BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC Version 1.0, 28-Sep-2005, C013A.TXT, C013 **************************************************************** 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. **************************************************************** LOCATION: --------- Locate intersection of Highways 11 and 130. Drive west on Highway 11 for 6.7 miles. Turn left on Lecroy Road and drive 0.8 miles. Turn left on Bethel Church Road and drive 0.1 miles. HISTORY: -------- GENERAL AREA HISTORY: It is estimated by Ramsay in his history of South Carolina (1808) that in 1755, there were not even 23 families settled between the Waxhaws on the Catawba River and Augusta on the Savannah River. Since much of the upcountry was Indian land, settlement had centered in the coastal counties. Prior to 1768, the only court held in South Carolina was held at the City of Charleston. In 1768, however, South Carolina was divided into six judicial districts, with courts to be held in each. What is now Oconee County was in the Ninety-Six District. At the end of the Revolutionary War, all of present-day Greenville, Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties was Cherokee land. There was some white settlement in this area, and forts had been erected in various places to protect the settlers. The judicial set-up in South Carolina becomes quite fluid (and quite confusing) from this time on until 1868. A law passed in 1783 recommended the division of the judicial districts into counties of not more than forty square miles, with each county to have its own courts. This was accomplished by 1785, with the Ninety-Six District being further divided into Abbeville, Edgefield, Newberry, Laurens, Union and Spartanburg counties. The lands of present-day Oconee County were temporarily attached to the adjoining counties of Laurens, Abbeville and Spartanburg. The Indians had sided with the British during the Revolution, and were forced to surrender their land. In 1785 a treaty was signed with the Cherokee Indians at Hopewell, the home of Andrew Pickens; the following year, a treaty was signed with the Choctaws at the same location. At about this time it was estimated that the white population of the area was 9,500. By 1789, the residents of present-day Oconee County were having difficulty with their judicial assignment, and the area was separated off into Pendleton County. A courthouse was set up at the site of the present-day town of Pendleton in 1790. The next year, however, the Ninety-Six District was divided into upper and lower regions. The upper region, composed of Pendleton and Greenville counties, was named the Washington District; a district courthouse was set up at Pickensville near the present-day town of Easley. In 1798 the name "county" once again changed to "district"; Oconee County was in the Pendleton District, and court was held in Pendleton. The population was increasing rapidly; according to Ramsay's history, by 1800 it stood at 17,828. The area was, however, still sparsely settled. In 1808, according to Ramsay, there was only one acre of cleared land for every eight acres of uncleared land, and only one inhabitant per 36 acres. Education was "at a low ebb," although some schools had been established; one newspaper was being published, by John Miller in Pendleton. In 1826 Pendleton District was further subdivided into Pickens and Anderson districts. The county seat of the Pickens District, which encompassed present-day Oconee County, was located at Pickens Courthouse, or "Old Pickens." While some of the settlers during this early period had come from the lowcountry of South Carolina, many were Scotch-Irish immigrants who had fled Ulster for Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution. They then traveled down the Great Wagon Road from Harrisburg, through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and into the piedmont region of the two Carolinas. Some wealthy plantation owners from the lowcountry did begin to build second homes in the upstate, mostly to take advantage of the more moderate summer climate. John C. Calhoun was one of these; his home, Fort Hill, was later deeded to the state by his son-in-law, Thomas Clemson, and became the site of Clemson University. In 1868 Pickens District was divided into Pickens and Oconee counties. The area was still a rural one, centered around courthouse towns which usually had a courthouse, several churches, a school, and a few dozen citizens. EARLY PRESBYTERIANISM: The early settlement of South Carolina took place along the coast. The first minister to preach to Presbyterians in South Carolina was Rev. Archibald Stobo, who arrived in Charleston in 1700. Until 1704, he was the pastor of the "Mixed Presbyterian and Independent Church" there, the only place of worship for Presbyterians in the entire colony. There was probably no organized presbytery in South Carolina until the 1730s. Early Presbyterians were organized under the Presbytery of Orange, Synod of New York and Philadelphia. By 1760 there were eleven Presbyterian ministers in the colony, concentrated in areas near the coast. By 1784 membership in the Carolinas was increasing, resulting in a desire to form a local presbytery. Following the various Indian treaties signed in the late 1780s, settlement of the Upstate accelerated, mostly by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who had traveled down the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania. By 1789, the year the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church was established, there were ministers appearing in some upstate areas, including the Waxhaws, Saluda, Rocky River, and Upper and Lower Long Cane. Among churches which had been organized in the upstate at this point were Richmond/Carmel (1787), Bradaway/Broadway (1788), Good Hope (1789) and Roberts (1789). It was also at this time that Hopewell (Keowee) or the "Old Stone Church" was established. In 1790 the list of Oconee County churches expanded with the addition of Bethlehem and Philadelphia (or Ebenezer). Rev. Thomas Reese, who was serving Hopewell (Keowee) Church at the time, eloquently described the possibilities for church growth in the region. Noting that circumstances were "favorable to virtue and religion," he also noted that "As the country is in its infancy, we have yet to expect that these congregations will soon become much stronger, and in the course of a few years, if peace continues, it is probable that each of them will be able to support a minister. It is a pleasing reflection to the friends of religion, that as the people travel westward, the gospel travels with them, or soon follows after them; that God inclines the hearts of ministers, respectable for learning, worth, and piety, to settle in these uncultivated regions." Southern representation at early meetings of the General Assembly was limited, since meetings were always held in the North, and travel was complicated and