Barbara, What a jewel you are to post such an interesting reply regarding the Greers. I do not think I am related to the Greer/s, but follow them in SC and AL to some extent. Thanks. Beverley Caddel Ferrell Researching: Hawkins, Kelly, Caddel, Tidmore, Looper, Pressley/Presley, Edwards, Guthrie/Guthry/Guttery lines SC>AL>TX. ----- Original Message ----- From: <scgreenv-request@rootsweb.com> To: <scgreenv@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:03 AM Subject: SCGREENV Digest, Vol 2, Issue 80 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. C W Drace Photo Greers, SC (Sue & Jack) > 2. Re: C W Drace Photo Greers, SC (John) > 3. Re: C W Drace Photo Greers, SC (Barbara Bell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:09:08 -0500 > From: "Sue & Jack" <jmcope@cox.net> > Subject: [SCGREENV] C W Drace Photo Greers, SC > To: <scgreenv@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <002201c79243$9c991250$47b0c348@HomePC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I recently acquired a box of photos, many of them unidentified but > probably > related to Copeland, Gentry, Burns, Brissey, Donaldson, McClimons and > more. > There are some daguerreotypes, some post cards, and a lot have this one > photo company on the frames. When did Greer drop the s from the end of > the > city's name, I know it was once Greers Station, and does anybody know if > this photo company still exists or how I would go about identifying people > in these photos? It seems to be a treasure chest without a key to open it > if I can't identify the people in these photos (probably over 150 photos > in > all). Thanks for any suggestions > > Sue Copeland in Warner Robins, GA > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 08:14:11 -0500 > From: "John" <jwt@geusnet.com> > Subject: Re: [SCGREENV] C W Drace Photo Greers, SC > To: <scgreenv@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <200705091314.l49DEA7a009445@mail.rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Sue, > > Would there happen to be any Medlocks listed? Thanks, John > > -----Original Message----- > From: scgreenv-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:scgreenv-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Sue & Jack > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:09 AM > To: scgreenv@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SCGREENV] C W Drace Photo Greers, SC > > I recently acquired a box of photos, many of them unidentified but > probably > related to Copeland, Gentry, Burns, Brissey, Donaldson, McClimons and > more. > There are some daguerreotypes, some post cards, and a lot have this one > photo company on the frames. When did Greer drop the s from the end of > the > city's name, I know it was once Greers Station, and does anybody know if > this photo company still exists or how I would go about identifying people > in these photos? It seems to be a treasure chest without a key to open it > if I can't identify the people in these photos (probably over 150 photos > in > all). Thanks for any suggestions > > Sue Copeland in Warner Robins, GA > > > Visit the Greenville County, S.C. GenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scgreenv/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCGREENV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 16:49:26 -0400 > From: Barbara Bell <barbell126@alltel.net> > Subject: Re: [SCGREENV] C W Drace Photo Greers, SC > To: scgreenv@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <320c329f1cc71dac9933dcb7fbf9658c@alltel.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Sue, > > In early 1873, the Airline Railway was completed and the first trains > came through Greer's Depot. The railway was built to accomodate > shipment of cotton, phosphate (fertilizer) and to import staple and > fancy goods to general merchants. It was called Greer's Deport for > another 20 years ("and, by oldtimers, "Greer's" well into the twentieth > century") (excerpt from Ray Belcher and Joada Hiatt's book "Greer, From > Cotton Town to Industrial Center" published by Arcadia Publishing, an > imprint of Tempus Publishing, Inc., 2 Cumberland St., Charleston, SC > 29401) in 2003. (to order caLL 1-888-313-2665). > > The interesting thing is that the name "Greer" came from a man who > never lived within the town area. Greer is on the line that separates > Greenville and Spartanburg Counties and was originally the boundary > between Cherokee hunting grounds and settlers. After the Revolution, > the state government created a land commission to allot the territory > to veterans and others. Colonel John Thonas and Henry Hughes were aong > the most prominent early settlers of the area. The boundary was called > the "Indian Boundary Line", then the "Old Boundary Line" and finally > "Buncombe Road" with its terminus in Asheville, NC. Part of the area > that later became Greer was owned by James Manning Greer, who swapped > his land to the railroad for a team of mules and wagon with an > agreement for the right of way. Actually the man who did the most to > establish Greer, except give it his name, was William Terry Shumate, a > wounded veteran, former sheriff, businessman, and a railroad > speculator. After buying the land from Manning Greer, he divided his > tract into lots and offered them to the public (1873). IN OCT. 1873, > Greer's Depot was established, consisting of a two-room depot, house, > barn, and outbuildings built by James Blakely. > > All of this info. is from the book mentioned above. Also, there is a > pictorial book, "Greer" under "Images of America" which was done by the > Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce and which includes pictures of Drace > Studies, Charles Drace"s home and also Charles and Fanny Drace. The > Drace's were a family of well-known photographers. > > I don't know if any of the Drace family are still in the photo business > but my Mother lives in Greer and I can find out from her, if you like. > > Hope this helps. > > I was born and raised in Greer. Born a Dillard. > > Barbara Bell > On May 9, 2007, at 10:09 AM, Sue & Jack wrote: > >> I recently acquired a box of photos, many of them unidentified but >> probably >> related to Copeland, Gentry, Burns, Brissey, Donaldson, McClimons and >> more. >> There are some daguerreotypes, some post cards, and a lot have this one >> photo company on the frames. When did Greer drop the s from the end >> of the >> city's name, I know it was once Greers Station, and does anybody know >> if >> this photo company still exists or how I would go about identifying >> people >> in these photos? It seems to be a treasure chest without a key to >> open it >> if I can't identify the people in these photos (probably over 150 >> photos in >> all). Thanks for any suggestions >> >> Sue Copeland in Warner Robins, GA >> >> >> Visit the Greenville County, S.C. 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