Near Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
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1. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Marker
Front of marker
(Front):
Mount Zion Baptist Church, founded as early as 1804 as an affiliated branch of Bethlehem Baptist Church, was formally established in 1827. The cemetery here, dating from 1832, includes the graves of many early church families and of several veterans of the American Revolution and the Civil War.
(Reverse):
Rev. John Gill Landrum (1810-1882), pastor here 1831-1852 and 1863-1882, also served for many years at First Baptist Church in Spartanburg and at Bethlehem, New Prospect, and Wolf Creek as well. He is buried here as is his son J.B.O. Landrum (1844-1901), physician and author of an early history of Spartanburg County.
Erected 2002 by Mt. Zion Cemetery Committee. (Marker Number 42-22.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
Location. 34° 58.633′ N, 82° 3.404′ W. Marker is near Spartanburg, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County. Marker is at the intersection of Mount Zion Road and Campground Road, on the left when traveling north on Mount Zion Road. Mount Zion Baptist Church is across the road from the marker and cemetery.
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Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Joshua Hawkins (a few steps from this marker); Edward Bomar (within shouting distance of this marker); Kevin Earl Carper (approx. 1.1 miles away); In Honor of the Students of (approx. 2.9 miles away); Berlin Wall (approx. 3˝ miles away); Shiloh Methodist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Camp Wadsworth (approx. 4.1 miles away); District Five War Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Colonel Warren H. Abernathy Highway (approx. 4.6 miles away); 15th N.Y. Infantry / Harlem Hell Fighters (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spartanburg.
Also see . . . Mount Zion Baptist Church | Facebook. (Submitted on February 28, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Additional commentary.
1. Circumstances Around Rev. Landrum's Selection
On the 13th of June, 1830, rev. Thomas Bomar, a good man and excellent preacher, who had long been the pastor of Mount Zion, Bethlehem and New Prospect churches in Spartanburg District, fell dead at the house of John S. Rowland, by which death the said churches were without a pastor. A
Photographed By Brian Scott, February 17, 2011
2. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Marker -Front
— Submitted February 28, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
2. Account of an African American Hung at the Church, August 1868
In August 1868, David Golightly Harris, a white farmer who lived in the vicinity of Spartanburg, South Carolina, recorded his family's attendance at the Association meeting at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Association meetings served as business meetings from regional Baptist churches but also attracted much fanfare and attention among lay people. Lasting for several days and offering morning, afternoon, and evening sermons, these events provided upcountry citizens with opportunities for social interaction as well as spiritual renewal. The Golightly family attended the first day of the meeting in a Saturday, spent Sunday at the home of a local family, and again partook in services on Monday. "There was a great many persons there, all seeming to enjoy usual health and happiness," Harris wrote. The Harris family returned home Monday evening, where Harris
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3. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Marker
Reverse side of marker
— Submitted February 28, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
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4. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Marker -
Reverse
Reverse
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5. Mount Zion Baptist Church and Marker
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6. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
Cemetery grounds
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7. Rev John Gill Landrum
1810-1882
1810-1882
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8. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
Cemetery grounds
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9. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
Cemetery grounds
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10. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
Cemetery grounds
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11. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
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12. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
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13. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
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14. Grave marker for Rev. John Gill Landrum
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15. Rev. John Gill Landrum
Monument - East Inscription
Monument - East Inscription
To her beloved
pastor of fifty
years. He shared
our joys &
sorrows. At the
alter. At the tomb.
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16. Rev. John Gill Landrum
Monument - North Inscription
Monument - North Inscription
earnest, successful
pastor of New
Prospect Church for
half a century now
rests from his labors.
A prince and a great
man's fallen in Israel.
He being dead, yet
speaketh.
Born in Rutherford
Co. Tenn. Oct. 22, 1810
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17. Rev. John Gill Landrum
Monument - West Inscription
Monument - West Inscription
A searcher for
truth. He was among
the first in the cause
of Temperance, Sunday
Schools and missions.
Punctual, humble, self-
sacrificing he was
devoted to duty
through a long life.
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18. Rev. John Gill Landrum
Monument - South Inscription
Monument - South Inscription
devoted pastor
for 36 years. He led us
into green pastures.
He made ours a house
of spiritual bread.
From our hearts and
homes God took him.
His work remains.
Died at Landrums
S.C. Jan. 19, 1882
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19. Elizabeth Landrum Tombstone
Engraved by W.T. White
Engraved by W.T. White
of
Elizabeth Landrum
Consort of
Rev. J.G. Landrum
who was born
on the 23rd of Sept. 1812
and died
on the 29th of Nov. 1857
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She was a member
of the Baptist Church
and a steadfast Christian.
She was faithful unto death.
Her reward is
"A Crown of Life."
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20. Grave marker for J.B.O. Landrum
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21. John Belton O'Neall Landrum
Monument - East Inscription
Monument - East Inscription
J.B.O. Landrum
1844 - 1901
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22. John Belton O'Neall Landrum
Monument - North Inscription
Monument - North Inscription
a model husband and
father. A generous
friend and neighbor.
His heart over flowed
with kindness to all.
And his life was a
record of self-sacrifice
and noble deeds.
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23. John Belton O'Neall Landrum
Monument - West Inscription
Monument - West Inscription
Faithful and true.
Gentle and loving.
He lived and laboured
for others. And his
memory lingers like
sweet incense in the
hearts of those who
knew him.
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24. John Belton O'Neall Landrum
Monument - South Inscription
Monument - South Inscription
historian, unselfish
citizen soldier
and statesman. His
life was a benediction
and his works
do follow him.
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25. George Washington Gennings
Tombstone
Tombstone
George Washington
Gennings
who was born 18th
December, 1839, and
died 30th June, 1850
Aged 10 Years
6 Moths, and 12 Days
Suffer little Children
To come unto me,
And forbid them not
For of such is the
Kingdom of God.
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George was brought up
by J. & L. Stevens, who
also erected this monument.
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26. Joshua Hawkins Monument -
East Inscription
East Inscription
Joshua
Hawkins
A Hero of the
Revolution,
Born 1750,
Died 1832.
He lived and fought
to the Motto of
Liberty or Death.
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Erected by Relatives
Patriotic Citizens, and
Cowpens Chapter,
Daughters American
Revolution.
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27. Joshua Hawkins Monument -
Northeast Corner
North Inscription
Northeast Corner
North Inscription
hero, till the notes
of Gabriel's trump
shall thrill and echo
throughout eternal
space, when thou wilt
behold a greater battle
than Brandywine when
the platform of Heaven
will be crowded in dazzling
array with the armies
of the "King of Hosts,"
preparing to descend on
the winged clouds of
the air, mid meteors and
flashing scintillations
to the Judgment Seat.
May you be gathered
with Washington and
Lafayette around the
eternal and ever dazzling
Throne of God.
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28. Joshua Hawkins Monument -
Northwest Corner
Northwest Corner
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29. Joshua Hawkins Monument
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30. John Chapman Tombstone
Captain VA State Regt
Revolutionary War
1758 - 1853
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31. William Foster Tombstone -
Perhaps the Oldest Tombstone
in the Cemetery
Perhaps the Oldest Tombstone
in the Cemetery
Rev War
March 9, 1818
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32. Mount Zion Baptist Church as of Today
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33. Mount Zion Baptist Church
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34. Mount Zion Baptist Church and Cemetery
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