> >To: "Claiborne McDonald" <@datastar.net> >From: "Larry H. Jones" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [SCMARLBO-L] Beauty Spot >Cc: >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >>Buddy, > >I am glad you raised the question about schools/colleges in the Marlboro >County area because I have had the same question. My two Jones >ggrandparents (John Jackson Jones and Martha Frances Moore) who lived in >that area were both said to have been college graduates, but I haven't >been able to figure out where they went. Without checking the precise >dates, I think they were both born around 1840 so they would have been in >school during the time period you mentioned. I had wondered if my >ggrandmother attended Flora McDonald in Red Springs. Years ago I tried to >check with the archives (now at St. Andrews in Laurinburg) but did not >receive a response. I think Flora McDonald may have been in operation >during that time period. In any case, if anyone finds reference to any >other college in or near Marlboro County around that time period, I would >really appreciate knowing. > > >Larry Jones > >My great grandfather Claiborne McDonald attended Bennetsville Acadamy in the >>1850-1860 time period. Can anyone give me any information on it. His grand >>father Angus McDonald was from Skye Scotland and lived near Laurinburg, died >>at 90. Claiborne also attended college some where in the area does anyone >>know of a college in the area at that time. >>Claiborne McDonald >>[email protected] >>-----Original Message----- >>From: John K. Brown, Jr. <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>Date: Monday, September 07, 1998 12:27 AM >>Subject: Re: [SCMARLBO-L] Beauty Spot >> >> >>>At 10:07 PM 9/4/98 EDT, you wrote: >>>>Hi John, >>>> >>>>The next time I am in the Marlboro Library I will check for your family in >>>the >>>>Beauty Spot book. >>>> >>>>Bonnie C. Freeman >>>>Bennettsville >>>> >>>> >>> >>>Thanks so much, Bonnie. I have run into a real deadend on my Brown line. >>> >>>John >>> >>>----------- >>>John K. Brown, Jr. >>>[email protected] >>> >>>Researching: Burt, Brown, Abney, Watts >>> > > >