Hi Maggee....1888 was a big one in Charleton...cuz Rosalieanne

The main fault that precipitated the 1886 earthquake is centered near Summerville. Unlike the California faults, this one is much deeper according to current reports. The area continues to have minor quakes but they are so low in level, they aren't felt. There is a seismograph at one of the local universities. I know one was felt by some people in the mid-1990s, it registered about a 2.7 or 3.1 as I recall. I didn't feel it, although I was living there at the time. The 1886 quake was reportedly felt as far away as Boston and Atlanta. You can see evidence of it today as you walk the streets of the city - many of the older brick homes have tie rods going through them to hold the walls together. These are affixed on the end with 'earthquake bolts' on the outside of the building. Some of these bolts are anchored in round disks that are about 8" in diameter, others have ornamental covers with stars, lion heads, etc. You can also see evidence on some of the larger homes along East Bay Street. There is one in particular that used to have three columns on top of a first floor entrance. The columns fell off during the quake and have never been replaced. It makes for an interesting architectural facade since the roof over that entrance now sits there empty and flat, facing the street . ----- Original Message ----- From: <MOConqrr@aol.com> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 11:22 AM Subject: [SCCHARLE] Re:Earthquake in Charleston? > Does anyone know of a time when a large earthquake struck the Charleston > area--or Summerville? sometime before the turn of the 1900's? Again--just > trying to verify stories that were handed down.... > > Maggee Smith > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Lots of holdings on Charleston County Families > South Carolina Historical Society > http://www.schistory.org >

http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/USA/1886_09_01.html The above URL will give you the information on the Charleston Earthquake of August 31, 1886

There were earthquakes in Charleston. 1698, February and and Tuesday, August 31, 1886 another hit. There had been 11 minor quakes since 1698, but never one as big as the 1886 one. This from the book, Charleston, Charleston by Walter J. Fraser, Jr. Jean

Does anyone know of a time when a large earthquake struck the Charleston area--or Summerville? sometime before the turn of the 1900's? Again--just trying to verify stories that were handed down.... Maggee Smith

I have come across some information about an ancestor's home, and I am not sure if it is in Charleston or not. The notation says it is near "Astor House in Barkley Street"--could this be in Charleston? I am not able to get into the Astor House website (connection refused?) but the internet description says it is in Golden, CO. THAT makes no sense at all in this family!! Can anyone help here? Maggee Smith

hi pat - nice site...thanks. i love the library of congress' site and play there often but, like the actual library itself - if you've ever been there - it is so large it will take forever to "investigate" all of the available information there. what a wonderful way to spend a little free time, though. happy memorial day weekend to all. julie thames howell, jax, fla > So check out this Library of Congress web site.

hello all, it all starts with me, any help will be appriecieated;looking for paternal side of family have all of maternal, i hope. daughter-- crystal owens b.1963 l l father-- claude hill b.feb 15 1931 in essex co newark nj city hosp. d.april 18 1997 aka: jack owens name changed when he was given to the owens family. l l biological paternal mother-- anna jackson hill b.in georgia yr.unk on birth cert.she was 24 yrs old and in 1931 they lived on 140 union street with 1 other siblings(which i cant find). l l bio.pat.father-- claude hill b. in charleston?? south carolina yr. unk on birth cer. he was 27 yrs old l l jack owens sr-- no information l l mattie seabrook owens b.dec 1 1910 in charleston s.c. d.july 1985 in brooklyn ny,on her social sercurity card appl.it has 1938 she was an owens.( I dont know when mattie married jack sr) and she lived on 166 west 128 st manhattan .n.y.c and work for/at W.P.A on 70 columbus ave n.y.c and she was 27 yrs old. please help me lister from charleston sc,afro.amer.hills,owens and any afro.amer.seabrooks from the charleston sc area.i have so much info but yet so little.i dont have any ny or nj chat room or list. if there are any please send them to me. thanks for all your help.and good luck with all your searches.i love these list and chat room. they are all so helpful.crystal owens adonte@hotmail.com ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi everybody - Several weeks ago, there was a lot of discussion about finding locations of ancestors' homes, etc. Of course, many of those no longer exist, whether they are in the historic district or not. But, I knew I'd seen some maps on line. So check out this Library of Congress web site. It has lots of historic maps for different cities and offers two for Charleston. One is from 1790, and one is from 1870 or so. You'll need to play around with the zoom and navigation, but should be able to zero in on a street. If they aren't named directly on the map (check the legend at the bottom), you can match it up with a current day map by looking at the major cross streets. From there you should be able to count blocks. Street names and numbers might have changed, but the number of blocks in the historic district has pretty much stayed the same. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html Then try cities and towns and geographic locations. You'll have fun playing. Pat

My GGrandma live 62 Spring St...Lucy J. Herring

I have seen "com mer" listed after the name of a company. I found out it means commision merchant. Any inforamtion on what this means? It was listed after a grocery wholesale business in Charleston. It was listed as Petermann, john H. com mer. Thanks, Bill

My husband had relatives,Mr.& Mrs.Calvin White living at # 32 Spring St. in 1931. Imogene Bill Nell wrote: > Jean; > This is an excellent map of Charleston showing Sprint St in the center. > http://www.charlestongolfinc.com/downtownmap.htm > I also had ancestors on Spring at # 26 in 1881. A WH Johnson was the family > doctor. > Bill Nell > > Crckrsuze@aol.com wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me where Spring St. in Charleston is/was.� My Great,Great > > grandfather, Thomas A. Johnson is listed on the 1850 Census with his wife > > Rebecca, and 2 children, Alice and Rebecca.� The Charleston City Directory > > lists him as living at 39 Spring St.� Thanks, > > Jean > > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > > Lots of holdings on Charleston County Families > > South Carolina Historical Society > > http://www.schistory.org > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Lots of holdings on Charleston County Families > South Carolina Historical Society > http://www.schistory.org

Bill, Thanks for the map. Now at least I can picture where it was. Maybe on my next trip to Charleston I can see it. Once again, thanks. Now if I can just find out where they are buried and who their parents are. Unfortunately, these folks are my brick wall and it is not crumbling very fast. Jean

Jean; This is an excellent map of Charleston showing Sprint St in the center. http://www.charlestongolfinc.com/downtownmap.htm I also had ancestors on Spring at # 26 in 1881. A WH Johnson was the family doctor. Bill Nell Crckrsuze@aol.com wrote: > Can anyone tell me where Spring St. in Charleston is/was. My Great,Great > grandfather, Thomas A. Johnson is listed on the 1850 Census with his wife > Rebecca, and 2 children, Alice and Rebecca. The Charleston City Directory > lists him as living at 39 Spring St. Thanks, > Jean > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Lots of holdings on Charleston County Families > South Carolina Historical Society > http://www.schistory.org

Many thanks for typing the article on Thomas Muldrup Logan to the list. It is much appreciated. If there are any other Logan and Daniell researchers out there, I would love to hear from you. Liz Noble

I have your Michael Hunsinger, a baker, marrying Catharine Leitner from Goose Creek on 28 Jan 1787. This is from the original translation of the German St. John's Lutheran Church Records. These records end in 1787. I'll look through these records to see if these surnames are mentioned anywhere else. I checked the roster of the German Fusiliers but find no mention of Hunsinger or Leitner. Lynn

Does anyone know of the Leitner family that had a daughter named Catherine? She married a Michael Huntsinger in 1784 at St. John's Lutheran Church? Or the Huntsinger family? Thank you, Joy

Liz Noble From the Sacramento, CA, County Historical Society (Box 160065, Sac, CA 95816-0065) "Epitaph", Spring 2000: CAN YOU NAME THIS PIONEER SACRAMENTAN ? He was a native of Charleston, SC, born Feb 1, 1813. He received a degree in medicine from the Medical College of SC, whereupon he went to Europe to pursue the study of catastrophic diseases and became an expert in the field of cholera. He entered the general practice of medicine on his return to the States, practicing both in Charleston and New Orleans before coming to California in 1850. Before being lured here by the Gold Rush, he participated in the founding of the American, Medical Association and became a chartered member. He became President in 1872. He was mining in the Coloma District in the fall of 1850 when news of the outbreak of cholera in Sacramento reached him and he decided to come here to offer his services. Upon his arrival here, he also started keeping meteorological data, recording this city's rainfall, temperature and humidity. His carefully kept records were later adopted by the US Weather Bureau in 1872 when it was organized, making him Sacramento's first weatherman. He compiled the first mortality records for the Pacific Coast, wrote the first medical history of Sacramento, and was instrumental in establishing the city and state boards of health. He became an outspoken proponent of the right of women to study and practice medicine. His radical resolution made to the AMA failed to pass. He died Feb 13, 1876 at the age of 63 and is buried in City Cemetery's State Plot, the only non-state official, other than spouses, so honored ANSWER: Dr. Thomas Muldrop LOGAN H. Frost Prioleau Piedmont, CA hfrost@prioleau.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth W. Noble <noblehouse@setnet.net> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [SCCHARLE] LOGAN > The Logans are in my direct line. I would love to have this article. > Thank you. > > Liz Noble > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: H. Frost Prioleau <hfrost@prioleau.com> > To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 9:09 PM > Subject: [SCCHARLE] LOGAN > > > > Under "Can you name this pioneer Sacramentan ?", the Sacramento, CA, > > Cemetery newsletter publishes a long description of the good deeds of: > > > > Dr. Thomas Muldrop LOGAN (b. 1813 in Charleston - d.1876 in > > Sacramento, CA) > > > > If anyone is interested, I can type it to the list > >

Liz Noble: I have several Logans in my data base. Could you see if these are the same? Andrew Logan, 1720-1788, VA; John Logan, 1740-1804; Col. John Logan, 1761- , m to Rachel Petty Foster and 2, Barbara Reynolds. They had a dau named Elizabeth Sarah Logan. Does this sound familiar? Oh yes! She mar Col. John Logan Black in SC. Can you help me??? Best wishes, Tom Jenkins in FL. tomjen@palmnet.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth W. Noble <noblehouse@setnet.net> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [SCCHARLE] LOGAN > The Logans are in my direct line. I would love to have this article. > Thank you. > > Liz Noble > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: H. Frost Prioleau <hfrost@prioleau.com> > To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 9:09 PM > Subject: [SCCHARLE] LOGAN > > > > Under "Can you name this pioneer Sacramentan ?", the Sacramento, CA, > > Cemetery newsletter publishes a long description of the good deeds of: > > > > Dr. Thomas Muldrop LOGAN (b. 1813 in Charleston - d.1876 in > > Sacramento, CA) > > > > If anyone is interested, I can type it to the list > > > > H. Frost Prioleau > > Piedmont, CA > > hfrost@prioleau.com > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > > Another 'MUST' for South Carolina genealogical research > > South Carolina Department of Archives and History > > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ > > > > > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Another 'MUST' for South Carolina genealogical research > South Carolina Department of Archives and History > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/

The Logans are in my direct line. I would love to have this article. Thank you. Liz Noble ----- Original Message ----- From: H. Frost Prioleau <hfrost@prioleau.com> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 9:09 PM Subject: [SCCHARLE] LOGAN > Under "Can you name this pioneer Sacramentan ?", the Sacramento, CA, > Cemetery newsletter publishes a long description of the good deeds of: > > Dr. Thomas Muldrop LOGAN (b. 1813 in Charleston - d.1876 in > Sacramento, CA) > > If anyone is interested, I can type it to the list > > H. Frost Prioleau > Piedmont, CA > hfrost@prioleau.com > > > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Another 'MUST' for South Carolina genealogical research > South Carolina Department of Archives and History > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ > >