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On the South Carolina Department Of Archives And History Records (1) Where it said "DATA BASE" just click on arrow out to the side and click on which one you want to go into. (2) Where it said "SEARCH UNDER" (Both) click ON INDIVIDUALS (3) Under "ENTER NAME" (Both)- I just put last name of the person I was looking for. (4) ON " ADVANCED BOOLEAN SEARCH OPTIONS" Click on NONE (5) at the bottom just type in the Same two dates that are listed on what subject you choose to go into, has listed on it. http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/search/default.asp Shirley (Pitts) Bennett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lil Ham" <mountaineers2@bellsouth.net> To: <SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] LAND GRANTS IN 1700'S PENDLETON DISTRICT/PICKENS, SC > I'm no expert.. did you try that link Shirley sent thru? > http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/search/default.asp > > I'm still messing with it so can't tell you much about it. > Sandy H > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > Kindness is contagious, pass it on. > List Admin - Derrell Oakley Teat--margaret.teat2@verizon.net >
I think someone was looking for info for the Franklin Co. Historical Society recently. I don't think they have a phone listed, but you can get in touch with Mr. Edward Patterson, former president of the Historical society and care taker of the older Franklin County Archives, at 706-384-4361. He is there on Tuesdays and Thursdays, very helpful, and has built his own data base of Franklin Co. families. If you contact him, he will probably ask about your family connections and put them in his data base. His e-mail is: epatterson@hartcom.net Hopes this helps. Dianne
Howdy All! Whew! I shouldn't have stayed away so long! Thank you for all your kind comments and making me feel welcome! Also, thank you to all who are sending in contributions already! I am trying to get them up as fast as I can and find all the ones you have already contributed (which are hidden in 3 different computers!) The biggest announcement I have is that there have been several people who have stepped up to help do some transcriptions including the 1930 Census, various transcriptions, and a PR/Liason person for the local papers! I know many of you probably have some files pertaining to Pickens, Anderson and Oconee counties that you could contribute, so please, over the next week, go through your files and send them to me at howdycuzin@aol.com. I am also working on getting the military part of the site back online. Some of the files are there so you can peruse them at your leisure! Please note they aren't pretty yet but the content is there :) ON TO THE UPDATES! Here are the latest updates I have posted on the website, you can view them by going to this link: http://www.scgenealogy.com/pickens *** Greenlawn Cemetery Transcription - Easley SC Thank you Patricia Cantrell for the heads up and Robert G. Dodson for the transcription contribution! *** Andrew C. Symmes Obit - thank you Teresa Davis for the transcription! *** William Waddell Martin Probate - thanks Sandy *** Old Map of Area Churches - thank you Derrell Teat *** Old Map of SC Churches - thank you Derrell Teat *** 1850 Census (Partial) - I found it!! Thank you to everyone who helped transcribe this one! We are still missing some pages so if anyone wants to step forward and do this.... :) *** HAMILTON Probate Records - thank you Linda M Sykes *** Pickens Sentiel -Thursday, July 14, 1887 *** Latham Family Cemetery - thank you Elaine Lathem *** Miscellaneous Headstones - thank you contributors! *** Allgood Cemetery & Homeplace (I still have some reunion photos to add also) *** Barton Family Roll of Honor - thank you Carl James Barton *** How to Research (PowerPoint Presentation) I will be gone this next week and expect to come home to a mailbox full of material to add! Thank you for your contiued support, AND KEEP THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS COMING IN! Warm Regards, Traci Parsons-Holder
There were a number of BORENS in OPD by the 1800 Census. I have some info on them if you are interested although I have no specific info on Katie. John BOREN left w/most of his family abt 1804 and migrated fr. OPD to Sumner Co., TN and Warren Co., KY. Several of the children married into my MILLER line. Two daughters, Margaret and Catherine, married Michael and Morris MILLER as well as one of the BOREN boys married a MILLER girl. I also have some info on the POWELLS - a line of my cousin's that I have done some research on. There was an Angeline THOMAS who md. a POWELL, but prob. too late to belong to your Mary Angeline. The ALEXANDERS are a huge family in the Pickens Dist. area of OPD. I have lots of info on them as my GG-G'mother MILLER