Obituaries Chester, Feb. 18- Funeral services for MINOR CROXTON GARDNER, 44, who died Saturday of a heart attack at his home at Lancaster, were conducted Sunday at the Flat Creek Bapt. church, with the Rev. D.M. SANDERS, officiating, assisted by the Rev. D.M. RIVERS, the Rev. JOHN DABNEY and the Rev. W.E. ANDERSON. Burial was in the church cemetery. MR. GARDNER is survived by his wife, MRS. JOHN MACKEY GARDNER; a daughter, MISS FRANCES GARDNER , Greenville; a sister, MRS. BELUAH KNIGHT of Lancaster county; 5 brothers, IRA, and OTIS GARDNER, Lancaster county, AMASSA GARDNER, GILBERT GARDNER and FRANK GARDNER, Lancaster. He was the son of the late M.C. GARDEN and the late MRS. ELLEN GARDNER, was engaged in the insurance business at the time of his death. --- Chester, Feb. 18- Funeral services for MRS. ALPHON ROOF, 71, who died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, MRS. MAGGIE DAWKINS near Columbia, after an illness of some duration, were conducted at the Lowrance funeral home at Chester. The Rev. HAZEL HENSON of Lancaster officiating, with burial in the Evergreen cemetery at Chester. Surviving MRS. ROOF are 6 sons, T.J., and C.J. ROOF, Cornwell, JOE ,Whitmire, GEORGE, Bascomville, SAM Charlotte and CLARENCE ROOF of Chester; one daughter, MRS. MAGGIE DAWKINS of Columbia and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. --- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Is anyone researching Martins in the late 1700s in Chester County? I'm looking for the parents of James L. Martin, who was in Jasper County, GA, by 1820 and in Dale and Barbour Counties, AL, in the 1840-50s. One other Martin researcher cites the father's name as J. Mather Martin. Were there Mathers in Chester during that time? I'm think "Mather" is another family name. Bill Derrow Washington, DC

More on SAMUEL BOSTON LATHAN General Biographical Data: (Includes a WPA Writer Project Interview) http://www.wclathan.com/biographies/lathan/samuel_boston_lathan.htm SAMUEL BOSTON LATHAN and WILLIAM JAMES LATHAN some Civil War Battles plus some data on Co. D, 17SC Volunteer Infantry (Confederate) * Click various buttons to see all the information.* http://www.wclathan.com/civil_war/civil_war_intro.htm Nancie O'Sullivan wrote: >Misc. Obituaries > >1939 > >Chester, March 8- Dr. SAMUEL BOSTON LATHAN, 96, >Confederate veteran died at his home on Saluda street here today, following an >illness of some time. > > The funeral will be conducted >tomorrow at the Chester Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. Burial will be >in Evergreen cemetery. > > DR. LATHAN was the last >surviving Confederate veteran in Chester county. > > He was born about a mile east of >Blackstock in Fairfield county, a son of the late SAMUEL MARTIN LATHAN and the >late MRS. MARTHA PATTERSON LATHAN. > > DR. LATHAN was the oldest Royal Arch >Mason in S.C., having affiliated with the lodge in 1872.... > > He married MISS SUSAN A. MEEK , Oct. >22, 1874. She died in Sept., 1924. Surviving are two sons, JAMES M. LATHAN >and SAMUEL ROBERT LATHAN; 2 daughters, MRS. R.B. CALDWELL and MISS SUSIE LATHAN, >Chester and 6 grandchildren and 4 gt. grandchildren. > >{ this is a huge obit. and I couldn't post all of it, >would like to scan to you the whole article if interested...it's a wonderful >obituary.} > >--- > >nancie > > > > > >--- Nancie O'Sullivan > >--- [email protected] > >--- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > >==== SCCHEST2 Mailing List ==== >Descendants of Chester County Confederate Soldiers... looking for pictures, letters, and any other information for a new web project under discussion. Co. H 24th SCV Infantry especially. [email protected] > > > > -- Bill Lathan Jr Triangle VA USA "What Is Past, Is Prologue" http://www.wclathan.com

