SAINT LUKE METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Pickens County, SC
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Version: 3.0   Effective: 11-Aug-2006   Text File: P281.TXT   Image Folder: P281


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CEMETERY LOCATION:
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CEMETERY HISTORY:
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St. Luke Methodist Episcopal Church, located on what is now Flat Rock School 
Road near Five Forks Intersection, was begun November 3, 1883. The land was sold 
to the congregation on November 27, 1887, with Benson Hallums, Gilbert 
Blassingame, and Cary Pickens as trustees. Benson Hallums sold the one acre "on 
the road leading from Five Forks to a Brick Church named Carmel," for fifteen 
dollars to the trustees. 

The Church, situated on a 1.8 acre tract, thrived and prospered for a number of 
years. The departure of many members from rural areas to the towns and cities, 
together with deaths of the members, decreased the congregation. The church 
closed in 1922. 

A longtime pastor of the church was the Rev. Tillman. Families who maintained 
membership during St. Luke's existence included the Hallums Family, Blassingame 
Family, Edmond Welborn, Ann Welborn Family, Boggs Family, Reid Family, and 
Simpson Family. 

The site of St. Luke Church is maintained. It is a weeded area with a cemetery 
marked only by some field rocks. A granite marker on Flat Rock Road recognizes 
the former church and its contribution to the community. 

Contributed by: Anne Sheriff


TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES:
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a. = age at death
b. = date-of-birth
d. = date-of-death
h. = husband
m. = married
p. = parents
w. = wife