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Griffith at ngriffit@mail.presby.edu in Apr-2001 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Mar-2002 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jul-2002 Ann Rogers of Walhalla SC in circa 1980 LOCATION: --------- Find intersection of Highways 130 & 183. Drive approx. 3.0 miles east on Highway 183 until you come bridge. Stop. Look to you left and you will see a dirt road. (There is a church sign as of Mar-2002.) Church is at the end of this dirt road. Latitude 344728N x 0825312W HISTORY: -------- GENERAL AREA HISTORY: It is estimated by Ramsay in his history of South Carolina (1808) that in 1755, there were not even 23 families settled between the Waxhaws on the Catawba River and Augusta on the Savannah River. Since much of the upcountry was Indian land, settlement had centered in the coastal counties. Prior to 1768, the only court held in South Carolina was held at the City of Charleston. In 1768, however, South Carolina was divided into six judicial districts, with courts to be held in each. What is now Oconee County was in the Ninety-Six District. At the end of the Revolutionary War, all of present-day Greenville, Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties was Cherokee land. There was some white settlement in this area, and forts had been erected in various places to protect the settlers. The judicial set-up in South Carolina becomes quite fluid (and quite confusing) from this time on until 1868. A law passed in 1783 recommended the division of the judicial districts into counties of not more than forty square miles, with each county to have its own courts. This was accomplished by 1785, with the Ninety-Six District being further divided into Abbeville, Edgefield, Newberry, Laurens, Union and Spartanburg counties. The lands of present-day Oconee County were temporarily attached to the adjoining counties of Laurens, Abbeville and Spartanburg. The Indians had sided with the British during the Revolution, and were forced to surrender their land. In 1785 a treaty was signed with the Cherokee Indians at Hopewell, the home of Andrew Pickens; the following year, a treaty was signed with the Choctaws at the same location. At about this time it was estimated that the white population of the area was 9,500. By 1789, the residents of present-day Oconee County were having difficulty with their judicial assignment, and the area was separated off into Pendleton County. A courthouse was set up at the site of the present-day town of Pendleton in 1790. The next year, however, the Ninety-Six District was divided into upper and lower regions. The upper region, composed of Pendleton and Greenville counties, was named the Washington District; a district courthouse was set up at Pickensville near the present-day town of Easley. In 1798 the name "county" once again changed to "district"; Oconee County was in the Pendleton District, and court was held in Pendleton. The population was increasing rapidly; according to Ramsay's history, by 1800 it stood at 17,828. The area was, however, still sparsely settled. In 1808, according to Ramsay, there was only one acre of cleared land for every eight acres of uncleared land, and only one inhabitant per 36 acres. Education was "at a low ebb," although some schools had been established; one newspaper was being published, by John Miller in Pendleton. In 1826 Pendleton District was further subdivided into Pickens and Anderson districts. The county seat of the Pickens District, which encompassed present-day Oconee County, was located at Pickens Courthouse, or "Old Pickens." While some of the settlers during this early period had come from the lowcountry of South Carolina, many were Scotch-Irish immigrants who had fled Ulster for Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution. They then traveled down the Great Wagon Road from Harrisburg, through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and into the piedmont region of the two Carolinas. Some wealthy plantation owners from the lowcountry did begin to build second homes in the upstate, mostly to take advantage of the more moderate summer climate. John C. Calhoun was one of these; his home, Fort Hill, was later deeded to the state by his son-in-law, Thomas Clemson, and became the site of Clemson University. In 1868 Pickens District was divided into Pickens and Oconee counties. The area was still a rural one, centered around courthouse towns which usually had a courthouse, several churches, a school, and a few dozen citizens. EARLY PRESBYTERIANISM: The early settlement of South Carolina took place along the coast. The first minister to preach to Presbyterians in South Carolina was Rev. Archibald Stobo, who arrived in Charleston in 1700. Until 1704, he was the pastor of the "Mixed Presbyterian and Independent Church" there, the only place of worship for Presbyterians in the entire colony. There was probably no organized presbytery in South Carolina until the 1730s. Early Presbyterians were organized under the Presbytery of Orange, Synod of New York and Philadelphia. By 1760 there were eleven Presbyterian ministers in the colony, concentrated in areas near the coast. By 1784 membership in the Carolinas was increasing, resulting in a desire to form a local presbytery. Following the various Indian treaties signed in the late 1780s, settlement of the Upstate accelerated, mostly by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who had traveled down the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania. By 1789, the year the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church was established, there were ministers appearing in some upstate areas, including the Waxhaws, Saluda, Rocky River, and Upper and Lower Long Cane. Among churches which had been organized in the upstate at this point were Richmond/Carmel (1787), Bradaway/Broadway (1788), Good Hope (1789) and Roberts (1789). It was also at this time that Hopewell (Keowee) or the "Old Stone Church" was established. In 1790 the list of Oconee County churches expanded with the addition of Bethlehem and Philadelphia (or Ebenezer). Rev. Thomas Reese, who was serving Hopewell (Keowee) Church at the time, eloquently described the possibilities for church growth in the region. Noting that circumstances were "favorable to virtue and religion," he also noted that "As the country is in its infancy, we have yet to expect that these congregations will soon become much stronger, and in the course of a few years, if peace continues, it is probable that each of them will be able to support a minister. It is a pleasing reflection to the friends of religion, that as the people travel westward, the gospel travels with them, or soon follows after them; that God inclines the hearts of ministers, respectable for learning, worth, and piety, to settle in these uncultivated regions." Southern representation at early meetings of the General Assembly was limited, since meetings were always held in the North, and travel was complicated and expensive. Thus figures on the development of churches in South Carolina are scarce. The western "frontier" of South Carolina was considered a missionary territory, with ministers traveling around and "supplying" a number of churches. Indeed, a number of the same ministers served the various Presbyterian churches in Oconee County. Salaries were often left unpaid; the largest contribution toward the salary of Rev. John Simpson, first pastor at Roberts Church, was $5.00, and some members were only able to give a few pennies, or gifts in kind such as corn, wheat, and whiskey. Often these itinerant preachers were not even reimbursed for travel and lodging. Consequently, some ministers turned to teaching, opening early academies and schools. Often they found this work more congenial, and left the ministry, contributing further to the shortage of qualified pastors. In 1796 Rev. Andrew Brown was appointed to spend time as a missionary on the South Carolina frontier, at a salary of $16.66 per month. In 1797 he apparently had charge of the Bethlehem and Philadelphia churches on Cane Creek in present-day Oconee County. In his history of South Carolina, Walter Edgar estimates that only 8% of the white population in the upstate belonged to churches at this time. Church membership, however, was increasing, largely as a result of massive ecumenical camp meetings. The early churches were simple, usually built of undressed logs. They had few windows, and were furnished with benches rather than pews. No musical instruments were employed in the services. It was during this time that Nazareth/Beaverdam (1803) and Bethel (1805) were organized. Edgar states that membership had almost tripled, to 23% of the white population, by 1810. As for the Presbyterians, by that time there were only 9 ministers to serve 25 churches and 634 congregants in the entire Presbytery of South Carolina. By 1826 Mills' "Statistics of South Carolina" indicated that there was a dominant Presbyterian presence in Abbeville, Chester, Fairfield, Greenville, Laurens, Pendleton, Richland and York districts. In Oconee County, Westminster and Richland had been organized in 1834. Ministers continued to be scarce, however, and most only stayed in one church for a short time. It was not until 1859 that the concept of a permanent pastorate became popular in the church. By 1870 there were still only 29 ordained ministers in South Carolina Presbytery, and only 13 of these were devoting their full time to the ministry. During this time the Presbytery continued to employ "domestic missionaries" to supply vacant pulpits. By the late nineteenth century, after a restructuring of the Presbytery to form Enoree Presbytery, there were 19 ministers left in the Presbytery of South Carolina to serve 39 churches, and rural churches continued to languish on into the 20th century. (For more information on the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina, see: Howe, George, History of the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina; History Of The Presbyterian Church In South Carolina Since 1850, edited by F. D. Jones, D. D. And W. H. Mills, D. D.; and Strupl, Milos, History of the Presbytery of South Carolina, 1784-1984.) PICKENS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: The Pickens District, named for Revolutionary War general Andrew Pickens, was established in 1826. The courthouse was built along the banks of the Keowee River, and a thriving village called "Pickens Courthouse" or, later, "Old Pickens" , grew up around it. Among the early residents of the town were the Norton, Cary, Ramsey, and Lawrence families. One of the county's earlier newspapers, the Keowee Courier, was established there by Col. Elliott Keith in 1849. Only a few families lived in the town between 1828 and 1840, but by 1860 it had six merchants, a newspaper, a doctor, several lawyers, blacksmith shops, a stable, a hotel, a boarding house, and a brickyard. Public buildings besides the church included a courthouse, jail, Masonic lodge, and an academy. There were ten to twelve private homes, and the population numbered around one hundred. Old Pickens Church was the only church to be organized at Pickens Courthouse. Although some records say that the single-gable brick church was built in 1830, Presbyterian records do not agree; the congregation was officially organized by the Reverends Joseph Hillhouse, David Humphries and Joseph B. Hillhouse in 1847. Only two of the members, Samuel R. McFall and James George, were male. They had been members of the Presbyterian Church in Anderson County, and were ordained as elders. Among the female members were women from the Reid, Steele, Craig, Alexander, and Price families. Construction on the actual church building began in 1849, and was completed in 1851. Among the early ministers who supplied the church were Joseph Hillhouse (1868) and Ezekial Foster Hyde (1875). The actual town of Pickens was relocated when the district was divided into Oconee and Pickens counties in 1868. At the time, many of the businesses and residents relocated to the new county seat, leaving the village and the church to languish. Although some histories indicate that the church was dissolved in 1887, it continued to exist, although clearly struggling. It was listed as the only "vacant", or pastor less, church in Piedmont Presbytery in 1928. According to the minutes, it was "a hopeless case from the standpoint of the Presbyterian church and the organization is maintained from purely sentimental reasons on our roll of churches. Sometime in the early 20th century, the Whitmire family moved to a farm which encompassed part of Old Pickens; they and other Methodist families apparently used the church for services until around 1942. Various presbytery and synod minutes indicate that it continued to struggle through the 1950s and 1960s, sometimes having as few as 2 or 3 living members. In 1956 Piedmont Presbytery's Committee on Church Extension recommended that the church, with "a membership of only two or three but with a ruling elder," be asked to consider dissolution, with the building and grounds to be transferred to the trustees of Presbytery. In 1957 the Seneca Church was asked by Presbytery to try to revive the work at Old Pickens, but this effort did not succeed. The church was officially dissolved on October 1, 1968. It is the only surviving structure of the original town of "Old Pickens." (Some of the information in this sketch was obtained from Frederick C. Holder's Historic Sites of Oconee County, 1991.) CHURCH RECORDS: Although there is a Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, the best place to find material on the "Southern" church is at Montreat. Here's what the Society says about this on their website: The Presbyterian Historical Society serves its constituency from two regional offices, one in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and one in Montreat, North Carolina. The Philadelphia office documents "northern stream" predecessor denominations and their work, congregations, and middle governing bodies in thirty-six states, and the work of the current denomination's national agencies. The Montreat office documents "southern stream" predecessor denominations and congregations and middle governing bodies in fourteen southern states. For records from congregations, synods, and presbyteries in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia, contact the Montreat office first. For all others, contact the Philadelphia office first. Presbyterian Historical Society P.O. Box 849, Montreat, NC 28757 Telephone (828) 669-7061 Fax (828) 669-5369 http://www.history.pcusa.org Presbyterian Historical Society 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia PA 19147-1516 Telephone (215) 627-1852 Fax (215) 627-0509 http://www.history.pcusa.org The Special Collections area at the Thomason Library, Presbyterian College, Clinton SC contains a quantity of Presbyterian materials, including minutes of the Synod of South Carolina (and its successors, the Synod of the Southeast and the Synod of the South Atlantic), the Minutes of the General Assembly, incomplete sets of South Carolina presbytery minutes, many histories of churches in South Carolina, biographies of area ministers, sermons, and the papers of 19th century ministers Ferdinand and William Plumer Jacobs. The library also has extensive information on Presbyterian College and Thornwell Orphanage. The library's catalog can be searched online at: http://library.presby.edu/. Special Collections librarian is Nancy Griffith, e-mail ngriffit@presby.edu. South Caroliniana Library at USC has over 474 titles listed on South Carolina Presbyterianism, including local church histories. They also have over 800 issues of the "Southern Presbyterian," which was a prominent journal during the late 19th and early 20 centuries. Their catalog can be searched online at: http://www.sc.edu/uscan/ ---------- The town of Old Pickens (originally called just Pickens) was a community of immigrants mainly from England and Scotland. It was named for General Andrew Pickens, a Revolutionary War hero. The town was formed in 1828 when the Pendleton District was divided into the Anderson and Pickens Districts. Old Pickens was laid out to be eight blocks by four blocks with the courthouse in the center. Main Street adopted the route known as the "Great War Path", which was a primary Indian road leading from Pennsylvania through Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. This was the road used by thousands of immigrants who moved south into North Carolina and South Carolina following the Revolutionary War. In the mid-1800s, Old Pickens grew into a rather prosperous trading center. It is estimated that there were between 1600 and 1800 citizens at its zenith. The town had hotels, stores, a jail, an academy, and beautiful homes as well as the courthouse. Old Pickens Presbyterian Church was built in the 1830s or 1840s. The town thrived until many of its citizens left to fight in the Civil War. It is not known exactly when the Old Pickens Presbyterian Church was built, but it is believed to be between 1830 and 1847. A commission from Anderson District Presbytery was sent to Pickens to organize a church since there was no "House of Worship" in Pickens. The Reverend Joseph Hillhouse, his son Joseph Hillhouse, Jr., and David Humphries organized fourteen people into Pickens Church. Samuel F. McFall and James George were ordained as elders. The church, located on a hill overlooking the Keowee River, was built of brick made from clay found in the river. It had a single gable-end with a gallery of slaves. Although organized as a Presbyterian Church, it served all the people in the area. The Presbytery of South Carolina took over care of Pickens Church on October 11, 1847. Families on the roll include those of Joseph Reid, William Steele, Pleasant Alexander, L.C. and William M. Craig, and J.A. Doyle as well as the Hagoods, the Keiths, the Nortons, and the Prices. It was called Pickens Presbyterian Church from 1852-1890, and after 1890, it was known as Old Pickens Presbyterian Church. After the Civil War, the South Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868 divided the Pickens District into Oconee and Pickens Counties. Walhalla became the county seat of Oconee County, and New Pickens, which was fourteen miles east, became the county seat of Pickens County. This caused a mass migration from Old Pickens; even entire houses were moved to the new town of Pickens. For several years following the division of the Pickens District into Oconee and Pickens Counties, the church was taken over by the Methodist Church. It then became Presbyterian again and was used intermittently until 1968. In 1968, Piedmont Presbytery dissolved the church and transferred its members. During the 1960s, the Keowee Toxaway nuclear power project was begun. The waters of Lake Keowee flooded much of the original town of Pickens. Old Pickens Presbyterian Church is one of the few buildings that remain; it is the only building still on the original site. Today efforts are being made to preserve the historic church located in Oconee County on Highway 183. Submitted by: Annie B. Brown, Craig Lane, Salem, SC 29676. Compiled by Annie B. Brown using information from Dr. D.H. Brown and Ferber Whitmire. Sources: The Pickens Sentinel, May 26, 1982; The Greenville News, March 17, 1985, article by Dot Robertson; Keowee Courier, article by Jim Lucas; "Oconee County Cemetery Survey", article by Sallie K. Harbin; Old church records in archives at Historical Foundation, Montreat, NC; "Oconee County SC Cemetery Survey, Volume 11", article by B.W. and Sarah Roach; History of Presbytery of SC; Struple; and History of Presbyterian Church in SC. o----------o MINISTER TRYING TO UNRAVEL MISSING COMMUNITY'S ROOTS By Pearce Adams padams@dailyjm.com The Rev. Dr. Charles Dougherty is looking for descendents of a missing community that had thrived for decades in the 1800s near the present border of Oconee and Pickens counties. Standing in the sanctuary of the Old Pickens Presbyterian Church, Dougherty, a retired Presbyterian minister, admired the progress that has been made in restoring its pine floors, almost 20 wood pews, nine 32-glass-paned windows and a raised pulpit. So far, nothing has been done to the peeling green plaster walls. The church was the spiritual centerpiece of the Old Pickens Court House community. Today, all that remains is the 1850s-era church and more than 215 graves that surround three sides of the brick building. "It trees could talk," said Dougherty, moving outside and among grave markers, some in place for almost 200 years. President of the Historic Old Pickens