GUTHRIE FAMILY CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC a.k.a. > Version: 3.0 Effective: 11-Feb-2005 Text File: A099.TXT Image Folder: A099 ******************************************************************************** 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 recording contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the following USGenWeb coordinator with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn (visit above website) SCGenWeb "Golden Corner" Project Coordinator Anderson: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scandrsn/ Oconee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Pickens: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/ DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2005 GPS MAPPING .... : Lowry Wilson at sclowry@hotmail.com in Jan-2005 HISTORY ........ : Lowry Wilson at sclowry@hotmail.com in Jan-2005 IMAGES ......... : Lowry Wilson at sclowry@hotmail.com in Jan-2005 RECORDING ...... : Lowry Wilson at sclowry@hotmail.com in Jan-2005 ******************************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Three miles SW of Piedmont. I-85 south just past the Highway 29 exit at the main power lines Anderson County, SC. The cemetery overlooks I-85 south in a clump of trees near the main power lines crossing I-85. LATITUDE: N 34 degrees 41.191 minutes LONGITUDE: W 082 degrees 30.870 minutes CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ Paul Orr and I visited Bill Black on 26 JAN 2005. Bill's grandson, Chase Black, took us to the cemetery directly behind their house on Hurricane Creek Road. The cemetery overlooks I-85 south in a clump of trees near the main power lines crossing I-85. There looks to be two rows of graves in a 50 foot by 100 foot area. Cemetery grass (Vinca or Periwinkle) covers about half an acre. There are over 21 graves, most marked by fieldstones. There are 2 readable tombstones. GUTHRIE, Benjamin (Dr), b. 6-aug-1796 d. 24-oct-1873 HAMM, R. Dr. Beniamin A. Guthrie married Rebecca Jane McMurtry (5 JAN 1818 - 3 MAR 1902). They had five known children: Mary Jane Guthrie, Louise Catherine Guthrie, Sarah E. Guthrie, William David Guthrie, and James Nelson Guthrie. Lowry Wilson 26 JAN 2005 o----------o Note: Anderson County Cemeteries - Volume 3 describes the Guthrie Cemetery on page 58: "This cemetery is between Pelzer and Piedmont near the Shiloh Methodist just off Hwy. 85. There are no fieldstones but the following information has been proven by Katie Campbell." (Correction: There is one large tombstone for Dr. Benjamin Guthrie and many fieldstones) It goes on to list 12 names: BOOTH, Mary, w/o David Guthrie GUTHRIE, Agnes GUTHRIE, Benjamin (Dr) - Herb Doctor GUTHRIE, David, f/o Benjamin Guthrie GUTHRIE, Penelope McMURTRY, Rebecca, (Irish), w/o Benjamin Guthrie SLATON, Alonzo, s/o Mary & Clardy Slaton SLATON, Clardy, h/o Mary Williams SLATON, Florence, d/o Mary & Clardy Slaton SLATON, Lafayette, s/o Mary & Clardy Slaton WILLIAMS, Amanda, d/o Mary Williams WILLIAMS, Mary "Polly", (First marriage, later divorced) Lowry Wilson, 11-Feb-2005 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 over 21 graves, most marked by fieldstones GUTHRIE, Benjamin (Dr), b. 6-aug-1796, d. 24-oct-1873 HAMM, R.