Please forgive the multiple postings, but the info. covers several present day counties. I have built up several pages of death cert. that I have looked up a few at a time when I had a chance over the past month or so. Hope the they help. They are transcriptions from the microfilmed records of SC death certificates 1915 - 1952 available in the microfilm collection at the Camden Archives and Museum, Camden, SC. As with all transcripbed records, I could have made a type. Please point out discrepancies in info. you might have and i will go back and check the original again. Billie Jones Camden, SC [email protected] ------------------------------------------ Thought this mother might be in my files, but she is not. So I have no additional info. The child will not show up in a census, so this may be the only records of her. 1919 - Death Cert. #11712, Greenwood Co, SC Carrie Lee Strom Female, white, single, child b. Nov 9, 1910, SC father: Frank Strom, SC mother: Lela Butler, SC d. June 27, 1919, Kirksey, Greenwood Co, SC cause: Dysentery informant: J. (N) Strom, Kirksey, SC buried: Mt. Creek Church [Baptist, Greenwood Co, SC] UT: W. V. Blyth, Greenwood, SC Mt. Creek Cem. Records has her buried with the following?? Strom, Samuel Thomas Sep 1 1881 Sep 19 1965 Strom, Frances JOHNSON Feb 2 1882 May 26 1929 Strom, Carrie Lee Nov 19 1910 Jun 27 1919 Note however, her death cert. list different parents for her, so I don't know where she fits?? The death cert. day of birth is also different from my info. If someone needs this for sure, I will go back and check the birthdate. -------------------------------------------------------- 1919- Death certificate #11707, Greenwood Co, SC Mrs. Martha McManus Female, white, widow b. April 17, 1839, SC father: Sam Horn, b. SC mother: Sarah Ellenberg, SC d. June 7, 1919, Greenwood Co, SC cause: old age informant: W. J. McManus, Epworth RFD buried: Mt. Creek Cem. [Baptist Church, Greenwood Co., SC] UT: W. V. Blyth, Greenwood, SC She is buried alone in the cem. and the dates from the cem. book match the dates on the death certificate. --------------------------------------------- 1919 - Death Cert. #17310A, Saluda Co, SC Lawrence Bledsoe Male, White, married, Farmer Jan 21, 1855, SC father: Benjamin Bledsoe, b. SC mother: not given, b. SC d. Sept 9, 1919, Saluda Co, SC cause: Bright's Disease informant: F. W. Bledsoe, Johnston, SC buried: Bethlehem [Methodist Church, Saluda Co, SC] UT: Lott-Walker, Johnston, SC He and his wife are buried at Bethlehem Methodist Church Cem, Saluda Co, SC. Bledsoe, [Elizabeth] Bettie HOLMES Feb 13 1856 Feb 16 1932 Bledsoe, Laurence H. Jan 25 1855 Sep 9 1919 Note the cem. date of birth and the death cert date of birth are different. I have that his mother was Syntha Bush (b. ca 1818), daughter of William Bush (d. Bet. July - September 1837) and Elizabeth ? d. February 18, 1860. 2nd wife of Benjamin Bledsoe was Nancy C. Hazel m 1) Walter Satcher. 2) Benjamin Bledsoe 3) Milledge Bledsoe. [All not proven with primary documentation.] --------------------------------------------- Here is an example of how death certificates can contain errors when the informant is not careful with the info. given. It is important to check out other info. as well 1918 - Death Cert. #31081, Saluda Co, SC Daisy Flor__ Bledsoe Female, White, age 6 b. Feb. 1912, Saluda Co, SC father: F. B. R. Bledsoe, Edgefield Co. SC mother: Bettie Holmes, Edgefield Co, SC *** d. May 3, 1918, Saluda township #7, Saluda Co, SC cause: Dysentery. informant: B. R. Bledsoe buried: Not given UT: Can't read. It seems that in the emotion of the moment, Benjamin Bledsoe gave HIS mother instead of his WIFE, who would be the mother of Daisy. The mother of Daisy is Martha Belle 'Mattie' BOONE 1 Benjamin Berryman BLEDSOE b: Abt. 1824 SC d: August 29, 1862 Edgefield Dist, SC . +Syntha BUSH b: Abt. 1818 m: Bef. 1849 d: November 14, 1859 Edgefield Co, SC Father: William Bush Mother: Elizabeth ..... 2 Lawrence H. BLEDSOE b: January 21, 1855 SC d: September 09, 1919 Saluda Co, SC ......... +Elizabeth 'Betty' HOLMES b: February 13, 1856 d: February 16, 1932 Father: Lewis Watson Holmes Mother: Ann Bodie ............ 3 Berryman Russell BLEDSOE b: September 06, 1881 d: July 23, 1973 Saluda, Saluda Co, SC Burial: Bethlehem Methodist Church Cem., Saluda Co, SC ................ +Martha Belle 'Mattie' BOONE b: May 27, 1886 m: June 12, 1907 Greenwood Co, SC d: August 18, 1954 Greenwood hospital, Greenwood Co, SC Burial: Bethlehem Methodist Church Cem., Saluda Co, SC Father: Benjamin Franklin Boone Mother: Margaret Savannah Ouzts ................... 4 Daisy BLEDSOE b: February 15, 1912 d: May 31, 1918 Burial: Bethlehem Methodist Church Cem., Saluda Co, SC Does anyone know what the F. in F. B. R. Bledsoe in the Death certificate stands for. Daisy is buried with her parents in the Bethlehem Meth. Cem: [brackets are additions by HC Ouzts] Bledsoe, Daisy Feb 15 1912 May 31 1918 Bledsoe, Irma Doris Oct 18 1923 Jan 7 1925 Bledsoe, Berryman R. [Russell] Sep 6 1881 Jul 23 1973 Bledsoe, [Martha (Mattie)] Belle BOONE May 27 1886 Aug 18 1954 Connie McNeill says Irma Doris is another child who died of polio. The following is her death cert. confirming her relationship and supporting the wife of Berryman as Bell Boone. --------------------------------------------- 1925 - Death Cert. #1284, Saluda Co, SC Dorris Bledsoe Female, White, single b. (not given, age at death 16 mo.) father: B. R. Bledsoe, Saluda Co, SC** mother: Miss Bell Boon, ____ d. Jan 7, 1924, Pine Grove township, Saluda Co, SC cause: infantile paralysis informant: B. R. Bledsoe buried: Bethlehem [Methodist, Saluda Co, SC] UT: V. W. Edwards, Johnston, SC *Father born in Saluda Division of Edgefield District. Saluda Co. was not formed until 1895. ---------------------------------------- 1919 - Death Cert. of Mrs. Annie Jackson Johnson, Cert. #21684, Edgefield Co, SC Mrs. Annie Johnson Female, white, married b. 1868, Edgefield Co, SC father: Felder Jackson, b. SC mother: unknown d. Dec. 2, 1919, Johnston, Edgefield Co, SC cause: cancer of the intestines informant: not given buried: Johnston, SC UT: Lott-Walker, Johnston, SC From other research, the mother of Annie Jackson Johnson was Frances Lucretia Satcher, who did not die until December 17, 1928. Frances Sather and James Felder Jackson married April 28, 1870. Which, at first glance, makes it look like he was married before and Annie belonged to his first wife. HOWEVER, the 1880 census shows Annie born ca 1871, which works for her to be the child of Frances Lucretia Satcher: 1880 Census Place: Wards, Aiken, South Carolina. p. 284A [ Source: FHL Film 1255218 National Archives Film T9-1218] Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace James F. JACKSON Self M M W 38 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC Francis S. JACKSON Wife F M W 28 SC Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: SC *Anna E. JACKSON Dau F S W *9 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC Mary C. JACKSON Dau F S W 7 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC Margret E. JACKSON Dau F S W 2 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC Milldge W JACKSON Son M S W 5 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC Georgie B. JACKSON Dau F S W 6M SC Fa: SC Mo: SC Cemetery records confirm that the date of birth given in the death cert are NOT correct. Mt. of Olives cem. in Johnston, Edgefield Co, SC contains the following two graves buried together [bracketed info. added by HC Ouzts] Johnson, Annie E. [Elizabeth JACKSON] May 16 1871 Dec 2 