The Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul was fully completed in 1815 and made sacred a year later. It was the first of the Episcopal churches in the area to be consecrated by an American Bishop. The church was continuously used during the civil war, but its bells were sent to Columbia to be melted down to support the Confederates. They portray the patron saints of the Cathedral (St. Luke & St. Paul) with the center window depicting the crucified Christ , together with St. Mary and St. John. The church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places within a National Register Historic District as a contributing property (The Official Website of the South Carolina Office of Tourism).
We walked around the graveyard and talked about the different headstones and grave markers.
Although it was fairly difficult, I found it most interesting to see how long the deceased lived and if they had any interesting things on their headstone. 
This grave marker type is a broken die socket. This is the grave marker of Mary Ellen Reeves. She was born on June 6, 1808 and died on June 16, 1866. Her daughters birth and death dates are also on there. Eva, July 19 1858 to October 21, 1859. It appears that her daughter died very young and she was buried with her. She is the wife of Furman Manly Harper, and her dad's last name is Manly, and her mom's full name is Mary Ellen Harper. It seems strange that her husband's middle and last name are her mother and fathers last names. I would think that she and her husband were related, which led to the early death of their child.
This grave marker is called a Pedestal Tomb Urn. This one in particular was very difficult to read the epitaph. This is located at The Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. With this being an Anglican Church they were most likely on the wealthier side and they most likely held a higher status based off of their monument.
This grave maker is a die base and cap. This particular grave stone was also very difficult to read. This is also located at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. Which also makes me believe that it was on the more wealthier side and that is why they have a nicer headstone. But, it isn't as expensive as the previous headstone so they most likely weren't as wealthy.
This grave marker is a footstone. Here lies Sally Wohlfeil Warfuel, also buried at Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. I believe that she is the daughter of Carl Wolhfeil (above). She was born on December 7, 1953 and died on September 23, 2000. I searched Find a Grave, but she is not in the system so I do not know much information about her.
This grave marker is called a ledger. The marker is difficult to read, but of the things I could read it looks like they past away on January 16, 1823. It says that they lived 31 years, but it doesn't say the exact date they were born. This grave marker is located in the St. Patrick Catholic Church.
This grave marker is a obelisk. This was also very difficult to read. This is also located in The Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. I tried to get a closer picture of the epitaph to get a better read, but the engraving was too faded to tell.
This grave marker is a box tomb. This also was very difficult to read. It is located in The Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. Based off of their grave marker and where it is located it is also very likely that they were wealthy.
This grave marker is called a Lawn Type Marker. I got a close up of the name on the marker and it says Stickney. I went onto Find a Grave and found their information. here lies Charles Lee Stickney. He was born on February 16, 1862 and died on February 9, 1936. He lived for 73 years. Husband of Martha Phoebe Jenkins and son of Rev. George Wadlo Stickney born in Mobile, Alabama & Mary Lee Hedges born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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