MINUTES



Annual Meeting of October 17, 2004

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hal Jameson. The members present were in addition to Dr. Jameson, Don Jameson, John Jameson, Ronnie Jameson, Michael Johnson, and Larry Jameson.

It was asked that Larry Jameson read the minutes of the last meeting held on Oct. 19, 2003. The minutes were duly read; a motion was made and seconded to approve, and the membership voted to approve the minutes as read.

Dr. Jameson recommended that the Bylaws of the Jameson Family Cemetery Corporation be read and voted upon. Upon reading by John Jameson, Dr. Jameson moved that the Bylaws be approved. They were approved and seconded with the following changes: the address of the Cemetery should be 517 Jameson Road, Easley, SC 29640, and Reword Associate Members as they are not directly engaged in the operation of the Cemetery, but are direct descendents of William Jameson Sr. and Margaret Westmoreland, and Associate members are non-voting members.

As outlined in Article VI of the Bylaws, a Board of Directors was elected. The members of the Board were elected as follows: Dr. Hal Jameson. Don Jameson, John Jameson, Ronnie Jameson, Michael Johnson, Alan Warner. and Larry Jameson.

As outlined in Article VII of the Bylaws, officers were elected as follows: John Jameson, President and Historian, Don Jameson, Vice President, and Larry Jameson, Secretary/Treasurer.

John Jameson opened the meeting for discussion of general business. Ronnie Jameson and Michael Johnson discussed the removal of the pine trees and clearing a path through the gate. They agreed to arrange for these items to be completed.

Don Jameson recommended that a mailing list be generated for relatives that would be associate members. It was recommended that the Board members submit to the President relatives that may wish to be Associate members.

Talk turned to the burial site of William Jameson Sr. Don Jameson stated that he was told by Joshua Jameson that William Jameson Sr. was buried at the Old Crossroads Baptist Church location. Dr. Hal Jameson concurred that was where he had always heard that he was buried. It was noted that Westmoreland headstones are visible at the site. Dr. Jameson mentioned that John Gilstrap owns the property, but does not wish to sell. It was recommended that the Board obtain an exact Global Positioning Location of the Gravesite, and a marker be place in the Jameson Family Cemetery noting the site where

William Jameson Sr. is buried. At some point in the future, the Board would hope to erect a marker at the burial site noting the Revolutionary War service of William Jameson Sr. and his contributions to the early history of Upstate South Carolina.

John Jameson discussed the spring outing to the old mill site in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He noted that photos are posted on the website. Of particular interest to those that attended were Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Gregory, authors of Indians, Bloodshed, Tears, Churches, & Schools: It all Started at Fort Gowen that mentions William in those early days. There is confusion as to the exact location of Jamison’s [spelled with an “i” in the book] Station [a.k.a. Jamison’s Fort] and Gowen’s Old Fort. It was recommended that the Board work with the State of South Carolina, possibly obtaining grant money to research the location of Jamison’s Station and Gowen’s Fort. John Jameson stated that the agency to deal with is the South Carolina Institute of Archeology and Anthropology.

Dr. Jameson said that he would work to have the mill stone from the old Jameson Mill, located on Burdine Creek south of Jameson Road in Pickens County, transferred to the Pickens County Cultural Commission. According to Dr. Jameson and Don Jameson, D.P. Garrick had retrieved the mill stone from the Jameson Mill site on Burdine Creek and was carrying it home in his wagon when it fell off the back of the wagon. Mr. Garrick could not get it back on the wagon. The stone was eventually retrieved and kept at a nearby residence off Old Mill Road where it remained for many years.

[Editorial postscript, March 1, 2005: Thanks to the efforts of Alan Warner, Dr. Hal Jameson, Don Jameson, and property owner Steve Gravely, the mill stone is now stored and preserved at Hagood Mill in Pickens as part of the permanent collection of the Pickens County Museum.]

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn. These minutes are respectively submitted by Larry Jameson the 21st day of February 2005.

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