LaBOON FAMILY CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 8-May-2004, A137.TXT, A137 **************************************************************** 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 Jul-2000 IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2004 LOCATION WRITE-UP: ____________ at ____________ in _______ TRANSCRIPTION .. : Lowry Wilson at sclowry@hotmail.com in Jul-2000 **************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ On Private Property - 315 LaBoone Road, Anderson County, SC. Latitude N 34 45.462 x Longitude W 82 32.089 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ Note: The following information simply represents a compiling of information that has been donated to the GenWeb Archive. It's impossible for GenWeb to verify what information might be correct or stated in error. You should contact the submitter if you have any corrections or additions that you feel should be made to their donation. The LaBoon Cemetery was destroyed about 1962, long 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 to make way for other uses by the land owner. There were no laws to prevent such irrational actions at that time. The older generation of LaBoon descendants recalls seeing the cemetery plus the Slave Cemetery and an Indian burial ground on the hill. There is no sign of any of them now. It had about 8 nice tombstones and a lot of graves with field stones. They were in a waist high, hog wire fence with a steel gate. The left corner of the house built on the property is probably on part of the old cemetery. The land was part of a land grant given to Pierre LeBon III for his Revolutionary War service. In a DAR article on 31 AUG 1952, two Revolutionary War soldiers were honored with DAR markers in the cemetery for their service: 1. Pierre LeBon III (later spelled Peter LaBoon) died 12 DEC 1799 and buried 13 DEC 1799. 2. Elisha Jarvis Other persons known to be buried in the cemetery were: Anne Gervais LeBon (wife of Pierre LeBon III) born 2 MAR 1748 or 9 and died 2 NOV 1815. She was buried 5 NOV 1815 on the hilltop in the LaBoon Cemetery. Catherine LeBon and husband James Byrum Sara Wyatt - had large readable tombstone. Marie Capet LeBon, wife of Pierre LaBon, II, was born 1718 and died 1801. One source has her buried 10 AUG 1803, so she may have died in 1803. Elizabeth TRIPP was born 6 JAN 1804 and died 27 MAY 1872, wife of Joseph A. LaBOON, Sr. It's a good guess that Joseph A. LaBoon, Sr. is also buried in the cemetery since he was born 12 JAN 1808 and died 1 OCT 1871. He is not listed in any other cemetery. Lowry Wilson, 31 JULY 2000 revised 5 MAY 2004 o----------o Subject: Re: A137 LaBoon Cemetery 3 April 2004 Paul Kankula, Unfortunately, the graves are still there, some probably under the present-day house site and some in the back yard. The grave stones were removed and piled near the rear of the property, and then disappeared a short while later. This criminal act took place in 1962, perpetrated, most likely, by three people, two of whom are still alive. My grandfather once owned the property, and I still live on the Joseph Allen LaBoon home site, as he kept and lived on part of the original 84 acres that he bought from J.A.'s descendants in 1929. The portion that was sold, was sold to Mr. Nalley from Easley, and it was later sold by Mr. Nalley to Ernest Merritt. Ernest sold the property to his son Jimmy Merritt's friend, Lloyd McGowan. It was during this last transaction that the property was cleared of the tombstones and construction for the house began immediately. In other words, the stones were there one week, and gone the next. (So you tell me who did it ? :) ) I still remember the rage of my Grandfather and Mr. Oliver LaBoon over the incident, but they were both getting very old, and didn't know what could be done about it. I am distantly related to the LaBoon Family through the Tripp line and visited the cemetery as a child. I distinctly remember the gravestones and the fence, as well as when and why it was destroyed, and by whom. Also, this was before LaBoon Road was straightened and paved. The orientation was slightly different back then. I do appreciate your interest, the LaBoon story, although in pieces, is a fascinating one, and they deserve a better and more permanent legacy in my community. Call or e-mail anytime. Jimmy Orr 601 LaBoon Road Easley, SC 29641 (864) 295-0848 LaBoonFarm@aol.com or LaBoonFarm@hotmail.com o---------o 5-5-04 Hi Paul, I have no real proof only what my grandma had notes on...and what we believe.... I also own a cedar chest that was made from Laboone family homestead wood when it burned... which is interesting to me... I was born in the 1960's so I am assuming that's when the whole place was lost to posterity... I'm sure Claude and other researchers here have some real data... Brandt's family(Mason Canada, I believe) probably has the real data... My grandma was a Laboone descendant from John(jean)'s daughter Eada... She had corresponded in letters in the 80's with Brandt Laboone and got most of the info now on the net... She also advised that there was a French missal bible brought over with Pierre and the family with all the burial and marriage data and kids listed...(it was lost by a latter descendant who gave it to a researcher that never returned it--) Those burials that were listed in the notes of Leonard Andrea, researcher... all state that the rites were said and all were buried on a hill across from the house... Rites for Anne Gervais Lebon Anne GERVAIS was born Mar 02 1748/1749 and was christened Mar 19 1749 in Feast day of St. Joseph. Her patron was St. Anne. She died Nov 02 1815 and was buried Nov 05 1815 in On the hilltop across the road from her son's house. Death: Pierre Lebon He died Dec 12 1799 in Anderson County, SC and was buried Dec 13 1799 in on the hilltop across the road from his son's house. Catherine Lebon married James Byrum. She and her husband owned the old Pierre Lebon (1) home place and they are both buried in the old Lebon graveyard at the old Lebon "Brick House". I have also internet notes from one of Joseph's descendants that state they were buried there... Joseph Laboon, son of Peter Laboon (2) lived about a mile below the Lebon "Brick House". His home was a large and beautiful house for its time and is still standing (1945). It is owned by Mr. John Laboon and is lived in by Oliver Laboon. This house was built before 1825, I know, because my grandmother, Michel, was born in it. At the end of the old flower garden, buried in brick tombs, are Joseph and Elizabeth Tripp Laboon and a granddaughter, Sara Wyatt. All the other latter day Laboons in South Carolina are mainly buried at Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery near Easley, SC. Hopefully this helps you, forgot 1... BURIAL: Marie Capet Lebon Office of the Dead was read by her grandson, Peter, who buried her on 10th August 1803 on the hill across the road from his house in SC. *the lebon family cemetery. Shari Holcomb sharih@rocketmail.com o----------o 5-26-04 Mr. Kankula, As previously indicated, the LaBoon Family Cemetery in Anderson County was destroyed in 1962, when the property changed hands from Mr. Ernest Merritt to Lloyd McGowan. (This transaction would obviously be a matter of public record at the Anderson County Courthouse.) I have very vivid memory of the LaBoon Cemetery prior to it's destruction. Jimmy Orr