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1997 GLADNEYS IN AMERICA FAMILY ASSOCIATION REUNION

JULY 24-27

WINNSBORO, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

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Meeting at the Fairfield Motel, some of the Gladney Clan began to arrive on Tuesday, July 22nd. Dr. James & Margaret Gladney, Cynthia Gladney Steele, Charles Sidney Gladney, Gene & Bettye Bond began a little before hand work, putting the final touches on the Old Gladney Cemetery and the hay barn upon a hill in the meadow of the Jackson Creek Gladney land grant property.

Ed Stevenson had the cemetery mowed and bushawged the area around the barn, to facilitate parking for the picnic.

After dinner on the 23rd, Gene & Bettye proceeded to the Old Rock Church Cemetery, using a weed eater to clean the graves known to them & to make a path to them from the old Church walls. Vandals had done much destruction to some of the old markers in a wide strip by the old Church, however only a couple of the Gladney descendants markers were broken. For that we can be thankful.

When Julia & Mike Glenn, Julia's Father & wife, arrived Thursday, they took over the weed eater detail and did a wonderful job clearing the entire front half of the Rock Church Cemetery. Julia has quite a few relatives buried there. Julia & Mike, with the help of Dr.James Gladney, Charles Sidney Gladney, Gene Bond and equipment borrowed from Robert Malone of Winnsboro, really "ate up some weeds."

FRIDAY:

Finally the "big day" and every one began to arrive from all over the USA. Hugs and "Hello Cousin", was the order of the day. Tim & Jill Johnson had printed out name tag for everyone. Clifton Gladney (our treasurer) was kept very busy during the check-in time. Eleanor Richardson was busy passing out name tags , before long Polly Gladney, Eleanor Linn and Margaret Gladney pitched in to help her.

Old Rock Church Cemetery

SATURDAY:

The morning started with breakfast catered by the Lamppost, then off to the days schedule:

9:00 am caravan to the old Rock Church Cemetery.

10:00 am caravan to the Old Gladney Cemetery.

Dedication of the Graves ceremony:

Members of the 6th North Carolina Revolutionary War Historical Society in full uniform,Dusty Simmons, Captain, opened the ceremony with the presentation of the colors.

Revolutionary era costumes were worn by Virginia Ivens, Julia Kerr Glenn, and Bettye Bond, all Gladney Family members.

Crystal Wellborn Gregg was the master of ceremonies during the dedication.

Mrs. Charles E. (Delores) Everet, Pennsylvania State Chairman of Bylaws and Regent of CYMRY Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists, placed the wreath on the grave of Jane Wilson Gladney, as an original land grant recipient, after the marker dedication by Bettye Bond of CYMRY Chapter & GIAFA Vice President.

Markers on the graves of Janette Gaston Strong, Jane Strong Gladney and Agnes McCreight Gladney were sponsored by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Gladney Family members who were NSDAR members performed the dedication and placing of the wreaths on the graves.

Mrs. William L. (Bonnie) Glasgow, State Treasurer of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution of South Carolina, Mrs. Perry Ann Renwick, Regent of Thomas Woodward Chapter NSDAR, and Penny Renwick, Senior State President of the South Carolina Society CAR were guests and participated in the program.

Dr. James Frank Gladney, President of the Gladney Family Association accepted the 4 markers and wreaths as they were dedicated by the various family members of the NSDAC & NSDAR.

After the dedication ceremony the 6th N.C. retired the colors and Benediction was given by Rev. Henning Andrews.

Visiting, locating graves, headstone rubbings and picture taking seemed to be the most important task at hand for about an hour.

12:00 -1:30 pm PICNIC in the hay barn. Wonderful sandwiches were made and delivered to the barn by Terry Kowekamp, owner of "Yummies" in Winnsboro.

1:30 pm caravan to the Red Brick Church

3:00 -5:00 pm Fairfield County Museum Research Room. Many new family members discovered what older members already knew,"the ladies are soooo helpful and there is soooo much information there.

5:00-7:00 pm rest time, free time, BOARD MEETING FOR BOARD MEMBERS

7:00 pm Banquet.

Sit down dinner catered by the Lamppost.

Business meeting was called to order by Dr. James Gladney, President: who presided over the order of business as follows:

Welcome:, Introduction of new people:, Secretaries report--unavailable:, Treasurers report--$____.

Old business: Wally reported on books that were bound. Cecil recapped for the new people the work of William Cody Gladney and Mrs. Mildred Arnold, Polly read a letter from Mrs.. Arnolds daughter and told of a $100.00 donation, denoting Mrs. Arnold would be 100 years of age.

New business: Dr. James presented a proposal for those who have not updated to do so and that the fees for the updates would be $15.00 for the kinship report, $35.00 for the update and $10.00 for the disk. These prices will include the mailing fee. The monies should be sent to Clifton Gladney Treasurer, who would email Tim Johnson the names of people ordering. (Tim is to keep track of the postage and submit the receipts to Clifton). Dr. James also invited those who had already received an update or kinship to donate the same amount to the treasury of the Gladney Association. This motion was seconded and vote passed by members present.

Dr. James requested that the Gladney Association buy Tim Johnson a Gladney computer to use for the updates so as to free the family computer for family use. This vote also passed by the members present.

Carolyn Gladney Powell requested a headstone for Nancy Agnes Martin wife of Thomas Gladney. seconded by C.Wallace Gladney and vote passed by members present. Bettye Bond will see that it is ordered from Buddy Brooks at Pigeon Granite in Winnsboro, SC. (August 28, 1997- the headstone has been ordered)

The new Slate of Officers for 1997-1999, as presented by Wally Gladney: seconded and passed by members present:

President: Bettye Bond

Vice President: Larry Ivens

Secretary: Julia Glenn

Treasurer: Clifton Gladney

Historian: William Cody Gladney

Database Managers: Tim & Jill Johnson

Directors:

Ben Gladney

Eleanor Richardson

C.Wallace Gladney--new member for 1997

Dr. William Washburn Gladneys' presentation on Celtic emigration was a huge success. The group asked if he could further this line of discussion next year.

SUNDAY:

A Short but meaningful Church service was conducted by Rev. Henning Andrews, in the parking lot of the Fairfield Motel, before the Family Association said "Good Bye" until 1998.

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