I would invite my great grandmother Mary Jane Howell. She was born in 1846 one hundred years before me. She was a daughter of William and Mary Howell of Lancaster, SC. She married Henry R. Rape on Dec 23, 1860 in Lancaster. She and Henry had five children Margaret Mary Frances, William I., Samuel D., James L., and Mary Armentha. The last mentioned was my grandmother. I have never been able to find the burial place of Henry Rape and would love to ask grandmother Rape where she hid that man! Also their sons William and Samuel died at a young age, where were they buried? Louise thank you for starting this wonderful thread. Aileen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Pettus" <lpettus@cetlink.net> To: <SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, 12-November-2003 21:37 Subject: Re: [SCLANCAS] LISTOWNER POST - Thanksgiving Dinner > I'd invite Drury Watson (1740-1829) to my Thanksgiving dinner. Drury > Watson was born in Prince Edward Co. Va in 1740. He came to live with his > daughter Susannah and her husband, James McKnight Morrow, at an unknown date > but it is known that the Morrows were living on Six Mile Creek in Indian > Land by 1788. Watson was in Lancaster County at least by 1804 as shown by > court records. > Drury might have some war stories to tell. He was a lieutenant in the > Virginia militia in 1779-80. But, since he was known far and wide as a great > fiddler and dancer, I suspect that on a festive occasion like Thanksgiving > he might break out the fiddle and favor the assembled group with a tune or > two. > > Louise Pettus > > From: Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> > Reply-To: SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:05:34 -0600 > To: SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SCLANCAS] LISTOWNER POST - Thanksgiving Dinner > Resent-From: SCLANCAS-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:56:54 -0700 > > > Those of us who are in the USA will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving. If > you could have ONE of your ancestors - one you never met - who lived in > Lancaster County, South Carolina, join you for Thanksgiving dinner (or, if > you are in a country other than the USA, for a family feast sometime this > month), which ancestor would you invite? > > Please send a post to the list and tell us who, and why - and please > remember to tell us the years that this ancestor lived in Lancaster County, > South Carolina. > > > Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Aileen, Have you tried accessing the SC death records from the SC Dept. of Vital Statistics? They start around 1900/1910 and go through 1959. They are online... sorry, I can't find my bookmark of the URL. Maybe someone has it. Usually on the death certificate is stated the name of the cemetery. That's how I found my great-grandmother burial place. She is in an unmarked grave in Lancaster. This church doesn't have its early records for the cemetery. A newspaper obituary of a great uncle says that two of his brothers are buried there too. I know their graves are unmarked because I have been to the cemetery. Which makes me wonder how this church knows that they aren't burying someone on top of my relatives. If you see one of your relatives on the SC death listing, then you can order the certificate. The website doesn't give full details. But the certificate itself, does list the person's parents names. I have to give SC credit, their death certificates are very detailed. For those missing Lancaster relatives around the turn of the 20th Century, there was a migration to Rock Hill, York County, around 1900-1905 to work in the textiles mills. Many women and men became weavers and spinners. The Rock Hill City Cemeteries are online too. They are very organized and easy to use. I have seen city directories of Rock Hill from the early part of the century. Valuable information in them. The directories are not online. Rock Hill City Cemeteries: http://www.rhmaps.ci.rock-hill.sc.us/website/rh_cem/viewer.htm Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery & Costume Classroom www.costumegallery.com/fotodate/ www.costumeclassroom.com [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Plugit.com Virus Scanners (http://www.plugit.com)]