Shingler/Mellard Cemetery Dedication

In September
of 2013, Albert Jackson of the Col. Henry Benbow, Sons of Confederate Veterans
Camp # 859 Manning, met with members of the Parish Mounted Rangers, Sons of
Confederate Veterans Camp # 2222 Goose Creek, and showed them were the
Shingler/Mellard Cemetery is located. The cemetery had not been cleaned since
1999 and was overgrown with trees, weeds, and briars. This cemetery has a
tremendous historical value to the Holly Hill area and dates back to 1808 with
the burial of George Shingler. The Shingler/Mellard Cemetery was established by
the Shingler family over 200 years ago. Col. James S. Shingler gave the land
for the cemetery from his plantation. The Rev. Thomas Mellard, his family,
Appleby’s, Bradwell’s, Brownlee’s, Coe’s, Connor’s, Inabnett’s, Livingston’s,
O’Bryan’s, Ryan’s, and one Woodbury.

Col. James
Shingler was a sheriff of the Charleston District and a representative for the
St. James Goose Creek Parish. His brother, John M. Shingler, was one of the
signers of the Ordinance of Secession for South Carolina. His son, George
Shingler, was a confederate soldier serving as a Lieutenant for Co. A of the 20th
South Carolina Infantry. L.C. Mellard, son of the Rev. Thomas Mellard, served
as a Sergeant for Co. H of the 11th South Carolina Infantry. The
Rev. Thomas Mellard served as a chaplain for the CSA.

The Parish
Mounted Rangers have been working since September of 2013 to clean the cemetery
and reset some of the headstones that have fallen over.