My Parks ancestor was Charlotte Parks (1800-1881) who married Thomas Crosby, both of Fairfield Co. near Chester Co. in SC. I'm pretty sure that James Parks of Fairfield Co. is Charlotte's father. According to the censuses, he lived very close to the Crosbys and had girls the right age. James seemed to have lots of children, but I don't know the names of any of them and don't know the name of his wife. According to several sources, James Parks' parents were Hugh Parks and Mary Strong, both of whom came to SC from Ireland. Robert Parks (1784-1853) who married Thomas Crosby's aunt Mary "Polly" Crosby (1789-1826) was probably the uncle of Charlotte Parks and younger brother of James. There is an outside chance that Robert could be an older son of James. Robert named an older son James C. Parks. If anyone has any more information on the Parks of Fairfield Co. SC, I would love to hear from them. Susan -- --- Susan C. Johanson, Haymarket, VA http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time...

Jon, Thank you so much for your answer to my question about the missing name of Samuel McCants' dau. who married a Land. This has been a puzzle to me for many years and I am thrilled to have it solved with your help. Are you connected to any of these families or do you just have access to the Equity Court records? Of course, one question always begs the next. Your equity information (1848) says a Lydia McCants married a Wlm. Land. My probate record (1850) says a James F. Land inherited from Samuel McCants. All along I thought James F. was a son-in-law; from your information it looks like it is actually the grandson. I don't have the 1848 and 1851 records you sighted, but what I do have is the 1850 Probate Record (see below). That lists a James F. Land as inheriting. But the1850 census lists middle initial James T. Land (b. 1839). I wonder if it's T or F? Fairfield County Marriages Implied in Probate Records: Fairfield County Probate Estate papers APT. 90, Pkg. 288, frame 211 Samuel McCants, Roll No. FA36 "I James J. McCants, administrator of Samuel W. McCants, in account." etc. On the original, there follows a list of sales (to settle the estate?) such as: wool, cotton, bed, lumber, etc. (difficult to read). Jan. 1, 1850: Distributed as follows: Noah Rhyne and wife, $9,394.4/5ths C. M. Porter and wife, $9,394.4/5ths Elias Fish and wife, $9,394.4/5ths James F. Land $9,394.4/5ths J. J. McCants $9,394.4/5ths Total: $46,974 Then we have this newspaper article from 1837; why was Lydia married in Alabama and not South Carolina? Did she migrate there w/her sister Cynthia who m. Elias Fish? According to: "Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers - 1819-1893": August 22, 1837 Married in the vicinity of this place at the residence of Mr. Fish, on Thursday evening last by Hon. Henry F. Scruggs, Mr. William C. Land, Jeweller, to Miss Lydia McCants. So we now have a Lydia McCants m. to a Wlm. C. Land. And who is this James Lamb in Ala. in 1850; Lydia's father in law? And the son Wm. Land, 37, was that the husband of the Lydia in the newspaper article? Note he is a goldsmith; newspaper article said she married a jeweler. 1850 Census, Southern District, Pickens, Alabama James Land Age: 60 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1790 Birth Place: Kentucky Gender: Male James Land, 60, occupation none; born in Kentucky Charlotte Land, 57, born in South Carolina Wm. Land, 37, goldsmith, born in South Carolina Franklin Land, 25, carpenter, born in South Carolina Joseph M. Land, 20, farmer, born in South Carolina Next door to a Madison Land, age 27, born in South Carolina And one last question: James J. McCants is listed as administrator of the the will. Note in the 1850 Probate Records it does not say "and wife"; I do not know to whom he was married. There are two James J. McCants' in Fairfield Census records; one is a dr., one a lawyer. Note the dr. has a son named Lewis, maiden name of Sam. McCants' wife. Was our James J. McCants a lawyer or a doctor or neither? There are two James J. McCants families in the census. In Fairfield in 1850 there is one who is a doctor; wife is Sarah, a Harriet Davis, 50, lives with them; they live near Noah Rhyne (hubby of Amana E. McCants, sister of our James J. McCants). Note that Dr. McCants has a middle name of Lewis. In 1850, Fairfield, there is a James B. McCants, lawyer, married to a Laura. In 1860, there is a James J., a lawyer; wife is Laura. James J. is 44; there is a Thomas McCants, 30, living in the same house. In 1870, the lawyer James McCants has the middle initial of B. again; wife Laura. Are either of these the son of Sam. McCants and administrator of his will? Thank you again for your input. Maybe we'll get this puzzle solved soon! Glenna ~~~~~ >From Fairfield County Equity Court records: 1850 Bill 19 that was filed on Nov. 14, 1848 Samuel McCants died on June 6, 1848 and left the following James J. McCants-son and daughters Cynthia who married Elias Fish; Amanda who married Noah Rhine; Emily who married Charles Porter and Lydia McCants who married a Land, Lydia had a son-James F. Land and she died in 1839. In 1851 Bill #5 filed on June 24, 1851 has the same information in addition that James F. Land was 12 years old and living with his guardian Elias Fish and his wife in Harris Co., Georgia. Neither Bill said what Land's first name was. Jon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, Porter, Rawlinson; (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, Wells (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do all the good you can by all the means you can in all the ways you can at all the times you can to all the people you can as long as you ever can - John Wesley

Glenna, >From Fairfield County Equity Court records: 1850 Bill 19 that was filed on Nov. 14, 1848 Samuel McCants died on June 6, 1848 and left the following James J. McCants-son and daughters Cynthia who married Elias Fish; Amanda who married Noah Rhine; Emily who married Charles Porter and Lydia McCants who married a Land, Lydia had a son-James F. Land and she died in 1839. In 1851 Bill #5 filed on June 24, 1851 has the same information in addition that James F. Land was 12 years old and living with his guardian Elias Fish and his wife in Harris Co., Georgia. Neither Bill said what Land's first name was. Jon > [Original Message] > From: GBKinard <gbkinard@sc.rr.com> > To: McCants@rootsweb.com <McCants@rootsweb.com>; FAIRFIELD County SC@rootsweb.com <SCFAIRFI@rootsweb.com> > Date: 8/17/2008 7:22:40 AM > Subject: [SCFAIRFI] Lydia McCants/William C. Land, m. 1837, Alabama > > According to: "Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama > Newspapers - > 1819-1893": > > August 22, 1837 > Married in the vicinity of this place at the residence of Mr. Fish, on > Thursday evening last by Hon. Henry F. Scruggs, Mr. William C. Land, > Jeweller, > to Miss Lydia McCants. > > Who is this Lydia McCants? Who were her parents? > > Is Wlm. C. Land kin to James F. Land who married ?? McCants (her father was > Samuel of Fairfield County, SC)? > > Glenna Kinard > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Researching: > (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, > Porter, Rawlinson; > (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, > Wells > (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, > Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCFAIRFI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

According to: "Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers - 1819-1893": August 22, 1837 Married in the vicinity of this place at the residence of Mr. Fish, on Thursday evening last by Hon. Henry F. Scruggs, Mr. William C. Land, Jeweller, to Miss Lydia McCants. Who is this Lydia McCants? Who were her parents? Is Wlm. C. Land kin to James F. Land who married ?? McCants (her father was Samuel of Fairfield County, SC)? Glenna Kinard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, Porter, Rawlinson; (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, Wells (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am trying to figure out the wife/wives of James Lewis (b. ca 1752 Fairfax County, Va.; d. ca 1811, Fairfield County, SC). (His father may have been Thomas Lewis; mother Elizabeth.) Some have said a wife was Frances Starke who may have been the only wife and she may or may not have been previously married. His children were: Rebecca LEWIS, F (ca1775-) (m. Lawhorn) Elizabeth LEWIS, F (1778-1847) (married Rev. Charles Porter) Alice LEWIS, F (ca1778-) (m. Raines) James LEWIS, M (ca1781-ca1842) (m. Coates) Zachariah LEWIS, M (ca1783-) Charity LEWIS, F (ca1784-) Surles LEWIS, M (ca1786-) Sarah LEWIS, F (ca1789-) (m. Farmer) Nancy LEWIS, F (ca1792-) (m. Hussey) Is anyone tracing this family? Glenna ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, Porter, Rawlinson; (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, Wells (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am new to the list and am researching several lines in SC. One specifically married into the Beyerle/Byerly/Berly surname. A Peter Berly relocated to Fairfield County in the early 1800's. He moved there with his wife, Rachel Charles and her father, Michael Charles. I have confirmed this through a last will and testament of Michael. I would be interested if any subscriber to this list is researching these names. Additionally, I noticed a "Charles Cemetery" off of 215(Old Cherokee Road) in Fairfield. I do not know who may rest there or know of any transcription projects on this one. Any information on this specific cemetery would be greatly appreciated. Mike **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

. Subject: John Major married Rebecca Chandler again 6/5/2008 John Major married Rebecca Chandler Again - 6/5/2008 In 1999 a poorly researched and poorly document data set was listed in Rootsweb on the Major Family of John Major married Rebecca Chandler. On 5/28/2008 a slightly better researched and slightly better documented data set was listed on Rootsweb concerning John Major married Rebecca Chandler under Upstate SC Families but without greatly showing what official records show. In 1994 a document, VA Archives #24384 of 219 page volume, was published on this Major Family and many other Eastern USA Major/s Families. In 2006 an article was published in the Spring Issue of the Carolina Herald further documenting John Major married Rebecca Chandler Family. If one had researched the following also: 1.. James Branch Cabell's book Majors and Their Marriages published 1915 2.. The County Probate Records of Charles City Co., Virginia, especially the will of Bernard Major Sr. and probate of estate of Bernard Major Jr. and publications by Benjamin Weisinger on Charles City Co., VA and subsequent records of Bernard Major's son John Major d 1810 in Charles City Co., VA 3.. The 1755 Will of Joel Chandler of Cumberland Co., VA 4.. The County records of Pittsylvania and Henry Co., VA, including the miscellaneous records and Publik Records Claims or the Rev. War. 5.. The records of the Francis Epps Society of Virginia 6.. The County Probate Records and Tax Lists of Wilkes Co., NC, Especially the law suit of Rebecca and John Major against, Rebecca's Brother Robert Chandler. 7.. The Census records of Wilkes Co., NC, Newberry Co., SC and subsequent Census records through 1860 of Pendleton District and Pickens District, SC 8.. The records of the Chandler Family Association 9.. The records of the Petitions to the House of Delegates of the State of VA, especially one by Ballard Major for the services of James Major in the Revolutionary War. 10.. And a multitude of other records found on a CD offered in the 2006 article on John Major and Rebecca Chandler published in the Carolina Herald. One would conclude entirely different results than what is published on Rootsweb. In addition DNA testing of the Major Families are proving again that the truth can always be ferreted out if one does enough research and does not rely on old outdated records published by those who do not document their research except with others work which is not documented or referenced. Herbert D. Hendricks a descendant of John Major m Rebecca Chandler and their Children and grandchildren; John Perry Major m Mary Marshall, Sarah Major m David Hendricks Sr., Nancy Major m Henry Hendricks Sr., Martha Eliza Major m Nimrod Tillman Smith and David Hendricks Jr. m Mary Ann Major. Herb Hendricks Retired NASA Physicist 2418 Lebanon Road Pendleton, SC 29670 Herb_316@Bellsouth.net 864 2616636 Group Administrator Hendricks DNA Project Secretary Hendricks Family Association Current Research Families; Major, Smith, Craig, Hendricks, Eskew, Rochester Web site = http://www.familytreedna.com/public/hendricks .

Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 4:10 PM Subject: Hopewell, Home of General Andrew Pickens - Update, etc Dear People Concerned for Hopewell, historic home of General Andrew Pickens, 5/24/2008 I'm going to first make some inputs as to my understanding on Hopewell and Clemson University. Hopewell as best I can determine from SC Archives records online came into Andrew Picken's possession by a SC land Grant in 1784 (for his Revolution War Services). In 1785 he started building Hopewell where he lived for a number of years. Depending upon research from others he seemed to have let his son Ezekiel live in the home next and later his son Andrew Pickens Jr. (a Governor of SC) lived there. It passed through a number of hands until sometime in the 1950s when Clemson acquired the land as best I can determine through the federal land grants to Universities (some 27,000+ acres to Clemson from poor upstate SC land owners.) From others data Clemson let various people live in the home with what appears to be minimal or no maintenance. In a 1930 picture Hopewell had two dark shutters adjacent to each window. In 1972 the picture of Hopewell showed they had been removed and not replaced the shutters, however the hangers are still there in place today next to the windows. A historic marker is on route 149 about 0.7 mile SW from route 22 (Old Stone Church Rd.). On the west side of the marker (#39-4) there is an acknowledgement of Hopewell as the home of General Andrew Pickens South from the marker. On the East side of the marker is the acknowledgement of the Hopewell Treaty with the Cherokee Indians. At some time in the past the home has been placed on the National Register of Historical Homes which requires the homes to be maintained by law (as I have been told). However there is no plaque attached to the side of the front door as I am familiar with. Tom Clemson left in his will his land and direction to start a college. However about this time frame Upstate SC Farmers were petitioning the SC assembly to provide a College to educate their Children. In 1892 this act was passed by the SC Assembly and apparently the state funding for Clemson College was started in 1893. Therefore in my estimation the SC Taxpayers have mainly over the years footed the bills for the infrastructure called Clemson University today. Also note in SC today there is a continuing funding bill that provides for salaries, maintenance, up keep and any other continuing item necessary to support any institution. It of course is the option of the receiver as to where and how the money is spent in regard to preventive maintenance. In April of 2008 Ann Sheriff published an article on Hopewell and General Andrew Pickens in the Old Pendleton District (SCGS) Newsletter. When I saw it and read it I decided to visit Hopewell as I had not been there in years. I'm a native of the Lebanon Community near Pendleton and live about 3 miles from Hopewell. When I went to visit the home I could not believe what I saw. The paint was peeling off from the Clap board, the front porch and nearly everywhere on the home siding, there were large holes in the clapboard (in particular one about 2 inches wide by 12 inches long next to the middle second story window), the front porch structure had large cracks and hole in it, the porch boards were loose and buckled, the foundation had multitudes of grout missing and bricks missing plus the stone had not been repaired, a window on the second story SW corner had what looked like a place for an air conditioner in it and was left open to the rain, the gutter over the entrance to the "large beautiful fireplace in the basement- quote from Old Pendleton Commission report on Hopewell" had a rusted out gutter hanging down from the eaves, the rear kitchen chimney had kinks in the bricks and mortar was missing all over the foundation, the screens over the window to the kitchen was rotted out, rough cuts outs or rot was prevalent in a lot of the clap board, the back door kitchen steps of wood was pitched to one side with the right side buried into the ground, two windows on the North side had air conditioners mounted in them, there is a nine pane glass window to the basement open about six inches with three panes of glass broken out, and in general a home which it was more than evident that no one really cared for it or had done any preventive maintenance in some time. (By the way I have pictures of the above and more.) To top it off no one even cared to keep the grass cut. (Note of recent (5/2008) the entire grass surrounding the state has been mowed for a change.) In addition there are three out building which have some paint on the front side but none on the rear just bare boards and rot (One would think there is some type of deception going on here.). Some type of structure which looks like a weather station is in the front yard, a gas tank with two pumps is in the side yard with a metal structural building and two shelters which house construction equipment and farm equipment apparently owned by Clemson's Agriculture Engineering Department. When I got home from the visit to Hopewell I decided to try and see if I could get some help in finding out who was responsible for allowing Hopewell to rot as well as to find out who could be approached to see that some repair and maintenance was done. I do genealogical research as a hobby and manage the Hendricks DNA Project nationwide. So I posted what I had found to the web to numerous sites and people who should be concerned. I almost immediately got a reply from the Golden Corner Website (the genealogical center piece for Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Co., SC). It appears Clemson had been approached in 2000 about why the slave quarters had been bulldozed at Hopewell and about the location of a number of slave graves (This is a cemetery project for Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Co., SC). Within the reply from Clemson University, President James Barker, said he had no money for repair to Hopewell. From the record apparently nothing had been done since 2000 in maintaining Hopewell. (Later a contact with the Palmetto Trust I found out that the state of disrepair was well known to them also.) On 5/2/2008 a reporter with the Independent mail stated in an electronic mail article that Will Hiott at Clemson University was studying the restoration of Hopewell. However I continued to post this information and also to the e-mail address of the two secretaries of the Board of Trustees of Clemson University. I also wrote a letter to Bill Hendrix, the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Clemson University. To this day I have never got a single word from any of them including Will Hiott. I started contacting state people, Mr. Stroup of the SC Archives who is responsible for restoration of SC Historic Sites, the Governor of SC, our US Senators, and Representatives and finally SC State Senator Larry Martin of Pickens (who is getting involved and has brought in Senator Alexander of Oconee). Finally the Pickens Co. Historical Society made an inquiry as to what was going on. It seems they were not aware of the sad state of repair of Hopewell. Too many people have put their trust in government to do what is responsible. Anyway I continued from about the first of April to visit and look at Hopewell each day. Now remember we have been told by Liz Carey that Will Hiott is studying the renovation of Hopewell. On 4/21/2008 a Cherry Picker shows up at Hopewell. Paint is now being scraped. I watch each day what is going on. One day all the paint drapes are in place after about 10 days and 5 gallon buckets of paint appear. I post to some of my over 50 sites what is happening, saying and asking why repairs to all the rot and holes are not being made. The tarps come down and scraping continues and holes start being filled with epoxy putty, the air conditioners have been removed after I complained that how could anyone fix windows with the units in place, the SW second story window gets the lower pane replaced to keep out the rain and some grout in a hap hazard manner is put into some of the bricks at various pint around the foundation, etc. The paint scraping keeps going on and the epoxy filler begins being placed in cracks in rotting boards, the basement window with the broken panes are boarded up, without complete removal of the paint, repainting of Hopewell begins. At this time I have been forwarding all this to people who have a need to know including a reporter at the Independent mail. Then I get an e-mail from the Independent mail report telling me that Will Hiott has contacted me. No he has not. Then I am told that Will Hiott is going to spend $2 Million on the renovation of Hopewell. I ask simply if this is true does the right hand at Clemson University know what the left hand is doing? If you have plans to renovate something why partially scrape paint, fill holes with epoxy putty, board up windows, replace panes, paint everything and then say the above? To date about two coats of paint have been applied to Hopewell, nothing done to the outbuilding and what I call cosmetic repair made to Hopewell. The beautiful fireplace in the basement has been made to disappear entirely with the boarding up of windows. So I ask the question shall we believe Clemson University that they are really going to maintain and prevent further damage to Hopewell? Why is this an issue? The Golden Corner website has images along with OPD, SCGS along with many others who have records both audio and photographic on many other sites around Clemson University (including the bull dozed slave quarters at Hopewell) that mark historic events that have been left to go into ruin and are getting there. If you live in the Pendleton area you know the story that when Clemson University acquired land from Hartwell now called the Simpson Experimental Station, from the Federal Governments reimbursement for Hartwell Lake land, that Col R. W. Simpson's home was allowed to rot and was bulldozed. A Historic marker along the side of the road is all that is left of the place. Also if you lived near Joe Douthit wonderful late 1800s home (Lebanon Road)which is on the Simpson Experimental Station and has been occupied since 1965 by some Clemson University person you will find it is being let to go into extreme rot without any maintenance as well as the manager's home. In the eyes of the local people Clemson University does not have a good reputation for taking care of things outside the immediate campus. You have to just look at the Clemson building along route 149 and you see rusting roofs, rotting structures, rust stains, etc in the buildings, apparently there is no program of preventive maintenance. When you look at the money spent on the Sports facilities, the immaculate care of them, you wonder is anything important to Clemson University about recognizing and maintaining our SC Heritage? Clemson University's reputation to me is in question as to showing their true concern and intent and making public what they are going to do with a method and control to insure that SC Historic property is maintained and keep in a state that it will be insured that it is preserved for future SC generations to better understand their SC Heritage. To me the only hope I see is for Pickens County Historical Society to couple with Senators Larry Martin Pickens and Senator Alexander, Oconee so that something constructive and open to the public will be done to Hopewell to honor our greatest Upstate Hero General Andrew Pickens. Herb Hendricks Retired NASA Physicist 2418 Lebanon Road Pendleton, SC 29670 Herb_316@Bellsouth.net 864 2616636 Group Administrator Hendricks DNA Project Secretary Hendricks Family Association Current Research Families; Major, Smith, Craig, Hendricks, Eskew, Rochester Web site = http://www.familytreedna.com/public/hendricks

I think I can account for all but Elva Coleman: According to a worldconnect posting: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET <http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3097294&id=I6073 43179> &db=:3097294&id=I607343179 Lena Coleman = Lena Dunn Husband: Thomas Woodward Coleman His parents: Andrew McConnell Coleman & Annie Isabel Feaster (Andrew McConnell Coleman was the son of Dr. Robert Williams Coleman & Nancy A. McConnell. Dr. Robert Williams Coleman was the son of Henry Jonathan Coleman & Mary Feaster.) Thomas Woodward Coleman had brothers: Robert Williams Coleman (Robert) Allen Griffin Coleman (Griffin) Andrew McConnell Coleman Virgil Clayton Coleman (Brother Clayton) David Roe Coleman (Dave) Bennie Coleman Lewis Rawls Coleman (Lewis) Sisters: Victoria Elizabeth Coleman (Victoria) Nancy Ann Coleman (Nancy) Lee Ann -----Original Message----- From: scfairfi-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:scfairfi-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of GBKinard Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 8:19 AM To: FAIRFIELD County SC@rootsweb.com; FEASTER@rootsweb.com; COLEMAN@rootsweb.com; PORTER@rootsweb.com; MOBLEY List@rootsweb.com; KERSHAW County SC@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCFAIRFI] Coleman/Porter/Feaster -- Ark. and SC; 1904 letter I have just transcribed a 1904 letter from Arkansas to South Carolina that contains the names of Coleman, Porter and Feaster folks who had moved from Fairfield County, SC to Princeton, Arkansas. Below is the original letter and below that is my guess as to who's who. I could use some help in filling in the blanks of some of these folks I am unable to identify. Sadly, I do not have the photo referred to in the letter. The matriarch of this family was: Harriet (Hattie) Coleman Feaster, 1846-1920; born in Ridgeway, SC, died in Arkansas. First husband was Henry Jonathan (Foot) Coleman Jr., 1830-1874. Their children were: Franklin Preston Coleman, Charles Porter Feaster Coleman, David Roe Coleman, Jacob David Coleman, Mary Emily Coleman (Parham) and Henry Jonathan Coleman. Hattie's 2nd husband was Capt. David Roe/Row Feaster, 1832-1910; their children were Charles McCants Feaster, Virgil Clayton Feaster, Susan Amanda Feaster (might have been the letter writer), Margaret Fry Feaster, Roger William Feaster and Hattie Josephine Feaster. Thanks for any help you can offer. Glenna Kinard (am also sending this to the Mobley list because of the Mobley/Feaster and Coleman connections.) ~~~~~ Envelope: to Mr. R. W. Porter Dundee, South Carolina January 4, 1904 (arrived Dundee stamped January 7, 1904) Princeton, Arkansas December 4, 1904 (should be January 4) Dear Uncle Rod, I have just fixed up a picture to send you. It is a group of the people, our relatives, who were here Christmas day. Some more came after that, though. We certainly had (a) crowd and a fuss. They commenced coming in Christmas Eve and the last one left this morning. I will not hesitate to say that I very glad they are going, although I enjoyed their being here. Did you spend a pleasant Christmas. I hope so. Look at Mother's picture - doesn't she look young, though, to be so old? She looks just as young as her picture, too. I suppose that I had better proceed to give you some idea as to the individuals in this mob. Beginning with the first row at the left, Horace, Lizzie and Lilian Coleman (David's wife and children); Edie and Jim Coleman (Presses' wife and one child); Cousin Ophelia Simons; Pa and mother; Foote Coleman (Max's son) sitting on the horse in front of Pa; Dora and Gladden Coleman (Max' wife and baby), Lewis and Victoria(?)? Coleman. Second row beginning on the left, John Coleman (Press' other boy), Griffin Coleman; Robert Coleman; Elva Coleman, Lena Coleman (whose husband Woodward Coleman was killed not long ago); Nancy Coleman; Hattie; Max; Dave Coleman and I. Those behind: David Coleman; Brother Clayton; Press (with beard); then the other with the beard is Jake; Charles just part of his face showing and Mag, and Roger, your namesake. Can you get anything from this? I must write to Auntie so that I can get these things off in the mail, so good bye. Your loving niece, Sue This picture is a Christmas present. ~~~~~ Below explains the who's who in the letter; some of the folks I can't identify and would appreciate someone who is studying this line to help me with the id's. Envelope: Mr. R. W. Porter (Roger William Porter, brother of Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster) Dundee, South Carolina (near Blaney/Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina, no longer in existence) January 4, 1904 (arrived Dundee stamped January 7, 1904) Princeton, Arkansas December 4, 1904 (should be January 4) Dear Uncle Rod, (Roger Porter) Look at Mother's (Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster) picture - doesn't she look young, though, to be so old? She looks just as young as her picture, too. Beginning with the first row at the left, Horace, Lizzie and Lilian Coleman (David's wife and children) (I'm guessing this might be David Roe Coleman by Hattie's first husband Henry Jonathan "Foot" Coleman; does anyone know who is wife was?); Edie and Jim Coleman (Presses' wife and one child) (Press is Franklin Preston Coleman); Cousin Ophelia Simons (don't know who she is); Pa (Capt. David Roe/Row Feaster) and mother (Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster); Foote Coleman (Max's son) (Max is Charles Porter Feaster Coleman; don't know why they called him Max) sitting on the horse in front of Pa; Dora and Gladden Coleman (Max' wife and baby) (Max is Charles Porter Feaster Coleman), Lewis and Victoria(?) (don't know who these two are and can't read the name of the female) Coleman. Second row beginning on the left, John Coleman (Press' other boy); Griffin Coleman (who is this?); Robert Coleman (who is this?); Elva Coleman (who is this?), Lena Coleman (whose husband Woodward Coleman was killed not long ago) (who is Woodward?); Nancy Coleman (who is this?); Hattie (who is this? Hattie Josephine Feaster?) Max (Charles Porter Feaster Coleman;) Dave Coleman (who is this?); and I (maybe Susan Amanda Feaster?) Those behind David Coleman : Brother Clayton (who is this? a preacher maybe?); Press (with beard) (Press is Franklin Preston Coleman); then the other with the beard is Jake (probably Jacob David Coleman); Charles (who is this? maybe Charles McCants Feaster?) just part of his face showing and Mag (who is this? maybe Margaret Fry Feaster); and Roger (Roger William Feaster), your namesake (Roger William Porter) I must write to Auntie (probably Avaline Amanda Porter Robinson, sister to Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster and Roger W. Porter) so that I can get these things off in the mail, so good bye. Your loving niece, Sue (maybe Susan Amanda Feaster?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, Porter, Rawlinson; (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, Wells (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCFAIRFI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

All, I have the FEASTER-COLEMAN Wills from FAAIRFIELD CO., SC. I will see what I can get from them. Bobby Rawls Big Spring, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "GBKinard" <gbkinard@sc.rr.com> To: "FAIRFIELD County SC@rootsweb.com" <SCFAIRFI@rootsweb.com>; <FEASTER@rootsweb.com>; <COLEMAN@rootsweb.com>; <PORTER@rootsweb.com>; "MOBLEY List@rootsweb.com" <mobley@rootsweb.com>; "KERSHAW County SC@rootsweb.com" <SCKERSHA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 11:18 AM Subject: [SCFAIRFI] Coleman/Porter/Feaster -- Ark. and SC; 1904 letter I have just transcribed a 1904 letter from Arkansas to South Carolina that contains the names of Coleman, Porter and Feaster folks who had moved from Fairfield County, SC to Princeton, Arkansas. Below is the original letter and below that is my guess as to who's who. I could use some help in filling in the blanks of some of these folks I am unable to identify. Sadly, I do not have the photo referred to in the letter. The matriarch of this family was: Harriet (Hattie) Coleman Feaster, 1846-1920; born in Ridgeway, SC, died in Arkansas. First husband was Henry Jonathan (Foot) Coleman Jr., 1830-1874. Their children were: Franklin Preston Coleman, Charles Porter Feaster Coleman, David Roe Coleman, Jacob David Coleman, Mary Emily Coleman (Parham) and Henry Jonathan Coleman. Hattie's 2nd husband was Capt. David Roe/Row Feaster, 1832-1910; their children were Charles McCants Feaster, Virgil Clayton Feaster, Susan Amanda Feaster (might have been the letter writer), Margaret Fry Feaster, Roger William Feaster and Hattie Josephine Feaster. Thanks for any help you can offer. Glenna Kinard (am also sending this to the Mobley list because of the Mobley/Feaster and Coleman connections.) ~~~~~ Envelope: to Mr. R. W. Porter Dundee, South Carolina January 4, 1904 (arrived Dundee stamped January 7, 1904) Princeton, Arkansas December 4, 1904 (should be January 4) Dear Uncle Rod, I have just fixed up a picture to send you. It is a group of the people, our relatives, who were here Christmas day. Some more came after that, though. We certainly had (a) crowd and a fuss. They commenced coming in Christmas Eve and the last one left this morning. I will not hesitate to say that I very glad they are going, although I enjoyed their being here. Did you spend a pleasant Christmas. I hope so. Look at Mother's picture ­ doesn't she look young, though, to be so old? She looks just as young as her picture, too. I suppose that I had better proceed to give you some idea as to the individuals in this mob. Beginning with the first row at the left, Horace, Lizzie and Lilian Coleman (David's wife and children); Edie and Jim Coleman (Presses' wife and one child); Cousin Ophelia Simons; Pa and mother; Foote Coleman (Max's son) sitting on the horse in front of Pa; Dora and Gladden Coleman (Max' wife and baby), Lewis and Victoria(?)? Coleman. Second row beginning on the left, John Coleman (Press' other boy), Griffin Coleman; Robert Coleman; Elva Coleman, Lena Coleman (whose husband Woodward Coleman was killed not long ago); Nancy Coleman; Hattie; Max; Dave Coleman and I. Those behind: David Coleman; Brother Clayton; Press (with beard); then the other with the beard is Jake; Charles just part of his face showing and Mag, and Roger, your namesake. Can you get anything from this? I must write to Auntie so that I can get these things off in the mail, so good bye. Your loving niece, Sue This picture is a Christmas present. ~~~~~ Below explains the who's who in the letter; some of the folks I can't identify and would appreciate someone who is studying this line to help me with the id's. Envelope: Mr. R. W. Porter (Roger William Porter, brother of Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster) Dundee, South Carolina (near Blaney/Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina, no longer in existence) January 4, 1904 (arrived Dundee stamped January 7, 1904) Princeton, Arkansas December 4, 1904 (should be January 4) Dear Uncle Rod, (Roger Porter) Look at Mother's (Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster) picture ­ doesn't she look young, though, to be so old? She looks just as young as her picture, too. Beginning with the first row at the left, Horace, Lizzie and Lilian Coleman (David's wife and children) (I'm guessing this might be David Roe Coleman by Hattie's first husband Henry Jonathan "Foot" Coleman; does anyone know who is wife was?); Edie and Jim Coleman (Presses' wife and one child) (Press is Franklin Preston Coleman); Cousin Ophelia Simons (don't know who she is); Pa (Capt. David Roe/Row Feaster) and mother (Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster); Foote Coleman (Max's son) (Max is Charles Porter Feaster Coleman; don't know why they called him Max) sitting on the horse in front of Pa; Dora and Gladden Coleman (Max' wife and baby) (Max is Charles Porter Feaster Coleman), Lewis and Victoria(?) (don't know who these two are and can't read the name of the female) Coleman. Second row beginning on the left, John Coleman (Press' other boy); Griffin Coleman (who is this?); Robert Coleman (who is this?); Elva Coleman (who is this?), Lena Coleman (whose husband Woodward Coleman was killed not long ago) (who is Woodward?); Nancy Coleman (who is this?); Hattie (who is this? Hattie Josephine Feaster?) Max (Charles Porter Feaster Coleman;) Dave Coleman (who is this?); and I (maybe Susan Amanda Feaster?) Those behind David Coleman : Brother Clayton (who is this? a preacher maybe?); Press (with beard) (Press is Franklin Preston Coleman); then the other with the beard is Jake (probably Jacob David Coleman); Charles (who is this? maybe Charles McCants Feaster?) just part of his face showing and Mag (who is this? maybe Margaret Fry Feaster); and Roger (Roger William Feaster), your namesake (Roger William Porter) I must write to Auntie (probably Avaline Amanda Porter Robinson, sister to Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster and Roger W. Porter) so that I can get these things off in the mail, so good bye. Your loving niece, Sue (maybe Susan Amanda Feaster?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, Porter, Rawlinson; (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, Wells (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCFAIRFI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The below letter was written in 1892 by Roger William Porter, who lived in the what is now Blaney/Elgin area of Kershaw County. Friendship Baptist is/was in Kershaw. Does anyone know the location? Glenna Kinard ~~~~ Mr. Edgar Trapp Clerk, Crooked Run Baptist Church Horeb PO, South Carolina Fairfield County Dear brother, At a meeting of the Friendship Baptist Church of Fairfield Association, June 18, 1892, it was unanimously agreed that this church pray that your church call Bro. T. W. Scruggs to ordination at your earliest convenience. Bro. Scruggs has been called to the pastorate of this church and as such has faithfully and ably served us for five (5) months, and we are heartily agreed that he is a bold, fearless an able exponent of our Master's cause an capable (of) doing great good in His vineyard. Our denomination needs all the powers of all such men, empowered with all the functions of His high and holy calling. Bro. Scruggs will in a few weeks begin a campaign for the cause of Christ in the salvation of souls and we know he would be better prepared for the full discharge of the duties of his high office were he ordained, and to this end that our common cause may be furthered, souls of fellow men saved and Christ's kingdom built up we ask that he be duly dedicated to His cause. Yours in Christian fellowship, R. W. Porter, Church Clerk Camden, South Carolina Bro. Scruggs' address is Hopkins, S. C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, Porter, Rawlinson; (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, Wells (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

According to a posting on ancestry.com Ophelia Isabella Simons Birth: 9 May 1851 Daughter of S. Milton Simons & Elizabeth Susan Feaster, the Daughter of Jacob Feaster & Isabella Coleman (1803-1838) S. Milton Simons Spouse Elizabeth S Feaster 1829- Children Jacob Pingree Simons 1849- Ophelia I Simons 1851- Paul James Simons 1853- Silas Calhoun Simons 1855- John Feaster Simons 1857- Mary Edith Simons 1859- Laura Elizabeth Simons 1862- Cornelia J Simons 1866 Looking at census records: 1900 Jackson, Dallas Co, AR John Simons born 1858 South Carolina Ophelia Simons sister, born 1851 South Carolina Susian S. Simons mother, born 1829 SC 1880 Black Creek, Lexington, South Carolina Name Age S. Milton Simons 62 head, farmer Susan E. Simons 51 wife Jacob P. Simons 30 son Ophelia I. Simons 29 daughter J. Paul Simons 27 son John F. Simons 23 son L. Elizabeth Simons 18 daughter Cornelia J. Simons 16? Daughter William Riley 17 -- black, servant (note: all born in SC and both parents born in SC) 1860 Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina Milton Simons 40 school teacher Mary 30 Pingreen 13 Ophelia 11 Paul 9 Milton 7 Elizabeth 1 1850 Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina Milton Simons 32 Teacher Susan Simons 20 Rebekah Simons 67 Jacob P Simons 1 Lee Ann -----Original Message----- From: scfairfi-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:scfairfi-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of GBKinard Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 8:19 AM To: FAIRFIELD County SC@rootsweb.com; FEASTER@rootsweb.com; COLEMAN@rootsweb.com; PORTER@rootsweb.com; MOBLEY List@rootsweb.com; KERSHAW County SC@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCFAIRFI] Coleman/Porter/Feaster -- Ark. and SC; 1904 letter I have just transcribed a 1904 letter from Arkansas to South Carolina that contains the names of Coleman, Porter and Feaster folks who had moved from Fairfield County, SC to Princeton, Arkansas. Below is the original letter and below that is my guess as to who's who. I could use some help in filling in the blanks of some of these folks I am unable to identify. Sadly, I do not have the photo referred to in the letter. The matriarch of this family was: Harriet (Hattie) Coleman Feaster, 1846-1920; born in Ridgeway, SC, died in Arkansas. First husband was Henry Jonathan (Foot) Coleman Jr., 1830-1874. Their children were: Franklin Preston Coleman, Charles Porter Feaster Coleman, David Roe Coleman, Jacob David Coleman, Mary Emily Coleman (Parham) and Henry Jonathan Coleman. Hattie's 2nd husband was Capt. David Roe/Row Feaster, 1832-1910; their children were Charles McCants Feaster, Virgil Clayton Feaster, Susan Amanda Feaster (might have been the letter writer), Margaret Fry Feaster, Roger William Feaster and Hattie Josephine Feaster. Thanks for any help you can offer. Glenna Kinard (am also sending this to the Mobley list because of the Mobley/Feaster and Coleman connections.) ~~~~~ Envelope: to Mr. R. W. Porter Dundee, South Carolina January 4, 1904 (arrived Dundee stamped January 7, 1904) Princeton, Arkansas December 4, 1904 (should be January 4) Dear Uncle Rod, I have just fixed up a picture to send you. It is a group of the people, our relatives, who were here Christmas day. Some more came after that, though. We certainly had (a) crowd and a fuss. They commenced coming in Christmas Eve and the last one left this morning. I will not hesitate to say that I very glad they are going, although I enjoyed their being here. Did you spend a pleasant Christmas. I hope so. Look at Mother's picture - doesn't she look young, though, to be so old? She looks just as young as her picture, too. I suppose that I had better proceed to give you some idea as to the individuals in this mob. Beginning with the first row at the left, Horace, Lizzie and Lilian Coleman (David's wife and children); Edie and Jim Coleman (Presses' wife and one child); Cousin Ophelia Simons; Pa and mother; Foote Coleman (Max's son) sitting on the horse in front of Pa; Dora and Gladden Coleman (Max' wife and baby), Lewis and Victoria(?)? Coleman. Second row beginning on the left, John Coleman (Press' other boy), Griffin Coleman; Robert Coleman; Elva Coleman, Lena Coleman (whose husband Woodward Coleman was killed not long ago); Nancy Coleman; Hattie; Max; Dave Coleman and I. Those behind: David Coleman; Brother Clayton; Press (with beard); then the other with the beard is Jake; Charles just part of his face showing and Mag, and Roger, your namesake. Can you get anything from this? I must write to Auntie so that I can get these things off in the mail, so good bye. Your loving niece, Sue This picture is a Christmas present. ~~~~~ Below explains the who's who in the letter; some of the folks I can't identify and would appreciate someone who is studying this line to help me with the id's. Envelope: Mr. R. W. Porter (Roger William Porter, brother of Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster) Dundee, South Carolina (near Blaney/Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina, no longer in existence) January 4, 1904 (arrived Dundee stamped January 7, 1904) Princeton, Arkansas December 4, 1904 (should be January 4) Dear Uncle Rod, (Roger Porter) Look at Mother's (Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster) picture - doesn't she look young, though, to be so old? She looks just as young as her picture, too. Beginning with the first row at the left, Horace, Lizzie and Lilian Coleman (David's wife and children) (I'm guessing this might be David Roe Coleman by Hattie's first husband Henry Jonathan "Foot" Coleman; does anyone know who is wife was?); Edie and Jim Coleman (Presses' wife and one child) (Press is Franklin Preston Coleman); Cousin Ophelia Simons (don't know who she is); Pa (Capt. David Roe/Row Feaster) and mother (Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster); Foote Coleman (Max's son) (Max is Charles Porter Feaster Coleman; don't know why they called him Max) sitting on the horse in front of Pa; Dora and Gladden Coleman (Max' wife and baby) (Max is Charles Porter Feaster Coleman), Lewis and Victoria(?) (don't know who these two are and can't read the name of the female) Coleman. Second row beginning on the left, John Coleman (Press' other boy); Griffin Coleman (who is this?); Robert Coleman (who is this?); Elva Coleman (who is this?), Lena Coleman (whose husband Woodward Coleman was killed not long ago) (who is Woodward?); Nancy Coleman (who is this?); Hattie (who is this? Hattie Josephine Feaster?) Max (Charles Porter Feaster Coleman;) Dave Coleman (who is this?); and I (maybe Susan Amanda Feaster?) Those behind David Coleman : Brother Clayton (who is this? a preacher maybe?); Press (with beard) (Press is Franklin Preston Coleman); then the other with the beard is Jake (probably Jacob David Coleman); Charles (who is this? maybe Charles McCants Feaster?) just part of his face showing and Mag (who is this? maybe Margaret Fry Feaster); and Roger (Roger William Feaster), your namesake (Roger William Porter) I must write to Auntie (probably Avaline Amanda Porter Robinson, sister to Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster and Roger W. Porter) so that I can get these things off in the mail, so good bye. Your loving niece, Sue (maybe Susan Amanda Feaster?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, Porter, Rawlinson; (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, Wells (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCFAIRFI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have just transcribed a 1904 letter from Arkansas to South Carolina that contains the names of Coleman, Porter and Feaster folks who had moved from Fairfield County, SC to Princeton, Arkansas. Below is the original letter and below that is my guess as to who's who. I could use some help in filling in the blanks of some of these folks I am unable to identify. Sadly, I do not have the photo referred to in the letter. The matriarch of this family was: Harriet (Hattie) Coleman Feaster, 1846-1920; born in Ridgeway, SC, died in Arkansas. First husband was Henry Jonathan (Foot) Coleman Jr., 1830-1874. Their children were: Franklin Preston Coleman, Charles Porter Feaster Coleman, David Roe Coleman, Jacob David Coleman, Mary Emily Coleman (Parham) and Henry Jonathan Coleman. Hattie's 2nd husband was Capt. David Roe/Row Feaster, 1832-1910; their children were Charles McCants Feaster, Virgil Clayton Feaster, Susan Amanda Feaster (might have been the letter writer), Margaret Fry Feaster, Roger William Feaster and Hattie Josephine Feaster. Thanks for any help you can offer. Glenna Kinard (am also sending this to the Mobley list because of the Mobley/Feaster and Coleman connections.) ~~~~~ Envelope: to Mr. R. W. Porter Dundee, South Carolina January 4, 1904 (arrived Dundee stamped January 7, 1904) Princeton, Arkansas December 4, 1904 (should be January 4) Dear Uncle Rod, I have just fixed up a picture to send you. It is a group of the people, our relatives, who were here Christmas day. Some more came after that, though. We certainly had (a) crowd and a fuss. They commenced coming in Christmas Eve and the last one left this morning. I will not hesitate to say that I very glad they are going, although I enjoyed their being here. Did you spend a pleasant Christmas. I hope so. Look at Mother's picture ­ doesn't she look young, though, to be so old? She looks just as young as her picture, too. I suppose that I had better proceed to give you some idea as to the individuals in this mob. Beginning with the first row at the left, Horace, Lizzie and Lilian Coleman (David's wife and children); Edie and Jim Coleman (Presses' wife and one child); Cousin Ophelia Simons; Pa and mother; Foote Coleman (Max's son) sitting on the horse in front of Pa; Dora and Gladden Coleman (Max' wife and baby), Lewis and Victoria(?)? Coleman. Second row beginning on the left, John Coleman (Press' other boy), Griffin Coleman; Robert Coleman; Elva Coleman, Lena Coleman (whose husband Woodward Coleman was killed not long ago); Nancy Coleman; Hattie; Max; Dave Coleman and I. Those behind: David Coleman; Brother Clayton; Press (with beard); then the other with the beard is Jake; Charles just part of his face showing and Mag, and Roger, your namesake. Can you get anything from this? I must write to Auntie so that I can get these things off in the mail, so good bye. Your loving niece, Sue This picture is a Christmas present. ~~~~~ Below explains the who's who in the letter; some of the folks I can't identify and would appreciate someone who is studying this line to help me with the id's. Envelope: Mr. R. W. Porter (Roger William Porter, brother of Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster) Dundee, South Carolina (near Blaney/Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina, no longer in existence) January 4, 1904 (arrived Dundee stamped January 7, 1904) Princeton, Arkansas December 4, 1904 (should be January 4) Dear Uncle Rod, (Roger Porter) Look at Mother's (Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster) picture ­ doesn't she look young, though, to be so old? She looks just as young as her picture, too. Beginning with the first row at the left, Horace, Lizzie and Lilian Coleman (David's wife and children) (I'm guessing this might be David Roe Coleman by Hattie's first husband Henry Jonathan "Foot" Coleman; does anyone know who is wife was?); Edie and Jim Coleman (Presses' wife and one child) (Press is Franklin Preston Coleman); Cousin Ophelia Simons (don't know who she is); Pa (Capt. David Roe/Row Feaster) and mother (Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster); Foote Coleman (Max's son) (Max is Charles Porter Feaster Coleman; don't know why they called him Max) sitting on the horse in front of Pa; Dora and Gladden Coleman (Max' wife and baby) (Max is Charles Porter Feaster Coleman), Lewis and Victoria(?) (don't know who these two are and can't read the name of the female) Coleman. Second row beginning on the left, John Coleman (Press' other boy); Griffin Coleman (who is this?); Robert Coleman (who is this?); Elva Coleman (who is this?), Lena Coleman (whose husband Woodward Coleman was killed not long ago) (who is Woodward?); Nancy Coleman (who is this?); Hattie (who is this? Hattie Josephine Feaster?) Max (Charles Porter Feaster Coleman;) Dave Coleman (who is this?); and I (maybe Susan Amanda Feaster?) Those behind David Coleman : Brother Clayton (who is this? a preacher maybe?); Press (with beard) (Press is Franklin Preston Coleman); then the other with the beard is Jake (probably Jacob David Coleman); Charles (who is this? maybe Charles McCants Feaster?) just part of his face showing and Mag (who is this? maybe Margaret Fry Feaster); and Roger (Roger William Feaster), your namesake (Roger William Porter) I must write to Auntie (probably Avaline Amanda Porter Robinson, sister to Hattie Porter Coleman Feaster and Roger W. Porter) so that I can get these things off in the mail, so good bye. Your loving niece, Sue (maybe Susan Amanda Feaster?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, Porter, Rawlinson; (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, Wells (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I have just been given a copy of the following letter. Who's who: writer, Charles M. Feaster, son of Harriet Elizabeth ("Hattie") Porter Coleman Feaster. Hattie was originally from Ridgeway, Fairfield County, SC; b. 1846, she died in 1920 in Arkansas. Her son Charles McCants Feaster (the writer of the letter) was the son of her 2nd husband, Capt. David Roe/Row Feaster. (Her first husband was Henry Jonathan "Foot" Coleman.) The letter was written to Hattie's sister (Chs.' aunt) Avaline Amanda Porter Robinson (wife of William Samuel Robinson); all of Fairfield County, SC. According to my records, the writer was married twice: Mary Sue Lea and Mary Lou Nutt. I'd love to correspond with anyone who is tracing these families. Glenna Kinard, South Carolina ~~~~~ Reform, Alabama April 7th, 1901 Mrs. A. A. Robinson Ridgeway, S. C. My dear Auntie, You probably think that I have forgotten you, or at least that I have forgotten to write. I assure you that I have done neither, as you will see from this. I would be in sad condition could I forget those of my nearest kindred, though they be some distance from me. You have heard from home, before now, that I am in the picture business, that is, I am taking orders for enlarging photographs. I am working for the Chicago Portrait Company of Chicago. We canvass the country, get the small pictures, and send them to the company to make into portraits. We get 50 cents for every print, which consists of $1.98, that is for every $1.98 worth of work to be done, we get 50 cents. We have headquarters at a certain place, go out from there into the country Monday morning and get back by Saturday night, thus staying out the week. I like the business better as I become better acquainted with it. All kinds of people are to be met with, so you see, we have a pretty good opportunity to study human nature, both in its cultivated and uncultivated states. The country also is quite interesting to me. I have crossed hills, valleys, running brooks and rivers in great numbers since I have been out. The water running over the rocks and boulders looks clear as crystal ­ beautiful, really. I am a great lover of nature, and anything unusual calls my special attention. I have not made a fortune since I came, but I have enjoyed myself hugely. There are some disadvantages connected with this business for instance, the lack of a settled home. I am very fond of music, and I scarcely ever hear any through the country. The music at the churches is fervent and devotional, and very good of the kind. My friend Holmes and I went to the Opera at Meridian, Miss. about two weeks ago, and heard some very fine music by the orchestra. Music runs all over me, filling my soul with higher and better thoughts. I hear from home every week. The hearing from the "old folks at home" and the knowing that they are well keeps me from being as homesick as I would otherwise be. I received four letters from home last week. They are always full of encouragement and love. No one has a greater devotion for the home and its accompanying pleasures than I have. I only came here with the hope that I could make some money by which I might better my condition educationally. I have three boon companions here engaged in the same business. They are full of life and enjoy it in the fullest. I visited all my kinfolks before I left home and found them well. Please write soon an tell me everything. Letters from my folks are always very welcome. Your loving nephew, Chas. M. Feaster Please address me at Jackson, Miss., Care of H. A. Panabaker. (end) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Cobb, Gill, Harrison, Higgins, Fetner, Scott, Martin, McCants, Porter, Rawlinson; (2) Baxter, Bryant, Dillard, Eaves, Hampton, Lee, McDade, Tolleson, Wells (3) Dismukes, Hubbard, Latta (Branch 28), Jenkins, Kinard, Long/Lang, Mauldin, Patton, Thaxton, Vickers, Wilkins, Wise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------ End of Forwarded Message

