LIBERTY HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Built in 1849, rebuilt in 1956 Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by Leigh C. Smith - LSmith3437@aol.com Transcribed by Leigh C. Smith 26-Oct-97 ©1997, Leigh. C. Smith Liberty Hill is located on Liberty Hill Road off Abner Creek Road in Greer, Spartanburg County, S. C. Drive south Hwy 14 from Greer, take 1st left after crossing I-85 onto Westmoreland Road. At stopsign turn left onto Abner Creek Road. Liberty Hill Road is located about 3 miles on right. Personal knowledge comments by author is noted by **. All other comments are taken from the stones. Surnames and maiden names are capitalized. Name Birth Death Inscription ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLEN, Aletha Berry 03/06/1828 01/22/1901 Wife of Rev. Jesse ALLEN ** dau of William MAYFIELD and Janie JONES - **MAYFIELD BENNETT, Robert T. 12/24/1896 01/04/1983 BENNETT, Sallie M. 08/25/1903 06/09/1990 ** maiden probably MASSENGALE BRANNON, Claude T. 09/27/1905 04/09/1976 BRANNON, Geneva H. 10/16/1904 12/09/1986 wife of Claude T. BRANNON BRANNON, J. Mont 02/21/187? 12/15/1930 BRYANT, Clifford C. 07/09/1885 deceased by Edna B. HAMBY wife of James A.BRYANT married 12/25/1898 children: Edna, Nick, Hattie, Virginia, Mattie, Joy, Rosie BRYANT, James A. 07/14/1866 06/29/1929 BRYANT, Mattie "Doll" 1909 1962 dau of J.A. & C.C. BRYANT BRYANT, Nick "Bub" 1903 1948 son of J.A. & C.C. BRYANT BRYANT, Rosie Dell 1921 1990 BRYANT, Ruth BRAMLETT 03/01/1925 wife of Toy Dude BRYANT BRYANT, Toy Dude 09/30/1918 09/24/1996 BRYANT, Virginia Pet 1910 1992 BURGESS, Maybell SHERBERT 1904 1926 wife of J. C. BURGESS BURNETT, Harold E. 10/23/1912 11/25/1966 BURNETT, Hazel M. 07/03/1916 06/28/1941 wife of Harold E. BURNETT BYARS, Elizabeth HEATHERLY 04/29/1856 03/13/1921 wife of J. V. BYARS BYARS, Emma D. BRANNON 11/28/1885 06/04/1921 wife of J. S. BYARS BYARS, J. V. 03/05/1858 06/12/1922 BYARS, J. S. 03/15/1882 02/26/1927 BYARS, Leonard 03/02/1921 06/22/1921 son of J.S. & E.D. BYARS BYARS, R. L. 03/22/1886 07/03/1959 BYARS, Taylor F. 03/08/1890 07/06/1916 son of J. V. & E. B, husband of Hattie POOLE BYARS, Walter C. 03/08/1894 07/23/1919 husband of Fannie LEONARD CALLOWAY, Gladys ROACH 1905 1970 CANTRELL, Allie E. 1889 1946 CANTRELL, Elizabeth 1894 wife of A. E. CANTRELL CANTRELL, Velma 04/23/1923 12/29/1924 CHAPMAN, Alice 09/14/1879 07/23/1917 wife of J.T. CHAPMAN CHRISTOPHER, Nancy COLEMAN 01/05/1804 04/01/1889 She was a faithful member of MP church for 70 years CHRISTOPHER, Thomas 03/01/1804 12/02/1895 He was a constant member of MP Church for 70 years COGGINS, Romaine POOLE 04/19/1893 05/08/1985 wife of George T. COGGINS COMPTON, Fannie COTHRAN 05/04/1860 05/09/1892 wife of J. F. COMPTON COMPTON, Gerald Dean 04/23/1903 07/15/1904 son of J. F. & Etta COMPTON COMPTON, James Franklin, Jr. 08/10/1906 08/18/1906 son of J. F. & Etta COMPTON COMPTON, James Franklin 06/04/1864 05/28/1932 ** correct birth year believed to be 1858 COMPTON, L. P. 06/25/1891 09/18/1891 son of J. F. & Fannie COMPTON COMPTON, Lee Lesley 07/05/1896 06/22/1897 son of J. F. & Etta COMPTON COMPTON, Mary Etta JONES 08/20/1872 08/26/1953 