This means that the plat for 45 ac. surv. for James M. Graham shows E.F. Graham as an adjacent landowner. The same goes for Isaac G. Long. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dow <grahamdl@erols.com> To: <SCHORRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 9:21 PM Subject: [SCHORRY-L] Understanding SCDAH Alphabetical Index > I recently received a copy of portions to the South Carolina Department > of Archives and History Alphabetical Index and am not sure I understand > what it is telling me. Can any one help? > (1) How do you decipher the Entry Numbers? > (2) On page 8336 the entry under: GRAHAM, E. F. is "Graham, James M., > plat for 45 acres in All Saints Parish, Horry district, surveyed by > James Beaty...date 1855/06/19" I can understand my gg-grandfather > getting a plat for land at 17 (he was listed as 12yo on the 1850 census) > but what does E. F. Graham have do do with it, much less who was E. F. > Graham? Also under E. F. Graham is an entry for Isaac G. Long, plat for > 833 acres on Kings Town Lake Swamp surveyed by James A. Thompson. I'm > not sure I see a connection here. > > Thanks > Dow Graham > > > ==== SCHORRY Mailing List ==== > Visit the Horry County Historical Society. > http://www.hchsonline.org/ > VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! >