JEFFERSON CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH CEMETERY (1872), Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 16-Jan-2009, A129.TXT, A129 ******************************************************************************** It's believed that the usage of any original work submittals contained within these webpages such as articles, compiling, photographs or graphics, conform to Fair Use Doctrine & Copyright Guidelines. COPYRIGHT NOTE: (1.) Works published before 1923, are considered to be public- domain. (2.) Works published 1923-1977 without a copyright notice, are considered to be public-domain. (3.) Unpublished non-copyrighted works will have Author permission for public-domain. Facts, names, dates, events, places & data can not be copyrighted. Narration, compilations and creative works can be copyrighted. Copyright law in the U.S. does not protect facts or data, just the presentation of this data. REPRODUCING NOTICE: These electronic pages may only be reproduced for personal or 501(c) Not-For-Profit Society use. Use the following names, if, you would like to give any author compiling credit. AUTHORS: Paul M. Kankula-NN8NN & Gary L. Flynn-KE8FD *********************************************************************** 05-01-15 HISTORY WRITE-UP : E.E. Vaughn at Pastense2@aol.com Terri Adger at Ronnie-terriadger@juno.com in Dec-2003 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ > Latitude N x Longitude W CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ In the Carolina Room, you will find bits and pieces of information collected by me, in my travels in different Counties in South Carolina. Visit http://members.aol.com/pastense2/scroom.htm In the Carolina Room, I have stored many documents that pertain to the State of South Carolina, however, I do have some records that I have acquired from other States, as well. Here you will find a little bit of my Family History, South Carolina Misc. Records extracted, from (wills, deeds, marriage records, deaths records, probate records) Penitentiary Records, Coroner Inquisitions, Church Cemetery transcriptions where to get copies of these books, pictures, census information, surname connections, Mortality records, Slave records and Mortgage Records. Many of the items in my possession, were copied from the original document and later compiled and placed in one of my many databases, for future reference. Keep in mind, that a lot of hard work has been placed in the years of research that I have done. Most of what you will find here I freely share, with the understanding that it is copyrighted material, published either by me or someone else, that I have acknowledged. The following history information was taken from the Inventory of Church Archives of Churches 1935. Jefferson Chapel AME 8 mi. S. of Anderson on Rt. 4 Organized 1883 1st 1883 - 1912 in wooden frame on present site. Built 1912 and dedicated 1916. Wooden frame 25 X 35, plain square doors and window, no belfry or bell. Capacity 185, value of building $950, value of lot $100, total value of church property $1050.00. First settled clergy Rev. W. H. Copeland, tenure 1883 - 1886. The members of this organization mostly were formerly members of Browno AME church in Abbeville County. The land for the church was given by Mr. James A. Drake (white), a large land owner in the community. By: E.E. Vaughn o----------o Jefferson Chapel AME Church was founded about 1870-72 mostly in the homes of our pioneers fathers and mothers through their prayers and hard work our first church was organized. It was built on land given by Mr. Tom Drake about 1880 sooner or later. I myself have found a conveyance record on this land that the first church was built on. The conveyance was from James A. Drake to the Trustees Thomas Allen, Henry Ealy, Frank Groves, Luster Terry?, cannot read this last name, Edmond Allen, Ben Groves, James Butler, Peter Brownlee, and Henry Groves. This conveyance was signed on November 21, 1884. Rev. Ben Groves was the first pastor of the church. Here is a list of the first members: Tom & Fannie Allen Frank & Sarah Groves Eddie Groves - First church secretary & wife Bessie Groves Jim Adger - Church treasury until his death Nov. 9, 1954 & wife Lillie Groves Adger The second church was built in 1912 and the third was built in 1975, this is the church that we are now in. By: Terri Adger TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife Adger, Dorothy B., b. 12-apr-1912 d. 26-feb-1971 Adger, J. Lewis, b. 16-apr-1908 d. 25-apr-2004 Adger, J.A., b. 12-sep-1875 d. 9-nov-1954 Adger, James C., b. 11-dec-1916 d. 24-nov-1980 Adger, John, d. 28-nov-1923 Adger, Lillie G., b.23-aug-1874 d. 12-apr-1932 Adger, Lillie, b. 10-may-1912 Adger, Minnie, b. 17-oct-1931 Adger, Olga A., b. 1-feb-1910 d. 31-jan-1979 Adger, Theadore, b. 27-may-1902 d. 1-nov-1953 Adger, Theodore Sr., b. 27-nov-1922 d. 11-aug-2004 Allen, L.C., b. 10-may-1924 d. 22-jun-1995 Allen, Marcell, d. 4-feb-1921 Allen, Viola T., b. 2-apr-1904 d. 23-jan-1968 Armstrong, Zorn, d. 29-jun-1913 age 60 years Beatty, Leodis, d. 26-jan-1998 Bennett, d. 18-jul-1971 Bennett, Matthew, b. 5-jan-1910 d. 22-dec-1978 Bogan, Mary Ellen, d. 4-oct-1990 Day, Bessie E., b. 18-jul-1904 d. 14-mar-1988 Day, Claude H., b. 10-jan-1897 d. 5-may-1991 Day, Frank, b. 15-aug-1912 d. 5-sep-1984 Fant, Charlie J., no dates Fant, Corene, b. 20-aug-1924 d. 17-jul-1951 Fant, James C., b. 12-apr-1920 d. 20-dec-2003 Fant, James E., b. 26-may-1895 d. 5-aug-1977 Fant, Jo Ann, d. 29-dec-1977 Fant, Richard E., b. 22-nov-1937 d. 2-oct-1975 Fant, Rodney E., b. 7-oct-1958 d. 9-aug-2001 Fant, Ruth M., b. 6-dec-1919 Fant, Sallie E., b. 8-jun-1900 d. 14-mar-1971 Graves, James, d. 22-dec-1938 Groves, Rev. B.F., b. 8-nov-1858 d. 4-dec-1945 Hill, Sally A.F., b. 17-jan-1934 d. 22-mar-2008 Hunter, Louise Mance, b. 1913 d. 1981 Jackson, Henry, d. 1-jan-1939? Jackson, Mary, d. 15-mar-1986 Jones, Laura, b. 16-mar-1880 d. 26-sep-1941 Lee, Edna, d. 28-feb-1941 Lindsey, Lillie, b. 1912 d. 2007 Lindsey, Rodney (Tyson), b. 3-may-1970 d. 8-jan-2001 Martin, Nancy B., b. 27-jul-1933 d. 15-jul-1979 Martin, William A., b. 23-may-1923 Paterfield, James H., b. 6-dec-1915 d. 29-aug-1994 Patterfield, Mertha F., b. 20-jun-1922 Ruck, Lucy, d. 8-mar-1999 Scott, Janie B., d. 4-jan-1997 Swinger, Jackqueline P., d. 31-oct-1985 Taylor, Tony, b. 26-nov-1895 d. 4-apr-1984 Taylor, Willie Mae, b. 3-may-1906 d. 4-nov-2000 Thompson, Ernest, b. 11 dec-1923 d. 21-sep-1989 Thompson, Frances Fant, b. 13-sep-1926 Thompson, John, b. 1911 d. 1999 Watson, Addie, b. 5-oct-1917 d. 26-oct-1977 Williford, Mary L., b. 2-mar-1916 d. 19-mar-1982 Young, Morris, b. 16-jan-1935 d. 12-oct-1973