Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Sponsor/SCRoots/560 Surname: Cockrum, Unknown ------------------------- Hello: You say this is a church that is located downtown in Charleston SC correct? Does this mean that this is the older church in that area? Tell me this, do you have access to know if any people by the surname Cockrum or any varriant were listed there? I have never been able to find the place of marriage or date for my 4th Great Grandfather who was first seen living in Lunenburg Co. VA then next in Surry Co. NC and then the rest of his life from the time of the first US Census until his death in Greenville Dist. SC. His name was listed in our family bible as Hezikiah Cockrum and in some records I have as Cockerham. His first marriage is the one I seek to find his marriage to my 4th Great Grandmother Elizabeth. But we also have no surname for her. Or any mention in a church record of this man at all. I am not pickey at this point. Just looking to see if perhaps any people by this surname are even listed there at all. If not I want bother to go further but if they were then an address on where to write to this church would be great. I live in Florida. Thanks a ton, Gail

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Sponsor/SCRoots/559 Surname: Casey, Martin ------------------------- Hello: Who were the three Casey brothers, that married the girls that you mention. I seek to find out if Isaac Casey the Father of Margaret Casey who married Hicks Martin and moved to Carroll County, GA. I am trying to go back on Isaac Casey and Dicey Henderson. Some think that Isaac goes back to a William Casey. Was either William Casey or Isaac Casey one of the brothers who married the girls that you spoke of? Thanks, Gail

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Sponsor/SCRoots/558 Surname: ------------------------- St. Phillips Parish is in downtown Charleston. Records are plentiful.

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Sponsor/SCRoots/557 Surname: Minnie Lee Moyer ------------------------- Minnie Lee Moyer married William Jacob Turner in Edgefield County in the year ????

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Sponsor/SCRoots/556 Surname: Weems ------------------------- Looking for location of St Phillip Parish, a John Weems & Frances Hasell were married there in July 1742. Thanks.

I am searching for my great grandmother Elizabeth Travis b 1842 SC d Feb 6 1906 probably Brookland AR. She had a daughter, Martha Almeta Travis b 1861 Brookland. She m John William Wright 1879. They are my grandparents. Both are bu in Cooper cemetery. Other surnames connected are McEwen and Cooper. Elizabeth later m a Mr Cook[no info on him or Martha's father] Thanks for any help from anyone. Juanita Wright Morley pianolady82@webtv.net

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Sponsor/SCRoots/555 Surname: Buzbee, Gunter ------------------------- Julius, Have you discovered any other information on Elisha or Elizabeth? I am researching this line also. Elisha, William Harrison Buzbee, William Harrison Jr.(Harrison is listed in the civil war military records as middle name), Frank Jackson, and Auburn. They settled in South Ala. and Fla. Elizabeth was living with Fredrick in the 1850 Coffee Co. census. Also listed is William's family. Can't find anything on Elisha. Thanks, Carol

I recently posted a notice about the special events at Cowpens National Battlefield (about 10 mi. n. of Spartanburg and about 10 mi. w. of Gaffney on SC 10. For the last 2 months, I have worked almost non-stop plotting all possible RevWar battle/skirmish locations using a collection of maps amounting to over 2 gb, including the 1824 Mills SC Atlas, and 1:250,000 topo maps for all US sites.. Working from a listing of some 2900 sites worldwide, I have plotted all except 330 (about 89%). I will be giving several presentations of this project using a computer projector. There will be time allowed in each session for audience participation. If RevWar battle sites are of interest to you in general, and those of SC in particular, I believe you will find this project of interest. I'll deal with interesting problems like: -Which side of the Broad was Fishdam Ford *really* fought on? -Was "McDowell's Camp on the Pacolet" really in SC as most listings show? -Where in the world was Thicketty Fort? -Which sites no longer exist? -Which old roads lie beneath which modern highways? For the schedule, see: http://www.nps.gov/cowp/events.htm For info, see: http://www.nps.gov/cowp/parkinfo.htm John

January 13-14, 2001 All Activities Are Weather Permitting http://www.nps.gov/cowp/indepth Chesnee, S.C. (864)461-2828 If you're interested in the history of the making of our great nation, make plans to visit Cowpens National Battlefield on January 13-14th, 2001 as we commemorate the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens. There will be living history demonstrations, talks, maps, music, story telling and games, guns blazing and more to light the embers of your imagination. Downtown Spartanburg will welcome the first event at 11:00 a.m. as members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution and Children of the American Revolution and the National Park Service place a wreath at the Daniel Morgan statue located on Morgan Square. Old Morgan himself will make an appearance in the person of Rev. Doyle Moore who will portray him during weekend activities at the battlefield. Guilford Fife and Drum Corps will perform as part of the ceremonies. Reenactors from the two Carolinas will welcome visitors with the first firing demonstration at 11:30 a.m. and continue on the half-hour until 4:30 p.m. The evening lantern lit walks begin at 6:15 p.m. and will continue until 8:00 p.m. Visitors will encounter soldiers, both Patriot and British as well as Daniel Morgan and Banastre Tarleton on the walk through the battlefield. Pomp and circumstance will herald the arrival of the Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution along with the Guilford Fife and Drum Corps at 2:00 p.m. as they present wreaths in honor of their individual chapters at the 1856 Washington Light Infantry Monument on the battlefield. Cowpens Forum will present four interesting writers at 3:00 p.m., Dr. Christine Swager, Dr. Walter Edgar, Dr. Gregory Massey and John Buchanan. Authors will be available to sign copies of their books before and after the Forum. Sunday's schedule begins with the reading of names of those who lost their lives at the battle as well as those who served on the USS Cowpens CVL-25. Park Rangers will lead battlefield walks at 10:00 a.m. with living history demonstrations and firing of weapons at 10:30 a.m.continuing until 2:30 p.m. John Robertson will present a program on maps of the 18th-20th centuries related to the American Revolution at 11:00 a.m. Book signings will begin at 11:30 a.m. and continue until 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Larry Babits, Dr. Bobby Moss, Dr. Christine Swager and John Buchanan. Troops will be released and camp broken at 3:00 p.m. The battlefield closes at 5:00 p.m. Hot drinks, soup and snacks will be available for sale from the Cherokee County Chapter of the American Red Cross both Saturday and Sunday. Dress warmly and enjoy yourselves! ================ Info on park: http://www.nps.gov/cowp/parkinfo.htm maps, directions, etc.

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Sponsor/SCRoots/552 Surname: SEMKEN ------------------------- I'm searching for names, dates, and residence locations of any SEMKEN family members who were living in South Carolina during the 1800's. I would appreciated any information that you can offer. Especially interested in any burial locations, birth/death dates from headstones, and Census information. Peter Nesbitt nesbitt@swbell.net

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Sponsor/SCRoots/551 Surname: Turners, Caseys ------------------------- William and Sara Denny Turner with Sons Zachariah, Nathan, Daniel and sisters. Zachariah Turner married Mary Casey. Three Casey brothers also married three of Zachariah's sisters. Many of these Turners left SC for Franklin county, Georgia about 1790. Any response about these people would be appreciated.

Seeking information on subject person. Reported to have been born in South Carolina, she moved to Kentucky before 1836, and married a FRISBY MORGAN, six children: THOMAS J., PHILLIP W., HARRIETT, WILLIAM, MARY, EMALINE. NANCY ANN is thought to be English ancestory. RONALD W. MORGAN

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Sponsor/SCRoots/549 Surname: duncan hawks ------------------------- im searching for my duncan ancestors my grandfather was jim duncan he died at tazwell va.in the 40s his wife was callie hawks .they had 4 children,daisy,hazel,mable and brady if anyone has any information on this family please email me

More detail on this fascinating house. This article was printed in today's Columbia (SC) State newspaper (www.TheState.com) Glenna - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- $9.5 million sought for Calhoun mansion Bloomberg News - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- A 35-room mansion that railroad financier Patrick Calhoun was forced to sell after the 1929 stock market crash is on the market after a quarter-century restoration. With a recent home sale on the same street setting a price record for Charleston at $3.5 million, Gedney Howe III, the current owner of the Calhoun Mansion, decided it was time to sell. The asking price: $9.5 million. Howe, who paid $220,000 for the house in 1976, estimates he put $5 million toward renovations over the last 24 years, doing much of the work himself. Howe, who worked as a bricklayer while attending law school, said the mansion was dilapidated when he bought it. "It had been on the market for two years. The porches sagged. The roof leaked. No one wanted to mess with it because it was in such terrible shape," said Howe, who lived in the mansion while he worked on it. When he married seven years ago, he moved to a "regular house in the suburbs," said Howe, a Charleston attorney. There's nothing "regular" about the Italianate-style mansion on the southern edge of the city. With more than 24,000 square feet of living space, it's the largest private residence in Charleston. Over the main staircase, the domed ceiling rises 75 feet high and is paneled with alternating strips of walnut and satinwood. The dining room on the first floor, and the music room on the second floor, have pocket windows that slide into the ceiling to give access to a three-level side porch, called a piazza. The library has built-in black walnut bookcases and mahogany crown moldings. The Howe family uses the Calhoun Mansion occasionally for entertaining. Five days a week, it is open as a house museum that attracts 33,000 visitors a year, said Jackie Davis, the museum's director. The admission price is $15, she said. The home, built while Union soldiers occupied Charleston in 1876 after the Civil War, was featured three years ago on the Arts & Entertainment television series "America's Castles." It was built by George Williams, the founder of the South Carolina Savings Bank, who made a fortune by financing blockade runners during the war and kept his fortune by investing in British sterling rather than Confederate currency. In 1885, Williams' daughter, Sarah, married Patrick Calhoun, grandson of Vice President John C. Calhoun. Patrick Calhoun became a millionaire through investments in railroads and real estate. In 1910, seven years after inheriting the house, the Calhouns hired designer and glass manufacturer Louis Comfort Tiffany to decorate the interior. Calhoun lost all his money on "Black Thursday," the Oct. 24, 1929, stock market crash, Davis said. In the following year, Calhoun was forced to sell the home's furniture and fixtures to support his family. "He was reduced to selling the Minton tile from 22 of the 24 fireplaces," said Davis. The library fireplace still retains its original English-made Minton tile, which depict 17 scenes of plays by William Shakespeare. A year after the crash, the mansion was auctioned from the steps of the Charleston courthouse to pay off Calhoun's creditors, she said. Calhoun moved to California to be near one of his eight children, and within a decade, had made another fortune in the oil business, Davis said. "He died a rich man. He was an entrepreneur who just didn't give up."

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Sponsor/SCRoots/548 Surname: Flowers ------------------------- This is not my line, but I know there was a John Y. Flowers in DeKalb Co., Georgia who was born about 1815 in South Carolina. He lived in the Brownings District and was a Justice of the Peace for a while. Good Luck!

Owen J.FINDLEY/FINLEY was born in SC 1796-1800. As of January 2000, we have not been able to prove his parentage. We do know from an old family letter that he had four brothers: 1)Charles who married Mary PLESS, 2)Ed (either Edwin who married Catherine ? or Edmund who married Mary HORNE), 3)Evan/Evean who married Elizabeth ? and 4)Benjamin who married Martha J. HADLY. All of the five FINDLEY brothers were born in SC according to census records, and lived in Talbot County, GA part or all of the period from about 1830 to late 1850’s. Owen is listed in at least two estate sales in Abbeville, SC in late 1825. He served in the GA Militia from Talbot County GA from May 1829 to June 1832. Owen married Malinda P. REDING in Talbot Co, GA, 4 Feb 1836. Malinda was born in GA 28 Apr 1814. Malinda's parents have not been found. We know Owen & Malinda lived in the Pleasant Hill area of Talbot County. Census records, land records, jury records, tax records, church records and newspaper accounts confirm their presence in Talbot County. Before 1860, all of the Findley brothers left Talbot County. Charles settled in Meriwether County GA. Evan and Benjamin settled in Alabama. Owen Findley family went to Texas. 1860 TX Census shows them in Rusk County TX, however they finally settled in Cass County TX where Owen died about 1870 and Malinda died 24 Apr 1895. Owen J. FINDLEY/FINLEY and Malinda P. REDING had the following children: 1) Catherine "Puss" FINLEY was born 1836 -1837. She married Jeremiah HEATH in Talbot Co GA. They also settled in Cass Co TX & had a large family. 2) James Reding FINLEY was born 15 Oct 1845. He married 1) Ellen E. PHILLIPS and 2) Paralee HARTY GREEN. They lived in Cass Co TX and had a large family. 3) Martha Elizabeth FINLEY was born 1849. She married John HARTY. They lived in Cass Co TX and had two children. 4) "Dick" Henry Dickson FINLEY was born 29 Jun 1853. He married 1) Cornelia CHANNELL and 2) Eugenia C. CONNOR. They lived in Cass Co TX & had a large family. Descendants of Owen, Charles, Evan and Benjamin are working together to find the parentage of these five Findley brothers. We also hope to find descendants of Ed (Edwin? Or Edmund?). I would be happy to share more specific information on this family with anyone interested. – N. Ruth Jaeger

In and around St Stephens Parish between 1790 and 1820, Starling Madray served as a witness on wills. Sometimes the name is misspelled as Mandray, Mordray, Modray, Madrey. If anyone who has copies of old wills of that time period comes across such a name, please let me know. Thank you, Barbara

Posted on: The SCRoots Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/Sponsor/SCRoots/547 Surname: Kelly ------------------------- Martin Riley Kelly was born somewhere between 1821 and 1834 in Georgia, South Carolina, or Alabama. He died in 1907 in Verda, Louisiana and is buried in the Brown Cemetary, 6 miles NE of Atlanta, La. I am seeking any information about any Martin Riley Kelly from Georgia, South Carolina or Alabama. He married Matilda Caroline Creamer (Cramer?) and they lived in Winn Parish, La.

I have just completed making an index for all the cemetery records on my website at http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd This includes most of the area that was Tryon Co., NC at one time. There are records in Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee and York Co., SC and many NC counties. These are basically in alphabetical order with a few exceptions and a few hundred that started with a non-letter or something. There is a link at the end of the list to take you to this file. Let me know if this helps. Bill http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd

<A HREF="http://www.calhounmansion.com/">The Calhoun Mansion</A> or http://www.calhounmansion.com/. This is the home of John Caldwell Calhoun's granddaughter, Sarah and her husband Mr. Williams. The history of the house is included in the virtual tour. The mansion has just been listed for $9.5 million unfurnished and $13.5 million furnished. The owner, Gedney Howe, III, currently lives on the third floor. The house is on tour. Can you imagine? I happen to be a Caldwell descendant and live in Charleston. This is truly beautiful. Yes, I have been inside as a guest. Enjoy.......... Joy Charleston