I am looking for pictures or family information on Feaster Family of SC. My gaunt Sally Willis married Andrew Feaster of SC. They moved to TX or some place west. Thanks TProvost in SC -- > Glenna, > > I have information on the FEASTER family, and a family with Jacob FEASTER > who married Isabel COLEMAN, but that would be many years before the Jacob > FEASTER you are asking about. If you have no information on the FEASTER > family of Fairfield and Feasterville, and want what I have, I will send. > > Audrey > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Glenna Kinard <gkinard@sc.rr.com> > To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 5:42 PM > Subject: [SC] more on Jacob Feaster of Fairfield > > > > The other day I wrote a note asking for identification of a Jacob Feaster > in > > Fairfield County. > > > > Feaster is mentioned in a book by Elizabeth Boatwright Coker published in > > 1959 --- "La Belle". It is the story of Marie Boozer, a notorious woman of > > the mid to late 1800's. Although the book is a fictionalized account, the > > characters are real. The book is set in Columbia, Newberry, Greenville and > > later on in New York and Europe. > > > > As I have progressed through the book I have learned this so far: > > > > (1) Marie was the dau. of Amelia Sees Harned Burton Boozer Feaster. Amelia > > came to SC from Philadelphia, was married twice, the 2nd husband (Peter > > Burton) probably being the father of Marie (who was born ca 1846). > > > > (2) Amelia married (third) David Boozer of Newberry who adopted Marie. It > is > > hinted that Amelia murdered Boozer. > > > > (3) Amelia and young Marie moved to Columbia where she met Jacob Feaster > of > > Fairfield County. He was described as a "healthy, young gentleman of > > property and fine family." They moved to Alston and on to Greenville, > where > > she bore him two children, a daughter and a son, Evie (Eveline) and Jay. > > After the birth of the son, the family, which had strongly disapproved of > > Amelia, "relented and wrote to Jacob, though it did not lessen their > dislike > > of his wife." Jacob's sister (unnamed) said at the time Jacob married > > Amelia "in such haste", and that "you should never wed a woman whose > chimney > > smoke you could not see from your own back door." (Love that quote!) > > > > (4) In Greenville Jacob managed a large warehouse. In Columbia he managed > > several government storehouses. They rented a house from a Mr. Bausket on > > the corner of Washington and Sumter streets. > > > > (5) Jacob is described as a "medium-sized man with a good pair of > shoulders > > but a poor carriage of them. His expression was mild and his smile of an > > unusual sweetness. His hair and eyes were soft and honey-colored. His > nose > > was straight, his lips sensitive and his chin on the tender side." > > > > (6) Jacob Feaster left Amelia (she was a Yankee sympathizer) and moved > back > > to Feasterville w/son Jay ca 1864. Jacob joined the Confederate Army and > > fought in Va. He survived the war but the book does not give any more data > > on him. > > > > Does anyone know who this Jacob is? Parents, etc.? > > > > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > Virus warnings are not welcome on this list. > > Remember when writing a query, to always put in DATES & LOCATIONS > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have given us! >