----- Original Message ----- From: "GBKinard" <gbkinard@sc.rr.com> To: "SPARTANBURG County @rootsweb.com" <SCSPARTA@rootsweb.com>; "SUMTER SC@rootsweb.com" <SCSUMTER@rootsweb.com>; "RICHLAND County@rootsweb.com" <SCRICHLA@rootsweb.com>; "LAURENS, SC@rootsweb.com" <SCLAUREN@rootsweb.com>; "KERSHAW County SC@rootsweb.com" <SCKERSHA@rootsweb.com>; "FAIRFIELD County, SC@rootsweb.com" <SCFAIRFI@rootsweb.com>; "SC-OLD96@rootsweb.co" <SC-OLD96@rootsweb.com>; <SCROOTS@rootsweb.com>; <SC-Genealogy@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:35 AM Subject: [SCFAIRFI] old tombstone found on Charleston boat;is anyone researching the HYPES family?? > Tombstone found on boat a mystery > > The (Charleston) Post and Courier > Monday, April 21, 2008 > > > By Diane Knich > The Post and Courier > Police Sgt. Erik Page holds an 1894 tombstone found on a houseboat at the > City Marina last weekend. > > What do you do when you find a century-old tombstone aboard your > houseboat? > > Robert Payne had to answer that question last weekend when a cleaning > person called him to Charleston City Marina after finding an 1894 baby's > marble tombstone in a cabinet on his rental boat. > > The marker, which is about 14 inches tall and weighs about 75 pounds, > bears the inscription: > > Infant son of R.W. & E.J. Hypes > > Born Nov. 2, 1894 Died Nov. 29 1894. > > Payne immediately brought the stone to the Charleston Police Department. > Officers now are trying to find out where it came from so they can return > it, Sgt. Erik Page said. And they would appreciate a call from anyone who > might be able to help them identify where it belongs, he said. > > Payne said he was "extremely disturbed" when he saw the grave stone on his > boat. It was the stone of a child who hadn't even lived 30 days, he said. > "That really got to me," he said. "It belongs back in a graveyard > somewhere." > > He said the boat has been vacant for the past few months. Before that, he > rented it to a series of people who lived aboard for short periods of > time, he said. Many of his renters likely had a lot of visitors. There > have been several trespassing incidents as well, he said. > > Page said the tombstone is "obviously from one of our older cemeteries," > and he thinks the infant likely came from a wealthy family. Many families > at the time probably couldn't have afforded the marble grave stone for an > infant, he said. > > He thought it might have come from Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston's oldest > public cemetery. But Angela Prosser, the cemetery's office manager, said > nobody with the last name Hypes is buried there. She also couldn't find > the name in an inscription book for nearby Bethany Cemetery. > > Ashleigh Lambert, head of the design department for E.J. McCarthy and > Sons, a local company that has been making memorials and monuments since > 1861, said she's going to dig through old records to see if she can learn > whether the company made the tombstone more than a century ago. But that > will take some time, she said. > > Page said the company several years ago helped police find where another > stolen grave stone belonged. > > He also said he can't tell how likely it is he'll find the person who > stole the marker. In South Carolina, stealing a tombstone worth more than > $200 is a felony punishable by up to $5,000 or five years in prison, or > both, he said. > > But right now, he said, he feels a sense of urgency about finding where > the stone came from. > > "This is somebody's great-great uncle," he said. "The only tangible > evidence that this child existed is this tombstone." > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCFAIRFI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Tombstone found on boat a mystery The (Charleston) Post and Courier Monday, April 21, 2008 By Diane Knich The Post and Courier Police Sgt. Erik Page holds an 1894 tombstone found on a houseboat at the City Marina last weekend. What do you do when you find a century-old tombstone aboard your houseboat? Robert Payne had to answer that question last weekend when a cleaning person called him to Charleston City Marina after finding an 1894 baby's marble tombstone in a cabinet on his rental boat. The marker, which is about 14 inches tall and weighs about 75 pounds, bears the inscription: Infant son of R.W. & E.J. Hypes Born Nov. 2, 1894 Died Nov. 29 1894. Payne immediately brought the stone to the Charleston Police Department. Officers now are trying to find out where it came from so they can return it, Sgt. Erik Page said. And they would appreciate a call from anyone who might be able to help them identify where it belongs, he said. Payne said he was "extremely disturbed" when he saw the grave stone on his boat. It was the stone of a child who hadn't even lived 30 days, he said. "That really got to me," he said. "It belongs back in a graveyard somewhere." He said the boat has been vacant for the past few months. Before that, he rented it to a series of people who lived aboard for short periods of time, he said. Many of his renters likely had a lot of visitors. There have been several trespassing incidents as well, he said. Page said the tombstone is "obviously from one of our older cemeteries," and he thinks the infant likely came from a wealthy family. Many families at the time probably couldn't have afforded the marble grave stone for an infant, he said. He thought it might have come from Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston's oldest public cemetery. But Angela Prosser, the cemetery's office manager, said nobody with the last name Hypes is buried there. She also couldn't find the name in an inscription book for nearby Bethany Cemetery. Ashleigh Lambert, head of the design department for E.J. McCarthy and Sons, a local company that has been making memorials and monuments since 1861, said she's going to dig through old records to see if she can learn whether the company made the tombstone more than a century ago. But that will take some time, she said. Page said the company several years ago helped police find where another stolen grave stone belonged. He also said he can't tell how likely it is he'll find the person who stole the marker. In South Carolina, stealing a tombstone worth more than $200 is a felony punishable by up to $5,000 or five years in prison, or both, he said. But right now, he said, he feels a sense of urgency about finding where the stone came from. "This is somebody's great-great uncle," he said. "The only tangible evidence that this child existed is this tombstone."

----- Original Message ----- From: Golden Corner GenWeb Project To: herb_316 ; american-revolution@rootsweb.com ; alblount@rootsweb.com Cc: Simon, Anna ; Clayton Room ; Hyde, Paul Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 8:24 AM Subject: Re: General AndrewPickens home being unkept and unmaintained by CU Herb, I think that you might find that your concerned with a battle, that you've already lost... President James Barker of Clemson University jbarker@CLEMSON.EDU, told me that he does not have the available funding or necessary manpower to maintain their university-owned historical properties. Such as - 1. Beautiful Fort Rutledge DAR Memorial Marker 2. Restored General Andrew Pickens Slave Cemetery 3. Not talked about VP John C. Calhoun Slave Cemetery 4. Disgraceful looking Oak Treaty Memorial Site 5. Rotting Andrew Pickens Jr.'s Hopewell Plantation House. Paul, Thank you for this report. Your work is of real value to Clemson. We have recently taken two significant steps in recognizing important events in Clemson University's history. I have made life appointments to a group of Clemson alumni to develop and execute a plan for Cemetery Hill. Further, we have established a permanent position for a University Historian. A search is currently underway to fill this important position. I am very pleased that our future holds a much brighter place for important events and places in Clemson's history. I hope this information is helpful. Best wishes. Jim Barker By the way, in front of the Hopewell house was the Slave quarters. A while back, the area got plowed-over and a storage area put there. Next WILL BE the house. The Hopewell Slave Cemetery now resides within their Poultry Center - right across the street. (I realize that when you want to recruit minorities, the last thing you want to acknowledge is owning on-campus Slave cemeteries. However, these folks helped make our nation great and they should not be forgotten with the passing-of-time. Oh yes, do you know what happened to Calhoun's Slave Cemetery, that they don't want to acknowledge or talk about?) Pickens Plantation (Slaves) (N) Clemson University Poultry Center GPS = N34 39.414 x W82 50.247 Eagle Scout Cemetery Restoration Hopewell Plantation (Slaves) (N) Clemson University C248A C248BB s/a Paul M Kankula - NN8NN (Pickens County annexed this Oconee land in 1986) Brandon J Blake Same as C248a 30 Mar 2003 Feb 2003 Images Images In 2003, I asked Barker for a memorial marker, so that it could be placed at their Pickens Slave Cemetery - he said the he didn't have the available funds. HOWEVER, just down the road is (12) Granite tombstones that brag about his Soccer Team's Winning Games..! Oh yes ... the Hopewell Roadside Memorial Marker is currently being stored in the Old Stone Church for safe keeping by Knight Cox of C.U.. It's an expensive sign that was being vandalized. Maybe Paul & Anna at the Greenville News might want to be of help - their newspaper has written past stories about the university, that have produced results. Like stopping the asinine process of them releasing hundreds of balloons at the beginning of each home football game, that litters & desecrates our beautiful upstate area. I have no vested interest in this area, other than living here. However, I do know right from wrong and I feel this historical property neglect is wrong. I find it difficult to understand why such a beautiful and apparently a very well-managed university, would actually allow this to take place. Maybe it's because they simply don't want to look back, but focus on where their going? There's simply too many gifted folks working at this university, for them not to come up with a solution. While I'm on a roll... Years ago, Seniors were allowed to walk in the old Little John Basketball Arena - this was a wonderful health benefit! Then the university built this expensive Student Exercise Center, that they now wanted Seniors to pay-to-use. At that time, the expense for my wife & I, almost equaled a monthly Social Security check... So now it's necessary for us to talk outside in the freezing rain and scalding heat - using their outdoor track, that's located right next to their brand new Indoor Track & Field Building, that normally sits vacant. By the way, I'm 6'2"/300 lbs. and students were bumping into me when I tried using their elevated indoor walking track at their Exercise Center - I would hate to think what would happen to a 120 lb. 80 year old woman! So many concerns - so few answers... Regards, Paul M Kankula - NN8NN gcgenweb@bellsouth.net Seneca, SC ----- Original Message ----- From: herb_316 To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com ; alblount@rootsweb.com Cc: Golden Corner GenWeb Project ; Clayton Room Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 5:26 AM Subject: Fw: General AndrewPickens home being unkept and unmaintained by CU Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 5:15 AM Subject: General AndrewPickens home being unkept and unmaintained by CU GENERAL ANDREWS PICKENS HOME "HOPEWELL" 4-6/2008 It was interesting to see the Old Pendleton Newsletter article on Gen. Andrew Pickens and his home. Hopewell.. However Hopewell is not currently occupied and is in a bad state of repair, witnessed by many pictures I have taken of the home and site. I had been by Hopewell and am currently watching it for the potential for some one to be doing something to keep the home up and as a notable place for maintaining our Heritage in SC. When I visited "Hopewell" I found the brickwork in disrepair, paint was peeling off the outside walls. A room upstairs had the window open and something sticking in it - a pure source for rot. The front porch boards were all loose and not kept in repair. Numerous holes in the boards in the wall, the out building was rusting away. The main roof had been replaced on Hopewell but the front porch roof needs to also be replaced. I did not get a chance to view the interior. To me it said CU is just waiting for it to rot down, so one can say like CU did for Col Simpson's old home outside of Pendleton, "It can't be repaired and needs to be torn down." I personally thinks it is a disgrace for all the money CU gets from the State and other sources, from their documents over $646 Million per year, to not take care of the property. To back up what I say here is another example you can see on Lebanon Road, near Mack Smith's Store in Anderson County, SC. I live about 1/4 mile from this location.. I went by to review the agriculture equipment auction at the Simpson Station on Lebanon Road. Joe Douthit, a true benefactor to Clemson U., had a once stately and well up kept two story home for his residence on the property, not historical in the same aspect as Hopewell, but reminiscent of old SC upstate homes. CU has owned this property since about 1965 when they bought Joe Douthit's old farm from the residue of the payments by the Feds for the Hartwell Lake land CU owned before flooding. They gave $300/acre for the land in 1965. The home has been rented since that time as well as the old Harold Hunnicutt residence on the Douthit station, which is also in need of repair, one example is that the roof is showing rust. I walked around the old Joe Douthit home taking pictures just as I did for the Hopewell place. At Joe Douthit's home it seems no repairs or paint has been used on the place since 1965. The roof is rusting out, mold and moss are about 2 inches thick on other parts of the roof, the front porch is rotting out and buckling, the top deck porch and veranda area is rotting, the whole place needs painting. The chimney has holes showing through it where the grout has fell out. It is a disaster waiting to rot also. I went to OP District Commission. They said it is not our place to do anything. They claimed CU was going to do repairs on Gen. Andrew Pickens home. Well if you look around at the Perks for the faculty and the students at CU you ask yourself what about our Heritage? Are we not proud of General Andrew Pickens to at least save and maintain his old home place? We need someone at CU that cares about SC Heritage. In addition there is no historical marker on the road showing it is Hopewell. There are no markers in the yard or on the home that says it is Hopewell. But having been born here and lived a few years here I and others know it is Hopewell, the home of General Andrew Pickens.. I ask simply why can't General Andrew Pickens old home Hopewell be kept up and maintained, and furnished like Tom Clemson's old home and put on display for all to view who are proud of their SC Heritage? It would make a major historical attraction if handled correctly and maintained. If not please tell me why. Please help get this item on the CU agenda of doing something about it for maintaining our SC Heritage. Herb Hendricks Retired NASA Physicist 2418 Lebanon Road Pendleton, SC 29670 Herb_316@Bellsouth.net 864 2616636 Group Administrator Hendricks DNA Project Secretary Hendricks Family Association Current Research Families; Major, Smith, Craig, Hendricks, Eskew, Rochester Web site = http://www.familytreedna.com/public/hendricks

Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 5:15 AM Subject: General AndrewPickens home being unkept and unmaintained by CU GENERAL ANDREWS PICKENS HOME "HOPEWELL" 4-6/2008 It was interesting to see the Old Pendleton Newsletter article on Gen. Andrew Pickens and his home. Hopewell.. However Hopewell is not currently occupied and is in a bad state of repair, witnessed by many pictures I have taken of the home and site. I had been by Hopewell and am currently watching it for the potential for some one to be doing something to keep the home up and as a notable place for maintaining our Heritage in SC. When I visited "Hopewell" I found the brickwork in disrepair, paint was peeling off the outside walls. A room upstairs had the window open and something sticking in it - a pure source for rot. The front porch boards were all loose and not kept in repair. Numerous holes in the boards in the wall, the out building was rusting away. The main roof had been replaced on Hopewell but the front porch roof needs to also be replaced. I did not get a chance to view the interior. To me it said CU is just waiting for it to rot down, so one can say like CU did for Col Simpson's old home outside of Pendleton, "It can't be repaired and needs to be torn down." I personally thinks it is a disgrace for all the money CU gets from the State and other sources, from their documents over $646 Million per year, to not take care of the property. To back up what I say here is another example you can see on Lebanon Road, near Mack Smith's Store in Anderson County, SC. I live about 1/4 mile from this location.. I went by to review the agriculture equipment auction at the Simpson Station on Lebanon Road. Joe Douthit, a true benefactor to Clemson U., had a once stately and well up kept two story home for his residence on the property, not historical in the same aspect as Hopewell, but reminiscent of old SC upstate homes. CU has owned this property since about 1965 when they bought Joe Douthit's old farm from the residue of the payments by the Feds for the Hartwell Lake land CU owned before flooding. They gave $300/acre for the land in 1965. The home has been rented since that time as well as the old Harold Hunnicutt residence on the Douthit station, which is also in need of repair, one example is that the roof is showing rust. I walked around the old Joe Douthit home taking pictures just as I did for the Hopewell place. At Joe Douthit's home it seems no repairs or paint has been used on the place since 1965. The roof is rusting out, mold and moss are about 2 inches thick on other parts of the roof, the front porch is rotting out and buckling, the top deck porch and veranda area is rotting, the whole place needs painting. The chimney has holes showing through it where the grout has fell out. It is a disaster waiting to rot also. I went to OP District Commission. They said it is not our place to do anything. They claimed CU was going to do repairs on Gen. Andrew Pickens home. Well if you look around at the Perks for the faculty and the students at CU you ask yourself what about our Heritage? Are we not proud of General Andrew Pickens to at least save and maintain his old home place? We need someone at CU that cares about SC Heritage. In addition there is no historical marker on the road showing it is Hopewell. There are no markers in the yard or on the home that says it is Hopewell. But having been born here and lived a few years here I and others know it is Hopewell, the home of General Andrew Pickens.. I ask simply why can't General Andrew Pickens old home Hopewell be kept up and maintained, and furnished like Tom Clemson's old home and put on display for all to view who are proud of their SC Heritage? It would make a major historical attraction if handled correctly and maintained. If not please tell me why. Please help get this item on the CU agenda of doing something about it for maintaining our SC Heritage. Herb Hendricks Retired NASA Physicist 2418 Lebanon Road Pendleton, SC 29670 Herb_316@Bellsouth.net 864 2616636 Group Administrator Hendricks DNA Project Secretary Hendricks Family Association Current Research Families; Major, Smith, Craig, Hendricks, Eskew, Rochester Web site = http://www.familytreedna.com/public/hendricks

John, I do not wish to unsubscribe. I use the website and watch for inquiries daily. Thomas Enloe On Tue Mar 4 14:59 , 'john hollis' <jehollis@earthlink.net> sent: > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCFAIRFI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >