KEESE FAMILY CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC A.K.A. Fairplay Shores Community, SC Version 2.3, 22-Jul-2002, C099.TXT, C99 **************************************************************** 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 Jul-2002 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 G.P.S. MAPPING . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 HISTORY WRITE-UP : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Locate intersection of Highways 11 & 24. Drive 8.7 miles SE on Highway 11. Turn left into Fairplay Shores Community - Parkview Road. Drive 0.2 miles E to Keese Road. Turn right and drive 0.1 miles to end of road. Cemetery is in a wooded area at the road's end. Latitude N 34 29.986 x Longitude W 83 02.010 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ It appears that the Keese Farm was destroyed by the forming of Lake Hartwell. However, the cemetery survived because it was on high ground. Rather than move the cemetery, it was left alone by the Fairplay Shores Community developer. Lake front property and homes now surround the cemetery. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife Keese, Cathrine Bibb, b. 14-sept-1796, d. 10-mar-1883, h. john keese Keese, Celia Stepp, h. elijah keese Keese, Elijah, b. 20-apr-1766, d. 1-nov-1850 Keese, John, b. 21-jun-1796, d. 8-aug-1862 Keese, John (Maj), b. 1735, d. 1806 Keese, Mary, h. john keese Keese, Nancy Martin Harrison, b. 28-feb-1847, d. 20-feb-1914, h. thomas b. keese Keese, Thomas Bibb, b. 12-feb-1836, d. 14-sept-1911