was an ALEXANDER bef. her marriage. If I can help, write me, and I'll be happy to try to help. It will be the end of next week bef. I can get back to you - probably. God bless, Dolores Miller Pringle -----Original Message----- From: PACA1509@aol.com [mailto:PACA1509@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 8:47 PM To: SCPICKEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCPICKENS] Boren/Powell/Alexander Hi All! I was looking through the Pickens scgenealogy website hosted by Traci Parsons-Holder yesterday (she is updating!!!!) and came across the Death Index record for Mary Angeline Powell Alexander. It says her father is Jeremie Powell and mother is Katie Boren. Are there any Alexander's or Powell's out there can find out any information on Katie Boren Powell? She was born about 1825 in SC. I find them in Macon Co, NC in 1850. But, I am assuming that they were born in the Pickens portion of the OPD. I have not checked 1860 Jackson or Henderson Co, NC census for this family. There seems to be several families of Boren's in SC/NC during this time period, although, attempts to connect them have failed. They appear to be related as they intermarried into the same families of Patterson, Powell, Chappell, Holcombe, etc. Some of the females are married, some not. ANY info appreciated. I have some information on another of Jeremiah and Katie Powell's sons, William Anderson Powell who married my gg-aunt, Eleanor Patterson (dau of Asa Patterson, SR and Ellenor Nix.) Patricia A. Cantrell Columbus, GA paca1509@aol.com pacant1104@yahoo.com "I do not know why this confronts me, this sadness, this echo of pain; A curious legend still haunts me, still haunts and obsesses my brain." --"The Lorelei" by Heinrich Heine ==== SCPICKEN Mailing List ==== Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett
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Second that, Traci! It is wonderful that you are back! I'm off to Easley next week w/my parents, but I will return home on 3/14 if all is okay. God bless, Dolores -----Original Message----- From: Lorlauvan@aol.com [mailto:Lorlauvan@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 8:57 PM To: SCPICKEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCPICKENS] Pickens Genealogy Website SCGenealogy.com UPDATED 1850 CENSUS... In a message dated 3/6/2003 5:25:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time, HowdyCuzin@aol.com writes: > > I'm back.. sorta LOL .. I've updated the pages and added some things > including finding the 1850 Census for Pickens Co. (for those that are new, > I > thought I had lost all this hard work the group did!) Traci! Glad to have you back. We have missed you. Please don't disappear again! Your cousin, Lorene Vanzant Tucson, AZ ==== SCPICKEN Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett
Hi! Is Chuck Kitchen on either of the above lists (Pickens, Oconee, Transy)? I was looking thru the Powell genforum and noticed that he said that William Powell and Elizabeth Chappell was his GG-Grandparents. If he is, I have some info for him in regards to this line. Thanks! Patricia A. Cantrell Columbus, GA paca1509@aol.com pacant1104@yahoo.com "I do not know why this confronts me, this sadness, this echo of pain; A curious legend still haunts me, still haunts and obsesses my brain." --"The Lorelei" by Heinrich Heine
In a message dated 3/6/2003 5:25:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time, HowdyCuzin@aol.com writes: > > I'm back.. sorta LOL .. I've updated the pages and added some things > including finding the 1850 Census for Pickens Co. (for those that are new, > I > thought I had lost all this hard work the group did!) Traci! Glad to have you back. We have missed you. Please don't disappear again! Your cousin, Lorene Vanzant Tucson, AZ
In a message dated 03/06/2003 7:25:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, HowdyCuzin@aol.com writes: > I'm back.. sorta LOL .. Gosh Traci....it's mighty good to see you back in the saddle. You've been missed. Jackie Howell Southampton County, Virginia
Hi All! I was looking through the Pickens scgenealogy website hosted by Traci Parsons-Holder yesterday (she is updating!!!!) and came across the Death Index record for Mary Angeline Powell Alexander. It says her father is Jeremie Powell and mother is Katie Boren. Are there any Alexander's or Powell's out there can find out any information on Katie Boren Powell? She was born about 1825 in SC. I find them in Macon Co, NC in 1850. But, I am assuming that they were born in the Pickens portion of the OPD. I have not checked 1860 Jackson or Henderson Co, NC census for this family. There seems to be several families of Boren's in SC/NC during this time period, although, attempts to connect them have failed. They appear to be related as they intermarried into the same families of Patterson, Powell, Chappell, Holcombe, etc. Some of the females are married, some not. ANY info appreciated. I have some information on another of Jeremiah and Katie Powell's sons, William Anderson Powell who married my gg-aunt, Eleanor Patterson (dau of Asa Patterson, SR and Ellenor Nix.) Patricia A. Cantrell Columbus, GA paca1509@aol.com pacant1104@yahoo.com "I do not know why this confronts me, this sadness, this echo of pain; A curious legend still haunts me, still haunts and obsesses my brain." --"The Lorelei" by Heinrich Heine
