BARKERS CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 19-Oct-2006, A009.TXT, A009 **************************************************************** 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 Anderson County SC GenWeb Coordinator Anderson County SC GenWeb Homestead http://www.sciway3.net/scgenweb/anderson-county/ **************************************************************** DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 Debbie Kellogg in Oct-2006 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 G.P.S. MAPPING . : ____________ at ____________ in _______ HISTORY WRITE-UP : ____________ at ____________ in _______ IMAGES ......... : ____________ at ____________ in _______ LOCATION WRITE-UP: ____________ at ____________ in _______ TRANSCRIPTION .. : ____________ at ____________ in _______ **************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ > Latitude N x Longitude W CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ BARKERS CREEK CHURCH HISTORICAL MARKER: SC 252, 2 miles W of Honea Path Founded in 1821, this is the boyhood church and burial place of Olin D. Johnston. He was decorated for bravery in World War I, served in the S. C. House of Representatives, was twice Governor of S. C., in 1935-1939 and 1943-1945, and U. S. Senator from 1945 until his death April 18, 1965. Erected in 1967 o----------o HISTORY OF ANDERSON COUNTY Barker's Creek church was organized in 1821. Reverend Arthur Williams was its first pastor. He served for nineteen years, and for all of that time nothing was ever said about paying their pastor a salary. Reverend D.W. Hiott served that congregation at four different times, and under his administration two of the four houses of worship of the congregation were built. The last, a handsome building, was dedicated Sunday, July 2nd 1922. The first church for negro people was ST. Paul Baptist Church in the city. It was organized in 1865, Tabor Warren its first pastor. A plain frame building was erected, which, in 1893, gave way to the commodious brick structure that is now the house of worship for that congregation. Those pioneer churches carefully guarded the tenets of their religions; heresy was not to be tolerated. Early in its annals the Saluda Association warns its churches against Thomas Rhodes, M, Smith, L. Johnson, N.R. Riplay, and a negro called Thomas Paul, otherwise Thomas Cook, all heretical preachers. Again in 1830 the churches are warned against the imposition of Jesse Denson. The Baptist church has been a powerful factor in the history and development of the county. A large majority of the people are of that faith, and they have done much for the uplift of the community. Gleaned From: Traditions & History of Anderson County by Louise Ayer Vandiver TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife >