Kimberly Morgan, kneeling left, and Akosua Moore embrace their children during the unveiling of Edgerly Cemetery aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 18. The two women were brought together by Stephen Binyard, who is buried in the cemetery. “When we look at what the people who are buried here went through, we have nothing to complain about today because these people endured so much,” said Moore. Morgan is a historical researcher and genealogist who has been overseeing the restoration of the cemetery. Moore is the descendant of the Edgerly Plantation which is where Binyard and his fam
Kimberly Morgan, kneeling left, and Akosua Moore embrace their children during the unveiling of Edgerly Cemetery aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 18. The two women were brought together by Stephen Binyard, who is buried in the cemetery. “When we look at what the people who are buried here went through, we have nothing to complain about today because these people endured so much,” said Moore. Morgan is a historical researcher and genealogist who has been overseeing the restoration of the cemetery. Moore is the descendant of the Edgerly Plantation which is where Binyard and his family lived.
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