Hi List, I have a paper with this info below on it. I cannot tell if it's a address or just a street address with a place of work. This paper was found in Greenville, S.C. from late 1920's. This info is from a persons hand writing. All input welcome!!! Below is what it looks like to me. # 9 Osteen St. Brandon? Mills Thank you, Theresa

Hi List, I have a paper with this info below on it. I cannot tell if it's a address or just a street address with a place of work. This paper was found in Greenville, S.C. from late 1920's. This info is from a persons hand writing. All input welcome!!! Below is what it looks like to me. # 9 Osteen St. Brandon? Mills Thank you, Theresa

Hi Tammy, Received the following post which you posted to SCROOTS. Match: Rotton or Rauton Source: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com From: tammyhodges@hotmail.com Subject: [SC] Re: Edgefield Families http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5gC.2ACE/51.229 Message Board Post: Hi my grandfather was from south Carolina his name is Yancey Rauton he had quite a few brothers and sisters some that i can remember is Jesse.Bunyon,Azileeand there is more would love to here from you. _________________________________ I just attended a Rauton-Lott reunion at Mt. Calvary Lutheran church, near Ridge Springs today with my mother. It was our first visit and we are not actually of the line of most of those who were there. Were you there today? My great-grandmother Hulda Rauton is the sister of Yancy Leonard Rauton who married Savannah Lott. Several individuals gave me some information to help me get started on the research on the Yancy line. I have the earlier generations, which I will share with you researched pretty well. Of course, it will never be finished, as I am sure there will always be something that is missed. The PROVEN direct line of Rauton/Rottons down to Yancy is as follows. Direct Descendants of John Rotton, Sr. 1 John ROTTON, Sr. b: Abt. 1770 in SC d: January 29, 1852 in Edgefield Co., SC . +Mary [GREEN] b: Abt. 1776 in SC d: July 11, 1855 in Edgefield Co., SC ..... 2 Willis ROTTON b: Abt. 1805 in SC d: Abt. April 13, 1859 in Edgefield Dist., SC Burial: May Cemetery, Saluda Co., SC ......... +Miranda "Mary" MAY b: Bet. 1815 - 1818 in Edgefield Co., SC m: Bef. 1838 d: Aft. 1870 Burial: May Cemetery, Saluda Co., SC Father: Charles May Mother: Mary (Polly) Ann Loveless ............ 3 William S. Rauton (ROTTON) b: Abt. 1838 in Graniteville, Edgefield Co., SC d: Abt. 1890 ................ +Elmina BURNETT b: December 10, 1848 in SC m: March 25, 1865 in Edgefield Co., SC d: May 05, 1888 Burial: Graniteville Cem., Graniteville, Aiken Co., SC Father: Thomas Jefferson Burnett Mother: Emily Holloway ................... 4 Yancy Leonard RAUTON b: Abt. 1872 in SC d: October 1937, GA I am not sure, but I think I understand that you descend from Yancy Leonard Sr's son Yancy Jr. Is that right? Mel Rauton gave me the following names today as children of Yancy Sr., which includes a son Yancy L. Rauton Jr. Descendants of Yancy Leonard Rauton 1 Yancy Leonard RAUTON b: Abt. 1872 in SC d: October 1937 GA . +Savannah Elizabeth LOTT b: Abt. 1874 in SC Father: Jesse Allen Lott Mother: One of Two Wives? ..... 2 Barbara RAUTON ..... 2 Iola RAUTON ..... 2 Azalee RAUTON ..... 2 Ernest RAUTON ..... 2 Bunyon RAUTON ..... 2 Yancy RAUTON, Jr. ..... 2 Jesse William RAUTON Without dates, I cannot put them in order yet. Savannah Lott Rauton's family seems to go like this: Direct Descendants of Lewis Elbert Lott [From the files of HC Ouzts] 1 Lewis Elbert LOTT b: Abt. 1795 . +Fereby BUSH b: Abt. 1795 m: 1815 in Edgefield Co, SC ..... 2 John Henry LOTT b: Abt. 1825 in Edgefield Co, SC d: 1865 in Chattahooche River TN [CW] ......... +Barbara E. SENN b: October 14, 1826 d: March 10, 1898 Burial: Dry Creek Baptist Church, Saluda Co, SC ............ 3 Jesse Allen LOTT b: August 22, 1849 d: February 25, 1911 ................ +Two WIVES ................... 4 Savannah Elizabeth LOTT b: Abt. 1874 in SC Since Jesse Allen Lott married twice and all I have is an 1880 census record with his second wife, I cannot yet determine which children belonged to which wife, so I have not listed them. If you have any records that would clarify that I would love to hear from you. Some additional folks from todays interviews fit into the family as follows: Descendants of Yancy Leonard Rauton 1 Yancy Leonard RAUTON b: Abt. 1872 in SC d: October 1937 . +Savannah Elizabeth LOTT b: Abt. 1874 in SC Father: Jesse Allen Lott Mother: Two Wives ..... 2 Barbara RAUTON ..... 2 Iola RAUTON ..... 2 Azalee RAUTON ..... 2 Ernest RAUTON ..... 2 Bunyon RAUTON ............ 3 John Daniel RAUTON b: in Lyons Co, GA ............ 3 Albert Bunyon 'AB' RAUTON b: August 21, 1833 in Lyons Co, GA [source of the info. on his line] ............ 3 Alla Lee RAUTON b: August 21, 1833 in Lyons Co, GA ............ 3 Barbara Ellen RAUTON b: in Lyons Co, GA ..... 2 Yancy RAUTON, Jr. ..... 2 Jesse William RAUTON ............ 3 George 'El' RAUTON b: January 01, 1934 ............ 3 Mel RAUTON b: January 01, 1934 in Lyons Co, GA [source of the names of gen. 2 and the children of Jesse] ............ 3 Jesse William RAUTON, Jr. b: in Lyons Co, GA ............ 3 Virginia RAUTON b: in Lyons Co, GA ............ 3 Harry RAUTON b: in Lyons Co, GA ................... 4 Gail RAUTON ....................... +Butch FOGLE [source of the name of his wife and who she connects to. I have his email, so hope to get more info. soon. That is all that I have at this time until I get somewhere, such as the Greenville Co. Public Library (3 hrs away) that has GA census records. Someone in the area of Lyons Co, Ga. could go to the court house and get wills, deeds, marriage, death, etc records that would prove information on the family. Let me know what you are interested in and please share the info on your direct line. Please include sources for me, such as Bible records, birth certificate #s, and as much detail as you can. I will add them to the files and send you the updates. Good to hear from you. Hopefully others on the 3 SC lists above will be able to help us both. Any additions and corrections are most welcome. Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net

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Can anyone please give me a clue as to "who" this Burr Harrison is? I'm stumped. In the estate papers of Maximillian Haynie (d. 1814) Newberry District SC, he leaves: "to my daughter Mary Harrison, wife of Burr Harrison, $10 to her heir and her heirs forever." Glenna ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Porter, McCants, Cobb, Martin, Rawlinson, Gill, Higgins, Scott, Harrison, Fetner; (2) Bryant, McDade, Dillard, Tolleson, Wells, Baxter, Eaves; (3) Kinard, Wise, Thaxton, Vickers, Patton, Hubbard, Wilkins, Long/Lang, Latta (Branch 28), Mauldin, Dismukes. Please direct all correspondence to: gkinard@sc.rr.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I was wondering if anyone can do a lookup for me in records/books whatever might be available for McELVANY/McELVANEY various spellings. I have the address of the Church but thought perhaps someone might have records at home. Rocky River Presbyterian Ch Rr 1,Abbeville,SC 29620 Phone: (864) 446-3059 Thanks for any information you might provide. Vickye White Rt. 1 Box 96 3477 N. FM 1212 Stanton, TX 79782 Please visit my website: http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Park/2777/footstepsbackintime.html My Daughter's site for Native American-Southwestern Items http://www.desisdelights.com/ "Patriotism means to stand by the country, it does not mean to stand by the President or any other public official..." Theodore Roosevelt

I would appreciate any information on Jesse Taylor living in South Carolina 1790 thru 1830. He was probably born 1763-65ish. He was in the Edgefield area during those dates. His family all moved to Lowndes County, Alabama around 1830. When he died in 1834 his wife was Patience???. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Margaret Taylor m9705@mon-cre.net La Pine, Alabama

I would appreciate any information on Jesse Taylor living in South Carolina 1790 thru 1830. He was probably born 1763-65ish. He was in the Edgefield area during those dates. His family all moved to Lowndes County, Alabama around 1830. When he died in 1834 his wife was Patience???. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Margaret Taylor Margaret, He shows in the 1790 Census in Ninety-Six District, Edgefield County. They have him listed as: TAYLOR, Jessee 1 male over 16/0 males under 16/ 5 females of any age note....the double e on his given name is that way in the census. Hope this helps. Bill ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE Write SC-Genealogy-L-Request@RootsWeb.com Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode

----- Original Message ----- From: Cynthia Porcher To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:44 PM Mary Brunning was born 5 apr 1868 in Charleston and died 9 sep 1892 in Summerville. Mary Helen married Joseph Stoppelbein. They had 2 children, Mary Helen and Joseph. Does anyone know Mary Brunnings parents? chp

Really..............................you got me! I am not real sure but from what I have been able to find I think he may be listed at times as a Thomas or Tho's is all that I saw for real. But I also wonder if perhaps he was not a Lewis, or else the son of a Lewis Floyd. Why do you have something that may help me out some. I do know that he shows up with a wife Elizabeth in GA but yet I can find no marriage yet for them. I find their children's but not theirs. Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: "wsnipes" <wsnipes@krl.org> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 1:16 PM Subject: [SC] Thos Floyd > Hi, Gail; > > Is Thos Floyd's name actually Thomas Floyd? > > Bill > > >===== Original Message From SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com ===== > >Billie: > >Have you ever noticed any one with the surname of Floyd listed in the > >Probate section in SC records? > > > >I am trying with all my might to locate some sort of clue as to who Tho's > >Floyd was who shows up in Colleton Co. on the 1850 census age 12 with I > >suppose his Mother > >Elizabeth Floyd age 30. I have a very strong feeling that perhaps his > >Father died there. > >I can't tell really because back on the 1840 it only lists heads of > >household. > > > >One strong clue in my favor is this: > >There were at least two Lewis Floyd men in the general area of SC in the > >1840 Census and later on as an adult Tom {sic in GA} named a son Lewis M. > >Floyd. > > > >So perhaps I seek the Probate records of a Lewis Floyd > >In Horry Co. I found that year a J. L. Floyd so this could be Lewis on p. > >337 a Lewis Floyd shows up on p. 325 that same census and a Lewis H. Floyd > >shows up on p. 348 same census all in Horry Co. SC. > > > >Now the man Lewis H. Floyd shows up with 2 males under 5 and my Tho's would > >be under 5 that year, himself being the male age 20-30 and one female age > >5-10 and one female must be his wife age 20-30. > > > >I suspect this is them, but would need to know is this woman in age group > >20-30 Elizabeth. > >The Elizabeth with Tho's in Colleton the very next Census does show up as 30 > >years old. So this does seem to fit. > > > >Can you please help me to find out if this is my Elizabeth mother of Tho's > >Floyd and if perhaps this is the Tho's Floyd who grew up to be a lumber > >Cutter and moved over into GA into Charleton Co. and also married a woman > >named Elizabeth and had about six children in all. > > > >I have them in GA just can't place him before that for sure. > > > >Confused in Florida, > >Gail > > > > > > > >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > >South Carolina Resources Available at RootsWeb! > > > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC.html > > Alternate E-mail Address: > > wrs1940@netscape.net > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > South Carolina GenForum Page > http://genforum.genealogy.com/sc/ > >

At 02:04 PM 8/23/02 -0700, Gail Moore wrote: > >I have them in GA just can't place him before that for sure. If you are trying to locate your ancestors in South Carolina but have NO clues other than a "born in SC" on the census records of other states (GA, AL, LA, FL, TX etc), here's something you can try: Look at the census record again and note which families are living nearby. Are any of the family members born in SC? If so, look for their names in everything you can in the last known location for your ancestor (in Gail's case, GA): --tax and voter lists (who voted at the same place as your ancestor?) --deeds (who bought land near your ancestor; are there any deeds in their name showing sale of land in SC? If so, where was their land?) --cemeteries (are there other folks on the 1850, born in SC, buried in the same cemetery as your ancestor?) Which surnames seem to always be in proximity to your known ancestors? Families seldom migrated alone in the early 1800's, and you will find time and again that several families from the same community in SC are found in the same counties in other states. Knowing who the neighbors are in each location can help you place your ancestors in the right county in SC. It's not foolproof, and you'll need to look at a LOT of other records, but it just might help. Cheers, Victoria Proctor State Coordinator, SCGenWeb <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/>

Billie: Have you ever noticed any one with the surname of Floyd listed in the Probate section in SC records? I am trying with all my might to locate some sort of clue as to who Tho's Floyd was who shows up in Colleton Co. on the 1850 census age 12 with I suppose his Mother Elizabeth Floyd age 30. I have a very strong feeling that perhaps his Father died there. I can't tell really because back on the 1840 it only lists heads of household. One strong clue in my favor is this: There were at least two Lewis Floyd men in the general area of SC in the 1840 Census and later on as an adult Tom {sic in GA} named a son Lewis M. Floyd. So perhaps I seek the Probate records of a Lewis Floyd In Horry Co. I found that year a J. L. Floyd so this could be Lewis on p. 337 a Lewis Floyd shows up on p. 325 that same census and a Lewis H. Floyd shows up on p. 348 same census all in Horry Co. SC. Now the man Lewis H. Floyd shows up with 2 males under 5 and my Tho's would be under 5 that year, himself being the male age 20-30 and one female age 5-10 and one female must be his wife age 20-30. I suspect this is them, but would need to know is this woman in age group 20-30 Elizabeth. The Elizabeth with Tho's in Colleton the very next Census does show up as 30 years old. So this does seem to fit. Can you please help me to find out if this is my Elizabeth mother of Tho's Floyd and if perhaps this is the Tho's Floyd who grew up to be a lumber Cutter and moved over into GA into Charleton Co. and also married a woman named Elizabeth and had about six children in all. I have them in GA just can't place him before that for sure. Confused in Florida, Gail

Don't forget to ask for PROBATE RECORDS, not just WILLS. The SC State Archives has a microfilm for Edgefield Co. that I use all the time that is an index to Probate records, both wills and intestate administrations. Only the wills show up in Will Books. I would assume that other counties have the same records and an index can be found on them, just as with the Edgefield Probate. I have found much useful info. in the estate settlements when the accountings are made by the administrator - they list such items as payment for clothes, tuition etc for minor children, give the accounting for the legatees receiving their portion and the date they did so, which often helps determine their age. Also husbands of daughters are given. Often the widow has remarried and her share is paid out in her new name. That is certainly not in the will. Even when there is a will, I use the probate records and not the will books so I can see what other info. they might contain. Also, if you find an abstract, I recommend that you order the entire record, as often I have found the abstracts left out information important to me, and are sometime misleading because all info. cannot be given in the space alloted for the abstract. Hopefully, your family got into a squabble about their inheritance. If so, there is an Equity Suit that will name everyone involved, their relationships, etc. This often happens where there are two marriages, and the equity suit is wonderful to show who goes in what family. There is an index of these Equity suits as well, and micrifilmed records of the actual cases. Carol Wells just released a small book on Equity Records in Edgefield Co. I have already found some good into. in her book. I have not done much with other court records yet, but they are also at the State Archives, as well as in the actual counties I would assume. Happy Hunting Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jrcinsd2@aol.com> To: <SCNEWBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [SCNEWBERRY] Samuel Cannon > Char, Funny you should mention getting a Samuel CANNON will, I just sent to > NC Archives yesterday to see if they have one in the timeframe I am > researching. SC does not have one in their records....which means only that > they don't have one, not that one absolutely never existed. You're right > about records getting sparse pre-1776. I call it the foggy time!! > > Janice (Cannon) > > > ==== SCNEWBER Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi, Gail; Is Thos Floyd's name actually Thomas Floyd? Bill >===== Original Message From SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com ===== >Billie: >Have you ever noticed any one with the surname of Floyd listed in the >Probate section in SC records? > >I am trying with all my might to locate some sort of clue as to who Tho's >Floyd was who shows up in Colleton Co. on the 1850 census age 12 with I >suppose his Mother >Elizabeth Floyd age 30. I have a very strong feeling that perhaps his >Father died there. >I can't tell really because back on the 1840 it only lists heads of >household. > >One strong clue in my favor is this: >There were at least two Lewis Floyd men in the general area of SC in the >1840 Census and later on as an adult Tom {sic in GA} named a son Lewis M. >Floyd. > >So perhaps I seek the Probate records of a Lewis Floyd >In Horry Co. I found that year a J. L. Floyd so this could be Lewis on p. >337 a Lewis Floyd shows up on p. 325 that same census and a Lewis H. Floyd >shows up on p. 348 same census all in Horry Co. SC. > >Now the man Lewis H. Floyd shows up with 2 males under 5 and my Tho's would >be under 5 that year, himself being the male age 20-30 and one female age >5-10 and one female must be his wife age 20-30. > >I suspect this is them, but would need to know is this woman in age group >20-30 Elizabeth. >The Elizabeth with Tho's in Colleton the very next Census does show up as 30 >years old. So this does seem to fit. > >Can you please help me to find out if this is my Elizabeth mother of Tho's >Floyd and if perhaps this is the Tho's Floyd who grew up to be a lumber >Cutter and moved over into GA into Charleton Co. and also married a woman >named Elizabeth and had about six children in all. > >I have them in GA just can't place him before that for sure. > >Confused in Florida, >Gail > > > >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >South Carolina Resources Available at RootsWeb! > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC.html Alternate E-mail Address: wrs1940@netscape.net

I am currently researching the Meeks family in SC. Rosa Meeks married a Robert Greene(Green). He was killed on a RR Track in Ala. I know nothing about the family or how to even begin looking. I know that another sister, married from the same green family. One had a son named marvin. Does anyone have any reference to a Robert, Died in 1925 In Alabama or James Albert who married a Jennettie E. Meeks.? Thanks, Karon -----Original Message----- From: wsnipes [mailto:wsnipes@krl.org] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 5:03 PM To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SC] Gen. Greene GEN. NATHANAEL GREENE was born 1742 in Potowomut, RI, and died June 19, 1786 in Georgia. He married CATHARINE LITTLEFIELD July 20, 1774 in East Greenwich, RI, daughter of JOHN LITTLEFIELD and PHEBE RAY. She was born February 17, 1755 in New Shoreham, Block Island, RI, and died September 2, 1814 in Cumberland Island, Georgia. Children of GEN. GREENE and CATHARINE LITTLEFIELD are: i. GEORGE WASHINGTON9 GREENE, b. Abt. 1776; d. 1793, Georgia. 2. ii. MARTHA WASHINGTON GREENE, b. March 1777; d. 1801-1871. 3. iii. CORNELIA LOTT GREENE, b. Abt. 1778, New Shoreham, Block Island, RI; d. 1824-1873. iv. NATHANAEL RAY GREENE, b. January 1780; d. 1859; m. ANNA MARIE CLARKE, WFT Est. 1799-1828; b. 1783; d. 1799-1877. v. LOUISA GREENE, b. 1768-1787; d. 1818-1863; m. JAMES SHAW, March 1814; b. 1762-1794, Cumberland Island, Georgia; d. WFT Est. 1817-1854. vi. CATHARINE GREENE, b. 1767-1787; d. 1768-1861. More About CATHARINE GREENE: Fact 1: Died as an infant Alternate E-mail Address: wrs1940@netscape.net ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== South Carolina Resources Available at RootsWeb! http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC.html

