Nancy, S.C. has recently passed new laws concerning the preservation of abandoned cemeteries. I have seen some info, but not enough to make any statements regarding the new law. Maybe someone on the list has the details of this law. Dianne Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sloan Crayton" <sloanc@mindspring.com> To: <SCPICKEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 2:30 PM Subject: RE: [SCPICKENS] Pickens County GenWeb Tombstone Project > I can tell you that there is a group of graves on a hillside off Hwy 178 not > far from the old Gravely grocery. My gr gr gr grandfather, Enoch Chapman, > was buried there. I doubt that it can be found now with the trees grown up > around it - but with all the construction going on in Pickens County - it > would be good to try and identify the spot before someone digs up the graves > unknowingly to put in a housing development. He was married to Rebecca > Porter Young, widow of Stephen Young, and they did not have any children > together. Enoch had children by his first wife (name unknown - died in Hall > County, GA in early 1830s) Enoch died about 1855 based on when Rebecca > began signing deeds by herself. > > In the 1960's, Cousin Will Harper described the grave site as having about > five graves together "way out in that sag. Old Man Enoch was buried right > up that hollar". Both Will Harper and his cousin, Ira Chapman, Sr. said > that Enoch was buried beside the road, close to the spot where he had been > found. > > Will Harper's daughter gave the directions to me as follows: > > Go west on 178 until you come to Meece Mill Road, continue past Gravely's > Store over a slight rise and then, on your right, is the bank whereon Enoch > was buried. At one time, soapstone markers designated the resting places of > at least five people. > > On the audio tape an elderly woman who lived nearby came out to see what was > going on and Will called her "Mrs. Cantrell". She knew of the graves, but > said the stones had disappeared long ago and asked Will, Nettie and Vivian > to come in and talk for a while. She volunteered that "Gip Porter was her > grandfather". And mentioned her "Granny Becky Chapman"! But Will had > company on the way that afternoon and neither Will nor Vivian apparently > realized the significance of her reference. This elderly lady was Enoch > Chapman's widows' great-grandchild! What a wealth of information she may > have been able to impart. > > So before someone accidentally digs up the graves and says the occupants are > unidentifiable - it would be nice to go on record somewhere that DNA could > identify at least one of the people buried there. > > Thanks, > > Nancy Chapman Crayton > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul M Kankula - nn8nn [mailto:kankula1@innova.net] > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 6:41 AM > To: SCPICKEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SCPICKENS] Pickens County GenWeb Tombstone Project > > The following cemeteries have recently been GPS mapped, imaged and recorded. > > Aaron Boggs > McDow-Werner > Day > Oats > Archer-Barton > McMahan > Taylor > Stewart > Soapstone Baptist > Unknown-Negro near Soapstone Baptist > Mount Nebo Baptist > Fairview Indp. Baptist > > There are 230 identified cemeteries in Pickens county and 129 have already > been GPS mapped & imaged. Visit > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/cemeteries.html to determine which > cemeteries still need to be found. These are the ones that DO NOT have a > "x" in the "G" column. Please e-mail me if you know how to find any of > these cemeteries. > > Paul M Kankula - nn8nn > Oconee & Pickens County GenWeb Coordinator > > Oconee County Homestead: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html > > Pickens County Homestead: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/ > > > ==== 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 >