BLASSINGAME FAMILY CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 19-Feb-2004, A026.TXT, A026 **************************************************************** REPRODUCING NOTICE: ------------------- These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, or presentation by any other organization, or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula Seneca, SC, USA Anderson County SC GenWeb Coordinator Anderson County SC GenWeb Homestead http://www.rootsweb.com/~scandrsn/ **************************************************************** DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2004 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2004 G.P.S. MAPPING . : Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in Jan-2004 HISTORY WRITE-UP : Lowry Wilson at sclowry@hotmail.com in Aug-2000 IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2004 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Lowry Wilson at sclowry@hotmail.com in Aug-2000 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Lowry Wilson at sclowry@hotmail.com in Aug-2000 **************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Hedgerow Circle off Roe Road next to and under fenced in building 202 Roe Road, Anderson County, SC. Latitude N 34 47.754 x Longitude W 82 29.615 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ The Blassingame Cemetery was destroyed before 1966 when the Rev. R.M. Smith and his wife documented most of the Anderson County Cemeteries in their book, "The Book Of The Dead". It was destroyed except for a couple of tombstones to make way for other uses. There were no laws to prevent such irrational actions at that time. The older generation of Powdersville residents recall seeing the cemetery of about a dozen graves within an iron pipe fence hold by concrete pillars. The tombstones were hauled off and a metal building on a cement slab built over part of the grave site to house trash and garbage trucks. A fence was built around the building. Hedgerow Circle goes into a trailer park off Roe Road and gives access to the remaining stones. Additional notes per Lida Childress Finley: Thomas Blassingame was born June 11, 1771 and died November 10, 1859 Sarah Edmonson was born 1789. Death date unavailable. Carr Blassingame was born 1822. Death date unavailable. William Blassingame was born 1821 and died December 11, 1857 Thomas Blassingame married first Nancy Easley, daughter of Robert and Mary Allen Easley. After her death he married Sarah Edmonson. William and Carr are children by Sarah Edmonson. Nancy Easley is buried in the Easley Family Cemetery. Her stone was moved to Springwood along with the graves of William King Easley and family some years ago. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife There are currently 3 visible tombstones between the fence and the building. I don't recall seeing them a few years ago when I first visited the site. Only a 3 foot high, 8 inch square monument type tombstone is standing with two tombstones leaning against it that are 2 inches thick by 20 inches wide and 3 feet high. One of them is broken. I could only read a few names and no dates from outside the fence. 3 foot high X 8" square tombstone: Left side: William Blassingame Middle: Sons of Thomas Blassingame Right side: Carr Blassingame 2 inch X 20 inch X 3 foot broken, leaning tombstone : (Thomas Blassingame) 2 inch X 20 inch X 3 foot tombstone: Sarah Blassingame (dates covered by other leaning tombstone)