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I am searching for information about Robert R/A. Cook. Born app. 1795. His father was born in N. C. and his mother was born in Ga. According to family legend, his father never came out of the Carolina's. It is believed that his name was either Elisha or Elijah Cook. It is also legend that he [Robert's father] may have changed his name from Cooper to Cook. This Cook family had close ties with the Rooks family. The area of the Carolina's where it is believed that this line of Cooks came from is what is now Oconee County, South Carolina. If anyone has any records showing a connection of Robert R/A Cook, of Carroll County, Ga. to a Elisha or Elijah Cook in the late 1700's or early 1800's it might be just the link I'm looking for. Any help is highly appreciated. Robert Cook married twice. First wife unknown. Children by first wife are: Elijah, George W., Susannah, Martha, James, Amanda and Annie. Robert's second wife was Anna Holder. Thomas R. Cook was the only child of Robert and Anna. Thanks for any help. Johnny Cook jcook@mail.tds.net

Searching for parents of ancestor Isabella Certain b. 1834 lived Oconee Co. m. Samuel Standridge their children: Joseph, John,Mary,Isaac,Samuel. Have you seen any of these in your searches? I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks in advance, rcaves@alltel.net Rachel

Searching for ancestor Mary L. (Ella or Stella) Stancel/Stancil, etc. b. 1866 SC m. Henry Gaines in Rabun Co., Ga. 1900 Oconee Co. census shows her with 5 children in Wagener Twp. husband apparently dead. Children are: Mary A., Jesse Lawrence, Elizabeth, Emma, Margie. Her 2nd marriage was to Sloan Smith. Searching for her parents and siblings. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, rcaves@alltel.net Rachel

I am new to this list and will appreciate any and all help searching for ancestor's parents and siblings Minerva Catherine Shed/Shedd b. 1845 no death date m. John Standridge lived in Oconee Co. their children: Teresa m. John LeCroy, Marron David (my line) m. Mary Gaines, Robert m. Maggie Cox, Jane m. Tom Eaton, Betty m. Simon Lumpkin, Sam m. Sally Wilson, Missouri m. Jim Powell. If you have any of these in your line please contact me. Thanks, rcaves@alltel.net Rachel

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Thanks, Paul, for the excellent source on the immigrants bank. For those lucky enough to find an ancestor with bank accounts there, it was surprising how much information is recorded. For example you can find, sometimes, parents or even siblings, what county the immigrant came from; how long he had been in US; if recent arrival, what ship he came on; and miscellaneous other information such as "husband cannot withdraw money without wife's signature". <G> Sincerely, Robin, granddaughter of immigrants, who needs all the help she can get to find them. Paul sent two web sites below and wrote in part: >"many immigrants to america simply stayed and lived in new york >city, if they opened a bank account you can find it at....; " >NYGenExchange Emigrant Savings Bank Records > http://www.genexchange.com/ny/Emigrant.CFM >Text > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/articles/em-bank.htm >from: ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ====

At 03:41 PM 5/16/99 -0500, rfwilson wrote: >Several conveyances were refiled. The date may be the date of the deed >transfer not when it was recorded. I have several Wilson land transfers >that predate the formation of Oconee County but are recorded there as well >as in Pickens County. Gives at least two clerks the opportunity to create >errors in the transcription. Bob, Thanks. That didn't occur to me, though I've certainly seen a *lot* of land records that were obviously filed *years* after the transaction actually occurred. btw, there are Honeycutt families in Jackson Co., NC, that may have come from what's now Oconee County. The earliest one I've found arrived before 1852, but I don't know exactly who or when: I do know that one of the daughters, Dicey, married Andrew Jackson Cogdill. (They were the parents of my paternal grandmother's (Virginia Snyder (Mrs. L.R. Whitaker)) maternal grandmother, Mary Ann Cogdill (Mrs. William A. Clayton).) Jackson County borders on Georgia and comes *very* close to bordering on South Carolina. There was apparently a great deal of trade between Jackson Co. and Walhalla in the late 19th century. Elizabeth Whitaker