wife of J. F. COMPTON ** dau of William Taylor JONES & Mary Ann LEAGUE COOKE, Richard Anthony 02/10/1959 06/29/1984 DUNCAN, Bell B. BYARS 1878 1928 dau of J. V. & Elizabeth BYARS DUNCAN, Dora 08/13/1887 10/07/1908 DUNCAN, Jane 10/20/1859 02/15/1908 DUNCAN, William A. 09/08/1886 02/15/1950 DUNCAN, Wilson 11/30/1921 06/18/1922 son of J.L. & B.Z. DUNCAN FOSTER, Albert J. Jr. 01/13/1927 01/13/1927 son of A.A. & Ernestine FOSTER FOSTER, Albert A. 04/06/1894 02/10/1965 FOSTER, Ernestine ** COMPTON 09/04/1899 04/16/1990 ** dau of J.F.& Maryetta COMPTON FOSTER, Tammy Rena 12/05/1963 01/26/1966 ** dau of Larry FOSTER, gdau of Albert and Ernestine GLEN, Jeremiah unknown 10/04/1885 Aged 83 years GLEN, Sally MCCLIMON 12/15/1806 03/18/1895 wife of Jeremiah GLENN GOSNELL, Ethel E. 01/05/1919 03/20/1927 dau of T.W. & F.L. GOSNELL GOSNELL, Lloyd W. 04/05/1926 08/03/1930 son of T.W. & F.L. GOSNELL GREEN, Lottie Jo B. 08/30/1933 wife of Wendell O. GREEN GREEN, Lula Mae 12/23/1902 06/13/1946 wife of William E. GREEN GREEN, Mae HAYES 12/04/1897 03/21/1962 GREEN, Wendell O. 07/08/1929 GREEN, William D. 03/12/1920 02/01/1994 GREEN, William E. 05/17/1900 01/24/1986 GRUBBS, Annie Lee 12/18/1885 12/27/1932 wife of Thomas E. GRUBBS GRUBBS, J. H. 1851 1918 GRUBBS, James D. 1908 1994 married Dec. 1927 GRUBBS, L. D. 06/09/1862 09/24/1907 GRUBBS, Leonard M. 09/03/1892 02/18/1893 son of L.D. & M.J GRUBBS GRUBBS, Mary Jane 06/17/1867 02/06/1943 wife of L. D. GRUBBS GRUBBS, Mary Ann 11/15/1848 02/11/1917 wife of J. H. GRUBBS GRUBBS, Minnie H. 1912 wife of James D. GRUBBS GRUBBS, Russell B. Jr 01/19/1933 08/20/1945 son of R. B. & Rhetta GRUBBS GRUBBS, Thomas E. 11/22/1873 04/06/1956 HAMBY, Edna BRYANT 02/12/1900 deceased married 8/13/1923 Children: Louise,Ruby dau of James A.& Clifford BRYANT wife of Homer E.HAMBY HAMBY, George W. 01/02/1893 12/23/1956 married 12/27/1914 HAMBY, Homer E. 12/28/1898 04/12/1975 HAMBY, Nanie L. 7/4/1892 7/4/1974 children: John D., George Jr., Giles E., Burnadine, Guy L., Herbert M., Doyle, Derleith. wife of George W. HAMBY HART, L. Ellison 1909 1963 HART, Zelma K. 1913 HARVEY, Annie Ruth B. 05/18/1927 HARVEY, William (Ott) 07/11/1921 12/16/1996 HAYES, Beatrice B. 07/01/1911 08/28/1978 wife of James H. HAYES HAYES, E. C. 07/09/1901 02/08/1969 HAYES, James H. 10/17/1927 11/07/1994 HILL, Margaret S. 09/22/1847 08/28/1922 HUDSON, Bertha D. 01/23/1911 wife of Jesse D. HUDSON HUDSON, Billy Dean 04/25/1933 08/18/1962 son of J.D. & B.D. HUDSON HUDSON, Janie unknown 02/13/1937 dau of J.D. & B.D. HUDSON HUDSON, Jesse D. "Ted" 09/17/1911 05/23/1981 JONES, Jane C. SLOAN 11/07/1848 07/07/1940 wife of L. M. JONES JONES, L. M. 05/24/1842 03/01/1899 KING, Mae BYARS 01/27/1900 09/06/1989 wife of W. W. KING KING, Willie Wade 03/01/1900 09/25/1951 LEONARD, Hattie HOWARD 11/20/1895 08/08/1983 wife of Thomas N. LEONARD LEONARD, Hattie E. 1893 1961 wife of Joseph J. LEONARD LEONARD, Hattie BRYANT 02/11/1906 06/23/1986 wife of William R. LEONARD LEONARD, Joseph J. 1895 1983 LEONARD, Ola MASSENGALE 10/06/1910 07/15/1945 wife of Thomas B. LEONARD LEONARD, Robert Lee 04/21/1897 08/09/1933 None knew thee but to love thee LEONARD, Roy J. 03/29/1912 