Linda: Thank you for giving the list a heads up on the Daniel(s) letters. Normally, rootsweb frowns on using the lists to sell items to prevent subscribers and the rootsweb computers from being overwhelmed by spam. I hope it is obvious to all that family items with Laurens Co., SC connections that are up for auction on ebay or any online auction are a clear exception. Should any of you spot Laurens Co., SC bibles, letters, diaries, manuscripts, marriage licenses, ledgers, photographs for sale you are encouraged to give the list a heads up. Linda, it was very thoughtful of you to take the time to forward that information to the list. It will be nice if a Daniel(s) descendant acquires the letters. As a Civil War antique, they will go high. The hard, cold reality is that families lose touch with each other, and older people die leaving behind children and grandchildren who just do not care about old family items. With any luck those items end up in the hands of collectors or dealers instead of in the city dump. People do not think to donate to libraries because they do not expect any one else to value the items either. Dealers who buy old estates can not be expected to turn around and donate to libraries. Plus, our nation's libraries would be groaning under the weight of all that unwanted stuff. Then along comes ebay, and *poof* family items can find their way home on a good day. On a bad day, the bid goes too high, and they go to another collector or dealer. The problem is that dealers and genealogists do not think the same way. Genealogists want everything "shared" (free is always best, isn't it?) and dealers want top dollar. As long as genealogists understand that when they step into the antique world, they will have to compete for what they want--it works out okay. If you are lucky enough to find a family item, decide how much you are willing to pay. Ebay is the best thing that has happened to me. I've been able to buy about four family items. Two of them date to the 1810's. However, finding something on ebay takes a bit of wading, so when one of your stumbles upon something and takes the time to forward that information on to everyone else, you deserve a big thank you for being so altrustic. Frankly, when I spot something for my own Laurens Co., SC folks--you won't be hearing from me until the fur stops flying!!! :) Have fun with both your research and your journeys through ebay land. We live in interesting times. Kathy Duncan list owner

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Linda, Thanks for the information but as a policy I do not buy or sell family genealogical information or material on eBay. That to me is like buying and selling your heritage but I guess it speaks for the times and it does not speak well of them, either. Materials such as this should be donated to a college, library, historical society, etc and not bought and sold like cattle or a sack of peanuts. John R. Clarke For some of the best from the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com or www.online-outdoors.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Pierce Forsyth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 7:28 AM Subject: [SCLAUREN] DANIELS on ebay > If there are any DANIELS descendants on this list, there are some DANIELS letters and covers from a Confederate son to family at home for sale on ebay. Here's the link if anyone's interested. (I have nothing to do with this sale--I just spotted it by accident). > > The son, William Lowndes DANIELS, Kershaw's Brigade, was KIA. Here's the link: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=555206721&r=0&t=0&sho wTutorial=0&ed=981938868&indexURL=0&rd=1 > > Happy hunting, > LF - Huntsville, TX > Surnames: ALLISON (ELLISON) - HOWARD - in Laurens Co. up to abt. 1800 > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > >

Shirley, There are a bunch of HOLLANDS, many named Thomas, that are buried in Lauren County, SC and their burial records are on the Lauren County, SC website. However, there are none in the right time frame for a husband of Sarah Elizabeth RENEAU, who was born in 1838. I know that Sarah Elizabeth RENEAU, daughter of Rev. Russell RENEAU a Presiding Elder of the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church, South, married Thomas P. HOLLAND on 5 Mar 1854. This was two years after her older sister married Robert W. DANIEL, one of the DANIELS from Daniels Plantation, Abbeville County, SC., who lived in Jefferson County, GA (near Augusta). I do not know where Thomas P. HOLLAND was from but Rev. RENEAU was then living in or around Atlanta, as best I can tell. He left the Methodist church for a couple of years 1853-55 and worked with his brother who ran a newspaper in Atlanta before rejoining the church and becoming a Presiding Elder in the Arkansas Conference in 1856. I have one child listed for Sarah in the Reneau-Richter Bible (c.1836) which I have in my possession. This Bible was the family Bible of Rev. Russell Reneau before it came into the family of John C. RICHTER of Madison, GA upon the death of Rev. RENEAU's wife, Elizabeth STOCKTON, in 1898. The only entry for Sarah Elizabeth RENEAU and Thomas P. HOLLAND is "Ella Alma Holland was born Dec. 31st, 1854" and no location was listed. I know that neither one of these two given names are RENEAU family names so they must be HOLLAND family names. Any help you might give is appreciated. Sarah was a great-grand aunt and I descend from her older sister, Mary Jane RENEAU and her husband, Robert W. DANIEL. The RENEAUS were originally from Jefferson County, TN. John R. Clarke For some of the best from the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com or www.online-outdoors.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Jordan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 6:10 AM Subject: Re: [SCLAUREN] HOLLAND Family > I have a Rachel P. Holland (b. 1805 d. 15 Jun 1857 Laurens Co.) > married Ephraim Pitts and they had 5 children: Richard H., Elizabeth > C., Pressly, Martha A. & Katherine. I don't have any info on her > parents. Could she have possibly been Thomas's Aunt? > > Shirley > *********************** > > >Good Evening, > > I am looking for information concerning a Thomas P. HOLLAND born ca. > >1830 who married a Sarah Elizabeth RENEAU (b. 18 Jul 1838 in Jefferson > >County, TN) on 5 Mar 1854 in unknown location. Thanks. > > > >John R. Clarke > > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > >

Sorry, List--apparently the surname is actually DANIEL. LF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Pierce Forsyth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 6:28 AM Subject: DANIELS on ebay If there are any DANIELS descendants on this list, there are some DANIELS letters and covers from a Confederate son to family at home for sale on ebay. Here's the link if anyone's interested. (I have nothing to do with this sale--I just spotted it by accident). The son, William Lowndes DANIELS, Kershaw's Brigade, was KIA. Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=555206721&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=981938868&indexURL=0&rd=1 Happy hunting, LF - Huntsville, TX Surnames: ALLISON (ELLISON) - HOWARD - in Laurens Co. up to abt. 1800

If there are any DANIELS descendants on this list, there are some DANIELS letters and covers from a Confederate son to family at home for sale on ebay. Here's the link if anyone's interested. (I have nothing to do with this sale--I just spotted it by accident). The son, William Lowndes DANIELS, Kershaw's Brigade, was KIA. Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=555206721&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=981938868&indexURL=0&rd=1 Happy hunting, LF - Huntsville, TX Surnames: ALLISON (ELLISON) - HOWARD - in Laurens Co. up to abt. 1800

I have a Rachel P. Holland (b. 1805 d. 15 Jun 1857 Laurens Co.) married Ephraim Pitts and they had 5 children: Richard H., Elizabeth C., Pressly, Martha A. & Katherine. I don't have any info on her parents. Could she have possibly been Thomas's Aunt? Shirley *********************** >Good Evening, > I am looking for information concerning a Thomas P. HOLLAND born ca. >1830 who married a Sarah Elizabeth RENEAU (b. 18 Jul 1838 in Jefferson >County, TN) on 5 Mar 1854 in unknown location. Thanks. > >John R. Clarke

Good Evening, I am looking for information concerning a Thomas P. HOLLAND born ca. 1830 who married a Sarah Elizabeth RENEAU (b. 18 Jul 1838 in Jefferson County, TN) on 5 Mar 1854 in unknown location. Thanks. John R. Clarke For some of the best from the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com or www.online-outdoors.com

Walker Cemetery GA Laurens cemete 323759N 0825325W Cow Hell Swamp Walker Cemetery GA Greene cemete 333030N 0831112W Greensboro 8 22 22 WALKER JOHN E 19 F KENTUCKY 9 22 22 WALKER MARY E 19 F GA 10 22 22 WALKER FRANCES A 1 M GA 8 244 244 WALKER HENRY 55 M VA 9 244 244 WALKER MARY A 40 F GA 10 244 244 WALKER MARTHA 19 F VA 11 244 244 WALKER WM H 16 M GA 12 244 244 WALKER SARAH 14 F GA 13 244 244 WALKER RICHARD P 11 M GA 14 244 244 WALKER HENRY A 5 M GA 15 244 244 WALKER A 3 M GA 16 244 244 WALKER S 1 M GA 3 573 573 WALKER JOSEPH E 50 M GA 4 573 573 WALKER MARY 50 F GA 5 573 573 WALKER SARAH 16 F GA 6 573 573 WALKER FRANCES 13 F GA 7 573 573 WALKER MINOR 1 M GA 8 573 573 WALKER JANE 14 F GA 9 573 573 WALKER JAMES 25 M GA 10 573 573 WALKER RUTH 21 F GA Laurens 21 WALKER, Sarah 28 F W M GA GA GA KH MAY Dropsy 28 1880 Mortality Census of Georgia, W-X-Y-Z WALKER, Baker WALKER, Richmond WALKER, Richmond WALKER, Spalding WALKER, Fulton WALKER, Oglethorpe WALKER, (infant) Harris WALKER, (infant) Carroll WALKER, (infant) Monroe WALKER, (infant) Morgan WALKER, (infant) Screven WALKER, (infant) of Tom Upson WALKER, A.J. Walton WALKER, Adam Richmond WALKER, Amanda Upson WALKER, Andrew Morgan WALKER, Anna Sumter WALKER, Anthony Burke WALKER, Antney Upson WALKER, Babe Hall WALKER, Ben Floyd WALKER, Ben Jones WALKER, Ben Pulaski WALKER, Berry Appling WALKER, Bessie Morgan WALKER, Bray Spalding WALKER, Bud Pike WALKER, Candy Stewart WALKER, Catherine Upson WALKER, Charlie Burke WALKER, Clary Muscogee WALKER, Cupp Screven WALKER, Daniel L. Franklin WALKER, Dorcas Fulton WALKER, Edward Baldwin WALKER, Elijah Upson WALKER, Elizabeth Sumter WALKER, Ella Pike WALKER, Elmira Jasper WALKER, Emma Richmond WALKER, Emma S. Clay WALKER, Emory Thomas WALKER, Fanie Bell Dodge WALKER, Fed Houston WALKER, Ferdy Clarke WALKER, Genie Baker WALKER, Gennoa Henry WALKER, George E. Jr. Jones WALKER, Hattie Fulton WALKER, Hays Upson WALKER, Henrietta Chatham WALKER, Henrietta Chatham WALKER, Henry Troup WALKER, Henry Chatham WALKER, Hester Dougherty WALKER, Hester Dougherty WALKER, Ira D. Paulding WALKER, J.W. Brooks WALKER, Jane Fulton WALKER, Jane A. Whitfield WALKER, Jane's Dau. Stewart WALKER, Jane's Dau. Stewart WALKER, Jim Bibb WALKER, John Gilmer WALKER, John Campbell WALKER, John Pulaski WALKER, John W. Gilmer WALKER, John W. Hall WALKER, Lapola Spalding WALKER, Laura Richmond WALKER, Laurence Cobb WALKER, Lena Fulton WALKER, Lila Greene WALKER, Lott Johnson WALKER, Maggie Thomas WALKER, Malachi Houston WALKER, Martha Johnson WALKER, Mary Richmond WALKER, Mattie Chattahoochee WALKER, May Campbell WALKER, Moses Liberty WALKER, N.M. Crawford WALKER, Nancy Burke WALKER, Nealy Houston WALKER, Nettie Chattahoochee WALKER, P.McC. Fannin WALKER, Peter Thomas WALKER, Rabun Washington WALKER, Roda Murray WALKER, Rose Lee Washington WALKER, Ross Washington WALKER, Rufus Fulton WALKER, Salina S. Monroe WALKER, Sam Washington WALKER, Samuel Coweta WALKER, Samuel Pulaski WALKER, Samuel T. Bibb WALKER, Sarah Laurens WALKER, Sarah Pulaski WALKER, Sells? Fulton WALKER, Solomon Harris WALKER, Susan Jasper WALKER, Thomas Fayette WALKER, Thomas Taylor WALKER, Tom Hancock WALKER, Tom Carroll WALKER, W.W. Richmond WALKER, Wash Jefferson WALKER, Washington Fulton WALKER, Whitfield Jefferson WALKER, William Campbell WALKER, William Pike WALKER, Winnie Mitchell I can do a lookup book for you if you wish. Visit http://members.visi.net/~stevens/genealogy.html for details. Regards, Steve Stevens -----Original Message----- From: Charles and Jimmie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 1:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SCLAUREN] Walker and Ford Is there anyone on the list who is familiar with cemeteries around Ware Shoals? I'm looking for Walkers who might be buried in that area. Ware Shoals is shown on a map to be located practically on the Laurens/Greenwood/Abbeville line, but in Greenwood County. I know some of the Walkers were members of Poplar Springs Church in Laurens County but I didn't find them in Poplar Springs Church burial records. I'm also looking for the names of Daniel Ford's parents. Daniel married Agatha Walker, daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth Walker of Laurens. Thanks for any help. Jimmie Nell Meadors ============================== 9 Health Tips for Computer Genealogists http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/ouch/

Is there anyone on the list who is familiar with cemeteries around Ware Shoals? I'm looking for Walkers who might be buried in that area. Ware Shoals is shown on a map to be located practically on the Laurens/Greenwood/Abbeville line, but in Greenwood County. I know some of the Walkers were members of Poplar Springs Church in Laurens County but I didn't find them in Poplar Springs Church burial records. I'm also looking for the names of Daniel Ford's parents. Daniel married Agatha Walker, daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth Walker of Laurens. Thanks for any help. Jimmie Nell Meadors

Posted on: Laurens Co. SC Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/SC/Laurens/223 Surname: CRAIG, PITTS ------------------------- I have a Mary E. "Polly" CRAIG (b. 17 Feb 1813 Laurens Co., d. 18 Jul 1872, buried Bethany Presbyterian Church) married to Robert PITTS. They had 6 children. I don't have any information on her parents. If you think there might be a connection, let me know and we can share info. Shirley

I've gota number of John Black's in Georgia; do you know any other children or siblings of your John Black? lynda j wilson wrote: > > Looking for info on John Black who was married Sarah Conway Ewell > Blair. Probably had a daughter Elizabeth Janet who married a John > S. Henderson and moved to Cass/Bartow Co. GA after 1850. When > John Black died Sarah moved to GA also. > Lynda Wilson > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! -- James P. "Jim" Lynch [email protected]

Looking for info on John Black who was married Sarah Conway Ewell Blair. Probably had a daughter Elizabeth Janet who married a John S. Henderson and moved to Cass/Bartow Co. GA after 1850. When John Black died Sarah moved to GA also. Lynda Wilson

Posted on: Laurens Co. SC Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/SC/Laurens/222 Surname: Edwards, Hodges ------------------------- We are looking for any information from Laurens County (Dist.) SC on Caleb D Edwards (my gr-gr-gr-gr-grandpa) born about 10OCT1798 in Laurens CO, married Anne Hodges in Hickman CO. TN on 26SEPT1822, and died about 1880-1881 in MO. His parents were David L Edwards & Eva Lazenie (with several different spellings on her name). Thank you for any help!

It is difficult to tell from your posting what you know about the parents. The 1850 census suggests that Augustus, 15, was the son of James B. Higgins. My interpretation of census records is that a James B. lived near Lanford from 1810 to 1860. Don't know anything about James B's family except that there were a number of other Higgins living in the same vicinity from 1790 on. Richard Lorenz

Is anyone researching this man? I'd like to know how his parents connect to the parents of his wife, Carrie Higgins of Kershaw/Richland County. Glenna Name: Augustus H. HIGGINS Birth: ca 1834 Death: 1865 Father: Simon O. HIGGINS (1809-1840) Mother: Martha UNKNOWN (HIGGINS) (ca1815-) Marriage: Dec 31, 1857 Spouse: Caroline Sarah ("Carrie") HIGGINS Birth: Nov 19, 1828 Kershaw County, South Carolina Death: Jan 16, 1905 Burial: Lanford Baptist Church, Laurens County, South Carolina Father: John O'Cain HIGGINS (1799-1882) Mother: Jane Rebecca SCOTT (1810-1891) Other Spouses: George Washington ("Wash") MARTIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Porter, McCants, Cobb, Martin, Rawlinson, Gill, Higgins, Scott, Harrison, Fetner; (2) Bryant, McDade, Dillard, Tolleson, Wells, Baxter, Eaves; (3) Kinard, Wise, Thaxton, Vickers, Patton, Hubbard, Wilkins, Long/Lang, Latta (Branch 28), Mauldin, Dismukes. Please direct all correspondence to: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Posted on: Laurens Co. SC Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/SC/Laurens/221 Surname: Burk, Briggs ------------------------- I would love to make a contact with someone in the Laurens Co. SC. area. Have relatives buried there but don't know and can't find their ancestors. James Burk b. 1759 and Barbara Briggs b. 1762. They are buried in Rehobeth Methodist Church Cemetery, Laurens Co., SC. (Barbara and her daughter Jemima at least are buried there) if the information I have is correct. I am unable to find any of the information about their parents but still hoping. I will take all of the help I can get. Peggy

I too have a question about one Adair branch.... James Adair b 8 May 1747 (or 8 Dec 1747) Bucks Co PA d 1831 Franklin Co IN m Rebecca Montgomery 1751-1835....(lived in Laurens Co SC) Does anyone have proof of THIS James Adair's parents?.... He was "reportedly proved to have been the son of Joseph Adair Sr, cooper, by the power of attorney issued by his brother Benjamin Adair (from Deed Bk G, p666?) I think this must refer to Joseph 1733-1812 and not James 1747-1831. Could James be son of Willam 1719-1782 m Mary Moore? I think James 1747-1831 is referred to James Adair "saddler"....and there is another James Adair Sr"cooper" whose wife was Elenor. All of this has always been a little confusing at least to me. Clark Sinclair

Does anyone have any "solid" information on the marriage of Joseph Adair and Sarah Dillard. Several researchers have cast significant doubt over whether any of the early Joseph Adairs had a spouse named Sarah Dillard, since the Dillards were from Virginia, while the Adairs came to SC from Lancaster Co., PA after 1764 (Lancaster deed records support this). Supposedly, that Adair line never lived in Virginia, and the Dillards didn't come to the Laurens County area of SC until after the Revolution, when Joseph would already have been married. Laurens County deed records identify Joseph Adair, Jr.'s spouse as Elizabeth (Unknown surname). They probably would have married in PA. There WAS a Joseph Adair of Laurens Co. whose wife was named Sarah, but her last name wasn't Dillard and he wasn't the son of Joseph, Sr. Supposedly, James Steven DILLARD, born about 1710 married Lucy WISE, possibly daughter of a Col. WISE. Bit, it has also been brought to my attention that, due to lack of evidence, there seems to be no such people as Lucy Wise and James Stephen Dillard. It has also been pointed out that middle names were rarely used during the early 1700's. No genealogical documentation (other than internet postings and such) has been found for these people, that I am aware of. If you have anything to support the existence of this couple, please share. I have both of these couples listed in my lineage, but when I began to search for "proof" to support these lines, I found none. Other researchers have done a pretty good job of proving that the information on Joseph ADAIR/Sarah DILLARD and James Steven DILLARD/ Lucy WISE is basically just conjecture. Please share your thoughts!?! Thanks so much! Fredreica [email protected]

Sharon, You have done a beautiful job with the Mt. Bethel Cemetery Photos. Many, many thanks. Gloria -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Williamson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 1:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SCLAUREN] Mt. Bethel Cemetery Photos Hi, Just wanted to let you know that I have added more photos to the Mt. Bethel Cemetery list I have online here: http://www.geocities.com/plwilliamson/Bethel/Photos.html This still isn't all the markers, but maybe about half. I still have a few I couldn't read on the photo and will have to go back and have another look for clarification. Will let you know when I add some more. Sharon http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/3312/SC/Laurens.html ============================== Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life If you know how to reduce these risks. http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html