MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC A.K.A. West Union & Seneca, SC Version 2.3, 4-Jul-2002, C121.TXT, C121 **************************************************************** 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 . : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 HISTORY WRITE-UP : ____________ at ____________ in _______ IMAGES ......... : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Locate intersection of Highways 28 & 188. Drive 0.8 miles N on Highway 188. Turn left on Old Walhalla Highway (SR 37-60) and drive 0.8 miles. Turn right on Mt Olive Church Road and drive W 0.0 miles. Church is on the right side of road. Latitude N_34 43.569 x Longitude W 82 59.822___ CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. William E. Cureton, Pastor Deacons Raymond Little, Larry Lee, Joe Leiand, Alex Lee, and James Johnson HISTORY OF MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Mt. Olive Baptist Church is located in the Bounty Land Community of Oconee County. Rev, William Cureton is the pastor. Church Service is every first and third Sunday with prayer service beginning at 11:00 a. m. and ending at 11:30 a. m. at which time worship service begins. Sunday School is held every Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 a. m. Our doors are always open to everyone. Mt. Olive was begun by the late Rev. H. R. Haggens in a little school room about one fourth of a mile from its present location. Mt. Olive was built at its present location in 1917 with Rev. H. R. Haggens as pastor. In 1953 it was rebuilt with Rev. 0. D. Benson as pastor. Mt. Olive has a membership of 144 and of that number only eighty-tree members are active. Former pastors are: Rev. J. H. Haggens, Rev. J. C. McDowell, Rev. E. L. Sitton, Rev. 0. D. Benson, who served for eighteen years. Rev. Robert Donaldson, and Rev. W. I. Goher Former associate pastor are: Rev. R. M. Jenkins and Rev. D. J. Jefferies. The chairman deacon is Brother Alex Lee, who has served as chairman for 25 years, Brothers Jim Beatie, J. U. Cobb, Jim Jenkins, Sam Brown, Lonnie Cunningham, Joe Leiand, J. Lee, Tom Simpson, Addis Simpson, Jessie Jones, R. M. Jenkins, Jim Aikens, Doris Holland. Raymond Littles, Larry Lee, and James Johnson. Present Clerk is Sister Clara Johnson. Former clerks were: Sister Fannie Patterson, Elizabeth Cannon, Emmie Cannon, Alice Holland and Daisy Jenkins who served 50 years. Sunday. School superintendents are: Brothers Addis Simpson, Alex Lee, Raymond Littles; Sisters Ruby Craig, Selma Simpson, and Cumi Lee who is the present Secretary of Sunday School. Mt. Olive began with one choir, which was the Adult Choir. Directors of the Adult Choir were: Brotliers Purvis Holland and AJex Lee. Brother Lee served for 44 years and is the present director. Tlie Junior Choir was organized. Directors were: Mrs. Martha Craig, Mrs. Pearlee Barton Lee and Mr. Larry lee who is present director. The Young Adult Clioir was organized with Mrs. Cornelia Lewis serving as director. Mt. Olive has at present three choirs. Pianists for the three choirs are: Mr. Early Haymond and Mrs. Pearlee B. Lee. You are welcome to worship with us anytime. MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU THE MEMBERS OF MT. OLIVE TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife (2) Unreadable grave markers BEATY, James, b. 1885, d. 27-mar-1937, a. 52y BEATY, John, b. 5-mar-1930, d. 5-mar-1930, a. 1d, p. j.s. & lillie beaty BEATY, Pauline, b. 9-feb-1928, d. 20-apr-1929, a. 1y 2m 12d, p. j.s. & lillie beaty, twin BROWN, Reginald A., b. 1-oct-1975, d. 25-nov-1982 BROWN, Rodney E., b. 22-Nor-1966, d. 6-Dec-1966; on single headstone; buried in keels williams plots; also here: reginald brown BUCKER, Maggie Lee, b. 25-may-1892, d. 29-may-1969 CANNON, Eliza G., b. 1904, d. 1953, single headstone, says mother, says our children: jervene & waymond, just outside this is emma patterson cannon CANNON, Emma Patterson, b. 23-jul-1898, d. 5-feb-1970, single headstone, just outside this is eliza g. cannon CANNON, Nancy Diane, 7-aug-1949, only date on funeral marker, looks like baby grave, she is beside edward lee 1940, can't locate grave marker CLARK, Hugh D., b. 24-jul-1924, d. 1-nov-1965, military marker: sc pfc 665 truck co tc WWII CLARK, James Calvin Woods, (Negro), b. 1959C, d. 26-feb-1991, alexandria, va, w. tammy denise reid clark; s/o joe luther & mary louise woods CLARK, James Calvin Woods, b. 1958, d. 26-feb-1991, alexandria, va, w. tammy denise reid clark; s/o joe luther & mary louise woods CLINKSCALES, Joe, b. 1870, d. 19-sept-1942 DAVIS, Mattie Louise Littles, b. 1937, d. 