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Cynthia
Bledsoe
November 14th, in Edgefield, Mrs. Cynthia
Bledsoe, in her 41st year, wife of Mr. Berryman Bledsoe. (The
Charleston Mercury November 29, 1859)
Elizabeth
Canfield
September 15th, at her residence, in Edgefield
District, Mrs. Elizabeth Canfield, aged 71 years, 1 month, and
eight days. (The Charleston Mercury October 4, 1859)
Mrs. Kate Rushton
Barr
Johnston, Feb 16 – Mrs. Kate Rushton
Barr died early this morning at her home near town after a
brief illness. She had been at the Columbia hospital for
treatment but had just returned to her home. She was of high
Christian character. The funeral will take place Friday at the
family burying ground. (The State – February 17,
1922)
Alice Inez
Coursey
Miss Coursey Dies at Greenwood:
Greenwood, April 1 (Special) -- Miss Alice Inez Coursey died
at 8 o'clock this morning at ther home here following an
extended illness.
She was a native of Edgefield Co. and
a daughter of the late William Pope and Florence Watson
Coursey of Old Edgefield County. Miss Coursey was a
member of South Maiin Street Baptist church and was a regular
attendant until her health failed.
Survivors include
two sisters, Mrs Orrie C. Sharp and Miss Pearl Coursey of
Greenwood, and seven brothers, Grady, Price, Dean, Elzie,
Riley, Hardy and Allen Coursey of Greenwood.
Funeral
services will be conducted from Blyths Funeral Home at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon by Dr. G. H. Moore and the Rev. Roy
Durst. Interment will be in Edgewood Cem. (The
STATE
March 2, 1953.)
(Note from contributor, Billie
Jones: She was my grandfather's first cousins, with her
father, William Pope Coursey, and my great-grandfather,
Charles Franklin Coursey being brothers.
Mrs. Agnes
Carley Coursey
Mrs. Coursey of
Greenwood Dies - Oct 15 - Mrs. Agnes Carlay Coursey, 32,
wife of Riley Coursey died in a local hospital last night
after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be
conducted here at 11 o'clock Wednesday by the Rev. C. M.
Meiers and the Rev. J. W. Tomlinson. Interment will be
in Edgewood Cem.
Mrs. Coursey was the daughter of John
W. Carley and Mrs. Lela McCarthy Carlay. Besides her
husband and parents, she is survived by two sons, Calvin and
Douglas; two sisters Mrs. H. S. Langston, Greenwood, and
Mrs. Johnny Ballentine, Ware Shoals and three brothers, Horace
Carlay, Baltimore,
Ralph and Eugene Carlay, Greenwood. (The
STATE, Oct 16, 1940.)
(Note from contributor, Billie
Jones - AGNES CARLEY COURSEY, wife of Riley Coursey, listed as
a surviving brother in the obit of Alice Inez Coursey above. )
Annie
Agner Coursey, wife of William Prescott
Coursey
GREENWOOD-- Mrs. Annie Agner Coursey, 86, died
Monday at Self Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be
Tuesday at 5 pm at the Blythe Funeral Home. (THE STATE, June
25, 1968.)
(Note from contributor, Billie Jones - From
a different line that I am sure connects back to a common
ancestor in Old Edgefield Dist, but cannot get past John W.
Coursey md. Sally Matthews on this one. They had a son
William Prescott 'Cosey' Coursey who married Annie
Agner. This is her "obit" from the Augusta Chronicle. )
Col.
Guthridge Cheatum, one of the oldest,
wealthiest and most honored citizens of Edgefield County ,
died on Saturday last, aged sixty-nine years. [Aiken Tribune
(Aiken, South Carolina) Saturday, October 11, 1873 ;
transcribed by Marla Zwakman ]
Charleston
Mercury, 3-1-1859
Died..January 6th, at Edgefield Village, Mr. Pierre Fabian La Bombg, aged fifty
one years and six
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