1919 Johnson, [James] William P. [Patterson, Jr.] Aug 9 1872 Dec 15 1956 HC States that William P. Johnson, Jr. married 2nd Alice Mae BERRY Hite. ----------------------------------------- 1919 - Death Cert. # 21684, Edgefield Co, SC Mrs. (Fannie) Satcher Female, White, married b. 1869, Edgefield Co, SC father: Burley Yonce, Edgefield Co., SC mother: ____ Franklin, **Aiken Co, SC d. Dec. 11, 1919, Ward, Edgefield Co, SC cause: forgot to get it. informant: (Will) Yonce, Johnston, SC burial: Mt. Calvary UT: Lott-Walker, Johnston, SC **Aiken was not a Co. at the time of the birth of Martha Jane Franklin - she would have been born in either Edgefield or Barnwell Dist, SC prior to 1871. I have not checked her death cert. to determine if the info. is avaiable there. The following are buried together in the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Aiken Co, SC Satcher, Frances [Idella YONCE] [1867] Dec 11 1919 Satcher, J. Samuel [1864] Jul 28 1928 [her husband according to two researchers of these lines] ----------------------------------------------------- 1944 - Death cert. #1211, Saluda Co, SC John Bledsoe White, male, single b: date not given, age at death 84yr, 10mo, 12dys, b. SC father: Elbert Bledsoe, SC mother: Miss Lizzie Seigler d. Jan 27, 1944, Saluda Co, SC cause: chronic pellegra informant: Mrs. Willie Mack, Saluda, SC buried: family grounds UT: Ramey Funeral Home, Saluda, SC I didn't know where to place him. I have some John Elbert Bledsoes but his birthdate ca 1860 does not fit with them. He is the only person listed buried in the cem. in the info. that I have. So I checked the 1850 -1870 census records that I have and he seems to fit this family, but I still cannot connect his father to the larger picture per my research. The following is the only Elbert Bledsoe of the 1850 census and age is close. Is Sarah Bledsoe his mother? And Artemsia his sister, or Sarah his grandmother and Artemesia his mother? 1850 Edgefield Co, SC, Edgefield Division, p. 29A, hh# 440/440 Bledsoe Elbert 34 M Farme 1,000 SC Bledsoe Sarah 83 F . . 950 SC Monday Sterling 19 M Farmer . SC Bledsoe Artismatha 51 F . . . SC CENSUS: 1860 Edgefield Co, SC Dorns Mill PO [Augusta Gen. Society transcription, p. 291 Elbert Bledsoe 47 M SC Artemesia Bledsoe 60 F SC Elizabeth Bledsoe 32 F SC [Lizzie Seigler] S. J. Bledsoe 2 F SC John Bledsoe 2/12 SC C. J. RAMBO 20 M CENSUS: 1870 Edgefield Co, SC, hh #410 ( have not viewed the original) Elbert Bledsoe 58 M W $500/400 SC Elizabeth Bledsoe 40 F W SC [Lizzie Seigler] John Bledsoe 10 M W SC Emma Bledsoe 7 F W SC Clinton Bledsoe 5 M W SC Yancy Bledsoe 1 M W SC Henry ADDISON 12 M B SC Ah Ha - this one helps to answer the relationships. This is JOhn W. Bledsoe of death cert. in the 1880 census: CENSUS: 1880 Pine Grove township, Edgefield, SC, p. 350C Source: FHL Film 1255228 National Archives Film T9-1228 Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace John W. BLEDSOE Self M W 20 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC M. Emmer BLEDSOE Sister F W 17 SC Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: SC J. Clinton BLEDSOE Brother M W 14 SC Occ: Farm L. Fa: SC Mo: SC J. Yancy BLEDSOE Brother M S W 12 SC Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: SC Mo: SC Artamecey BLEDSOE Aunt F W 82 SC Occ: Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: SC Winney MERRET Aunt F W 55 SC Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: SC Jane STEVENS Other F S B 7 SC Occ: Servant Fa: SC Mo: SC Now is Artemecia his father's sister or sister-in-law? Both would be John W. Aunts. The more i found, the more questions came up. And I am not even researching the family.... Just wanted to be able to attach the death cert. to the right family. --------------------------------------------