forgive me if this is a double post.. I sent this out early this morning but not sure it went thru. I've recently become interested in a JOSEPH HAMILTON and WILLIAM HAMILTON that I found in the Livingston KY area 1810 census. also listed PATRICK, WOODS M, DAVID L, and my ancestor, ANTHONY L. Hamilton. Joseph and William are in the same age bracket -- 40-50 years of age and have families of younger children while Woods, Anthony L, and David do not. I believe them to be sons of either Joseph or William or at the least first cousins. I am trying to connect these dots and am hoping someone out there has these gentlemen in their files. If any of these names are a possibility please contact me. Info on Anthony L. -- born in SC, Chester area about 1789, parents unknown. He married into the Elizabeth Woodside of the Samuel Cunningham Woodside family. At some point prior to his marriage in Sept. 1810 in Crittenden/Livingston Cty, Ky., he migrated to KY from SC. I am inclined to believe that several families moved together from SC to KY, eventually moving into Illinois from there. There are also several families in the Oconee/Pickens area of the upstate of SC that could be where these families are from, just no info beyond a guess that Anthony L was even born in the Chester area. Thanks in advance for your time, Sandy Hamilton HAMILTON, WOODSIDE, CRAIG, CALDWELL, JONES, MARTIN, NELSON, LEDINSKY, BISHOP

Misc. Obituaries Sept. 17, 1940 Funeral services for RICHARD MOORE, 72, Campobello farmer who died Monday at the General hospital will be conducted this afternoon at the Fairforest Bapt. church. Active pallbearers; HOMER WATERS, R.E. WATERS, IRA BROOM, PAUL BALLENGER, ANDREW JONES and J.R. MARTIN. MR. MOORE is survived by his wife; MRS. JULIA MOORE; 3 sons, BRAMLETT MOORE, Inman, TOM MOORE, Valley Falls, and ROWLAND JONES, Inman; 4 daughters, MRS. MARY CHARLES, Inman, MRS. NINA STO?T, Valley Falls, MRS. JULIA THOMAS, Inman, and MRS. ANNIE WEATHERS, Boiling Springs; a brother, JACK W. MOORE, Mill Springs, N.C., and 2 sisters, MRS. SARA JANE KIRBY, Gaffney and MRS. LIZZIE JACKSON, Tucapau. 27 grandchildren and 3 gt. grandchildren . Seawright funeral home of Inman in charge. --- 1939 Chester, March 8- Dr. SAMUEL BOSTON LATHAN, 96, Confederate veteran died at his home on Saluda street here today, following an illness of some time. The funeral will be conducted tomorrow at the Chester Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. DR. LATHAN was the last surviving Confederate veteran in Chester county. He was born about a mile east of Blackstock in Fairfield county, a son of the late SAMUEL MARTIN LATHAN and the late MRS. MARTHA PATTERSON LATHAN. DR. LATHAN was the oldest Royal Arch Mason in S.C., having affiliated with the lodge in 1872.... He married MISS SUSAN A. MEEK , Oct. 22, 1874. She died in Sept., 1924. Surviving are two sons, JAMES M. LATHAN and SAMUEL ROBERT LATHAN; 2 daughters, MRS. R.B. CALDWELL and MISS SUSIE LATHAN, Chester and 6 grandchildren and 4 gt. grandchildren. { this is a huge obit. and I couldn't post all of it, would like to scan to you the whole article if interested...it's a wonderful obituary.} --- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

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On 2/2/05 5:01 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bill Derrow <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 19:07:22 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Camden District Coroner's Inquisitions 1784-1799 > > My GGGG Grandfather John Liles died in Chester Co. in 1790. I do not > know the circumstances of his death although it is likely he was less > than 40 years old. Is he on this list? > > Bill Liles > Hi Bill, I am still on the list, just changed my email address. Let me dig into my files and I will respond directly. John Robinson

My GGGG Grandfather John Liles died in Chester Co. in 1790. I do not know the circumstances of his death although it is likely he was less than 40 years old. Is he on this list? Bill Liles -----Original Message----- From: Bill Derrow [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 9:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SCCHEST2] Camden District Coroner's Inquisitions 1784-1799 I believe the subject of this message was posted to the SCChest2 list. Is [email protected] still on the list? -----Original Message----- From: Derrow, Bill - BLS Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:49 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Camden District Coroner's Inquisitions 1784-1799 Hello, Came across on old message of yours in the Rootsweb archives. Do you still have the article you mentioned? Could you tell me what is says about James Martin? Thanks in advance for your help. Bill Derrow Washington, DC home email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ==== SCCHEST2 Mailing List ==== Please support the Chester District Genealogical Society!!! Details are on the main Chester County Web page - membership info, research help and publications are available!!!

I believe the subject of this message was posted to the SCChest2 list. Is [email protected] still on the list? -----Original Message----- From: Derrow, Bill - BLS Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:49 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Camden District Coroner's Inquisitions 1784-1799 Hello, Came across on old message of yours in the Rootsweb archives. Do you still have the article you mentioned? Could you tell me what is says about James Martin? Thanks in advance for your help. Bill Derrow Washington, DC home email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

Betsy -- I have an Elizabeth SMITH, daughter of J Harvey and Sarah C Nicholson SMITH, who married a Eugene HESTER, in Chester SC. Will be glad to share what info I have. Jim Nicholson [email protected] In a message dated 1/28/2005 2:58:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Looking for a marriage record for Elizabeth Rose SMITH and Eugene G. HESTER, about 1894, Chester, SC. Thanks for any help. Betsy in NC

Looking for a marriage record for Elizabeth Rose SMITH and Eugene G. HESTER, about 1894, Chester, SC. Thanks for any help. Betsy in NC

Nov. 19, 1857 LAND FOR SALE By the authority of the last will and testament of RICHARD E. KENNEDY, deceased, I will expose to public sale at Chester, C.H., on the first Monday in December next, the Real Estate of the said deceased... 1.- The Plantion of which the deceased formerly resided, and which he purchased from JOS. REID, containing 1569 aces, lying in Chester and York Dist. on Broad River and bounded by lands of JAMES G. ROBINSON, COLEMAN CRANFORD and others. 2.- A small tract of land on Broad river, containing about 6 acres on which there is a mill seat, adjoining lands of RICHARD E. KENNEDY and COLEMAN CRANFORD. 3.- A tract of land called the MARTHA GASTON place, containing 224 acres, lying in Chester , on the waters of Turkey creek and bounded by the lands of SUSANNAH GASTON, VALENTINE ATKINSON and others. 4.- A lot in the Town of Chester, on which is situated a Carriage Factory; also, some unimproved lots adjoining said lot. L.C. HINTON, Adm'r. with the Will annexed. --- BANK OF CHESTER- For the accommodation of parties removing to Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and any part of the West, this Bank is now prepared to furnish CHECKS on New Orleans for notes of any of the Banks of South Carolina, Augusta or Savannah. JOHN A. BRADLEY, Cashier. --- EXECUTORS NOTICE- All persons having claims against the late COL. WILLIAM WRIGHT, deceased, will please present them by the 1st of Jan next , duly attested, to Messrs. ADAMS, and McCORKLE of Yorkville for payment. J.L. HARRIS and J.J. BLACKWOOD- Qualified Executors. --- DEATHS Died- In Union Dist., on Sunday morning, 25th ultimo, NANCY HARRIET, infant daughter of MRS. LIZZIE and COL. J. FELIX WALKER. On the 27th ultimo, near Horn Lake, Desoto County, Miss., MR. STEPHEN McCORKLE, in his 65th year. --- ASSIGNEE'S SALE We will sell at the residence of W.B. DUNLAP, in York Dist., on Tuesday and Wed., on Dec. next, the property assigned by W.B. DUNLAP for the benefit of his creditors. Said property consists of TWO TRACTS OF LAND, 14 slaves, 8 horses, 4 mules, wagons, carriages, corn, fodder, household and kitchen furniture and various articles. One of said tracts is on Six Mile Creek and Catawba River and contains between 900 acres to 1,000.... L.H. MASSEY, Assignee and D.C. RODDY, Agent of the Creditors. --- [ I think this is about all from the Yorkville papers at this time. Will try to obtain more later on, but will continue to post the old papers , especially on Spartanburg and Cherokee]. nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Thank you Nancie!!!

I haven't submitted this in a long time. I have a copy of the will/estate papers for John Brown executed February 1, 1840. Presented to probate May 9, 1842. Wife was Jane. Children were William Ann McDonald John Jenny Stewart Hugh George Molly (Brown or maybe Dunn) Rebecca Morrison Robert James Thomas Elizabeth Nancy Malinda Montgomery I only have one copy and it is quite large. I don't think my copier would reduce it and if it did to the point where you can read it. If someone belongs to this family and would like it, I can send it to you and also tell anyone else where I got it. Janean

The following news article is in a scrapbook kept by my grandmother from Chester County. I thought perhaps someone would see a name or date that they did not know. Does anyone know if this roll was published annually? If so, would there be any way of obtaining the other years? Does anyone know who the McCullough woman is near the end of the list? Also the McCullum woman who is also near the end of the list? Margaret Chester County Death Roll, 1897 Jan 7 - Mrs. Jane Pressley Jan 7 - Samuel Price Jan 8 – Miss Agnes Kilgo Jan 8 – Maggie Bell Orr Jan 22 – James H. McWaters Jan 22 – W. T. Robison, in Savanah, Ga. Jan 25 – A. B. Douglas Jan 30 – George S. Higgins Feb 2 – Mrs. Louie Jourdan Feb 4 – Mrs. Jennie McKeown Feb 9 – I. McD. Hood, Sr. Feb 8 – Paul Atkinson Feb 3 – Mrs. Maria Loomis, at Tryon, NC Feb 10 – Jabez Brown Feb 14 – Leland Abell Feb 21 – Dr. R. G. Montgomery Mar 9 – Davis O. Cornwell Mar 26 – Solomon Samuels Apr 1 – Capt. John A. Hafner Apr 9 – Mrs. E. J. Wylie Apr 12 – Melvin Frippe Apr 13 – Mrs. Sarah A. Wilks Apr 16 – Mrs. Martha Wylie Apr 26 – J. M. Kirkpatrick May 7 – Mrs. Esther Shurley May 18 – Richard Hare May 19 – J. G. Barber May 22 – Maj. E. M. Mills May 30 – Hugh McKeown, Sr. Jun 1 – Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan Jun 18 – R. C. Stewart Jun 21 – Mrs. Ola Grant Moore Jun 21 – W. C. Reid Jun 25 – George A. Albright June 22 – John C. Brown, Sr. June 18 – Jas. Davis Cornwell Turner (This was written this way on the 2nd line) June 30 – Arthur Westbrooks July 8 – Miss Bessie Withers July 19 – John B. Gladden July 23 – F. T. Gibson Aug 4 – Mrs. M. A. Coleman Aug 6 – Dr. A. H Davega Aug 6 – Alice Adalade Wise Aug 2 – R. F. Broadfield Aug 11 – Maud Triplett Aug 12 – Mrs. Mary E. Carlisle Aug. 23 – Eugene Thompson Aug 23 – Elijah Elder Aug 26 – J. L. Ralph Sept 1 – Maj. T. S. Mills Sept 5 – Dr. L. S. Douglass Sept. 11 – Blair McGarity Oct 11 – Col. C. Rives Oct 13 – Mrs. Ida C. McCullough Oct 19 – Ira Pressly Oct 21 – Mrs. S. C. W. Shannon Oct 24 – Willis Fudge Nov 4 – Mrs. Lucinda Wylie Dec 19 – Miss Patsey McCullum Dec 21 – Mrs. Bessie Moore Massey

March 19, 1857 MARRIED- On the 5th inst., by the Rev. S.L. WATSON, MR. LEANDER W. MOORE and MISS DRUCILLA E. QUINN, all of this Dist. On Tuesday, 17th of Feb., by S.G. BROWN, Esq., MR. WM. BOYLES and MISS JANE WARLICK, all of the District. -- OBITUARY Died- in this county , on the 26th ult., with Typhoid Pneumonia, produced by an attack of Measles, WM. ROSS, JR., youngest son of Wm. Ross, Esq., in the 29th year of his age, leaving an aged father and 2 brothers to mourn his loss. The deceased was a kind and amiable young man. His departure has left a vacancy in the family and social circles...Mecklinburg, N.C. March 1, 1857. Frater.[ what is a frater, friend ?] -- LOST OR STOLEN- A promissory Note for $110., made payable to the undersigned by LUKE SMITH, dated about the 11th of March, 1856, payable on the 1st day of Jan., 1857. All persons are forewarned not to trade for the above note as payment has been stopped. J.B. MANNING. -- WARLICK'S PATENT PLOW- JAMES H. FERGUSON takes this method of informing the Planters of Chester and York Districts, that he has purchased the right of T.W. WOODWARD, to manufacture and sell WARLICK'S PATENT PLOW in the aforesaid Districts. R.W. SPURRIER is my lawfully constituted and traveling agent , of whom the PLOWS can be procured, or apply at my manufactory near Beckhamville, on Fishing Creek. JAMES H. FERGUSON. -- NOTICE- Application will be made to the Legislature of S.C. at its first session, to establish a public road from North Carolina line , to the junction with the Cherokee Ford Road near Broad River. --- EBENEZER ACADEMY- situated 3 miles from Rock Hill Depot... Tuition per Session of five months- Spelling, Reading, and Primary Geography and Arithmetic...$7.50 The above with English Grammar, and Modern History....$12.50 The above with Languages, higher branches of English...$20.00 Firewood for school-room....50 cents. Boarding can be obtained, convenient to the Academy, in the best families, at from $9.-$10.00 per month, including washing. E. AVERY, Pres. of the Board, R.J. ADAMS, Secretary. --- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Does anyone know where the building mentioned in the following paragraph might have been in Chester? The person who owned the building was a relative in my family, but I don't know who she was. I imagine she was a Walker or McCullough. The "young lady" mentioned was a Walker. "This soldier's company was at Yorkville, SC in the fall of 1865, at which place he was taken sick, and sent to Chester, where the headquarters of the regiment and hospital were located. The hospital being full he was sent to a small building near by, at which place he was taken care of by a comrade and an old lady, who owned the place. A young lady frequently came in who was a relative of the older one, and for three months this soldier was cared for by those people, the young lady being especially kind and no doubt materially aiding in saving his life." Any ideas? Thanks, Margaret

Looking for any information on the Little Family that was in South Carolina for sure in 1805. the family then went to Ohio. The mothers name was Nancy Little and the son for sure was Robert. I am not sure of the of the fathers name.May have been Robert Any... information at all would be a start. thanks, Beth Little Carr --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we.

**************************************** lin·sey-wool·sey* (lnz-wlz) /n./ /pl./ *lin·sey-wool·seys * A coarse, woven fabric of wool and cotton or of wool and linen. [Middle English linsiwolsie : alteration of linen, /linen/; see *linen* + wolle, /wool/; see *woo ****************************************** **linsey-woolsey* n : a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof ****************************************** *Personal note from [email protected] : * This fabric was frequently used for needlepoint. When used as a printed fabric for some reason it didn't hold the background colors as well as it would hold the "front" colors. Why? I don't know the answer to that question. ****************************************** *jane *\Jane\, n. [LL. Janua Genoa; L. Genua, also OE. Jean.] 1. A coin of Genoa; any small coin. --Chaucer. 2. A kind of twilled cotton cloth. ***************************************** * *feathers* n. 1. Those strange things attached to bird wings that are sometimes used to stuff pillows and feather beds. *And... now you know. Bill Lathan ;-) * Margaret L Smith wrote: >OK, I´ll bite. In the notice: >April 16, 1857 > >WANTED IMMEDIATELY- 500 lbs. of FEATHERS, for which the >highest prices will be paid by G.R. RATCHFORD, also 999 yards of LINDSEY and >JANE , wanted. > >What are the LINDSEY and JANE referring to? Cloth, or something else??? > >Margaret Lindsey Smith > > >==== SCCHEST2 Mailing List ==== >Descendants of Chester County Confederate Soldiers... looking for pictures, letters, and any other information for a new web project under discussion. Co. H 24th SCV Infantry especially. [email protected] > > > > -- Bill Lathan Jr Triangle VA USA "What Is Past, Is Prologue" http://www.wclathan.com

OK, I´ll bite. In the notice: April 16, 1857 WANTED IMMEDIATELY- 500 lbs. of FEATHERS, for which the highest prices will be paid by G.R. RATCHFORD, also 999 yards of LINDSEY and JANE , wanted. What are the LINDSEY and JANE referring to? Cloth, or something else??? Margaret Lindsey Smith