I have a history of Bethel UMC from a local book, which does tell of John Bramlett. According to the journal of Frances Asbury, he (Asbury) attended a meeting at John Bramlett's house in 1801, presumably for the purpose of starting a church. I also have a small history of the Methodist Circuit in this area which gives a history of Bethel UMC, and a cemetery survey given to me by the church. They have a small, very interesting musuem at the church. I believe one of these history's tells that as John Bramlett lay dying, a revival was going on at the church, which was fitting for the man who had contributed so much. If you will email me your mailing address, I'll be glad to copy what I have and send to you. Susan Finlay Susan17177@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UeB.2ACI/1315.1.2 Message Board Post: I made a mistake - I should have said H. M. Hawkins - at anyrate the Alice Hawkins Taylor I mentioned was born about 1864 at Mauldin, Greenville County, SC She died April 3, 1932 and is buried either at Mauldin Baptist Cemetery or Bethel Methodist - grave not marked. She was survived by one brother H. M. Hawkins of Simpsonville, SC Your query had a reference to the Wood surname and to surname Poole - both of the names figure into the Taylor family history - however, I don't know anything about the Poole name other than they were in business in early 1900's in Greenville, SC As you say there are many Hawkins -

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UeB.2ACI/3157 Message Board Post: Would like any information that anyone has on Bethel United Methodist Church, I understand this Church was founded by my GGGGrandfather John Bramlett B-15 May 1764 D-28 Jul 1855.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UeB.2ACI/1315.1.1 Message Board Post: William H. Hawkins was my great grandfather, born in Greenville Co SC in 1858. There are many Hawkinses there that are all related I'm told. I have not been able to get beyond him. I also know that William and Henry are very common names in this Hawkins clan. I know all his children and much about his wife, my ggrandmother. I know that Wm. H.Hawkins' father's name was also William but I don't know his mother's name. It MAY have been Martha-but I got that from a census which had a child named the same as my Wm . So I don't know any names of William's siblings. I know he married in Greenville Co. Sometime afterward moved to TX and lived there until 1924, then moved to southwestern OK and stayed the rest of his life. If you come across anything, let me know. Judy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UeB.2ACI/1315.1 Message Board Post: Did William Henry Hawkins have a sister Alice who married Joseph Taylor - Alice and Joseph Taylor lived at Poe Mill in Greenville, SC.

Robert and Wla, I've been researching my JOHNSTON, YOUNG, and PARKER ancestors along the northern branches of the Saluda River in north Greenville District, SC for three years and I am sorry to report that there are only scattered reference works giving details of settlers in that region between the Revolutionary War and 1820. I would recommend you contact the staff of the Greenville Public Library who have been helpful to me through the mails. Please tell us the names of your respective ancestors and you might get lucky! Of course, if their names are JOHNSTON, JOHNSON, YOUNG, PARKER, NORRIS, or HUDSON, I will want to talk to you. My ancestors had nearly all moved on west by 1820. Bruce Nichols

SMITHS, , wondering if any one has any information on Stephen Smith of the greenville district, in the 1870 and 1880 census , he would be my gg-father, his daughter Agnes ( Aggie) Smith was my grand mother, she married William Pinckney Rogers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UeB.2ACI/3146.2 Message Board Post: I have your pictures if you will forward me your address privately. Kj

Hello Robert ; My ancestors bought land along the Saluda River as well, go on I search at Rootsweb and enter Saluda River, South Carolina and see if you find anything . You don't always have to enter a name you can enter a conuty , name , business or other history data and records if, on line at rootsweb, will come up. Good Luck God Bless Wla > Dear list Members, > > Does anybody know if there has ever been any research projects conducted on > old Plantations that were located along the northern forks of the Saluda > River in the old District between the Rev. War and 1820 time frame? Has the > local Historical Society or Historical Commission done such a project. If > so, has the reports and findings ever been published? > > I've discovered in the Conveyance books, that my ancestors owned a > plantation along the Saluda River and I'd like to know if the old homestead > is still standing. Any information or guidance in locating such research > projects on old County plantations would be greatly appreciated. > > Robert C. Johnston, Jr. > 139 Eagle Creek Drive > Wetumpka, AL 36092 USA > rcj@mindspring.com > > ==== SCGREENV Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THACKSTON GARRETT EDWARDS PHILLIPS CLINKSCALES PILES PYLES ROCHESTER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UeB.2ACI/56.2539.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your quick response!I can not tell you Nathaniels fathers name. I think it is John b 1777 Lunenburg county Va. but no proof yet. Thanks for the offer of your file.I don't think it will help me at this time.Charlotte

Dear list Members, Does anybody know if there has ever been any research projects conducted on old Plantations that were located along the northern forks of the Saluda River in the old District between the Rev. War and 1820 time frame? Has the local Historical Society or Historical Commission done such a project. If so, has the reports and findings ever been published? I've discovered in the Conveyance books, that my ancestors owned a plantation along the Saluda River and I'd like to know if the old homestead is still standing. Any information or guidance in locating such research projects on old County plantations would be greatly appreciated. Robert C. Johnston, Jr. 139 Eagle Creek Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 USA rcj@mindspring.com

Dear List Members, Could someone tell me a few things about the County Courthouse. I'll be in Greenville on the 21st and want to do some research there in during the timeframe of 1780 - 1820. Where is the Courthouse located in association to the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville where I'll be all day? What are the hours of operation? Does the Courthouse still have all the original books from the 1780-1820 timeframe that would record a person's death and how their estate was handled (i.e. Probate Court Minutes, Inventories, Estate Books, or Loose Probate Files)? I want to collect all documents pertaining to a Surname of mine that may have died during the 1780-1820 timeframe before the family moved to Tennessee and Alabama. I have all their lands records as recorded in the Conveyance Books on microfilm at the library in Greenville from a previous trip, but I'm interested in Deaths and Estates of my family on this trip to Greenville. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Robert C. Johnston, Jr. 139 Eagle Creek Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 USA rcj@mindspring.com

My computer map shows a Blassingame Street in Union, SC and one in Spartanburg. bleades@qwestinternet.net wrote: > >> Thank you. I am not from SC, but will try to get a cousin back there to check this out for me. I had a picture of Blassingame street sent to me. I thought it was in Union, SC, but that is just what I remember. Again, Thank you. Barbara L. Eades >

Pat, Thanks for posting the information about the cemetery. I grew up in the Brandon Community in the 1940s and I don't remember anything about a cemetery. I plan to drive over that way and perhaps it will come back to me. The way I remember was that there were about 4 families of SMITHs at Brandon and none of us seemed to be related. My Dad always said there were more Smiths in the world than anything else and none of them would claim kin with the others. (Just kidding, of course.) It would be interesting to trace them back 'till they all did connect. I'm trying. Good luck, Marion Smith Whiting In a message dated 3/4/2002 8:10:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, Pat Wells writes: > More about Brandon Cemetery - > Merger Agreement:Belton Mills, Brandon Corp. > Abney Mills sold the acreage > with cemetery to an individual for $1.00 since they "exhausted efforts to > sell" and were "unable to sell said property, because it has several graves > thereon, is unmarketable......financial burden on the trust, including, > among other things, the continuing expense of maintaining same..." > Greenville County Quit Claim Deed 1982 vol.1181 p.349(pp.348-351) > > My direct ancestors, Haywood SMITH 1840-1914 and wife, Mary Ann "Annie" > BLACKWELL 1845-1917are buried there, they lived on Ross Street in Brandon > Community, Greenville, SC. Also one of their sons, William "Alf" SMITH > 1880-1949 and several of his children, including twins who died abt 1923. > Also a Turner grandson, Charles died in 1932. These are just the ones I > can think of right now. > > I would hope there is already a list, haven't been able to find out if one > exists. Would like to hear from anyone who has ancestors buried there. Or > if you have any knowledge of this cemetery in on of the cemetery books. On > the death cert., funeral records, listed simply as "burial Brandon > Cemetery". > > Thanks, > Pat Wells

Help! Looking for someone with access to Greenville District land deed records for early 1800's. We are seeking a wife's name for Lawrence BROCK born 1789 in Greenville and died there in 1859, and his father's wife- father David Brock. Both Lawrence and David were large landholders and we are so hoping that a wife's name is listed on one of the deeds. Thanks, Karen in Wa state SCGREENV-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >Content-Type: text/plain > >SCGREENV-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 60 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [SCGREENV] Re: THACKSTON [clinky@aikenelectric.net] > #2 [SCGREENV] Re: THACKSTON [bax@wfeca.net] > #3 [SCGREENV] Re: Micajah Smith born [scmar@juno.com] > #4 [SCGREENV] Re: Micajah Smith born [adeasons@bellsouth.net] > #5 [SCGREENV] Hiram Whitted [cynthiabear98@yahoo.com] > #6 [SCGREENV] Pyles Branch - Reedy Ri [Rice_G@hccanet.org] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from SCGREENV-D, send a message to > > SCGREENV-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >To contact the list administrator, send mail to >SCGREENV-admin@rootsweb.com. > >Mel Odom >Mel@Odomnet.org > > >______________________________ >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UeB.2ACI/3121.2 Message Board Post: I've traced my family tree back as far as Joab & Lavinia Hale also. If you find info on his parents - or any other info - please email & I'll do the same! Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rice Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UeB.2ACI/3156 Message Board Post: Need to locate Pyles Branch- Reedy River found on deed from late 1840's.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rollins, Henson, Hightower, Whitted, Hodges, Merritt, Dill Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UeB.2ACI/3155 Message Board Post: In the 1820 Greenville Co., SC census, Hiram Whitted is listed with 2 adult males and 2 adult females making up the household. Does anyone have any information on him? Thanks, Jane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UeB.2ACI/3154.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks, Mr. Holcomb, for the lead. I will follow it up. A. D.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UeB.2ACI/3154.1 Message Board Post: Gap Creek is still a community, above Tigerville. Try tracking your Micajah Smith through the Stokes/Surry County, NC, area, and then back to Virginia.