HUNNICUTT FAMILY CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC A.K.A. Beck or Swafford Cemetery/Plantation A.K.A. High Falls or Keowee Key, SC Version 2.0, 22-Mar-2002, C094.TXT, C94 **************************************************************** 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 Mar-2002 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Mar-2002 HISTORY WRITE-UP : ____________ at ____________ in _______ IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Mar-2002 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Mar-2002 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Ann Rogers of Walhalla SC in 1980's Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Mar-2002 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Locate the intersection of Highways 183 and 130. Drive west on Highway 183 until you come to the Keowee Key Community South-End Main Entrance. Turn right and drive north to the guard shack. Drive north on Port Tack Road until Long Reach Road. (in the general area of the Country Club) Turn left on Long Reach Road and drive 0.7 miles west. Turn right on Leeward Road and drive to end. Latitude N34 50.036 x Longitude W82 56.270 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ - Part of the Keowee Key Community was owned by Samuel Taylor. - In 1807, Jeffery Beck purchased a 643-acre tract from the Taylor Estate. - John Swafford purchased approximately 406-acres. - James M. Hunnicutt purchased approximately 289-acres. The Keowee Key Garden Club has published a more complete cemetery history. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife (23) Unknown field-stone grave markers CRAINE, Lawrence S., b. c1860, d. 3-may-1942, a. 82y HUNNICUTT, Ellen S., b. 2-aug-1809, d. 24-sep-1886 HUNNICUTT, J.E., b. 5-sep-1870, d. 7-dec-1891 HUNNICUTT, James M., b. 28-may-1810, d. 16-oct-1886 HUNNICUTT, Joseph Berry (Rev), b. 25-sep-1840, d. 3-nov-1911, w. susan hunnicutt HUNNICUTT, Susan Sara Moody, b. 26-jun-1849, d. 20-jan-1929, m. 27-jun-1867, h. joe b. hunnicutt MULKEY, E.A., b. 2-feb-1852, d. 4-may-1925 MULKEY, Rudy, b. 11-jun-1839, d. 8-nov-1917 MURPHREE, Bessie L., b. 3-nov-1928, d. 20-jun-1929, p. j.d. & victoria murphree MURPHREE, Hyachints, b. 15-jan-1928, d. 16-jan-1928, p. o.h. & gertha murphree SWAFFORD, John, d. jan-1864, w. rebecca swafford, field-stone grave marker SWAFFORD, Rebecca (Ruddie), b. 1774, d. 23-aug-1863, h. john swafford, f. jeffery beck, m. mary mcdonald, field-stone grave marker