Please let me know if this is true....descendants still own cemeterys? I'd like to place a plaque for one of mine. Thanks Barb distler5@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "David S. Payne" <otime1@yahoo.com> To: <SCPICKEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:28 PM Subject: [SCPICKENS] Re: Cemeterys > Judy, Dolores, and all, > I understand that in SC the descendants own the cemetery not the landowner. They have to allow the descendants access to their property (cemetery) too. > David > > > Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:48:57 -0400 > From: "Dolores Miller Pringle" > To: SCPICKEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SCPICKENS] JONES Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC > > I live in Myrtle Beach, and my aunt and uncle came in today for a few days. > I will ask her who owns the property. I am pretty sure she will know; she > is the one who helped me find the place. I'll let you know! > God bless, > Dolores > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Ballard" > To: > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 10:47 AM > Subject: Re: [SCPICKENS] JONES Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC > > > > Delores, > > > > Do you know who owns this property? I am trying to get my friend to visit > > Pickens and would like to visit this cemetery if I can. > > > > Thanks > > > > Judy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dolores Miller Pringle" > > To: > > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 1:45 PM > > Subject: [SCPICKENS] JONES Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC > > > > > > > Wanted to send this - in the event anyone is interested in this family. > > > Several days or a wk. ago, I posted the children of Joel R. JONES and > his > > > wf., Jane MCELREATH. This couple raised and left a large family in > > northern > > > Pickens Co., SC. Here are the directions to this cemetery (Joel and > Jane > > > are buried here as well as quite a few of their children); my aunt and I > > > went to it on Saturday: > > > > > > Leave Easley, SC, on Hwy. 135 and head north. Go past the Hwy. 186 turn > > > that goes to Dacusville. Soon after you pass the new Mt. Tabor Church > on > > > the right, you will come to Dalton Rd. Turn right on Dalton Road, and > > then > > > take a left on Hamilton Road. About 1/4 mi.+-, there is an old road bed > > on > > > the left which is blocked off by a white pipe and cable. The road is > also > > > posted "No Trespassing." {We knew that the JONES still owned the land > so > > we > > > went on as my aunt was a JONES.} When you walk abt 1/8-1/4 mi. down the > > > road bed, you will walk into a beautiful old clearing fenced in by a > > > relatively new chain link fence, and the cemetery is there. From > pictures > > > that are abt 125 yrs. old, the cemetery still looks pretty much the > same - > > a > > > little more moss, a couple of large trees inside the fence, and of > course, > > > the stones look older, but it's a lovely serene spot which is a > compliment > > > to the family members that have taken care of the cemetery. > > > > > > It is my understanding that there is another JONES cemetery somewhere in > > > Pickens Co., but this is the one that is in Vol. 1 of the Pickens Co. > > > Cemetery books on p. 68. All the graves are still marked as well as > quite > > a > > > few that are not marked, but maybe have stones only. > > > > > > I hope this will help someone who needs the info. Oh, yes, there are > > > several trees down on the road bed which you would need to climb over to > > get > > > there, but I hope that's all the better to keep the vandals out! > > > God bless, > > > Dolores > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > > > ==== SCPICKEN Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net >