SAINT PETER BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC A.K.A. Walhalla, SC Version 2.3, 16-Nov-2004, C081.TXT, C81 **************************************************************** REPRODUCING 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. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn Seneca, SC, USA Oconee County SC GenWeb Coordinator Oconee County SC GenWeb Homestead http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Oconee County SC GenWeb Tombstone Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/cemeteries.html http://www.usgwtombstones.org/southcarolina/oconee.html **************************************************************** DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jun-2002 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jun-2002 G.P.S. MAPPING . : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jun-2002 HISTORY WRITE-UP : ____________ at ____________ in _______ IMAGES ......... : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jun-2002 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jun-2002 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jun-2002 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Locate the intersection of Highways 188 & 183. Drive 0.1 miles west on Highway 183. Turn right on Stamp Creek Road (SR 37-92 and drive 1.4 miles east. Turn right on dirt road called Green Hill Farm Road. Drive 150' on this dirt road. Cemetery is located in the woods about 100' south of the road. There is currently a large pile of dirt that blocks the entrance. Latitude N 34 48.898 x Longitude W 82 57.275 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ Current St Peter Baptist Church is located at 221 Thomas Heights, Seneca, SC, 864-885-9441. The Saint Peter Baptist Church was started with the gift of land donated by Peter Guyton. The church chose the name "Peter" after its donor. They began having services in a Brush Arbor off Highway 130 in Seneca, in the Keowee Community, under the leadership of Rev. Sam Maxwell. o----------o Max Wigington and Edward H. Ninestein, executors of will of Oscar Wigington Sold to Crescent Land & timber Corp. Land "being in Norton School District . Beginning at a point on State Hwy. No. 183 at a point in common to Lucius Mickens, thence N 40 W 142 feet; thence Along the line of Mickens and OLD PICKENS COLORED CEMETERY S 55 W 33.49 feet; thence S 17 1/2 E along the line of lands sold to Alvin E. Poore to the North side of State Hwy No. 183; thence along said highway as the line N 68 E 373.5 feet to point of beginning. And being the identical property conveyed to Oscar Wigington by J. E. Lawrence by deed dated 29 Nov 1954, recorded in Deed Book 6-Z, page 125, Oconee County. o----------o TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife NOTE: ----- There are probably 50+ graves that are simply marked with field-stones. BRAY, James D., 18-apr-1948 CHOIEE, Margarett CRAIG, Lula, 1972 HICKS, D.A., 25-may-1911, a. 68y HICKS, John A., b. 9-aug-1865, d. 28-dec-1940, w. eva hicks HICKS, Samuel N., b. 28-oct-1898, d. 20-may-1924 HUFF, Carolyn K., 1969 JOHNSON, Walter, b. 17-feb-1896, d. 23-jul-1968 KNIGHT, Dovie Anna C., 18-may-1973 KNIGHT, Samuel, b. 1904, d. 1970 MAXWELL, Ella, b. 3-may-1888, d. 20-sep-1959 RICE, A.E., b. 10-feb-1884, d. 15-jul-1929 RICE, Lewis Samuel, b. 6-feb-1907, d. 19-oct-1967 RICE, Mack J., b. sep-1908, d. apr-1914 RICE, Theodous, b. dec-1906, d. jan-1916, p. m.w. & annie rice ROGERS, Curtis C., b. 10-sep-1920, d. 9-sep-1922 ROGERS, Millie, b. 31-jan-1926, a. 38y, h. duff rogers SKETTON, As__ee, b. 1921, d. 1922, p. Arthur & Rebecca sketton STEWART, H.R. John, d. 8-feb-1978, a. 78y WHITNER, Ben, b. 1862, d. 18-aug-1937 WHITNER, John T., b. 6-may-1886, d. 6-jan-1931 WHITNER, Mary A., b. 11-may-1889, d. 29-apr-1955 WILLIAMS, Puesella, d. 8-mar-1918 WINSTON, Betsy, 4-jan-1892, a. 65y WINSTON, Julia Anner, b. 20-may-1865, d. 7-sep-1929, a. 64y 3m 18d, h. j.a. hicks WINSTON, Robert, 1892, a. 75y WRIGHT, Arminda, b. 19-apr-1856, d. 26-apr-1918 WRIGHT, William, b. 22-jul-1844, d. 28-oct-1918