Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-11-24
MRS. T.. T.. LEDBETTER DEAD.
Death Follows Recent Injury by Fall.
Aged 81 Years.
(AnderSOn Mail, i7th.)

Mrs. Elizabeth T.. Ledbetter, widow
of the late Lieut.. Col. Daniel A.
| Lcdbettcr, OF Orr's Regiment. and
mother OF Daniel a. LCdbetter, Of An
| dersOn, and john =. LGdbetter, Of
| Townyilie, and Mrs. w. *. Sharp, OF
| IiiyOli. died at her home in Town
| Vile at q o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The funeral services were held at the
TOwnyill" Baptist church at > O'Clock
thiS afternoon. being conducted by
tho pastor Of The church. asSiSt ed by
DR.. John T.. White. pastor Of the
FIRST Baptist church Of this city. In
tcrmCut was made in the Baptist
church cemetery.
Mrs. Lcdbctter fell in her bed
room about two weeks ago, breaking
her mp. Because Of her advanced
age the attending physicians declar-
ed at the time that they feared the
accident would prove fatal. She was
in an unconscious conditions at times
since her fail, and members OF he.
family realized several days ago that
the end was near.
Mrs. Lcdbetter was born near An
derson, March ., So, and was,
therefore. in her SlJh year. She was
a daughter OF the late Sanford Van
diver, who was the first pastor Of the
anderson Baptist church. She was
granddaughter Of the late Edward
Vandiver, Il soldier in the Revolution
airy War. Her mother was Miss Su-
san Acker.
Mrs. LCdbetter was the last SurNi-
vor Of the charter members OF the
Townvillc Baptist church, which was
organized in 1871 with II members.
including her. mother, Mrs. Susan
Acker Nandiver; her brother, Capt.
II. b. Vanidver. and the late Samuel
Brown and his wife, Mrs. Helena +.
Brown, father and mother OF Col.
JOS. y. Brown, Of this city. Mrs.
Lodbctter succeeded Mrs. Helena r.
Brown. who was the first president OF
the missionary society of TownvillC
Baptist church.
When but u years OF age Mrs.
LCdOetter became member OF Col.
Browns family, and she lived with
the Brown family until she was mar
riCd in 1893 to Lieut.. Col. Daniel \.
Iedbettor. Col. Ledbettcr was NOR
tally wounded in the battle Of Second
Manassas. August %. 1862, diving
September LIST following. Col Mar
shall. who succeeded Col J. l.. Orr as
the colonel of Orr'S Regiment, when
the latter resigned, was also NOR
tally wounded at the Second Battle
OF Manassas, and Lieut.. Col. Ledbet-
ter was promoted to succeed him as
colonel Of the regiment. The wounds
received in the battle proved fatal.
however. two days later and he never
assumed command Of the regiment.
During Mrs. J. l.. Orr's life time
she was DESIGNATED as the "AlOther
Of Orr's Regiment" At the death Of
Mrs. Orr the old soldiers, who were
so fond Of Col. Ledbetter and his
widow, designated her as the Mo
lher OF Orr's Regiment" and as such
she was presented to the State Re-
union OF Confederate Veterans, held
in this city two years ago.
Mrs. Ledbetter's long life was one
OF usefulness. She was . woman Of
noble character, q thOgO Ugh Chris
tian, n woman much beloved and
respected and admired. and, in
truth, one of the best and most re-
vercd women in the State. She was
a woman Of great influence for the
right, and one whose place in the
community and church cannO- be
filled. Those who knew her best will
miss her most.