expensive. Thus figures on the development of churches in South Carolina are scarce. The western "frontier" of South Carolina was considered a missionary territory, with ministers traveling around and "supplying" a number of churches. Indeed, a number of the same ministers served the various Presbyterian churches in Oconee County. Salaries were often left unpaid; the largest contribution toward the salary of Rev. John Simpson, first pastor at Roberts Church, was $5.00, and some members were only able to give a few pennies, or gifts in kind such as corn, wheat, and whiskey. Often these itinerant preachers were not even reimbursed for travel and lodging. Consequently, some ministers turned to teaching, opening early academies and schools. Often they found this work more congenial, and left the ministry, contributing further to the shortage of qualified pastors. In 1796 Rev. Andrew Brown was appointed to spend time as a missionary on the South Carolina frontier, at a salary of $16.66 per month. In 1797 he apparently had charge of the Bethlehem and Philadelphia churches on Cane Creek in present-day Oconee County. In his history of South Carolina, Walter Edgar estimates that only 8% of the white population in the upstate belonged to churches at this time. Church membership, however, was increasing, largely as a result of massive ecumenical camp meetings. The early churches were simple, usually built of undressed logs. They had few windows, and were furnished with benches rather than pews. No musical instruments were employed in the services. It was during this time that Nazareth/Beaverdam (1803) and Bethel (1805) were organized. Edgar states that membership had almost tripled, to 23% of the white population, by 1810. As for the Presbyterians, by that time there were only 9 ministers to serve 25 churches and 634 congregants in the entire Presbytery of South Carolina. By 1826 Mills' "Statistics of South Carolina" indicated that there was a dominant Presbyterian presence in Abbeville, Chester, Fairfield, Greenville, Laurens, Pendleton, Richland and York districts. In Oconee County, Westminster and Richland had been organized in 1834. Ministers continued to be scarce, however, and most only stayed in one church for a short time. It was not until 1859 that the concept of a permanent pastorate became popular in the church. By 1870 there were still only 29 ordained ministers in South Carolina Presbytery, and only 13 of these were devoting their full time to the ministry. During this time the Presbytery continued to employ "domestic missionaries" to supply vacant pulpits. By the late nineteenth century, after a restructuring of the Presbytery to form Enoree Presbytery, there were 19 ministers left in the Presbytery of South Carolina to serve 39 churches, and rural churches continued to languish on into the 20th century. (For more information on the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina, see: Howe, George, History of the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina; History Of The Presbyterian Church In South Carolina Since 1850, edited by F. D. Jones, D. D. And W. H. Mills, D. D.; and Strupl, Milos, History of the Presbytery of South Carolina, 1784-1984.) BETHEL CHURCH HISTORY: Bethel Church, founded in 1805 by Rev. Andrew Brown, apparently grew out of the ashes of the earlier Bethlehem Church. Brown, appointed as a missionary to the South Carolina frontier, had charge of both the Bethlehem and Philadelphia Churches on Cane Creek beginning in 1797. Tradition says that both churches were destroyed by a forest fire in 1800, and Bethel was built on Bethlehem's former site. The first building was made from rough round logs. It was later replaced by a hewn log building, and still later, in 1847, by a frame building. The church was supplied by Benjamin Du Pre in 1834, and had 31 members. The pastorate was vacant much of the time between 1836 and 1850. In 1849 it was supplied by Rev. John L. Kennedy, and had 18 members. William McWhorter, who was associated with numerous churches in the area, was supplying the church in 1850, and it had 19 members; he also supplied the church from 1852-1857. Other known ministers were: Ezekial Foster Hyde (stated supply, 1875); Rev. George Gregg Mayes (stated supply, 1891-97, while serving the Walhalla Church); Robert Lee Rogers (stated supply for Bethel, Fairview and Ebenezer while serving as pastor of Walhalla from 1902-05); Henry Dickson Corbett (1946-47, while also serving Walhalla); Ace Tubbs (served Walhalla and Bethel during the 1950s); W. Ronald McElrath (1966-1969, while also serving Walhalla); Rudolph Chasteen (1970-75, first as a student at Erskine Theological Seminary, and then as full-time pastor after 1972). Jack L. Stevenson, a professor at Clemson University, began serving as stated supply in 1975. At that time, the church had a membership of around 60. Dating from the earliest days of the church's history, Bethel's cemetery includes the graves of non-members as well as members; in addition, some slaves and their descendents are buried there. (Some of the material for this history came from an unidentified typescript, written probably around 1978, and "Bethel Presbyterian Church Built in 1846," Seneca Journal, May 1, 1968.) CHURCH RECORDS: Although there is a Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, the best place to find material on the "Southern" church is at Montreat. Here's what the Society says about this on their website: The Presbyterian Historical Society serves its constituency from two regional offices, one in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and one in Montreat, North Carolina. The Philadelphia office documents "northern stream" predecessor denominations and their work, congregations, and middle governing bodies in thirty-six states, and the work of the current denomination's national agencies. The Montreat office documents "southern stream" predecessor denominations and congregations and middle governing bodies in fourteen southern states. For records from congregations, synods, and presbyteries in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia, contact the Montreat office first. For all others, contact the Philadelphia office first. Presbyterian Historical Society P.O. Box 849, Montreat, NC 28757 Telephone (828) 669-7061 Fax (828) 669-5369 http://www.history.pcusa.org Presbyterian Historical Society 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia PA 19147-1516 Telephone (215) 627-1852 Fax (215) 627-0509 http://www.history.pcusa.org The Special Collections area at the Thomason Library, Presbyterian College, Clinton SC contains a quantity of Presbyterian materials, including minutes of the Synod of South Carolina (and its successors, the Synod of the Southeast and the Synod of the South Atlantic), the Minutes of the General Assembly, incomplete sets of South Carolina presbytery minutes, many histories of churches in South Carolina, biographies of area ministers, sermons, and the papers of 19th century ministers Ferdinand and William Plumer Jacobs. The library also has extensive information on Presbyterian College and Thornwell Orphanage. The library's catalog can be searched online at: http://library.presby.edu/. Special Collections librarian is Nancy Griffith, e-mail ngriffit@presby.edu. South Caroliniana Library at USC has over 474 titles listed on South Carolina Presbyterianism, including local church histories. They also have over 800 issues of the "Southern Presbyterian," which was a prominent journal during the late 19th and early 20 centuries. Their catalog can be searched online at: http://www.sc.edu/uscan/ HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BETHEL CHURCH DELIVERED AT CELEBRATION OF CENTENNIAL OF THE CHURCH, AUGUST 9, 1905 BY COL. R. A. THOMPSON Gentlemen of the committee, ladies and gentlemen: This is a real tangible centennial celebration! One hundred years have elapsed since the organization of Bethel Presbyterian church in 1805. This effort took place under many adverse circumstances. The Revolutionary war had been brought to a close and "life, liberty and happiness" had been secured by the result of the contest. There was, of course, more or less demoralization in the country, growing out of the war and attendant circumstances. The population was sparse and the "school master" had just made his appearance. The British had already departed, the Tory had been given an opportunity to make honest repentance, and the Indian, with the exception of a few "friendly Indians," had been driven to seek another home in the "happy hunting grounds" in the great West. The people of that early period had already commenced the work of improvement here; not only materially, but socially and morally. The Christian was not only concerned in the opportunity to worship, but also to open up the way for schools as well as churches. You have before you today the happy results of these efforts. We, therefore, most cordially welcome you to the full enjoyment of this auspicious occasion, together with the fruition of the hopes of our forefathers in the sturdy effort made by them to benefit mankind -- not only here, but in the joyous world to come. It may interest us somewhat, perhaps, to look for a moment behind the departure of the "Redman of the forest." America had been discovered more than four hundred years. The Indian was here then in his majesty and ignorance. He may have been found on this very spot. He was the supreme ruler. The country was an unbroken forest. The grass was luxuriant everywhere in its season. The wild flowers were also many and very beautiful. Game, from the buffalo to the hare, abounded. The Indian had no axe, no spade, no plow, no hoe, and nothing but fire could fell the trees of the forest. But with the game and a handful of maize the Indian had his "staff of life." War was his chief weapon of offense and defense. Small tribes were thus destroyed, and the victors celebrated their victories. We do not know how long the Indian had been here, and history does not inform us. In all probability we may never know. The Revolutionary war closed in 1782. It was twenty-three years until our centennial period commenced. This brief period was employed doubtless in quieting the country and in securing population. From the Northeast---Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, came a fine population. These, with the "heroes of the Revolution," officers and privates, were more than welcome, and only claimed their own. Among these were Gen. Andrew Pickens, Gen. Robert Anderson, Col. Samuel Earle, Col. Benjamin Cleveland, Horseshoe Robinson and many others--- "good men and true"-----found comfortable homes among us, greatly improved the country and developed a sturdy yeomanry which has not yet been excelled in any land or country. Gen. Pickens and Gen. Anderson came from the territory now known as Abbeville, and found homes on Seneca river, near where the Blue Ridge railroad crosses that stream. The first home of Gen. Pickens was known by the name of Hopewell, where he made treaties with the Indians. This fine farm afterwards became the home of his son, Andrew J. Pickens. During his stay here, Gen. Pickens and others, organized a Presbyterian church known as Hopewell. It is now known as the "Old Stone Church," and is near Clemson college. Gen. Pickens was a ruling elder of this church. As already stated, Bethel Church was organized in 1805. Some of the facts relating to this transaction (such as are in existence) are taken from the minute book of this church, into which they were transcribed by Ruling Elder Samuel R. McFall, who was also secretary of the session of Bethel church. They are as follows: "From the most authentic information, Bethel Presbyterian church, in Pickens District, South Carolina, was organized in the year of our Lord, A. D. 1805. The first house of worship was made out of rough round logs, covered in the usual way. The first pastor was Rev. Andrew Brown. The first ruling elders were Gen. Andrew Pickens, Nathan Lusk and Robert White. Subsequently a hewed log house of worship was erected. The families composing the congregation were as follows, namely: On Little River, John McWhorter (schoolmaster), Nathan and Henry Lusk, Alexander Keown, John Hughs and Andrew Pickens; on Oconee Creek, Thomas Lesley and Francis Jenkins; on Cane Creek, Patrick Andrew Alexander, John White, James Anderson, Oliver Wood, John McWhorter (blacksmith), John and Josiah Houston, Jesse Neville and Mrs. Ware; and on Coneross, Arthur McDow and Abner Steele." "In 1812, Rev. Andrew Brown commenced teaching at Mount Pleasant Academy (near this church) and continued teaching there for several years. This was not an ordinary country school, but Pastor Brown taught a classical school. Some years afterward quite a number of the families composing this congregation emigrated to Alabama. A long interval now ensues, of which we have no account, as the church minute book has been lost." "We again commence services of the church at about 1846 or 1847. A new framed house of worship was erected by the congregation, Henry Steele being the contractor. Subsequently this house was ceiled by Elder Samuel R. McFall and others of the body, and is now in a fair state of preservation: Rev. John L. Kennedy preached at this time as the regular supply. At this period the ruling elders were John Todd and Joseph Burnett. "The number of communicants in 1853 were 18 or 19" The names do not appear on the minute book of the session. In 1854 Capt. Samuel R. McFall purchased the fine property known as Oconee Station, near this church, and removed thereto from his former residence at Pickens Court House. Soon after his removal he was elected ruling elder of Bethel church, and took great interest in its success. He was also secretary of the session. Mrs. Anna Rogers, an aged member of Bethel church, died January 26, 1858, from natural causes. A protracted meeting was held at Bethel church September 2, 1859. Reverends S. S. Gaillard, D. Chalmers Boggs, F. P. Mullally and others preached morning and evening services for several days. Great interest was manifest on the occasion and a number of persons connected themselves with the church. Several colored persons became members of the church from time to time. Contributions to the various causes of the church were made liberally during its more recent history. The services of the church were much neglected on account of the continuance of the war between the sections. We make the following record from the minute book of the session of Bethel church: "September 21, 1862---Session met and was opened by prayer. Present: W. P. Grady, moderator, and Elders Josiah D. Gaillard and A. D. Gaillard. The following minute was read and adopted: 'It is with the deepest sorrow that the session of this church feel themselves called upon to record the death of their much beloved and highly esteemed brother and companion in the eldership, Samuel R. McFall, who fell in the late battles before Richmond (Gaines' Mill), commonly known as the Chicahominy battles, while gallantly charging upon the enemies' battery. We mourn his loss for his family's sake, who are thereby deprived of a devoted husband and father, and for whom we express our heartfelt sympathy, and pray that the God of grace and consolation may be with them. We mourn his loss as a good and useful citizen, a neighbor universally valued and esteemed, and as a kind friend and brother. But it is especially as an elder member of this church that we lament his departure. From the time that he became such, more than eight years ago, by letter of dismiss ion from the Pickens court house church, he had been diligent and zealous in the employment of every means for our own growth, and prosperity. It is greatly owing to his prayers and labors that in this time our membership had increased from eighteen to nearly eighty. Our house of worship had become more comfortable and respectable in its appearance, our people more liberal in their religious contributions, our Sabbath schools and prayer meetings had been brought into being and kept in existence. During all this time he, too, had been the faithful clerk and recorder of the business of session and the important events of our church's history. In his removal from us our loss seems too great to be easily supplied, but we will pray that this sore bereavement and chastisement may be made the means of our increased sanctification and faithfulness as surviving overseers of the Lord's household, and that it may be also overruled by the grace of our Lord Jesus to the furtherance of the piety and zeal of the whole membership. While making this minute the session feels themselves called to notice the great inroads that death has been making upon our membership and urge it upon the attention of the church for their admonition. Several have very recently been called to their eternal homes. Among these we would particularly notice the departure of Anna and W. H. Gaillard, the beloved wife and son of our aged and venerated elder, Josiah D. Gaillard, who has our sympathies and prayers; and S. N. W. McFall, the noble son of our lamented elder, who fell upon the same battlefield with the father." At the session of the church held July 6, 1863, a letter was received from the Rev. J. Monroe Anderson, Chaplain of the Twelfth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, stating therein that A. J. Pendley and C. M. Morgan had united themselves with the church of Christ in camp in Virginia and that they had expressed a desire to become members of Bethel church. The following pastors served Bethel church during the century we are now celebrating: Andrew Brown, Benjamin D. DuPre, Joseph Hillhouse, John L. Kennedy, William McWhorter, W. H. Singletary, David Humphreys, Anthony W. Ross, John B. Adger, D. Chalmers Boggs, F. P. Mullally, W. P. Grady, S. S. Gaillard, Hugh McLees, D. McNeil Turner, E. F. Hyde, John G. Law, John R. Riley, Hugh Strong, W. D. Spurlin, J. E. Fogartie, G. G. Mays and Robert Lee Rogers. Of this number seventeen have departed this life. High McLees, John G. Law, John R. Riley, W. D. Spurlin, M. E. Fogartie and G. G. Mays survive. Rev. Andrew Brown was the first pastor of Bethel church and served the people faithfully. He was also a teacher of the your of the country, his first school having been located near the church. Not only were the youth of the country taught, but in the higher departments young men were prepared for the ministry and other avocations. Rev. High McLees, who survives this celebration, and Rev. David Humphreys, of precious memory, were fortunate in this regard. There were others also, but their names have not been given. One of the small pupils has survived. Her name was Minerva McGuffin, and she was at this time seven years of age. On attaining womanhood she was happily married to William Bearden. She is now ninety-three years old, and finds a most pleasant and comfortable home with her son, James W. Bearden. We had hoped to Be able to have her presence on this interesting occasion, but she is too feeble to be present. Subsequently Mr. Brown taught another school at the "Play Grounds," near the present site of Walhalla. Gov. Perry, Judge Whitner and other persons of consequence were among the pupils. Rev. William McWhorter was a son of Ruling Elder John McWhorter, of Cane Creek. He was born March 16, 1811, and was baptized by Rev. Andrew Brown. He became a member of Bethel church in early life. He was a graduated at the University of Georgia, August 5, 1836. He received his theological training from Rev. Mr. Barr, of Abbeville. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of South Carolina in 1837. He served acceptably a number of churches. He was married to Miss M. M. Kyle in 1837 and leaves a large number of descendents. He departed this life at Bachelors' Retreat February 9, 1884, aged seventy-three years. Rev. John L. Kennedy was a graduate of the South Carolina College, and was one of the most distinguished teachers in the state. Dr. John B. Adger was a distinguished divine. Adger College was named for him. Rev. F. P. Mullally was an Irishman by birth, and an earnest and eloquent preacher, and was also president of Adger College. Rev. D. McNeil Turner taught school at Walhalla and also discharged the duties of pastor. Rev. John R. Riley had a fine reputation as teacher of the youth of the country. He was also a model pastor and a professor in Adger College. His many friends wish him well in his passage from time to eternity. Rev. Hugh Strong was zealous in the discharge of his duties as pastor, and also as a teacher. He was a graduate of the South Carolina College, and also a professor in Adger College. Rev. J. E. Fogartie is a professor in the Theological Seminary at Clarkesville, Tenn., as well as a minister of the gospel. Rev. John G. Law's first pastorate included the churches at Walhalla and Bethel. He was ordained at Walhalla, and is greatly beloved as a pastor. Rev. Robert Lee Rogers was a graduate of Clinton College. His only brother, younger than he was, was preparing himself for the ministry when he was sickened and died. The elder brother was at the same time preparing himself for the practice of law. On the death of his brother he put his law books aside and took the place of his brother in preparation for the ministry. He passed through the Theological Seminary at Columbia with honor to himself and credit to that institution. Soon afterwards he proceeded to discharge his duty to himself and the church by taking his place in the ministry. His first pastorate was in the group of churches including : Walhalla, Richland and Bethel. He was ordained at Walhalla and served these churches most acceptably for eight years. The distance to Richland is eight miles and to Bethel seven. Part of the time he preached three times a day. He was industrious and very zealous in the cause of the Master. The church earnestly laments the untimely death of Robert Lee Rogers. There were twenty ruling elders in Bethel church during the century. Their names are as follows: Andrew Pickens, Nathan Lusk, Robert White, John McWhorter, John Todd, Joseph Burnett, A. D. Gaillard, Samuel R. McFall, J. D. Gaillard, Elam Sharpe, L. B. Johnson, John Sharp, James George, John N. George, W. R. White, Mason Duncan, J. A. Bell, J. W. Holleman, M. C. Todd, Thomas M. Kelley. Of the ruling elders four are living, to wit: Mason Duncan, J. W. Holleman, M. C. Todd, Thomas M. Kelley. Gen. Andrew Pickens was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on the 19th day of September, 1739. His parents were of Huguenot descent, and removed in 1752 to the Waxhaw settlement in Lancaster county, South Carolina. Colonel Pickens first saw public service in General Grant's expedition against the Cherokee Indians in 1761. After this he removed to Long Cane, in what is now known as Abbeville county. At the beginning of the Revolutionary war Andrew Pickens was appointed captain in the militia and was promoted from time to time until he reached the position of major general. He was engaged in a number of battles with the Indians and the British, in which he greatly distinguished himself. His last victory was over the Indians at Tamassee, where he died. General Pickens married Miss Rebecca Calhoun, of Abbeville, in 1765. From all accounts this wedding was an epoch in the social history of this section. The bride was especially noted for her beauty and accomplishments. Gen. Pickens held many public positions, the most prominent of which was his membership in the House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States. Gen. Pickens removed to Tamassee, where he died August 11, 1817. Tradition informs us that he died in his chair under one of the large cedars in his yard in the 78th year of his age. Gen. Pickens was a Christian, a brave soldier and a gook citizen. His son, Andrew J. Pickens, was governor of South Carolina in 1816. And his grandson, Gen. F. W. Pickens, of Edgefield, was governor in 1860. His posterity was large and eminently respectable. Gen. Pickens and some members of his family are buried at the Old Stone church. John McWhorter, of Cane Creek, father of Rev. William McWhorter, died in Georgia some years ago. Elam Sharpe was the first senator from Pickens District. He formerly resided at Tamassee, but removed to Texas where he is now discharging the duties of a Presbyterian clergyman. L. B. Johnson was a practicing physician, a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1868, and county auditor for a number of years. John N. George was county auditor several years. J. W. Holleman was county treasurer for a number of years, judge of probate and master. The deacons were David Duncan, S. V. Massey, J. M. Calhoun, J. B. Castles, S. T. Cowan, J. E. Kelley and J. D. Cowan. There were other deacons during this long period but they have been advanced to eldership. Of the deacons there are living, to wit: S. T. Cowan, J. D. Kelley and J. D. Cowan. Alexander White conveyed by deed a lot of land containing seven acres, more or less, for the use of the church. The committee of arrangements for this celebration is composed of Thomas M. Kelley, Dr. W. K. Sharp, Joseph W. Holleman and James F. Neville. Mr. Holleman is chairman. The work of the committee has been varied and laborious, and has also made the centennial a most interesting and successful celebration. The committee of arrangements has erected a handsome monument to be dedicated to the pastors, elders and deacons of Bethel church. The names of the pastors, ruling elders and deacons of the church appear on the monument. On the base appears: Bethel church. On one side: 1805. On one side: 1905. The monument is a handsome tribute to the fathers of the church and has been erected by the committee with the free will offerings of the friends of Bethel Presbyterian church. The monument will be unveiled on Thursday, the last day of the celebration. The cemetery at Bethel church is large. A large number of persons have been buried there year by year for the century. As many of these are not marked by monuments much disappointment is occasioned. Mr. McDow, of Meridian, Miss., looked in vain for the grave of his grandfather who was buried there, but it could not be found. There are a large number of monuments, however, but these have been erected more recently. Robert Cowan, a Revolutionary soldier, was buried there. The grounds are in good condition: A wire fence or a stone wall would be a protection to this sacred spot. One of these may come in good time. The early history of Bethel shows that the first house of worship was a primitive affair. In some sections of upper Carolina bush arbors were used for religious services, and even camp meetings were in order. We have, however, moved away from that condition; but the evidence of these old primitive places of worship still abide with us. The wooden building at "Hopewell-Keowee" was certainly primitive. But the Old Stone church, which took its place, is more than a century old, the centennial of that church having been celebrated some years ago. John Rusk, a loyal Irishman, built the Old Stone church. He is buried at Bethel. One of his sons, Thomas J. Rusk, rose up to bless him. In the struggle between Texas and Mexico the son greatly distinguished himself in the field. After the annexation of Texas Gen. Rusk was elected to the United States senate. After his success he returned to South Carolina and secured for his wife Miss May Cleveland, a niece of Col. Benjamin Cleveland. He died at middle age. (*) Samuel R. McFall was a native of Anderson District, and removed to Pickens more than fifty years ago. He was blessed with a large family, nine daughters and two sons. Mr. McFall was a ruling elder of Bethel church. He was a spiritual leader of great vitality in the church. His work in the Sabbath school and prayer meeting was a benediction. When there was no preaching, which was often the case, he would read to the congregation one of Baker's or Spurgeon's sermons. In 1861 he took arms in behalf of his country and fell whilst gallantly fighting her battles. His son, S. N. W. McFall, fell mortally wounded on the same day. Three of his daughters are dead. One of these, Mrs. Neville, left two children....one daughter and one son. The son is William G. Neville, distinguished in the ministry of the Presbyterian church in this state. His aunt, Rebecca A. McFall, did much for him in his early training and also in his education. Mr. Neville has developed into a broad-minded and deep-thinking man. He is greatly beloved as a pastor and now fills the high position of president of the South Carolina Presbyterian College at Clinton. (*) = (In the latter part of this paragraph there is a slight mistake, which, for the sake of historical accuracy should be corrected. John Rusk, and his wife, Mary Starritt Rusk, are buried in the cemetery of the Old Stone church and not at Bethel. His son, Thomas Jefferson Rusk married Mary Cleveland, at Clarkesville, Georgia, in 1827, where he practiced law for eight years. She was a great-granddaughter of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, a Revolutionary soldier, and one of the commanders at the Battle of King's Mountain. Her father was General Benjamin Cleveland of Clarkesville, Georgia, who was a son of John Cleveland, son of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland. Thomas Jefferson Rusk went to Texas in 1834 and became one of the prominent leaders in the movement for the Independence of Texas. His wife and children followed him to Texas in 1835 and made their home there until his death in 1857 while serving as United States senator along with Sam Houston. They were the first Untied States senators from Texas after its admission to the Union.....R. T. Jaynes). WAXHAW REGION: This was named after a group of Indians who lived in this area before the settlers moved into this region. It covered Anson, Mecklenburg, and Union Co. in NC and Chester, Lancaster, and York Co. in SC. The Catawba River forms the western limits. ---------- BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Bethel Presbyterian Church, located just off Highway 11 North, organized in 1805, stems from the Waxhaw Presbyterian Church in Lancaster County. In 1797, we find that Reverend Andrew Brown was called to Bethlehem and Philadelphia Churches, on Cane Creek, and in the year 1799 as pastor of both churches. The organization of Bethlehem and Philadelphia (or Ebenezer) was effected after the last treaty General Pickens made with the Indians on the Cherry Farm, near Clemson, and these old churches were evidently the forerunners of the Bethel and Ebenezer of later date. General Andrew Pickens, following the Revolutionary War, moved from Abbeville District to Hopewell on the Seneca River and later to Tamassee in 1794. Establishing a home, "The Red House", on Little River, General Pickens helped organized the Bethel Church, of which he was a ruling elder until his death on August 11, 1817. Although he died while living nearby, he was buried at Old Stone Church near Pendleton, which he also helped organize. The first pastor was the Reverend Andrew Brown. The first ruling elders were Andrew Pickens, Nathan Lusk, and Robert Lusk. Later a hewed log house of worship was erected on seven acres of land deeded by Alexander White. The families comprising the congregation were as follows: John McWhorter (schoolmaster), Nathan and Henry Lusk, Alexander Keown, John Hughs, Andrew Pickens, Thomas Lesley, Francis Jenkins, Patrick Andrew Alexander, John White, James Anderson, Oliver Wood, James McWhorter (blacksmith), John and Josiah Houston, Jesse Neville, Mrs. Ware, Arthur McDaw, and Abner Steele. In 1812, the Reverend Andrew Brown started teaching at Mount Pleasant Academy (near this church) and continued teaching there for several years. This was an ordinary country school as Pastor Brown taught a classical school. Under the influence of his teaching, a number of young men were called into the ministry. Among them were the Reverend Hugh McLees and the Reverend David Humphreys, who later served this church as pastors. Church records of the ensuing period have been lost; but in 1846 or 1847, a new frame church was erected by the congregation with Henry Steele as contractor. This house was later ceiled by Elder Samuel R. McFall and others of the congregation. This is the same sanctuary which now stands. In 1954, Sunday School rooms were added at the rear of the church building with other improvements made in 1968. As recently as 1974-75, a complete furnace system, Hammond organ, new piano, church pews, and carpeting were added to a growing list of improvements and in 1992 a fellowship hall was build. (Picture Caption: James Bruce Bell and Martha Alexander Riley at memorial marker at Bethel Presbyterian Church near Highway 11 at Picket Post. J.A. Bell on marker near bottom was grandfather of Bruce Bell and Martha Riley.) In 1905, they held the centennial to celebrate the 100th year of one of the oldest Presbyterian churches in this part of the state. The centennial lasted two days. One feature of the program was the unveiling of the monument. It was dedicated to the pastor, elders, and deacons of the church. Miss Cornelia Pickett, granddaughter of Elder Samuel R. McFall and Miss Kate Sharp, granddaughter of Elder John Sharp, did the unveiling. Some of the visitors were six sisters of Captain Samuel R. McFall. They were: Mrs. Mary Johnson, Walhalla; Mrs. Ellen McDowell, Franklin, NC; Mrs. Rachel Auld, Elberton, GA; Mrs. Althea Ballenger and Mrs. Mattie Pickett, Richland; Elder James George and daughter of Atlanta, GA; Dr. J.B. George of Gainesville, GA; Mrs. A.L. Hartley and two children of Lexington; and Mrs. Julia Gnatt of Pickens. Mrs. S.S. Holleman, Walhalla; J.M. Sharp, Welesca, GA; and Dr. W.K. Sharp were present. Among other visitors were Reverend L.M. Stribling of Missouri; S.M. Johnson of Little Mountain; Fred and Robert Auld of Elberton, GA; Mrs. A.P. Nicholson and Lee Holleman of Anderson; Mrs. Ruby Sharp of Rome, GA; and many others. The churches that grew out of Bethel are Richland, Walhalla, and Old Pickens, Seneca Presbyterian Church. Pastors in the long history of Bethel following Andrew Brown were the Reverends Ben D. Dupre, Joseph Hillhouse, J.L. Kennedy (1846), William McWhorter (1873), W.H. Singletery, David Humphreys, A.W. Ross (1855-1858), J.D. Adfer; D.C. Boggs (1858), J.P. Mullalby, W.P. Grady (1861-65), S.S. Gaillard, Hugh McLees, Dr. McNeil Turner (1869-71), E.J. Hyde (1870), John G. Law, J.F. Latimer (1869), S.L. Morris, J.R. Riley, Hugh Strong (1875-1882), W.D. Spurlin (1884), J.E. Fogartie (1885), G.G. Mayes (1886-1897), R.L. Rogers (1898-1905), George Wilcox, William Hamilton, Mr. Corbett, Frank Morse, Ace Tubbs, Mr. Sloan, and Eugene Wilson. Pastors who served Bethel after 1905 were Lowry Wilson Brown, George M. Wilcox, William Hugh Hamilton, Frank B. Estes, E.T. Wilson, John Benson Sloan, Frank R. Morse, Reverend H.D. Corbett, Ace L. Tubbs, J. Trent Howell, A.L. Vreolant, W.S. Blanton, Jr., John Bradshaw, Charles Eifird, Robert M. Lytton, John B. Deggs MacFaust, Franklin Clark, James M. Reading, John Whitner, Ershine Clarke, W. Ronald McElrath, Charles Raynal, Rudolph H. Chasteen, Jack L. Stevenson in 1975- 1984, and Charles E. Reichenbach, 1984-. In 1948, Bethel's first and only manse was erected. After Walhalla Presbyterian Church became self-sustaining, Bethel was served mostly by ministerial students from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. The cemetery at Bethel dates to the church's origin, many non-members using it to bury their families. There are also Negro slaves interred there along with some of their descendants. Reverend and Mrs. Ronald McElrath chronicled the cemetery in the late 1960's, but numerous gravesites are unmarked. The Walhalla Presbyterian Church having been formed by 1868, a number of Bethel members joined that congregation. Bethel, today one of five active Presbyterian churches in Oconee County, has a membership of approximately 60 and is still considered the small country church of its origin. Submitted by: Doris S. Foster. Sources: Bethel's Heritage by Catherine Rankin and Brenda DuBose. DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Oct-2000 Nora Acton at nbacton@aol.com in Feb-2001 Nancy S. Griffith at ngriffit@mail.presby.edu in Apr-2001 Linda Flynn at (visit above website) in Apr-2002 HISTORY WRITE-UP : Col. R.A. Thompson in 9-Aug-1905 Nancy S. Griffith at ngriffit@mail.presby.edu in Apr-2001 Bethel's Heritage by Catherine Rankin and Brenda DuBose IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Oct-2000 LIBRARY REFERENCE: Nancy S. Griffith at ngriffit@mail.presby.edu in Apr-2001 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Oct-2000 Pastor Frank Strickland at frank29669@aol.com in Oct-2000 TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: -------------------- a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife (?), Rease Falls, b. 30-oct-1884, d. 22-aug-1888 ALEXANDER, C. Paul (Jr), b. 5-dec-1915, d. 5-mar-1944 ALEXANDER, C. Paul, b. 5-dec-1871, d. 5-mar-1959 ALEXANDER, Mena B., b. 3-sep-1877, d. 6-jun-1960, h. c.p. alexander ALEXANDER, Myra Hillard, b. 7-jun-1913, d. 30-may-1997 ALLISON, Elizabeth L., b. 1858, d. 1939 ALLISON, James A., b. 22-nov-1880, d. 4-dec-1932 ALLISON, Julius P., b. 1861, d. 1947 BEATTY, Charles Wesley, b. 6-jun-1847, d. 7-oct-1891 BEATTY, Duckie, b. 20-oct-1884, d. jul-1886 BEATTY, Harold G., b. 28-oct-1904, d. 29-apr-1937 BEATTY, Myra Alletha, b. 12-jun-1858, 22-feb-1916 BEATY, Albert C., b. 23-jan-1842, d. 28-jul-1894 BEATY, John Peyton, b. 1-aug-1910, d. 25-nov-1989 BEATY, John Peyton, b. 24-jan-1868, d. 4-nov-1930 BEATY, Lou H., b. 29-apr-1840, d. 28-jul-1910 BEATY, Loula R., b. 24-aug-1876, d. 4-dec-1963, h. j.p. beatty BELL F. Bramlett, b. 1917, d. 1946 BELL, Dorothy, b. 1922, d. 1922 BELL, Girlen, b. 1919, d. 1919 BELL, Harrison, b. 1921, d. 1921 BELL, J.A., d. 8-jan-1904 BELL, John M., b. 1883, d. 1953 BELL, Lester, b. 1917, d. 1918 BELL, Lillian M., b. 1887, d. 1947 BELL, Lizzie A., b. 9-mar-1874, d. 6-jun-1891, f. j.a. bell BELL, Marion Madden, b. 18-dec-1918, d. 7-mar-1979 BELL, Martha A., b. 22-jul-1847, d. 12-feb-1888, h. j.a. bell BELL, Pelza B., b. 9-oct-1872, d. 7-oct-1946 BRADFIELD, George S., b. 27-apr-1911, d. 5-jun-1983 BROCK, Ellena, b. 14-nov-1867, d. 29-mar-1889, h. w.p. brock BROWNE, Matgaret E. Todd, b. 2-mar-1834, d. 17-sep-1924 BRUCKE, Myra H., b. 30-jan-1849, d. 25-may-1930 BRUCKE, Nettie L., b. 24-jan-1873, d. 6-dec-1891, p. w.l. & m. brucke BRUCKE, William L., b. 27-jan-1847, d. 7-oct-1891 CALHOUN, Elijah, d. 26-dec-1874 CALHOUN, James M., b. 1831, d. 1901 CALHOUN, Mary, d. 1-jul-1875 CALHOUN, Rebecca Todd, b. 1830, d. 1884 CANTRELL, Adeline, d. 5-jul-1889 CANTRELL, Carrie G., b. 1916, d. 2000 CANTRELL, Delbert A., b. 2-apr-1908, d. 12-mar-1945 CANTRELL, Frances, b. 1-mar-1914, d. 14-aug-1919 CANTRELL, Hassie G., b. 1874, d. 1958 CANTRELL, Ina Lay, b. 30-apr-1895, d. 15-may-1949 CANTRELL, J.P., b. 1862, d. 1916 CANTRELL, Joe, b. 1890, d. 1967 CANTRELL, John Charles, b. 19-oct-1917, d. 20-dec-1917 CANTRELL, L.C., d. 12-apr-1871 CANTRELL, Mary C., b. 19-feb-1825, d. 8-aug-1888 CANTRELL, Moses L., b. 1856, d. 1918 CANTRELL, Otto F., b. 3-oct-1891, d. 16-dec-1955 CANTRELL, Stanten, b. 1855, d. 1916 CANTRELL, Super, b. 25-jul-1899, d. 23-feb-1917, p. m.l. & h.l. cantrell CAPEHART, Isabella, b. 1793, d. 1862, h. j.c. capehart CAPEHART, John C., b. 9-feb-1793, d. 23-jan-1869 CARVER, Elizabeth White, b. 25-apr-1855, d. 10-may-1922, h. a. carver CASON, Donald S., b. 12-jul-1904, d. 21-sep-1970 CASON, Donald, b. 1904, d. 1970 CASON, Omega A., b. 1907, h. d.s. cason CHALMERS, C.S., b. 1880, d. 1962 CHALMERS, Claudia E., b. 1891, d. 1908 CHALMERS, Cornelia K., b. 29-may-1892, d. 3-sep-1972 CHALMERS, Daughter, d. 13-mar-1932, p. c.s. & c.k. chalmers CHALMERS, Daughter, d. 6-feb-1917, p. c.s. & c.k. chalmers CHALMERS, Elizabeth, b. 17-feb-1825, d. 20-nov-1877, h. w.s. chalmers CHALMERS, Ella Calhoun, b. 1859, d. 1940 CHALMERS, Ila T., b. 1906, h. r.v. chalmers CHALMERS, Pearl M., b. 1896, d. 1915 CHALMERS, Roy Calhoun, b. 1926, d. 1938 CHALMERS, Ryan V., b. 1893, d. 1996 CHALMERS, Thomas Edwin, b. 18-apr-1920, d. 23-nov-1986 CHALMERS, Thomas Y., b. 1855, d. 1919 CHALMERS, William J., b. 23-mar-1904, d. 13-feb-1980 CHATHAM, Robert Gensil, b. 22-jun-1919, d. 5-may-1923 CHATHAM, Thomas R., b. 1863, d. 1944 CLEM, Alice C., b. 1921, d. 2000 COWAN, Ameli J., d. 29-oct-1889, a. 1y COWAN, Annie B., b. 21-sep-1973, 20-mar-1912 COWAN, Annie Mae, b. 2-jan-1904, d. 21-feb-1908 COWAN, Carrie N., b. 20-sep-1909, d. 21-mar-1998, h. e.c. cowan COWAN, Christopher K., d. 14-oct-1877, a. 1y(?) Cowan, Clarence Eugene, b. 11-nov-1905, d. 11-apr-1906, f. e.e. cowan COWAN, Dorgas D., b. 12-feb-1843, d. 30-dec-1924 COWAN, Edward C., b. 4-mar-1900, d. 28-dec-1992 COWAN, Eugene E., b. 1881, d. 1972 COWAN, Grace B., b. 1886, d. 1971, h. e.e. cowan COWAN, Inez, b. 12-feb-1911, d. 1-feb-1937 COWAN, Infant, d. 1938, p. clyde & bea cowan COWAN, James Todd, b. 21-apr-1898, d. 23-nov-1996 COWAN, Joseph J.D., d. 24-jan-1959, a. 87y COWAN, Kate, b. 29-aug-1926, d. 29-aug-1926, f. e.e. cowan COWAN, Le Anna Orr, b. 22-dec-1878, d. 16-jan-1916 COWAN, M. Reed, d. 1880, a. 1y COWAN, Mary Caroline Todd, b. 1-mar-1832, d. 14-dec-1918 COWAN, Maude O., b. 3-jun-1909, d. 5-jun-1947, f. e.e. cowan COWAN, Nancy E., b. 5-mar-1880, d. 14-jan-1960 COWAN, Ralph, b. 8-dec-1924, d. 6-dec-1924 COWAN, Robert Hiram, b. 19-oct-1834, d. 14-jul-1932 COWAN, Robert Mason, b. 12-jul-1874, d. 25-oct-1947 COWAN, Robert, b. 17-may-1782, d. 29-oct-1872 COWAN, S.F.K., b. 3-oct-1836, d. 7-oct-1912 COWAN, W. Sam, b. 28-jul-1884, d. 28-oct-1937 