ANTIOCH UNITED METHODIST CEMETERY, Pickens County, SC a.k.a. P093 New Hope Methodist (1800-1830) Version: 3.0 Effective: 30-Jan-2007 Text File: P005.TXT Image Folder: P005 ******************************************************************************** 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 recording contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the following USGenWeb coordinator with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn (visit above website) SCGenWeb "Golden Corner" Project Coordinator Anderson: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scandrsn/ Oconee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Pickens: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/ DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jun-2003 GPS MAPPING .... : Gary Flynn at (visit above website) in Jun-2003 HISTORY ........ : Antioch United Methodist Church - As Noted IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jun-2003 RECORDING ...... : Lida Childress Finley at finleyfarm@bellsouth.net in Oct- (Official) 2005 ******************************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 5 miles east of Easley. Latitude N34 51.460 x Longitude W82 31.126 CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ "OFFICIAL" HISTORY OF P005 ANTIOCH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 2006 115 Antioch Church Road, Easley, South Carolina, 29640 1800 - P093 New Hope Church held in brush arbor in summer months and in the homes of Richard Burdine in winter months. 1830 - New Hope became Antioch Church and moved to present location. 1880 - A new building was built. 1912 or 14 - Present new brick structure was built. Bishop Francis Asbury, known as the "Father of Methodism in America," was the first Methodist Bishop in America. He kept a journal of his travels day by day and traveled more than 275 thousand miles on horseback in his lifetime. He recorded that he stayed in the home of Solomon James and Samuel Burdine of George's Creek in Pendleton County, South Carolina. Neighbors would gather in these home and Bishop Asbury would preach and offer sacraments on these visits. On November 14, 1800, he traveled to the Burdine home and on November 15, 1800, Brother Whatcoat, Methodist Bishop, preached. On one visit he recorded that he preached the funeral of Polly James, the daughter of Solomon James. On the same visit he met Maj. James Tarrant, a local preacher, riding the circuit. They both traveled to the home of Richard Burdine and lodged. Sister Burdine professes to have known the Lord for twenty years. From these visits, beginning about 1789, Antioch United Methodist Church, the oldest Methodist Church in the Piedmont, was organized in 1800 about one mile east of the present location. Church was held in a brush arbor and in winter months meetings were held in the home of Solomon James and Samuel Burdine. The first church was called New Hope. The Samuel Burdine - Richard Burdine home is a log home that still stands today. It is one of a few places that Bishop Asbury preached and held meetings that is still standing. It was not until 1868 that this area officially became Pickens County. When the first Methodist Church was built in Greenville County, Antioch was forty years old. In 1830, three King sisters all known for their religious zeal lived in this area. Elizabeth, wife of Col. John Easley, Patsy, wife of John T. Gossett, and the third Polly never married and it is to their credit that the church name was changed to Antioch and moved to the present site. The Easley home was the home of the Preacher on his visits. The first Church building was thought to have been used by Col. John Easley's Overseer. A partition was removed which made a large room. This building did not have windows and the openings were closed with shutters. The women sat on one side and the men on the other on rough benches. Samuel Easley, son of Col. John and Elizabeth Easley, was first Sunday School Superintendent. In 1880, the building was replaced with one that had glass windows. At first there was no heat and a fire was built outside for people to warm by before the church service if the weather permitted. Rev. Daniel Green reported in 1884 that a large edifice for worship has been built for $2,000. Dr. S. P. H. Elwell was the Minister at this time. The Circuit was composed of twelve churches and his salary for the year was $501.88. It is in this building that Mr. C. H. Carpenter moved his letter in 1881. Soon after, Sunday School was revived and a heater and organ were installed. Mr. Carpenter states that this building served the congregation for about 32 years. This would make the date of the present building about 1914. Mr. G. W. Kay was Construction Supervisor when the church was built. He and his family moved into a house on the right of the church to live in while he was working on the Church. Electricity came to Antioch in 1941. Until this time gas lamps were used for light. Heat in the building came from a pot bellied stove in the front of the altar. This building was renovated in 1952. Three classrooms, central heat, carpet and stain glass windows were added. In 1962, a fellowship hall was dedicated to Mr. John P. Graham in a special afternoon service at June homecoming. The work was done by the members and paid for as it was built. In 2000 the fellowship hall was renovated and doubled in size. Again, the members did the work and the building was paid for as it was built. Antioch has remained debt free. In 1882, Mr. John T. Gossett gave one and one half acres to Antioch Church.. Mr. William and Anna Lowndes gave one acre to Antioch in 1967. Mr. H. A. Lark and Mrs. Gladys S. Rice gave additional land in front of the church when the road was changed. The Church was in a wooded area until about 1953. A group of men, Richard Holcombe, Lawrence Garrison, Cemp Garrison and others cut the small trees and undergrowth around the church and cemetery. Later the road in front of the church was re-routed to where it is now. Minutes of early Annual Conference Records show that Antioch was in the Pickens Circuit. Records show that in 1890 Antioch was in the Easley Circuit. Dr. S. P. H. Elwell, Circuit Rider, was a Confederate Soldier. In battle he lost one arm and three fingers on the remaining hand, yet he could manage a team of horses with superior ability. The text most frequently used was "Ye must be born again." Rev. D. W. Hiott wrote that the Methodist Conference sent Dr. Elwell to Easley and Pickens soon after he became Pastor of the Baptist Church. Rev. Hiott wrote that "Dr. Elwell was one of the greatest preachers he had ever heard and one of the best orators he had ever listened to. Eternity alone would reveal the good that his ministry accomplished while here. It was while he was here that the bar-rooms were closed by law. R. A. Child, the most brilliant and successful criminal lawyer in the upcountry, under the preaching of Dr. Elwell, gave up his lucrative practice of the law and entered the ministry. He became a presiding elder in a few years and a D. D. Dr. Elwell was just like a father to me. He would exchange appointments with me, go out in the country and preach for me. No preacher in my own church has ever been kinder to me. Instead of trying to take advantage of me as a young preacher and my little church, he helped me and the church all he could. Blessed be the memory of such a man." Appointments were made at the Annual Conference. Ministers from 1879 until 1952 for Antioch were, Rev. Silas P. H. Elwell, Rev. James Walter Daniel, Rev. James G. Graham, Rev. Wm. Harlee Kirton, Rev. James Conade Davis, Rev. John Fletcher Anderson, Rev. Nicholas Grady Ballenger, Rev. Edward P. Hutson, Rev. James E. Rushton, Rev. Wm. Eldrige Wiggins, Rev. Norman L. Prince, Rev. James Pierce Attaway, Rev. John Rutland Walker, Rev. Robert K. DuBose, Rev. Nicholas Grady Ballenger, Rev. Connor Black Burns, Rev. Albert Hartwell Best, Rev. Preston B. Ingraham, Rev. Daniel Durbin Jones, Rev. Wm. Louie Mullikin, Rev. George Thomas Hughes, Rev. C. R. White, Rev. Wesley Blane Justus, Rev. Foster Speers, Rev. Carl Dixon Goodwin and Rev. Robert MacIrvin Tucker, Rev. Charles Humbert Sullivan, Rev. Lloyd DeFoix Bolt, Rev. Alister Elzy Smith, Rev. H. A. Whitten, Rev. Thomas Dallas George, William Thomas Moore, Rev. Victor Miller Ross, Rev. James Larry Ashley, Rev. J. T. Frazier and Rev. Peter Stokes. Some of the Ministers of Antioch since that time have been Rev. J. E. Merchant, Rev. Pat Ginn-Griffith, Rev. Ron Singleton, Rev. Farrell Cox, Rev. C. D. Dorn, Rev. Talmedge Skinner, Rev. Lee Cochran, Rev. J. O. Gilliam, Sr., Rev. Percival Elliott, Rev. Matt Rucker, Rev. George Anderson, Rev. Fred Buchanan, Rev. Wayne Pearce. The Minister at this time is Rev. James McCoy-Bruce. One of Antioch's own, Rev. Larry Smith and his wife Nancy Holcombe Smith left Antioch in 2000 and became Pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Greenville, South Carolina. 