Several conveyances were refiled. The date may be the date of the deed transfer not when it was recorded. I have several Wilson land transfers that predate the formation of Oconee County but are recorded there as well as in Pickens County. Gives at least two clerks the opportunity to create errors in the transcription. Bob Wilson Greenville, TX -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Whitaker <elwhitaker@FTC-I.NET> To: SCOCONEE-L@rootsweb.com <SCOCONEE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, May 16, 1999 3:23 PM Subject: Re: Ezekiel Jefferson Hunnicutt, Oconee Cty 1860's >At 10:28 PM 5/15/99 -0400, Derrell Oakley Teat wrote: >>Need a favor from someone who lives in Oconee Cty >>Looking for a will by Ezekiel Jefferson (EJ) Hunnicut, b 12-10-1808 . Need >>to know if there is any land mentioned and location. He bought land from my >>GGGrandfather John Oakley in 1863 Oconee Deed Bk-6, Pg 414. The land can't >>be found with describtion on deed. >>Any info is greatly appreciated, >>Derrell Oakley Teat > >Are you ABSOLUTELY sure of the year? Oconee County was created in 1868. > >Some of the county has been underwater since the 1930s. My Whitakers >apparently lived somewhere in the Keowee River valley, probably now under >that lake next to the Clemson campus. > >Elizabeth Whitaker >

At 10:28 PM 5/15/99 -0400, Derrell Oakley Teat wrote: >Need a favor from someone who lives in Oconee Cty >Looking for a will by Ezekiel Jefferson (EJ) Hunnicut, b 12-10-1808 . Need >to know if there is any land mentioned and location. He bought land from my >GGGrandfather John Oakley in 1863 Oconee Deed Bk-6, Pg 414. The land can't >be found with describtion on deed. >Any info is greatly appreciated, >Derrell Oakley Teat Are you ABSOLUTELY sure of the year? Oconee County was created in 1868. Some of the county has been underwater since the 1930s. My Whitakers apparently lived somewhere in the Keowee River valley, probably now under that lake next to the Clemson campus. Elizabeth Whitaker

Need a favor from someone who lives in Oconee Cty Looking for a will by Ezekiel Jefferson (EJ) Hunnicut, b 12-10-1808 . Need to know if there is any land mentioned and location. He bought land from my GGGrandfather John Oakley in 1863 Oconee Deed Bk-6, Pg 414. The land can't be found with describtion on deed. Any info is greatly appreciated, Derrell Oakley Teat

Don Alexander <donalexa@sprynet.com> wrote: I'm searching for the present location of a Post Office listed as "Waltons Ford" in the U.S. Census for S.C. of 1860. My family's post office was listed as Waltons Ford, Pickens county, South Carolina. If any body knows how I could go about finding this location I would certainty appreciate it. I have asked U.S. Post office and the ones I asked didn't know how to go about finding it. ******************************************************************* Pickens County in 1860 included some if not all of what is Oconee County today (which wasn't formed in 1860), so the reply you received referencing what is now in Oconee County might be correct. Maybe some of the folks in Oconee County can answer, assuming the list is still active.

Looking for the parents of David LILES. David LILES lived in Edgefield and Abbeville Cos SC. His children later lived in Pickens and then Oconee Co., SC. David and Deborah Liles had: Hugh Isham Liles. Hugh Isham Liles married Jenny __?__. Their son David Lewis Liles married Martha Ann Mason. David Liled died probably before 1817. Deborah Liles died 1825 Abbeville Co., SC. Wynell

Hi Anyone have info on the Brookshire or Martin surnames in the area? Thanks for any help Gay Stewart Beam

Dear List Members: It has been a long week or so for me. I went with my children to San Francisco to support them in a Memorial Service for their father who passed away. I left in such a hurry that I did not think to assign anyone to take care of the lists for me. I hope things went well. Give me a few days to rest up and I will be back to normal again. So if you are getting bounced messages - It will be taken care of soon. When you have a moment - check out my website - I am continuing to update it regularly. Kathleen Burnett List Mom To learn more about me and my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett.

I am looking for Absalom & Fanney (Alexander) Gibson children's names. Absalom b 1774 - where ? d 1856 SC buried Old Pickens Pres. Cemetery Trying to connect my Elijah Gibson b 1806 NC d after 1860 SC to this family. Any info is greatly appreciated, Derrell Oakley Teat mteat@gte.net

I was in Salt Lake City today a few blocks from where the horrid tragedy happened in the Family History Center. This senseless shooting of our fellow researchers in a place that should be a safe haven is shocking. I would like to ask each of you, according to your beliefs - to take a moment to send your quiet thoughts to the family and loved ones of those who were killed and special thoughts to those who are fighting for their lives. Kathleen Burnett List Mom To learn more about me and my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett.

--part1_2c074e91.2438aa46_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi I just received the following in an email: I have some info on Nathaniel "Franklin" Brookshire. He died 19 Nov 1864 at Camp Chase Ohio. He was a POW in the civil war and died in prison camp of pneumonia. He was taken by General Sherman in Atllanta's raid/burning on August 14. I have copies of his prisoner of war roll records and one of them states he died of pneumonia. He would be your great-great grandfather. He is the father of Henry Burris Brookshire. Thanks for any help Gay Stewart Beam --part1_2c074e91.2438aa46_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: LdyIris@aol.com From: LdyIris@aol.com Full-name: Ldy Iris Message-ID: <2c074e91.24379b82@aol.com> Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 11:27:46 EST Subject: Re: Henry Burris To: GBeam@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 4 Reply-To: LdyIris@aol.com Hi Gay! This is Vickie Kloth. I'm visiting m;y mom and dad. I have some info on Nathaniel "Franklin" Brookshire. He died 19 Nov 1864 at Camp Chase Ohio. He was a POW in the civil war and died in prison camp of pneumonia. He was taken by General Sherman in Atllanta's raid/burning on August 14. I have copies of his prisoner of war roll records and one of them states he died of pneumonia. He would be your great-great grandfather. He is the father of Henry Burris Brookshire. Send me your address and I'll send you a copy of NF Brookshire's POW records. I'll be here until Tuesday, April 6. --part1_2c074e91.2438aa46_boundary--

I am looking for information on this branch of our family tree: Carson Mathews or Mathis of Sumter Alabama Carson had 1 arm and it was believed that he was an Indian. A small note in the Keowee newspaper: Married, by Jeff B. Marett, Esq., at his residence, near South Union on Monday, October 19, 1908, Carson Mathis and Miss Amanda Richardson, all of Oconee Co. Any information or directions would be appreciated. Gail - Maryland

Searching for info on N.F.Brookshire,may be listed as Franklin Brookshire or S.F.Brookshire. The Baptist Assoc.has N.F.Brookshire as being Baptised at Provident Baptist Church,Habersham co.Ga.1858. Also as being ordained as a Deacon in 1860. This info per the Provident Baptist Church minutes,page 484. Franklin Brookshire was m. to Susan/Sarah Elizabeth Martin,Daughter of "Sallie"Martin and_____?. Children: Hester Kathleen b.Sept 1 1856 d.Mar 16 1927 Baylis b.Nov.2 1857 d.Jul 12 1897 Henry Burris b.Jun 10 1861 d.Aug 25 1948 Sarah Elizabeth b.Aug 25 1864 d.May 9 1950 Franklin (N.F.)Brookshire was in the civil war.He was sent to the VA.Hospital in Charleston,SC where he died of Yellow Fever,abt.1864. This family migrated to Anderson co.SC.after 1861 and was found there in 1910. Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Brookshire worked in the Piedmont Mill in Piedmont,Anderson co.SC later moved to Oconee co.SC and lived and died with her sister's (Hester) family.Having never married. Hester Brookshire m.Thadeus Leroy and lived in Oconee co.SC. Baylis may have settled in the Anderson co.SC area. Burris Edmond settled in the North Greenville co.SC area,Nearby North Greenville Jr.Colledge. Anyone have any information on this family? Thank you for any help Gay Stewart Beam