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[WilliamPatrickGarvin.FTW]

Jacob Giessendanner was always referred to as Captain Giessendanner. There are records of him fighting in the Indian Wars. It is now know who he married, but obviously she died very early and he never remarried. The only reference to him as having one been married, is one mentioning his daughter's marriage to George McMichael of Orangeburg, SC. The daughters first name has never been mentioned in any of the older records of the church.

The Church records of Rev. Giesssendanner, (the relationship is also unknown,) give mention to his death. It apparently occurred after an eight day illness. He was 32 years, 6 months and 3 weeks old at the time of his death. At that time, his daughter would have only been a child.

Capt. Giessendanner was buried in the Old Pioneer Cemetery (referred to the the Giessendanner Graveyard) in Orangeburgh, located behind what is now the Orangeburg County Historical Society Building on Bull Street between North Broughton and Middleton Streets. His grave marker is missing, but there is a monument erected to the memory of those lying in un- marked graves, and his name is included in the list. It has been noted that the original markers were either stone or wooden, and that they became victim to grazing cows or were violated by individuals who removed bones to bury the bodies of others. We can only hope that Jacob is resting in peace.