1876 Methodist Church Members at Antioch: John T. Gossett, John M. King, Pickney Gossett, William Gossett, J. B. King, J. A. Brissey, H. J. Hughes, W. A. Clyde, Richard Rogers, S. L. Ferrell, Daniel Fuller, L. T. Addington, Balis E. Gossett, Anthony Simmons, W. T. Hester, Geo. W. Gossett, James C. Norris, S. J. Fuller, James H. Hughes, Jno. C. Hamilton, Sarah Turner, Lucretia Norris, Mary J. Hamilton, Mary A. Addington, Jno. M Jones, Stanely Jones, Martha Gossett, Lydia Gossett, Mary King, Sarah King, Mary Hamilton, Maria Wilson, Mary Burdine, Clauda Lark, Mary Granger, Martha Pickens, Zeely A. Pickens, Julia A. Pickens, Carolina Hamilton, Elizabeth Hughes, Martha Granger, Fanny Hughes, L. M. King, Mary Burns, Hattie Burns, Emma Burns, Mary Hughes, M. L. Clyde, Elizabeth Wilson, Elvira Tranum, Francis Perry, Ellen Gossett, G. A. Ferrel, Laura E. Lark, J. Ann Dickerson, Catherine Jones, Sarah J. Addington, Hannah C. Lark, Addie Miller, Laura E. Gossett, Sarah A. Jones, Mary J. Belcher, Elizabeth Jones, Elmore Philipps, Sarah E. Singleton, Louisa Brissey, Elizabeth Wilson. On Auguest 16, 1905, Prof. J. F. Leslie held a Singing School at Antioch. This was a custom in early days and many people attended. The earliest Sunday School Records available are April 2, 1911. Mr. C. H. Carpenter was Supt., J. P. Gossett - Secretary and Treasurer, and Donna Granger was organist. Teachers were Henry Garrison, Mrs. V. D. Garrison and Miss Constance Carpenter. On the third Sunday in February, 1921 the Teachers were Miss Charlie Garrison, Mrs. Varina Garrison, Miss Mae Stone and Miss Osra Carpenter. Antioch has had many faithful and and capable teachers. Some of the names were Carpenter, Davis, Garrison, Loggins, Stone, Kay, Hunt, Johnson, Granger, Brown, Ellis, Ellison, Hill and others. More recently the names have been, Holcombe, Anthony, Stokes, Shirley and others. On February 15, 1942, Religious Services were conducted by Mr. Albert Davis. The opening song was "Sweet Hour of Prayer." Twelve people were present and the collection was $.76. Homecoming has always had a special place in the life of Antioch. Sunday, June 12, 1966, 75 people attended and the collection was $254.27. Homecoming was always the second Sunday in June. Mrs. Rozella Garrison, Mrs. Connie Garrison and Mrs. Pauline Davis would decorate the church with Magnolia Leaves. A wonderful meal was always served on tables outside the church. Today this tradition is still continued. It is a time for former members and relatives to come home to worship and visit together. The Confirmation Class in 1981 for Antioch and Dacusville UMC were Lisa Anthony, Dixie Avera, Richard Avera, Pat Childress, Rod Childress, Maria Crutchfield, Pat Dublin, Weyman Dublin, 111, Cheryl Holcombe, Ruth Holcombe, Willie Leslie, Linda Plizga, Mike Plizga, Rick Reeve and Kay Stokes. For the past three years a young people's group from Antioch has gone to Salkehatchie each summer. This is a program sponsored by the Methodist Church that sends young people to areas of our state that have homes in need of repair or made habitable to live in. These are people that because of disability and poverty are not able to do this for themselves. The group has been led by Eddie Shirley, Bonnie East and Susan Finley. The young people are Krista Gaston, Jay Batson, Dee Batson, Kristen Batson, Brad Dalton, Leah Finley and Ben Finley. The names of some the early families are Addington, Gossett, Burdine, Brown, Kay, King, Garrison, Granger, Norris, Lark, Loggins, Hamilton and many others. Many of these early members and their descendants are buried in the Antioch Cemetery. Mr. And Mrs. Richard Burdine are buried in a family cemetery near here. One of the King Sisters, Mrs. Martha Gossett and her husband Mr. John T. Gossett are buried here. Mrs. Elizabeth Easley is buried in Texas where she went to live with her son Samuel. It is unknown where Miss Polly is buried. Building Fund November, 1952 - $1, 620.00 February 15, 1953 - $ 2,486.00 The Journal that Bishop Asbury kept of his travels and the history that Mr. C. H. Carpenter wrote in 1936 are responsible for much of the history of Antioch that we have today. Source Richard A. Holcombe Dr. Philip Stone, Archivist, Wofford College Sue Holcombe Shirley Dates of buildings by Mr. C. H. Carpenter. History of Antioch. Mr. C. H. Carpenter Antioch SS Records A Historical Ouline of Greenville District by Samuel E. Green 1884 The Easley Progress Centennial Edition Nancy R. Beach and Paul Reece, Grandchildren of G. W. Kay It happened in Pickens County, McFall Pickensville- Easley History. Many Thanks! to all the members, past and present, that have made Antioch a special place to worship God. ================================================================================ WARNING: It should be noted that the present day P005 Antioch Methodist Church has no connection WHATSOEVER with the historical P093 New Hope Methodist Church that was located 1 mine NE of Nine-Times. o----------o P005 Antioch Methodist Antioch Methodist was organized about 1800 about one mile west of the present one, said to be the oldest Methodist Church in the Piedmont section. Records tell of meetings being held in a brush arbor at this first site. Antioch was first known as New Hope and a log building was erected, which still stands (1994) on Old Vineland School Road. It was begun after one of Bishop Francis Asbury's many visits to the area, (they were usually in winter months and services were held in the homes of Solomon James and Samuel Burdine. In 1994, a Furman University History major became interested in a log structure on Old Vineland Road and hoped to restore it. It was reportedly the home of Samuel Burdine and where Asbury preached, possibly near the Brush Arbor. Nell Patton owned it at that time), as recorded in his day by day Journal. The present location was chosen 1830 and the name changed to Antioch. It was a large room with a shed on one side. The seats for the woman were made from sawed lumber but those for the men were slabs with four pegs for legs and no backs. The women sat on one side of the church and the men on the other. This building was replaced in 1860 with one that had glass windows. Early members included: Gossett, Haynes, Addington, Hammond, Lark, Keith, Garrison. Rev. S.P. Elwell was one of the first pastors. In 1952 three class rooms were added. In 1967, a new fellowship building was completed. Sources: Easley Progress Newspaper, Centennial Edition, September 21, 1968, an article in 9-14-1994 Greenville News, "Log home Samuel Burdine", which was used for first services, tombstones. Submitted by: Era M. Davis, 714 Ireland Road, Pickens, SC o----------o P005 Antioch Church, North Easley Circuit "Bear in mind that when the first Methodist Church was built in Greenville, SC, Antioch had been in existence for more than 40 years. She was the first Methodist Church built in this Piedmont section, the section which had been the last possession of the Indians in SC. It was only 19 years previous that the Cherokees fought their last battle for the possession of their homes. At this time very little land was cleared and much was in great forests. Descriptions given by the earliest travelers, Indian Traders, adventurers, etc., paint a very lush picture of woodlands carpeted with grass, the wild pea vine growing as high as a horses back and wild flowers of every hue. The trees were great in size and stood apart so that a deer or buffalo could be seen at a great distance. Tradition is that the Methodist congregation of New Hope met in a brush arbor in good weather and in inclement weather in the homes of either Soloman James or Samuel Burdine. On Wednesday, November 17, 1802, Bishop Asbury preached the funeral service for Polly James, daughter of Soloman. On Friday, November 19, 1802, he preached at Samuel Burdines. About 1830-31 three sisters came to this area: Elizabeth, (Betsy), the wife of Col. John Easley; Martha (Patsy), the wife of John Gossett; Miss Mary (Polly) King, who remained single. The sisters were daughters of John King and his wife Sarah Lemaster of Spartanburg. John King served as a guard to General Washington in the Revolution. The sisters were noted for their religious zeal and the church grew through the efforts of all the members. Tradition is that Mrs. Easley obtained permission from her husband to use the structure which had once been used by his overseer. With some changes, i.e., removing a dividing wall and building seating for men on one side and women on the other, there was a new Methodist Meeting House. Tradition is that the name change to Antioch took place at the time of the move." Sources: Copy of the original paper written by C. H. Carpenter Titled: History of Antioch Church, No Easley Circuit. Spartanburg Co. Records; Census Records; a book: Lemasters. USA 1639-1965 by Howard Marshall Lemaster and Margaret Herberger Submitted by: Marjorie G. Atkins, Easley, SC 4-22-1995 From: Pickens County SC Heritage Book 1995 o----------o P005 Antioch United Methodist Church When Bishop Francis Asbury traveled through the foothills of South Carolina on his way to the annual conferences in Charleston, he stayed with Solomon James and Samuel Burdine. Bishop Asbury would preach at their homes on both Saturday and Sunday, and details of his travels can be found in The Journals of Francis Asbury. Methodist meetings were first held in the homes in the early 1800's and then the worship services were moved to brush harbors. The congregation was known as New Hope at this time. Mr. James and Mr. Burdine volunteered to continue holding the services at their homes during the winter months so that services could be held inside. About 1830 it was decided to move the worship center about one mile in order to construct a new log building. It is thought that this new church building was then called Antioch. According to information found in a book by Rev. Samuel green about the Greenville Circuit, the individuals who helped make this change were the three King sisters; Betsy King of Spartanburg, married Col. John Easley and moved with him to his plantation where the meeting house stood; Patsy, wife of John Gossett, and Miss Polly King. As was custom in those days, men and women sat on different sides of the church. Men sat on seats like stools, and the women sat on chairs made of sawed lumber. There were no glass panes so they covered their windows with shutters. In 1860 another building was built, and this one included glass panes. In 1881 a stove and an organ were added. Before the stove was added, they had a fire in the yard to warm people before services. Rev. S.P.H. Elwell was the minister and his church circuit consisted of twenty-one churches. His salary was $501.88. The present brick structure was built in 1892 and dedicated by Bishop Darlington. For additional information, see article entitled, "Carpenter Writes of Old Antioch and Her Members." Information for this article was obtained from a published history of the Antioch Methodist Church By: Jami Halstead and Jennifer Phillips. o----------o First known as P093 New Hope, the P005 Antioch Methodist Church of today shows evidence of growth and building in recent years to accommodate an expanding congregation. In the midst of a beautiful setting on Hamburg Road in Pickens County stands a quaint old church known as Antioch. Organized in 1800, it is the oldest Methodist Church in the Piedmont section. This section had been the land of the Indians, and it was in this region that only 19 years before, the Cherokees fought their last battle for the possession of their homes. Records tell of the first meetings begin held in a brush arbor about one mile east of the present site. Little of the land was cleared, the greater part being in forest. In those days the woodlands were carpeted in grass and wild pea vines. Wild flowers were a constant source of delight to weary travelers. This too, was a hunter's paradise. Wild turkeys were plentiful even 50 years after the church was built. The man responsible for establishing many Methodist churches, Bishop Francis Asbury, traveled in these parts in the early 1800s and kept a journal day by day. His visits were usually in the winter months and preaching was held in the homes of Solomon James and Samuel Burdine. Antioch was first known as "New Hope." As far as records tell, it is believed to have been changed to Antioch in about 1830. It was then that the site was changed to the present one. Three sisters were instrumental in making this change: one Betsy, the wife of Col. Easley; another, Patsy, wife of John Gossett; and third, who never married and was always known as Miss Polly King. The first building was described as having been formerly occupied by the overseer of Col. Easley. It was a large room with a shed on one side. When it was decided to use this for the church, the partition was torn out, making one large room. The seats for the women were made of sawed lumber, but the seats for the men were slabs with four pegs for legs and no back. The opening for light was closed with wooden shutters. No glass panes were used. This building was replaced in 1860 by one with glass windows. At first there was no stove for heat. A fire was made outside to warm by if the weather permitted. Soon a stove was put in and that was an innovation to the members. A short time later an organ was installed. This put an end to the preacher having to "line out the hymn" a custom that was necessary when the congregation had no hymn books. On the roll of members are found such names as Gossett, Addington, King, Kay Brissey, Burdine, James, Harrison, Garrison, Hamilton, Norris, Granger, Hammond, Lark, Loggins and others. The circuit was composed of 12 churches and was in the charge of Rev. S.P. Elwell, a very capable man with both horses and men. His salary was $501.88 for the year. In 1952, Antioch added three classrooms. The following fall, a central heating system was installed and the floors sanded and varnished, new carpet installed and the windows decorated in a stained glass substitute. In 1954, a new piano was added. In 1967, a new fellowship building was completed, the work being done by the members and being paid for as it was built. It was dedicated at the June Homecoming in a special afternoon service and is called the John Graham Fellowship Building. In addition to land in front of the church given to Antioch several years ago, an acre of land was donated this year. The Rev. J.E. Merchant is pastor at the present time over this congregation, many members of which are the descendants of the people who founded this church in 1800. By: Unknown Author o----------o From: Anne Sheriff Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:28 PM There is an early Antioch Church near Saluda Dam Road between Easley and Greenville. It is a Methodist Church. There is a small booklet on the Methodist Churches in the Upstate written by a Greenvillian. I have a copy in the Clayton Room. Will look and see if they mentioned Dooley's Ferry Road. The road would have crossed the Saluda River and George's Creek going from Greenville to Pickensville and then to Pendleton. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife There are numerous graves that are marked only with a stone or markers that can no longer be read. Addington, S. J., b. Aug. 25, 1840, d. Oct. 31, 1916, w/o L. T. Addington Addington, L. T., b. Oct. 9, 1821, d. Mar. 9, 1892 Addington, Lula E. Brooks, b. Jun. 9, 1881, d. Sept. 12, 1906 Addington, Robert Posey, b. Sept 21, 1871, d. May 2, 1941 Alexander, Homer, b. 1901, d. 1937 Bagwell, Julius E., b. May 9, 1899 Bagwell, Lula Julian, b. Apr. 16, 1900, d. Nov. 11, 1963, w/o Julius E. Bagwell Bailey, Donald, b. Oct, 8, 1925, d. Jan. 16, 1995 T Sgt., US Marine Corps, WW11, Korea Barr, J. Ralph, b. Mar. 2, 1924, d. Aug. 11, 1925 s/o of W. A & Isabelle Barr Barr, Lydia Belle, b. Mar. 15, 1882, d. Nov. 15, 1962 Barr, William Albert, b. May 16, 1893, d. Jan. 2, 1958 Belcher, Thomas J., b. Apr. 6, 1861, d. Nov. 23, 1927 Belcher, Mary, b. Jul. 18, 1866, d. Dec.18, 1931, w/o T. J. Belcher Belcher, Nannie Evington, b. July 25, 2004, d. Sept. 4, 1924 Belt, Minnie K., b. Oct. 31, 1885, d. Feb. 7, 1972, w/o J. Thomas Belt Belt, Jerry M., b. Feb. 22, 1876, d. Oct. 7, 1924 Belt, J. Thomas, b. Dec. 13, 1881, d. Sept. 13, 1949 Berry, Ella Gosnell, b. Oct. 7, 1879, d. Jan. 11, 1976 Brooks, Mrs. Emma, d. Feb. 8, 1919, age 70 yrs. Brooks, Maria, b.1854, d.1926 Brooks, Lucy, b.1839, d.1925 Brooks, Joseph A., b.1849, d.1909 Brown, Franklin Gayle, b. Mar. 26, 1940, d. Dec. 13, 1995 Brown, Jennie G., b. Nov. 1, 1906, d. Feb. 4, 1983 Brown, Frank M., b. May 11, 1907, d. Apr. 10, 1978 Brown, Martha Ann, b. Mar. 1, 1937 Brown, Milton A., b. 1856, d. 1941 Brown, Gerald Gossett, b. Jan. 4, 1942, d. Mar. 16, 1942 Carpenter, Samuel Pickens, b. Aug. 8, 1881, d. Jul. 13, 1883 Carpenter, Louise T. Cureton, b. Jul. 24, 1882, d. Feb. 9, 1964, w/o Robert Bowen Carpenter Carpenter, Jessie I. Hunt, b. Apr. 4, 1863, d. Mar. 28, 1918, w/o Charles Henry Carpenter Carpenter, John F., b. Jul. 20 1837, d. Oct. 4, 1916 Carpenter, Charles Henry, b. Feb. 12, 1859, d. Aug. 27, 1951 Carpenter, Robert Bowen, b. Aug. 12, 1886, d. Sept. 11, 1971 Carpenter, William Wallace, b. Oct. 26, 1888, d. Oct. 20, 1889 Childers, W. W., b. Jan 24, 1861, d. Dec. 27, 1926 Christopher, Evelyn Geraldine, b. Oct. 28, 1940, d. Jan. 23, 1941, d/o Mr. & Mrs. Jake Christopher Cooper, S. D., b. Nov. 12, 1847, d. Aug. 19, 1912 Cooper, Eddie Garrick, b. Sept. 25, 1890, d. Jun. 29, 1891, s/o E. C. & S. D. Cooper Cooper, E. C., b. Jul. 9, 1845, d. Dec. 12, 1899, h/o S. D. Cooper Cooper, Sara Eva, b. Mar. 24, 1905, d. Feb. 20, 1906, d/o T. O. & M. Cooper Cox, Grace Hamilton, b. Dec. 1, 1904, d. Jul. 12, 1981 Cox, George Perry, b. Oct. 8, 1902, d. Jul. 6, 1995 Crutchfield, Robert S. Sr. b. Apr. 19, 1918, d. May 5, 1995, S2 US Navy, WW11 Cozby, T. L., b. Nov. 1, 1846, d. Apr. 19, 1916 Cozby, Leila Gambrell Gossett, b. Sept. 29, 1866, d. Feb. 13, 1941, w/o B. E. Gossett & T. L. Cozby Davis, T. Jefferson, b. Sept. 20, 1904, d. Mar. 4, 1987 Davis, Waddy Cecil, b. Mar. 13, 1906, d. Apr. 11, 1970 Davis, Chas. A., b. 1872, d. 1924 Davis, Albert C., b. Jan. 15, 1903, d. Sept. 17, 1982 Davis, James, b. Oct. 7, 1910, d. Oct. 7, 1910, s/o C. A. And Katherine K. Davis Davis, Lois, b. Sept. 8, 1899, d. Sept. 8, 1899, d/o C. A. And Katherine K. Davis Davis, John R., b.1901, d. 1969 Davis, Katherine Kay, b. 1874, d. 1961 Davis, Waddy Cecil, Jr., b. Jul. 10, 1930, d. July 27, 1989, US Army Korea Davis, Pauline Garrison, b. May 17, 1908, d. Sept. 27, 1993, w/o Waddy Cecil Davis Davis, Alice, b. Apr. 8, 1908, d. Jul. 11, 1988 Ellis, Beulah K., b. 1884, d. 1964 Ellis, Claude H., b. 1884, d. 1963 Ellison, Celestia A., b. Dec. 22, 1877, d. Jun. 23, 1951 Ellison, Lowery M., b. Nov. 16, 1908, d. Mar. 11, 1995 Ellison, Lucia Lark, b. 1890, d. 1935, w/o O. M. Ellison Ellison, Oba M., b. Jul. 4, 1878, d. Oct. 22, 1941 Ezell, Janet Bolt Ellison, b. Nov. 6, 1920, d. Mar. 12, 1940, w/o Joseph C. Ezell Freeman, Ellen Moore, b. 1845, d. 1931 Freeman, Newton F., b. 1850, d. 1929 Fulbright, Buster, b. Mar. 18, 1921, d. Feb. 22, 1979, US Army WW11 Garrick, Isaac. C., b. Nov.24, 1879, d. Nov. 3, 1896, s/o W. M. & S. E. Garrick Garrick, Sarah E., b. May 18, 1856, d. Jan. 11, 1914, w/o W. M. Garrick Garrick, W. M., b. Apr. 25, 1857, d. Jan. 21, 1928 Garrick, Maria A., b. Nov. 13, 1883, d. Aug. 30, 1925 Garrick, I. G., b. Feb. 27, 1818, d. Jun. 28, 1831 Garrison, O. W., b. Aug. 8, 1819, d. Apr. 23, 1905 Garrison, Silas T., b. Dec. 21, 1878, d. Jun. 30, 1965 Garrison, Rozella K., b. Feb. 17, 1878, d. Sept. 24, 1963 Garrison, Elizabeth, b. Oct. 13, 1920, d. Dec. 26, 1926 Garrison, Sara Maud, b. Oct. 13, 1920, d. Feb. 15, 1936 Garrison, Varina Cox, b. Dec. 10, 1860, d. Mar. 24,1950, w/o Charles W. Garrison Garrison, Mariah L, b. Dec. 10, 1817, d. Nov. 15, 1890, w/o O. W. Garrison Garrison, Nannie Cely, b. Aug. 30, 1912, d. Jun. 13, 1918 Garrison, W. D., b. Mar. 9, 1847, d. Oct. 14, 1908 Garrison, Cornelia M., b. Jan 2, 1918, d. Mar. 12, 1967 Garrison, Charles W., b. Oct. 31, 1854, d. Dec. 21, 1894 Garrison Frank, b. Feb. 5, 1885, d. Aug. 9, 1960 Garrison, Maria Elizabeth, b. Jun. 15, 1857, d. Jul. 31, 1941 Garrison, James Henry, b. Aug. 1, 1850, d. Jan. 26, 1926 Garrison, Catherine, b. 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