just got a look at the site.. Great ... no, GREAT job Tracy.. thanks again Sandy H
yippee.. glad to see you again Tracy.. Thanks for getting this back online.. it's like getting cool water from a fountain on a hot day.. Sandy H
In a message dated 3/6/2003 5:25:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time, HowdyCuzin@aol.com writes: > I'm back.. sorta LOL .. I've updated the pages and added some things > including finding the 1850 Census for Pickens Co. (for those that are new, > I > thought I had lost all this hard work the group did!) > Hello cousin Traci, I am so happy to hear from you again! I have wondered for months where you were and how you were getting along! You mustn't drop out of sight again, for we miss you too much! Lorene Vanzant Tucson, AZ
Howdy all, I'm back.. sorta LOL .. I've updated the pages and added some things including finding the 1850 Census for Pickens Co. (for those that are new, I thought I had lost all this hard work the group did!) You can get to the site by this link: http://www.scgenealogy.com/pickens If you have info to add please get it to me asap. (I'm still adding so make sure and bookmark the site... ) I hope everyone is doing great, I missed ya'll! Hugs, Traci Parsons-Holder email: howdycuzin@aol.com
Melissa, Hi. I'm still digging for information on James H.C. Durham. I found his grave in Belton, Anderson County, SC. He is buried in the Belton Cemetery. His tombstone reads: J.H.C. Durham, born 5 April 1849 and died 18 Dec. 1918. I have ruled out William R. Durham as his father. William's son James Durham died in 1921 and is buried at Six Mile Baptist Church with his wife. I believe my James H.C. Durham may be a son of a Jefferson and Matilda Durham of Greenville, SC and later Hall County, Georgia. This family can be found on the 1860 census of Fork Shoals Division, Greenville District. Jefferson Durham, age 50, SC, farmer Matilda, age 35, SC, housekeeper Elizabeth, 16, SC, seamstress Jane, 14, SC James, 12, SC William, 8, SC Harriet, 3, SC On the 1870 Georgia census, James isn't listed with Jefferson's family. Jefferson's son William Henry Durham later had a son named James H. Durham. James H.C. Durham on the 1910 census of SC seems to have a son named William H. Durham. Are William Henry Durham and James H. C. Durham brothers? Ronnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa" <fl_melissa@yahoo.com> To: <SCPICKEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [SCPICKENS] J.H.C. Durham, born ca. 1829 > > RE: He was born in Pickens District, SC about 1829. He was married to Margaret Ann Elizabeth McWhorter (1833-1894). They had at least 2 daughters Irene (1868) and Rosie Adelah Durham (1870-1919). > > Ronnie, > > I believe J.H.C. Durham was born closer to 1850 than 1829. > > 1870 census Salubrity TWP, Pickens, SC > Durham, James H. 21 > Margaret 34 > Irene 2 > McKinney, Sarah 14 > Alice 12 > Vester 10 > John 6 > > (As you may know, Margaret McWhorter was married first to John McKinney. See 1860 census http://www.scgenealogy.com/pickens/records/census/1860/pg0171b.txt -- scroll down to page 175a) > > Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina 137C 1880 census > James N. C. DURHAM Self M Male W 33 SC Farmer SC SC > Margaret A. E. DURHAM Wife M Female W 44 SC House Keeper SC IRE > Irene DURHAM Dau S Female W 11 SC At Home SC SC > Rosa I. DURHAM Dau S Female W 8 SC SC SC > Sarah C. RODGERS Other Female W 69 SC At Home SC SC > Alice T. MCKINNEY SDau S Female W 21 SC At Home SC SC > Vesta K. MCKINNEY SDau S Female W 19 SC Farm Hand SC SC > John C. M. MCKINNEY SSon S Male W 16 SC Laborer SC SC > > Belton TWP, Anderson, SC 1910 census > Caroline Bagwell 66 > daughter 31 > (next door) > James C. Durham 60 - states 2nd marriage > Frances 34 > William H. 1 > > The following would be my guess as to who his parents and siblings were: > > 1860 census Pickens SC > 336 DURHAM William R. 30 > 336 DURHAM Elizabeth J. 32 > 336 DURHAM Sarah E. 12 > 336 DURHAM John W. 10 > 336 DURHAM Rebecca C. 8 > 336 DURHAM James H. 6 > 336 DURHAM George W. 4 > > If I am correct, then I believe the census taker confused the ages of John W. with brother James H. Durham. See http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a25171&id=I27311 > > I hope this helps!, > > Melissa > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > > > ==== SCPICKEN Mailing List ==== > We have over 234 members of the Pickens Co., SC Mailing List. Posting back > to the list helps the whole group, not just one person. If we work as a team, > we'll succeed as a team. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > >
Hello, I am new to this list. I have been doing genealogy very actively since 1977, but went on hiatus for a little more than a year due to personal difficulties. I am slowly trying to get back into it. I hope that you can help me with the following major brick wall in my family. In an effort to identify the wives of Shadrack Wilbanks, I am going to begin searching the neighbors and associates of Shadrack Wilbanks. Thank you most sincerely, Robert M. Wilbanks IV Scottsdale, Arizona Were your ancestors neighbors with, or in any way associated with, Shadrack Wilbanks? If they were, I desperately would like to hear from you. If Shadrack Wilbanks appears in any way in records associated with your family, whether as a witness, purchaser of land or items at an estate sale, neighbor on a deed, etc., please, please contact me. A number of us are desperately searching for the identity of the wives of Shadrack Wilbanks. If Shadrack appears in any records or references with your ancestors, there may be a relationship factor to consider. Especially if you have a missing female relative in your family tree. If your missing female relative could possibly tie in with the information below, then let me know. Take note of the following information about Shadrack Wilbanks and his wives, as well as where he resided. For a more detailed account of Shadrack, please contact me. Shadrack Wilbanks was born circa 1785 in Union County, South Carolina to William Woolbanks-Wilbanks and Abarilla Gos(t)wick. This family appears to have lived near Cross Keys, along branches of either the Tyger or Enoree Rivers. They were strongly associated with the Padgett's Creek Baptist Church, having been a founding family of the church. Through this church Shadrack became a minister. Shadrack married his first wife circa 1803 in Union District. She was born circa 1784-1794 (according to the 1810 and 1820 census). The 1880 census shows her children indicating that their mother was born in South Carolina. One belief is that Shadrack's first wife might have been a woman named Susan/Susannah. However, there is absolutely nothing that can support this. In fact, it is highly probable that this name was drawn from a record in which Shadrack and Susannah appeared together along with other Wilbankses, including Shadrack's brother Marshall. Then another document, discovered later, proved that this Susan/Susannah was the wife of Shadrack's brother Marshall. It is further believed that Shadrack and his first wife may have divorced. Again, there is absolutely nothing to support this belief. We can show that Shadrack was married secondly to a woman named Jane. Her name is clearly recorded in the 1850 and 1860 census and identifies her as born in South Carolina in 1799/1800. This is supported by the 1830 and 1840 census where the oldest female is found too young to be Shadrack's first wife, but is just the right age to be Jane. Therefore, it appears that Shadrack lost his first wife and then married Jane sometime between 1820 and 1830. With a birth date of 1800, Jane cannot be the same woman identified in the 1810 and 1820 census, and she is far too young to be the mother of most of Shadrack's children. Shadrack's known children by one or both wives are as follows: James (b.1810), Hezekiah (b.1817), Thomas (b.1813), John W. (b.1818-1821), Elizabeth (b.1816), Lucinda (b.1815-1820), Mary "Polly" (b.1815-1820), Margaret (b.1820-1825), Mahalia (b.1820-1825), and William James. Shadrack lived in Union County/District, South Carolina from his birth in 1785 until just before 1820. It is possible that Shadrack and his first wife migrated from Union District to Pendleton District, South Carolina as early as 1811/1812. He owned land along Six and Twenty Creek. In 1826 the portion of Pendleton District that Shadrack lived in became Anderson District. Remember, it was sometime in the 1820s that Shadrack lost his first wife and married Jane as his second wife. These events could have taken place in Pendleton/Anderson, unless Shadrack met Jane on a trip back to Union. Shadrack Wilbanks was a licensed minister when he represented the Hopewell Baptist Church in Anderson County on various occasions from 1829 through 1858. In about 1859 Shadrack took his family to Sand Mountain, in Marshall and Dekalb Counties, Alabama. Shadrack lived in Marshall County, right on the line with Dekalb County, where his sons James and John lived. Shadrack's family were very active members of the "Old" Macedonia Baptist Church in Dekalb County. Jane died between 1860 and 1870 and was buried in this church's cemetery, as were Shadrack and several others of his children and grandchildren. Shadrack died in early 1879. Again, we are desperate to identify who these women were that Shadrack married. In more than 50 years of extensive research of the Wil(l)banks family, including the last 25 years by me, and a number of other individuals, no records clearly identify Shadrack's wives. The clue may appear in records of his neighbors and associates. You may be a descendant of these neighbors and associates and so may have some helpful information. I will greatly appreciate hearing from you. Thank you, Robert M. Wilbanks IV Scottsdale, Arizona
Hi Barb, try the DAR site.. someone posted these awhile back and I've saved it.. maybe it will help you. Sandy in SC http://www.rootsweb.com/~ars/index.htm American Revolutionary War Soldiers & Their Descendants http://www.dar.org/ National Society of Daughters of the Revolution http://ngeorgia.com/history/ http://www.dar.org/ American Revolution in GA Maryland Loyalism and the American Revolution PLUS LINKS http://users.erols.com/candidus/index.htm http://users.erols.com/candidus/links.htm The Vietnam War - The Wall - Search the Wall http://www.thevirtualwall.org/
Hello everyone: Just adding information not previously available to me. The above listed GGGF, Asel/Asa/Acy/Asahal Reeves/Reaves, served in the Revolutionary War. Inasmuch as he is first on any census in Pendleton District, SC, I assume he received Bounty Land; though I've never run across this information in my research. Now it appears that he was in the Revolutionary War. Any tips as to how I can prove this and find out his parentage/siblings/etc.? Thanks for allowing me this wonderful site to seek assistance. Ever, Barb distler5@charter.net
This reads to me like Lucy wasn't happy about debts being owed and the property being "hidden". State of South Carolina Sarah E. Martin, J. T. Youngblood, as Administrators, etal Against Lucy H. Spearman, etal, Defendants The following testimony was taken before me in the above stated case on the 9th day of December 1896, and the parties were present by their attorneys. Plaintiffs (Plffs) introduce in evidence the last will and testament of W. W. Martin dec’d from Probates office. J. T. Youngblood sworn says: "I am one of the administrator’s of the estate of W W Martin deceased. Mrs. Sarah E. Martin is also administrator. Dr. S. W. Clayton ? was named in the will as executor is dead. He died before W W Martin. There is about $200 of debts against the estate of W. W. Martin deceased. We have published a notice to debtors and creditors. We have no funds in hand with which to pay these debts. I made inquiry about personal property belonging to the estate of Mr. Martin and could find none that I knew was his. I ?? W. A. Martin give his consent to be joined in this suit as a plaintiff. If the debts are paid it will be necessary to sell a part of the land described in the complaint." X Mr. Martin died in Aug. 1896. Don’t know how much the land would make. I didn’t find any personal property that belonged to Mr. Martin. I only know what Mrs. Martin and her son says about their being no peronsal property. Don’t know anything about how much crop was made this year. We have made no return. J. T. Youngblood Silas A. C. Martin I am W W Martin’s son. Don’t know how much will be made on the land this year. I have sold three bales of cotton this year. I paid grains ?? account of some of it. 2 of the bales belonged to Carter Stewart and one bale to Sis Barnum. They paid no rent. Carter Stewart lived on the place. He made something over 2 bales of cotton. Don’t know how much corn he made. I have not measured it. He paid no rent. Don’t know what Sis was to pay. No one lived on the Crow Creek place. Mr. Newbery worked the lot in town. Father did not have any horses, cows, nor any personal property of any kind. I have owned all this property ever since last August a year ago. There are 2 cows, 1 horse and one mule. Don’t know how many bids ( or beds) nor how many hogs, I think about 7 or 8 of the latter. I have had 2 bales of my own crop ginned. Don’t know how much corn I will make. X I don’t pay any rent. S C Martin Mrs. Lucy H. Spearman: I am a daughter of W W Martin. There are 2 feather beds in the house. There are a 100 quilts, 3 burns (??), some trucks, chairs, 3 cupboards, safe, stove and coverlids, blanketts and ??? ??? things. I live about ¾ of a mile from the place. Don’t know how much was made on the place this year. This property was in the house that Pa lived in. Pa and Ma used the property. Lucy H. Spearman W. D. Spearman: The personal property in and out of the house is worth $200.00. W. D. Spearman The defendants introduce into evidence the tax books for 1896 in reference to W. W. Martins’ estate page 85.