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Kankula at (visit above website) in Aug-2002 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Cawthon Family at cawthoni@bellsouth.net in Aug-2002 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Locate intersection of Highways 24 and 59. Drive (SE) on Highway 24 (West Oak Highway). In 3.2 miles church cemetery will be on your left. Latitude N 34 35.865 x Longitude W 83 00.438 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife ABLE, Mary E.J., b. 22-jul-1850, d. 24-dec-1880, says wife of J.A. Able ABLES, James W., b. 11-sep-1852, d. 14-apr-1915, on double headstone with susan j. sanders ables ABLES, Susan J. Sanders, b. 1-may-1859, d. 3-jan-1946, on double headstone with james w BAGWELL, Lucy Gains Boggs, b. 1854, d. 1926, a. 72y BLACK, Mary R., b.16-oct-1854, d.19-aug-1907, h. j.h. black BROWN, Elizabeth Powell Adams, b. 1842, d. 1927; on double headstone with r. franklin brown BROWN, Genora M. Tompkins, b. 1-Oct-1897, d. 9-Oct-1918; wife of g. f. brown; on single headstone; buried in james w. thmpkins plots BROWN, Hattie Elizabeth, b. 29-jan-1879, d. 19-jun-1963, next to r.f. & e. p. brown BROWN, R. Franklin, b. 1826, d. 1904; on double headstone with elizabeth powell adams brown; also here: z. s. & hattie elizabeth BROWN, Z.S., b. 1833, d. 1907; on single headstone; also here: hattie elizabeth, r. franklin & elizabeth powell adams brown BRUCE, Carrie V., b. C1870, d. 25-May-1884; on single headstone; says dtr. of h. d. & w. r. burce; says died aged 13 yrs, 7 mos, 24 days CAIN Lillie H., b. 17-may-1899, d. 10-sept-1962 Cain Lydia, d. 20-may-1883, n. on hand carved stone CAIN, Carlis B., b. 1-sept-1888, d. 30-dec-1946,double marker with lillie h cain CAIN, Daisy L., b. 1887, d. 1960 CAIN, Dewitt Talmage, b. 12-aug-1891, d. 19-jun-1908, s/o j. c. & m. j CAIN, Infant, p. j. c. & m. j., b. & d. 26-jan-1903 CAIN, Infant, p. j. c. & m. j., b. & d. 20-sept-1902 CAIN, J. D., b. 1860, d. 3-dec-1906, a. 46y 3m 15d Cain, John B., b. 1853, d. 1911, double marker with mary m cain CAIN, Joseph C., b. 15-nov-1863, d. 7-sept-1923, double marker with margaret j cain CAIN, Lillie H., b. 17-may-1899, d. 10-sep-1962, double marker with carlis b cain CAIN, Lilly E., b. 7-may-1904, d. 14-dec-1908, d/o j. c. & m. , CAIN, Magie O., b. 28-dec-1886, d. 30-sept-1892 CAIN, Margaret J., b. 20-aug-1855, d. 26-jan-1948,double marker with joseph c cain CAIN, Mary M., b. 1853, d. 1932 CAIN, Minnie Ola, b. 1-feb-1889, d. 27-apr-1905, d/o j. c. & m. j CAIN, Monroe D., b. 9-oct-1922, d. 20-oct-1936 CAIN, Sanford S., b. 23-jul-1896, d. 11-sept-1918, stone reads "wounded in France in the World War Sept. 10th, Corporal, Battery C. 21st field artillery, removed to USA & buried in this cemetery 30-may-1921", CAIN, Toxie A., b. 1-nov-1877, d. 18-may-1892, d/o j. b. & mary e. CAMPBELL, Alfia L., b. 3-dec-1891, d. 10-jan-1974, double marker with j.w. campbell CAMPBELL, Annie Mae Holcombe, b. 26-nov-1921, d. 14-oct-1985 CAMPBELL, Georgia Adell, b. 1912, d. 15-jul-1991, d/o jim walter & alfia looney campbell CAMPBELL, Iva N., b. 1880, d. 30-apr-1903, a. 23y 3d CAMPBELL, J. W., b. 8-aug-1882, d. 14-feb-1959, double marker with alfia l campbell CAMPBELL, James W., b. 22-feb-1915, d. 15-sept-1980, w. minnie m. CAMPBELL, John A., b. 15-feb-1873, d. 27-feb-1930, w. maude r., also here is mildred e campbell & robert clyde campbell CAMPBELL, John H., 28-apr-1926, only date CAMPBELL, Leila, b. 1865, d. 1960 CAMPBELL, Mamie C., b. 1902, d. 1967 CAMPBELL, Maude R., b. 1-feb-1886, d. 17-may-1969, on double headstone with john a CAMPBELL, Mildred E., b. 15-nov-1913, d. 3-jul-1914, single headstone, d/o j.a. & m.e. campbell CAMPBELL, Minnie M., b. 31-may-1919, on double headstone with james w, CAMPBELL, Robert Clyde, b. 20-may-1908, d. 19-nov-1977, on single headstone, also here: mildred e., john a., & maude r. CAMPBELL, Russell W., b. 2-may-1897, d. 17-sept-1967, on double marker with annie mae CAMPBWELL, Harrison F., b. 10-jun-1896, d. 10-oct-1973, mil marker sc pvt us army wwI CARROLL, Annie Cain, b. 10-mar-1890, d. 31-mar-1946 CARROLL, James H., b. 8-sep-1897, d. 13-jan-1898, p. john p & g. a. carroll CARVER, Ray, b. no date, d. 10-oct-1997, w. eleanor rochester carver COLE, Jesse P., b. 1864, d. 1934, dbl. headstone with myrtle p COLE, Myrtle P., b. 1878, d. 1934, dbl. headstone with jesse p DICKSON, John L., b. 13-jul-1893, d. 26-mar-1939, dbl. headstone with lillie m DICKSON, Lillie M., b. 28-feb-1896, d. 26-dec-1937, dbl. headstone with john l ELROD, Cromwell, b. 29-oct-1891, d. 28-oct-1893, p. j.h.& w.l. elrod ELROD, Elijah I., b. 10-dec-1858, d. 4-may-1861, buried in q.d. elrod plots ELROD, Infant Daughter, b. 23-jun-1881, d. 5-jun-1885, p. j.h. & w.l., buried beside cromwell ELROD, John Archer, b. 28-dec-1828, d. 17-sep-1906 ELROD, Mary N., b. 25-oct-1829, d. 30-jun-1905, buried beside q.d. ELROD, Q.D., b. jan-1825, d. 28-nov-1860, buried beside mary n FREEMAN, Charles, b. 5-jun-1940 d. 17-jan-1941 FREEMAN, E. Andrew, b. 2-dec-1881 d. 24-feb-1926 FREEMAN, Edward A., b. 16-sep-1917 d. 25-sep-1978, on military marker: Tec 5 US Army WWII FREEMAN, Era A., b. 26-oct-1890 d. 25-oct-1967 GAMBRELL, Julia M., b.12-july-1844, d.10-dec-1934, double marker with newton j. GAMBRELL, Newton, J., b.16-apr-1845, d.9-sept-1921, double marker with julia m., military: co b sc GRAHAM, J. Frank, b.7-aug-1852, d.13-nov-1915, w. talulah e graham GRAHAM, Talulah E., b.26-june-1860, d.28-aug-1919, h. j.f. graham GREENE, Eula Hazel, b.24-oct-1919, d.26-nov-1933, p. d.l. & l.i. greene HARBIN, Mariam W., b.15-apr-1915, d.18-aug-1961 HAULBROOK, J.W., b.17-dec-1833, d.28-jan-1903 HIGGINBOTHAM, Garnett W., b.23-july-1917, d.16-nov-1922, says son of w.h. & s.e. higginbotham HIGGINBOTHAM, W.H., no dates, marker no longer readable HIGGINGBOTHAM, Amos L., b.12-apr-1911, d.3-july-1922 HUTCHINS, J.A.F., b.26-oct-1862, d.28-nov-1916, beside fannie elrod hutchins mcgee JAYNES, Lewis, b.14-aug-1827, d.24-oct-1894 KENNEDY, Cody, b.3-may-1894, d.17-oct-1909, p. m.n. & m.e. kennedy KENNEDY, Coleman, b.15-oct-1898, d.8-jan-1899, p. m.n. & m.e. kennedy KENNEDY, Eliza Antoney, b.2-apr-1870, d.22-july-1915, h. silas k, KENNEDY, Etta, b.1909, d.1911, next to miles, m. e., j. v. kennedy KENNEDY, Infant Son, p. M.N. & M.E., b.14-may-1905, only date KENNEDY, J.V., b.1886, d.1947, next to m.e., miles kennedy