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A contracted GPR Survey and Mapping
of the Jameson Cemetery was conducted Feb. 5-6, 2009
Questions: contact Michael Johnson (864-855-3842) or John Jameson (850-322-5636)

NEW LANDSCAPING
Magnolias and much more!
For questions, contact: Michael Johnson, phone: 864-855-3842,
email: M2Johnson@aol.com

2006 field trip to to the site and remains of William Jameson Sr. and William Jameson Jr mill site near Jameson Cemetery, Pickens County
2005 Field trip to two additional possible locations of Jameson's Fort

2004 Field Trip to William Jameson Sr. settlement site

GOALS, PURPOSE, and HISTORY
This web site is established and maintained by John Hal Jameson, Jr. and Jameson Family Cemetery, Inc. as a service to the families and friends of the descendants of William Jameson Sr. (born December 17, 1737 in Ireland, died December 23, 1818) who immigrated to America from northern Ireland about 1750. William Jameson Sr. arrived in present-day Spartanburg County, near present-day Landrum, South Carolina, around 1760 and settled along, what came to be called, Jameson's Mill Creek, at the headwaters of Pacolet and Tyger rivers. About 1790, he moved with his family to Pendleton District in present-day Pickens County, just north of present-day Easley, South Carolina.
   Like most other settlers in the Carolina backcountry, William was a subsistence farmer. He also operated a brandy mill and likely was a tanner and brickmaker. Prior and during the Revolutionary War, he served in the militia. He served in the Spartan Regiment under Colonel Benjamin Roebuck "after the fall of Charleston" [Charleston fell to the British in May 1780]. Accounts of the Revolutionary War activities at Jameson's Fort (aka "Jameson's Station" and "Old Fort Gowen") in 1780 and 1781 are in the 2003 book "Indians, bloodshed, tears, churches and schools: it all started at Fort Gowen"* and at Rev. War websites such as http://www.sciway.net/hist/amrev/engagements.html and http://www.geocities.com/naforts/sc.html.
   William Sr. and his wife Margaret Westmoreland are buried near Jameson Cemetery on privately owned land on Highway 135 near Cross Roads Baptist Church (ref.: Don Jameson). His only son, William Jameson Jr., and wife Rebecca Fowler settled nearby and are buried in Jameson Cemetery.
      • Royal Grant to Richard Fowler (PDF, 1.6 MB), contributed by Don Jameson on 10/19/03

JAMESON FAMILY CEMETERY, INC.
• GPR Survey: A contracted GPR Survey and Mapping of the Jameson Cemetery was conducted on Feb. 5-6, 2009, report due May 31, 2009
Questions: contact Michael Johnson (864-855-3842) or John Jameson (850-322-5636)
• Next Annual Meeting: 2:30 pm, Sunday, October 18, 2009 at the Jameson Cemetery.
   • NEW CEMETERY PRESERVATION FUND
The Jameson Family Cemetery, Inc. was formed in 2002 to preserve and protect the Jameson Cemetery, located in Pickens County near Easley, South Carolina. The street address of the cemetery is 517 Jameson Road, Easley, SC. It replaces the trusteeship established by Leo Lake Jameson and Elbert Welborn in 1913. One of its first tasks was to establish the legal boundaries, including a 50 ft. buffer zone, with a modern survey. The association occassionally organizes special activities and field trips, such as the 2004 group field trip to the William Jameson Sr. settlement site in Spartanburg County, S.C. We strongly encourage interaction and communication among descendant families and invite contributions to this web site. Contributions can be e-mailed to John Jameson at jhjameson@yahoo.com. Please send identifying or labelling information to accompany e-mailed images. For information on directions to the cemetery, contact Don Jameson at (864) 859-7763 or Michael Johnson at (864) 855-3842.
       • Minutes of the Annual Meeting: 2010; 2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; 2005; 2004; 2003
• Active and Associate Members
       • Officers
       • Bylaws
       • Conditions for Burial Policy
       • Map [Google Maps] showing location of Jameson Cemetery, 517 Jameson Rd., Easley, SC.
       • Parcel map derived from County Assessor's Office web site
       • Aerial photo derived from County Assessor's Office web site
       • Labeled topo map, contributed by Alan Warner (JPG, 298K)
       • 1913 Jameson Cemetery Deed (typed transcription)
       • Photos of cemetery containing grave sites of William Jameson Sr. and Margaret Westmoreland
       • Photos of the cemetery taken by Michael Johnson from a boom in 2002

• Field Trip on Saturday, April 22, 2006 to remains of William Jameson Sr and William Jameson Jr mill site near Jameson Cemetery, Pickens County, led by Alan Warner. The mill operated from about 1790 to 1948 (ref.: Don Jameson). Present land owners are Brian Stewart and Dale Cleaveland, who joined us on the tour. The group met at the cemetery at 517 Jameson Rd [map] at 1:00 pm. The field trip lasted aprroximately 2 hours. Photos

• Field Trip on Sunday, May 22, 2005, John H. Jameson, Jr. and J. Hal Jameson, MD visited a second possible location of Jameson's Fort, aka Fort Gowen (Gregory and Lawrence 2003; McCuen 2005), near Landrum, SC. We met with James V. Gregory, local surveyor and historian, who guided us to the site. We took photos and plotted GPS readings on the Landrum USGS Quad Map [assistance with maps supplied by Alan Warner] -JHJ.

• Field Trip on March 13, 2004 (Field trip photos): Met at Jameson Cemetery and caravaned to site of Jameson's Mill on Jameson's Mill Creek on property near Landrum, SC. We stopped for lunch on the way and met after lunch with Hugh (Buddy) Williams, property owner. 15 people attended. Map showing location of Williams property, 900 S Blackstock Rd., Landrum, SC.

WILLIAM JAMESON SR. ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT SITE
William Jameson Sr. moved here with his family before the Revolutionary War. The site, which includes an early to mid-19th century log cabin and ruins of a mill, is also the possible location of the colonial and Revolutionary War era Jameson's Fort, also known as Jameson's Station and Old Fort Gowen. [See links to May 2005 field trip to second possible fort site, photos and map.] The property is on Jameson's Mill Creek at the Greenville-Spantanburg county line near Landrum, SC. and is presently owned by the Williams family who obtained the property about 1840.
• Field Trip on March 13, 2004 (Field trip photos): Met at Jameson Cemetery and caravaned to site of Jameson's Mill on Jameson's Mill Creek on property near Landrum, SC. We stopped for lunch on the way and met after lunch with Hugh (Buddy) Williams, property owner. 15 people attended. Map showing location of Williams property, 900 S Blackstock Rd., Landrum, SC.
• Photos taken on Feb. 23, 2003 during visit to the site by Dr. Hal Jameson, John H. Jameson, Jr., and Larry Jameson

FRANCES (FRANKY) JAMESON, b. March. 8, 1812, present-day Pickens Co., S.C.; d. November 26, 1868, in Cherokee [Milton, present-day Fulton] Co., Georgia.
Short sketch: Married William H. Perry in present-day Pickens County, SC. About 1835 moved with her husband to Fulton Co., Georgia. Buried at Providence Baptist Church on Providence Road near Alpharetta, GA.
•Descendants of William H. Perry and Frances Jameson, contributed by William S. Bates on 11/6/03

MADISON JAMESON, b. October 13, 1813, Pickens Co., S.C.; d. May 28, 1894, Fulton (Cherokee, Milton) Co., Georgia.
Short sketch: MADISON JAMESON was born October 13, 1813 in present-day Pickens County [then part of Pendleton District], South Carolina, near present-day Easley, SC, and died May 28, 1894 in Milton County, Georgia. He married Mary Ann Elizabeth Ruth Bradley. She was born October 25, 1822 in Georgia, and died March 21, 1909 in Milton County, Georgia. In the late 1830s-1840s MADISON moved to the Alpharetta, GA area, lived within visiting distance to "Wilkie."
     • Photo of "Daughter of Madison Jameson": [Can anyone identify?] - contributed by Jane Taylor on November 1, 2003
     • Genealogy records, Descendants of Madison Jameson, contributed by William S. Bates on 10/6/03
     • A page from a listing from the Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church of Milton County, Georgia (jpg scan), contributed by William S. Bates on 2/18/07
     • Children of Madison Jameson, contributed by Stan Herrin on Nov. 24, 2003
Children of MADISON JAMESON and MARY ANN ELIZABETH RUTH BRADLEY are:
1. MARY JANE JAMESON, born April 06, 1840 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died Abt. 1926.
2. WILLIAM THOMAS JAMESON, born June 17, 1842 in Freemanville, Cherokee County, Georgia; died September 15, 1862 in Manassas-Civil War, Prince William, Virginia.
     • William Thomas Jameson Bible (PDF, 224KB), contributed by Stan Herrin on Nov. 24, 2003
3. GEORGE WASHINGTON JAMESON, born April 21, 1844 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died August 13, 1863 in New Orleans, St. Charles, LA.
4. JAMES MADISON JAMESON, born January 22, 1846 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died April 02, 1926 in Ardmore, Carter, OK.
5. REBECCA ANN JAMESON, born December 12, 1847 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died May 19, 1888 in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas.
6. SUSAN CALISTA JAMESON, born September 21, 1848 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died February 11, 1933 in Texas.
7. JOHN MARION JAMESON, born June 15, 1851 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died April 09, 1929 in OK.
    • Descendancy - Madison Jameson to John Marion Jameson, contributed by Stan Herrin on Oct. 30, 2003
8. AMANDA FRANCES JAMESON, born April 22, 1853 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died August 21, 1900 in Georgia.
9. SOPHRONIA ELIZABETH JAMESON, born August 01, 1857 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died December 22, 1922 in Florence, Florence County, South Carolina.
10. CORNELIA SAMANTHA JAMESON, born October 22, 1862 in Milton County, Georgia; died November 11, 1935 in Georgia.

