SLABTOWN MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC a.k.a. Slabtown Presbyterian Version: 3.0 Effective: 16-Oct-2006 Text File: A266.TXT Image Folder: A266 ******************************************************************************** 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 Oct-2006 GPS MAPPING .... : Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in Jan-2004 HISTORY ........ : JoAnn Wigington at nanawig@bellsouth.net in Oct-2006 IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2004 RECORDING ...... : Ross Smith's Book-of-the-Dead ******************************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 7 miles south of Easley GPS = Latitude N34 42.558 x Longitude W82 36.753 CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ First, Slabtown Memorial was the cemetery of Slabtown Presbyterian Church which was quite active for years there on Hwy 88. It began to loose members when the railroad came above the area in Easley and Liberty and with it came businesses. The farming appears to begin to have problems- some say it is because so many of the farmers were trying to grow cotton on soil that just was not rich enough to support this crop. The farmer often just planted cotton over and over until it just wasn't producing enough for them to survive so they saught work elsewhere. Finally, the Presbyterian Officials just closed the church. Later, I it burned after falling into a sad condition. I have written several articles concerning this section of Anderson County- especially the legend concerning the name Slabtown. The legend was handed from generation to generation. The area was originally called Equality . A stage coach passed through the area on its way to Pendleton. One passenger-he legend says on seeing so many slab outbuilding on each farm- remarked:"We certainly must have reached Slabtown." The slabs were from my ancestors saw mill on Little Creek which flows into Three and TwentyCreek just above the bridge of Hwy 88. It was operated first by William Rankin from Augusta Co. Va and David Smith of the area. Then they were joined by my great, great, grandfather-George Rankin, a nephew of William, who operated it until his death. By: JoAnn Wigington at nanawig@bellsouth.net in 14-Oct-2006 TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife ADAMS, P.L., b.09-12-1825, d.06-25-1906 BOGGS, Alice J., b.08-22-1868, d.08-31-1894 BOGGS, Eliza A., b.1-jan-1856, d.4-apr-1889 BOGGS, J.C., b.6-may-1831, d.22-may-1893 CAMPBELL, Margaret M., b.27-dec-1826, d.11-aug-1892 COLLY, M.A., b.6-jan-1844, d.2-dec-1909 COLLY, William D., b., d. DAWSON, Rebecca M., b.27-jan-1811, d.17-mar-1888 ELROD, S.L., b.23-feb-1870, d. -jun-1900 FANT, Harold Edwin, b.6-jun-1912, d.16-apr-1932 FORRESTER, Mary Jane, b.22-oct-1846, d. 21-nov-1936 GLENN, Bessie, b.12-feb-1879, d.6-mar-1960 GLENN, F.M., b.10-oct-1816, d.18-jul-1895 GLENN, John M., b.14-oct-1845, d.9-feb-1898 GLENN, Mary G., b., d.4-apr-1886 GLENN, Thomas S., b.1847, d.1909 GRIFFIN, Ben A., b.23-jan-1872, d.21-dec-1955 GRIFFIN, Christine, b.23-dec-1907, d.4-jul-1937 GRIFFIN, James K., b.12-nov-1867, d.7-dec-1956 GRIFFIN, Jane, b.27-oct-1883, d.14-mar-1943 GRIFFIN, John W., b.23-nov-1878, d.26-jsn-1921 GRIFFIN, Nannie, b. 14-jun-1874, d.6-sep-1914 GRIFFIN, Sarah Berdin, b.2-feb-1871, d.14-jan-1902 GRIFFIN, William M., b., d. HAMILTON, A.M., b.13-apr-1829, d.29-dec-1891 HAMILTON, Elizabeth, b.20-nov-1828, d.11-nov-1890 JOHNSTON, Ressie, b.8-feb-1882, d.3-feb-1919 KAY, Byrd M., b.2-jul-1889, d.21-apr-1928 KAY, J.Lawrence, b.2-dec-1853, d.30-jan-1928 LANDERS, Mary M., b.16-apr-1844, d.28-apr-1906 McCANN, Anna, b.10-sep-1842, d.12-nov-1861 MULLIKIN, B.F., b.30-dec-1855, d.1-sep-1914 MULLIKIN, Sarah A., b.13-aug-1812, d.11-nov-1956 MULLIKIN, William, b.1804, d.1862 NICHOLDON, A.P. Rev., b.16-jun-1832, d.24-mar-1890 ORR, John M., b.9-may-1844, d.10-jan-1901 ORR, Sarah Jane, b.15-jul-1844, d.22-aug-1914 OWEN, S. Lucretia, b.21-feb-1847, d.20-aug-1894 PRINCE, Enoch J., b.22-jul-1851, d.6-oct-1905 PRINCE, Martha, b.15-jan-1841, d.30-may-1898 PRINCE, Mary A., b.11-feb-1852, d.1-jul-1913 PRINCE, Sarah A., b.7-jul-1843, d.31-jan-1925 RANKIN, Desdemonia G., b.1-jan-1851, d.30-may-1918 RANKIN, George A., b.14-aug-1844, d.3-oct-1910 RANKIN, Jefferson Davis, b.2-may-1861, d.10-feb-1935 RANKIN, Margaret Jane, b.23-jul-1875, d.11-sep-1946 RANKIN, Mary Lee, b.1-jun-1870, d.22-apr-1951 RANKIN, William Monroe, b.1-jun-1870, d.5-jul-1949 SMITH, Arabelle, b.10-jun-1851, d. -nov-1881 SMITH, Cornelia J., b.23-jul-1846, d.13-jun-1906 SMITH, J. Dora, b.15-may-1864, d.13-mar-1901 SMITH, J.H., b., d.11-jun-1850 SMITH, James, b., d.22-jan-1845 SMITH, Jay L., b.14-mar-1860, d.10-feb-1900 SMITH, John C., b.30-apr-1812, d.22-jul-1899 SMITH, Martha A., b.27-dec-1841, d.23-may-1931 SMITH, Martha L., b.11-nov-1828, d.18-apr-1887 SMITH, Monroe, b.1-jul-1818, d.11-jun-1890 SMITH, Perry Glenn, b.20-jul-1900 d.27-aug-1954 SMITH, Sallie E., b.25-sep-1842, d.15-may-1873 SMITH, Samuel Leard, b.24-jul-1854, d.5-mar-1928 SMITH, Sarah, b.25-sep-1791, d.12-apr-1849 SMITH, W.J., b., d.10-jan-1883 SMITH, Walter N., b.14-dec-1867, d.13-may-1902 SMITH, William Chesley, b.8-jan-1862, d.23-may-1951 SPEARMAN, John L., b.1854, d.3-dec-1893 TRAYNUM, J.P., b19-apr-1837, d.3-sep-1897 TRAYNUM, Lucinda, b.12-dec-1831, d.2-oct-1888 TRAYNUM, Willie E., b.11-mar-1868, d.26-jul-1892 VERDIN, Elizabeth, b.20-aug-1842, d.7-oct-1916 WATKINS, Clarre, b.14-dec-1878, d.5-oct-1902 WATKINS, Hester N., b.15-oct-1854, d.11-mar-1932 WATKINS, Jeptha, b.10-jun-1827, d.7-sep-1907 WATKINS, Warren Monroe, b.5-apr-1866, d.