KENNEDY, M.E., b.1866, d.1944, beside miles n KENNEDY, Miles N., b.1854, d.1911, beside m.e., j.v. & etta kennedy KENNEDY, Nena Fay, b.23-may-1898, d.30-aug-1899, p. s.k. & tonie kennedy KENNEDY, Sarah, b.13-mar-1821, d.16-may-1895, in rufus hezekiah kings' plot KENNEDY, Silas K., b.15-sept-1863, d.1-oct-1912, beside eliza antoney kennedy & daughter nena fay kennedy KING, Clay E., b.10-jan-1902, d.16-feb-1902, p. r.h. & mollie king KING, Clide R., b.12-jan-1905, d.13-july-1905, p. r.h. & mollie king KING, Garlee, b.21-jan-1883, d.11-june-1884, p. r.h. & mollie king, buried in rufus hezekiah king plots KING, H.E., d.11-june 1887, only date, old stone & difficult to read KING, Infant Son, p. R.H. & Mollie, b.16-aug-1903, d.16-sept-1903 KING, Infant Son, p. R.H. & Mollie, b.23-july-1892, d.2-sept-1892 KING, Lizzie, b.15-nov-1889, d.24-mar-1890, p. r.h. & mollie king, buried in rufus hezekiah king plots KING, Mollie Kennedy, b.1861, d.1932, double marker with rufus hezekiah king KING, Rufus Hezekiah, b.1859, d.1917, double marker with mollie kenedy king LACKEY, James J. (Jr), b.20-aug-1918, d.11-may-1977, beside johnnie campbell lackey LACKEY, Johnnie Campbell, b. 24-sep-1923, d. 269-aug-1971, next to james j lackey MARCENGILL, Gwendolyn Mae, infant, b.19-feb-1940, d.20-feb-1940 MARETT, Handy G., b.6-apr-1858, d.28-june-1932, double marker with helena e. marett, john coke marrett in this plot also MARETT, Helena E., b.6-apr-1865, d.9-july-1947, double marker with handy g MARETT, John Coke, b.6-jun-1897, d.30-dec-1993, p. handy grady & mary lena sanders marett , next to handy g. & helena e maretts' plot MASON, Eloise, b.21-jan-1872, d.28-feb-1972, beside prudence kane mason MASON, Prudence Kane, b.1859, d.1940, beside eloise mason McDONALD, Alford, b.1823, d.1896, beside anna McDONALD, Alfred (Sr), b. unknown, d. 1878, csa 1861 to 1865, beside lucy ann mcdonald McDONALD, Andrew W., b.25-nov-1860, d.12-mar-1941, double marker with tyrenda j, McDONALD, Anna, b.1826, d.1922, beside alford McDONALD, Lucy Ann Dunlop, b. unknown, d. 1922, beside alfred mcdonald sr. McDONALD, Mary Elizabeth Day, b.16-mar-1842, d.18-june-1918, h. wm. h. mcdonald McDONALD, Paul Webb (Sr), b. 17-july-1892, d.17-aug-1982, w. rose lee McDONALD, Rose Lee, b. 16-dec-1892, d. 16-apr-1929, double marker with paul web mcdonald McDONALD, Tyrenda J., b.7-june-1865, d.30apr-1937, double marker with andrew w McDONALD, William H., b.28-mar-1827, d.11-oct-1911, w. mary elizabeth day mcdonald McGEE, Fannie Elrod Hutchins, b. 1-july-1866, d.17-feb-1956, beside j.a.f. hutchins MEREDITH, Lucenda, b.8-nov-1858, d.25-june-1908, double marker with thomas j. meredith MEREDITH, Thomas J., b.18-mar-1857, d.11-feb-1948, double marker with lucenda MEREDITH, W. J., b. 7-feb-1836, d. 1-nov-1926 METTS, Rosa Bell, b.1924c, d.15-may-1999, p. william & lula myers metts MILLER, Susan, 10-june-1928, only date, a.80y MOORE, C.A. (Berry), b.1851, d.1937, double marker with mary wright moore MOORE, Claude P., b.1886, d.1960, w. lelia tompkins moore MOORE, Ethel V., b.26-nov-1897, d.3-feb-1915, p. w.p. & queen v. moore MOORE, James L., b.1919, d.1945, stone says brother, next to kathleen g. moore MOORE, Kathleen G., b. 1914, d. no date