LEONARD, Ruth BRANNON 4/28/1898 3/20/1939 Asleep with Jesus wife of Rev. Lee LEONARD LEONARD, Thomas Newport 10/17/1876 12/15/1959 LEONARD, Thomas B. 09/05/1903 07/15/1945 LEONARD, Viola H. 09/03/1919 09/03/1919 wife of Roy J. LEONARD LEONARD, William Reid 10/27/1905 03/30/1976 LEOPARD, Ella W. 03/09/1930 05/02/1989 wife of George H. LEOPARD LEOPARD,George H. 06/03/1926 LEOPARD, Kimberly 06/30/1964 06/30/1964 LISTER, Betty Ruby HAMBY unknown 03/20/1997 Age 62 yrs 4 mos 7 dys ** wife of Furman LISTER dau of Homer & Edna HAMBY MASSENGALE, Janie BARNETTE 12/07/1888 07/15/1945 wife of Oscar W. MASSENGALE MASSENGALE, Oscar W. 11/28/1885 06/24/1963 MCCLIMON, Anna Ruth 01/10/1915 ** BURNETT ** wife of John D. MCCLIMON dau of Minnie COMPTON BURNETT MCCLIMON, Annis M. 12/18/1900 11/01/1963 wife of H.R. MCCLIMON MCCLIMON, B. Arthur 01/28/1876 09/09/1941 MCCLIMON, H. R. 03/05/1902 03/03/1977 MCCLIMON, Hazel Agnes 11/22/1908 08/20/1916 dau of B. A. & M. L. MCCLIMON MCCLIMON, Hugh Porter unknown 08/12/1827 Age 47 years The remains of Hugh & Jane were moved from the family Burial ground due to the airport purchasing land in 1961. MCCLIMON, infant 05/20/1915 05/20/1915 son of B.A. & M. L. MCCLIMON MCCLIMON, Jane BAILEY 05/01/1784 06/17/1880 wife of Hugh P. MCCLIMON MCCLIMON, John D. 08/04/1910 04/26/1995 84 YRS 8 MOS 22 DYS MCCLIMON, John D. Jr. 03/13/1945 08/21/1961 ** son of J.D. & A.R.MCCLIMON MCCLIMON, Missouria L. 01/25/1872 02/17/1934 wife of B.A. MCCLIMON MCDANIEL, Dennis 1890 1966 MCDANIEL, Janet Delores 10/05/1948 10/05/1948 dau of Belton & Thelma MCDANIEL MCDANIEL, Zoretta 1891 1960 wife of Dennis MCDANIEL NEAL, Horace T. 1924 married Feb. 1950 NEAL, Lila G. 1933 1995 wife of Horace T. NEAL PEARSON, David R. 10/06/1902 03/13/1977 ** son of Mackey & Lela PEARSON, never married PEARSON, James F. 07/03/1900 12/25/1901 son of M.L. & Lela PEARSON PEARSON, Lela **COMPTON 07/03/1878 03/21/1980 ** dau of J.F.& Fannie COMPTON. Wife of Mackey L. PEARSON PEARSON, Lula 10/15/1908 **living ** dau of Mackey & Lela PEARSON. Never married. PEARSON, Mackey L. 08/23/1875 06/20/1941 PEARSON, Toy Lee 03/15/1904 05/06/1934 POOLE, Annie C. 02/19/1902 07/29/1993 POOLE, Emma Lou Ella MAHAFFEY 3/25/1865 10/04/1888 wife of J.K. POOLE POOLE, Grover Palmer 10/12/1886 09/27/1888 son of J. K.& E.L.E. POOLE POOLE, Ida Lee C. 03/30/1863 09/02/1959 wife of J. K. POOLE POOLE, James A. 03/18/1863 05/09/1892 POOLE, James Dean, Jr. 09/24/1922 09/17/1928 son of J. D. & Lucile POOLE POOLE, Joseph K. 03/19/1860 05/07/1944 POOLE, Kate O. 04/01/1899 10/17/1985 POOLE, Martha Sue 04/16/1931 03/12/1937 POOLE, Myrtle 1896 1899 dau of J. K. & Ida POOLE POOLE, Ruby Jean 04/13/1926 05/28/1936 POOLE, Sofia R. 08/29/1828 11/10/1911 wife of Isac POOLE ROACH, Elmer G. 1886 1956 ROACH, J. B. 1916 1937 SANDLIN, Annie M. 03/30/1902 07/10/1956 SANDLIN, B. F. Frank 07/08/1871 08/30/1962 SANDLIN, Fred 09/02/1899 12/15/1945 SANDLIN, Grace Lee 04/04/1935 01/20/1939 dau of Fred & Annie M. SANDLIN SANDLIN, James 01/15/1920 02/11/1923 son of Toy & Hattie SANDLIN SANDLIN, John D. no date no date infant son of Fred & Annie M. SANDLIN SANDLIN, Mary Etta 02/16/1862 12/26/1951 SANDLIN, Roy 08/09/1897 03/22/1933 SANDLIN, Toy 08/09/1896 09/05/1950 SHERBERT, Furman 12/23/1897 11/21/1908 son of J.S. & M. E. SHERBERT SHERBERT, J. E. 1906 1934 SHERBERT, Minnie E. 1875 1939 wife of W. Jasper SHERBERT SHERBERT, W. Jasper 1861 1925 SIMPSON, Blanche STARNES 10/03/1893 10/27/1978 wife of J. B. SIMPSON SIMPSON, Gazzie W. 03/18/1894 11/11/1980 wife of John M. SIMPSON SIMPSON, Ida Mae 04/23/1893 02/27/1924 dau of T.N. & N. S. SIMPSON SIMPSON, James H. 10/19/1923 03/31/1996 US ARMY WWII son of John M.& Gazzie SIMPSON SIMPSON, James Boyd 06/12/1891 06/16/1948 SIMPSON, John M. 05/22/1889 02/08/1940 SIMPSON, Lona Mae CALLAHAN 01/12/1896 12/20/1951 dau of T. N. Simpson SIMPSON, Malinda A. 09/01/1828 02/08/1892 SIMPSON, Sophronie 10/06/1870 02/01/1951 wife of T. N. SIMPSON SIMPSON, T. N. 10/20/1859 06/17/1918 SIMPSON, Tommie D. 03/28/1903 10/16/1936 SIMPSON, William A. 09/08/1886 02/15/1950 SMITH, Ben Perry 01/13/1875 06/19/1960 SMITH, Charlie E. 08/29/1901 02/08/1905 **son of PE & MJ SMITH SMITH, Earnest M. 06/09/1901 06/14/1903 dau of BP & NL SMITH SMITH, Effie Belle 05/10/1903 11/13/1960 wife of H. R. SMITH SMITH, H. Randolph 08/31/1903 10/20/1990 SMITH, Mary R. 08/09/1880 03/15/1959 wife of Perry L. SMITH SMITH, Mattie J. 02/11/1873 08/23/1915 wife of P. E. SMITH SMITH, Nannie LOVE 05/07/1880 10/23/1921 wife of B. P. SMITH SMITH, Nona A . 10/25/1898 08/28/1901 dau of BP & NL SMITH SMITH, Perry L. 11/08/1879 04/15/1966 SMIITH, Perry Edgar 09/12/1874 05/24/1934 ** grandson of William MAYFIELD, son of Martha J. MAYFIELD & JF SMITH SWEET, Rector 02/18/1894 09/22/1949 Pvt. Provost Guard Co. WWI SWEET, Sadie S. 04/22/1898 04/03/1949 wife of Rector SWEET WADDELL, James P., Jr. 07/10/1906 no date WADDELL, Maude GREENE 04/02/1906 05/18/1995 Wife of James P. WADDELL, Jr. WATERS, Elizabeth M.(Lizzie) 01/22/1898 10/14/1991 wife of Roy SANDLIN, Oscar SLOAN, Clyde WATERS WATERS, Harriette MONK 08/10/1854 03/29/1941 wife of W. P. WATERS WATERS, James N. 01/30/1855 01/25/1895 WATERS, W. P. 08/13/1857 07/26/1898 WESTMORELAND, Eva POOLE 09/11/1888 07/21/1978 wife of Mont M. WESTMORELAND their children: Lois, Roy, Raymond, Merle, Hugh WESTMORELAND, Lois K. 04/12/1907 03/02/1920 dau of M.M & E. D. WESTMORELAND WESTMORELAND, Mont M. 08/25/1887 08/26/1962 married 12/24/1905 WESTMORELAND, Ruth 02/08/1908 08/19/1910 dau of Mr.& Mrs. E.E. WESTMORELAND WESTMORELAND,Thelma DAVIS 01/15/1906 01/30/1937 wife of Roy WESTMORELAND WIGGINS, Young W. 11/29/1886 09/02/1962 WOOD, Elva A. 06/05/1891 02/02/1892 dau of TW & PJ WOOD WOOD, Homer Glenn 04/21/1899 03/03/1979 WOOD, infant 06/27/1923 06/27/1923 son of Dr. & Mrs. L. W. WOOD WOOD, infant 06/05/1926 06/05/1926 dau of Dr. & Mrs. L. W. WOOD WOOD, Laban G. 04/05/1824 06/09/1879 WOOD, Mary H. GLENN 05/30/1835 09/21/1863 wife of Laban G. WOOD WOOD, Oliver D. 07/21/1860 09/29/1863 son of L. C. & M. H. WOOD WOOD, Permelia Jane 07/04/1853 11/12/1911 She made home pleasant wife of T. W. WOOD WOOD, Tandy Walker 01/22/1857 02/12/1938 Death's another life WOOD, Tandy G. 04/24/1894 12/08/1894 son of T. W. & P. J. WOOD ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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