SAINT PETER A.M.E. CHURCH CEMETERY (N) (1886), Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 24-Jan-2008, A248.TXT, A248 **************************************************************** 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 DATAFILE LAYOUT : 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 .. : Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in Jan-2008 **************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 1.5 miles S of Powdersville. Latitude N34 46.231 x Longitude W82 29.283 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 St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal 6 mi. NW of Piedmont on SC Hwy. # 81 Organized 1886 1st log structure 1886 - 1892; 2nd wooden frame 1892 - 1912. Built 1912, wooden frame 34 X 40, plain windows and doors. No belfry or bell. Capacity 225. Value of building $950, value of lot $100, total value of church property $1050.00. First settled clergy Rev. Francis Brown, tenure 1886 -1889. Charter members 14, present membership 39. This church got it's name St Peter because of the favoritism shown this part of the bible by the first preacher, Rev. Brown. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife ANDERSON, Ruth E., b. 5-oct-1914, d. 22-feb-1990 BROOKS, Alice Connie M. McDonald, b. 16-may-1917, d. 13-apr-1959 CAMPBELL, Bessie, b., d. 22-aug-1911 DRUMMOND, Alica, b. 15-jun-1861, d. 20-may-1957 FLEMING, Emma Nance, (Rev.), b. 23-apr-1908, d. 7-aug-1994 FLEMING, O.D., b. 8-may-1908, d. 30-may-1991 FLEMING, Roberta C., b. 2-jan-1936, d. 25-jun-1967 FRANK, George, d. 5-may-1887, d. 25-dec-1943 GAMBRELL, James E.,b. 24-may-1916, d. 10-nov-1962 GAMBRELL, Marguerite N., b. 22-aug-1945, d. 15-jan-1984 GAMBRELL, Robert, b. nov-1945, d. 17-jul-2001 HAMILTON, Birda M., b. 11-sep-1901, d. 27-feb-1920 HAMILTON, Pirla L., b. 5-sep-1902, d. 18-sep-1919 HAMILTON, T.S., b. 22-oct-1877, d. 29-aug-1932 JENKINS, E.D., b. 22-feb-1892, d. 8-jan-1958 LUCAS, Bubber, b. 15-feb-1896, d. LUCAS, John, b. 10-mar-1845, d. 2-aug-1912 McCOMBS, Hattie, b. c.1864, d. 31-jan-1926 McCOMBS, J.W., b. 29-aug-1886?, d. 5-aug-1923 McCOMBS, Monroe, b. 23-jan-1904, d. 10-aug-1957 McDONALD, Lillie Gamble, b. 11-jan-1895, d. oct-1931 MEANS, ?, b. 5-nov-1973, d. 27-aug-2001 MEANS, Francis, b. 25-jun-1930, d. 18-may-1978 MEANS, Willie David, b. 26-may-1931, d. 27-dec-1962 NANCE, Ella M. Long, b. 27-oct-1908, d. NANCE, Jacob Benjamin, b. 17-nov-1899, d. 26-oct-1959 NANCE, Jefferson, (Rev.), b. 12-aug-19445, d. 2-nov-1946 NANCE, Mary Mae, b. 9-jan-1917, d. 26-apr-1979 NANCE, Robert, b. 11-dec-1902, d. 2-nov-1959 SMITH, Elizabeth, b. 14-sep-1883, d. 6-may-1920 SPEEKS, Carrie, b., d. 22-jul-1910 THOMPSON, Moses, b. 7-aug-1926, d. 16-dec-1971 THOMPSON, Sarah E., b. 1-oct-1926, d. 9-jun-1981 WILSON, Francis, b. 1882, d. 1994 WILSON, John, b. 25-jul-1875, d. 17-jul-1930 WRIGHT, C.W., b., d. 13-nov-1841 WRIGHT, James, b., d. WRIGHT, Martha, b., d. 9-aug-1940