Linda, please tell me more about the KEASLER line. I have a very good friend by the name of Jim KEASLER. I helped him trace his line back to a Henry KEASLER in SC. Is this your line? I have no records to share, but can get them from Jim when we meet in Athens the end of this month. Look forward to hearing from you. Gerre Byrd -----Original Message----- From: scgreenv-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:scgreenv-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of mizzldnsc@bellsouth.net Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 6:27 PM To: scgreenv@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCGREENV] Fw: General AndrewPickens home being unkept andunmaintained by CU Hello Herb, You helped me a couple of years back finding the Keasler home there in Lebanon. I am surprised to hear this about Hopewell House. I and several family members got permission from Clemson to go through the home a couple of years ago. We wanted to do so because my great grandfather, Johnny Mack Landreth, was overseer there for many, many years when it was the Cherry farm. My grandmother, Vivian McAbee, spent most of her childhood in the house and we had heard many things about it. The gentleman at CU was delighted to hear from us, said they had plans to restore it and wanted any information we had. My uncle, now in his 80s, remembered a great deal about it from when he was a little boy. They tape recorded everything he said about where the orchards and outbuildings were. We were told that they intended to renovate it and open it for tours. We check ever so often but, as you say, nothing seems to have been done. I am saddened to hear this. I don't remember the gentleman's name that took us through the house. As you say, there's plenty of mon! ey, so wonder what happened. Linda D. -------------- Original message from "herb_316" <herb_316@bellsouth.net>: -------------- > > > 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 > > 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 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

Gerri, What is the birthdate of your Henry Keasler and who was his wife. My husband has Keaslers/Keslers that were in SC, then removed to GA and back to Greenville/Anderson area. Henry Keasler b. c1805 m. Lucinda Wardlaw -------------------------------------------------- From: "Gerre Byrd" <ggengard@comcast.net> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:07 AM To: <scgreenv@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SCGREENV] Fw: General AndrewPickens & the KEASLER HOME > Linda, please tell me more about the KEASLER line. I have a very good > friend by the name of Jim KEASLER. I helped him trace his line back to a > Henry KEASLER in SC. Is this your line? I have no records to share, but > can get them from Jim when we meet in Athens the end of this month. > > Look forward to hearing from you. > > Gerre Byrd > > -----Original Message----- > From: scgreenv-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:scgreenv-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of > mizzldnsc@bellsouth.net > Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 6:27 PM > To: scgreenv@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SCGREENV] Fw: General AndrewPickens home being unkept > andunmaintained by CU > > > Hello Herb, > You helped me a couple of years back finding the Keasler home there in > Lebanon. > I am surprised to hear this about Hopewell House. I and several family > members got permission from Clemson to go through the home a couple of > years ago. We wanted to do so because my great grandfather, Johnny Mack > Landreth, was overseer there for many, many years when it was the Cherry > farm. My grandmother, Vivian McAbee, spent most of her childhood in the > house and we had heard many things about it. The gentleman at CU was > delighted to hear from us, said they had plans to restore it and wanted > any > information we had. My uncle, now in his 80s, remembered a great deal > about > it from when he was a little boy. They tape recorded everything he said > about where the orchards and outbuildings were. We were told that they > intended to renovate it and open it for tours. We check ever so often > but, > as you say, nothing seems to have been done. I am saddened to hear this. > I > don't remember the gentleman's name that took us through the house. As > you > say, there's plenty of mon! > ey, so > wonder what happened. > Linda D. > -------------- Original message from "herb_316" > <herb_316@bellsouth.net>: -------------- > > >> >> >> 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 >> >> 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 > Visit the Greenville County, S.C. 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I am at work now. When I get home I can send you the address of a website that has tons of Keasler history. ld -------------- Original message from "Gerre Byrd" <ggengard@comcast.net>: -------------- > Linda, please tell me more about the KEASLER line. I have a very good > friend by the name of Jim KEASLER. I helped him trace his line back to a > Henry KEASLER in SC. Is this your line? I have no records to share, but > can get them from Jim when we meet in Athens the end of this month. > > Look forward to hearing from you. > > Gerre Byrd > > -----Original Message----- > From: scgreenv-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:scgreenv-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of > mizzldnsc@bellsouth.net > Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 6:27 PM > To: scgreenv@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SCGREENV] Fw: General AndrewPickens home being unkept > andunmaintained by CU > > > Hello Herb, > You helped me a couple of years back finding the Keasler home there in > Lebanon. > I am surprised to hear this about Hopewell House. I and several family > members got permission from Clemson to go through the home a couple of > years ago. We wanted to do so because my great grandfather, Johnny Mack > Landreth, was overseer there for many, many years when it was the Cherry > farm. My grandmother, Vivian McAbee, spent most of her childhood in the > house and we had heard many things about it. The gentleman at CU was > delighted to hear from us, said they had plans to restore it and wanted any > information we had. My uncle, now in his 80s, remembered a great deal about > it from when he was a little boy. They tape recorded everything he said > about where the orchards and outbuildings were. We were told that they > intended to renovate it and open it for tours. We check ever so often but, > as you say, nothing seems to have been done. I am saddened to hear this. I > don't remember the gentleman's name that took us through the house. As you > say, there's plenty of mon! > ey, so > wonder what happened. > Linda D. > -------------- Original message from "herb_316" > : -------------- > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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 > 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 > > 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