NEW LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC a.k.a. New Holly Light Missionary Baptist Version: 3.0 Effective: 21-Mar-2006 Text File: A202.TXT Image Folder: A202 ******************************************************************************** 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 Unpublished non-copyrighted works will have Author permission for public-domain.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 ........ : Emily E. Vaughn at Pastense2@aol.com CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 8 miles NW of Anderson Latitude N34 35.637 x Longitude W82 47.938 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: Emily E. Vaughn New Light Baptist 7 mi. NW of Anderson Organized 1887 1st in a log structure 1887 - 1897, built 1897 wooden structure oblong shaped 36 X 42, belfry and bell, vestibule entrance, plain square doors and windows. Capacity 250. Value of building $2750, value of lot $150, total value of church property $2900.00. First settled clergy Albert Lewis, tenure 1887 (one year). Charter members unknown, present membership 75. This organization is the mother church of Holly Springs Colored Baptist and represents the members who did not withdraw to organize that church. o----------o New Light Baptist was built on the Rivioli Plantation property by the Adger family. The old New Light cemetery has graves of many Rivioli Plantation servants and their descendants. By: Unknown source TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife It's been reported that B.J. Williams has recorded this cemetery.