BLACK FAMILY CEMETERY, Pickens County, SC Version 2.3, 11-May-2003, P015.TXT, P15 ******************************************************************************** It's believed that the usage of any original work submittals contained within these webpages such as articles, compiling, photographs or graphics, conform to Fair Use Doctrine & Copyright Guidelines. COPYRIGHT NOTE: (1.) Works published before 1923, are considered to be public- domain. (2.) Works published 1923-1977 without a copyright notice, are considered to be public-domain. (3.) Unpublished non-copyrighted works will have Author permission for public-domain. Facts, names, dates, events, places & data can not be copyrighted. Narration, compilations and creative works can be copyrighted. Copyright law in the U.S. does not protect facts or data, just the presentation of this data. REPRODUCING NOTICE: These electronic pages may only be reproduced for personal or 501(c) Not-For-Profit Society use. Use the following names, if, you would like to give any author compiling credit. AUTHORS: Paul M. Kankula-NN8NN & Gary L. Flynn-KE8FD *********************************************************************** 05-01-15 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ This is a small cemetery that is still used by some of the descendants of Riley Black and Elvina Mauldin Black. It is located right outside of Easley on Highway 135 going towards Anderson in Pickens County. Latitude N x Longitude W CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ The cemetery was originally owned by Mt. Calvary Wesleyan Church until the church was sold and the Black Family retained ownership of the cemetery. The church was built from the trees that were blown down during a tornado that came through the area. The community came together in a time of hardship and built the church. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives by: Michelle Thompson (richardandmichellet@earthlink.net) 26 July 1999 ---------------------------------------- (1) Unknown-This was a person from the community--It has no marker BLACK, Annie Joe BLACK, Beatrice C., b. 3-may-1927, d. 26-aug-1929 BLACK, Charlie Ligon, b. 6-jan-1891, d. 24-dec-1965 BLACK, Clara R., b. 1893, d. 1928 BLACK, Deborah Lynn, b. 18-jan-1959, d. 19-apr-1959 BLACK, Donald Stewart BLACK, Idell Smith, b. 1-feb-1892, d. 6-jun-1943 BLACK, Inez Harris, b. 23-dec-1894, d. 11-jun-1934 BLACK, J. Sam, b. 18-oct-1889, d. 22-may-1948 BLACK, Loyd H. BLACK, Luther R., BLACK, Mamie R., b. 7-mar-1888, d. 18-jul-1943 BLACK, Ruth Stewart BLACK, Silas R., b. 4-dec-1886, d. 8-feb-1964 BLACK, Tommy Ligon, b. 14-feb-1934, d. 3-jun-1945 BLACK, Vera Marcell, b. 16-sep-1933, d. 19-sep-1933 BLACK, Walter Levi CULBERTSON, Eloise, b. 24-sep-1930, d. 8-feb-1931 CULBERTSON, Infant, b. 29-sep-1933, d. 29-sep-1933 HAMMETT, Alvin Lewis, b. 28-oct-1902, d. 24-dec-1928 HAMMETT, Billy H., b. 22-aug-1930, d. 29-dec-1939 HAMMETT, Charity B. HAMMETT, John Henry, b. 10-jul-1880, d. 30-may-1946 HAMMETT, Mary Black, b. 11-jun-1880, d. 13-jun-1961 LONG, Hattie Mae, b. 6-feb-1912, d. 9-jan-1965 LONG, James Luther, b. 19-nov-1904, d. 10-feb-1979