Chapman-Summers Cemetery

"Old Dunker"
Prosperity, SC

The cemetery is several miles East of Prosperity, SC. The cemetery is located where the Universalist Church meeting house once stood and was preached by Rev. Giles Chapman. The cemetery has recently been cleared, a mail box is there for visitors to sign in and take a directory of the graves located there. "The oldest grave that can be identified is that of Mary Summers Chapman (10/10/1758-10/15/1813), wife of Rev. Giles Chapman. The most recent grave is that of Idalia Dennis Cousins 6/22/1870-7/13/56).
Deeds trace the exact property to its present owner Elizabeth Paysinger Fulmer, who is the great grand-daughter of Rosannah S. Chapman Paysinger (granddaughter of Giles Chapman). For further information and photos of markers for this cemetery,
visit this site.

Dr. John Edwards Bobo, 7/17/1796-1/4/1860 (Universalist )
Samuel W Bowers, 3/23/l946-10/19/1849
Eleanor Madison Chapman, d/o John A. & Mary A. Chapman, 9/9/1860-10/l/1903, obit
Elizabeth Chapman, w/o Samuel Chapman Esq., 8 10/1801-6/10/1880
Giles Chapman Jr, Feb. 1791- 9/l/1831
Rev. Giles Chapman, 6/21/1748-4/15/1819
John Abney Chapman, 3/9/1821-9/9/1906
John W. Chapman, d. 10/31/1851, 29y 3m 3d
Margaret A. Chapman, d. 9/9/1837, 10m
Mary Chapman, w/o Rev. Giles Chapman, 10/10/1758-10/15/1813
Mary A Chapman, d/o Samuel & Elizabeth W. Chapman, w/o John A. Chapman, 10/22/1820-4/16/1889
Samuel R Chapman, 7/17/1837-2/21/1869, obit
Amanda Prudence Dennis, 3/15/1847-4/16/1927
Augustus Dennis d. 8/7/1879, 4m 22d
Beulah S. Dennis d. 8/27/1877, ly 4m 2d
Daniel Luther Dennis, 12/23/1844-10/16/19?? Confederate
Mrs Idalia Dennis, 6/22/1870-7/11/1956
Infant of J.H. & S.C. Dennis, born dead 5/15/1880
James H Dennis, 4/9/1831-2/11/1910 Confederate
Joseph Warren Dennis, 12/5/1837-6/22/1864, Confederate, killed Petersburg, Va.
Joseph Young Dennis, s/o James H. & Susannah Dennis, 6/19/1862-10/11/1862
Leila Alma Dennis, 5/23/1866-6/11/54
Phoebe Catherine Dennis, 12/27/1851-9/3/1929
Miss Rachel Emily Dennis, d/o R H & Rachael Dennis, 1/18/1840-5/24/1855
R H Dennis, 8/12/1806-12/12/1890
Susannah Cureton, w/o James H. Dennis, 3/27/1838-2/2/1902
Susannah M Dennis d. 9/21/1866, 2y 9m 3d
Viola Dennis d 7/2/1874, 5m 14d
William Taylor Dennis, 7/28/1835 - 8/31/1907
William Dennis d. 7/3/1869,1Y 2m 14d
Elizabeth Elmore, 2/13/1784-2/22/1839
Thomas A Elmore, 4/20/1776-7/15/1825
Samuel Chapman, s/o Rev. Glles & Mary, his wife, d. 8/6/1876, 80 yrs
Drayton Hawkins, 1/16/1825-10/7/1827
Edward Hawkins, 1/31/1834, 58 yrs
E. P. Hawkins, d. 12/29/1843
Jane Hawkins, 2/6/1810-12/17/1848
June Hawkins, 10/13/1851
Mark Hawkins, 9/l/1808-11/9/1860
M. C. Hawkins, d. 3/17/1835
M. Y. Hawkins, d. 7/22/1838
Rebecca Hawkins, 6/l/1779-7/12/1868, obit
Peter Hawkins
P L Hawkins, d.12/20/1848
Prudence Hawkins, 2/24/1804-7/5/1891
Elizabeth Kibler, d/o Jacob & Frances Kibler, 6/18/1857-10/31/1897
Frances Elmira Kibler, w/o Jacob Kibler ,7/27/1833-8/15/1875
Jacob Kibler, 2/3/1816-12/21/1890
Jacob Frances P. Kibler, d. 12/22/1880, 7m
Samuel Kibler, s/o Jacob & Frances E. Kibler, d. 9/2/1868, 2y 7d
