GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Sarah Springfield Bates Cemetery, Marietta, SC ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor 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 USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives by: Effie McDermott (emcdermo@slonet.org) 01 Sep 1998 ---------------------------------------- Sarah Springfield Bates Cemetery - Marietta, Greenville County, SC Highway 276-N, across from Tilly Rd, Marietta, SC Survey data provided by Effie McDermott, Pismo Beach, CA, 1998. **** Cemetery Survey 1997 Effie McDermott, G.D. McDermott, Carl Hardin, Bernice Hardin October 1997 Photos posted online herewith --- (Numerous fieldstone markers without lettering. One illegible decorative family marker. Four legible markers, one of which is the new c1992 marker placed by descendants, duplicating Sary's marker.) New marker: SARAH SPRINGFIELD wife of JOHN BATES Feb. 6, 1796 Nov. 1, 1847 21 Living Children Original markers: SARY BATES WAS.BORN.FE B.6, 1796.DEC. NOV 1,1847.. & HAD.21LIV ING.CHILDREN (Sary Bates was born Feb 6, 1796. Deceased Nov 1, 1847 & had 21 living children.) WILLIAM BATES THOMAS S BATES Illegible decorative family marker --- *** Cemetery Survey of record (Book of cemetery surveys available at Greenville Library, South Carolina Room) Greenville County South Carolina Cemetery Survey, Vol 1, page 172 Greenville Chapter of SC Genealogical Society. (Three gravestones listed.) --- SARAH SPRINGFIELD 1ST WIFE JOHN BATES d/o THOMAS SPRINGFIELD & DICY LANGSTON SARY b. Feb 6, 1796 d. Nov 1, 1847 (Mother of 21 living children) WILLIAM P. BATES M. C. BATES --- Note: 1997 survey found Thomas S. Bates, which was not previously listed.  Did not find the above M. C. Bates. (Perhaps it is the now-illegible one). --- end **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************