This may seem like a dumb question but I'm not very computer literate yet. How do you contribute family links to the Horry Co. website without having to rewrite your family tree all over again? Hope

For GvR I was raised in Horry County in the Duford / Spring Branch / Mt. Olive / Green Sea Area. If you would like to discuss People, Customs, etc of this area, please contact me directly. I will be glad to help you as much as I can. Ernest T. Cribb Fl

Mary, What are the names of you family? My Tylers seem to be tied up with almost every name there in Horry County. They are out of Loris.

Dear G. R., Sorry I don't have a lot of actual county history, but my whole family is from the Horry County area. Perhaps we might share some relatives. If you would be interested in exchanging information contact me at lineof@aol.com. I spent summers in the small town of Loris. Thanks, Mary

Hello everyone. I was just wondering if anyone plans to put the articles from the Independant Horry magazine on line? I am very interested in Horry county and it's geneology. Many of my grandparents have come from Horry and I would love to read about the past. It would help alot of researches if they were able to read about old Horry and its people. I have searched the web for months and found hardly anything, I have seen the Historical website and have not found anything of interest on the history and it's people. I love old family stories and family tracing. Thanks all, G. R.

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Copied this from a high school text book today. Thought it was interesting. STATISTICS 1,600,000 Population in 1760 2,780,000 Population in 1780 42 Percentage growth in population, 1760-1780 500,000 Appx. population of black slaves, 1763-1774 34,000 Population of largest city (Philadelphia) 6.3 Average number of children per family 26.7 Average age of marriage for males 23.7 Average age of marriage for females 5.2 Percentage of males never marrying 20.8 Percentage of females never marrying 33.3 Percentage of births out of wedlock 90 Percentage of work force engaged in agriculture 17 Percentage of population that belonged to church, 1776 270 Number of students at Yale, largest of any college, in 1783 5 Number of days it took to travel from Phila. to Baltimore 160 Gallons of alcohol passed out by George Washington to 391 potential voters when running for his first political office, 1758 150,000 Barrels of rice exported to Britain by Carolina and Georgia, 1770 $36,500,375 National debt, 1783 $134,645,177 Total cost of Revolutionary War *********************************************************************** LIFESTYLE * Five students organized a social fraternity at the College of William and Mary in 1776 known as Phi Beta Kappa. In 1831 it became an honorary society for academic distinction. * New England's use of the scarlet letter A for adulterers was abandoned in 1782. * A typical colonial curriculum for wealthy young southern males included Latin, Greek, Hebrew, the Grecian and Roman Histories and Antiquities, reading, writing, arithmetic-vulgar, decimals and duodecimal geometry, planometry, trigonometry, surveying, gauging, Italian bookkeeping and navigation. * Education for women emphasized practical learning, including spelling and writing. * Women got the vote in New Jersey in 1776 but lost it in 1807, when laws restricted the electorate to free white males. * One of the most popular American cookbooks in 1761 was Mrs. E. Smith's "The Complete Housewife; or Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion; Being a Collection of Several Hundred of the Most Aproved Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, ect." * After independence, works formerly protected by British copyright could be printed in the US, among them America's first Bible in English, published in Phila. in 1782. * Philadelphia publisher Benjamin Towne began the "Pennsylvania Evening Post", America's first daily newspaper, in 1783. * At a town meeting in Worcester, MA, a state liquor excise was opposed on the grounds that it ran contrary to the genius of free people. Indeed, it was argued that spirits were an absolute necessity for the morale of farmworkers. * According to legend, the cocktail was invented by Elmsford, New York, barmaid Betsy Flanagan, who decorated her bar with rooster plumes. When an inebriated client asked for "some more of those cocktails," she stuck a feather in his drink - and coined the term. * Nocturnal deer hunting in the Carolinas was made a misdemeanor in 1784 because of the accidental slaughter of many cows and horses. ###

I have info on the Johnston line in Horry. I have a William Houston Johnston wife unk. I believe your William is a son or younger brother of my John Johnston 1785-1853. I have a letter from a lady that says William Houston is one of 20 children of Samuel Johnston. If you have a fax # , I will send some info to you. F. P. Adams

<< I understand that SC law prohibited divorce before 1949, and a special request had to be made to the legislature for permission. >> For petitions to the SC Legislature, see the good folks at the SC Archives. These documents would have been received and filed at the state level, not county. Jo Church Dickerson

WONDA VERNELLE TOLD ME TO SEND YOU A NOTE TO SAY THAT SHE IS OK. SHE COULD NOT FIND YOUR PHONE NUMBER. GARY

Does anyone know of the "New England Society" (what it is, does it still exist, and if so, where, and would it have records of past members)? I am researching the family of my grandmother, May Congdon TAYLOR (b. 1904 in Georgetown, SC d. 1998 in Boston). Her father, Dr. John Edward TAYLOR (1875-1936) and grandfather, Frank E. TAYLOR (1846-1913) were both born in Charleston, SC. I located an extensive write up of Frank Taylor in "History of SC", which indicates that both Frank, and another son, the Rev. James H. TAYLOR, were members of the "NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY". This article also said that Frank's father, James H. Taylor (b. 1811 in Sunderland, MA) had been secretary and treasurer, and Frank's maternal grandfather, Joseph TYLER, was one of the original members. (They were also members of the Sons of the Revolution, the Mayflower Society, and the South Carolina Society.) All are buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Charlston. Can anyone help me here? Thanks much! Kerry McCarthy Wood Boston kmcwnu@aol.com

-----Original Message----- From: Srpound@aol.com <Srpound@aol.com> To: SCHORRY-L@rootsweb.com <SCHORRY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 9:46 AM Subject: [SCHORRY-L] Floyd >FLOYD, FLOYD >they say you are one bad bear. >Of people and property, they say you don't care. >Well, listen here, listen to me. >We are the people of South Carolina, you see. >We lived through Hugo, and he was mean-- >--the meanest wind some had ever seen. >Hugo did a number on our state -- >overran rivers, >turned over oaks, >made match sticks from stripped pine trees. >Man, Hugo made a mall-dump out of our best beaches. > >And Hugo sent us scrambling in our packed cars >in long, long lines >on 26 and 95 >getting out of town to stay alive. >We cried when we tried to go back home >And the National Guard had to point the way >because the street signs had been blown away. >We saw our roof tops in our neighbor's yard. > >We put on paper what we could remember >of what we thought we owned before September. >Our hearts were hurt but our dreams weren't killed >by Hugo. >So you go on, Floyd, >Leave us alone if you will (that's what we'd like) >But even if you strike with all your might, >remember, >we are the people of South Carolina >We'll still stand when we get up off our knees >praising our Lord for allowing what he pleases. > >Sandra R. Pound > > >==== SCHORRY Mailing List ==== >The Horry County Web Site needs your help and support with Census >data, old letters, pictures, any Horry County historical info, grave-yard >inscriptions etc. If you can help, Please contact the Horry County >Site webmaster, Marceline Beem, at-http://www.mindspring.net/~marceline/horry/index.html >

FLOYD, FLOYD they say you are one bad bear. Of people and property, they say you don't care. Well, listen here, listen to me. We are the people of South Carolina, you see. We lived through Hugo, and he was mean-- --the meanest wind some had ever seen. Hugo did a number on our state -- overran rivers, turned over oaks, made match sticks from stripped pine trees. Man, Hugo made a mall-dump out of our best beaches. And Hugo sent us scrambling in our packed cars in long, long lines on 26 and 95 getting out of town to stay alive. We cried when we tried to go back home And the National Guard had to point the way because the street signs had been blown away. We saw our roof tops in our neighbor's yard. We put on paper what we could remember of what we thought we owned before September. Our hearts were hurt but our dreams weren't killed by Hugo. So you go on, Floyd, Leave us alone if you will (that's what we'd like) But even if you strike with all your might, remember, we are the people of South Carolina We'll still stand when we get up off our knees praising our Lord for allowing what he pleases. Sandra R. Pound

KERRY, THE GEORGETOWN COUNTY LIBIARY HAS A LOT OF INFO. IN THE HISTORICAL ROOM THEY HAVE & I KNOW THEY HAVE SOME INFO. ON THE CONDONS. CHRIS

I live in Boston and am planning a trip to Georgetown and Charleston in the fall. I need direction on how to research my g-grandparents' divorce between 1905-1910. He (TAYLOR) was from Charleston, she (CONGDON) was from Georgetown, and they lived together in Columbia, where he established a dental practice prior to the 1903 marriage. I understand that SC law prohibited divorce before 1949, and a special request had to be made to the legislature for permission. I have written to the Georgetown County Court twice, and received no response. Where would I look for this? Also, is there a web page to look through past queries for this group; if so, what is the web address? Finally, if I travel to SC on the day before Thanksgiving, will any of the libraries, historical societies or court houses be open on Friday (or Saturday or Sunday) of that weekend? > Thank you. > Kerry Wood > Boston > kmcwnu@aol.com > > Researching TAYLOR, TYLER, WILSON, WITHERSPOON in Charleston > Researching CONGDON, TAYLOR, REYNOLDS, HUCKS, LOHR in Georgetown

In reply to Ron: The girl told me some of the maps belonged to them and would remain there. Some were on loan from locals, and others from other sources, that she would start returning them this week, but some would remain. I would urge you to stop by and see whatever remains there, even in three weeks. They are quite knowledgable about old maps. Jo

I have found that Albert Singleton (son of "Doc" Joseph H. Singleton of Horry County) and his wife Lena Richardson Singleton (Lena is from Brittons Neck, daughter of William Benjamin Richardson) are buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Hillsborough Florida. Now my question is: did they have any children? Also another of William Richardsons daughters, Annie, married a William Jesse Young, from Yauhanna the second time, but who did she marry the first time? Any information appreciated, Sonja Singleton Phipps

Does anyone have information on the Johnston line? I am trying to locate the family of William H Johnston and wife Elizabeth. William was born abt 1813. Thanks, Lisa Gogan

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