JOHN BOLT CEMETERY

Dr. W.H. Ball - September 4, 1841 - May 7, 1941

Mary B. (Bolt) Donaldson, wife of Dr. W.H. Ball, Sept. 10, 1857 - January 26, 1935

Nannie E. (Elliott) Drennon - 1836 - 1910

John Bolt Esq., died September 22, 1854, age 66 years

Nancy (Hubbs) Bolt, wife of John Bolt Esq., died May 10, 1859, age 70 years

Mary Ann Bolt - October 18, 1821 - May 12, 1879

Buried here, but the stone unreadable -

Robert Bolt, Sr. - born in (North) Ireland, died in Laurens County, June 1792

Margaret Bolt, Margaret Wright, Zaletha Power                            about 1943

This cemetery was transcribed by Margaret "Peggy" Eltinge Bolt, her daughter, Margaret "Gretta" Wright, and cousin, Zaletha Kennedy Power in 1943 and published in the book, "Family Burying Grounds Laurens County S.C."

Robert Bolt Jr. - Replacement grave marker
(See McHarg - Hubbs - Bolt Cemetery for more information)

William Hubbs Monument
(See McHarg - Hubbs - Bolt Cemetery for more information)

*From Hwy 76, 1.36 mi north on Trinity Church Rd. then left on Eichelberger Rd (SR 30 101) for 0.65 mi. Click here for a map.

CAUTION!: The land surrounding the cemetery is used for hunting grounds, check the season before visiting the cemetery.  Also, there is quite a bit of poison oak in the area, not to mention chiggers, protective clothing and DEET are highly recommended. Lastly, the cemetery is not easy to find if you're unfamiliar with the area.  A local residing cousin may be able to guide you, please e-mail us to make arrangements.

If you'd like to contribute to the maintenance and/or gravemarker replacement for our ancestors' cemetery, please contact us.  

JOHN BOLT ESQ. HOUSE

The John Bolt Esq.house was located on the other side of Eichelberger Road from the cemetery.  Joseph E. Bolt wrote in 1950 about the house:
     "On Sunday afternoon, June 11, 1950, I saw the old home of John Bolt, esquire, (my great grandfather), located less than two miles (I estimate) from Trinity Methodist Church, in Laurens County South Carolina.  The old Bolt home still seemed in a good state of preservation, even though it must have been built about 125 years before I last saw it on June 11, 1950."

Ten years later, he visited the site again and wrote:
     "On Monday afternoon, May 30, 1960, in company with my sister Melle (Mrs. M. G. Wallace) and my brother, Col. J. Leland Bolt, USA (Ret)., I visited the site of the John Bolt home near Trinity Church in Laurens County (SC)  Found that the house had been torn down in 1959 or 1960, and only the foundation remained. 
     I visited the Bolt family cemetery on hill across highway from home site and found the stones in a good state of preservation, though the undergrowth, weeds, and vines had returned since being cleared out in recent years.  Our first cousin, Richard S. Bolt, 70, of Shiloh Community confirmed that the John Bolt house had been torn down by a pulpwood co. that bought the land, planted out pine trees for pulpwood production in the area.