Notes for Randleson\Randelson Meyers TIMMONS
Randelson and Martha were buried on their land near Lynches River (behind Dorsey Timmons farm). Their slaves were
buried in the same plot. It is off Friendfield Rd, off Eugenes Club House Rd. Grave location Abt. 33 56.45N -79 40.10W.
78 Entries in Hebron Baptist Church minutes. Hebron Baptist Church minutes P.239 say died 1893, but tombstone says 1892.
(Also have a different Randelson born 5-Jan-1822, died 1891.)
1860 Census SC Marion County page 056 Timmons, R.M. Marion
1870 Census, Roll 1503 P. 14 Cains Twp, 1880 Census, Randson (sic), page 45A.
1880 Census Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Randson(sic) TIMMONS Self M Male W 59 SC Farmer SC SC
Sarah A. TIMMONS Wife(sic) M Female W 36 SC Keeping House SC SC
Billie TIMMONS Brother(sic) S Male W 27 SC Farm Hand SC SC
Sharlott TIMMONS Other S Female B 20 SC Servant SC SC
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Source Information:
Census Place Cains, Marion, South Carolina
Family History Library Film 1255234
NA Film Number T9-1234
Page Number 45A
Williamsburg County Equity Records has spelling as Randelson as admor of Spirous Ham after he died 11 Aug 1845
Florence Times, June 4th, 1893, page 13
Probate Court Sale - Late residence of Randleson M. Timmons on Jan 20, 1893 by G.M. Timmons, Adm'r.
From Happy Heritage, page 198, W. L. Lee wrote in his diary, Sat., April 3rd, 1875. "I dined today with Brother Isaac R.
Timmons. We together walked over to see Mr. W. D. McGee. Later in the day, I bonded Mr. Randelson M. Timmons
1000 acres of land at an estimated value of $25,000."
R. M. Timmons was a First Lt. in Company C (CULPEPPER'S LIGHT ARTILLERY) of the South Carolina First Artillery.
The SC First fired on Fort Sumter (12 Apr 1861) at the start of the Civil War. "This unit known also as Company C, Palmetto
Light Artillery, joined the Palmetto Light Artillery Battalion in November of 1861. Company C was assigned to the Department
of Mississippi and East Louisiana, in the Spring of 1863 and attached to McNair's Arkansas Brigade during Johnson's
attempt to relieve Vickburg from Jackson Mississippi. The unit was then sent to the Army of Tennessee for the fighting
at Chickamauga. It returned to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The unit fought at Charleston,
Jackson, and Chickamauga, then served at Mobile and surrendered in May, 1865. The unit was involved in the fighting
in the Mobile area where Lt. J.L. Moses was killed in action in one of the last battles of the war. Note that some sources
list this unit as converted to heavy artillery and fighting in Defense of Charleston Harbor and into North Carolina. It is
possible that both reports are accurate but certainly Culpepper's Battery was detached and sent west in 1863. This unit
was involved with McNair's Arkansas Brigade and the Battles at Chickamauga and Blakeley where its commander was
killed in one of the last battles of the land war. " http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/abt1.html U.D.C.:Recollections and
Reminiscences 1861-65: Individuals: Dove, A.B., 21 SCV, Culpepper’s Battery, Vol. 3, page 297.
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Sources for this web site are many, including:
Ola Cook Timmons, Captain John Timmons and his Descendants by Kathy Dodge Loyd, H. F. Prioleau, Happy Heritage by Cannon,
Sermons in Stone by Jason Cockfield, Minute Books of the Hebron Baptist Church, Our Kin by Bernice McCutcheon,
Three Rivers Historical Society,
Old Darlington District Genealogy Chapter,
Berkeley County Historical Society,
Huguenot Settlers in North America,
and the US Census.
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