SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC a.k.a. > Version: 3.0 Effective: 19-Oct-2006 Text File: A072.TXT Image Folder: A072 ******************************************************************************** REPRODUCING NOTICE: ------------------- These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the recording contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the following USGenWeb coordinator with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn (visit above website) SCGenWeb "Golden Corner" Project Coordinator Anderson: http://www.sciway3.net/scgenweb/anderson-county/ Oconee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Pickens: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/ DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Feb-2005 Debbie Kellogg in Oct-2006 GPS MAPPING .... : Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in Feb-2005 HISTORY ........ : ____________ at ____________ in _______ IMAGES ......... : Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in Feb-2005 RECORDING ...... : Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in Feb-2005 ******************************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 5 miles NW of Anderson Latitude N34 33.123 x Longitude W82 43.351 CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ HISTORY OF ANDERSON COUNTY Salem Church, an arm of Shockley Ferry, was organized in 1798. Rocky River Church, first called Wilson's Creek, was organized in 1790. Mountain Creek in 1796. It, like Shockley Ferry, was probably organized by James Chastain. It was in that church that the Saluda Association was formed. Gleaned From: Traditions & History of Anderson County by Louise Ayer Vandiver TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife GENTRY, Amos Baker, b. 9-dec-1811, d. 17-oct-1858, 1st w. Elizabeth, 2nd w. nancy Elizabeth greer (b. 6-apr-1827, d. 13-jun-1904) GENTRY, Arthur, b. 1756/66, d. 1851, p. avus & proavus gentry who moved from yadkin valley nc in 1787