NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, OLD (1818), Oconee County, SC A.K.A. Walhalla, SC Version 2.3, 4-Jan-2006, C036.TXT, C36 ******************************************************************************** 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 Unpublished non-copyrighted works will have Author permission for public-domain.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 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ > Latitude N34 46.178 x Longitude W82 58.559 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ New Hope Baptist Church, located today just north of Seneca, began its existence in 1795 as Shoal Creek Baptist Church. It was located then near the Isaiah Hammond home on the east side of Little River near Robinson Shoals on the road leading from Old Pickens to the Jarrett Bridge on Tugaloo River. James Morgan owned the land where the church stood. The church was constituted by "Head of Enoree Church" in Greenville County, which later changed its name to Reedy River Baptist Church prior to 1827. Shoal Creek was constituted with thirteen members. Most of them had been members of "Head of Enoree." The charter members are as follows: George Tubb, Soloman Taber, Jacob Waldon, William Taber, Mary Tubb, Susannah Taber, Sarah Tubb, Elizabeth Tubb, Mary Taber, Anne Reed, Lyda Shepperd and Anne Flor. Shoal Creek Church entered Bethel Association in 1800 with 29 members, with James Courtney and George Tubb as delegates. Nothing is known of the early pastors; however, it is known that Isaiah Stephens was a member in 1800 and later became a pastor. In 1818 the church body moved to Bugaroo Field, located about four miles from West Union and the name changed to New Hope. A cemetery known as Old New Hope marks the area of location. In 1835, Brother Chastain was pastor. The same year there were "twelve colored females" and "six colored male," the total membership being fifty-five. A new church was built in 1844 and came into its present property in 1869. In 1964, William B. Dodgens gave acreage for the erection of the present-day church. Early names in the church were the following: Morgan Morgan, Henry Head, Benjamin Lawrence, Rev. A. A. Cobb, Johns S. Cobb, Henry Cobb, Thomas Morgan, Brewers, Hunnicutts, Moses, Garrets, Cannons. Deacons in 1835 were the following: J. Hubbard, J. Garrett, Joseph Gresham, J. Ferguson, Martin Moss, James Cameron, Benjamin Seago, E. Hunnicutt. o----------o One article says: The roots of New Hope Church appear to stem from the Chauga Church, located in Franklin Co. GA. and known as Shoal Creek. (USGS mapping does not show a Shoal Creek/Chauga church/cemetery in Franklin County - only a Shoal Creek cemetery located in Hart County, right below the SC I-85 Welcome Center. Franklin County is next to Hart.) This is now SC and on hwy. 123 going out of Westminster toward GA and SC state line. Also, the article mentions Head of Enoree, a church est. in 1789, later named Reedy River, also, named Shoal Church. In 1818 the name of Shoal Creek was changed to New Hope. Jennie Boggs o----------o TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife The cemetery is contained within a large fenced area and its gate is laying on the ground. The area is now covered with a 4" thick blanket of Pine tree needles. It appears that many field-stone grave markers may be laying flat on the ground and are currently covered up - about 6 grave markers were found.