Thanks, I will make a trip up there to see what they have. Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon Wade" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 6:24 PM Subject: RE: [SC-OPD] William KING, Edward WADE - 1790-1830 SC > Hi Caroline, > Yup, I found the records for Big Creek Baptist Church at Furman University > Library. > In fact, they have the records for a lot of the old Baptist churches on > microfilm. > > Eldon > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Hellams [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 5:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] William KING, Edward WADE - 1790-1830 SC > > Did you find records for Big Creek Gaptist Church? My g-g-g-grandparents, > Elisha Kelly, Sr and elizabeth Johnson Kelly are buried there as well as my > g-g-g-g-grandparents, Reubin Johnson and Nancy Caroline Greenlee Johnson. > > Also am looking for a web site I found at one time and can't seem to find it > again that had some historic records of Cedar Grove Baptist Church. My > g-grandparents Tandy Walker Thompson and Mary Elizabeth Kelly Thompson are > buried there as well as Mary Elizabeth's mother Irene Carolinne Cox Kelly. > She is buried as I. C. Ellison, having later married William Ellison after > the death or disappearance of her first husband, Harvy Kelly. > > Thank you, > Caroline > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eldon Wade" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:40 AM > Subject: [SC-OPD] William KING, Edward WADE - 1790-1830 SC > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > I could use your help in identifying a William KING and how he is > "related" > > to an Edward WADE and Elijah WADE. > > > > The William KING (b. 1760-1770) I am looking for was active in the Big > Creek > > Baptist Church in the early 1790s. This church was located in an area > that > > is present day Anderson Co SC but was in Ninety Six District of SC in the > > 1790s. > > In 1804, and again in 1828, William was the minister of the Head of Enoree > > Baptist Church (now Reedy River Baptist Church) which is in present day > > Greenville Co SC but again was part of Ninety Six District in 1804. > > While William served in churches that were in present day Anderson and > > Greenville counties he actually lived in present day Spartanburg Co. > > Baptist church records indicate this and he appears on the 1820 and 1830 > > census for Spartanburg Co SC. > > William KING witnessed several deeds for my gggg-grandfather Edward WADE > (b. > > abt. 1757). One could guess that William KING was simply a neighbor of > > Edward WADE and the reason he witnessed the deeds. However, one of > Edward's > > sons was Elijah WADE b. abt. 1804 SC. Elijah (my ggg-grandfather) is > found > > living in the residence of William KING at the taking of the 1830 > > Spartanburg Co SC census. Elijah was married at the time of the taking of > > the 1830 census and his wife and children are on the 1830 Jackson Co AL > > census. I know Elijah was living with William KING in 1830 as there is a > > very unique dual head of household entry on the 1830 census that shows > both > > William KING and Elijah WADE as the head of household. > > After looking at a will and some church records I think William KING's > wife > > was Frances MORRIS. > > > > I am trying to answer these questions: > > What was the relationship of Edward WADE and Elijah WADE to William KING? > > Why was Elijah living with William KING and wife at the taking of the 1830 > > census? > > Why was William KING and Elijah WADE both shown as head of household for > the > > same household on the 1830 census? > > > > Thank you, > > Eldon > > > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > > Harmony is the objective of this list. We are all adults, so please > respect us by talking with the list admin before making suggestions on > methods of posting or conduct. > > Thank you -- Derrell Oakley Teat--List > [email protected] > > > > > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > Genealogy Resources on the Web > http://www.ancestry.com > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > Genealogy Resources on the Web > http://www.ancestry.com > >