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We are the South Carolina Jeters that are decendants of James and Mary Crosby Jeter

 

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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE JETER FAMILY

The Jeter family is of the french origin. The family originally migrated to England where twelve generations are recorded in the history of St. Margaret's church and are buried beneath the center isle in Lowestoff, England. One of the last records of the family at St. Margaret's is of John Jeter in the early 1700's. Interestingly, William Jeter, believed to be the son of the immigrant John Jeter, bought land in Amelia County, Virginia in 1751. John married Margaret Vaughan of Caroline County in 1741. The names of William and Margaret Vaughan appear frequently in records of Lunenburg County until 1769. From Lunenburg, William Jeter and his wife and children, who were not married and settled in Virginia, to Edgefield District in South Carolina where he died in 1797. Our Kin, a book published containing the history of our kin, indicates that Willam prospered greatly, owned much land and many slaves and a large sum of gold. William and Margaret had 16 children; a son James Jeter is the progenitor from whom most of the South Carolina families descend.

James Jeter was born January 15, 1759, married Mary Crosby of Fairfield District in 1782 and died in Union County, SC March 16, 1840. He is buried in the center of the Jeter Cemetery next to his wife. James and Mary Crosby Jeter had 12 children. Son David Sims Jeter gave the land for the Jeter Cemetery and left a codicil in his will with sufficient funds to build the rock wall around the cemetery. 

The Jeter families prospered in Union District (County). They were farmers but valued higher education and knowledge. Ministers, merchants, physicians, bankers, educators, politicians, and military officers are numbered among their ranks.

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Barbara Jeter

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Todd Martin
19 October 2020

Rock Hill, South Carolina - Barbara Evelyn Jeter, age 84, died on October 19, 2020. She was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.

She was predeceased by her parents Paul and Evelyn Jeter, her brother Paul Jeter, and her brother-in-law, Jack Smith.

Barbara graduated from Union High School and Winthrop College. Following in the footsteps of her parents, she pursued a career in public education as an elementary school teacher. She taught in Ridgewood, New Jersey and Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Jack M. Smith

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Todd Martin
27 July 2019

Jack M SmithCOLUMBIA - A memorial service for Jack M. Smith will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, August 1 at First Presbyterian Church with The Rev. Dr. William Bouknight and the Rev. Bryan Bult officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in Jackson Hall. A private committal service will be held at a later date. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

Dr. Smith passed away on July 27, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Thelma Smith, as well as his brother Lawrence Smith. He was born on August 6, 1935 in Florence, SC, where he also grew up. He was a 1953 graduate of McClenaghan High School, where he exceled in athletics and academics. He was awarded an academic scholarship to study at Wofford College, where he was President of his senior class, a member of the Kappa Alpha Order, and a member of the Senior Order of Gnomes. He graduated in 1957, after which he entered the Medical College of South Carolina. Upon being awarded the Doctor of Medicine degree in 1961, he interned in Charleston and served for two years as a staff surgeon for the US Army Weapons Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1969, following which he entered practice with Drs. Ledyard and Paysinger in Columbia. Dr. Smith served as an accomplished, compassionate neurosurgeon from 1969 to 2000.

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Clarence Calhoun Jeter, Jr.

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Todd Martin
12 January 2019
Clarence Calhoun Jeter, Jr.

North Augusta, SC—Funeral Services for Mr. Clarence C. Jeter, Jr., 83, who entered into rest January 12, 2019, will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Grace United Methodist Church. Rev. Randall L. Haase, Dr. John M. Younginer, Jr., and Dr. T. Joseph Lusk officiating.

Mr. Jeter was a native of Spartanburg, SC, raised in the Panama Canal Zone because of his father’s employment and had made North Augusta his home for the past 68 years. He was a graduate of Carlisle Military Academy, Augusta College and received a Masters Degree from Georgia Southern University. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church where he had served as the Business Administrator, Chairman of the Council of Ministries and Nuturing Ministries and a Sunday School Teacher. Mr. Jeter was a Veteran of the US Air Force and had served as President of the North Augusta Elementary School PTA as well as President of the North Augusta Area PTA Council and Treasurer of the Community Ministries of North Augusta.

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