LATHEM FAMILY CEMETERY, Pickens County, SC Version 2.3, 20-Sep-2006, P085.TXT, P085 **************************************************************** 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 Seneca, SC, USA Pickens County SC GenWeb Coordinator Jennie Boggs Central, SC, USA Co-Pickens County SC GenWeb Coordinator Pickens County SC GenWeb Homestead http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/ **************************************************************** DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jun-2003 MaryClyde Mungo in 2006 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jun-2003 G.P.S. MAPPING . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jun-2003 HISTORY WRITE-UP : ____________ at ____________ in _______ IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jun-2003 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jun-2003 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Elaine Lathem-Ghorley at elainelathem@aol.com in Jun-2003 Surveyed: June 22, 1977 **************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Locate intersection of Highways 135 and 183. Drive (E) on Highway 135 (Farrs Bridge Rd). In 4.2 miles turn left onto Cherokee Trail. In 0.8 miles cemetery will be located on your right. Latitude N 34 53.915 x Longitude W 82 32.146 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ Several years ago there was a popular song that made the rounds that had as its opening lines. "When you live in the country, everybody is your neighbor." With the Lathem family of the Mt. Carmel section of Pickens County, a more apt line could read, "When you live in the country, everybody is your cousin." The Lathem family was among the earliest settlers and descendants continue to live throughout the area. The home of J.K. and Emma Lenhardt Lathem still stands just west of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church on Hester Store Road. The Victorian house was completed in the late 1890's and is currently owned by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gantt. There was a lot of land in the family estate, probably more than one thousand acres. Major crops grown were cotton, corn, and grains. Labor was furnished by slaves up until Civil War times and afterwards by several tenants and/or sharecroppers. The Lathem family operated a cotton gin, and it burned just a few years ago. A blacksmith shop and forge indicate the size of their farming operation and show the self-sufficiency of the family. There was a wagon road at the Lathem house and was used only for wagon travel. The carriage used the front drive way, and the carriage house is still there. When Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gantt bought the house, they were able to locate the chassis of the old carriage. At one point in time, James K. Lathem had an opportunity to buy the property between Hester's Store and Mt. Carmel Church. The cost was around $1,000 and he chose not to buy it, but bought a slave instead. Shortly after purchasing the slave, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves. Family lineage charts show the following member of the Lathem family: Lucy Jane Lathem (1854-1912) married Elias Townes Holcombe (1854-1905 James Kannon Lathem (1853-1918) married Emma Lenhardt (1858-1945) Lawrence Orr Lathem (1859-1948) married Eliza Arial (1861-1900) and Eula Griffin (1869-1940) George Washington Lathem (1861-1943) married Frances Louisa Watkins (1879-1965) Eleanor Lathem (1865-1904) married Dr. Jesse J. Morgan (1860-1903) J.K and Emma Lathem had ten children - six sons and four daughters. One of the daughters died in infancy. All of the sons settled in Pickens County and two daughters moved to Greenville County. Family members recalled that the children attended a private school that was located near Mt. Carmel Church. In an interview with Mrs. Faye Lathem Link, she shared that the Lathem family utilized a lot of up-to-date equipment as new mechanical items became available. "Running water for their home was furnished by a ram, or pumping station. Two springs were used to make this work. One spring actually serviced the ram, and the other spring furnished the water that was piped to the house. Both springs were located across the road (present Hester Store Road) and the water pipes ran up the hill and through the woods just west of the house," recalled Mrs. Link. She continued, "The Lathem family purchased