SHELOR FAMILY CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC A.K.A. Chickasaw Point, SC Version 2.3, 29-Mar-2003, C301.TXT, C301 **************************************************************** 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-2003 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Mar-2003 G.P.S. MAPPING . : Gary Flynn ay (visit above website) in Mar-2003 HISTORY WRITE-UP : Gary Flynn ay (visit above website) in Apr-2003 IMAGES ......... : Gary Flynn ay (visit above website) in Mar-2003 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Gary Flynn ay (visit above website) in Mar-2003 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Gary Flynn ay (visit above website) in Mar-2003 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Locate intersection of Highways 11 and 24. Drive (S) on highway 11. In 4.7 miles turn right (SW) onto SR 37-85 (SR S37-85) In 0.8 miles turn right (W) onto Chickasaw Road. Stop at guard shack and get pass. In 1.9 miles keep bearing to the right. Cemetery is located to the right of country club. Latitude N 34 32.456 x Longitude W 83 05.182 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ When traders were going north, they would normally take a trail that ran along the Savannah River to the town of Tugaloo GA. Then they would take the Unicoy Road to the Black Fox Trail (the Cherokee Indian "Trail of Tears" to AK. This route was also known as the Red Hallow Road and ran along what is now Highway 11 from the junction of Highway I-85. One of the most interesting points of Chickasaw Pointe community history, is the old Shelor homestead. It was located on the site now occupied by the community clubhouse. The Shelor cemetery which is located to the Clubhouse parking lot, is all that remains of this historic homestead. The homestead consisted of a 3- bedroom house and a thoroughbred race tract for horses. The original log cabin on the homestead was built in the 1770's. Some of the timbers of this old log cabin were used to build the steps down to the Marina. Six of these massive hand hewn timbers can still be seen supporting the ceiling of the 2nd floor lounge in the Clubhouse. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife H., T.W., infant son SHELER, Infant Son, b. 1877, p. r.w. & r.e. sheler SHELER, Infant Son, p. r.w. & r.e. sheler SHELER, Rebecca, b. 16-dec-1843, d. 6-sep-1877, h. r.w. sheller SHELOR, Annie Cornella, b. c 1877, d. 15-jan-1879, a. 2y-2m-12d, p. j.w. & m.j. shelor SHELOR, Casandine Barry, b. 30-nov-1817, d. 10-jan-1848 SHELOR, Jamie Casandine, b. 9-oct-1883, d. 9-jan-1884, twin daughter, p. j.w. & m.j. shelor SHELOR, Jonna Maria, b. 9-oct-1883, d. 31-jan-1884, twin daughter, p. j.w. & m.j. shelor SHELOR, Joseph Ryland, b. 30-oct-1808, d. 4-dec-1883