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Marilyn Anne McKinney

 
 
Marilyn Anne McKinney Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, June 6, 2009
1. Marilyn Anne McKinney Marker
Inscription.
In Memory of
Marilyn Anne McKinney
President of the Rhodi Bowie
Family Historical Society
from 1989 until her death June 17, 1995. She was an outstanding leader earning our love and support.

 
Erected by Rhodi Bowie Family Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationWomen. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1947.
 
Location. 34° 16.583′ N, 82° 20.95′ W. Marker is in Abbeville, South Carolina, in Abbeville County. Marker can be reached from Gilgal Church Road. Marker is located to the right of the entrance to the Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Abbeville SC 29620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bowie (here, next to this marker); Bowie Family Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Angela Marlow Newton (approx. 4.4 miles away); Rev. J.I. Bonner Monument (approx. 4˝ miles away); Bryson College Memorial (approx. 4˝ miles away); Erskine College (approx. 4˝ miles away); Abbeville County (approx. 4˝ miles away); William Moffatt Grier (approx. 4˝ miles away); Camp-Walker Plaza (approx. 4˝ miles away); Due West (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abbeville.
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Additional commentary.
1. About Gilgal United Methodist Church
The church was thought to have been established on property once owned by Eli Bowie. In fact, the church is so connected with the Bowie family that it is considered their mother church. Most of the graves in the adjacent cemetery are Bowie related.

1. The Heritage of Abbeville County. According to this source, "in 1821 a society was formed for the purpose of religious worship near the waters of Jobs Creek by the Reverend Keisy and the following families, namely, Auntly, Bowie, Carter, Close, Johnson, Lawson, and Plucket. Later the following families were added: Buckhannons, Kirkpatricks, Richardson and others. Worship was first held in the homes of individual families. A brush arbor was soon constructed on the same plot where the church now stands. From that time, a preacher has been supplied and regular services have been held until this day. In 1839 a small plot of land was conveyed to the church by Joseph Eakin and George Nickles and a log building was constructed and the building was named Gilgal. Apparently, the land did not belong to the group in the beginning. Tradition claims that neighbors complained to Mr. Eakin and Nickles about giving land to this new type of religious worship. The reply was, 'If they are
Marilyn Anne McKinney Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, June 6, 2009
2. Marilyn Anne McKinney Marker
not of God they will not last.' Eli Bowie lived very near to the site of the church and took a very active part in the worship. This has had a long lasting effect on the Bowie family. A large percentage of the present-day members are of Bowie ancestry. Gilgal is considered by many Bowies as the mother church."

2. WPA survey of Abbeville rural churches completed in 1939 by Ben Carlton. According to Carlton, the "church was organized in 1820 by the Rev. Kelsey, a circuit rider, and it was a Methodist society, which consisted of 9 families. The first building was of logs and lasted until 1840 when it was replaced by a rectangular frame one which had a bell and was smaller than the current church. The latter was built in 1884 and was set on a lot of 2 1/2 acres, which included a cemetery. It was 30' by 47', surrounded by large oaks on the side, but no bell. In 1939, its pastor was the Rev. Jessie H. Manly, Abbeville, RFD #3, who had been there since 1935, and it had a membership of about 85."
    — Submitted July 12, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
 
Marilyn Anne McKinney Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, June 6, 2009
3. Marilyn Anne McKinney Marker
Gilgal United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, June 6, 2009
4. Gilgal United Methodist Church
Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, June 6, 2009
5. Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery
George Franklin and Harriet Nimmons<br>Bowie Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, June 6, 2009
6. George Franklin and Harriet Nimmons
Bowie Monument
This fence donated
in the memory of
George Franklin Bowie (1854-1889)
&
Harriet Nimmons Bowie (1848-1934)
by
their descendants.
The Bowies eventually moved to Pickens County, where they settled and had four children.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,297 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 12, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.

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