Could you tell me if this Thomas Reid had a daughter by the name of Rebecca. I am working on the Reid line. That is all I know about them. Rebecca married a James Henry Bagwell in Transylvania Co. N.C. or they could have been married in S.C. She died aroung 1914, Ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: "JoyMac" <joymac@gogenesis.com> To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:05 PM Subject: [SC] Re: TOM REID, b. GA and Daughter WILLIE ALICE, b. 1864 in GA, lived in SC > Seems as though I have told this story a million times, but that is the > only way to find the information we're looking for, isn't it?! > Willie Alice Reid Ferguson was my gr grandmother and wife of my gr > grandfather Thomas A. Ferguson of Greenville, SC. She told the > traditional story that when she was very small, she, her brother, and > parents went west on a wagon train from somewhere. I would think it was > GA. since her father and she were born there. I do not know her mother's > name. > Somewhere while going west (could have been AL, MS, LA, TX), Indians > attacked their wagon train and her father, Tom Reid and her mother were > killed. A couple who either turned back after the attack or met their > wagon train going east, took Alice and her brother (name not known, but > could have been Tom or Thomas Reid. Maybe Jr.) back to Greenville, SC. > (Don't know why unless this was where the couple were headed.) Once in > Greenville a Satterfield Family took her and another couple took her > brother and she never heard from him after that. I want to think her > brother was younger than she was. > When she married at abt 14, the Satterfield family supposedly disowned > her. They didn't want her to marry Thomas Ferguson. She said they were a > wealthy family. My gr grandfather wasn't wealthy but he did have a lot > more than many. I think it was probably because she was so young. > My grandfather was their first born on December 7, 1878. They had four > other children after my grandfather - total of 4 boys and 1 girl who never > married. > Alice died April 16, 1939 at abt 75 in Columbia, S. C. They likely > moved there to be close to their only daughter who never married due to > illness. > Is there someone out there doing genealogy who may have had a gr or > gr gr grandfather with the first name of Tom or Thomas who told part of > this same story as to his heritage? (I'm thinking he may have been too > young, may have been given his new parents last name, and may have never > been told he was adopted. > My cousin who has done extensive research on our family, didn't find > any records in Greenville Co. or SC of the Satterfields or another family > being assigned guardianship to either of these two Reid children. > > Please contact me if you have any information on either of these > ancestors as children or adults! > Thanks, > > Joyce > <joymac@gogenesis.com> > http://www.geocities.com/joymac117/ > My Web Page includes history on Greenwood, SC and surrounding counties, > misc. items, inspirations links to other great sites. Enjoy! > > > > > > ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== > Subscription instructions are at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/SC/misc.html#SCROOTS > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Ellen, All I know is my Tom Reid had two children, a daughter (Willie Alice) and a son (unknown). I thought if I can find a Tom Reid and family in GA, on the 1860 census I could get some hint. I am not certain if they left with the wagon train from SC or GA or even another State. I wish I could tell you more because I know how brick walls make you feel. Maybe some day.... Good luck on your hunt! Joyce <joymac@gogenesis.com> http://www.geocities.com/joymac117/ My Web Page includes history on Greenwood, SC and surrounding counties, misc. items, inspirations links to other great sites. Enjoy! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen and Bud Neal" <wneal2@bellsouth.net> To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [SC] Re: TOM REID, b. GA and Daughter WILLIE ALICE, b. 1864 in GA, lived in SC > Could you tell me if this Thomas Reid had a daughter by the name of > Rebecca. I am working on the Reid line. That is all I know about them. > Rebecca married a James Henry Bagwell in Transylvania Co. N.C. or they > could have been married in S.C. She died aroung 1914, > Ellen