Breland Family Cemetery
Upper Colleton County, South Carolina
Breland Family Cemetery
Upper Colleton County, South Carolina
| Name | Born | Died | Comments |
| Ettie Breland | Mar 8 1870 | Feb 26 1953 | dau. of S. Lawrence and Julia Preacher Breland |
| Kate Breland | Aug 12 1871 | Nov 9 1951 | dau. of S. Lawrence and Julia Preacher Breland |
| Leila Breland | Dec 26 1872 | Oct 6 1941 | dau. of S. Lawrence and Julia Preacher Breland |
| Alicia Breland | Feb 22 1877 | Mar 12 1914 | dau. of S. Lawrence and Julia Preacher Breland |
| ? | Sep 11 1885 | May 23 1893 | dau. of S. Lawrence and Julia Preacher Breland |
| Juila M. Preacher Breland | Feb 22 1843 | Nov 13 1885 | Wife os S. L. Breland |
| S. Lawrence Breland | no date | no date | Co. "E" 24th SC Infantry CSA |
| H. C. Breland | Feb 13 1846 | Nov 1 1929 | |
| Catherine Hudson Breland | Jul 15 1850 | Dec 1 1913 | Wife of H. C. Breland |
| George C. Breland | Jun 17 1885 | Sep 11 1895 | |
| Catherine Breland | Jun 4 1888 | Sep 10 1888 | |
| J. R. Breland | Feb 18 1879 | Jun 21 1880 | |
| Mollie B. Breland | Jul 7 1868 | Aug 18 1935 | Wife of C. J. Breland |
| Thos. A. S. Breland | no date | no date | Co. "E" 21st SC Infantry CSA |
| Mrs. N. A. L. Breland | Aug 31 1841 | Dec 8 1908 | Wife of T.A.S. Breland |
| Margaret L. Hudson Breland | May 26 1836 | Mar 8 1933 | Wife of George H. Breland |
| Geo. H. Breland | May 5 1833 | Nov 1 1904 | |
| Mary C. Buchanan Breland | Jul 31 1867 | Aug 30 1937 | Wife |
| J. Martin Breland | Apr 1 1852 | Mar 26 1933 | |
| E. Olin Breland | Sep 7 1888 | Apr 20 1902 | Son of Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Breland |
| J. W. Breland | Oct 18 1820 | Dec 19 1907 | |
| Maggie B. Breland | May 25 1877 | Aug 27 1914 | Wife of C. J. Breland |
| Charlie J. Breland | Dec 3 1869 | Apr 17 1950 | |
| Clara Breland | Mar 10 1922 | Oct 29 1927 | Dau of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Breland |
| Eben G. Breland | Oct 24 1925 | Mar 1 1927 | Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Breland |
| Joe W. Breland | Sep 6 1930 | Sep 11 1936 | Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Breland |
**Note: Several unmarked graves, mostly children.
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Descendents of William Breland, Sr.
Five Breland brothers came into New York prior to the Revolutionary War from Bavaria, Germany. It is thought that one of the five brothers remained in New York, and the other four migrated to Old Beaufort District along the Savannah River in South Carolina, and that some time after the Revolution three of the four boys moved to Alabama, leaving William Breland, who moved from Old Beauford District near Savannah River to the Rivers Bridge area in Old Barnwell District, South Carolina, and it is assumed that the Breland Cemetery was on his property at that time. A monument has been erected at Rivers Bridge Memorial State Park. The inscription on one side of the monument reads: "Breland came here from Bavaria G. Y. 1776" On the reverse side of the monument the following six names are inscribed:
William Breland Sr. 1753-1825, His Wife 1755-1820
William Breland Jr. 1777-1845, His Wife 1778-1849
Abram Breland 1795-1852
Rosanah Breland 1825-1834
Annie Thurston Breland 1820-1841
Ellen Breland 1841-1847
A copy of the Will of William Breland, Sr. in which his wife Mary and his children are mentioned, these being, James McGee Breland, Jinsy Grimes, Samuel Breland, Abraham Breland, William Spencer Breland, Thomas Breland, Neoma Breland, Dorcus Breland (daughter). Witnesses were James Thurston, John H. Rittere, and William W. Kersh.
Source: Cemeteries of Upper Colleton County, S.C., pgs.
370-373