Foundation, Dougherty said a search is under way for descendents who can provide a clearer perspective on the church's history and the community it once served. A $3,000 grant from the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, matched by HOPF, helped in restoring portions of the pine floor and the church's roof, he said. Much more remains, including details about those buried in the cemetery. Some tombstones identify residents that served during the Civil War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812, Dougherty said. Some are marked. Many are not. Some are adults. A few are children. According to information provided by the HOPF, the town was established in 1828 and disappeared 40 years later. "Legend has it that the newly appointed Pickens County Commissioners rode on horseback in search of a suitable site for a county seat," according to HOPF's historical account. "When they dismounted for lunch, they were so impressed with their immediate surroundings that they drove a stake in the ground and pronounced, "Here it shall be." The town's design included 32 square blocks--eight long and four wide. It quickly filled with a brick church, 14 family homes, six merchants, a newspaper, a doctor, several lawyers, hotel, boarding house, brickyard, courthouse, jail, post office and school. According to HOPF, about 1,400 residents were served by the post office. The Hagood-Mauldin house, now a tourist attraction in Pickens, was once a part of the community, he said. According to the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, the one- story frame house was built a few years after the church was completed. Its owner, James Hagood, was a lawyer and public official. His house was taken apart in 1868 when the land surrounding the town was divided into Oconee and Pickens counties. The numbered parts were taken about 12 miles to Pickens and rebuilt. Additions were twice made. Another owner, Thomas Mauldin, expanded the home in 1904. Today, there's not much left to use in tracing the history of other buildings or residents that were left behind. Dougherty said two groups, the Friends of the Old Pickens Church and The Joseph Reid Society, are helping raise money to research, restore and find evidence of the old town. "It's interesting that the one building that's left was the spiritual center of the community," Dougherty said. The sanctuary includes a balcony. Its Staircase leads to an outside door, which is about four feet above the ground. No steps lead to it. Dougherty said it was only used by slaves. "Owners would drive them in their wagons to the door," he said. "The slaves would step through the doorway to the gallery." He said it would have been typical for the congregation downstairs to select its pastor and pack the church on Sundays. It would not be unusual for worship services to be held on both sides of lunch, Dougherty said. The sanctuary would be cooled by leaving doors open at one end along with windows at the other. In cold weather, a typical congregation of the period would be warmed by a stove in front of the pastor's pulpit. Women would bring bricks that had been heated in their fireplaces. Men would bring rum, Dougherty said. "Someone would be responsible for bringing the pastor's portion," he said. Today, the heavily-wooded land surrounding the church shows no sign of the one- bustling community. A gravel road cuts through the trees, ending at the church. A low hum announces the presence of the Oconee Nuclear Station. During the 1960s, the plant's construction required removal of the last resident. But people still come, Daugherty said. An occasional burial in the cemetery and a wedding have reminded historians that there's still a connection to the community. "Descendents of one family had a wedding here in the spring of 2004," he said. o----------o OLD PICKENS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Built 1849-1851 This single building is the only known surviving structure from the town of Pickens Court House, now commonly called Old Pickens, that remains on the same location where it was built. It is very difficult to imagine this church, now sitting isolated, being part of a town that was the courthouse seat of Pickens District. The congregation was probably organized during the 1840s, although it is impossible to fix an exact date because most of the church records were destroyed around 1901. The church was accepted under the care of the ruling body of the Presbyterian Church of South Carolina (the Presbytery) on October 11, 1847. Construction on the church building began in 1849 and was not completed until 1851. After the courthouse was moved away, the congregation apparently declined, and the church ceased to be used by the Presbyterians shortly after 1919. Some evidence indicates that a Baptist congregation also used the structure in the second half of the nineteenth century. In the early twentieth century, the Whitmire family moved to a farm located on part of the site of Old Pickens. The Whitmires and other Methodist families used the church for religious services until 1942. The Presbyterians then used the church occasionally after that time until the small congregation of two members was dissolved by the Presbytery on October 1, 1968. The church is now maintained by a preservation group and owned by the Presbyterian Church. Old Pickens was the courthouse town of Pickens District (present-day Oconee and Pickens counties) from 1828-1868. Starting at the Keowee River, where a bridge spanned the water, the small town extended less than three-quarters of a mile to the west. In order to raise money for the construction of the public buildings, the commissioners to establish the town began selling lots in the fall of 1827. These purchasers did not receive deeds for their property until 1829. Census records reveal that only a few families lived in the town from 1828-1840. By 1860, however, the town had six merchants, a newspaper, a doctor, and several law offices. Other business places included several blacksmith shops, a stable, a hotel, a boarding house, and a brickyard. Public and semi-public buildings were a church, courthouse, jail, Masonic lodge, and a school, called the academy. Ten to twelve private homes made up the rest of the town. By 1860, the entire population numbered a little over one hundred people. Around the edges of the town there were small plantations and farmsteads such as the Pleasant Alexander House, a place called "Gallow's Hill" used for hangings, and the militia ground. (The militia was similar to today's National Guard.) Very few people were ever happy about the location of the town; it was built on a series of small hills in one of the least inhabited areas of the district. The town was a "dust bowl" in the summer and "a mud hole" in the winter, and it was difficult to reach from distant parts of the district. The town was quickly abandoned after the