"Book H-H, P. 205 23 Feb 1748 Feoffment "William WATIES, of Winyaw, Prince George Parish, to Thomas *HASELL, of Georgetown, for L 1150 currency, the front part of 2 lots, 23 & 24, in Georgetown, bounding SW 100 ft. on Front Street; SE 74 ft. on Broad Street; NE by 2 lots; NW on lot #22; also all the ground of said 2 lots, 100 ft. wide. Witnesses: William FLEMING, William POOLE, both of Winyaw, Craven Co. On 32 Jan 1750 John OULDFIELD, Esq, & James SUMMERS recognitized the handwriting of FLEMING & POOLE. Before William PINCKNEY, J. P. William HOPTON, Register."

Is anyone working on this POOLE line? Audrey L & R by Mortgage William POOLE, Carpenter, son & heir of William POOLE, planter to Thomas HASELL, rector the Hon. Thomas BROUGHTON (executor of will of Richard BERESFORD), Richard HARRIS, John MOORE, Francis GODDARD, John STEWARD, John ASHBY & Robert DANIEL, vestry men, all of St Thomas Parish, Berkeley Co, (see page 279 for details of BERESFORD'S will) for L 400 currency, mortgaged 2 tracts; 1 of 150 A. on the E side Cooper River on Wisboo Creek, bounding NE on Wisboo Creek; SE on Dennis HAYES & Humphrey TURQUET; S on William POOLE (formerly Thomas MONCK*) as specified in grant dated 5 May 1704 from Lords Proprs. To Thomas MONCK on 5 May 1704 & conveyed by MONCK 1 June 1705 to William POOLE , the father. Witnesses: Jacob WOOLFORD, Thomas ELLERY. Before Tweedie SOMERVILLE. Jacob MOTTE, Register. Mortgage satisfied 23 July 1728. Certified by Alexander GARDEN, Jr, Treasurer of Vestry to William HOPTON, Pub. Reg."

I am searching for information on Theophus M. Billings b 06-Sept 1848 d 18 June 1918 and Christine Sumner Billings b 18 Dec 1848 d 21 Oct 1911 and both were buried in the Mount Lebanon Cemetery. They are the parents of my grand mother Helen Pearl Billings b 11Sep 1877 d 1 Mar 1954. Helen Pearl Billings was married to my grand father William Murphy Lawson 4 Jan 1874 d 14 Mar 1958 and they are both buried in the Friendship Baptist Church, Pauline,SC

Hello I am researching Researching the following familily names.. Sims Ray-Spartenburg SC and last name Prayther At this point I am looking for their American Indian Ancestry.Any clues will be appreciated. Ok to send info to my email address. Thanks Delorra

I am researching the following lady who is my 3rd gr grandmother ELIZABETH GORE, SC 1774-1832?(DIED IN OHIO) Family rumor is the she was full blood native american, she married Wm. Bradney in W Va, or Va. Marriage records state BradLey, instead of BradNey, tombstone says Bradney, other relatives have moved to Iowa.(Some of Elizabeths decendents) They know of the rumor, cannot prove it. Does anyone know of this woman? My direct e-mail is Claywalela1@wmconnect.com Linda kjnj