Sunday's Obituary~He Was 113 Years Old

Jeremiah Polson

b. 2 July 1789

d. 4 July 1902

bu. Haskew Cemetery

HE WAS 113 YEARS OLD
Remarkable Case of Longevity in Marlboro County
Special to The State.
Bennettsville, July 8. Jeremiah Polson, the oldest man ever known in this section, died at his home ten miles southeast of Bennettsville last Friday and was buried at the Haskew cemetery, near Clio Saturday. He claimed to be 113 years old, and the claim is not doubted by those who knew him. The oldest citizens of this place remember him as an old man in their boyhood. He had a numerous progeny, and some of his grand children are now old men and women.  Mr. Polson celebrated his 113th birthday on July 2, and told his family to prepare a good dinner and hold a prayer meeting at night, as he was about to finish his earthly career. He could remember events of three centuries, and talked sanely till the last. ¹

Jeremiah Polson is my 3rd Great Grandfather. My Great Grandmother, Laura Driggers, is Jeremiah‘s grand daughter.
 
Jeremiah was married 3 times. His first wife was Nancy Gandy. In 1870 Census, his wife is listed as Ausby, age 63 and in 1880 Census, his wife is listed as Sarah J. Polson age 21. Her oldest child is age 3 resulting in a most likely 1876 marriage year. 

Jeremiah Polson had 21 children with his first wife, Nancy Gandy. No children have been found from his second marriage. From his third marriage to Sarah J. there were two boys born to this union for a total of 23 known children.


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[1] Jeremiah Polson obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 8 July 1902, page 2, column 3. HE WAS 113 YEARS OLD.