DURAM FAMILY CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Powdersville, SC Version 2.3, 9-Jan-2004, A058.TXT, A058 **************************************************************** 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 1998 IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2004 LOCATION WRITE-UP: ____________ at ____________ in _______ TRANSCRIPTION .. : Lowry Wilson at sclowry@hotmail.com in 1998 **************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ The cemetery is on the South side of a hill on a terrace overlooking a stream at the bottom of the hill. It is located on the East side of Smoak Drive, 100 yards behind the present home of Mr. John Harrison. Latitude N 34 46.081 x Longitude W 82 30.056 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ This Cemetery goes back to the early 1800s when William Berry Durham, Sr. and his family lived in the area. Older Durham relatives say William Berry Durham, Jr.'s wife, Lucinda, was buried in the Durham Cemetery off Smoak Road behind John Harrison's house. If that is the case, then her husband, William Berry Durham, Jr. and his parents are probably buried there. The land was sold before 1874, so no one was buried there after that date. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife Annie Lou Roe (McWhorter) said her mother knew the names and where most of the people were located in the cemetery. She, Etta Rodgers Roe, died in 1971 at the age of 94 years old. All information about the cemetery was lost. There are no readable grave markers at the Durham Cemetery. Only field stones mark the head and feet. Annie Lou Roe (McWhorter) said there were approximately 25 graves in the 100 X 100 foot grave site when she was a little girl. The grave site is grown over with popular trees and, in the Spring, covered with little blue flowers called Cemetery Grass (Vinca or Periwinkle).