COWAN, Walter J., b. 31-may-1872, d. 29-sep-1938 COWARD, Annie S., b. 1851, d. 1928, h. b.f. coward COWARD, Ben F., b. 1857, d. 1923, COWARD, Fannie B., b. 1879, d. 1961, h. j.l. coward COWARD, George D., d. 1919 COWARD, John B., b. 1916, d. 1938 COWARD, John L., b. 1884, d. 1926 COWARD, Mary Julia, b. 1912, d. 1936 COWEN, J.B., b. 19-jun-1914, d. 21-dec-1992, buried next to j.d. cowen COWEN, Jessie D., b. 19-jun-1916, d. 9-dec-1988 COX Ada Slater, b. 19-nov-1891, d. 30-aug-1951 COX, A.B., b. 15-jan-1900, d. 9-aug-1976 COX, Mary B., b. 9-jun-1903, d. 11-jun-1974, h. a.b. cox COX, Mary Elizabeth, b. 1863, d. 1963 COX, Robert Newton, b. 26-mar-1893, d. 26-dec-1966 COX, Robert, b. 1895, d. 1966 COX, Walter D., b. 1888, d. 1963 CRENSHAW, Gussie B. Thompson, b. 30-apr-1875, d. 6-jan-1951 CROWE, Carolyn Eades, b. 9-feb-1942, d. 11-feb-1996, h. furman crowe CROWE, Furman (Jr), b. 21-jun-1940 DALY, John, d. feb-1873 DAVIS, Hurley, b. 5-sep-1849, d. 16-feb-1917 DAVIS, Mary E. Cantrell, b. 7-sep-1847, d. 25-may-1928 DEAL, Marcus Emmette, b. 28-mar-1847, d. 3-feb-1933 DEAL, Martha Jane, b. 16-jul-1825, d. 30-nov-1894 DEAL, Missouri Annie, b. 17-nov-1851, d. 6-feb-1933 DEATON, (?)ah, d. 18-oct-1897 DEATON, E. DEATON, Elijah, b. 1824, d. 1897 DEATON, Mary A., b. 1829, d. 1912 DEATON, Sarah Jane, bd. 25-apr-1932 DODD, Emma J., b. 7-nov-1866, d. 13-jul-1888, h. g.r. dodd DODD, Jack C., b. 20-may-1896, d. 7-jun-1971 DODD, Pauline, b. 21-sep-1908, d. 22-oct-1908, p. neil & roxie dodd DODD, Walter Doyle, d. 9-jun-1954, a. 78y DUCAN, Alice, b. 18-apr-1891, d. 27-apr-1911 DUCAN, Dorothy H., b. 4-aug-1934, h. n.n. ducan DUCAN, Nancy Trotter DUCAN, Norton Nish, b. 11-may-1929, d. 31-jan-1995 DUNCAN, Beatrice Head, b. 1903, d. 1958 DUNCAN, David, b. 1809, d. 1887 DUNCAN, Henry N., b. 1899, d. 1965 DUNCAN, John E., b. 18-oct-1853, d. 16-aug-1904 DUNCAN, M.P., b. 18-jul-1858, d. 23-may-1943 DUNCAN, M.P., b. 19-sep-1888, d. 23-may-1943 DUNCAN, Sallie C., b. 4-jul-1858, d. 19-mar-1882, h. j.e. Duncan DUNCAN, Thomas D., b. 8-jan-1935, d. 26-dec-1994 DUNHAM, Infant, d. 1921 DUNHAM, Mary, d. 10-nov-1886, a. 80y DURHAM, Cora S., b. 30-may-1898, d. 8-nov-1979, h. p.p. Durham DURHAM, Plumer P., b. 16-apr-1897, d. 13-jan-1969 EADES, Charles F., b. 28-jan-1917, d. 26-aug-1991 EADES, Mary Ollie, b. 8-feb-1915, d. 3-jul-1989, h. c.f. eades ERNEST, Arthur F., b. 6-jun-1883, d. 21-nov-1976 ERNEST, Viola H., b. 25-may-1898, d. 20-may-1965, h. a.f. ernest ERNEST, Viola Head, b. 25-may-1898, d. 20-may-1965 ERSKINE, Mary Ann Head, b. 30-may-1848, d. 3-jun-1945, h. w.w. erskine ERSKINE, W.W., b. 3-dec-1824, d. 13-dec-1906 FOWLER, Claudius Lafayette, b. 6-mar-1893, d. 16-aug-1893 FOWLER, Infant Daughter, b. 8-nov-1906, d. 11-nov-1906 FOWLER, Infant Son, d. 1906 FOWLER, Ralph T., b. 1908, d. 1910, f. t.t. fowler FOX, Rosina T., b. 1900 in Glasgow Scotland, d. 1994 FREEMAN, Eddie F., b. 18-dec-1891, d. 12-feb-1950 GALLOWAY, Barbara J., b. 12-sep-1939, h. c.w. Galloway GALLOWAY, Betty Joann, b. 31-oct-1938, d. 30-nov-1986 GALLOWAY, Charles W., b. 17-dec-1933 GALLOWAY, Frankie J., b. 13-oct-1934, d. 4-jul-1999 GALLOWAY, Harold E., b. 6-oct-1936 GALLOWAY, Helen R., b. 2-may-1935, h. h.e. Galloway GALLOWAY, J. Harvey, b. 7-may-1907, d. 14-jun-1909 GALLOWAY, Jean T., b. 23-sep-1936, h. f.j. Galloway GALLOWAY, Ollie Mae Nichols, b. 15-aug-1913, d. 29-jan-1988, h. t.m. Galloway GALLOWAY, Theodore Moner, b. 29-may-1907, d. 8-apr-1974 GEORGE, Amanda Isabella, b. 18-mar-1849, d. 26-mar-1862 GEORGE, Chalmers Duff, b. 26-apr-1859, d. 15-apr-1862 GEORGE, James, d. 19-jun-1877, a. 72y GEORGE, John Martin, b. 1872, d. 1932 GEORGE, John N., b. 23-may-1838, d. 20-12-1880 GEORGE, Kennedy, b. 24-feb-1853, d. 19-jan-1854, grave move to old Pickens church cemetery GEORGE, Mary Alice, b. 1881, d. 1960 GEORGE, Mary Inez, b. 5-nov-1914, d. 7-jun-1916, p. j.m. & alice george GEORGE, Mary Telford, b. 21-feb-1828, d. 9-oct-1904 GEORGE, Mary, b. 18-feb-1857, d. 24-mar-1862 GEORGE, Ometa C., b. 1867, d. 1946 GEORGE, Sallie, b. 4-apr-1851, d. 22-oct-1905, h. j.n. george GEORGE, Samuel N., b. 9-jul-1875, d. 28-jan-1910 GIBSON, J.W., b. 31-dec-1861, d. 6-jul-1887 GROGAN, H.J. Boone, b. 6-oct-1861, d. 22-jan-1917 GULDEN, George F., b. 21-mar-1802, d. 27-may-1869 HAINES, Della Welch Cantrell, b. 1867, d. 1940 HALL, (?) HALL, Annie E., b. 31-oct-1910, d. 15-jun-1913, p. j.l. & m.l. hall HALL, Evaline E., b. 8-may-1845, d. 10-jan-1916, h. j.s. hall HALL, J. Felix, b. 22-4-1867, d. 22-jan-1952 HALL, James Edward, b. 31-dec-1931, d. 22-feb-1995 HALL, Jesse Lon, b. 1869, d. 1955 HALL, John S., b. 12-apr-1841, d. 28-dec-1883 HALL, John T., b. 24-sep-1898, d. 7-jul-1992 HALL, Martha Lou, b. 1874, d. 1940, h. j.l. hall HALL, Rosa Deaton, b. 14-mar-1866, d. 14-jan-1939, h. j.f. hall HALL, Sallie E. Pearson, b. 21-feb-1902, d. 16-feb-1975, h. j.t. hall HALL, Sarah Ruth, b. 22-aug-1926, d. 22-oct-1927, p. j.t. & sallie hall HAMMELL, Ammanda S(?)., d. 1877(?) HANN, Ricky, infant HANVEY, D. Landrum, b. 14-aug-1903, d. 17-dec-1990 HANVEY, Gaynellea, b. 3-jun-1909, d. 11-jul-2000, h. d.l. hanvey HARKINS, James, b. 1827 in Ireland, d. 1912 HARKINS, Johannah, b. 17-jul-1867, d. 20-jul-1890, p. james & mary harkins HARKINS, John Dennis, b. 28-dec-1868, d. 6-jabn-1927 HARKINS, Mary E. Durham, d. 24-oct-1924, a. 83y HARKINS, Mary E., b. 13-nov-1870, d. 4-jul-1916 HARKINS, Sarah F., b. 16-dec-1878, d. 18-apr-1928 HEAD, George Eli, d. 17-mar-1951, a. 77y HEAD, Lou Anna Tow, b. 19-jul-1873, d. 22-feb-1946, h. g.e. head HEAD, Reuben, b. 1910, d. 1911 HENSON, Floread S., b. 3-feb-1909, d. 18-sep-1997, h. 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Harrison, b. 1854, d. 1929 VOLLRATH, Mary E., b. 21-jul-1856, d. 15-sep-1907 WARD, Nicholas, d. approx. 1860, born in Dublin Ireland WATSON, Fesco, b. 19-mar-1891, d. 22-sep-1892, p. john & susan Watson WHITE, Amelia J., b. 13-aug-1823, d. 25-aug-1900 WHITE, Andrew Pickens (*) WHITE, Clarence Bowie, b. 14-aug-1890, d. 23-nov-1895 WHITE, Emmalessa Josephine, 22-dec-1850, d. 1855(?) WHITE, John M., b. 10-feb-1825, d. 24-oct-1853 WHITE, Lee, b. 18-jun-1877, d. 12-sep-1900, p. l.m. & m(?) white WHITE, Lillian T., b. 1870, d. 1940 WHITE, Nancy B., b. 20-apr-1798, d. 12-feb-1884 WHITE, Narcissus N., b. 20-may-1806, 28-jun-1900 (*) (*) = I have recently replaced a tombstone at C013 Bethel Presbyterian Church. My 3rd great grandmother's tombstone now reads NARCISSA N. WHITE, b. 20-may- 1806, d. 28-jun-1900, and husband ANDREW PICKENS WHITE, b. c1810, d. 17-may- 1857. by: Steve White, 28-sep-2005 at kcwhite@hargray.com WHITE, Sallie A., b. 1845, d. 1926, h. w.b. white WHITE, T. Alexander, b. 2-apr-1821, d. 5-sep-1891 WHITE, Wesley Bowie, b. 16-jun-1829, d. 12-oct-1898 WHITE, William H., b. may-1792, d. 27-mar-1860 WHITE, William N., b. 5-jun-1837, d. 6-jul-1871 WILSON, Edwina Kelley, b. 21-may-1901, d. 17-aug-1985 WILSON, Pauline Cowan Galloway, b. 19-apr-1907, d. 30-oct-1999 WILSON, Ronald, b. 18-feb-1934 WILSON, W. Kerr, p. j.e. & a.j. Kelley