Transcription of Ceremony of Dedication and Consecration for Grave Markers of Past Masters
The purpose: "dedicating and consecrating a Marker in honor of Worshipful Brother William Clark Bailey."
A Greenville News article, written by Jenny Munro of the Greer Bureau, titled "Well-Preserved History."
"Historic family cemetery holds Greer's first mayor."
Photograph, taken by Boat Bartwright, is captioned, "Final Resting Place: Jean Bailey points out the gravestone of William Clark Bailey, the first mayor of Greer. His earthly remains are buried in a small family cemetery, which is cared for by Mrs. Bailey."
Attached to the news article is a photocopy of a map showing where the cemetery is located, at the corner of Buncomb Road and Brushy Creek, as well as the cemetery dimensions.
From Patricia L. Gordon, City Planner/Zoning Administrator, at the City of Greer Codes & Planning Department. March 11, 1998. To Mrs. Edward C. Bailey, 117 Peachtree Drive, Greer, SC 29651.
RE: Local Historic Designation, Corner Brushy Creek Road & Buncombe
Packet of information regarding the Bailey family application for local designation. Mrs. Bailey applied for the local designation in November of 1995. It was reviewed and approved by the Board of Architectural Review. In May 1996, City Council held the first reading on the matter but determined applications should go through the Planning Commission for a public hearing. According to the letter, Mrs. Bailey was to contact the attorney as to whether or not she wants the application to go before the Planning Commission. The hearing was on April 20, 1998.
Gordon included the following information in the packet:
The Design Guidelines
The Amended Greer Historic Preservation Ordinance
Ordinance #45-95 concerning special tax assessments
Information concerning National Register Listing and Local Designation
The last page of the packet is titled "Greer's Favorite Buildings," with information about the Building Name, Address, and Year Built. "Sources of Selection: Greer Family Fest, Historic Review Board Meetings, Lions Club and Rotary Club Meetings. Listed in alphabetical order; no ranking applied."
The buildings are:
- Alta Cunningham House, 102 W. Church Street, c. 1930
- B.A. Bennett Building, 101 Trade Street, c. 1920
- Citizens Building and Loan, Corner of Trade and Randall, 1994
- Clifford Davenport House, Randall & School Street, 1921
- First Baptist Church, E. Poinsett
- Gilreath Mill, 2358 SC 101, c. 1839
- Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Cannon & Jason Street, 1931
- Louie James House, 401 W. Poinsett, 1922
- Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church, S. Main & School Street, 1922
- Old Davenport Memorial Library, 113 School Street, 1938
- Piedmont & Northern Railroad Depot, 311 Trade Street, 1911
- R. Perry Turner House, 211 N. Main, 1937
- Suber Mill, Suber Mill Road, 1900
6 pages
City of Greer Historic Review Board Application for Designation of Local Historic Landmark
Forms filled out by Jean O. Bailey (Mrs. Edward Cunningham Bailey)
Also included are some handwritten notes about the Cemetery and William C. Bailey. The last page is a copy of a photograph of Edward Cunningham Bailey visiting the cemetery.
1st page: Faxed letter to Mr. Kenneth Westmoreland, Re: Jean Bailey and Cemetery Conveyance. Signed, Lesley R. Moore of Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, P.A., Attorneys at Law. The letter explains there is no specific deed for the cemetery, but there are references to a one-half acre burying ground dated 1902 and earlier. Those are included in this stack of papers.
2nd page: Deed; M.H. Jones deed to W.L. Henderson
3rd page: Title to real estate
4th page: Legal document
5th page: Title to real estate mentioning V. Elizabeth Bailey
6th page: Record of Ownership of 48 A. Brushy Creek Rd. & Buncombe Rd.
7th page: Plat Book, Property of W.L. Henderson Estate
Photograph of Bailey family at William C. Bailey grave (d. 1882). William Bailey was the 1st mayor of Greer.
Jean Reid Orr Bailey - Husband
Mason Ceremony
Copy of photograph has partial description of wedding and note saying "Ece and Tom Wofford Groomsmen."
Original photograph has description of wedding. On the back is attached two postcards. One from "Fort Sumter Hotel, Charleston, S.C. "Charleston's Only Waterfront Hotel"" and the other from "Oglethorpe Hotel - Brunswick, Georgia."
