This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Franklin, Skinner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zcB.2ACE/18.19.21 Message Board Post: I had the pleasure of meeting Clayton Smith many years ago when a cousin by marriage and I visited the Spartanburg area. We went out to "Stony Point" and looked around. Camera fell and we got no pictures that day, unfortunately. My husband is a descendent of John Smith who died in 1776 in Culpeper, VA. William and Daniel were his sons. The only information I have about Jane Franklin is that she was born in 1798 in Charles Co., MD, died in December 1838 in Laurens Co., SC and is buried there in Providence Cemetary. I am working on finding more information about her here in Maryland and will pass it on when I find anything. In the meantime, if you or one of you other Smiths related to William have information about John Skinner Smith I would appreciate it. His probate records were stolen from the Laurens Co. Court records and I have been unable to find anything else about him -- marriage record, or death notice, although I have the dates.

Hi Everyone, I'm looking for any information regarding a group of Arnolds who lived in what is now Greenwood Co., SC (in the early 1800's it was still Abbeville Co.). This family lived in the Stoney Point and Cokesbury area and are: AUGUSTINE (or Augustin) ARNOLD, b. 1778 Culpeper Co., VA and his wife, Nancy Delph. Their children are: Dr. Willis E. Arnold; Fletcher Pearce Arnold; Wesley Arnold; and James (Jim) Arnold. This Augustine Arnold's parents are said to be William Arnold and Miss Davenport (Mary?) and they moved from Virginia into South Carolina about 1800. Here is the paragraph regarding this family that I found in a book . . . . Perrins, History Kentucky (1886) (Contributed by Lloyd Ramyer) page 636. Simpson County. Dr. W. E. Arnold was born March 5, 1808 in Abbeville County, South Carolina and is a son of Augustine and Nancy (Delph) Arnold, who were born and reared in Culpeper County, Virginia. Dr. Arnold is the second of six sons and daughters. His parents emigrated to and settled in South Carolina about 1800, where his father was engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in life on the farm, Augustine Arnold died in 1844, aged 61 years. He was a son of William Arnold, who was born and reared in Culpeper County, Virginia, William Arnold was a soldier and served through the great struggle for Independence; was present at the seige of Yorktown and at the Surrender. After the war he married Miss Davenport of Virginia, who was of English origin. William Arnold was the son of Rueben Arnold. Dr. Arnold was reared on a farm and educated at Cokesburg College, He remained with his parents until his marriage in February 1831 to Matilda Clifton of South Carolina. Miss Clifton was the daughter o! f William and ? (Deem) Clifton who were born and reared in Edgefield County, South Carolina and were of English descent. Dr. W. E. and Matilda Arnold had five children born of their union: Wesley P., William (deceased), James A., Henry (deceased), and Whiteman (deceased). Mrs. W. E. Arnold died in 1841 in Barren County, Kentucky, to which county our subject had moved in 1837, and engaged in teaching. In 1841 he commenced the practice of medicine with Dr. George W. Rodgers of Glasgow. In 1842, he located near Bowling Green, Kentucky. In October, 1841, he married Polly Ann Delph, of Barren County, Kentucky, a daughter of Merryman (native of South Carolina) and Lucinda (Taylor) Delph, who was a native of Hart County, Kentucky. Her father was an extensive farmer and also a merchant. Dr. Arnold had born to him by this union one child, Clark Arnold, now in Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. W. B. Arnold the second died in October 1844 at the age of thirty. Dr. W. B. Arnold, while in Warren County, Kentucky, taught school and farmed some. In 1847, he located in Allen County, where he practiced medicine. In February 1845 he married Polly Ann Burge, daughter of Beverly and Ann (Jones) Burge of Warren County, Kentucky. Mrs. Arnold died in 1847, Dr. Arnold married for the fourth time, Miss Matilda Bradley of Sumner County, Tennessee. She is a daughter of David and Rebecca (Granger) Bradley. Two children were born to this marriage, Columbia Ann and Mary L. Arnold Mary L, died in 1853 at the age of two years. Columbia Ann married S. L. Casey in 1865. She had two children: Edith L. and George F. Casey. Their mother, Columbia Ann, died in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1870. In 1869 Dr. Arnold located in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he practiced his profession; in 1871, he located in Simpson County on 100 acres of good land, where he now resides. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, He is also a Mason, and was a Grang! er. He cast his first presidential vote for Jackson in 1832. After 1840 he was a Whig, and since the war he has been a Democrat. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Karolyn Klaes

Hi, First Mount Moriah is located in southern Greenwood County on Highway 221. I checked for Mary R. Stewart Burnett Strom and did not find anyone listed by that name. I did find a Mary R. Stewart born 1886 died 1975; no month or day is given. She is buried next to a Walter C. Stewart born 1885 died 1944. This information was taken from Greenwood County, SC Cemetery Records, Volume 1, p. 50. This cemetery survey has been published by the Old Ninety Six District Chaper, SCGS and covers just the southern part of Greenwood County. Suzanne C. Matson

I received the following information, forwarded to me by Rootsweb because it contained my key words, Edgefield and SC. June Bork's name will be recognized by researchers of the Burnett family, as she is the author of two volumes of "The Burnetts and Their Connections." Vol 2, published in 1993, discusses the Edgefield Co. Burnetts and their ancestors in VA. [I have a few selected pages, but not the whole book] The following info. was very interesting to me, as I had read some information on the Ninety-Six area and was surprised that so many inland South Carolinians were Tories. This is a good explanation as to why that occurred, at least among those of Scottish ancestry. Most of the folks on the coast were loyal to the Revolution, but inland folks were really divided. I had never realized that the Revolution pitted families against families and friends against neighbors before reading a book in from our public library on the Ninety Six area and the Star Fort. Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net Match: Edgefield AND SC Source: CUMBERLAND-RIVER-L@rootsweb.com From: "June Bork" <jbbork@hotmail.com> Subject: [CRR] Oath of Allegiance Remember Bonnie Prince Charley? He probably was the legitimate King of England, and he was, of course, a Scot. He raised an army who marched south into England with bagpipes playing, and all the troops in kilts. They met the English army at a place called Culloden. I may not spell that correctly, but it is a name often heard around American fireplaces. At the Battle of Culloden, the English artillery (Scots had none) almost wiped out the Scots. Prince Charlie fled along with his troops and they were pursued by English soldiers who massacred so many of the Scots that the English King called a halt to the slaughter of the Scots. Prisoners were taken of those who survived the massacre. The English king appeared before the mass of prisoners and announced that their life would be spared and each of them, with their families, would be transported to the American colonies, and be pardoned of the charge of treason. There was one condition to this parole. Each of the Scots survivors who wished to live must take an oath to never again take arms against the king of England. A generation later the American revolution began, and the households of those who had survived Culloden remembered the oath by which they were free and in the American colonies. An oath is sacred to a Scot, and their sons and gr-sons honored the pledge of the man whose word was given that day at the prison camps of Culloden. Where did these few thousand men go when the kings ships brought them to the colonies. Almost without exception these survivors of Culloden were delivered to the southern colonies. Many came to North Carolina and to Virginia, but I think the greatest number came to Georgia and to South Carolina. The early Virginia Tax Recprds around 1776-7 usually gives a list of those Persons Refusing to take the Oath. Those who refused to take the oath of allegiance may not have been Tories, but if not, then his grandfather was one, and he did not wish to take an oath of allegiance which voided the salvation granted at Culloden. I am not sure about other states in Virginia, but Henry County, Virginia also levied double taxes on those who failed to take the oath of allegiance. Acquilla Greer who lived on Smith River at a place north of Rockcastle. His land fell into Franklin County when Franklin's boundaries were extended down to the banks of the Smith. He could not forget that he was American because an English king granted them a pardon upon taking a greater fealty oath after Culloden. Like so many Tories, Greers sons changed sides as the Revolution wore on. It pays to be on the winning side. A Scot and a Tory are almost the same one, especially during the early days. But after a while the Whigs won over most Scots. How many were there? Georgia was the first of the 13 colonies to fall to the British and they held it all during the Revolution. From Georgia they sent many regiments into SC and took it too. The headquarters of Cornwallis was Charleston, a port city, where the king's ships unloaded many of the survivors of that terrible day when English cannon almost wiped out the forces of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Since Prince Charlie is somewhat of an American hero, it speaks of the long-lingering tale of the aftermath of Culloden. Historians of the Revolution have always held that in North Carolina, one third of the population supported the Crown, and they hold that in South Carolina it was fifty-fifty, and in Georgia there was only one voice and it was the same voice which took the oath at Culloden. I visited a library that had microfilm copies of the Charleston newspapers of those days and had to get into those old records seeking a report of the death in Edgefield, South Carolina of my ancestor in 1781. He was hacked to death by Major William Cunningham (a Scot) from Georgia who commanded a squadron of Dragoons in His Majesty's Loyal Militia. Those old Charleston newspapers were full of stories of facy balls and other celebrations of Loyalist Militia from the Carolinas and Georgia. I never doubted that when my ancestors were on their way to the Battle of Guilford, they needed no map to find the place where Cornwallis stood. They could hear the sound of the pipes in the clear morning air, and those who played the pipes were sons of Culloden and dwellers in Georgia and the Carolinas. The most precious possession of someone migrating a great distance is that which he keeps in his head. Perhaps they were told of the voyage in the King's vessels to freedom and forgiveness because they took an oath to never again take arms against an English king. That is all the king ask. All he wished of a Scot was his word and his pledge. It was that pledge which caused some to turn away from those who went off to sign the Oath of Allegiance.

Have been sent a obituary for Mrs.Mary R. Stewart Burnett Strom, 89, died Sunday in Self Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. The date written on the obit was August 11, 1975, which was a Thursday. She was to be buried at First Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery on Monday. Can anyone tell me if that is in Greenwood Co.? If this is in a cem. book, could someone check to see the actual date of her death. Don't know if the date is when it was in the paper, or when she died, as it was a handwritten date. The obit states: Obituary - Greenwood, SC Mrs.Mary R. Stewart Burnett Strom, 89, died Sunday in Self Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. The funeral will be held at 4 PM Monday in Blythe Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Hovie Revis and Joseph Outzs officiating. Burial will be in First Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery. She was a native of Saluda County and was thedaughter of the late Frank and Hulda Burnett Rauton. She was a member of South Main Street Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. J. D. (Thelma Davis) Harvley, Augusta, and Mrs. Mack Sanders, Hodges, SC. Friends may call at the funeral home or at the residence of Mrs. Mack Sanders, Hodges, SC. Any additional info. on her would be appreciated. The R. is for Rauton, and she was the first cousin of my g-grandmother, Hulda Eva Rauton m Charles Franklin Coursey. I am researching both lines and would be willing to share info. I am also a BURNETT researcher, and note that she evidently married a Burnett after Mr. Stewart died. Who? Thanks, Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net

Hi, Coronaca Creek begins just east of Hodges and meanders toward the Coronaca area. At some point, it seems to merge with another creek but I can't read the name on my map. It then merges into the Saluda River north (?) of Ninety Six. What is now Providence Baptist Church in Hodges was at one time called Coronaca Baptist Church. The present-day Coronaca Baptist Church located in Coronaca is a different church and was established much later than the present-day Providence Baptist Church. Suzanne Collins Matson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LOTT, WATKINS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zcB.2ACE/59 Message Board Post: 9-17-1946 Augusta Chronicle Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Mattie Lott GREENWOOD, SC, Sept 16-Mrs. Mattie Watkins Lott, of Johnston, died Saturday morning at 7:40 o'clock at the Greenwood hospital following a long illness. She had been a patient at the hospital here for several months. Funeral services were conducted from the graveside at Mt. Olive cemetery in Johnston at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Lott is survived by two sons, A.B. Lott, Johnston, and William Lott, Ninety Six; a brother, Walter A. Watkins, Chappells and a number of nieces and nephews.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRYANT, HEFFNER, TOOLE, REEVES, JACKSON, EUBANKS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zcB.2ACE/58 Message Board Post: Augusta Chronicle, January 18, 1932. GREENWOOD MAN DIES IN WRECK Tyler Bryant Instantly Killed When His Automobile Turns Over Greenwood, SC, Jan 17-Tyler Bryant, 43, formerly of Graniteville, but for many years a resident of Greenwood, died instantly from a broken neck early today when he was thrown from his car on the Ninety-Six-Cambridge highway. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that he came to his death in the overturning of an automobile driven by himself. No one was with him at the time. Bryant is survived by his widow, who was Miss Ola Heffner; a son, Everett Bryant, Graniteville; one brother, C.C. Bryant, Long Island, NY; and four sisters, Mrs. Effie Toole, Langley, Mrs. W.R. Reeves, Augusta, Mrs. J.T. Jackson, Hamlet, NC and Mrs. Lucius Eubanks, Graniteville.

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/zcB.2ACE/57 Message Board Post: Does anyone know where Rocky Creek is or was in 1803? I have a plat of land for Isabel Matthews Wedgeworth that is in Abbeville District on Rocky Creek, a draft of Coronaca Creek waters of Saluda. I can find Saluda River but nothing else. Many thanks to everyone who told me where Greenville Church cemetery and Coronaca is located. Ruth remammen@intrex.net

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/zcB.2ACE/56 Message Board Post: Looking for Chestly Jack Armstrong, b abt 1895. Married Constance McDowell, children Lucy Margaret, Jack Jr, Samuel Monroe (all born in Anderson SC) I think I have him spotted in 1920 census, Greenwood Co, as Jack C Armstrong.

Received the following posted to SCROOTS. I went to the site to check it out and found a couple of Abbeville and Edgefield folks mentioned. Most stated born SC, but some had areas of Abbeville, Union, Pickens, etc counties that I remember. It is worth checking out if your families moved west. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Lail" <dorr_s@bellsouth.net> To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 9:40 PM Subject: [SC] Found good website for researchers > Found this website by accident. It is about Independence County, Arkansas. > Titled South Carolinians who settled Independence County. By Nancy Griffith. > This link is to the main page. Click the link toward mid page. > http://fly.hiwaay.net/~dmglenn/independ.htm > > Susan Lail > When I changed the message from rich text to plain text for Rootsweb lists, it lost the direct link to the web site, so copy and paste it in to the address box. Thanks Susan for posting the address. Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net

Hi, This post is going to the Greenwood and Abbeville mailing lists, so my apologies to those who receive it twice. I am searching for the church where Rev. William Hervey Davis might have served. All I have is Abbeville District between Oct 1837 and 7 Dec 1880 which would have included a good part of present day Greenwood County. He apparently kept a list of marriages for this time frame. I found a typed transcript in some DAR microfilm from the Alabama DAR. Suzanne Collins Matson

Carol, Was forwarded a post you made on the Beasleys to the following list because it contained my keyword Coursey. Hope someone can add information on them for both of us. _________________________________ Match: Coursey or deCoursey Source: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com From: Carol Riner Everett <c_riner_everett@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE-L] Beasley's Beasley, Henry R. age 36 wife Artissma age 36 ( Green) Gladys age 1 >> Henry Roan BEASLEY - b. 7 Oct 1884 in Johnson Co., GA; d. 4 May 1950 at Greenwood, SC; son of Berrian Asa "Berry" BEASLEY & Beann TOWNSEND. Married 1st Minnie Mae COURSEY - b. 17 Jun 1891; d. 18 Mar 1908; daughter of James Louis COURSEY & Martha WOODS. They had one infant who apparently died about the same time as Martha? Henry married 2nd Artimisa GREEN - b. 7 Aug 1884; d. 28 Mar 1947 at Greenwood, SC; daughter of Allen GREEN & Fannie SELLERS. They had a son - George Clayton - who was born and died in Nov 1917; Gladys; Lois; Carlis; and Carson who was born and died in Sep 1924. <snip> _________________________________ Do you have the parents and other info. on the Minnie May Coursey and her parents James Louis Coursey & Martha Woods. I am researching the Courseys of Old Edgefield Dist, SC. which included land now in 5 counties. I have a family of Coursey/Beasley connections, that connects to the family researched by Jack Ladson. My Courseys ended up in the Greenwood Co. area. I have not connected my proven line to this line that married Beasley, but know they are connected somehow, probably an uncle of my Ewell Coursey born ca 1818 to one of the early folks, Possiby William Coursey m Susannah Hill, members in 1820 of Red Bank Baptist church (now in Saluda), before William got expelled from the church for having a dance in his home, and then having the audacity to refuse to come before the congregation and admit his sins. Can't find a trace of him after that, altho I do find a Susannah I think is his wife alone in 1850 and living with James and Cyntha White in 1850 & 1860 with 2 young Coursey children. So I am looking for any Coursey connection I can find to help me put the families together. Descendants of Lavicy Beasley 1 Lavicy BEASLEY b: Abt. 1789 in SC/NC d: Aft. 1870 .. +John COURSEY b: Abt. 1785 in Mt. Creek, Edgefield Co, SC m: 1811 in Mt. Creek, Edgefield Co, SC d: Aft. 1860 Father: [John Coursey] Mother: [Elizabeth Partain] .... 2 [Minchey Boze COURSEY] b: Bet. 1810 - 1815 .... 2 [Henrietta COURSEY] b: Bet. 1810 - 1820 d: October 1841 in Edgefield Co, SC .... 2 [Sarah F. COURSEY] b: Bet. 1810 - 1820 .... 2 [Adaline COURSEY] b: Abt. 1814 in SC d: November 1893 ........ +Gibson COLLINS b: September 08, 1792 in SC m: November 06, 1842 in Edgefield Co., SC d: December 02, 1881 in Kirksey, Edgefield Co., SC .... 2 [Marina] Maranda COURSEY b: Abt. 1825 in SC .... 2 Martha A. COURSEY b: Abt. 1827 in SC d: Bef. September 19, 1859 ........ +Simeon RAMBO b: Abt. 1828 in SC d: September 19, 1859 in SC Father: Jesse Rambo Mother: Emily Bledsoe .... 2 Matilda COURSEY b: Abt. 1830 in SC d: May 31, 1900 ........ +James BROOM b: Abt. 1827 in SC m: Bef. 1856 .... 2 James Terrell COURSEY b: Abt. 1831 in SC .... 2 John Hodge COURSEY b: January 1833 in SC d: October 31, 1913 ........ +Lucinda COOK b: April 1840 in SC Father: Shurley Cook Mother: Caroline .... 2 [Catherine BLEDSOE] b: Abt. 1840 in SC The folks in brackets are possible children. They were out of the household and never showed up in a census with the family. However, they were mentioned in the minutes of Mt. Creek Baptist church as joining the Church. Since John is the only older male that I find in the area, I have speculated that they are his children. Rhere was also an older Coursey woman in the area, and a member of the church.... which I have again speculated was his mother. Since I have an estate administration for a John Coursey who married an Elizabeth Partain, and they had a son John, I again am speculating that they were the parents of John who married Lavidy Beasley. that is a lot of speculation but since there are 5 Coursey heads of hh in SC in 1790, and all that I have researched so far named sons John & William, and several used Lewis and James, I am having difficulty putting the families together. I do NOT believe the Catherine Bledson b. 1840 is a child, but she is listed in the census with them, so I left her there. There are Bledsoe famlies around, so she might have just been visiting and note that Martha A. Coursey m. son of a Bledsoe mother. Sorry I don't have any more Beasley info., but thought that this might ring a bell if you have traced the family back to SC. As to the Greens, it is properted by some researchers that the wife of my earliest Proven Rotton/Rauton ancestor may have married a Green. Descendants of John (Sr.) Rotton 1 John (Sr.) ROTTON b: Abt. 1770 in SC d: January 29, 1852 in Edgefield Co., SC .. +Mary [GREEN] b: Abt. 1776 in SC d: July 11, 1855 in Edgefield Co., SC .... 2 William S. ROTTON b: Abt. 1797 in Edgefield Co., SC d: October 26, 1858 in Chambers Co, AL ........ +Rebecca COGBURN b: September 18, 1806 in Edgefield Co, SC m: 1827 in Chambers Co., AL d: March 24, 1891 in Chambers Co., AL Father: John (Jr) Cogburn Mother: Lettie Still .... 2 Benjamin ROTTON b: Abt. 1799 in SC d: October 29, 1840 in Edgefield Co, SC ........ +WIFE b: Bet. 1810 - 1820 .... 2 John (Jr) ROTTON b: Abt. 1804 in SC d: Aft. 1880 ........ +ELIZABETH b: Abt. 1819 in SC d: Aft. 1880 .... 2 Willis ROTTON b: Abt. 1805 in SC d: Abt. April 13, 1859 in Edgefield Dist., SC ........ +Miranda "Mary" MAY b: Bet. 1815 - 1818 in Edgefield Co., SC m: Bef. 1838 d: Aft. 1870 Father: Charles May Mother: Mary (Polly) Ann Loveless .... 2 Nancy ROTTON b: Abt. 1806 in Edgefield Co., SC d: Aft. 1860 ........ +Marmaduke COATE b: Abt. 1789 in Newberry Dist, SC m: January 29, 1831 d: Aft. 1869 in Grove Hill, Clarke Co., AL Father: Unknown Coate .... 2 Elizabeth ROTTON b: Abt. 1812 in SC ........ +John LOWREY b: Abt. 1810 m: December 18, 1846 in Edgefield Co., SC .... 2 [Eliza ROTTON] b: Abt. 1829 in SC ........ +Alexander ATKINS b: 1827 in SC m: January 08, 1946 Some of these folks remained in Edgefield Co, and other moved to Chambers Co., AL. Do you have any GREEN research that connects to SC in any way? Your info. just sounds like some of the families may have moved on together from the Edgefield Co. area. Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wren/Manley/Reames Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zcB.2ACE/54.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for telling me where this cemetary is located. I can't wait to go and see if I can locate some of my relatives buried there.

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/zcB.2ACE/54.1 Message Board Post: edgewood cemetery is on grace street, next to first baptist church. south greenwood would be in the area of mathews and panola

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Henderson, Pack, Shirley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zcB.2ACE/55 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Bertha Irene Pack Henderson, daughter of Elias "Bud" Pack and Eula Tecora Shirley. Bertha Irene was born in 1898.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reames,Manley,Thomas,Daniel of SC Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zcB.2ACE/54 Message Board Post: My g grandparents,Sally Reames Manley and William Townes Manley,were both buried in Edgewood Cemetary. Does anyone know where this cemetary is located? Is it in Greenwood? Also,their obituraries have them living in South Greenwood Union. Where is this? Would this be where Callison is? Thank you Kem

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/zcB.2ACE/53 Message Board Post: Iam in California and I need the orbit lookup of my great grandparents William Cleveland Shipes and Alice (Davenport )Shipes. 1.William: Iam sorry but all the info I have is that he is burried at Greenwood memorial Gardens Cemetery, South Carolina 2.Alice (Davenport maidden name) Shipes b. Jan.12, 1885 d. June 1984 in Ninety Six, Greenwood,S.C. If anyone knows anything about this family would you please get in touch with me. Thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smiths in Abbeville/Greenwood/Smithville Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zcB.2ACE/46.1 Message Board Post: im searching for african american smiths that where in the abbeville/greenwood area around the mid 1800's as well as into the 1900s. one area specifically that they may have been was called smithville. some of the names are william and bethenia smith their children where timothy, william jr, james(jim), joseph. ne info or help would be appreciated thxs

There are two ways: (1) an incredibly long URL (don't know what they were thinking when they did this) http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw& p=localities.northam.usa.states.southcarolina.counties.greenwood There are no spaces in the above URL; but as you can see, there is no way to get it all on one line. (2) the long way to do it but perhaps a bit easier: go to www.rootsweb.com Scroll down the page about half way. On the left will be a heading called Message boards, click on localities. Then as the various screens come up, you click on North America, United States, South Carolina, Greenwood I'm sure you get the idea. At present you do not have to log in to read the messages. They may be requiring logging in now to post a message; it has been under discussion. If you want more information about this, please e-mail me privately and I will try to answer your questions. P. S. If you are familiar with Rootsweb and Ancestry, then you know that they have merged and the message boards can be accessed from either site. I happen to think that Rootsweb is a little easier to negotiate. Suzanne Collins Matson List-admin for Greenwood mailing list and admin for Greenwood message board. e-mail: SCMATSON@aol.com backup e-mail: matsonbsc@hotmail.com