Comments on: Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/ Leadership, Technology, and Life Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:11:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sierra http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Sierra Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:11:04 +0000 http://erichdoss.com/?p=912#comment-896 No problem. I was glad to do it. It's one of my (for lack of a better term) favorite ghost stories. No problem. I was glad to do it. It’s one of my (for lack of a better term) favorite ghost stories.

]]> By: Eric H. Doss http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/comment-page-1/#comment-895 Eric H. Doss Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:57 +0000 http://erichdoss.com/?p=912#comment-895 What a great, if not horrifying, story. To this day, there is no door to the tomb. Thank you for your comment. What a great, if not horrifying, story. To this day, there is no door to the tomb. Thank you for your comment.

]]> By: Sierra http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Sierra Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:38:13 +0000 http://erichdoss.com/?p=912#comment-894 The child buried on accident was none other than Julia Legare, a little girl who was believed to be dead due to a fever. Back then, they buried people on the day of their death, especially in the summer time due to issues with quick decomposition. An unfortunate side effect of the fever was a coma, which is why she was pronounced dead. She woke up sometime after her burial to find that she was in a VERY dark place. People reported awful screams of a little girl in the night, but paid no mind to it, as the cemetery was already haunted by slaves, slave owners, and other restless spirits. Fifteen years later, when her brother was killed in the war, they re-opened the tomb to lay him to rest only to discover the horrendous sight of the little girl's skeleton at the tomb of the door. There were bloody scratches on the inside of the seal where she had tried to claw her way out. She died a horrendous death and does not permit the tomb to be sealed out of protecting other members of her family from meeting her fate. The family began to figure this out when they re-sealed the tomb after burying her brother and re-burying her. The child buried on accident was none other than Julia Legare, a little girl who was believed to be dead due to a fever. Back then, they buried people on the day of their death, especially in the summer time due to issues with quick decomposition. An unfortunate side effect of the fever was a coma, which is why she was pronounced dead. She woke up sometime after her burial to find that she was in a VERY dark place. People reported awful screams of a little girl in the night, but paid no mind to it, as the cemetery was already haunted by slaves, slave owners, and other restless spirits. Fifteen years later, when her brother was killed in the war, they re-opened the tomb to lay him to rest only to discover the horrendous sight of the little girl’s skeleton at the tomb of the door. There were bloody scratches on the inside of the seal where she had tried to claw her way out. She died a horrendous death and does not permit the tomb to be sealed out of protecting other members of her family from meeting her fate. The family began to figure this out when they re-sealed the tomb after burying her brother and re-burying her.

]]> By: Christine Howard http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Christine Howard Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:23:30 +0000 http://erichdoss.com/?p=912#comment-552 I am a long standing member of the Presbyterian Church on Edisto. It is irrelevant who wanted who buried where when the teachers drowned. Our church was compassionate enough to allow them to be buried here. They could have been buried elsewhere or just left in the creek to go out with the tide. And it was undoubtedly an accident brought on by too much Christmas cheer and no knowledge of how to swim. And, yes, in several of the churches former slaves had taken over the churches that they attended with their owners before the Civil War. After the war (at least at the Presbyterian Church), the Federals gave the church BACK to the white owners and the blacks graciously picked up and moved down the road a mile. These two churches have worked together for many years. This was, of course, 150 years ago. I am a long standing member of the Presbyterian Church on Edisto. It is irrelevant who wanted who buried where when the teachers drowned. Our church was compassionate enough to allow them to be buried here. They could have been buried elsewhere or just left in the creek to go out with the tide.

And it was undoubtedly an accident brought on by too much Christmas cheer and no knowledge of how to swim.

And, yes, in several of the churches former slaves had taken over the churches that they attended with their owners before the Civil War. After the war (at least at the Presbyterian Church), the Federals gave the church BACK to the white owners and the blacks graciously picked up and moved down the road a mile. These two churches have worked together for many years. This was, of course, 150 years ago.

]]> By: Ms.Lily Jones http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Ms.Lily Jones Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:02:55 +0000 http://erichdoss.com/?p=912#comment-469 Hello from Texas. My father's family SEABROOKS and WHALEYS CAME FROM EDISTO ISLAND before the Civil War. My roots research showed that many of this family tree had relatives up in New England including Blakes. One of the original Landgraves in S>C> as a colony was Blake also. Dad's family lost the Seabrook plantation to DD Dodge after the war. He used to go visit cousins there years ago. Dad's mother was Grace Whaley Jones. who is buried on Edisto next to her mother, (Mary) Julia Seabrook Whaley Heard.. Grace's father John Stock Whaley was killed on the job in a train accident when her mother was pregnant with her. 1847 young Julia Legare was buried alive when the family thought she was dead from fever while visiting Edisto. Her remains were found by the door years later when another family member was to be buried. As a psychic, I get the intuition that the three that drowned Christmas...was not an accident.. I saw an article describing how the whites had to kick the blacks out of a church on Edisto to reclaim it after the war. Not sure which church...But Edisto was full of firebrands that helped kick off sesession. of S.Carolina. Thank you...Ms. Lily Hello from Texas. My father’s family SEABROOKS and WHALEYS CAME FROM EDISTO ISLAND before the Civil War. My roots research showed that many of this family tree had relatives up in New England including Blakes. One of the original Landgraves in S>C> as a colony was Blake also. Dad’s family lost the Seabrook plantation to DD Dodge after the war. He used to go visit cousins there years ago.
Dad’s mother was Grace Whaley Jones. who is buried on Edisto next to her mother,
(Mary) Julia Seabrook Whaley Heard.. Grace’s father John Stock Whaley was killed on the job in a train accident when her mother was pregnant with her.
1847 young Julia Legare was buried alive when the family thought she was dead from fever while visiting Edisto. Her remains were found by the door years later when another family member was to be buried.
As a psychic, I get the intuition that the three that drowned Christmas…was not an accident.. I saw an article describing how the whites had to kick the blacks out of a church on Edisto to reclaim it after the war. Not sure which church…But Edisto was full of firebrands that helped kick off sesession. of S.Carolina.
Thank you…Ms. Lily

]]> By: Eric H. Doss http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Eric H. Doss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:23:12 +0000 http://erichdoss.com/?p=912#comment-411 Lynn, I think this story is so interesting and thanks for bring this added wrinkle to my attention. Eric Lynn,
I think this story is so interesting and thanks for bring this added wrinkle to my attention.

Eric

]]> By: Lynn Livingston http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Lynn Livingston Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:53 +0000 http://erichdoss.com/?p=912#comment-404 Mr. Doss, regarding the graves of Ms. Stanton, Ms. Kempton and Mr. Blake: it is recorded in many accounts of island history that it was the wish of the families of these three that they be buried AS FAR AS POSSIBLE from the graves of the despised slave owners and their families. Mr. Doss, regarding the graves of Ms. Stanton, Ms. Kempton and Mr. Blake: it is recorded in many accounts of island history that it was the wish of the families of these three that they be buried AS FAR AS POSSIBLE from the graves of the despised slave owners and their families.

]]> By: Kathrine Billige Solbriller http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Kathrine Billige Solbriller Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000 http://erichdoss.com/?p=912#comment-371 Wow, that was really an eye-opener - donations in slaves! Incredible how much has happened since then. Wow, that was really an eye-opener – donations in slaves! Incredible how much has happened since then.

]]> By: Chris Walters http://erichdoss.com/2010/01/17/presbyterian-church-on-edisto-island/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Chris Walters Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:29:41 +0000 http://erichdoss.com/?p=912#comment-367 Eric, Great Post. I have heard these stories many times over the years. I enjoy reading what visitors discover on Edisto. The pictures turned out great. The church is also know for it's camellias and a couple are pretty rare. Chris Eric,
Great Post. I have heard these stories many times over the years. I enjoy reading what visitors discover on Edisto. The pictures turned out great. The church is also know for it’s camellias and a couple are pretty rare.
Chris

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