WILKINSON [WILKENSON] JAMESON, b. February 21, 1816, present-day Pickens Co., S.C.; d. February 16, 1858, Milton Co. (now part of Fulton Co.), GA.
Short sketch: WILKINSON [WILKENSON} JAMESON was born February 21, 1816 in Easley, Pickens County [Pendleton District], South Carolina, and died February 06, 1858 in Alpharetta, Milton County, Georgia. He married Nancy A. Perry abt. 1836 in South Carolina, daughter of Jesse Perry and Jo Cooper. Nancy was born abt. 1814 in Pickens District, South Carolina, and died abt. 1880 in Alpharetta, Milton County, Georgia. Charter member of Hopewell Baptist Church, Cherokee County, Georgia, and a member of the first board of deacons. Widow NANCY married Gideon H. Land.
• Genealogy records, Descendants of Wilkenson Jameson, contributed by William S. Bates on 10/6/03
Children of WILKINSON JAMESON and NANCY PERRY are:
1. WILLIAM P. JAMESON, b. abt. 1837 in Pickens County [Pendleton District], South Carolina; died October 04, 1864 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois during the Civil War.
•Muster Role of Company C, Milton Tigers, showing information for William P. Jameson: wounded and captured at Resaca, Georgia, May 15, 1864; died in prison hospital, Oct. 4, 1864; contributed by William S. Bates on 10/6/03
2. THOMAS J. JAMESON, b. born abt. 1839 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died 1864 in Adams County, Pennsylvania during the Civil War
3. FRANCES J. JAMESON, b. May 16, 1843 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died May 25, 1886 in Alpharetta, Milton County, Georgia.1842.
4. JOHN S. JAMESON, b. abt. 1844 in Alpharetta, Cherokee County, Georgia; died July 13, 1862 in Richmond-Civil War, Henrico, Virginia.1844. [died in Civil War?]
5. NANCY ELIZABETH JAMESON, b. June 04, 1847 in Alpharetta Area, Cherokee County, Georgia; died December 25, 1909 in Webb, Milton County, Georgia.
6. CARROL WILKINSON [WILKENSON] JAMESON, b. November 21, 1849 in Alpharetta Area, Cherokee County. Georgia; died December 26, 1898 in Alpharetta, Milton County, Georgia.
7. LAURA P. JAMESON, b. abt. 1857 in Alpharetta, Cherokee County, Georgia; died Abt. 1878 in Alpharetta, Milton County, Georgia. She married William Henry Hagood December 14, 1871 in Milton County, Georgia; born July 06, 1850 in Anderson, South Carolina; died May 25, 1925 in Cobb, Georgia.1857.

JOHN JAMESON, b. July 14, 1818 in present-day Pickens Co., S.C., d. February 19, 1894, Pickens Co., S.C.
Short sketch: Married Margaret Orr. Grave markers replaced by J. Hal Jameson in 1992. Ethnicity/Relig.: Baptist; Occupation: Farmer, and possibly tanner. Was executor (signed his name) to brother Carrol Jameson's will. Buried in Jameson Cemetery. Children of JOHN JAMESON and MARGARET ORR are:
1. ESTELLE JAMESON, b. October 18, 1860;
2. JOHN B. JAMESON, b. March 9, 1866, Pickens Co., S.C. d. July 26, 1921, Easley, Pickens Co., S.C.
• Descendants of John B. Jameson, contributed by John H. Jameson, Jr. on September 15, 2003
• Descendents of Martha Lillian Jameson, contributed by Jimmy Carson on March 9, 2004.

WILLIAM MILTON JAMESON, b. December 19, 1819, present-day Pickens Co., S.C.: d. May 12, 1864, Spotsylvania, Virginia (Confederate Army).
Short sketch:

WESLEY JAMESON, b. June 26, 1821 in present-day Pickens Co., S.C.; d. June 18[or 19], 1864.
Short sketch: Moved to Gilmer Co., Georgia. Confederate Army: died in actions leading up to the Battle of Kennasaw Mountain, which was faught on June 27, 1864.

JOSHUA JAMESON, b. December 12. 1822 in present-day Pickens Co., S.C., d. December 10, 1906.
Short sketch [based on material contributed by Jane Taylor]: Was born December 12, 1822 in Pendleton District (later Pickens County), SC, and died December 10, 1906 in Anderson County, SC. He married Mary Bowen Hunt, daughter of William Hunt and Elizabeth Bowen. Owned property in the Pickens County area prior to the Civil War. His Confererate Army war record shows that he was First Sergeant on January 17, 1862, promoted to Second Lieutenant on February 1, 1862, to Captain on May, 1862, and discharged on October 15, 1862 because of poor health. He was purportedly appointed Colonel at the close of the war and was always known as "Colonel Jameson" after the war. He.as a long-time clerk of Mt. Pisgah Church, Anderson, SC, deacon of the church, and a Mason. He had twelve children, forty-one grandchildren, and more than fifty great grandchildren.
      • Written reference to William Jameson Sr. Bible [!!], found in Minnie's photo album, written by her on a piece of paper, contributed by Jane Taylor on November 1, 2003
      • History of Joshua Jameson and Wife, By Mrs. Minnie Jameson Orr, Given At Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, August 1927, contributed by Jane Taylor on November 1, 2003
      • 1899 family photo, contributed by Jane Taylor on November 1, 2003
      • Speech by Mary Bramlett Davis, Jameson Reunion, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, August 1, 1925, contibuted by Jane Taylor on October 29, 2003
      • Descendants of Joshua Jameson, contributed by Jane Taylor on October 29, 2003
      • Tintypes and photo of Joshua Jameson and Mary Bowen Hunt, contributed by Jane Taylor on October 30, 2003
Children of JOSHUA JAMESON and MARY HUNT included:
1. MARTHA "MATTIE" ANN REBECCA JAMESON, b. August 13, 1849; d. May 20, 1918.
2. WILLIAM FOSTER JAMESON, b. February 28, 1851; d. September 28, 1901, Hill County, Texas.
3. OTHO LANDRUM JAMESON, b. October 31, 1852; d. January 23, 1934, Norcross, DeKalb County, Georgia.
4. EDWARD CALDWELL JAMESON, b. November 25, 1854; d. January 1933.
5. ROBERT PRESTON BROOKS JAMESON, b. February 20, 1857; d. July 17, 1917, Abbeville, SC.
6. "MAMIE" MARY JANE JAMESON, b. January 14, 1859; d. 1928.
7. ELIZABETH "BETTIE" EVALINE JAMESON, b. March 20, 1861; d. 1901.
8. ANNA CARRIE JAMESON, b. July 30, 1863, September 16, 1867; d. Slabtown, Anderson County, South Carolina.
9. SARAH IDA JAMESON, b. March 4, 1866; d. November 15, 1945; m. E.W. LONG.
10.INFANT DAUGHTER JAMESON, b. June 16, 1868; d. September 16, 1868.
11.ETTIE IOLA JAMESON, b. January 16, 1870.
12.MINNIE LILLIAN ALICIA JAMESON, b. May 9, 1872, Anderson County SC; d. March 5, 1960, Westminster, SC.

PYRAMUS BRIGGS JAMESON, b. August 13, 1824; d. December 26, 1846 [or 1844?].
Short sketch: Louisa Jane3 Jameson (William2, William1) was born 24 July 1828 in present-day Pickens County, South Carolina, and died 09 February 1908 in Pickens County, South Carolina. She married Leander V. Jones 04 December 1860 in Pickens Coutny, South Carolina. He was born 23 March 1831 in South Carolina, and died 22 March 1910 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina.Buried in Jameson Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC.

MCELROY JAMESON, b. September 3, 1826, d. January 17, 1908.
Short sketch: was born September 03, 1826 in present-day Pickens Co., S.C., and died January 17, 1908 in Easley SC. He married MARGARET CASSANDRA FURGUSON April 04, 1855, daughter of JAMES FURGUSON and ANNA DEAN. She was born October 20, 1837, and died January 02, 1892. Confederate soldier. Buried in Jameson Cemetery.
Children of MCELROY JAMESON and MARGARET FURGUSON are:
1. MELINDA FLORENCE JAMESON, b. May 25, 1860, Pickens County, South Carolina; d. died July 18, 1930; m. THOMAS WELBORN on November 23, 1876, son of WILLIAM WELBORN and HAPPIE RICHARDSON. THOMAS WELBORN was born October 31, 1852, and died April 20, 1924 in Pickens SC.
• Descendants of William Jameson, Sr.(PDF, 44KB) contributed by Alan Warner on December 31, 2003
2. LEILA JAMESON, b. Pickens County, South Carolina; m. ANOLOUR BRADLEY; b. Pickens County, South Carolina.
3. MARGARET JAMESON, b. Pickens County, South Carolina.
4. ARLINGTON JAMESON, b. Pickens County, South Carolina.
5. MCELROY JAMESON, b. Pickens County, South Carolina.
6. O'DELLA JAMESON, b. Pickens County, South Carolina; m. GEORGE GRIFFIN.
7. WILLIAM AFTROBY GREGG JAMESON, b. January 05, 1862.
• Descendants of William Aftroby Gregg Jameson (PDF, 126KB) contributed by Martha Ann Jameson Clark on December 10, 2003

LOUISA JANE JAMESON, b. July 24. 1828, Pendleton District, S.C.; d. February 9, 1908, Pickens Co., SC.
Short sketch: Louisa Jane Jameson was born 24 July 1828 in Pendleton District (later Pickens County), SC, and died 09 February 1908 in Pickens County, SC. She married Leander V. Jones 04 December 1860 in Pickens County. He was born 23 March 1831 in SC, and died 22 March 1910 in Anderson, Anderson County, SC. Bured in Jameson Cemetery.
• Descendants of Louisa Jane Jameson, contributed by Suzy Parker on November 2, 2003

CARROL JAMESON, b June 10, 1830, in present-day Pickens Co., S.C., d. about 1864 (while in Confederate Army). Married Amanda Orr, sister to Margaret Orr (ref. John Jameson above).
Short sketch:
       • Carrol Jameson's Medical discharge of April 4, 1862; Will of Richard Fowler; and Joshua Fowler Probate Record (PDF, 364 KB), contributed by Don Jameson on 10/9/03
       • Will of Carrol Jameson (PDF version (2.1 MB); jpg files of each page: title page ( 67 KB), p. 1 ( 602 KB), p. 2 (617 KB), p. 3 (703 KB)), contributed by Don Jameson on 10/19/03
       • Executors' Estate Inventory for Carrol Jameson (PDF, 678 KB), contributed by Don Jameson on 10/19/03

• Account of death from food poisoning, from Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865 through World War I, H.M. Singleton: Page 37-38, 1990. Contributed by Suzy Parker, 1/20/10

Children of CARROL JAMESON and AMANDA ORR are:
1. THOMAS O. JAMESON
2. SARAH A. R. JAMESON
3. JOHN CHARLES JAMESON
• Descendancy - Carrol Jameson to Barbara Eades & Photos, contributed by Barbara Eades on October 3, 2003.
• Photos of descendants of John Charles Jameson and Flora Stephens, contributed by Barbara Eades on 10/9/03
4. FRANCES LAVELA JAMESON

Other Sites of Interest: [We cannot guarantee accuracy of information in these sites]
      • "Jameson Family Tentative" [warning: some inaccuracies have been noted] from the Old Pendleton District Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society web pages
      • William Jameson [Jr.] to Josiah Trotter, 1849
      • www.rootsweb.com: Pickens County S.C. Cemeteries
      • Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
      • Pickens County, SC Genealogy Project
      • SCGen Web Project
      • Genealogy.com
      • Shelf List of Materials, Fiske Genealogical Library - Seattle, Washington
      • The Palmetto Conservation Foundation

Background image: 9/8/02 photo by John H. Jameson, Jr. of of graves of William Jameson Sr. and wife Margaret Westmoreland Jameson.

*References Cited:
Gregory, James V. and James Walton Lawrence, Sr. Indians, bloodshed, tears, churches and schools: it all started at Fort Gowen. Lawrence (200 Camelia Circle, Landrum, SC 29356), 2003. 169p.

McCuen, Anne K. Including a Pile of Rocks. Published by the author through Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2005. 550 pages.

The Descendants of William Jameson Sr. Web Site was established at URL http://www.istal.com/jameson1/williamjameson/ on August 15, 2003.

Contact Webmaster (John H. Jameson, Jr.) at jhjameson@yahoo.com

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