Bill Nell Thank you so much for the 1855 Charleston directory findings. For general interest, I have identified some as shown below. Is it possible some directory initials are incorrect ? > C.F. Prioleau, Commission Merchant, Central Wharf, res. 4 Gibbes St. ------May be Charles Edwin Prioleau (1837-1864). Probably not - too young to be a merchant ; died in the Civil War. > C.K. Prioleau, Factor, Central Wharf, res. 4 Gibbes St. ----Same as above ? > Francis C. Prioleau, Clerk, Planter & Mechanics Bank, res. 1 Legare St. -----No clue > H. Prioleau, Bookkeeper, Commercial Wharf, res. 1 Legare St. ----No clue > J. Ford Prioleau, Physician, cr. Society & Meeting St. -----Must be Jacob Ford Prioleau (1826-1888), later a surgeon in the War and at the Medical College. > T.B. Prioleau, Physician, res. cr. Wentworth & Glebe Sts ------May be Thomas Grimball Prioleau (1924 - ). > W.H. Prioleau, Clerk, 1 Hayne St., res. 69 Wentworth St. ----May be William Hutson Prioleau (1835-1921), who later went to medical school in Paris, returned 1960, was a surgeon in the Civil War. > Frost Prioleau Piedmont, CA hfrost@prioleau.com

Well, we seem to be on a roll here, so dare I ask about JOHN DUBOIS and some of his family such as JOSEPH CORNELIUS DUBOIS? Rev. JOHN DUBOIS settled in Alabama in the 1820s, and son JOSEPH CORNELIUS DUBOIS was born there in 1831. [Other children born there, too, but not concerned with them at the moment.] Anyway, in the 1860 census, Rev. JOHN DUBOIS, his wife LOUISA WILLIAMS DUBOIS, son JOSEPH CORNELIUS [now age 29], daughters SARAH ELIZABETH JANE DUBOIS [age 21] and JUDITH ANN DUBOIS [age 27] are all missing from Alabama. These latter two daughters did not marry until 1866 and 1868. Now, one might think the census taker had just maybe missed them. Yet, the DUBOIS family business partners, overseer and some of their slaves still show up in the family home in Greensboro, AL in the census. Where is the family?? [I can account for four other of Rev. John's children in Texas and Alabama. And three of them served in the CSA, but cannot find any records of any sort for JOSEPH CORNELIUS DUBOIS from mid 1850s to mid 1860s. Draft dodging in Europe, maybe?] REV. JOHN DUBOIS was a cotton gin maker as well as Methodist local preacher who had business connections in SC; he was a Charleston native with two sisters who had remained in SC when he moved to AL. He also had business connections in the north. My cousin duly notes that Rev. JOHN would be jumping from the frying pan into the fire if he were trying to flee the pending trouble between the states by going to Charleston, and she would be right. Yet, I have to ask--does anyone find any of these DUBOIS in Charleston directories in the 1850s or 1860s? They re-appear in Alabama shortly after the war. Any help appreciated... Elizabeth DuBois Russo

Hi Frost, Brainstorming here. The missing JOSEPH CORNELIUS DUBOIS was a physician and/or dentist [he was identified as both]; his oldest brother, SAMUEL PATTON DUBOIS was a physician who attended the Medical College in Charleston, and next oldest brother, RUFUS DUBOIS, was a dentist who attended medical school in Maryland. The two latter brothers served in the CSA, but JOSEPH CORNELIUS DUBOIS does not appear to have records on either side of the conflict and I'm seriously wondering if he were in Europe. How did you find out about your W.H. PRIOLEAU's medical training in Paris? Elizabeth "H. Frost Prioleau" wrote: > > J. Ford Prioleau, Physician, cr. Society & Meeting St. > -----Must be Jacob Ford Prioleau (1826-1888), later a surgeon in > the War and at the Medical College. ... > > W.H. Prioleau, Clerk, 1 Hayne St., res. 69 Wentworth St. > ----May be William Hutson Prioleau (1835-1921), who later went to > medical school in Paris, returned 1960, was a surgeon in the Civil > War. > > > Frost Prioleau

I double checked....All initials are correct. "H. Frost Prioleau" wrote: > Bill Nell > > Thank you so much for the 1855 Charleston directory findings. > > For general interest, I have identified some as shown below. > > Is it possible some directory initials are incorrect ? > > > C.F. Prioleau, Commission Merchant, Central Wharf, res. 4 Gibbes St. > ------May be Charles Edwin Prioleau (1837-1864). Probably not - too > young to be a merchant ; died in the Civil War. > > > C.K. Prioleau, Factor, Central Wharf, res. 4 Gibbes St. > ----Same as above ? > > > Francis C. Prioleau, Clerk, Planter & Mechanics Bank, res. 1 Legare > St. > -----No clue > > > H. Prioleau, Bookkeeper, Commercial Wharf, res. 1 Legare St. > ----No clue > > > J. Ford Prioleau, Physician, cr. Society & Meeting St. > -----Must be Jacob Ford Prioleau (1826-1888), later a surgeon in > the War and at the Medical College. > > > T.B. Prioleau, Physician, res. cr. Wentworth & Glebe Sts > ------May be Thomas Grimball Prioleau (1924 - ). > > > W.H. Prioleau, Clerk, 1 Hayne St., res. 69 Wentworth St. > ----May be William Hutson Prioleau (1835-1921), who later went to > medical school in Paris, returned 1960, was a surgeon in the Civil > War. > > > 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/