Sidney Kibler, s/o Jacob & Frances E. Kibler, d. 9/10/1873, 4y 6m 23d
Elizabeth Knight, w/o William H Knight, 7/6/1839-6/11/1859
James Clarence, s/o H & E S Knight, 6/28/1859, 3m old
William Rufus, eldest child of W H & E S Knight, 3/26/1858-9/13/1859
Alan Lester, 10/22/1883 92 years old
Martha Lester, w/o Allan Lester, 11/25/1801-1/14/1859
Rev Elijah Linch, 8/10/1842, 69y 6m 10d (b. 7/28/1773)
Elizabeth Chapman Linch, w/o Rev. Elijah Linch, 11/4/1855, 80y 4m 18d (b. 7/17/1775)
Mary Catherine Nelson, 8/l/1828-8/19/1909
Infant, s/o J C & AC Paysinger, 9/19/1899-6/5/1900
John Jacob Paysinger, 1/16/1825-2/7/1896
John Samuel, s/o J J & N E Paysinger, 12/12/1855-12/17/1879
John Chapman, s/o S S & R S Paysinger, 2/21/l859-4/28/1915
Kate Eliza, d/o J J & N E Paysinger
Nancy Ellen Chapman, w/o J J Paysinger, d/o Samuel Chapman & Elizabeth Worthington 2/20/1831-11/20/1988
Rosanna Chapman, w/o S S Paysinger, 10/19/1839-9/24/1920
Samuel S Paysinger, 12/2/1835-10/23/1905
Elizabeth, d/o F. & B. Price, 2/22/1825-8/24/1832
Mabel, d/o T & AL Pugh, 6/14/1891-3/9/1892
Phoebe Pugh, 1/1/1813-11/20/1870
Honorias Shepard, s/o William & Nancy Shepard, 8 /19/1807-4/11/1861
Infant of H. & Phebe Sheppard
Nancy J Shepard, d/o H. & A.R. Sheppard 10/23/1857-11/30/1857
Phebe Shepard, w/o Honorias Shepard Jr. & d/o James & Prudence Dennis, July 4, 1809, married to her surviving husband 12/27/1827. 7/7/1855 also noted
Mrs Rhoda Araminta, widow of H Shepard d/o Mark & June Hawkins, 10/10/1839-5/31/1862
Frances Permelia, w/o George McDuffey Sligh, d/o J J & N E Paysinger, 11/14/1853-10/20/1880
Mary Dennis, w/o T.T. Stilwell, 2/14/1833-12/28/1910
Phoebe Alice Stilwell, 1/28/1861-11/14/1864
Rachael Elizabeth Stilwell, 7/25/1854-3/25/1855
Thomas T Stilwell, 4/5/1825-8/14/1891
Mrs. Helen Summers, widow of Captain Hezekiah Summers 10/10/1785-2/4/1836
Captain Hezekiah Summers 3/11/1780-1823
John Summers, 6/29/1763-3/22/1836
Rosannah Summers, consort/o John Summers, d 11/13/1840, 68y 8m 17d
Susannah Summers, w/o William Summers, d. 10/7/1829, 68 yrs
William Summers Sr, 10/12/1823 aged 67 yrs
Ann Thomas, 6/16/1784-7/22/1846
Cassa Thomas, 5/20/1786-9/10/1842
Cassandra Clary, w/o Timothy Thomas, Sr 4/17/1752 -12/13/1825
Elizabeth Thomas, 7/30/1793-5/23/1869
Sarah H. Thomas, d. 12/27/1862, 72y 8m l4d
Timothy Thomas Sr, 11/8/1747-10/12/1825
Wesley W Thomas, 1/25/1809-12/2/1869
William C. Thomas, 5/18/1782-8/26/1839
Alan Luther Whitman, 7/5/1852- 5/20/1906
Anna Eliza Whitman, 9/16/1884
Elijah P Whitman, 9/13/1840-3/10/1912, Confederate
Elizabeth Whitman, D 12/12/1860
Margaret Whitman, 11/28/1787-5/9/1859
Nancy Whitman, 11/3/1887
Rebecca E. Whitman, d/o John & Joannah Whitman, 8/15/1855-4/21/1856
Hattie, w/o E.P. Whitman & d/o W. & S. Lester, 9/25/1849-6/6/1869
Joannah, w/o John Whitmen, 9/8/1822-5/26/1897
John Whitman, 12/12/1815-7/17/1892
Margaret Josephine Whitman, 5/28/1850-12/22/1906
Tempenance Whitman, 3/18/1813-9/17/1896
Nancy Wilson, 2/19/1813-6/10/1861
Infant, s/o J T & Mary Young, 6/24/1891-6/29/1891


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