HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC a.k.a. New Holly Light Missionary Baptist http://www.newhollylight.org/ Version: 3.0 Effective: 03-Dec-2007 Text File: A184.TXT Image Folder: A184 ******************************************************************************** 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 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 New Holly Light Baptist Church in Nov-2007 IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Paul M. Kankula & Gary L. Flynn in Dec-2007 ******************************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 8 miles NW of Anderson. Latitude N34 34.910 x Longitude W82 33.661 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. Holly Springs Baptist 7 mi. NW of Anderson Organized 1887 1st in school house (since then destroyed) 50 yards N. of present site 1887 - 1890. Built in 1890, wooden frame t shaped, bell and belfry, vestibule entrance, plain square windows and doors. Oldest cemetery marker 1901. Capacity 250. Value of building #3250, value of lot $350, total value of church property $3600.00. First settled clergy Frank Morris, tenure 1887 - 1888. Charter members unknown, present membership 60. This organization came out of the New Light Church about 200 yards west of this church. The land was given by Robert Adger (white). By: Emily E. Vaughn o----------o In 1883,the former (A199) New Light Baptist Church was organized under the leadership of the late Rev. Albert Lewis In 1887, the former (A184) Holly Springs Baptist Church was organized from New Light Baptist Church under the leadership of the Rev. Frank Morris. On December 2, 1961, the above two churches agreed on consolidation naming the new church (A___) New Holly Light Baptist Church. On January 24, 1962, the land for the site of the church was purchased. The women of the two former churches raised money to purchase the land in less than two months. On May 14, 1962, a consolidation program was held at the former New Light Church conducted by the Moderator of the Rocky River Association, Rev. J. S. Maddox. The theme of the reorganization of the two churches was: "ARTICLE OF FAITH", by Rev. J. H. Russell. The consolidation sermon was by Rev. J.C. McDowell. On October 28, 1962, the program of merging together was held at Holly Springs Church. After service, the groundbreaking was held at the new site. The first shovel of dirt was taken up by the late Mrs. Mamie Ware, Mrs. Katie Belcher, and the late Mrs. Janie Walker. On April 28, 1963, New Holly Light Baptist Church opened its doors to the members and public to view God's Holy Sanctuary. On May 5, 1963, New Holly Light Baptist Church had its dedication service. Program participants were: Guest Speaker - Prof. A. A. Martin Remarks - Rev. O.S. Scott (Former Pastor of New Light Church) Dedication of Church Property - Bibles, Hymnals, etc. Dedication Prayer - Rev. Harold Mims Sermon - Rev. J.S. Maddox, Moderator of the Rocky River Association By: Per church website. 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 ANDERSON, Colelia Hagood, b. 1-dec-1922, d. 31-may-1971 ANDERSON, William H., b. 17-oct-1946, d. 4-jul-2003 BANKS, Diane, b. 7-apr-1949, d. 2-nov-1995 BELL, Franklin S., b., d. 10-jan-1964 BERGER, Eoline Eichel, b. 27-sep-1899, d. 2-apr-1934 BIVINS, Conyers, b. 19-may-1890, d. 21-sep-1975 BROWN, Bessie, b. 29-dec-1918, d. 8-apr-1994 BROWN, Carrie, b. 26-feb-1885, d. 8-mar-1920 BROWN, Dominika Monique, b. 17-jun-1974, d. 17-jun-1974 BROWN, Frank William, b. 18-jun-1917, d. 27-dec-1999 BROWN, Rena W., b. 5-mar-1909, d. 11-jan-2001 BROWN, Ricky Elliott, b. 21-mar-1956, d. 3-mar-1980 CALHOUN, John C., b. 15-jun-1911, d. 4-nov-1933 CASON, Pauline, b. 1909, d. 1988 CASON, Rosa White, b. 12-mar-1880, d. 17-apr-1980 CUMMINGS, Henry, b. 1831, d. 12-jul-1917 DOTSON, Helen, b. 10-may-1911, d. 4-jul-1991 DUNCAN, Annie Bell Williams, b. 27-feb-1923, d. 21-may-1993 ENDURANCE, Faith, b. 1-jan-1886, d. 24-dec-1969 EVANS, Margie Estella, b. 2-nov-1943, d. 2-apr-2005 FOSTER, Booker T., b. 1910, d. 1996 FOSTER, Vera Frazier, b. 1906, d. 1985 FRAZIER, Bennie, b. 10-apr-1910, d. 9-mar-1998 FRAZIER, Estelle, b. 28-nov-1898, d. 9-may-1985 FRAZIER, James, b. c.1864, d. 18-aug-1922 FRAZIER, John H., b. 7-jun-1897, d. 27-jan-1971 FRAZIER, Mamie, b. 1874, d. 29-jul-1921 FRAZIER, William, b. 20-feb-1872, d. 2-feb-1940 FRAZIER, Willie Mae, b. 4-jul-1908, d. 3-jul-1963 FRUSTER, Lenard, b. 1934, d. 2007 FRUSTER, Rosa Ella, b. 1937, d. 2001 GIGER, John T., b. 14-jun-1898, d. 24-apr-1980 GIGER, Phynese, b. 26-oct-1913, d. GOODLETT, Helen W., b. 2-nov-1915, d. 3-mar-1975 GOODLETT, Lewis, b. 6-jun-1906, d. 3-sep-1970 GRANT, Henry, b. 15-jun-1886, d. 5-dec-1945 GRATE, Alphonso, b. 1933, d. 1957 GRATE, Andrew, b. 14-oct-1894, d. 10-jan-1988 GRATE, Anna W., b. 7-may-1894, d. 17-jul-1928 GRATE, Benjamin, b. 19-dec-1914, d. GRATE, Bernice, b. 1918, d. 1985 GRATE, Bessie, b. 18-feb-1908, d. 6-aug-1965 GRATE, Eddie, b. 30-aug-1884, d. 11-may-1979 GRATE, J. Garfield, b. 1916, d. 1984 GRATE, James, b. 1871, d. 24-mar-1932 GRATE, Louise, b. 27-jul-???, d. 29-jul-1949 GRATE, Postel, b. 1914, d. 2007 GRATE, Rena R., b. 3-aug-1919, d. 18-mar-1994 GRATE, Theodore, b. 1943, d. 2006 GRATE, Thomas (Jr.), b. 17-oct-1935, d. 27-feb-1998 GRATE, Thomas Edward (Rev.), b. 9-jun-1911, d. 13-may-1977 GRATE, Vickie Amanda, b. 28-jun-1970, d. 7-jul-1991 GREENLEE, Mary W., b. 1902, d. 1970 GREENLEE, Mouzon, b. 1-jun-1901, d. 12-sep-1965 HAGOOD, Anthony, b., d. 10-sep-2004 HAGOOD, Clifton, b. 19-nov-1927, d. 16-feb-1976 HAGOOD, Harriet G., b. 29-jan-1928, d. HAGOOD, Henry, b. 1858, d. 7-aug-1915 HAGOOD, Jim, b. 8-sep-1894, d. 23-sep-1954 HAGOOD, John H., b. 25-oct-1925, d. 13-feb-1997 HAGOOD, Johnny B., b. 1925, d. 1977 HAGOOD, Lucrena?, b. 14-may-1896, d. 5-oct-1948 HAGOOD, Mary W., b. 18-mar-1895, d. 16-may-1959 HAGOOD, Ruby Smith, b. 29-oct-1928, d. 13-may-1995 HAGOOD, Saverio, b. 1-aug-1951, d. 25-dec-2002 HAGOOD, William David (Jr.), b. 13-may-1913, d. 12-sep-1989 HAGOOD, Williams D. (Sr.), b. 5-apr-1895, d. 1-feb-1969 HALLUMS, Mattie R., b. 1934, d. 2005 HAMBERG, Julius M., b. 11-mar-1927, d. 21-mar-2005 HAMBERG, Selena, b. 4-oct-1926, d. 27-feb-1972 HODGES, Verena W., b. 11-jun-1936, d. 26-oct-1999 HUDSON, William Henry (Jr.), b. 1960, d. 2007 JACKSON, Mamie, b. 9-dec-1873, d. 29-oct-1916 JACKSON, Sylvester, b. 22-sep-1891, d. 20-feb-1913 JOHNSON, Christopher, b. 1959, d. 2006 JOHNSON, Clifton Lamar, b. 11-jul-1970, d. 18-jul-1996 JOHNSON, Gracie C., b. 10-mar-1922, d. JOHNSON, Helen L. Brown, b., d. 27-jun-1933 JOHNSON, Katherine, b. 1912, d. 2006 JOHNSON, Ola W., b. 14-sep-1920, d. JOHNSON, Roosevelt, b. 18-dec-1918, d. 2-feb-1995 JOHNSON, Sam, b., d. 14-aug-1980 JONES, Bertha W., b. 25-sep-1904, d. 26-dec-1993 JONES, Frank S. (Sr.), b. 25-sep-1904, d. 26-dec-1993 JORDAN, Keisia, b. 1974, d. 2006 KEASLER, Benjamin, b. 24-jun-1870, d. 10-jun-1964 KEASLER, Henry N., b. 17-oct-1909, d. 8-feb-1955 KEASLER, Laura W., b. 23-may-1912, d. 2-sep-1993 KEASLER, Louie, b. 1-jan-1905, d. 4-apr-1979 KEASLER, Robbie H., b. 31-aug-1881, d. 17-apr-1953 KEESLEY, Lela L. Harper, b. 15-apr-1892, d. 20-jab-1983 KESLEY, Floyd, b. 13-may-1913, d. 12-sep-1989 LATIMER, Jennie Lou Frazier, b. 12-jun-1901, d. 24-aug-1985 LEWIS, Mamette F., b. 29-may-1909, d. 17-dec-1993 LEWIS, Martha W., b. 18-mar-1895, d. 20-may-1935 MACK, Janie, b. c.1879, d. 11-dec-1924 MARTIN, William E., b. 23-apr-1971, d. 13-may-1999 McDowell, Arthur (Jr.), b. 1949, d. 2006 McDowell, Arthur J., b., d. 3-nov-1985 McDowell, James, b. 1945, d. 2007 MILLER, Babrbara J., b. 1936, d. 2005 MILLER, Clinton W., b. 1891, d. 1977 MILLER, George J., b. 1915, d. 1949 MILLER, Hattie Y., b. 1892, d. 1947 MILLER, Luton, b. 1889, d. 1944 MILLER, Milton Warren (Sr.), b. 30-aug-1919, d. 26-jan-1987 MOORE, Arthur, b. 9-nov-1905, d. 19-jun-1999 MOORE, Elijah C., b. 27-nov-1918, d. 3-nov-1964 MOORE, F. Helen, b. 15-mar-1909, d. 8-jul-2003 MOORE, Fronie, b. 27-may-1890, d. 2-nov-1965 MOORE, Roberta, b. 31-may-1914, d. 3-dec-1992 MORTON, Gloria M., b. 3-may-1949, d. 25-feb-1977 Pinson, Hannah M., b. 1921, d. 1978 PITTS, Frank, b. 7-jun-1907, d. 26-jun-1981 PITTS, Major, b. 4-sep-1909, d. 29-may-1993 REED, Hattie, b. 1870, d. 12-apr-1941 REESE, Cleve, b. 15-apr-1909, d. 10-jan-1973 REESE, Elizabeth H., b. 8-dec-1917, d. 28-oct-2006 REESE, Stanley (Michael), b. 1-oct-1954, d. 6-sep-2005 REID, Alma, b. 1928, d. 2007 REID, Peter, b. 1865, d. 27-mar-1949 RICHEY, Everlena Hagood, b. 8-oct-1921, d. 30-jun-2005 RILEY, Harry W., b. 28-nov-1885, d. 23-dec-1967 RILEY, Harry W., b. 28-mar-1919, d. 28-mar-1948 RILEY, Matthew, b. 29-feb-1888, d. 6-jan-1995 RILEY, Susie Walker, b. 15-jun-1893, d. 20-feb-1990 ROBINSON, Carrie E., b., d. 23-jan-1977 ROSE, John T., b. 18-aug-1913, d. ROSE, Marjorie Ware, b. 9-oct-1918, d. 28-jan-2006 SCOTT, ?, b. 16-may-1887, d. 20-oct-1934 SCOTT, Alberta G., b., d. 21-may-1995 SCOTT, Antia, b. 1910, d. 1935 SCOTT, Earley, b. 1886, d. 1968 SCOTT, I.N., b. 5-mar-1914, d. 23-nov-1973 SCOTT, Prince, b., d. SHELTON, Rosanna, b. 1912, d. 2006 SLOAN, Clinton, b. 1928, d. 2004 VANCE, Lucille, b. 1906, d. 2002 VANCE, Walter (Sr.), b. 1907, d. 1989 WALKER, Anna M., b. 15-jun-1871, d. 17-jul-1952 WALKER, Anyer L., b. 5-jan-1936, d. 8-feb-1985 WALKER, Ayner, b. 22-mar-1884, d. 11-jun-1960 WALKER, Bertha M., b. 12-jun-1916, d. 13-may-1998 WALKER, Christopher C., b. 23-jun-1907, d. 2-aug-1991 WALKER, Corine H., b. 9-jan-1891, d. 23-mar-1927 WALKER, Earlene Hollerway, b. 8-dec-1908, d. 20-jul-1986 WALKER, Elijah E., b. 25-mar-1867, d. 2-jul-1958 WALKER, Janie, b. 10-apr-1882, d. 20-jan-1964 WALKER, Johnny, b. 5-jul-1928, d. 26-sep-1984 WALKER, Larkin, b. c.1822, d. 10-oct-1911 WALKER, Richard Henry, b. 27-may-1944, d. 1-feb-2004 WALKER, Rosco, b. 28-jan-1904, d. 27-jan-1980 WALKER, Sarah, b. 1847, d. 18-apr-1980 WALKER, Stonewall, b. 15-feb-1900, d. 8-aug-1958 WALKER, Tero C., b. 25-mar-1906, d. 12-dec-1973 WALKER, William, b. 4-jan-1910, d. 9-may-1984 WALKER, William M., b. 30-jun-1878, d. 5-oct-1915 WALKER, Willie Junior, b. 9-sep-1937, d. 4-may-1989 WATSON, Susan, b. 1926, d. 3-jan-1935 WEATON, Hattie M., b. 10-may-1910, d. 15-oct-1991 WEATON, Newton P., b. 30-jul-1906, d. WEBB, Ernest R., b. 26-jul-1908, d. 31-mar-1984 WEBB, Ervin D., b. 28-jan-1945, d. 8-oct-2007 WEBB, Ervin Isaiah, b. 21-apr-1916, d. WEBB, Jevoid V., b. 4-sep-1911, d. 25-feb-1984 WEBB, Lucy Alice, b. 10-mar-1919, d. 7-feb-1992 WEBB, Montez, b., d. WILLIAMS, Alisha Christina, b. 24-sep-1972, d. 11-apr-1991 WILLIAMS, Andrew, b. c.1867, d. 21-sep-1925 WILLIAMS, Andrew, b. 5-jan-1897, d. 13-may-1967 WILLIAMS, Andrew (Jr.), b. 27-jun-1926, d. 21-jul-2002 WILLIAMS, Benjamin, b., d. 9-sep-1925 WILLIAMS, Bernice Holland, b. 17-may-1899, d. 6-oct-1981 WILLIAMS, Bessie, b. 5-jun-1893, d. 7-may-1952 WILLIAMS, Corrine, b. 30-sep-1907, d. 5-aug-1945 WILLIAMS, Earnest, b. 1862, d. 14-may-1937 WILLIAMS, Elijah, b. 29-jun-1898, d. 18-sep-1935 WILLIAMS, Frank Lee, b. 1944, d. 1986 WILLIAMS, Garfield (3rd.), b. 29-may-1988, d. 26-may-1989 WILLIAMS, Garfield S. (Sr.), b. 29-aug-1909, d. 11-jan-1990 WILLIAMS, Gertrude, b. 8-feb-1900, d. 26-jun-1956 WILLIAMS, Guy, b. 2-may-1919, d. 19-jan-1989 WILLIAMS, James, b. 18-feb-1906, d. 1-may-1952 WILLIAMS, Lorcel? McGee, b. 2-dec-1923, d. WILLIAMS, Mary, b. 1872, d. 5-feb-1923 WILLIAMS, Mary Johnson, b. 6-apr-1917, d. 16-nov-1965 WILLIAMS, Raymond N., b. 19-may-1956, d. 12-apr-2003 WILLIAMS, Ruben, b. 25-dec-1910, d. 21-may-1997 WILLIAMS, Sylvester Ruben, b. 2-sep-1986, d. 2-sep-1986 WILLIAMS, Teressa Walker, b. 12-may-1912, d. 29-feb-1992 YOUNG, Felix, b. 16-feb-1865, d. 20-jan-1945 YOUNG, Freddie, b., d. YOUNG, Joseph, b. 29-jan-1891, d. 26-dec-1944 YOUNG, Pervious, b. 14-feb-1896, d. 23-jan-1982 YOUNG, Rosa W., b. 14-dec-1891, d. 4-aug-1967 YOUNG, Thomas P., b. 6-apr-1946, d. 1-mar-1986