CHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Mt. Vernon A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery ********************************************************************** SCGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, provided this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor(s) of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed SCGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Contributed to The SCGenWeb Archives by: Jackie Rhodes 08 Dec 2000 ---------------------------------------- When surveying this cemetery, we took the mileage from the Lancaster/Chester Co line on Hwy 9. Travel Hwy 9 toward Chester from the county line approxi-mately 10.5 miles, go right on Wylie's Mill Rd for approximately 1.5 miles and right on Mt. Vernon Rd. Church is located on the corner of Mel Nunnery & Mt. Vernon Rd. Cemetery is located to right of church, church established 1976. This survey was done on May 22, 1999 by Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes, Lancaster, SC. Survey was started at the first row, nearest the church, and nearest the road. There are a lot of empty spaces between the graves in this cemetery, but they appear to unused graves, not unmarked ones. ROW 1: DOUBLE MARKER: HOWZE HOWZE, Paul, B. Jun 10, 1899, D. Jan 2, 1999 HOWZE, Flossie Clifton, B. Jun 11, 1898, D. Jul 1, 1985 CLIFTON, Mamie C., b. Dec 25, 1889, D. May 11, 1988 HYATT, Joeann Patton, B. Apr 12, 1945, D. Sept 7, 1998 Children: Trayce, Toye, Kedrian ROW 2: (Only graves located on row two are at the end of the cemetery near the road) UNMARKED GRAVE, looks like white stones outline a grave GASTON, Travis, B. Jun 3, 2981, D. Apr 6, 1982 ROW 3: (from far end of cemetery back to road) ROBINSON, Willie, D. Jan 15, 1994, Funeral Home Marker GASTON, Mary J. Robinson, D. Dec 1994, Funeral Home Marker BARNES, Nannie A., B. Dec 19, 1913, D. Mar 13, 1989 UNMARKED GRAVE, Funeral Home Marker, information card missing BARNES, John T., B. Jun 29, 1938, D. Jun 15, 1998 TINKLER, Ellanor "Nerk", B. Apr 16, 1932, D. Jul 9, 1997 ROSBOROUGH, John T., B. Dec 25, 1920, D. Sep 2, 1997, inscription: Cpl US ARMY WWII SEVERAL BLANK GRAVESITES CHERRY, Charleston, B. Jun 18, 1931, D. Sep 11, 1998, Age 67, Funeral Home Marker HOWZE, Nannie Walker, B. Nov 30, 1904, D. Aug 16, 1987 WALKER, Frances, B. 1886, D. 1978 ROW 5: Behind the grave of Frances Walker MOORE, Mayo Clifton, B. Jul 31, 1922, D. Feb 9, 1996, Age 73, Funeral Home Marker ROW 6: HOWZE, Joe, B. Apr 28, 1908, D. Oct 26, 1982 ROW 7: McMULLEN, B. Feb 8, 1986, D. Mar 16, 1972, SC Pvt US Army, WWI UNMARKED GRAVE, a recent grave as floral sprays were still on the grave ROW 8: BARBER, Willie C., remainder of marker unreadable UNMARKED GRAVE CLIFTON, John Henry, B. Jun 6, 1946, D. May 8, 1978 ROBINSON, Joe "Charlie" Tinker, D. Jun 19, 1988, Funeral Home Marker ROBINSON, Dewey, D. Feb 23, 1995, Funeral Home Marker UNMARKED GRAVE, Funeral Home Marker, information card missing UNMARKED GRAVE, Funeral Home Marker, information card missing AT FAR END OF CEMETERY, UNDER LARGE OAK TREE: DOUBLE MARKER: DUNHAM DUNHAM, Melvin S., B. Jul 27, 1918, D. Dec 16, 1998 DUNHAM, Edna Gaston, B. Jul 25, 1924, no other date **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************