Saint Andrews Parish

Saint Andrews Parish

Top picture is that of identifying marker for Saint Andrews Parish, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. The bottom picture is of the cemetery for Saint Andrews. This is where the remains of Albert M. Ariail, son of James Ives Ariail, were placed after his body was found on the banks of Cooper River. Bio. Albert M. Ariail was originally listed as being named James Ives Ariail, Jr., in the Ariail genealogy. It was also thought that he drowned while swimming from ship to shore in Charleston Harbor. Documentation obtained on 1 Oct 1996 revealed a different story. Albert died at 11 p.m. on Cooper River, Charleston County when the boat he was in capsized. He had been a seaman for 6 years and was residing at the seaman’s home, Charleston, S.C. Effie Leo Ariail stated that James Ives Ariail, Alberts’ father, went to Charleston in an attempt to find his son, but was unsuccessful. Albert’s remains were, however, found May 1, 1935 in the p.m. on Mount Pleasant Beach. Condition of remains was listed as “terrible”. He was buried May 2, 1935 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Andrews Parish Cemetery in the section reserved for Seamen. The Rev. Wallace Mastin, Church of the Redeemer, conducted the funeral. There is the possibility that family members never knew of the finding and burial of Albert because men from the Seamen’s Home acted as Pallbearers, and John McAlister, Funeral Director, handled the arrangements as a charity case. The cemetery where Albert is buried is on Rt. 61 N, toward Middleton Gardens, from Charleston, S.C. Death notice appearing in the May 5, 1935, edition of the Charleston Paper reads as follows: Ariail–Albert M., 20, Cooper River. Seamen’s cemetery.

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