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