Martin 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 ---------------------------------------- Martin Cemetery, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA location: Go west of McCormick on Hwy. 378. Turn right on Bordeaux road. Park in yard of second house (Creed Silvers). Burial ground is located approx. 400 yards behind and slightly to the left of this house. Grave 1 - John Martin, Born about 1740, Died 1831, was 91, was 4 times married, He fought the British in the Revolution, Father of Phares Martin, His 4-wife is burried (sic) next to him. Erected by his great grandson R. S. B. Martin, March 16, 1920 Grave 2 - Nancy Cartlege, Wife of John Martin, Mother of Edmond A. ---- (unreadable), IONAR Baptist persons, we--------e same, Erected March 16, 1920 (broken concrete) Grave 3 - Annie Thompson, Third wife of John Martin, Mother of Phares Martin, Sister of Waddie Thompson, We do not know her age, She was Scotch, Erected by her great grandson, March 16, 1920 Grave 4 - Phares Martin, 1782 - 1868, Sept. 13, Son of John Martin, Fought for America in 1819, His mother Annie Thompson was 3rd wife of John Martin, Erected by his Grandson R.S.B. Martin, March 16, 1920 These graves marked by flatrock headstones and thin slab of concrete moulded over grave with hand lettering scratched into concrete. No evidence of other graves in this burial ground although the last two graves are approx. 50 feet from first two. Approx. 100 feet across wire fence to path east of these four graves is evidence of many graves marked only by orderly depressions in the ground. These are believed to be graves of slaves of the Martin family. It is known that this family had many slaves. August 12, 2000 The information above was copied with permission from "McCormick County Cemeteries" prepared by the McCormick County Historical Society in 1987, whose members I deeply thank. 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. ****************************************************************