inscribed, stone says sister, next to james l moore MOORE, Lelia Tompkins, b.4-july-1890, d.6-dec-1940, h. claude p, MOORE, Lewis C., b.7-may-1888, d.26-nov-1967, double marker with myrtie v MOORE, Mary Wright, b.1850, d.1934, double marker with c.a. (berry) moore MOORE, Myrtie V., b.12-jan-1892, d.8-feb-1969, double marker with lewis c MOORE, Queen Vashtia, b.30-june-1862, d.9-feb-1924, double marker with wm. pinkney moore MOORE, William Pinkney, b.30-sept-1857, d.11-oct-1926, double marker with queen vashtia moore MULLIKIN, Jane, b.22-jan-1839, d.1-july-1927, h. john l MULLIKIN, John L., b.20-oct-1840, d.19-mar-1931, w. jane NELMS, Dessie Cain, b.1891, d.1950 PICKENS, Eugenia W., b.1852, d.1929, double with samuel a PICKENS, Samuel A., b.1853, d.1928, double marker with eugenia w, PICKENS, Wilson Whitaker, b.10-may-1893, d.13-sept-1905, p. s.a. & f.e. pickens PRICE, Charles H., b. 4-may-1901, d.1-feb-1979 PRICE, Ella Cain, b.17-may-1872, d. 30-sept-1952, double marker with henry t. price PRICE, Henry T., b.9-jan-1871, d. 6-jan-1961, double marker with ella cain price, homer mathew price in this plot PRICE, Holman Freeman, b.1891, d.1895, p. mr. & mrs. henry t. price PRICE, Homer Mathew, b.9-apr-1901, d.29-aug-1959, same plot as mr. & mrs. henry t price PRICE, Mildred, b.21-feb-1925, d.10-apr-1925, p. mr. & mrs. homer price PRUITT, John T., b.6-july-1909, d.2-may-1910, p. s.h. & f.p. pruitt QUEEN, Nath Andrew, b.9-nov-1870, d.6-feb-1946, beside sallie matieda queen, grave hidden under undergrowth, behind monroe cains plot QUEEN, Sallie Matieda, b.23-aug-1861, d.20-apr-1944, beside nath andrew queen, grave hidden under undergrowth, behind monroe cains plot RICHARDSON, Dora M., b.10-aug-1886, d. stone not found, unable to verify date, double marker with walter j. RICHARDSON, R.E., b.15-dec-1860, d.2-apr-1933, double marker with w.a. RICHARDSON, Rudolph, b.1926, d.1965 RICHARDSON, W.A., b.3-apr-1861, d.23-june-1949, double marker with r.e RICHARDSON, Walter J., b.24-mar-1884, d.2-june-1938, double marker with dora m ROBERSON, Lewis E., b.17-july-1914, d.14-dec-1958, military marker: sc tec 5 784 mil police bn WWII, roberson as on stone - but others here are robinson ROBINSON, Alice, b.15-apr-1859, d.16-sept-1928, double marker with eli ROBINSON, Burris R., b.15-dec-1900, d.19-june-1961 ROBINSON, Eli, b.16-oct-1857, d.9-june-1936, double marker with alice SANDERS, J.B., b.8-jan-1830, d.3-oct-1900, a.70y.8m.25d., w. mary sanders, also wife nancy e. sanders SANDERS, Mary, b.7-may-1825, d.6-may-1882, h. j.b SANDERS, Nancy E., b.22-may-1837, d.17-aug-1900, h. j.b. SLAYTON, Infant Daughter, p. r.l. & l.c., 13-aug-1910, only date SNELGROVE, Ella F. Outz, b.1869, d.1923, h. rbt. h SNELGROVE, Robert H., b.1856, d.1938, w. ella f. outz snelgrove SMITH, Andrew,d. 1_92, unable to read all of the date SNIDER, Dee F., b.14-june-1898, d.28-feb-1966, military marker: sc wagoner sup co 11 inf WWI ph, beside maggie r SNIDER, Maggie R., b.4-mar-1896, d.10-mar-1969, beside dee f SNIDER, Raymond Junior, b.17-oct-1942, d.9-nov-1968 TAYLOR, Cora E. Bearden, b. 28-june-1877, d. 2-dec-1966, h. fred s. taylor TAYLOR, Fred S., b.5-jan-1873, d.14-june-1933, w. cora e. bearden taylo, TAYLOR, Loris Mae, b.1920, d.1937 TAYLOR, Mary E,, b.21-apr-1844, d.1-aug-1917, h. samuel h. taylor TAYLOR, Samuel H., no dates, military marker: co f 22 sc inf csa, w. mary e. taylor TOMPKINS, Emma Idonia, b. 1872, d. 1964, double marker with john b. tompkins TOMPKINS, Jack, b. 18-june-1904, d. 21-oct-1909, p. j.b. & idonia tompkins TOMPKINS, James W., b. 7-aug-1840, d. 18-june-1910, w. savannah e. tompkins TOMPKINS, John B., b. 1866, d. 1953, w. emma idonia tompkins TOMPKINS, Leo Dick, b. 13-dec-1900, d. 12-may-1936 TOMPKINS, Pearl E., b. 1880, d. 1924, double marker with tom w tompkins TOMPKINS, Savannah E., b. 27-dec-1839, d. 30-may-1907, h. james w. tompkins TOMPKINS, Tom W., b. 1876, d. 1943, double marker with pearl e tompkins TOMPKINS, James W., b. 7-aug-1840, d. 18-june-1910, w. savannah e. tompkins WHITAKER, D.L. (Rev), b. 24-nov-1824, d. 30-sept-1906 WHITAKER, Wilson, b. 10-may-1893, d. 13-sep-1905 WHITFIELD, L.N., b. 1877, d. 1950 WINKLER, Christine Jeanette Sheriff, b.1924, d.9-apr-2000, h. foster, p. charlie bon & annie blanche smith sheriff WINKLER, Foster, b. 1924, d. no date of death inscribed, double marker with w. christine jeanetter sheriff winkler WRIGHT Sallie M. b. 28-jan-1886, d. 1-mar-1944, double marker with richard o. wright WRIGHT, Azalee, b. 25-feb-1916, d. 16-sept-1916 WRIGHT, Richard O., b. 19-sept-1882, d. 7-dec-1948, double marker with sallie m. wright NOTES BY: Elizabeth Whitaker, evw2@bellsouth.net, Aug-2002 > PICKENS, Eugenia W., b.1852, d.1929, double with samuel a a daughter of David L. and Clarissa Pruet Whitaker. (Clarissa's antecedents remain a big mystery. I've been looking for nearly 20 years and haven't found out anything about her parents, place of birth, or background.) > PICKENS, Samuel A., b.1853, d.1928, double marker with eugenia w, Eugenia's husband. No known relationship to the General. I've read something -- notes somewhere -- that have Samuel's dad or granddad suddenly appearing in the area with (widowed) mom. > PICKENS, Wilson Whitaker, b.10-may-1893, d.13-sept-1905, p. s.a. & f.e. pickens -A son of Samuel and Eugenia > QUEEN, Nath Andrew, b.9-nov-1870, d.6-feb-1946, beside sallie matieda queen, grave hidden under undergrowth, behind monroe cains plot > QUEEN, Sallie Matieda, b.23-aug-1861, d.20-apr-1944, beside nath andrew queen, grave hidden under undergrowth, behind monroe cains plot --No wonder I didn't notice these. My dad's mom is a descendant of a Queen family from Jackson Co., NC. Some of the cousins migrated to Georgia. > WHITAKER, D.L. (Rev), b. 24-nov-1824, d. 30-sept-1906 --Will and assorted estate documents at Walhalla. I transcribed these on an old computer early last year. Family apparently committed wife #2. Great-great-grandmamma Clarissa died by the end of August 1893 and is buried at Ruhamah Methodist in southern Anderson County. (This cemetery is not in any of the Anderson Co. Cemetery series.) The Rev. was a Methodist lay preacher. I'm descended from his youngest son, George Robert. At least two of the other sons were Methodist preachers, and so are some of their descendants. > WHITAKER, Wilson, b. 10-may-1893, d. 13-sep-1905 Duplicate listing of Wilson Whitaker Pickens.