Cassette 3 Side 2
Media
Part of Abel Baptist Church Cemetery
Identifier
Cassette 3 Side 2
Title
Cassette 3 Side 2
Type
Interview
Source
Black Heritage in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina Collection
Rights
Description
00:31--Mr. Benson explains the Ms. Annie Greenlee designed, placed, and paid for her grave marker while she was still living.
1:36--Bill C. Greenlee has no death date but Mr. Benson recalls his wife Annie Reid Greenlee (daughter of Mr. Butler Reid) died before Bill did. They are buried next to each other.
2:35--Chapiohe Williams ("Hun") lived from 1880-1955. Karen Ruth Cannon died in 1982 (age 43). Thriso [pronounced Cicero] Hamilton, Jr. is her first husband.
5:30--Mr. Megginson notices that there is a grave with a bronze army marker. Hubert Martin (1924-1984) was a Private in the US Army. He served in World War II. Alphonso Martin is his brother.
6:58--Brenda E. Freeman (1955-1986) was not a member of Abel Baptist Church. Ezel Abraham lived from 1891-1986. Buried next to this individual is Edna Mae Abraham. Edna died in 1985 (age 64). Adams Mortuary buried the Abraham's.
10:23--Mr. Benson recalls that his youngest sister Polly Austin (1912-1984) had three husbands: Dawson, Jones, and Austin.
11:24--Mr. Benson recalls 104-year-old Ransome Tremmel [?].
13:41--Sally Jenkins (1876-1935) married a Whitener. Williemena Williams was born in 1920; the death date is under ground. Quilla Woods was a WWII veteran (Private in North Carolina 77 Coast Artillery); he was the son of Mabel Fork.
16:39--Albert B. Chapmen lived from 1933-1982. Deloris Alexander died in 1983; her family used Johnson's Funeral Home. Raymond Reese died in 1983; Adams Mortuary was used for his burial. George Cannon died in 1984. Nathan Cannon lived from 1923-1985. These two are not related.
18:30--John Henry Walker Jr. (1932-1986) was US Army Private in Korea. John Whitt (1888-1937) was a member of PBA. Perry Whitt died in 1939. They were brothers; their father was the first cemetery supervisor for Abel Baptist. Perry Whitt's grave marker stated Calhoun, SC, which was one of the first that Mr. Megginson had seen noted this way.
20:31--Charley Hicks was a SC Private in the 810 Pioneer Infantry during WWI. He died in 1939.
21:40--Mr. Benson recalls Lavonia Butler (1901-1944) who was apparently beaten to death.
22:59--Benson recalls his son David A. Benson. He lived to be two and a half years old. He died in the hospital in 1945 because of a breathing ailment.
24:11--Ellie M. Walker lived from 1906-1948. Benson recalls White Durham (1869-1952) and his wife Nancy J. Childress.
27:00--Mr. Benson explains that Willy Williams did the grave markers that are not very legible; the sand content of the concrete caused many to deteriorate. Sue Reed's grave is not marked. She was the wife of Ed Reed.
29:16--Megginson continues to read names. France S. Hairston died in 1983. Crawford Reese died in 1985, his arrangements where carried out by Superior Funeral Home. The two approach the Galliard family plot. Joivery Benson Galliard is married to Matthew W. Galliard. Sr. (both were still living at the time of this recording). Dorothy G. Brunson lived from 1915-1988. She is Matthew W. Galliard Sr.'s sister.
31:39--Audio ends.
1:36--Bill C. Greenlee has no death date but Mr. Benson recalls his wife Annie Reid Greenlee (daughter of Mr. Butler Reid) died before Bill did. They are buried next to each other.
2:35--Chapiohe Williams ("Hun") lived from 1880-1955. Karen Ruth Cannon died in 1982 (age 43). Thriso [pronounced Cicero] Hamilton, Jr. is her first husband.
5:30--Mr. Megginson notices that there is a grave with a bronze army marker. Hubert Martin (1924-1984) was a Private in the US Army. He served in World War II. Alphonso Martin is his brother.
6:58--Brenda E. Freeman (1955-1986) was not a member of Abel Baptist Church. Ezel Abraham lived from 1891-1986. Buried next to this individual is Edna Mae Abraham. Edna died in 1985 (age 64). Adams Mortuary buried the Abraham's.
10:23--Mr. Benson recalls that his youngest sister Polly Austin (1912-1984) had three husbands: Dawson, Jones, and Austin.
11:24--Mr. Benson recalls 104-year-old Ransome Tremmel [?].
13:41--Sally Jenkins (1876-1935) married a Whitener. Williemena Williams was born in 1920; the death date is under ground. Quilla Woods was a WWII veteran (Private in North Carolina 77 Coast Artillery); he was the son of Mabel Fork.
16:39--Albert B. Chapmen lived from 1933-1982. Deloris Alexander died in 1983; her family used Johnson's Funeral Home. Raymond Reese died in 1983; Adams Mortuary was used for his burial. George Cannon died in 1984. Nathan Cannon lived from 1923-1985. These two are not related.
18:30--John Henry Walker Jr. (1932-1986) was US Army Private in Korea. John Whitt (1888-1937) was a member of PBA. Perry Whitt died in 1939. They were brothers; their father was the first cemetery supervisor for Abel Baptist. Perry Whitt's grave marker stated Calhoun, SC, which was one of the first that Mr. Megginson had seen noted this way.
20:31--Charley Hicks was a SC Private in the 810 Pioneer Infantry during WWI. He died in 1939.
21:40--Mr. Benson recalls Lavonia Butler (1901-1944) who was apparently beaten to death.
22:59--Benson recalls his son David A. Benson. He lived to be two and a half years old. He died in the hospital in 1945 because of a breathing ailment.
24:11--Ellie M. Walker lived from 1906-1948. Benson recalls White Durham (1869-1952) and his wife Nancy J. Childress.
27:00--Mr. Benson explains that Willy Williams did the grave markers that are not very legible; the sand content of the concrete caused many to deteriorate. Sue Reed's grave is not marked. She was the wife of Ed Reed.
29:16--Megginson continues to read names. France S. Hairston died in 1983. Crawford Reese died in 1985, his arrangements where carried out by Superior Funeral Home. The two approach the Galliard family plot. Joivery Benson Galliard is married to Matthew W. Galliard. Sr. (both were still living at the time of this recording). Dorothy G. Brunson lived from 1915-1988. She is Matthew W. Galliard Sr.'s sister.
31:39--Audio ends.