E. E. Vaughn's SC Af Am research website on SC GenWeb (listed under African American research) - US GenWeb - www.usgenweb.org // E. E. Vaughn - [email protected] ........................ South Carolina is a critical gen research State for millions of Americans, including African Americans. Scholars say more than 60% of living African Americans have at least 1 ancestor from SC. There are also SC genealogy ties from SC back to the Caribbean and back to England/Scotland, and to west Africa. That's why it was called the "triangle slave trade". I have found an 1870 census entry for ELLEN LOWNDES, age about 60, BLACK, born in SCOTLAND. There are lots of Black SC families now living in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA. It's a good place to check online phone listings for SC surnames. Researcher E. E. Vaughn has finished compiling her Black Cemeteries Book for RICHLAND COUNTY (Columbia) SC. Her book is 672 pages with over 16,000 entries. She advises Richland County Black marriages are found at the County Probate office. Earlier records are at the South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History (SCDAH), as well as old wills, probate, military, church records, census, bills of (slave) sale, etc. Death records from 1915 to 1949 are at the SCDAH. SCDAH website: <A HREF="http://www.sciway.net/lib/archives.html">South Carolina - Archives, Special Collections</A> http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ Many specialty records are in South Caroliniana collection, at Univ. of SC Website: <A HREF="http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/index.html">South Caroliniana Library Home Page</A> http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/index.html E. E. Vaughan's compiled Black Churches and Cemeteries of Richland County - almost 700 pages - is available for $60.00. Richland was a very large county. She sells her other SC county books for $30.00. ................. I will be off computer 5-20 April. Marian Douglas, Rootsweb Sponsor + researching BRABHAM, LOWNDES, KEARSE, DUNCAN, STARLING - Colleton/Charleston, Bamberg, Barnwell, etc. -- American Cross Race Gen website www.rootsweb.com/~genrace/genrace.index.htm From: Elizabeth Williams Raiford <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Monday, April 03, 2000 [SCCOLLET] Grant Family in Canday, S.C.or hwy 15 north in Colleton Co. Posted on: Colleton Co. SC Queries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/SC/Colleton?read=827 Surname: Grant, Ancrum, Robert, Bishop ------------------------- Im trying to find any information on the Grant and Robert Family in or around Canady, South Carolina in Colleton county. My grandmother was a slave her name was Emma grant, MY grandad name was Pompo Grant my great mother name was Ester Robert ==== SCCOLLET Mailing List ==== Visit http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4197/colleton.html Colleton Co SCGenWeb