KIRKSEY FAMILY (SLAVE) CEMETERY, Pickens County, SC a.k.a. > Version: 3.0 Effective: 9-Mar-2006 Text File: P274.TXT Image Folder: P274 ******************************************************************************** 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 recording contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the following USGenWeb coordinator with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn (visit above website) SCGenWeb "Golden Corner" Project Coordinator Anderson: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scandrsn/ Oconee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Pickens: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/ DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Mar-2006 GPS MAPPING .... : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Mar-2006 HISTORY ........ : Harold Turner at hrldturner@aol.com in Mar-2006 IMAGES ......... : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Mar-2006 RECORDING ...... : Harold Turner at hrldturner@aol.com in Mar-2006 ******************************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 5 miles NW of Pickens Latitude N34 55.532 x Longitude W82 46.176 CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ The slaves belonged to Elisha Kirksey and Vashti Barton Kirksey. They go back to the early 19th century, and no they are not marked, but there has been some documentation. A George Welborn did an article in the Pickens Sentinel in the 1970's. I remember my dad and I going with him to the graves so he could photograph them. There is one row with about 10 graves just marked with stones. Most of the Kirksey family had left Pickens by 1830 so these graves are old. Vashti is my great whatever uncles daughter, and my wife and Gary Britewell's whatever great aunt. It is true we are all related down here. by: Harold Wayne Turner, 1622 Meece Mill Road, Pickens, SC 29671, 864-878-6801, hrldturner@aol.com TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife