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(Bill) Floyd (wdfloyd@rfci.net) March 31, 2000 ---------------------------------------- ISLAND CREEK BAPTIST CEMETERY African-American Cherokee County, SC By Brian Ruppe Going south on interstate 85 from Gaffney to Spartanburg, take exit 83. Turn right and merge onto hwy 110 and go 2.9 miles. Church and cemetery are on the right. THE SURNAMES APPLING, ARMSTRONG, BRACKETT, BROWN, BUNKLEY, CAMP, CARSON, COOK, DEWBERRY, FOSTER, GAFFNEY, GARRETT, GARRISON, GOFORTH, HAYWOOD, HOGUE, HOLLIS, HUDGINS, HUMPHRIES, HUNTER, JACKSON, JEFFERIES, JEFFRIES, KELLY, LINDER, LIPSCOMB, LITTLEJOHN, MACKERSON, MACOMSON, MAKUPSON, MARTIN, MCCLUNEY, MCDOWELL, MCHAM, MCKINNEY, MEANS, MILLS, MITCHELL, MOORE, NORRIS, OGLESBY, POSEY, PROCTOR, RICE, ROBERTS, ROOKER, SCOTT, SMITH, TATE, TAYLOR, TILLERSON, VAUGHN, VERNON, WARREN, WELLS, WHITE, WILBURN, WILSON, WOOD Littlejohn, Jack 15 Jan 1928 / 14 May 1993 Littlejohn, Sam Davis 6 Oct 1901 / 27 Sep 1964 Old stone unmarked Old stone unmarked Littlejohn, Virgie 1896 / 1958 Oglesby, Rhoda 2 Jan 1903 / 18 Mar 1990 Oglesby, Louis 9 Sep 1905 / 10 Dec 1958 Lipscomb, Albert died 1955 Unmarked Oglesby, Emanuel 12 Nov 1922 / 28 May 1970 Littlejohn, Nathaniel J. 25 Feb 1960 / 27 Oct 1994 “son” Littlejohn, Louise D. 16 Nov 1925 “mother” Littlejohn, Viola 25 Jun 1939 Littlejohn, Sam Jr. 26 Mar 1937 / 10 Oct 1985 Littlejohn, Annie Ruth Foster 19 May 1940 / 31 May 1969 Littlejohn, Fillie J. 14 Sep 1904 / 22 Jan 1984 Littlejohn, Paszada 1 May 1873 / 2 Jul 1948 Littlejohn, Nancie L. 1906 / 1969 Cook, Emory Bernard 2 Aug 1953 / 23 Sep 1993 Cook, Mozelle L. 5 May 1932 Cook, Otis Jr. 24 Aug 1917 / 26 Oct 1994 Brackett, Freelove J. 1903 / 1986 Brackett, Johnie V. 1896 / 1967 “son” Brackett, Cora M. 1879 / 1964 “mother” Brackett, Geneva 1904 / 1963 “Daughter” Unmarked Makupson, Nelson died 1887 Makupson, Clarenda died 15 Jun 1899 aged 45 yrs w/o Nelson Taylor, Arthur 27 Jul 1906 / 23 Oct 1963 STM1 USNR WWII Taylor, Alice Mae 15 Sep 1889 / 18 Mar 1947 Taylor, Otis 19 Jan 1908 / 18 Apr 1925 Kelly, N. Lottie L. Dec 1893 / 4 Jul 1894 Goforth, John died 8 May 1907 aged 35 yrs Unmarked Oglesby, Susie 15 May 1884 / 10 May 1914 Unmarked Garrett, Highley 22 Nov 1900 / 8 Jul 1956 PVT 1 PROV REGT WWI Gaffney, Jammie Lee 28 Aug 1938 / 17 Mar 1969 Brackett, Jereleen 20 Mar 1935 / 24 Mar 1994 Brackett, Rev. A. L. 19 Apr 1935 Camp, Nehemiah Wood 1 Jan 1919 / 12 Jul 1986 Wood, Moses 1906 / 1961 McKinney, William 29 Sep 1918 aged 23 yrs, PVT Co D 371st INF, died in France Oglesby, Sophia 1878 / 22 Jun 1917 w/o Roadman Dewbery, H. D. died 5 Mar 1901? McKinney, Willie D. 7 Mar 1923 / 16 Feb 1975 Carson, Roetter M. 29 Sep 1922 / 24 Mar 1995 Foster, Darlene M. 13 Jun 1918 / 21 May 1996 Unmarked Humphries, Rev. William 17 Mar 1892 / 11 Jul 1964 Humphries, Zora M. 29 Mar 1895 / 11 Nov 1964 Hudgins, Deanie? 16 May 1897 / 29 Nov 1945 Macomson, Grim / 17 Jan 1940 SC PVT 60 Pionter INF Smith, Arthur / 18 Feb 1923 SCPVT 534 ENLRS Servied Battn? McDowell, Rev. F. E. 15 Jun 1882 / 31 Dec 1952 Littlejohn, Mary died 2 Feb 1931 aged 28 yrs Norris, Washington 28 Oct 1941 / Norris, Maggie 29 Dec 1875 / 27 Jan 1954 Norris, D. Jonnie 30 Jul 1900 / 7 Feb 1966 Norris, Gertrude 15 Feb 1906 / 7 May 1977 Jeffries, Carrie 2 Mar 1879 / Jeffries, Frank 22 Mar 1875 / 6 Oct 1957 Humphries, Lilie 24 Dec 1872 / 7 Jun 1946 Martin, Vera 24 Dec 1894 / 7 Aug 1938 Unreadable Lipscomb, Robert 29 May 1934 PVT 429 RES Labor BN SC Garrett, James 13 May 1925 / 2 Apr 1947 Unreadable Wilson, Woodrow 1926 / 1959 Jeffries, Frankie 9 Aug 1925 / 25 Feb 1970 Macomson, Forest 11 Jul 1918 / 18 Jan 1959 SC PVT CO C 382 Engineer BN WWII Makpson, Nannie 11 Oct 1936 aged 68 yrs Oglesby, ???????? Unreadable Posey, Sunnie 8 Nov 1891 / 2 Dec 1946 Garrison, Armittie 19 Dec 1919 / 28 Dec 1955 Unmarked Oglesby, Cornelius 22 Dec 1884 / 13 Oct 1961 Oglesby, Parthney 21 Jan 1885 / !5 Jul 1962 Posey, John C. 27 Dec 1940 / 26 Aug 1961 Gaffney, J. Marie 1898 / 1960 Unmarked Unmarked Unmarked Makupson, Van 28 Feb 1875 / 26 Jun 1959 Wilburn, Lonie L. 3 Oct 1923 / 1 Feb 1964 Tate, Ollie M. 18 Feb 1905 / 20 Jan 1993 Taylor, James B. 1885 / 27 Mar 1969 Lipscomb, Jimmy 1905 / 1967 Hogue, Thomas 1939 / 1965 Unmarked Oglesby, Columbus 13 Apr 1912 / 24 May 1974 Oglesby, Robert J. 22 Aug 1933 / 10 Jul 1973 Gaffney, James Warren 8 Dec 1892 / 27 Mar 1973 SC PVT UA ARMY WWI Unmarked Unmarked Littlejohn, Nesbitt 30 Aug 1917 / 22 Jan 1970 Littlejohn, Georgia 11 Dec 1924 / 10 Aug 1998 Mackerson, Randall B. 15 Aug 1944 / 2 Mar 1992 Mackerson, Kimberly Dawn 20 Aug 1966 / 26 Jun 1972 Mackerson, Carson B. 17 Dec 1920 / 22 Nov 1971 SC PVT ARMY AIR FORCES WWII Posey, Odell C. 23 Aug 1952 / 8 Mar 1967 Unmarked Unmarked Unmarked Unmarked Moore, Charlie D. 6 Jun 1946 / 13 Jun 1970 Unmarked Lipscomb, Lessie died 9 Jul 1971 Camp, Myrtlelea died 5 Mar 1975 Gaffney, Weldon D. 31 Aug 1933 / 8 Mar 1976 PFC US ARMY KOREA Unmarked Means, Rev. Carrie 11 Apr 1908 / 17 Nov 1968 Lipscomb, Emzonner 1903 / 1971 Proctor, Lettie T. 27 Apr 1891 / 21 Feb 1975 Lipscomb, Samuel 1 Aug 1903 / 16 Feb 1992 Tillerson, Wilda P. 16 Mar 1908 / 22 Aug 1991 Lipscomb, Choice 1909 / 1985 Lipscomb, Emma 1911 / 1985 Makupson, Clara 7 Aug 1895 / 4 Feb 1985 Unmarked Humphries, Connie 16 Feb 1909 / 2 May 1984 Macomson, Jonie Buford 8 Jan 1926 / 22 Nov 1980 Jefferies, Father Strap 25 Dec 1902 / 29 Aug 1980 Oglesby, O. C. 11 Mar 1915 / 8 Oct 1979 Posey, Billy Marshall 7 Jan 1954 / 6 Jan 1979 Appling, Mrs. Rosa Lee 20 Jun 1942 / 5 Jan 1979 Unmarked Unmarked Mills, Bessie G. 4 Mar 1883 / 16 Oct 1977 Brackett, Onell 26 Feb 26 / 26 Feb 1977 PVT US ARMY WWII Lipscomb, Almeta O. 20 Feb 1909 / 10 Jul 1991 Lipscomb, Thomas 17 Nov 1895 / 5 Jan 1977 Lipscomb, Jimmie D. 24 Mar 1911 / 6 Oct 1976 Unmarked Oglesby, Melton “Bub” 22 Nov 1907 / 17 Apr 1976 Oglesby, Belton 27 Nov 1926 / 12 May 1975 PVT US ARMY WWII McCluney, Robert LeMaster 24 Oct 1950 / 15 May 1975 Unmarked Linder, David 26 Aug 1939 / 6 Nov 1976 Wells, Claud 11 Sep 1921 / 22 Apr 1989 US ARMY Hogue, Troy Sr. 5 Jul 1914 / 6 Mar 1985 Posey, Odell 12 Mar 1924 / 8 Sep 1981 Rooker, Luevenia M. 22 Feb 1908 / 28 Apr 1982 Proctor, Caroleen M. 4 Nov 1934 / 4 Feb 1987 Makupson, Holland 3 Apr 1919 / 15 Jun 1988 TEC 5 US ARMY WWII Unmarked Unmarked Scott, Reginald 1978 / 1982 Hunter, Trossie C. Sr. 27 Dec 1905 / 7 Nov 1987 Rice, Truelove J. 11 Jun 1905 / 4 Jun 1983 Armstrong, Forestine B. 14 Feb 1937 / 18 Aug 1985 Hollis, Roosevelt J. 9 May 1933 / 25 Aug 1985 Warren, L. D. 26 Feb 1911 / 15 Mar 1986 Unmarked Dewberry, John P. 25 Aug 1913 / 24 Aug 1987 US NAVY WWII Taylor, Evelyn D. 15 Dec 1945 / 20 May 1995 Roberts, Dewitt T. 1901 / 1988 Roberts, Annie M. 1903 / 1998 Haywood, Rogean 27 Apr 1936 / 27 Aug 1989 McKinney, Eloise 16 Jun 1916 / 2 Sep 1989 Lipscomb, Pernila W. 28 Oct 1906 / 4 Jan 1992 Brackett, Johnny Lee Jr. 10 Dec 1932 / 8 Jun 1992 Unmarked McCluney, Leo 23 Mar 1907 / 17 Oct 1991 McCluney, Novella 19 Jan 1915 / 29 Sep 1988 McDowell, Lizzie Lee 9 Oct 1911 / 17 Aug 1994 Brown, Jessie Mae 15 Aug 1943 / 9 Sep 1995 Bunkley, Corine C. 21 May 1940 / 13 Dec 1995 Unmarked Mitchell, Ulysses C. 25 Aug 1931 / 13 Dec 1995 Hogue, Mrs. Ossie L. 16 Sep 1916 / 29 Mar 1996 Wood, Thomas C. 9 May 1920 / 7 Apr 1996 US ARMY WWII McHam, Andrea Marie 1 Dec 1997 infant d/o Michael & Sandra Moore, Andrew Gene 2 Apr 1927 / 19 Nov 1996 US ARMY Unmarked Brackett, Darnell 26 Feb 1926 / 11 Nov 1996 Brackett, Corrie L. 26 Oct 1926 / Dewberry, Pittman Jr. 14 May 1940 / 24 Oct 1996 Dewberry, Marcelene P. 27 Apr 1941 / Jackson, Tamula Brechel 14 Oct 1968 / 8 Oct 1996 Lipscomb, Sallie McKinney 23 Aug 1895 / 29 Jan 1993 Vernon, Thomas E. 1959 / 1994 Hunter, Addie C. 16 Mar 1904 / 24 Sep 1994 Vaughn, Lem 10 Sep 1921 / Vaughn, Beulah M. 17 May 1927 / 23 Dec 1994 Haywood, Christoray O. 25 Dec 1911 / 6 May 1990 Jeffries, J. C. 17 May 1927 / 8 Dec 1992 Armstrong, Jonathan B. 8 Aug 1973 / 10 Apr 1996 Proctor, Norma D. 27 Oct 1939 / 11 Nov 1997 Proctor, Buford L. 10 May 1936 / Unmarked White, Russell Sr. 1923 / 1998 Macomson, Christeen P. 25 Dec 1913 / 22 Dec 1997 Unmarked **************************************************************** USGENWEB 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************