NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY (1875), Anderson County, SC A.K.A. Version 2.3, 14-Dec-2003, A303.TXT, A303 ******************************************************************************** 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 Unpublished non-copyrighted works will have Author permission for public-domain.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 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. By: E.E. Vaughn New Hope Missionary Bapt. 3& 1/2 miles W of Belton on SC Hwy # 247 then 1/2 mi N Organized 1865 1st brush arbor about 2 & 1/2 mi NE of present site. Built in 1868, wooden frame, plain square windows & doors, belfry, no bell, about 30 X 45 feet, capacity 250, about 2 acres in church lot, value $2000. First settled clergy Harrison Watkins, tenure 1865 - 1880. Educational background: Benedict College, Columbia. The older records were destroyed by fire when John Jones' house burned in 1900. This organization was a direct influence of Mr. Joseph E. Cox (white) who contributed his time and money to help the negro when he was freed. Mr. Cox was then clerk when they could not read. He gave them an acre of land upon which to build. They have a Sunday School at Silver Hill colored school for those who are unable to get far on Sundays. They began in a brush arbor and worshipped here for 3 years. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife >