For information on Blackstock, South Carolina look in  Fairfield Co.  Blackstock sits on the county line between Chester and Fairfield Counties.  Example: my father-in-law said he was born in Blackstock, Fairfield Co., when it was actually on the Chester Co. side of the town. Diane --- On Sat, 1/10/09, scchest2-request@rootsweb.com <scchest2-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: From: scchest2-request@rootsweb.com <scchest2-request@rootsweb.com> Subject: SCCHEST2 Digest, Vol 4, Issue 7 To: scchest2@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 12:01 AM Today's Topics:    1. franklins, simmons, winns, wilks (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com)    2. Re: Elder (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:59:27 -0000 From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Subject: [SCCHEST2] franklins, simmons, winns, wilks To: <SCCHEST2-L@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1231527568.69101@rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: terrytribble869 Surnames: FRANKLIN, SIMMONS, WINN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.southcarolina.counties.chester/4087/mb.ashx Message Board Post: AFTER VISITING BLACKSTOCK CHESTER S.C. I CAN SEE WHY THERE ARE NO REPLIES FROM FAMILIES THE AREA IS STILL RURAL AND ALMOST EVERYONE HAS DIED OR MOVED.IF THERE ARE ANY DESCENDENTS OF THE FRANKLIN FAMILY OF JAMES AND ELIZABETH I WOULD DESPERATELY LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU BEFORE I GO TO PRESS WITH WHAT LITTLE INFORMTION THAT I HAVE IM ATTACHING BIBLE RECORDS THAT MIGHT BE A CONNECTION FOR OTHER FAMILIES Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:14:32 -0000 From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SCCHEST2] Elder To: <SCCHEST2-L@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1231528474.69288@rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: terrytribble869 Surnames: FRANKLIN, DOUGLAS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.southcarolina.counties.chester/4082.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HI I AM NOT THE GENTLEMAN THAT CALLED BUT, IM INTERESTED BECAUSE I AM ALSO RESEARCHING MY FAMILY THAT LIVED IN BLACKSTOCK AROUND 1880 JAMES AND ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, MY GRANDMOTHER MARY ELLEN DOUGLAS. WHERE IS THE MUSEUM LOCATED AND ARE THERE ANY OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THIS AREA.I HAVE A BIBLE RECORD OF DEATHS BUT, I CANT FIND ANY OTHER INFORMATION.BLACKSTOCK IS SUCH A SMALL AREA BUT, THE CENSUS SHOWS A GREAT DEAL OF FAMILIES LIVING THERE IN EARLY TIMES BUT, I CANT FIND ONE REMNANT EXCEPT FOR THE CENSUS. MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER LEONARD FRANKLIN DOUGLAS IS BURIED THERE SOMEWHERE. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ To contact the SCCHEST2 list administrator, send an email to SCCHEST2-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the SCCHEST2 mailing list, send an email to SCCHEST2@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCCHEST2-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of SCCHEST2 Digest, Vol 4, Issue 7 **************************************