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This 1828 antebellum plantation house in Union County is where the apparition of original owner Jehu Gregory — tall, slender, long-bearded — was reported near the on-site family cemetery where he is buried.
117 Wilson Rd, Union, SC 29379
Research updated June 2026
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All Ages
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Private property; exterior and cemetery viewable from road; check current ownership before visiting
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Rural property with unpaved paths; family cemetery on grounds
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Est. 1828 · Antebellum plantation built circa 1828 in Union County · Home of Jehu Gregory; on-site family cemetery with Gregory burials · Listed in ExploreSC heritage database
The plantation house at 117 Wilson Road in Union County was constructed around 1828 and served as the seat of the Gregory family estate. Jehu Gregory, the original owner whose name is most closely associated with the property's paranormal history, lived here with his family through much of the antebellum period. He and his wife are buried in the family cemetery on the grounds — a common arrangement for rural South Carolina plantation properties of that era.
The ExploreSC heritage database documented the property's history in January 2021, noting its antebellum origins and the family cemetery that remains on site. The property changed hands multiple times after the Gregory family's occupation, acquiring the name Juxa Plantation at some point in the twentieth century.
A first-person account from the 1990s, attributed to then-owner Nola Bresse and preserved in a Usenet alt.folklore.ghost-stories discussion, describes repeated sightings of an apparition in the on-site cemetery over an extended period. Bresse's account was specific enough to be independently cited in subsequent paranormal documentation of the property.
Sources
The central paranormal account at Juxa Plantation comes from Nola Bresse, who owned the property at some point in the 1990s and recorded a detailed first-person account in an alt.folklore.ghost-stories Usenet post that has since been cited in multiple paranormal databases. Bresse described seeing a tall, slender man with a long wispy beard near the on-site family cemetery — an appearance consistent with period photographs and descriptions of Jehu Gregory, the original owner interred in that cemetery.
Bresse's account includes a detail that distinguishes it from typical apparition reports: after tombstone repairs were carried out at the Gregory cemetery, the sightings of the bearded figure stopped. However, other reported activity did not cease. Bresse and subsequent occupants described hearing singing from empty rooms and voices in areas of the house that were confirmed to be unoccupied.
The pattern of tombstone-repair coinciding with apparition cessation is a recurring motif in Southern plantation ghost accounts, though the ongoing voice and singing reports suggest the property's paranormal inventory extended beyond the Gregory apparition specifically.
Notable Entities
The Juxa Plantation house and its on-site Gregory family cemetery can be observed from the property exterior. The cemetery, where Jehu Gregory and his wife are buried, is the focal point of the most frequently reported paranormal accounts. Confirm access with current property owners before visiting.
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