I am trying to find out about the Cleveland Cemetery that is at the SC Welcome Center on I-85 coming from GA. I understand that from info from Paul below that many graves were moved to Beaverdam Baptist Church in Fair Play, SC in 1998. Some [about 6] stones are still on the top of the hill at the welcome Center but I am trying to find out about the ones that were moved and who was in the cemetery before the move. David Paul M Kankula - nn8nn <[email protected]> wrote: From: "Paul M Kankula - nn8nn" To: "David S. Payne" Subject: Re: Cleveland Cemetery Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 09:50:55 -0400 ----- Original Message ----- From: David S. Payne To: Paul M Kankula - nn8nn Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 2:15 PM Subject: Re: Cleveland Cemetery Why would they move graves then? to make room for the welcome center? I'M SURE THAT WAS THE CASE. I THINK THAT THE MOVED GRAVES WERE LOCATED WEST OF WHERE THE CURRENT GRAVES ARE. D.O.T. CONTRACTED THE WORK OUT - I ALSO THINK THAT A FUNERAL HOME IN ANDERSON DID THE RE-INTERRMENTS. THE CURRENT BEAVERDAM BAPTIST CHURCH FOLKS MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT FOUND THEM TO BE VERY HELPFUL IN THE PAST. Where did you find the recordings for that graveyard? I'M GUESSING THAT ANN ROGERS OF WALHALLA DID THE ORIGINAL RECORDING AND ADDED OBIT INFO TO IT. CHECK THE OCONEE COUNTY CEMETERY SURVEY BOOKS TO SEE WHAT THEY CONTAIN. MAYBE THE INFO CAME FROM A CIRCA 1930'S W.P.A. SURVEY. I USUALLY DON'T DOCUMENT THIS TYPE OF INFO. I THINK THE GRAVE RELOCATION INFO CAME FROM THE HISTORY OF CHICKASAW POINT - THEIR CLUBHOUSE LIBRARY HAS A COPY OF THE BOOK. GARY FLYNN AT [email protected] MIGHT REMEMBER FOR SURE... I am asking as those families connect to my wife's family and it may make a difference as to who is buried with those Clevelands that are still in the Welcome Center. Wander why they didn't move all of the people to that church? EXPENSE. $600-800 PER GRAVE. I have lots of questions on these folks. You have done opened another "can of worms" for me. And that is good. It will just make more proof on these guys. David Paul M Kankula - nn8nn <[email protected]> wrote: On 22-Apr-1998, 138 unknown/unmarked/unreadable Welcome Center graves were relocated to The Beaverdam Baptist Church in Fair Play. The posted tombstone inscription cemetery recording was done 25-years ago. It's possible that some of the info came from obituary notices and that descendants didn't want to waste money on purchasing grave markers. Gary Flynn updated the recording, according to what he saw. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn [email protected] Seneca, SC 29672 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!