MOUNT HERMON BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY (N) (1898), Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 14-Dec-2003, A177.TXT, A177 **************************************************************** 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/~scanderson2/ **************************************************************** DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 G.P.S. MAPPING . : Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 HISTORY WRITE-UP : E.E. Vaughn at Pastense2@aol.com IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 TRANSCRIPTION .. : E.E. Vaughn at Pastense2@aol.com in 1995 Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in **************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 6 miles SW of Anderson. Latitude N 34 26.627 x Longitude W 82 41.957 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ In the Carolina Room, you will find bits and pieces of information collected by me, in my travels in different Counties in South Carolina. Visit http://members.aol.com/pastense2/scroom.htm In the Carolina Room, I have stored many documents that pertain to the State of South Carolina, however, I do have some records that I have acquired from other States, as well. Here you will find a little bit of my Family History, South Carolina Misc. Records extracted, from (wills, deeds, marriage records, deaths records, probate records) Penitentiary Records, Coroner Inquisitions, Church Cemetery transcriptions where to get copies of these books, pictures, census information, surname connections, Mortality records, Slave records and Mortgage Records. Many of the items in my possession, were copied from the original document and later compiled and placed in one of my many databases, for future reference. Keep in mind, that a lot of hard work has been placed in the years of research that I have done. Most of what you will find here I freely share, with the understanding that it is copyrighted material, published either by me or someone else, that I have acknowledged. The following history information was taken from the Inventory of Church Archives of Churches 1935. By: E.E. Vaughn Mt Hermon Negro Baptist 9 mi. SW of Anderson SC Rt. 4 Organized 1898 1st in a wooden frame 1898 -1934. Built 1934, dedicated 1938. Rock structure with arched alcove entrance, arched windows, belfry and bell. Size of building 24 X 36. Capacity 165. Value of building $10,000, value of grounds$100, total value of church property $10,100.00. First settled clergy Perry Thompson, tenure 1898 - 1902. Present membership 30, charter members unknown. The members of this organization withdrew from Mt. Olive (colored Baptist) upon a slight provocation and organized here. The land was given by Mr. William McCowan (white) a large land owner in this settlement. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth c. = circa d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife BANKS, David Edward, b. 1941, d. 1967 BANKS, Robert Horace, b. 1899, d. 1973 BANKS, Rodney Earl, b. 1968, d. 1973 BEATY, Ben, b. 1884, d. 9-Oct-1919 BEATY, Leola, b. 12-Feb-1889, d. 25-Dec-1917 BEATY, Mollie, b. 10-Aug-1886, d. 24-Jul-1943 BEATY, Mollie, b., d. BEATY, Robert, b. 20-Mar-1884, d. 10-Oct-1968 BEATY, Warren, b. ~1859 , d. 2-Dec-1929 BEATY, Yancy, b. 13-Jul-1883, d. 6-Sep-1941 BOSTON, William, b. 25-May-1920, d. 3-Nov-1964 BOSTON, William J., b. 25-May-1920?, d. 3-Nov-1964 BROWN, Lucious, b. , d. 13-Mr-1895 BROWN, Rufus, b. 2-Jan-1923, d. 28-Dec-1941 CALHOUN, Mollie, b. c.1848, d. -Aug-1912 CLEMONS, Diane D., b. , d. 21-Apr-1990 CLINKSCALES, Grace, b. , b. 12-Sep-1975 CLINKSCALES, Samuel L. Sampson, b. , d. 26-Mar-1977 DENNIS, Lela, b. 25-Nov-1904, d. 15-Nov-1989 DICKSON, Fannie Blackman, b. 3-Apr-1863, d. 21-Apr-1964 DUNHAM, Henry, b. 1-Apr-1871, d. 17-Jun-1946 DURETTE, Andrew J., b. 1-Jan-1869, d. 24-Nov-1943 DURETTE, IDa A., b. 24-Dec-1874, d. FANT, Charles T., b. 15-Sep-1950, d. 15-Mar-1975 FANT, Cornelia, b., d. 19-Apr-1916 FANT, Elinnerh, b. 18-Feb-1925, d. FANT, Etta H., b. 1886, d. 1966 FANT, Ulyss, b. 21-Jul-1915, d. 19-May-1984 FANT, Willie, b. 23-Aug-1921, d. 18-Oct-1980 FANT, Willie F., b. 1885, d. 1964 FREEMAN, Ella, b. 1869, d. 1966 FREEMAN, James, b., d. FRREMAN, Claude L., b. 21-Mar-1922, d. 11-Oct-1989 GILBOUGH, William Claude, b. , d. 12-Nov-1991 HALL, Bessie Jean, b. 28-Jan-1899, d. 13-Oct-1963 HALL, John Thomas, b. 29-Jan-1900, d. 26-Jun-1967 HARRIS, Rochester, b. 3-Sep-1945, d. 2-Feb-1967 HATTON, Mattie, b., d. 11-Mar-1992 LATIMER, Pearl, b. 1891, d. 1944 LAVERETTE, Ward, b. 22-Jun-1882, d. 22-Jun-1967 LEVERETTE, Eva B., b. 18-Sep-1898, d. 9-Dec-1988 MCADAMS, Richard L., b. , d. 18-Mar-1991 MCADAMS, Thomas, Sr., b. , d. 28-Apr-1991 MCCLENDON, Gracie T., b. 6-Dec-1913, d. 18-Jun-1993 NEWELL, Gladell F., b. 28-Jul-1924, d NEWELL, James E., b. -Jan-1910, d. 1981 NEWELL, James Edward, b. 15-Jan-1910, d. 5-Jan-1981 OLIVER, Syvester, b. 1922, d. 1924 OVERTON, Sanaretha, b. , d. 13-Jan-1978 RAINEY, Golda Brown, b. 1899, d. 1964 RAINEY, Hattie B., b. 19-Jan-1936, d RAINEY, Lawyer, b. 1924, d. 1973 RAINEY, Sarah J., b. 1917, d. 24-Mar-1978 RAINEY, Walter, b. , d. 13-Oct-1994 RAINEY, William Paul, b. 12-Jan-1915, d. 18-May-1962 ROEBUCK, J.C., b. , d. 31-Jan-1986 SIMMONS, Alice Webb, b. , d. SIMMONS, Hosa b. 1855, d. 1933 SIMMONS, Milton, b. 1894, d. 1950 SIMMONS, Olar Webb, b. , d. SKELTON, John, b. 18-Apr-1853, d. 28-May-1915 SKELTON, Lonnie, b. 10-Sep-1906, d. 29-Jun-1971 TATE, Silas, b. 29-Jun-1927, d. 10-May-1955 THOMPSON, Brodus, b. 1891, d. 1947 THOMPSON, Emma D., b. 1898, d. 1957 ThOMPSON, John Andrew, b. 7-May-1933, d. THOMPSON, Liddie, b. , d. 19-Jun-1988 WILLIAMS, Claude, b. , d. 10-Oct-1991 WILLIAMS, Janie L., b. 15-Oct-1867, d. 11-Dec-1964 WILLIAMS, S.W., Rev., b. 15-Jun-1865, d. 20-Mar-1923