The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-30
The Earle Family.

TowNv1LLE, ANDERSON COUNTY,
May 15.-A few miles west of this place,
in q quiet corner of Ocones County, near
the Anderson line, is an old family bury.
ing.ground of rare historic interest. In
it are inferred the bodies Of Samuel Earle
and bis wife, their children and some of
their grandchildren. The plat, some
forty feet square, is enclosed with sub.
stantial. iron fence of attractive pattern
and contains ten or twelve graves, three
Of which are marked by costly marble
shafts. These are the graves Of Samuel
Earle and wife and their son, Baylis John
Earle.
Samuel Earle bors a conspicuous part
in the war for American Independence
and was participant in the deliberations
which resulted in the adoption of the
Federal Constitution of the State Of South
Carolina. In 1776, atthe age Of 16, he
entered the Revolutionary army as
ensign and remained in the Service till
the var closed, having meanwhile risen
tothe rank of captain. He held various
Offices under the State Government and
was chosen to represent his district in
Congress as the successor OF Gen. Pick
ems while that body yet held its session
at Philadelphia.
Atthe cloge of his term he retired TO
his plantation, where he spent the re.
mainder of his life, in agricultural pur.
suits, steadfastly declining to yield to
the solicitations of his friends to again
enter public life. He amazed q large
fortune for that dsy, and died suddenly
in 1888, aged 7S years. His wife, whom
he welded when she was scarcely 16
years Of age, and who died at 40, was
daughter of James Harrison, himself
relative of the Harrison family, which
has given to the United States two Of its
Presidents. Her mother wts Elizabeth
Hampton, doubtless related to he Hamp.
tons of South Carolina.
Baylis John Earle was endowed with
an intellect of the very highest order.
In 1911, when but 16 years of age, he
Was graduated from the South Carolina
College at the head of a very large class,
distinguished alike for its talent and
attainments. He entered the legal pro-
fession, and soon rose to prominence,
being elected eventually to the Judge.
ship of one Of the Judicial circuits Of
South Carolina. He died in 1874, in his
50th year. He never married.
The other children of Samuel Earle
who are Inferred here, as indicated by
the graves stones, are: James Harrison,
born 1899, died 1929; Morgan Priestly,
born 1904, died 1876; Harriet, born
1911, died 1850; Edward Hampton,
born 1920, died 1S49. Harriet Earle
married her kinsman, Elias Earle,
who died in 1870, aged 70years. Anoth.
er grave is that of Wilton Robinson
Earle, who, at the age of2s, was fatally
wounded at the first battle of Manassas.
he Was son of Elias and Harriet Earle.
The Hon. Elias Preston Earle, who
resides at Andersonville at the junction
Of Seneca and Tugalo rivers, in Ander.
son County, and who represented his
county in the General Assembly two
years ago, is also a son of Elias and
Harriet Earle.
Samuel Earle wrote an autobiography
which were it brought to light would
doubtless prove q valuable contribution
to the history of the times of which he
was prominent and honorable figure.