Capt. Dempsey Hammond Salley
1838 - 1903
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A patriot and Christian
devoted to his country, his
family and his god.
He served his country well
as a member of Hart's Battery
and died loving the cause
for which he fought.
Dempsey Hammond Salley was
the great, great grandson of one
of the first settlers in the
Orangeburg District with a
land grant from King George II
in 1735. He was the son of
John Allen Salley and Ann
Catherine Hartzog. The Capt.
was born on his fathers plantation
at Johns Town Mill. Later he
inherited this thousand acre home
place. Capt. Salley was instrumental
in bringing the railroad through
Salley, S.C. He also donated
land for streets, churches, schools,
and cemeteries in the Salley area.
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Married 1st Emma O. Steadman
B. 12-7-1846 D. 5-7-1868 M. 1867
2nd Marriage 1870
Ida Eloise Prothro
B. 5-13-1851 D. 10-3-1937
Children - Katrine S. Salley
Mary Elizabeth Salley
Blanch S. Rhett
Irene Salley
Dempsey Hammond Salley, Jr.
Ida S. Reamer
Dr. Fitzhugh Prothro Salley
Grace S. Buie
Emma Salley
Gretchen Salley
Dorothy S. Mac Keen
Catherine Louise Salley
Marker is on West Railroad Avenue (South Carolina Route 39) near Pine Street, on the left when traveling north.
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