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/

Nancy, Who was Nancy MARCHBANKS married to? She married either Stephen YOUNG or Enoch CHAPMAN as his first wife. Rebecca PORTER was my GGG-g'father's sister, and I have notes somewhere about Nancy MARCHBANKS being married to one of Rebecca's husbands. I cannot find the note, but I am related to the MARCHBANKS and desc. fr. them 3 times that I know of, and I noticed it when I saw it. Also, do you know where Rebecca is buried? I don't know if she's in an unmarked plot at PORTER's Chapel or not. Thank you! I'll try to find what I have. God bless, Dolores -----Original Message----- From: Sloan Crayton [mailto:sloanc@mindspring.com] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 2:31 PM To: SCPICKEN-L@rootsweb.com 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