KEESE FAMILY CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC
A.K.A. Fairplay Shores Community, SC


Version 2.3, 22-Jul-2002, C099.TXT, C99


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DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002

G.P.S. MAPPING . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002

HISTORY WRITE-UP : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002

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TRANSCRIPTION .. : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2002


CEMETERY LOCATION:
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Locate intersection of Highways 11 & 24.
Drive 8.7 miles SE on Highway 11.
Turn left into Fairplay Shores Community - Parkview Road.
Drive 0.2 miles E to Keese Road.
Turn right and drive 0.1 miles to end of road.
Cemetery is in a wooded area at the road's end.

Latitude N 34 29.986 x Longitude W 83 02.010


CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY:
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It appears that the Keese Farm was destroyed by the forming of Lake Hartwell.  
However, the cemetery survived because it was on high ground.  Rather than move 
the cemetery, it was left alone by the Fairplay Shores Community developer.  
Lake front property and homes now surround the cemetery.


TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES:
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a. = age at death
b. = date-of-birth
d. = date-of-death
h. = husband
m. = married
p. = parents
w. = wife


Keese, Cathrine Bibb, b. 14-sept-1796, d. 10-mar-1883, h. john keese
Keese, Celia Stepp, h. elijah keese
Keese, Elijah, b. 20-apr-1766, d. 1-nov-1850
Keese, John, b. 21-jun-1796, d. 8-aug-1862
Keese, John (Maj), b. 1735, d. 1806
Keese, Mary, h. john keese
Keese, Nancy Martin Harrison, b. 28-feb-1847, d. 20-feb-1914, h. thomas b. keese
Keese, Thomas Bibb, b. 12-feb-1836, d. 14-sept-1911