Henderson Cemetery - MCCORMICK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA ********************************************************************** 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: John Hofman 19 Aug 2000 ---------------------------------------- Henderson Cemetery, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA location: From McCormick: Follow White Town Road to Highway S-33-87. Turn left and go approx. 1/10 mile. Cemetery is located in a clump of trees on right approx. 75 yards off road. This cemetery is in deplorable condition. Inside a pasture but no fence around it. Stones have been broken by animals or others. Trees have been cut down and sawed up right in the cemetery. Tree laps have fallen, covering graves and breaking stones (field) which mark some graves. Evidence of more than 100 burials but only 5 markers inscribed. Left to right from road: Line I Grave 1 - In memory of John Lee, son of Mack & M. Brown, Born Febr. 26, 1874, Died April 4, 1874, Gone to a brighter home where grief cannot come. Grave 2 - In memory of Calvin Henderson, Born Febr. 28, 1841, Died June 7, 1878 Grave 3 - In memory of Lewis Henderson, Born March 31, 1803, Died Nov. 23, 1878 Grave 4 - Helena Henderson, Born June 23, 1810, Died Aug. 16, 1874 Line II Approx. 20 graves marked only by field stones Line III Grave 1 - Flat stone with following inscription: CANFIELD, William W., Betty B. - Lola - Minnie - Jeff Several graves to right of this stone marked only by field stones. August 12, 2000 The information above was copied with permission from "McCormick County Cemeteries" by the McCormick County Historical Society in 1987, whose members I give my deep thanks. John Hofman johnhofman69@hotmail.com **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************