KINSLER ENSLAVED CEMETERY

FOUNDED: N/A

ADDITONAL NAMES: Burnside Property

AFFILIATION(S): N/A

HISTORY:

The cemetery is located on property that was originally owned by the Kinslers', who are considered to be a founding family for the state of South Carolina. John Herman Kinsler, one of the enslavers, signed the document of succession from the union, served in the civil war, and surrendered at Appomattox with Robert E. Lee.

The cemetery is one of two known enslaved Kinsler cemeteries in Richland County. The graves are located under a grove of trees with a stream running close by. There are flat stones that resemble slate stone that serve as headstones. The headstones are of different sizes, possibly indicating the age range of the buried individual. It appears that the cemetery is buried on a hillside. The size of the cemetery is unknown as well as the number of individuals buried in the cemetery. Based on this limited information about these early Kinsler descendants, it appears that there was some respect for the burial practices of the enslaved Kinslers'.

BCN Contact Information:

Brenda Kinsler

bkinsler224@gmail.com