Scarborough Genealogy
Bethany Baptist Church & Cemetery
Manville (near Bishopville), South Carolina
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Bethany is located about 4 1/2 miles southeast of Manville on the Manville - St. Charles Road.
- - Bethany Baptist Church Reunion of 1899 - -

Click on the photo above to go to William Ernest Scarborough's website and to see a larger image and the identity of the individuals. Photo courtesy of Alan Foster Smith.

 

Church photos courtesy of Earnest Scarborough.
Below: stained glass window showing
Martha Wheeler Scarborough (1845 - 1941) and
Hanford Augustus Scarborough (1833 - 1913)

On July 17, 1972, Barbara and Earnest Scarborough visited this cemetery and copied the following information from some of the gravestones. Their comment: "In hind sight, we wished we had copied all the stones. But we were young and in a hurry then."

  1. John T. Wheeler, born January 20, 1895; died October 9, 1971

  2. Sallie Mae Wheeler, born September 20, 1900; died January 28, 1952

  3. Frances D. Josey (Frances Delaney Scarborough), born March 29, 1838; died October 21, 1915

  4. David Wilson Josey, born October 5, 1841; died September 15, 1918

  5. John E. McCoy, born February 15, 1856; died April 26, 1936

  6. Bessie Josey McCoy, born March 20, 1882; died January 11, 1919

  7. Charles W. Josey, born July 15, 1880; died April 18, 1966

  8. Jessie Brown Josey, born March 9, 1889

  9. Susan P. Josey, born October 14, 1844; died August 24, 1922

  10. Elijah R. Josey, born November 5, 1833; died March 20, 1904

  11. James Arthur Josey, born February 21, 1874; died July 11, 1918

  12. Annie McCoy Josey, born April 23, 1881; died May 26, 1956

  13. Elleta M. Scarborough, born December 19, 1901; died September 11, 1958

  14. Annie O. Tisdale Scarborough, born September 22, 1869; died February 24, 1956

  15. Jessie Wilson, born January 29, 1867; died November 7, 1931

  16. Ernest Wilson, born September 11, 1906; died September 12, 1907

  17. Martha A. Scarborough, born October 28, 1864; died March 1, 1912

  18. Susan Vermell Scarborough, born June 26, 1873; died May 23, 1905

  19. Mary Jane Burkette Scarborough, born February 9, 1847; died October 17, 1906

  20. Hardy Scarborough, born April 22, 1820; died March 23, 1902

  21. Joseph Benjamin Scarborough, born May 10, 1869; died February 26, 1951

  22. Sarah Anna Scarborough, born October 29, 1871; died December 5, 1950

  23. Adrian L. Scarborough, born December 24, 1858; died May 23, 1941

  24. Bradford Scarborough, born May 22, 1850; died September 12, 1930

  25. Maggie Scarborough, born September 25, 1899; died June 10, 1901

  26. Edward Scarborough, born March 7, 1897; died November 22, 1897

  27. Anna Scarborough, born November 22, 1895; died April 8, 1897

  28. Mary Ulena Scarborough, born July 3, 1855; died November 28, 1884

  29. Francis Emily Scarborough, born November 21, 1847; died June 3, 1924

  30. Janie Prescott Josey, born September 9, 1882; died February 11, 1960

  31. Lottie A. Josey, born April 10, 1910; died January 3, 1911

  32. Robert Lee Josey, born September 1871, died February 10, 1921

  33. Henry Burke Josey, born 1874; died 1943

  34. Hanford Augustus Scarborough, born November 29, 1833; died August 28, 1913

  35. Martha J. Wheeler Scarborough, born June 28, 1845; died July 2, 1941

  36. Lalla Rooke Scarborough, born September 20, 1880; died September 20, 1900

  37. Maggie W. Scarborough, born 1871; died 1888

  38. W. B. Frank McCoy, born September 6, 1861; died May 16, 1933

  39. Carrie Lee Jose, born August 29, 1871; died January 12, 1935

  40. Alice Marcena Josey, born February 2, 1862; died July 22, 1960

  41. Thomas E. Newman, born May 1, 1850; died September 26, 1918

  42. Alice J. Smith, born March 6, 1843; died September 18, 1916

  43. G. L. Josey, born October 15, 1835; died August 8, 1875

  44. Charles K. Josey, born September 16, 1895; died August 20, 1960

  45. Nannie Jane Josey, born February 11, 1859; died January 3, 1931

  46. George Priesley Josey, born January 17, 1863; died September 8, 1924

  47. Herschel Delos Josey, born October 20, 1912; died September 28, 1959

  48. Julia S. Josey, born April 17, 1884; died March 17, 1965

  49. William Chester Josey, born April 13, 1877; died April 6, 1931

  50. Lyda Leron Josey, born December 12, 1915; died June 12, 1945

  51. Fannie Louise Josey, born October 30, 1903; died November 27, 1904

  52. Dawson Scarborough, born September 5, 1881; died September 7, 1929

  53. Edward Robert Scarborough, born September 9, 1841; died August 15, 1906

  54. Ella Scarborough, born March 18, 1846; died June 8, 1905

  55. Edith S. Josey, born November 19, 1885; died (nothing inscribed)

  56. Harriet Anita Josey, born December 9, 1922; died August 12, 1932

  57. Luther F. Josey, born May 14, 1877; died June 22, 1966

NOTES:
Two more were added to the above list November 29, 2002:
58. Mary Ada Josey Smith, born May 2, 1877; died April 25, 1908
59. Robert Furman Smith, born August 29, 1861; died March 25, 1932

On the November 29, 2002 visit, blackboard chalk was used to highlight the wording on many of the headstones. The harmless chalk was rubbed across the letters to make the lettering stand out more for the photographs.
Photos of Headstones

 
Hanford Augustus Scarborough
(November 29, 1833 - August 28, 1913)
A Confederate service marker is in front of his stone.
Son of Absolum "Frank" Jarvis Scarborough

and wife, Martha Jane "Patty" Wheeler Scarborough
(June 28, 1845 - July 2, 1941)

 
Madge "Maggie" Willietta Scarborough
(February 6, 1871 - July 9, 1888)
Eldest daughter of Hanford Augustus Scarborough and Martha Jane "Patty" Wheeler Scarborough
-- and --
Martha A. Scarborough
October 28, 1864 - March 1, 1912

 
Frances Delaney (Scarborough) Josey
(March 29, 1838 - October 21, 1915)
and husband David Wilson Josey
(October 5, 1841 - September 15, 1918)

Frances is the daughter of
Absolum "Frank" Jarvis Scarborough and Abigail Dunn

Note Confederate service marker
for David Josey.

 
Mary Ada Josey Smith
(May 2, 1877 - April 25, 1908)
wife of
Robert Furman Smith
(August 29, 1861 - March 25, 1932)

Mary is the daughter of
Frances Delaney (Scarborough) Josey
and David Wilson Josey

 
Henry Burke Josey
(February 21, 1874 - July 18, 1943)
Son of Frances Delaney (Scarborough) Josey
and David Wilson Josey

 
Hardy Scarborough
(April 22, 1820 - March 23, 1902)
A Confederate service marker is in front of his stone.
Son of Henry Scarborough
and Frances Stuckey

and 2nd wife, Mary Jane Burkette Scarborough
(February 9, 1847 - October 17, 1906)

Her stone is broken as seen here.