As I was growing up, I heard older adults pronouncing the town of Laurens (La rens) as Lawrence (ending in the sound of 'cents'. I have an atlas with all towns and cities and there is no Laurence or Lawrence, SC. I would think it definitely is Laurens, SC which a lot of migration came to and from. Joye ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 3:47 PM Subject: [SCLAUREN] Laurens or Laurence | This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. | | Surnames: JONES, ALLEN | Classification: Query | | Message Board URL: | | http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YeB.2ACI/247 | | Message Board Post: | | I have two death certificates from relatives who died in Tennessee, both saying that the person was born in Laurence SC. Should I assume this means Laurens, or is there actually a place called Laurence.? | | | ============================== | Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! | http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 | |