1928 Kirkland, Anne 9-16-1928 Kirkland, Carrie Brabham 5-26-1874
1-30-1948 Kirkland, Asbury Lawton 8-31-1874
11-23-1925 Kirkland M.D., Reuben Cornelius 10-30-1864
8-16-1919 Kirkland Jr., Needham Franklin M.D.
3-26-1859 4-7-1922 Kirkland, Lawton M.D. 8-29-1888
1-23-1961 Kirkland, Robert Alfred 7-11-1908
10-3-1921 Kirkland, Mareu 6-24-1894
10-17-1894 Kirkland, Sarah Elizabeth 3-19-1878
7-1-1898 Kirkland, Wesley Lawton 1-19-1880
8-3-1900 Kirkland, Jennie Lawton 9-14-1838
5-27-1858 5-15-1907 Kirkland, Needham Franklin M.D.
1-27-1831 9-26-1920 CSA Kirkland, Joseph Maner Lawton 3-21-1861
6-21-1921 Kirkland, James Andrew 12-25-1886
11-10-1906 Stone broken Best, John A. 10-13-1874 6-9-1898 Best, Robert M.
5-26-1866 1-26-1896 Corrected, Was listed as 5-26-1886
(LAL) Best, William C. 3-18-1841
2-17-1913 Best, Janie Kirkland 12-28-1842
2-24-1906 Deer, Anna Kirkland 7-5-1871
4-15-1944 Kirkland, Janie Worth 3-29-1909 4-15-1984 Wilson, Willie Langdon 5-2-1868
10-2-1871 son of Leroy and Mamie Wilson Kearse, N. Elizabeth B. 1855 1926 Kearse, J. Ogilvie 1849 1938 McMillan, Maxwell 8-27-1914 10-31-1988
US Army WWII Proveaux, Mary M. 9-17-1929 3-25-1992
Wife of Joseph L Proveaux Proveaux, Joseph Lawton 12-22-1922
7-25-1986 GM2, US Navy WWII Northcutt, H.R. "Rick" 3-12-1947 8-24-1988 Duke, Elizabeth Breland 11-7-1924
7-23-1985 Breland, Emily 11-28-1918 7-29-1994 Breland, Horace Seward 2-26-1889
11-16-1964 Breland, Thelma Kearse 10-4-1896
9-30-1979 Breland, Gerald Westcoat 9-3-1922 11-20-1947 Walker, William Maxwell 2-17-1885
12-14-1918 Walker, Roberta Kearse 3-17-1886
6-13-1964 WOW Westcoat, Gerald Joseph 1-20-1886 10-10-1949 Westcoat, Kathleen Kearse 7-2-1890 2-7-1979 Kearse Sr., George Victor 2-9-1888
4-28-1969 Kearse, Robert Martin 5-17-1852 5-9-1933 Kearse, Elizabeth R. 1-20-1856 5-18-1937 Kearse, Henry W. M.D. 11-24-1852
1-26-1891 Coleman, Carrie Kearse 9-11-1882
10-21-1905 Wife of John F. Coleman M.D. Brabham, Susie E. Kearse 12-16-1880 9-17-1912
Dau of Dr. H.W. & Elizabeth Kearse. Wife of J.F. Brabham