WILSON's CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY (1875), Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 14-Dec-2003, A309.TXT, A309 ******************************************************************************** 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 Unpublished non-copyrighted works will have Author permission for public-domain.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 HISTORY WRITE-UP : E.E. Vaughn at Pastense2@aol.com CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ > Latitude N x Longitude W 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 Wilson's Creek No. 1 Baptist 5 mi. E. of Iva, SC Organized 1875 1st log structure about 3 miles South of present site 1875 - 1881; 2nd wooden frame in same place 1881 - 1892; 3rd wooden frame at present site. Built 1939, dedicated 3rd of January 1939. Wooden frame, rectangular shaped 32 X 50 feet, plain doors and windows, no belfry or bell, capacity 300. Value of building $2000, value of lot $250, total value of church property $2250.00. First settled clergy Phillip Morris, tenure 1875 - 1876. Present membership 147, charter members 23. This church was named after the creek nearby. The organization worshipped as Wilsons Creek until the church was destroyed by fire in 1892, then part of the members built them a church in Abbeville County and these members built one in Anderson County. One in Anderson County is named Wilson's Creek No. 1. The one on Abbeville County is named Wilson's Creek No. 2. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife >