MOUNT HERMAN BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY (1898), Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 22-Jan-2009, A177.TXT, A177 ******************************************************************************** It's believed that the usage of any original work submittals contained within these webpages such as articles, compiling, photographs or graphics, conform to Fair Use Doctrine & Copyright Guidelines. COPYRIGHT NOTE: (1.) Works published before 1923, are considered to be public- domain. (2.) Works published 1923-1977 without a copyright notice, are considered to be public-domain. (3.) Unpublished non-copyrighted works will have Author permission for public-domain. Facts, names, dates, events, places & data can not be copyrighted. Narration, compilations and creative works can be copyrighted. Copyright law in the U.S. does not protect facts or data, just the presentation of this data. REPRODUCING NOTICE: These electronic pages may only be reproduced for personal or 501(c) Not-For-Profit Society use. Use the following names, if, you would like to give any author compiling credit. AUTHORS: Paul M. Kankula-NN8NN & Gary L. Flynn-KE8FD *********************************************************************** 05-01-15 TRANSCRIPTION .. : E.E. Vaughn at Pastense2@aol.com in 1995 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 6 miles SW of Anderson. Latitude N34 26.627 x Longitude W82 41.957 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ In the Carolina Room, you will find bits and pieces of information collected by me, in my travels in different Counties in South Carolina. Visit http://members.aol.com/pastense2/scroom.htm In the Carolina Room, I have stored many documents that pertain to the State of South Carolina, however, I do have some records that I have acquired from other States, as well. Here you will find a little bit of my Family History, South Carolina Misc. Records extracted, from (wills, deeds, marriage records, deaths records, probate records) Penitentiary Records, Coroner Inquisitions, Church Cemetery transcriptions where to get copies of these books, pictures, census information, surname connections, Mortality records, Slave records and Mortgage Records. Many of the items in my possession, were copied from the original document and later compiled and placed in one of my many databases, for future reference. Keep in mind, that a lot of hard work has been placed in the years of research that I have done. Most of what you will find here I freely share, with the understanding that it is copyrighted material, published either by me or someone else, that I have acknowledged. The following history information was taken from the Inventory of Church Archives of Churches 1935. By: E.E. Vaughn Mt Hermon Negro Baptist 9 mi. SW of Anderson SC Rt. 4 Organized 1898 1st in a wooden frame 1898 -1934. Built 1934, dedicated 1938. Rock structure with arched alcove entrance, arched windows, belfry and bell. Size of building 24 X 36. Capacity 165. Value of building $10,000, value of grounds$100, total value of church property $10,100.00. First settled clergy Perry Thompson, tenure 1898 - 1902. Present membership 30, charter members unknown. The members of this organization withdrew from Mt. Olive (colored Baptist) upon a slight provocation and organized here. The land was given by Mr. William McCowan (white) a large land owner in this settlement. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife Banks, David Edward, b. 1941 d. 1967 Banks, Ella Lucille, b. 1911 d. 2003 Banks, Robert Horace, b. 1899 d. 1973 Banks, Rodney Earl, b. 1968 d. 1973 Beaty, Ben, b. 1884 d. 9-oct-1919 Beaty, Leola, b. 12-feb-1889 d. 25-dec-1917 w. of Willie Agnew Beaty, Mollie, b. 10-aug-1886 d. 24-jul-1943 w. of R. Little Beaty, Robert, b. 20-mar-1884 d. 10-oct-1968 Pvt. France Beaty, Warren, d. 2-dec-1929 age 70 years Beaty, Yancy, b. 13-jul-1883 d. 6-sep-1941 Boston, Calvin Gus, b. 28-mar-1916 d. 3-nov-2003 Boston, William J., b. 20-may-1920 d. 3-nov-1964 Brown, Lucious, d. 13-mar-1895 Brown, Ruby W., b. 6-aug-1915 d. 4-jul-2005 Brown, Rufus, b. 26-jan-1923 d. 28-dec-1941 Brown, William T., b. 15-mar-1910 d. 27-oct-1997 Calhoun, Bertha, b. 1901 d. 2000 Calhoun, Mollie, d. Aug-1912 age 64 years Chester, James, b. 1932 d. 2007 Clemons, Dianne D., b. 23-aug-1947 d. 21-apr-1990 Clinkscales, Grace, d. 12-sep-1975 Clinkscales, Samuel L. Sampson, d. 26-mar-1977 Dennis, Lela, b. 25-nov-1904 d. 15-nov-1989 Dickson, Fannie Blackman,b. 3-apr-1863 d.21-apr-1964 Dunham, Henry, b. 1-apr-1871 d. 17-jun-1946 Durette, Andrew J., b. 1-jan-1869 d. 24-nov-1943 Durette, Ida A., b. 24-dec-1874 d. Fant, Charles T., b. 15-sep-1950 d. 15-mar-1975 Pvt. US Army Fant, Cornelia, d. 19-apr-1916 Fant, Elinner H, b. 18-feb-1925 d. Fant, Etta H., b. 1886 d. 1966 Fant, James Elliott, b. 17-oct-1952 d. 13-feb-2007 Fant, Lucy C., b. 1916 d. 2008 Fant, Robby Joe, b. 1936 d. 2006 Fant, Ulyss, b. 21-jul-1915 d. 19-may-1984 Fant, Willie F., b. 1885 d. 1964 Fant, Willie, b. 23-aug-1921 d. 18-oct-1980 Freeman, Claude L., b. 21-mar-1922 d. 11-oct-1989 WWII Freeman, Ella, b. 1869 d. 1966 Freeman, James, no dates Gilbough, William Claude, d. 12-nov-1991 Hall, Bessie Jean, b. 28-jan-1899 d. 13-oct-1963 Hall, John Thomas, b. 29-jan-1900 d. 26-jun-1967 Harris, Jesse, b. 1942-2008 Harris, Rochester, b. 3-sep-1945 d. 2-feb-1967 Harris, Ronnie, b. 1952 d. 2001 Hatton, Mattie, d. 11-mar-1992 Hill, Lelia, b. 1911 d. 2008 Jones, Johanna A., b. 31-may-1966 d. 10-apr-1996 Latimer, Pearl, b. 1891 d. 1944 w. of Robert Beaty Leverette, Eva B., b. 18-sep-1898 d. 9-dec-1988 Leverette, Ward, b. 22-jun-1882 d. 22-jun-1967 Pvt. WWI McAdams, Richard L., d. 18-mar-1991 McAdams, Thomas R., d. 28-apr-1991 McAdams, Thomas Sr., d. 28-apr-1991 McClendon, Gracie T., b. 6-dec-1913 d. 18-jun-1993 Moss, Baxter Monroe, b. 12-sep-1934 d. 21-jan-1999 Newell, Gladell F., b. 28-jul-1924 Newell, James E., b. 15-jan-1910 d. 5-jan-1981 Sgt. US Army WWII Norris, George A., b. 15-jan-1941 d. 14-nov-1996 Norris, Sandra F., b. 9-sep-1944 d. 24-nov-2002 Oliver, Sylvester, b. 1922 d. 1924 Overton, Claudia, b. 1933 d. 2002 Overton, Sanaretha, d. 13-jan-1978 Rainey, Golda Brown, b. 1899 d. 1964 Rainey, Hattie B., b. 19-jun-1936 Rainey, Lawyer, b. 1924 d. 1973 Rainey, Lola, b. 1945 d. 2006 Rainey, Sarah J., b. 1917 d. 24-mar-1978 Rainey, Walter, d. 13-oct-1994 Rainey, William Paul, b. 12-jan-1915 d. 18-may-1962 Rainey-Chancellor, Jamie L., b. 13-sep-1934 d. 15-may-2004 Rainey-Chancellor, William H., b. 29-may-1933 d. 20-feb-2004 Roebuck, J.C., d. 31-jan-1986 Simmons, Alice Webb, no dates Simmons, Hosa, b. 1855 d. 1933 Simmons, Martha, b. 1942 d. 2007 Simmons, Milton, b. 1894 d. 1950 Simmons, Olar Webb, no dates Skelton, Arthur, b. 21-jul-1927 d. 15-sep-2002 Skelton, John, b. 18-apr-1853 d. 28-may-1915 Skelton, Lonnie, b. 10-sep-1906 d. 29-jun-1971 Tate, Silas, b. 29-jun-1927 d. 10-may-1955 Tate, Willie B., b. 30-jul-1944 d. 24-jan-2007 Tate, Willie Hue, b. 18-dec-1923 d. 14-apr-1998 Thompson, Brodus, b. 1891 d. 1947 Thompson, David, b. 1927 d. 2005 Thompson, Emma D., b. 1898 d. 1957 Thompson, John Andrew, b. 7-may-1933 Thompson, Liddie, d. 19-jun-1988 Williams, Claude, b. 13-mar-1915 d. 10-oct-1991 Williams, Janie L., b. 15-oct-1867 d. 11-dec-1964 Williams, Rev. S. W., b. 15-jun-1865 d. 20-mar-1923