DOUBLE SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC A.K.A. Walhalla, SC Version 2.2, 3-Aug-2002, C059.TXT, C59 **************************************************************** 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 contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn Seneca, SC, USA Oconee County SC GenWeb Coordinator **************************************************************** DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Apr-2002 Linda Flynn at (visit above website) in Apr-2002 G.P.S. MAPPING . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Aug-2002 HISTORY WRITE-UP : Martha Wright at Double Springs Baptist Church IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Aug-2002 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Aug-2002 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Locate intersection of Highways 11 & 28. Drive 1.6 miles NE on Highway 28. Turn right on Popular Springs Road (SR 37-35) and drive 0.5 miles S. Turn right on Perry Davis Road (SR 37-107 and drive 1.0 miles SW. Turn right on W Harris Road and drive 0.2 miles to church on left. Latitude N 34 43.381 x Longitude W 83 02.760 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ In 1879, an acre of land was purchased from the Perry family in the Bear Swamp Community for nine dollars. Upon this land a wooden church was built. Thus, the Double Springs Baptist Church was founded and organized with well over three hundred chartered members. There were two springs from which the church gets its name, and a pond located at the bottom of the hill used for drinking and baptizing. A school was built in 1890 that opened for six months a year and went from first to sixth grades. For a time, this was the only educational institution in the area for Blacks; for some, the only education they received. A graveled road separated the church from the cemetery. The date of the first burial is unknown, but those great men of faith and courage who founded the church lie in this final place of rest. As the years passed, the younger generation of the community began to move away, thus causing the church's membership to decrease. Under the leadership of Reverend William Jenkins, Deacons Preacher Young, Barry Kilpatrick and Earl Jenkins, the church survived these changing times. The present church was built in July of 1973 and seats about 140. Today, under the leadership of Reverend Amos Lewis, Double Springs is prospering. The church is a member of The Seneca River Baptist Missionary Association and supports many other organizations and higher educational institutions. Double Springs is proud of its heritage and contributions to the community. Submitted by: Martha Wright, Secretary, 108 Moore Avenue, Walhalla, S.C. 29691. o----------o Seneca River Baptist Association - 1982 Double Spring Baptist Church is located in the Bear Swamp community on Route one, approximately three miles south west of Walhalla, South Carolina. In 1879, an acre of land was purchased from the Perry family for the amount of nine dollars by three deacons: Brothers William Turner, Warren McElroy, and William Brown. Upon this acre of land a wooden structured church was built facing west and was named Double Double Springs for the two springs located near by. In 1948, the wooden structured church was torn down and rebuilt with cement blocks facing east. It was remodeled in 1964, and in 1973, it was torn down and replaced with a larger edifice of cement blocks. The new structure, facing north, has the bapistry, the lunch room, and classrooms on the same floor. Brothers Jeroy Young, Albert Davis, Charles E. Wright, Woodrow Cleveland, Richard Davis, James R. Wright and Benny Kilpatrick are greatly responsible for the construction of this building. They serve as deacons and trustees of the church today, (^deceased) The Double Springs Baptist Church is a member of Union No. III of the Seneca River Missionary Baptist Association. It is a supporter of the Foreign Mission Board, Morris, Benedict, and Friendship Colleges, N.A.A.C.P. and the Seneca River Improvement Association. Today, with a membership of almost one hundred, the church is prospering under the leadership of Reverend Oliver Thomas Hill from Greenville, South Carolina. He has been the pastor for seven years. Because of Ills leadership, we feel, the Double Springs Baptist Church will always be a monumental institution in the community. TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife BLACK, Bennie Grady, b.1909C, d.10-sept-1986, p. thomas & genie summey black BRACKENRIDGE, M.M., b.17-Apr-1837, d.24-Jan-1909 BROOKS, Andy C., b.3-Aug-1913, d.1-May-1963 BROOKS, E. Franklin, b.21-Nov-1909, d.6-Jul-1960 BROOKS, James E., b.9-Nov-1907, d.4-May-1960 BROOKS, Randy, b.18-Oct-1952, d.12-Jan-1963 BROWN, Henry L., b.23-Aug-1830, d.19-Mar-1885 BROWN, Ida E., b.14-Mar-1862, d.10-Apr-1885 BROWN, Rhoda, d.1-dec-1902, a. 33y, h. sam brown BROWN, William, d.1889 CLEVELAND, Samuel, d.11-sep-1964 DOGAN, Ella Mae Cleveland, b.1930c, d.11-nov-2000, p. samuel & annie lou scott cleveland DOGAN, Ella Mae, b.1830, d.11-nov-2000, a. 70y, born in Oconee County, p. samuel & annie lou scott cleveland ELLIOTT, Jarin Petkong, b.1956, d.11-jul-1982, h. eugene p. elliott HARRISON, Elizabeth Wright, b.7-may-1904, d.27-jan-1993, p. pink & ann williams (sic), h. rance HOUSTON, Fannie Cleveland Watson, b.19-jul-1910, d.30-jan-196? KILPATRICK, Berry (Jr), b.27-aug-1917, d.20-feb-1993 KILPATRICK, Berry, b.14-nov-1888, d.dec-1950 KILPATRICK, Larry Joe, b.1947, d.1976 KILPATRICK, Maggie Wright, b.24-dec-1915, d.26-nov-1997, p. sam & emma, h. willie KILPATRICK, Martha Young, b.20-jun-1887, d.23-mar-1986, p. anderson & adline young, h. barry kilpatrick KILPATRICK, Willie James, b.16-sep-1915, d.8-nov-1994, p. berry & martha young kilpatrick, w. maggie wright kilpatrick TAYLOR, James Calvin, b.1962C, d.26-oct-1989, p. rose taylor WATSON, Fannie Cleveland, b.19??, d.1910 WEBB, William Lee, b.1936c, d.20-oct-1999, w. martha ann shead webb, p. rev. william harmon & rose jane queen webb, stepmother: ethel swafford webb