Harriet Viola McCay married Baylis E. Fredericks on the 13 Jan 1867 by Rev. Willis W. Abbott. Baylis Fredericks lived with his family on Martin's Creek. He served in the Confederate Army during the War Between the States (1861-1865), Pickens District, SC, as a private in Company C, 2nd Regiment Rifles, but was discharged due to sickness. Harriet (McCay) and Baylis E. Fredericks were separated after the birth of their youngest child and never lived together again. Following their separation, he lived near some of his brothers in Anderson, SC. He worked for a while before marriage with the Blue Ridge Railroad, but he was basically a farmer. After the separation from his wife, he sold shrubbery and fruit trees as a salesman. He traveled by train to various locations. He was an excellent fiddler and tap dancer. While in Columbia, SC, he died and is buried in the Episcopal Churchyard near the South Carolina State Capitol. Following his departure from the family, Harriet, at age 35, was left with six children to rear on her own.[data and comments provided by Mildred and Harold Matheson in "The Martin Stanley McCay Family and Related lines 1700-1988" by Sarah Crenshaw Couch]
Harriet Viola McCay married Baylis E. Fredericks on the 13 Jan 1867 by Rev. Willis W. Abbott. Baylis Fredericks lived with his family on Martin's Creek. He served in the Confederate Army during the War Between the States (1861-1865), Pickens District, SC, as a private in Company C, 2nd Regiment Rifles, but was discharged due to sickness. Harriet (McCay) and Baylis E. Fredericks were separated after the birth of their youngest child and never lived together again. Following their separation, he lived near some of his brothers in Anderson, SC. He worked for a while before marriage with the Blue Ridge Railroad, but he was basically a farmer. After the separation from his wife, he sold shrubbery and fruit trees as a salesman. He traveled by train to various locations. He was an excellent fiddler and tap dancer. While in Columbia, SC, he died and is buried in the Episcopal Churchyard near the South Carolina State Capitol. Following his departure from the family, Harriet, at age 35, was left with six children to rear on her own.[data and comments provided by Mildred and Harold Matheson in "The Martin Stanley McCay Family and Related lines 1700-1988" by Sarah Crenshaw Couch]
Gravesite Details
Burial location from SC Death Certificate: Asylum Cem
Family Members
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Sarah A. Fredericks
1829–1917
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Martha J. Fredrickes
1831–1900
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Eliza Fredericks Hubbard
1833–1905
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Mary H. Frederick
1839–1917
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Rebecca Cornelia Fredericks Rochester
1844–1935
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Ellen Catherine Fredericks Hall
1845–1930
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George Patrick Fredericks
1848–1914
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John Ewing Fredericks
1852–1928
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Laura Jennetta Fredericks
unknown–1887
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