JOHNSON FAMILY CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 16-Jan-2005, A219.TXT, A219 **************************************************************** 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 - nn8nn Seneca, SC, USA Oconee County SC GenWeb Coordinator Oconee County SC GenWeb Homestead http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Oconee County SC GenWeb Tombstone Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/cemeteries.html http://www.usgwtombstones.org/southcarolina/oconee.html **************************************************************** DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 G.P.S. MAPPING . : ____________ at ____________ in _______ HISTORY WRITE-UP : ____________ at ____________ in _______ IMAGES ......... : ____________ at ____________ in _______ LOCATION WRITE-UP: ____________ at ____________ in _______ TRANSCRIPTION .. : Wendy Campbell at wcampbell4@hotmail.com CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ > Latitude N x Longitude W CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ Orr Mills Orr Mills was founded in 1899 by Colonel James Orr Jr. It was the first textile mill in South Carolina to use electricity for all its power. The firm first produced course sheeting for export but then switched to print cloths. John Lyons served as mill superintendent from 1899 through the 1950s. In 1930, the mill employed 750 workers who operated more than 62,000 ring spindles and over 1500 broad looms which made print cloths and pajama checks. During the Second World War, the plant produced wide print cloth. It was acquired by M. Lowenstein in 1946, when it employed 1 100. The sale of the Orr Mill village in 1949 followed Lowenstein's policy of providing home ownership at a modest cost to its employees while reducing the corporation's extraneous administrative responsibilities. In 1953, long time Rock Hill Finishing Plant executive, A.O. Joslin, served as president when the firm employed 1300 on I900 looms and consumed 24,000 bales of cotton. Developed in 1958, the new Lyons Division of M. Lowenstein produced spun synthetics. In 1957, Leon Lowenstein became the chairman and president of Orr Mills. His title was changed to executive chairman in 1960 and John Lyons served as president. In 1986, the Orr-Lyons Mills division of M. Lowenstein was acquired by Springs Industries. The division employed 660 persons in 1988 and 450 in 1990 at the time that it was closed. The Lyons Division continued to operate. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife Blackwell, J.M. b. June 9, 1829 d. January 10, 1914 Blackwell, Willie Lee b. January 21, 1916 d. August 12, 1916 Burgess, Rebecca w/o L. Burgess b. March 27, 1834 d. March 24, 1921 Burgess, Ruth N. d/o S.J. & F.L. Burgess b. March 14, 1904 d. July 23, 1907 Crisp, Mary E. w/o B.C. Crisp b. January 11, 1899 d. December 25, 1931 Day, A.N. b. January 30, 1871 d. June 25, 1920 Johnson, C.L. b. October 7, 1846 d. October 13, 1910 Looney, John D. b. August 19, 1920 d. December 5, 1923 Lyie, James Porter s/o J.H. & Josie Lyie b. & d. July 29, 1923 Maret, s/o W.F. Maret b. April 3, 1900 d. May 23, 1906 Slayton, S.A., Mrs. b. December 31, 1859 d. December 5, 1913 Smith, Roy s/o Robert & Minnie Smith b. May 5, 1912 d. June 6, 1912 Vaughn, Oscar L. s/o A.T. & N.A. Vaughn b. June 15, 1916 d. June 20, 1916