one of the first tractors in Dacusville, a Fordson. Uncle Jim Lathem had the first motorcycle in the community. It think it was a Harley-Davidson." Perhaps the most interesting innovation for the turn of the century at the Lathem household was a central lighting system. It was powered by acetylene and lit up the countryside... By: Dacusville Community History Project, Dacusville Middle School, date unknown TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife (37) Unmarked/Unknown Graves BROCKMAN, Viola Lathem, born: Nov. 29, 1884, died: no date BROCKMAN, William Martin, born: April, 12, 1802, died: July 14, 1933 CLEMENT, James H., born: Jan. 26, 1806, died: Oct. 24, 1889 CLEMENT, Salathiel, born: Oct. 26, 1851, died: Jan. 3, 1897 CLEMENT, Susan, born: April 2, 1876, Age: 65 Years 3 Months 25 Days FARR, Nan Holcombe, born: March 16, 1895, died: no date FARR, Rupert Townes Jr., born: Feb. 18, 1923, died: Feb 10, 1944, SC Sgt. 389 AAF Bomb GP. WW II P.H. FARR, Rupert, born: Jan. 29, 1894, died: Nov. 12, 1968 HOLCOMBE, George Barter, born: June 19, 1909, died: Nov. 10, 1912, s/o G.W. Holcombe HOLCOMBE, George Washington, born: Aug. 6, 1882, died: July 6, 1958, (Masonic Emblem) HOLCOMBE, Infant Daughter, d/o W.E. & L.V. Holcombe, died: July 8, 1916 HOLCOMBE, Jean H. Jewel, born: Aug. 11, 1935, died: June 10, 1971 HOLCOMBE, Susan Williams, born: Nov. 4, 1884, died: Feb. 15, 1967 HOLCOMBE, William C., born: Jan. 7, 1912, died: Dec. 10, 1912, s/o W.E. & L.V. Holcombe HOLCOMBE, William E., born: April 26, 1885, died: Oct. 1, 1916, W.O.W. Woodmen of the World KENNEMORE, Juda, born: Feb. 6, 1812, died: Dec. 12, 1903, w/o Riley Kennemore LATHAM, Agnes, born: Aug. 4, 1856, died: Oct. 7, 1886 LATHEM, Barksdale D., born: July 28, 1883, died: July 2, 1970 LATHEM, Emma Lenhardt, born: May 28, 1858, died: Aug. 17, 1945 LATHEM, Essie J., born: Aug. 9, 1885, died: March 25, 1969 LATHEM, Frances Elizabeth, born: May 25, 1834, died: May 30, 1906, w/o John S. Lathem LATHEM, Henry T., born: Aug. 9, 1893, died: Jan. 13, 1954 LATHEM, Hope, born: May 13, 1892, died: May 13, 1892, d/o J.W. & F.L. Lathem LATHEM, Infant Daughter, d/o L.O. & E.G. Lathem, no dates LATHEM, James K., born: May 8, 1855, died: Sept. 5, 1918 LATHEM, James S., born: Aug. 7 1867, died: no date, s/o J.S. & F.E. Lathem LATHEM, James, born: Feb. 14, 1789, died: Dec. 31, 1849, Age: 60 Years 10 Months 17 Days LATHEM, Jessie L., born: June 17, 1896, died: Nov. 23, 1968 LATHEM, John B., born: Oct 22, 1898, died: Oct. 4, 1900, s/o E.B. & C.A. Lathem LATHEM, John S., born: April 27, 1822, died: March 27, 1900 LATHEM, John Williamson, born: April 17, 1868, died: Sept. 29, 1894 LATHEM, Kay, born: Oct. 1, 1896, died: no date LATHEM, Lois, born: Jan. 14, 1894 LATHEM, Mary, (James' wife, formally Mary McAdams), born: July 21, 1868, died: Aged 69 Years, 9 Months, 17 Days LATHEM, Nancy J., born: Aug. 21, 1898, died: Nov. 26, 1972 LATHEM, Oscar W., born: Jan. 8, 1886, died: Aug. 22, 1888, s/o E.B. & C.A. Lathem LATHEM, Otis (Red), born: Oct. 5, 1895, died: June 9, 1959 McADAMS, Jane Freeman, born: May 5, 1859, died: Sept. 19, 1944 McADAMS, Pickens K., born: Aug. 15, 1855, died: Dec. 28, 1930 PHILLIPS, Annie H., born: Feb. 1, 1901, died: no death date PHILLIPS, Benson C., born: June 30, 1925, died: Nov. 29, 1945 PHILLIPS, Claude Ray, born: Sept. 5, 1902, died: Nov. 15, 1942 PHILLIPS, E.H., born: Aug. 27, 1930, died: Oct. 27, 1930 s/o Tom Phillips PHILLIPS, Elijah Hampton, born: Jan. 26, 1863, died: April, 21, 1949 PHILLIPS, Infants, children of Julia & E.H. Phillips no dates PHILLIPS, Jesse C., born: 1885, died: 1960 PHILLIPS, John H., born: April 9, 1890, died: July 23, 1963 PHILLIPS, John P., born: Oct. 12, 1894, died: Nov. 12, 1966 PHILLIPS, Julia Cantrell, born: April 8, 1866, died: March 12, 1933, w/o E. H. Phillips PHILLIPS, Letitia N., born: April 25, 1902, died: no death date PHILLIPS, Mary Clarinda, born: Nov. 1, 1887, died: April 23, 1963 PHILLIPS, Robert Milton, born: Feb. 20, 1900, died: Feb. 8, 1966 WILLIAMS, Dorothy H., born: Jan. 31, 1915, died: no date ( I think this could be Dorothy Holcombe and Ralph was her husband) WILLIAMS, Ralph M., born: July 23, 1913, died: no date NOTE: I have always and still think that John Lathem Sr. (James' Father is buried here and so is his wife) John Lathem Sr. was born abt. 1768 and died in 1836 in Pickens, S.C. He was probably the first to be buried here. He or his wife. (Elaine Lathem-Ghorley)