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Great Salkehatchie Baptist Church, Ulmer |
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Great Salkehatchie Baptist Church, Ulmer |
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From: "Allendale on The Savannah,"
1970
Transcribed by: Judith Presnell Canant (Judy), and this digitization Copyright ©April 2000.
HISTORY OF GREAT SALKEHATCHIE CHURCH
Great Salkehatchie Baptist Church at Ulmer, SC was organized Jan. 19, 1790. The first building was erected on the banks of the river and given the Indian name--Great Salkehatchie. The site was near a settlement known as Buford’s Bridge, settled here prior to the Revolutionary War.
The first pastors for this church were Rev. HOLCOMBE and Rev. James SWEAT.
The first Sunday School was organized in 1858. The first missionary society was organized in 1890. The minister was Rev. John G. WILLIAMS.
The first church building was destroyed by Sherman’s Army and was used to build bridges on his march through the South. It was rebuilt. Then in 1915 a new site was selected in the town of Ulmer.
The name was first spelled Great "Saltketcher." This church was one of the fourteen churches that organized the Barnwell Baptist Association on Aug. 1856. The pastor at that time was Rev. J M HOOVER. The first session after the organization met at Great Saltketcher.
In 1869 the spelling of the church was changed to Saltkehatchie.
In the year 1879 the association met at this church. Rev. John G WILLIAMS (Miss Eunice WILLIAMS’ father) preached the sermon.
However, "The Barnwell Baptist Association," by Clara Johnston Hitt, copyright 1914, states that the association met at this church in 1857, 1864, 1879, and 1890. The first session of The Association convened there on Sept 25, 1857. Graciously submitted by Fran Bundy.
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Among the early members of the church are BOYNTONs, SANDERS, ULMER, BRANT, MYRICK, McMILLAN, HARTER, DICKERSON, GOODSON and others.
FROM SALKEHATCHIE CEMETERY GRAVESTONES:
| E C FURMAN 1833-1871 | Ann Elizabeth COPE - died 1868 |
| Martha A HARRIOT 1826-1891 | Evelina Wilson JOHNS 1872-1906 |
| John MEYER 1825-1857 | Janie E ULMER 1850-1927 |
| Angus WILLIAMS 1812-1856 | Ephrain ULMER - died 1886 |
| Loring DEER 1813-1889 | Ann J CORDRAY 1838-1910 |
| George DEER 1813-1893 | Elizabeth WEEKLEY 1877-1907 |
| J R WILLIAMS 1849-1916 | Henry M ULMER 1842-1912 |
| Amanda Rebecca WILLIAMS 1848-1878 | Jeff GRIFFIN 1861-1943 |
| Sallie G CUMMINGS 1871-1898 | Maggie Harter GRIFFIN 1869-1946 |
| Etta S MYRICK 1851-1935 | C J KEARSE 1824-1881 |
| Philip ALL 1822-1854 | Adam ALL 1812-1882 |
| Anna BOYNTON 1821-1847 | Bessie ALL 1812-1858 |
| 1George AUGLEY 1835-1911 (1838?) | Dave WILLIAMS 1840-1908 |
| Rev. William WEEKLEY 1807-1892 | J Addie ALL 1856-1885 |
| Rev. Moses BOYNTON 1840-1886 | B B CAVE 1846-1876 |
| Susan Sanders BOYNTON 1830-1890 | James C McMILLAN 1844-1823* (*this is as printed) |
| Wm James CORDRAY 1870-1947 | Mary T McMILLAN 1847-1925 |
| Senna Boynton CORDRAY 1872-1909 | William GOODSON 1808-1876 |
| Owen WILLIAMS died 1893 | Rebecca Brant GOODSON 1818-1897 |
| Rebecca WILLIAMS died 1923 | Laura GOODSON 1854-1946 |
| Eugenia CORDRAY 1863-1889 | George W GOODSON 1837-1922 |
| Elliott L SANDERS 1848-1913 | Narcissa WILLIAMS 1880-1904 |
| Ida M SANDERS 1861-1943 | Rosa E PLATT 1885-1942 |
| O D A WILSON 1843-1913 | Mrs. Joe BRANT 1860-1908 |
| Lavania All ULMER 1826-1896 | Henry P WEEKLEY 1839-1916 |
| William Thomas ULMER 1816-1880 | Janie Sue Ulmer WEEKLEY 1882-1964 |
| Richard William Furman 1798-1876 | O D ALL 1860-1918 |
The following were submitted by Jim Wood [jimjowood@earthlink.net] 15 March 2001
| J. Perry Williams 1842 - 1878 |
| Mother - Wife of J. Perry Williams 1838 - 1902 |
| Willie J. Williams 1866 - 1891 |
| Josie R. Williams 1876 - 1895 |
| Sallie E. Williams wife of Thomas J. Deer 1862 - 1915 |
| Tamer Williams wife of John Williams Died 1816 |
| J. W. 1855 (top of stone missing, probably John Williams) |
| (Note: John Williams will dated Aug 16, 1854 named Wife- Mary Williams, Dau - Mary Williams, dau - Zilphia Sanders, dau - Ellsey All, sons - James Wilson Williams, Jones M. Williams, and William B. Williams and a grand daughter Elizabeth Moody.) |
| Mary J. Williams died 1868 age 71 |
| J. Angus Williams 1842 - 1876 |
| Selma Amanda Barker wife of J. Angus Williams 1843 - 1916 |
| J. H. Williams 1872 - 1876 |
| Hon. Jones M. Williams 1818 - 1875 ( a S.C. State Senator ) |
| Rebecca T. Williams 1825 - 1908 (maiden name Priester) |
| James Angus Williams died 1883 age 38 |
| Robben Plato Williams died 1894 age18 |
| Memory of R. P. Williams 1876 - 1894 (maybe same person) |
| Winiford Williams 1820 - 1900 (wife of James Wilson Williams from 1860 census) |
| J. Wilson Williams 1814 - 1879 (James Wilson Williams) |
| Tamer Eugenia Priester 1858 - 1901 |
| Memory of John Peter Priester 1862 - 1908 |
| John W. Williams 1876 - 1933 |
| Hattie Williams 1871 - 1956 |
| D. W. Williams 1840 - 1906 |
| Ada Pearl Williams 1892 - 1898 |
My name is Joy Boutwell McNally, and in doing research on my 5th great grandfather, Burton Boutwell. I found the following on him in a book at the State Archives in a South Carolina Baptist Assoc. book. Burton was a messenger for the church, but I found no reference to him in the book that was written on the early history of the church. He apparently was very close with the early Weekly, Augley, & Priester families, for he bought and sold land to & from them.
These early named persons owned and possibly lived near Jackson Branch and Millers Swamp as based on old deeds at the Barnwell Courthouse.
Would someone be so kind as to add this information for others of the congregation, and for future researchers to hopefully help them in their quests?
It was so wonderful to visit the original spot where the first church was, and to see the present day church. It is certainly a church I would love to attend if I lived in SC. I have also attached a picture of what we were told was the baptismal hole, in the woods to the left side of the cemetery, and above the Salkehatchie River, that was used many years ago.
I am currently writing a family book, and need to know who I would contact to get authorization to use the picture that is on the webpage of the cemetery, for the day I went, it was cloudy, and the current picture on the site is so beautiful. Can you tell me who that might be, and how I can reach them?
Many thanks, and I hope you have a very Happy, Safe, and Proserous New Year.
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| Baptismal Hole | A few members |
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1birth year corrected by Richard C. Furman 2001.