MOUNT SINAI BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Pickens County, SC A.K.A. Pickens, SC Version 2.3, 4-Oct-2003, P183.TXT, P183 **************************************************************** 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 Aug-2003 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Aug-2003 G.P.S. MAPPING . : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Aug-2003 HISTORY WRITE-UP : ____________ at ____________ in _______ IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Aug-2003 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Aug-2003 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Aug-2003 **************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Locate intersection of Highways 178 and 183 in Pickens. Drive (S) on Highway 178 (Pendleton Rd). In 2.0 miles turn left (E) onto SR S39-267 (Bethlehem Rd). In 0.1 miles turn right (S) onto Old Liberty-Pickens Rd. In 1.2 miles turn left (NE) onto SR S39-204 (Country Club Rd). Drive 0.7 miles (NE) to church on your right Latitude N 34 50.691 x Longitude W 82 41.315 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ It has been reported by Miller family descendants, that the graves of Isaac Miller and his extended family have now been covered by a church parking lot. It's assumed that legal authority was obtained by the church and/or their paving contractor. The following information is for your information only. S.C. Code of Laws, Section 16-17-600. Destruction or desecration of human remains or repositories thereof; liability of crematory operators; penalties. (B) It is unlawful for a person willfully and knowingly, and without proper legal authority to: (1) obliterate, vandalize, or desecrate a burial ground where human skeletal remains are buried, a grave, graveyard, tomb, mausoleum, or other repository of human remains; (2) deface, vandalize, injure, or remove a gravestone or other memorial monument or marker commemorating a deceased person or group of persons, whether located within or outside of a recognized cemetery, memorial park, or battlefield; or (3) obliterate, vandalize, or desecrate a park or other area clearly designated to preserve and perpetuate the memory of a deceased person or group of persons. A person violating the provisions of subsection (B) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife MILLER, Martha, b. 4-oct-1829, d. 29-sep-1885, h. michael miller, memorial marker installed next to edge of parking lot Note: It's reported that the following graves are located under the above parking - MILLER, Michael MILLER, Isaac (Sr), wife elizabeth and possibly their extended family MILLER, Isaac (Jr), wife mary allgood and possibly their extended family