Ardis Family Cemetery

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Ardis Family Cemetery

Street Address:

Off S. side SC 781, 1000 ft. E. of int. w/CR 1347, Beech Island vicinity

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Site Number:

S108042001300062

Site Number:

6.067

Date Surveyed:

April 30 1986

Category:

Site

Construction Date:

circa 1880

Historic Use:

Funerary

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Construction Method:

N/A

Roof Materials:

N/A

Signficant Architectural Features:

Ardis family cemetery; covers approx. 900 sf in densely overgrown grove of trees located within a field; most graves have horizontal stone markers supported by 2-3 foot high brick bases; 1 aboveground mausoleum, stuccoed brick w/arched top, partially open, cast-iron coffins visible, 3 adults, 1 small child, 1 infant; children reportedly those of Ben Hankinson, who died in latter 19th C.; site extensively vandalized OUTBUILDINGS: None

Alterations:

N/A

Historical Information:

Burial site of the Ardis family, descendants of early Swiss settlers in Beech Island area; Mrs. May Ann Dunbar, d. June 1847; Mrs. Eliza Galphin, d. June 1837; Abram Ardis, d. Feb. 1837; Abram Ardis, Esq., d. 30 May 1817; Mrs. Susannah Ardis, d. 15 Mar. 1807; James H. Ardis, d. April 1851

Source of Historical Information:

"4 Centuries & More". Vol 1, #1, p. 3

Survey:

Aiken County Survey (Western Portion), 1986

Archives Location:

Box 13, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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