<< Bill - I have the following WIGHTMAN from Charleston. Let me know if this helps any. cld ********************************** Descendants of Charles C Wightman >> Greetings from SC. WIGHTMAN researchers may want to check with Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC. The first president of Wofford, 1854- 1859, was William May WIGHTMAN. URQ

Back from my first vacation in three years that did not involve genealogy or the internet, I am trying to catch up on the waiting e-mails. My grandfather's second oldest brother, WILLIAM WIGHTMAN DUBOIS, [1859-1932], was apparently named for this WILLIAM WIGHTMAN, a fellow Charlestonian Methodist. Although my DUBOIS branch of the family moved to Alabama in the 1820s, strong ties were maintained with their SC friends and families. I would love to know more about WILLIAM WIGHTMAN in the hope of finding any new clues. Does anyone have more information? [Always hoping to get info off the 'net; too little time/energy to write Wofford College at the moment concerning an apparently un-blood-related person. But who knows...] Elizabeth DuBois Russo URQ5@aol.com wrote: escendants of Charles C Wightman >> > > Greetings from SC. WIGHTMAN researchers may want to check with Wofford > College, Spartanburg, SC. The first president of Wofford, 1854- 1859, was > William May WIGHTMAN. > URQ

Elizabeth; This is from Ancestry.com: Bill Search Results Search Terms: WIGHTMAN (4), WILLIAM (4307) Database: Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904 Combined Matches: 1 The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume X W Wikoff, Charles Augustus WIGHTMAN, William May, M.E. bishop, was born in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 29, 1808. He began preaching in 1825; was graduated from the College of Charleston, S.C., in 1826; received on trial into the South Carolina conference, 1828, and held various charges in South Carolina, 1828-33; was agent for Randolph-Macon college, 1833-35, and professor of English literature in the college, 1835-36. He served as presiding elder of the Cokesbury district, S.C., 1839-40; edited the South Carolina Christian Advocate, 1840-54; was president of Wofford college, Spartansburg, 1854-59, and chancellor of the Southern university, Greensboro, Ala., 1859-67. He was elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, in May, 1866, at the general conference in New Orleans, La. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Randolph-Macon college, 1846, and that of LL.D. from the College of Charleston, S.C. Bishop Wightman attended the general conferences of 1840 and 1844; edited Bishop William Capers's autobiography (1858), and contributed several biographical letters to Sprague's "Annals of the American Pulpit" (Vol. VII. 186l). He died in Charleston, S.C., Feb. 15, 1882. View full context Elizabeth Russo wrote: > Back from my first vacation in three years that did not involve > genealogy or the internet, I am trying to catch up on the waiting > e-mails. > > My grandfather's second oldest brother, WILLIAM WIGHTMAN DUBOIS, > [1859-1932], was apparently named for this WILLIAM WIGHTMAN, a fellow > Charlestonian Methodist. > > Although my DUBOIS branch of the family moved to Alabama in the 1820s, > strong ties were maintained with their SC friends and families. > > I would love to know more about WILLIAM WIGHTMAN in the hope of finding > any new clues. Does anyone have more information? [Always hoping to > get info off the 'net; too little time/energy to write Wofford College > at the moment concerning an apparently un-blood-related person. But who > knows...] > > Elizabeth DuBois Russo > > URQ5@aol.com wrote: > escendants of Charles C Wightman >> > > > > Greetings from SC. WIGHTMAN researchers may want to check with Wofford > > College, Spartanburg, SC. The first president of Wofford, 1854- 1859, was > > William May WIGHTMAN. > > URQ > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ====

Thank you so much again, Bill. This confirms my notes that my great-uncle was named for this particular WILLIAM WIGHTMAN. The reference to the chancellorship of Southern University cinches it. My great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather lived in Greensboro, AL at the time [1859-67]; the future Bishop WIGHTMAN was a neighbor to the latter, REV. JOHN DUBOIS. It was interesting to note that Bishop WIGHTMAN edited Bishop CAPERS' autobiography. The CAPERS family and DUBOIS family had been plantation neighbors outside of Charleston, and my great-great-grandfather wrote that it was from Bishop CAPERS' father that he got a start with his education. I am further pleased to find out that you discovered the info on Ancestry.com. Time I returned to researching there more often; I have had better luck there than anywhere else online, and would sneak in a comment that I for one am not disappointed in the recent merger of two fine organizations. Thank you again, Elizabeth DuBois Russo Bill Nell wrote: > > Elizabeth; > This is from Ancestry.com: > The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: > Volume X > WIGHTMAN, William May, M.E. bishop, was born in Charleston, S.C., > Jan. 29, 1808. ... > and chancellor of the Southern university, Greensboro, Ala., 1859-67. ... > 1844; edited Bishop William Capers's autobiography (1858),

Thanks for the info. Bill URQ5@aol.com wrote: > << Bill - > I have the following WIGHTMAN from Charleston. Let me know if this helps > any. > cld > ********************************** > Descendants of Charles C Wightman >> > > Greetings from SC. WIGHTMAN researchers may want to check with Wofford > College, Spartanburg, SC. The first president of Wofford, 1854- 1859, was > William May WIGHTMAN. > URQ > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Another 'MUST' for South Carolina genealogical research > South Carolina Department of Archives and History > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/