Civil War when the Pickens District was divided in 1868 into Oconee and Pickens counties. Most of the buildings in Old Pickens were torn down and moved to either new Pickens or to Walhalla. Other than a portion of one building now in Pickens (the Hagood-Mauldin House), the relocated structures have seemingly been destroyed. Only the Old Pickens Presbyterian Church serves to remind visitors of the once existing town. Locations: The turnoff onto a gravel road leading to Old Pickens Presbyterian Church is east of Duke Power's World of Energy along East Pickens Highway (Hwy. 183 east) and approximately 1/4 mile west of the Keowee River (the Oconee/Pickens county boundary line). A sign marks the entrance to the road leading to the church. A large building and parking lot approximately 1/2 mile west of the Keowee River along East Pickens Highway (Hwy. 183 east) completely cover the area that was once the center of the town. READING LIST: There is only a small amount of material on Old Pickens Presbyterian Church. For a listing of tombstone inscriptions from the cemetery, see Oconee County, South Carolina Cemetery Survey (Greenville, S.C.: A. Press, 1984), ll:256a-260. A study of Old Pickens is in the research stage. The division of Pickens District is discussed in: George Benet Shealy, Walhalla: A German Settlement in Upstate South Carolina (Seneca, S.C.: Blue Ridge Art Association, 1990), 1:103-113. Jane Boroughs Morris, Pickens: The Town and The First Baptist Church (Pickens, S.C.: Pickens First Baptist Church, 1991), 1-8. 19 Contributor: Frederick C. Holder, Box 444, Pickens, SC 29671 o---------- Old Pickens courthouse lives again! Sunday tours start month-long series of open house events By Pearce Adams padams@dailyjm.com OLD Pickens COURT HOUSE-- Public tours are set to begin Nov. 13 at the site of the roots belonging to Pickens and Oconee counties. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on each Sunday through Dec. 11, members of the Historic Old Pickens Foundation will be available at the Old Pickens Church and along trails that Mark the site of the Old Pickens Court House, a community that flourished for 40 years until 1868. The community was eight blocks long and four blocks wide, according to information provided by the foundation. The courthouse was in the middle. A post office served more than 1,400 residents, but less than 15 families lived in the 32-block area, according to the foundation. It reports a community that was comprised of buildings including merchants, a newspaper, doctor's office, law offices, blacksmiths, hotel, jail, school and brickyard. Almost 150 years later, the church and cemetery serve as the only reminders. Another is the Hagood-Mauldin House, which was dismantled and shipped to Pickens where it stands today. We're featuring not just the church, but reviving the memory of the old community," said foundation member Rev. Dr. Charles Dougherty. Clemson University graduate students have begun researching the site and have identified some walls and foundations among the trees that now surround the church and cemetery, he said. "I think they have located where the courthouse might have been and some roads," Dougherty said. "These are marked with red stakes. . . Students will be posted at stations and will do a walking tour of the cemetery and church." The markers on almost 220 graves around the church are available for view. Some belong to confederate soldiers and one has been identified as that of Lt. Joseph Reid, a Revolutionary War soldier, he said. The church, constructed in the 1840s with pine floors, wooden pews and a raised pulpit, has undergone some repairs including restoration of its original ceiling and steps to its balcony, which, at the time, was used by slaves. And electricity has recently been added. In the future, "We hope to have worship services in keeping with what worship was like in the 1830s and 1840s" Dougherty said. TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: -------------------- a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents r. = grave was relocated here during the forming of lake keowee or jocassee. w. = wife NOTE: ----- The C43 Craig Memorial, C61 Duke Power Co. Memorial and C149 Old Presbyterian Church cemeteries are located in the same immediate area. When searching for relatives, ALL THREE locations should be searched. The following tombstone inscriptions were recorded in Jul-2002. There were 10-20 unreadable grave markers, along with some unmarked graves. It's very possible that the previous circa-1980 recording (following this one) will contain this missing or additional information. ALEXANDER, E.E., d. 1880, a. 21y ALEXANDER, Harvey C., b. 1916, d. 1944 ALEXANDER, Lecena Janette Norton, b. dec-18-1809, d. mar-2-1890 ALEXANDER, Pleasant, b. feb-29-1807, d. sep-9-1851 ALEXANDER, Susan J., b. 27-mar-1835, d. mar-26-1856 BELL, J.M., b. 26-feb-1831, d. 28-aug-1857 BOGGS, Addie T., b. 25-aug-1848, d. 29-june-1883 BOWEN, Alberta, b. 12-mar-1899, d. 11-dec-1970 BOWEN, Ben F., b. 19-feb-1904, d. 7-oct-1980 BOWEN, Sherry Ann, 11-june-1977 CANNON, William D., b. 17-jan-1870, d. 3-jun-1900 CATOR, Lucy C., b. 27-may-1863, d. 25-jan-1888 CLARK, Francis Elvira, b. 16-aug-1944, d. 20-oct-1945 CLARK, Lester, b. 23-dec-1909, d. 9-nov-1934 CLARK, Walker, b. 1804C, d. 5-nov-1824, a. 20y FOWLER, Harriet McCoy, b. 9-apr-1875, d. 27-apr-1956 GANTT, Edward, b. feb-1856, d. jul-1934 GANTT, Isabelle, b. 30-nov-1880, d. 25-dec-1880 GANTT, Mary E., b. 17-sep-1880, d. 21-aug-1881 GANTT, Mary E., b. 1825, d. 8-may-1887, a. 62y GANTT, Richard, b. 1852, d. 1899 GOLDEN, Eliga N., b. 1858, d. 1932 GOLDEN, Mary Norsis, b. 1860, d. 1930 GOLDEN, Tom, b. 1889, d. 1911 GREEN, Julia C., b. 18-jul-1877, d. 23-may-1910 HARRIS, Alexander, b. 8-dec-1780, d. 26-aug-1856, a. 35y-8m-17d HILL, E., b. 1897, d. 1897 HILL, H., b. 1887, d. 1889 HILL, Infant, b. 1896, d. 1896 HILL, J., b. 1881, d. 1887 HOLCOMBE, Ella Janie, b. 11-sep-1856, d. 23-oct-1858 HOLDEN, Emaline M., b. 1850, d. 1882 HOLDEN, John E., b. 1848, d. 1911 HOLDEN, Mary M., 21-apr-1884 HOLDEN, Mollie H., b. 1858, d. 1934 HOLLIS, James Roy, b. 21-jun-1903, d. 21-jan-1904 HOLLIS, Minnie O., b. 8-apr-1889, d. 5-jul-1889 HUGHES, Daniel, b. 4-mar-1816, d. 29-sept-1888 HUGHES, Margaret Steele Harper, b. 26-may-1834, d. 29-july-1910 JOHNSON, Sallie Elizabeth, b. 13-jan-1833, d. 27-aug-1853 JONES, D.B., b. 18-jan-1853, d. 6-dec-1895 JONES, Edith M. Kennemur, b. 5-dec-1859, d. 7-may-1933 JONES, Paul, b. 1895, d. 16-sept-1897, a. 24y KELLEY, Barney E., b. 1907, d. 1974 KELLEY, William, b. 9-july-1837, d. 29-nov-1914 KENNEMUR, D.H. (Rev), b. 2-feb-1815, d. 8-oct-1893 KENNEMUR, Huse K., b. 11-dec-189? KENNEMUR, Isaac G., b. 8-aug-1862, d. 11-nov-1944 KENNEMUR, Malinda, b. 21-sept-1819, d. 17-dec-1912 LAWRENCE, Infant Son, b. 2-nov-1855, d. 10-nov-1855 LAWRENCE, J.N. (Dr), b. 25-feb-1820, d. 28-dec-1863 MAJOR, John (4th), b. 1755, d. 1810 MAJOR, Martha Elizabeth Epps, b. 1750, d. 1799 MAXEY, Ada Golden, b. 1881, d. 1938 MAXEY, Bertha P., b. 13-may-1941 MAXEY, Dewitt M., b. 20-aug-1911, d. 5-oct-1997 MAXEY, Golden MAXEY, James R., b. 7-jan-1939 MAXEY, James, b. 1909, d. 1910 MAXEY, Robert L., b. 1902, d. 1921 McCOY, Leatha Watson, b. 4-june-1867, d. 11-mar-1955 McCOY, William A., b. 23-feb-1858, d. 6-apr-1898 McKEE, Estell Clark, b. 1874, d. 1916 McKEE, Infant Daughter McKEE, W. Perry, b. 1871, d. 1938 MITCHEL, M.F., b. 8-mar-1818, d. 19-june-1872 MITCHELL, Frank, b. 18-june-1857, d. 7-oct-1869 MITCHELL, Lizzie, b. 1855, d. 19-sep-1856, a. 1y-4m-2d MITCHELL, Willie E., b. 19-feb-1861, d. 7-jan-1863 MORGAN, Martha Ellen, b. 12-may-1833, d. 11-apr-1915 MORTON, Jackson (Col), b. 27-jul-17??, d. jul-1862 MOSER, D. MOSER, E.J., b. 1836, d. 15-jan-1894 MOSER, G.W., b. 1841, d. 12-july-1911 MOSER, John W., b. 1-sept-1862, d. 4-apr-1883 NORTON, Elizabeth, b. 30-nov-1782, d. 1-sept-1873, a. 90y-9m NORTON, Robert Campbell, b. 1-mar-1864, d. 6-aug-1865 PARROT, D.O., b. 10-june-1870. d. 24-nov-1899 PELFREY, Clem, b. 10-jan-1871, d. 19-jan-1953 PELFREY, Emily Malissa, b. 4-mar-1869, d. 7-sept-1956 PELFREY, Lealah, b. 17-nov-1871, d. 19-dec-1893 REEDER, A.P., b. 29-jan-1859, d. 15-dec-1890 REEDER, Ada Irene, b. 4-june-1878, d. 4-jan-1879 REEDER, Alice Gantt, b. 31-oct-1889, d. 19-apr-1958 REEDER, Dorothy Berlin, b. 14-feb-1932, d. 15-sep-1945 REEDER, Hassie, b. 2-oct-1879, d. 22-mar-1889 REEDER, Mary M., b. 3-oct-1881, d. 28-may-1893 REEDER, Susan E., b. 13-aug-1857, d. 5-june-1894 REEDER, W.J., 16-sept-1930 REEDER, William J., b. 7-apr-1888, d. 13-jan-1953 REEDER, William Joseph (Jr), b. 3-jan-1918, d. 28-sept-1931 REID, Isabella Baskin, b. 1760, d. 1851 REID, Joseph, b.5-june-1756, d.10-oct-1828 ROSS, Jesse Richard, b. 2-feb-1846, d. 23-jan-1903 ROSS, John D., b. 1865, d. 20-feb-1905, a. 20y ROSS, John Henry, b. 16-apr-1834, d. 2-feb-1862 ROSS, Margaret Hughes ROSS, Martha (Mattie) ROSS, Mary E., b. 17-sep-1869 SEABORN, Frances Stoak Kelly, b. 1835, d. 1898 SEABORN, Henning Fredrick, b. 1821, d. 1869 SEABORN, Isiah Henning, b. 1861, d. 1928 SEABORN, Joseph Franklin, b. 1868, d. 1869 STEELE, Esther J., b. 15-nov-1835, d. 1-apr-1895 TODD, Annybell H., b. 10-mar-1900, d. 1-apr-1963 TODD, Clyde Leo, b. 2-aug-1920, d. 7-july-1978 TODD, Duffy L., b. 18-june-1888, d. 6-feb-1950 TODD, Gennar, b. 20-dec-1945, d. 18-may-1946 TODD, Henry Pickens, b. 15-oct-1872, d. 9-mar-1956 TODD, Jessie, b. 10-july-1920, d. 10-nov-1943 TODD, Lloyd Guy, b. 1923, d. 22-june-1997 TODD, Mary elizabeth Lusk, b. 10-jan-1885 TODD, Newt, b. 1918, d. 1918 TODD, Roy F., b. 31-may-1927, d. 7-may-1977 VOLLRATH, Hattie Parrot, b. 4-mar-1875, d. 18-jan-1935 WHITE, Clara Ann, b. 1898, d. 1931/41 WHITE, Infant Daughter, b. 25-july-1885, d. 1-dec-1885 WHITE, Infant Son, b. 25-may-1886, d. 25-may-1886 WHITE, Infant Son, b. 30-june-1892, d. 11-july-1892 WHITE, Infant Son, b. 6-oct-1895, d. 11-nov-1895 WHITE, James M., b. 10-july-1813, d. 1-feb-1898 WHITE, Martha Alice, b. 23-dec-1868, d. 14-mar-1946 WHITE, Marvin Carson, b. 30-apr-1924, d. 2-aug-1973 WHITE, Mary A., b. 24-feb-1869, d. 9-sept-1894 WHITE, Oliver Carson, b. 14-feb-1867, d. 8-sept-1953 WHITE, Sophia Christena, b. 10-mar-1893, d. 21-sept-1894 WHITE, William Walter, b. 1889, d. 1925 WHITMIRE, Alice Bowers, b. 9-nov-1909, d. 15-jun-2001 WHITMIRE, Charles E., b. 21-aug-1905, d. 3-nov-1905 WHITMIRE, Columbus, b. 17-oct-1851, d. 28-june-1939 WHITMIRE, Elizabeth, b. 2-nov-1853, d. 17-dec-1939 WHITMIRE, J.H.M., b. 13-feb-1874, d. 20-apr-1956 WHITMIRE, Jettie Thomas, b. 3-aug-1875, d. 12-mar-1950 WHITMIRE, Louie Ervin (Sr), b. 19-feb-1891, d. 10-oct-1978 WILBANKS, Vylanty K., b. 12-nov-1884, d. 13-apr-1956 WORLEY, Henry M., b. 15-oct-1914 WORLEY, Ruby V., b. 22-mar-1919, d. 26-jan-1969 NOTE: ----- The following tombstone inscriptions were recorded circa-1980. It should be noted that some of this information came from newspaper articles and not from an actual cemetery visit/recording. This list also contains many errors (this cemetery location apparently was confused with the C43 Craig and C61 Duke Power Co. Memorial cemetery locations) A.C., 23-jan-1847, r. from old hunnicutt cemetery ALEXANDER, Arthur, b. 1872, d. 1953, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, Babe, b. 1870, d. 1958, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, Dessie, b. 1904, d. 1953, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, E.B., b. 10-nov-1835, d. 1-dec-1878, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, E.E., d. 1880, a. 21y ALEXANDER, Elisa, b. 29-may-1871, d. feb-1921, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, Flora V., b. 15-dec-1874, d. 15-may-1877, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, Harvey C., b. 1916, d. 1944 ALEXANDER, L.E. ALEXANDER, C.C./L.L., b. 1859, d. jun-28-1880, a. 21y ALEXANDER, L.O., b. 1-dec-1859, d. 10-jun-1901, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, Lecena Janette Norton, b. dec-18-1809, d. mar-2-1890, h. pleasant, p. jeptha & elizabeth norton ALEXANDER, Pleasant, b. feb-29-1807, d. sep-9-1851, beside w. lecena janette norton alexander ALEXANDER, R.A., b. 26-feb-1868, d. 19-nov-1938, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, Rutha Boon, b. 7-jul-1842, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, S.P., b. 10-oct-1865, d. 30-sep-1830, r. from old craig cemetery ALEXANDER, Susan I/J., b. 27-mar-1835, d. mar-26-1956 ANDERSON, (Capt), r. from old wilson-todd cemetery BECKNELL, Joseph, r. from old robinson-hunnicutt cemetery BECKNELL, Margaret Robinson, h. joseph becknell, r. from old robinson-hunnicutt cemetery BELL, J.M., b. 26-feb-1831, d. 28-aug-1857 BOGGS, Addie T., b. 25-aug-1848, d. 29-june-1883, h. j.t. boggs BOWEN, Alberta, b. 12-mar-1899, d. 11-dec-1970, double marker with ben f. bowen BOWEN, Ben F., b. 19-feb-1904, d. 7-oct-1980, double marker with alberta bowen BOWEN, Sherry Ann, 11-june-1977, infant daughter of dale & debra bowen BURCH, Lewis, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery CANNON, William D., b. 17-jan-1870, d. 3-jun-1900, w. sallie, p. john r.m. & elizabeth cannon CARTER, Roger Edwards, b. 8-oct-1951, d. 13-feb-1952, p. maurice e. & martha r. carter CATOR, Lucy C., b. 27-may-1863, d. 25-jan-1888 CLARK, (?), b. 1898(?), d. 17-jan-1925(?), a. 27y, also here lester & walker clark CLARK, Estell McKee, b. 1874, d. 1916 CLARK, Infant, b. 17-jan-1929, d. 27-jan-1929 CLARK, Lester, b. 23-dec-1909, d. 9-nov-1934, also here walker 1820/24 and another unreadable clark - 1898/1925(?) CLARK, Walker, b. 1804C, d. 5-nov-1824, a. 20y, also here lester clark 1909/3 CLARKE, J. Walter, b. 5-nov-1826, a. 20y CRAIG SURNAME FAMILY MEMBERS, see separate c43 craig family cemetery listing CRENSHAW (4) Adults, r. from old crenshaw cemetery DILLARD, Ernest, b. 1885, d. 1974, dbl. marker with ruby s. 1891/1972, beside earle e. & grace h. dillard ELLINGTON, Francis Newton, b. 1-jun-1875, d. 11-dec-1877, p. j. & j. ellington FOUNTAIN, Richard (Mrs), r. from old crenshaw cemetery FOUNTAIN, Richard, r. from old crenshaw cemetery FOWLER, Harriet McCoy, b. 9-apr-1875, d. 27-apr-1956 FRICKS, Lonza, b. 1869, d. 1904, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery GANTT, Edward, b. feb-1856, d. jul-1934 GANTT, Isabelle, b. 30-nov-1880, d. 25-dec-1880, f. rev. j. gantt GANTT, Mary E., b. 17-sep-1880, d. 21-aug-1881, p. a. & h.v. gantt GANTT, Mary E., b. 1825, d. 8-may-1887, a. 62y GANTT, Richard, b. 1852, d. 1899, single marker GIBSON, A., r. from old crenshaw cemetery GIBSON, Fannie, b. may-1774, d. sep-1841, r. from old crenshaw cemetery GNATT, W.D., b. 17-jan-1870, d. 3-jun-1900 GOLDEN, Eliga N., b. 1858, d. 1932, double marker with mary norsis golden GOLDEN, Mary Norsis, b. 1860, d. 1930, double marker with eliga n. golden GOLDEN, Tom, b. 1889, d. 1911 GREEN, Julia C., b. 18-jul-1877, d. 23-may-1910 GRISHAM, John (Mrs), r. from old craig cemetery GRISHAM, John, b. 1761, d. 22-jun-1835, r. from old craig cemetery HARPER, Esther J., b. 15-nov-1835, d. 1-apr-1895, p. william. & margaret steele harper HARPER, Margaret Steele, b. 26-may-1834, d. 29-july-1910, w. daniel hughes HARRIS, Alexander, b. 8-dec-1780, d. 26-aug-1856, a. 35y-8m-17d HILL, H., b. 1887, d. 1889 HILL, Infant, b. 1896, d. 1896 HILL, J., b. 1881, d. 1887 HILL, J., b. 1891, d. 1897 HILL, James H., b. 1881, d. 1889 HILL, Rachel, b. 1897, d. 1897 HOLCOMBE, Ella Janie, b. 11-sep-1856, d. 23-oct-1856/8, p. w.e. & e.c. holcombe holden HOLDEN, Emaline M., b. 1850, d. 1882, 3-way headstone with john e. & mollie h. holden HOLDEN, John E., b. 1848, d. 1911, 3-way headstone with emaline m. & mollie holden HOLDEN, Mary M., 21-apr-1884, with john e. & emaline m. holden HOLDEN, Mollie H., b. 1858, d. 1934, 3-way headstone with john e. & emaline m. HOLLIS, James Roy, b. 21-jun-1903, d. 21-jan-1904, single headstone, also here mary m., john e. holden HOLLIS, Minnie O., b. 8-apr-1889, d. 5-jul-1889, f. h.m. hollis HOPKINS, (4) Adults, r. from old hunnicutt cemetery HOPKINS, Infant, r. from old hunnisutt cemetery HOPKINS, S.A., b. 17-jun-1839, d. 17-sep-1871, r. from old hunnicutt cemetery HUBBARD, (3) Graves, r. from old cemetery located between fairview methodist and new hope baptist churches HUBBARD, J. (Mrs), r. from old cemetery located between fairview methodist and new hope baptist churches HUBBARD, J., d. nov-1847, r. from old cemetery located between fairview methodist and new hope baptist churches HUGHES, Daniel, b. 4-mar-1816, d. 29-sept-1888 HUGHES, Elaine, d. 4-mar-1816 HUGHES, Margaret Steele Harper, b. 26-may-1834, d. 29-july-1910, h. daniel hughes & william harper HUNNICUTT, Lewis Y., b. 14-dec-1846, d. 8-feb-1849, r. from old hunnicutt cemetery J.C., 1849, r. from old hunnicutt cemetery J.M.D., r. from near duke power company relay tower JOHNSON, Sallie Elizabeth, b. 13-jan-1833, d. 27-aug-1853, h. james h. johnson JONES, D.B., b. 18-jan-1853, d. 6-dec-1895, w. edith m. kennemur jones JONES, Edith M. Kennemur, b. 5-dec-1859, d. 7-may-1933, h. d.b. jones JONES, May E., b. 1884, d. 11-aug-1906, a. 22y, p. d.b. & e.m. jones JONES, Paul, b. 1895, d. 16-sept-1897, a. 24y, p. d.b. & e.m. jones KELLEY, Barney E., b. 1907, d. 1974, beside vylanty k. kelley KELLEY, William, b. 9-july-1837, d. 29-nov-1914 KENNEMUR, D.H. (Rev), b. 2-feb-1815, d. 8-oct-1893,, w. malinda kennemur KENNEMUR, Huse K., b. 11-dec-189?, p. i.g. & l.m. kennemur KENNEMUR, Isaac G., b. 8-aug-1862, d. 11-nov-1944, w. lela mae ross kennemur KENNEMUR, Malinda, b. 21-sept-1819, d. 17-dec-1912, h. d.h. kennemur KNOX, Sally Craig, b. 2-jul-1809, r. from old craig cemetery LAWRENCE, Infant Son, b. 2-nov-1855, d. 10-nov-1855, p. j.n. & l. lawrence LAWRENCE, J.N. (Dr), b. 25-feb-1820, d. 28-dec-1863 LEWIS, Joab, b. 22-jan-1801, d. 17-mar-1881, r from old crenshaw cemetery LEWIS, Vylanta, b. 5-jul-1812, d. 17-mar-1901, r. from old crenshaw cemetery M.J.E., 1853, r. from old hunnicutt cemetery MANLEY, A.E., b. 1871, d. 1936, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery MAXEY, Ada Golden, b. 1881, d. 1938, 3-way marker with sons robert l. & james maxey MAXEY, James, b. 1909, d. 1910, 3-way marker with mother ada golden maxey & brother robert l. maxey MAXEY, Robert L., b. 1902, d. 1921, 3-way marker with mother ada golden maxey & brother james maxey McCOY, Leatha Watson, b. 4-june-1867, d. 11-mar-1955, double marker with william a. mccoy McCOY, William A., b. 23-feb-1858, d. 6-apr-1898, double marker with leatha watson mccoy McDONALD, Newton, r. from old robinson-hunnicutt cemetery McDONALD, Rosa, r. from old robinson-hunnicutt cemetery McGAHA, Nathaniel, infant, p. matthew & martha morton mcgaha, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery McKEE, Infant Daughter, f. r.g. mckee McKEE, W. Perry, b. 1871, d. 1938, double marker with estell clark mckee MITCHEL, M.F., b. 8-mar-1816/8, d. 19-june-1862/82 MITCHELL, Frank, b. 18-june-1857, d. 7-oct-1869, p. m.f. & s. mitchell MITCHELL, Lizzie, b. 1855, d. 19-dec-1856, a. 1y-4m-2d, beside willie e. mitchell MITCHELL, Willie E., b. 19-feb-1861, d. 7-jan-1863, p. m.f. & s. mitchell MOODY, Mary, d. 10-dec-1848, a. 48/61y, r. from old upper robertson homestead MORGAN, Adult, r. from old morgan cemetery MORGAN, Infant, r. from old morgan cemetery MORGAN, Martha Ellen, b. 12-may-1833, d. 11-apr-1915 MORGAN, Ruth, b. 14-oct-1811, d. 8-aug-1889, h. thomas morgan, r. from old morgan cemetery MORGAN, Thomas D., b. 11-dec-1809, d. 27-mar-1970, r. from old morgan cemetery MORTON, (17) Adults, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery MORTON, Adaline, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery MORTON, Ben, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery MORTON, Elbert, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery MORTON, Infant, m. lucy morton, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery MORTON, Jackson (Col), p. michael & sarah rice morton, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery MORTON, Lucy Ann, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery MORTON, Willian, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery MOSER, E.J., b. 1836, d. 15-jan-1894, 3-way marker with john w. & g.w. moser MOSER, G.W., b. 1841, d. 12-july-1911, 3-way marker with john w. & e.j. moser MOSER, John W., b. 1-sept-1862, d. 4-apr-1883, 3-way stone with g.w. & e.j. moser NORTON, Elizabeth, b. 30-nov-1782, d. 1-sept-1873, a. 90y-9m, h. jeptha norton NORTON, Jeptha, b. 1770 NORTON, Jeptha, b. 22-july-1759, w. elizabeth norton NORTON, Robert Campbell, b. 1-mar-1864, d. 6-aug-1865, p. j.j. & t.a. norton PARROT, D.O., b. 10-june-1870. d. 24-nov-1899, beside hattie parrot vollrath PELFREY, Clem, b. 10-jan-1871, d. 19-jan-1953 PELFREY, Emily Malissa, b. 4-mar-1869, d. 7-sept-1956 PELFREY, Lealah, b. 17-nov-1871, d. 19-dec-1893 PRICE, D.A., r. from old cliff overlooking keowee river PRICE, Polly Craig, b. 24-jul-1806, r. from old craig cemetery REECE, (4) Adults, r. from old abney mill property near newry REECE, Peter, d. 31-dec-1830, a. 99y, r. from old abney mill property near newry REEDER, A.P., b. 29-jan-1859, d. 15-dec-1890 REEDER, Ada Irene, b. 4-june-1878, d. 4-jan-1879, p. w.h. & s.e. reeder REEDER, Alice Gantt, b. 31-oct-1889, d. 19-apr-1958, double marker with william j.reeder REEDER, Dorothy Berlin, b. 14-feb-1932, d. 15-sep-1945, f. william reeder jr REEDER, Hassie, b. 2-oct-1879, d. 22-mar-1889, p. w.h. & s.e. reeder REEDER, Mary M., b. 3-oct-1881, d. 28-may-1893, p. w.h. & s.e. reeder REEDER, Susan E., b. 13-aug-1857, d. 5-june-1894, h. w.h. reeder REEDER, W.J., 16-sept-1930, beside william joseph jr reeder REEDER, William J., b. 7-apr-1888, d. 13-jan-1953, double marker with alice gantt reeder REEDER, William Joseph (Jr), b. 3-jan-1918, d. 28-sept-1931, double marker with dorothy berlin reeder REEDER, William W., b. 25-mar-1876, d. 3-oct-1876, p. w.h. & s.e. reeder REID, Isabella Baskin, b. 1760, d. 1851, h. joseph reid REID, Joseph, b.5-june-1756, d.10-oct-1828, w. isabella baskin reid, graves of husband & wife moved from keowee plantation cemetery in 1965 on hers and revolutionary soldier on his. he is lt. joseph reid RICE, Cornelia, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery RICE, Louis, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery ROBERTSON, (5) Adults, r. from old robertson farm cemetery ROBERTSON, (5) Infants, r. from old robertson farm cemetery ROBERTSON, D.N. Boon, b. 19-jun-1842, d. 30-jun-1862, r. from old robertson farm cemetery ROBERTSON, James (Mrs), r. from old robertson farm cemetery ROBERTSON, James, b. 2-feb-1797, d. 30-mar-1863, r. from old robertson farm cemetery ROBERTSON, Martha Azella, b. 5-oct-1852, d. 9-dec-1897, h. william robertson, r. from old robertson farm cemetery ROBERTSON, Mary Lucille, r. from old robertson farm cemetery ROBERTSON, Radcliff Boone, r. from old robertson farm cemetery ROBERTSON, William Carlisle, b. 25-nov-1847, d. 13-jun-1892, r. from old robertson farm cemetery ROBINS, Albert T., b. 9-feb-1876, d. 4-aug-1898, beside seymour robins ROBINS, Levi N., b. 18-may-1812, d. 26-jan-1885, w. mary jane finley robins ROBINS, Mary Jane Finley, b. 30-july-1838, d. 1-oct-1923, h. levi n. robins ROBINS, Seymour, b. 29-sept-1868, d. 24-sept-1934, beside albert t. robins ROBINSON, Ellie Boyd, r. from old robinson-hunnicutt cemetery ROBINSON, J.A., b. 13-dec-1858, d. 22-nov-1862, r. from old robinson-hunnicutt cemetery ROBINSON, M.J., d. 16-jul-1849, r. from old robinson-hunnicutt cemetery ROBINSON, S.B., d. 6-sep-1855, r. from old robinson-hunnicutt cemetery ROBINSON, William, d. 29-nov-1858, r. from old robinson-hunnicutt cemetery ROCHESTER, Mary, b. sept-1880, d. 1881 ROSS, Jesse Richard, b. 2-feb-1846, d. 23-jan-1903 ROSS, John D., b. 1865, d. 20-feb-1905, a. 20y, w. mary e. ross ROSS, John Henry, b. 16-apr-1834, d. 2-feb-1862 ROSS, Margaret Hughes, h. jesse ross ROSS, Martha ROSS, Mary E., b. 17-sep-1869, h. john d. ross S.A.H., 1843, r. from old hunnicutt cemetery SEABORN, Frances Stoak Kelly, b. 1833/5, d. 1898, double marker with henning fredrick seaborn SEABORN, Henning Fredrick, b. 1821, d. 1869, double marker with frances stoak kell SEABORN, Isiah Henning, b. 1861, d. 1928 SEABORN, Joseph Franklin, b. 1868, d. 1869 SMITH, George, r. from old horse pasture baptist church cemetery STEELE, Esther J., b. 15-nov-1835, d. 1-apr-1895, p. william & margaret steele STEPHENS, Mary E., b. 29-jan-1923, d. jun-1923, r. from old craig cemetery TAYLOR, G.A., b. 7-nov-1830, d. 30-may-1863 TODD, (10) Adults, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery TODD, (3) Infants, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery TODD, Annybell H., b. 10-mar-1900, d. 1-apr-1963, 3-way marker with duffy l. & roy f. todd TODD, Catherine, d. 12-feb-1907, a. est. 73y, h. james todd, r. from old wilson- todd cemetery TODD, Clyde Leo, b. 2-aug-1920, d. 7-july-1978, pfc us army ww2 TODD, Duffy L., b. 18-june-1888, d. 6-feb-1950, 3-way marker with annybell h. & roy todd TODD, Gennar, b. 20-dec-1945, d. 18-may-1946, p. mr. & mrs. w.d. todd TODD, Harrison, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery TODD, Hattie, h. will todd, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery TODD, Henry Pickens, b. 15-oct-1872, d. 9-mar-1956, double marker with mary elizabet todd TODD, James, b. 14-jul-1825, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery TODD, Jessie, b. 10-july-1920, d. 10-nov-1943, beside newt todd TODD, Lloyd Guy, b. 1923C, d. 22-june-1997, p. duff & annie bell todd, army vet ww2 TODD, Mary elizabeth Lusk, b. 10-jan-1885, d. 21-aug-1965, double marker with henry todd TODD, Newt, b. 1918, d. 1918, beside jessie todd TODD, Roy R., b. 31-may-1927, p. duffy l. & annybell h. todd TODD, T.J., b. 11-aug-1901, a. 14y, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery UNKNOWN, (4) Adults, r. from near duke power company relay tower UNKNOWN, (7) Adults, r. from old upper robertson bottoms VOLLRATH, Hattie Parrot, b. 4-mar-1875, d. 18-jan-1935, beside d.o. parrot WHITE, Clara Ann, b. 1898, d. 1931/41, double marker with william walter white WHITE, Infant Daughter, b. 25-july-1885, d. 1-dec-1885 WHITE, Infant Son, b. 25-may-1886, d. 25-may-1886, p. r.e. & r.a. white WHITE, Infant Son, b. 30-june-1892, d. 11-july-1892, p. r.e. & r.a. white WHITE, Infant Son, b. 6-oct-1895, d. 11-nov-1895, p. r.e. & r.a. white WHITE, James M., b. 10-july-1813, d. 1-feb-1898 WHITE, Martha Alice, b. 23-dec-1868, d. 14-mar-1946, double marker with oliver carson white WHITE, Marvin Carson, b. 30-apr-1924, d. 2-aug-1973 WHITE, Mary A., b. 24-feb-1869, d. 9-sept-1894, beside sophie christena white WHITE, Oliver Carson, b. 14-feb-1867, d. 8-sept-1953, double marker with martha alice white WHITE, Sophia Christena, b. 10-mar-1893, d. 21-sept-1894, beside mary a. white WHITE, William Walter, b. 1889, d. 1925, double marker with clara ann white WHITMIRE, Catherine, d. 2-nov-1835, a. 106y, r. from newry ball park area cemetery WHITMIRE, Charles E., b. 21-aug-1905, d. 3-nov-1905, p. j.h.m. & m.g. whitmire or jettie whitmire WHITMIRE, Columbus, b. 17-oct-1851, d. 28-june-1939, w. elizabeth whitmire WHITMIRE, Elizabeth, b. 2-nov-1853, d. 17-dec-1929/39, h. columbus whitmire WHITMIRE, J.H.M., b. 13-feb-1874, d. 20-apr-1956 WHITMIRE, Jettie Thomas, b. 3-aug-1875, d. 12-mar-1950, h. j.h.m. whitmire WHITMIRE, Louie E. (Sr), b. 1891, d. 1978 WILBANKS, Vylanty K., b. 12-nov-1884, d. 13-apr-1956, beside barney e. wilbanks WILSON, Andy, d. 30-aug-1885, a. 100y, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery WILSON, Julie, d. 15-oct-1861, a. 50y, r. from old wilson-todd cemetery WORLEY, Henry M., b. 15-oct-1914, double marker with ruby v. worley WORLEY, Ruby V., b. 22-mar-1919, d. 26-jan-1969, double marker with henry m. worley