24-nov-1990, h. louis b. davis; d/o raymond l. littles FORNEY, Charles B., b. 1917, d. 1977, on double headstone w/ mary forney FORNEY, Mary B., b. 1895, d. 1979, on double headstone w/ charles b. forney GIBSON, H.L., b. 25-dec-1919, d. 12-july-1974, beside j.c. gibson GIBSON, Jessie C., b. 5-dec-????, d. 11-aug-1957 GILBERT, Alice J., b. 10-july-1895, d. 13-july-1973, beside warren gilbert GILBERT, Jerry C., b.1913C, d.24-jan-1985, p. warren & alice jenkins gilbert, w. clara lee gilbert, couldn't find grave marker GILBERT, Warren, b. 12-jan-1889, d. 18-aug-1973, beside alice j. gilbert GOODIE, Carrie, b. 6-jul-1944, d. 16-aug-2000, h. john goodie, p. daisy rachel patterson & roy w. patterson, GRANT, Robert, b. 1957, d. 1999 HAGAN, Bernice, b. 1915, d. 1981 HAGAN, Charles, d. 9-july-1962, can't locate grave marker HAGAN, Charlie, 3-nov-????, can't locate grave marker HAGAN, Charlie, b. 1910, d. 1976 HAGAN, Wardell, 5-sep-???? HARRISON, Infant Daughter, b. 2001, d. 1-feb-2001, f. derrick, can't locate grave marker HOLLAND, Clinton Edward, b. 19-feb-1932, d. 9-feb-1989, p. clinton & emma grant holland, w. mamie banks holland HOLLAND, Clinton, b. 20-nov-1910, d. 3-oct-1961 HOLLAND, Emma A., b. 25-mar-1912 JENKINS, Daisy Patterson, b. 1895, d. 20-jan-1986, p. pete & susie patterson, h. rev. rosemond jenkins JENKINS, Rosemond M. (Rev), b. 10-sept-1888, d. 12-jan-1968 JENKINS, Thomas C., b. 22-oct-1920, d. 2-july-1953, military marker: sc tec 5 84 chemical co WWII JOHNSON, Charlena Hagan, b. 1940C, d. 31-dec-1985, p. charlie & bernice frazier hagan, h. jack johnson JOHNSON, Clara Mae Williams, b. 24-jan-1928, d. 16-jan-1991, p. keels & annie jenkins williams, h. henry johnson JOHNSON, Infant, b. 11-nov-1954, d. 11-nov-1954 JOHNSON, Pearl, b. 1889, d. 1959 JOHNSON, Tekeitha JONES, Alice, b. 1888, d. 1967, can't locate grave marker JONES, James C., b. 17-dec-1939, d. 17-oct-1999 JONES, Pauline Gibson, b. 8-feb-1924, d. 16-may-1998, h. richard, p. shelia brown & jessie gibson LEE, Alex Jack, b. 10-apr-1920, d. 16-aug-1997, p. bert & maggie w. ilean lee, WWII vet LEE, Birt, b. 18-aug-1896, d. 23-july-1958 LEE, George, b. 7-mar-1916, d. 26-sept-1954 LEE, Ilean, b. 25-apr-1920 LELAND, Dave C., b. 9-sept-1915, d. 23-dec-1981, military marker: pfc us army WWII, beside willie ella earl leland, LELAND, Joe West, b. 9-sep-1913, d. 8-jul-1982 LELAND, Willie Ella Earl, b. 6-feb-1913, d. 16-june-1962, beside dave c. LITTLES, Henry Acell, b. 1940, d. 24-sept-1997, p. raymond & mae d. gibson littles LITTLES, Raymond L., b. 1914, d. 26-sept-1997, p. sam & mattie sue davis littles, w. mae d. littles, can't locate grave marker LITTLES, Samuel Odell, b. 1951, d. 7-apr-1999, w. patricia brown littles, mother: mae d. gibson littles, father: late raymond littles sr McQVEEN, Anthony, b. 1973, d. 2002 MILLER, James, b. 5-jul-1928, d. 4-apr-1981 MILLER, Lieutenant, b. 22-jan-1890, d. 20-aug-1970, military marker: sc pvt co l s10 pioneer inf WWI MILLER, Willie, b. 18-jul-1922, d. 9-apr-1998 PARKS, Hazel B., b. 18-jul-1932, d. 26-apr-1998 PARKS, Lela, b. 1886, d. 18-feb-1961, a. 75y, beside robert, can't locate grave marker PARKS, Mathew, b. 20-sept-1915, d. 14-sept-? PARKS, Robert, b. no date, d.2-mar-1965, beside mrs. lela parks, can't locate grave marker PARKS, Sam, b. 10-sep-1911, d. 18-jun-194? PATTERSON, Daisy R., b. 28-jan-1924, d. 28-dec-1999, h. roy w. patterson PATTERSON, Ellen, b. 1909, d. 21-dec-1982, p. geo. & katie scurry, h. geo. patterson PATTERSON, Floyd, b. 1891, d. 1973 PATTERSON, George, b. 1907, d. 1973, beside ellen PATTERSON, Roy W., b. 6-nov-1927, w. daisy r. patterson RUCKER, Maggie Lee, b.25-may-1892, d.29-may-1969, can't locate grave marker SIMPSON, Carrie P., b. 1886, d. 1950, beside tom SIMPSON, Lida Belle, b. 17-may-1916, d. 16-sept-1939, p. tom & carrie simpson SIMPSON, Olden, b. 6-apr-1922, d. 6-apr-1923, p. tom & carrie simpson SIMPSON, Ozie, b. 19-sept-1925, d. 17-jan-1927, twin son of tom & carrie simpson SIMPSON, Rosemon, b. 12-sep-1926, d. 15-may-1927, twin son of tom & carrie simpson SIMPSON, Tom, beside carrie p. simpson, can't locate grave marker SMITH, Ray Guss, b. 1936, d. 10-jan-1983, p. dover & ollie mae swafford smith, can't locate grave marker WILLIAMS, Charles Julius, b. 20-apr-1922, d. 23-oct-1985, p. keels & annie williams, stepmother: mrs. louise williams, WILLIAMS, James L., b. 10-aug-1926, d. 17-july-1966, military marker: sc cpl medical co 5 calvary reg't korea WILLIAMS, Keels, b. 3-mar-1893, d. 30-mar-1967 WILLIAMS, Louise Lee Miller, b. 11-jan-1904, d. 2-oct-1990, p. georgia & charlotte lee, h. keils williams WILLIAMS, Odell, b. 5-may-1935, d. 1-oct-1992