(Dennis) BERRY Cemetery, Dillon County, South Carolina

(Dennis) BERRY Cemetery

Photo by Sheila Berry, 2001.

Inscriptions transcribed by Victoria Proctor, 3 Nov 2001 from tombstone photographs taken in September 2001 and contributed by Sheila Berry.

                         (Dennis) BERRY CEMETERY

LOCATION: (See Mrs. Drost's survey below)
NOTE    : Inscriptions transcribed from photographs of tombstones.
          Order of transcriptions does not reflect order of graves
          in relation to each other.  Cemetery is enclosed by wire fence.--vp


SACRED
to the Memory of
ELIZABETH
Wife of
Dennis Berry
Born March 26th, 1796
Died January 31st, 1872
   Photo contributed by Sheila Berry, 21 Sep 2001


ELIZABETH BERRY
Wife of
ANDREW BERRY.
BORN
Aug. 5, 1815
DIED
Nov. 14, 1890
"The sweet remembrances of
the past
Shall flourish when ____
in dust.
She was a kind and affection-
ate wife.
A fond mother and fri[end]"
   Photo contributed by Sheila Berry, 21 Sep 2001


Sacred to the memory of
D.F. BERRY
BORN
May 14, 1836.
DIED
Jan. 7, 1891.
[Lengthy verse but illegible in photo.]
   Photo contributed by Sheila Berry, 21 Sep 2001


MASTIN
SON OF
______ [D.F. and ?]
_erry [Berry?]
BORN
JUNE. 30, 1871.
DIED
JULY. _, 1871.
"A little bud 
of love
To bloom with 
God above."
   Photo contributed by Sheila Berry, 21 Sep 2001

PHAMMIE L. LANE
1902 -- 1952
   Photo contributed by Sheila Berry, 21 Sep 2001


SACRED
to the Memory of
DENNIS BERRY.
Born Oct. 5th 1790.
Died June 23rd 1876
   Photo contributed by Sheila Berry, 21 Sep 2001

[Mason's emblem]
E.E. TART.
BORN
Apr. 15, 1852.
DIED
Sept. 27. 1912.
"Farewell my wife and children all. From you a father Christ
doth call. But stop and stay a little while."
   Photo contributed by Sheila Berry, 21 Sep 2001

A complete listing, as of March 2000, was generously donated to this site by
Mrs. Dora Louise Easterling DROST, the former Mrs. Dora Louise Easterling McCOLLUM,
author of SOME CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS FROM DILLON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

Many, many thanks, Mrs. Drost, for this gift to Dillon County researchers!

                         (Dennis) BERRY CEMETERY

LOCATION:  From Latta, SC, go west on # 917.  Continue on # 38 pass the junction 
with I-95 in a northwestwardly direction towards Bennettsville.  
Turn right 3.7 miles past the I-95 junction onto the dirt road in the 
woods (next to John T. Gray home) .  Proceed 0.5 miles and the cemetery is on 
the right in woods appriximately 50 yards from road.


Dennis Berry Born 5 Oct. 1790 Died 23 June 1876
Elizabeth wife of Dennis Berry Born 26 Mar. 1796 Died 31 Jan. 1872
Femay (Fama) Tart Born 4 Dec. 1796 Died 6 Feb. 1887 Dun by H. H. Tart
H. H. Tart Born 22 July 1820 Died 24 Feb. 1899
Nancy A. Tart Born 11 Feb. 1823 Died 25 Nov. 1898
E. E. Tart Born 15 April 1852 Died 27 Sept 1912
N. N. Tart Born 18 Aug. 1844 Died 12 July 1898
Elizabeth Berry/ Wife of/ Andrew Berry/ Born/ 5 Aug. 1815/ Died 14 Nov. 1890/
Very old wooden marker next to above stone.
D. F. Berry Born 14 May 1836 Died 7 Jan. 1891
Mrs. Harriet Hood, dau. of D & E Berry Born 4 July 1817 Died May 1886
Mary E. Hicks Born 7 Mar 1857 Died 7 Dec 1909
Children of E. N. & Nettie Tart; 
   Julia Phillips Tart Born 21 Feb. 1903 Died 29 Jan 1904; 
   Infant born and died 1901
Mary R. Tartt Born 3 Mar 1861 Died 6 Oct 1927
Phammie L. (Love) Lane/ l902-l952/