If I could invite an ancestor from Lancaster Co., SC, to Thanksgiving dinner, I would invite my third-great grandmother Elizabeth Hagler who married George Christman. I would ask her how and where she met George Christman. Did George originally come to the Lynches Creek area seeking safety with his mother and siblings, until the Revolutionary War was over, after his father Michael Christman, Sr. was murdered in 1780 "on the pretense he was a Tory," according to the State Records of North Carolina? How and where did George's brother Michael Christman, Jr. meet his future wife Elizabeth Wydner the daughter of Isaac Wydner who lived on Lynches Creek? How and where did George's sister Margaret meet her future husband Jacob/James Runnells? Was he the son of John Runnells who settled on the east side of Lynches Creek in 1765 whose land was eventually in Chesterfield Co., SC, and was opposite Flat Creek which was on the east side of Lynches Creek? Why did she (Elizabeth) and George move from Dutch Buffalo Creek in Mecklenburg Co., NC, to Flat Creek, a branch of Lynches Creek, in Lancaster Co., SC, by the time of the 1800 US Census? Why did they sell their land in South Carolina in 1805 and move to Christian Co., KY? Who were her (Elizabeth's) parents and siblings? Was her father Sebastian Hagler who lived not far from George and Elizabeth on another branch of Lynches Creek? Did she have brothers named Abraham, Jacob, and Paul? If she had sisters, what were their names? Carole (Carole Irene Crismon Cook) -----Original Message----- From: Carol C-H [mailto:cch@netdoor.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:13 AM To: SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCLANCAS] LISTOWNER POST - Thanksgiving Dinner Those of us in the USA will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving. Listmembers, if you could have ONE of your ancestors who lived in this county join you for Thanksgiving dinner, which ancestor would you invite? Please send a post to the list telling us about this ancestor - and please remember to include the dates he/she lived in the county. Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ ==== SCLANCAS Mailing List ==== Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/SC/lancaster.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx