"The Free Lance" Issue: July 17, 1903 CUT SLEEPING MAN Gaffney, July 14, -- On Monday night about 12 o'clock Goldie DAVIS, who was drinking at the time went to his room at the Hapton boarding house near the Gaffney Manufacturing Company and found the electric light globe gone. He had previously broken two earlier in the fight. No being able to make a light he went to the bed of V.M. INGRAM, who was sleeping, and cursed him and then began cutting him with his knife. Mr. INGRAM jumped out of bed and grabbed a chair to defend himself when he was attacked by Winner DAVIS, Goldie's brother. Both of the DAVIS boys made their escape. Mr. INGRAM was painfully cut about the face and neck. Dr. SETTLEMYER was called in and dressed the wounds. A warrant has been sworn out for the arrest of both the DAVIS boys. It is supposed that they went back to North Carolina, they having come here from Forest City about 10 days ago. --It is reported here that a Negro living on Broad River was trying to kill his wife last week. He cut at her seven times with his knife and was stooping down to pick up a rock to hit her with when his mule kicked him back of the head and knocked him silly. Since the blow on the head the Negro has been crosseyed and foolish. His wife woman-like is nursing and waiting on him. BAIL GRANTED TO WHAM Laurens, July 15-John G. WHAM was granted bail in the sum of four thousand dollars by Judge DANTZLER this afternoon at 7:30 o'clock. WHAM killed L.W. RAMPAGE on July 9. The Charlotte Observers' theory that bloodhounds never catch fugitives is strengthened by the failure of the animals to get a scent of WHAM Thursday. Even the alliterative, "Wheres Wham?" could not spur them on to a discovery of the fleeing homicide. DUNCAN DOTS: [July 14] --We are living well with blackberries, frying chickens and garden vegetables in abundance. --Both C.P. REYNOLDS and Belton EDWARDS had cotton blooms open on the 8th. --John and Riley REYNOLDS from Wingo's Mill, visited friends and relatives in this community last week. --Miss Isa HUGHES of Greers, visited T.B. EDWARDS on the 4th of July. LOCAL AND PERSONAL [Spartanburg] --It will probably be of some interest to Spartanburg people to know that John WHAM, who killed Lafayette RAMAGE near Clinton last Thursday, had a brother-in-law who formerly lived here. This was John A. COLEMAN, a well known cotton buyer, who died about five years ago. VICTOR NEWS [July 14] --Mrs. Elizabeth JOHNSON is visiting her daughter, Mrs. CANTRELL, at Landrum. --Miss Ruth TURNER, of Fairfield County, is visiting her parents at his place. --Mr. and Mrs. Newton CHRISTOPHER have another boarder at their home, a fine baby boy. --W.F. COLLINS is quite sick. free post Lisa

I hope that I have finally gotten rid of my hacker. Time will only tell. I have added some lists as I know some of the Messer families were living in these area and I would like to contact as many of Frederick and Anna Hunter Messer descendants as possible and have them get in touch with me if I do not have their family data as I am finishing up their family history. I had to delete The Messerville Gazette as I found some hidden code in the pages where he or she somehow had invaded my Yahoo / GeoCities Account and I believe that this is how the attacker managed to invade my system. Of course time will only tell. Below is the news letter that I had written to tell you about the events of the last month and the coming events of the next couple months. I will find a new site and try and get The Messerville Gazette back on track as soon as possible. I am finally back on track with the new email address and with a new computer that will not be connected to the Internet. The new one now contains all of my research materials, my database and my important files. A hacker had somehow managed to implant a "virus" into my system which is none other than a server that dials out to the Hackers service on a regular schedule and he or she was trying to take my data by way of pictures, adobe files, word files, Corel files and most every other program that I had on my system. On April 4 when I had my 480,000-name database open, it completely destroyed it. I had already started to catch on to what was going on, but was not 100% sure until later on. After this destruction, I put in my backup and boom the same thing happened and the program that it was using destroyed the CD that it was on and I could not use as it was a data CD and the file was named the same thing as the original. Fortunately I had a backup made earlier with 40! 0,000 names and was all was not lost. After much searching and trying to figure out what was going on and have the system into a technician and he agreed with my synopsis of the situation. My daughter thought I was going batty until the person invaded her Yahoo account on her Messenger site and was talking to her friends and then started exploring her system too. She and I are on a home network, but we do have a firewall installed with all the security features installed. The interesting thing about this is that I am running Windows XP and this person is uploading from Windows 2000. He or she changed the driver on my CD writer from Verities to a Microsoft driver. He or she completely demolished my scanner driver to the point that it damaged the entire scanner and I had to buy a new one. Fortunately I had a 2-year extended warranty on it. The new computer will not be connected to the Internet, so all of my data and research will be protected. My system checks 100% free of viruses. Although the hacker is still trying to send me Trojan horse viruses every time that I turn around and thank goodness for Norton's as it is catching them. It is a shame though that I have an 80-gigabyte computer that is only used for Internet and email; but the alternative was to lose all of my data, either through theft or by it being corrupted. If I worked on a file more that 30 minutes, the file suddenly became corrupt. If I had the Family Tree Maker File open, suddenly the system froze and all of a sudden about 200 to 300 entries appeared at the beginning of the file that were <unknown> and this is not something that I or anyone else that I know would do. When I would open the file again, it would suddenly act very erratic. I was able to reformat my hard rive but the hacker has still managed to somehow get by all of the kn! own security measures but it seems all he is wanting is my data and there is no data to be found on this system and there will be none here ever, so I guess I will just have an unwelcome guest if he or she is determined to continue this quest then I am determined enough to fight with the culprit on my end. I did lose my address book in my email program as well as all of my email messages in my inbox while trying to get rid of him / her but there was nothing important there that I could not recover in time. I am sure that I have not yet recovered all of my email addressees but that will take time. Now for the news! The Pvt, E. F. Athur Camp #1783 [Sons of the Confederacy] and Lois Feltner Oliver cordially invites you to a Memorial Service for Conrad H. "Coonrod" Messer to be held at London, Greenmount, Laurel County, Kentucky on June 28, 2003. The service will take place at 12:00 Noon at the Feltner Family Cemetery with Luncheon following. The meal will be provided by Lois Feltner Oliver for those attending. An RSVP is requested so that she will know how many people to prepare for. Please if you plan on attending, send me a note telling me how many will be coming from your family so I can transmit the information to Lois so she can plan appropriately. I need to know how many people will be attending no later June 15. Here is an excerpt from the initial letter that I received from Jennings Krahenbuhl, a member of the Sons of the Confederacy; the Pvt, E. F. Athur Camp #1783, asking for information about Coonrod Messer: "Conrad Messer died on the march on October 18, 1862 in Laurel County Kentucky. The county site is London which is located half way between Knoxville, Tn. and Lexington, Ky. on Interstate 75. Most likely he was wounded in a skirmish at the Battle of Wildcat Mountain in Laurel County. This took place on October 18, 1862. Conrad's unit was chased by a group of Union soldiers. They attempted to evade these troops by taking to the back roads in Laurel County. By the time that they had gotten to the community of Greenmount on Boone's Trace, they saw that Coonrod was dyeing and was unable to continue with them. They left him with a family of women. The soldiers told them that his name was Conrad Messer and that he was from the Carolinas. Shortly after, this Conrad died and the women afraid of reprisals by the Union soldiers buried him in a shallow grave across the road from the house. At that time his grave was in a fence corner and they covered it with leaves. Shortly thereafter the Union troops did come through that area searching for the Confederates. While we do not know the exact location of Conrad's grave, today he lies in a woods approximately 200 to 300 feet from The Feltner Family Cemetery. The story of Conrad's death and burial has been passed down by the Feltner Family since they bought the land in the late 1890's. They had also attempted to trace him in order to get him a tombstone. They had found a Coonrod Messer but did not realize that this was Conrod's nickname. I was doing research on Boone's Trace in Laurel County and called Lois Feltner Oliver and learned of Conrad. She had promised her father at his death to do two things. Fence in an old cemetery on their farm and get Conrad a stone if they could confirm his name. Our sons of Confederate Veterans unit will order Conrad a tombstone. The stone will be placed at the entrance to the Feltner Cemetery. We will also place a marker by the edge of the woods close to the spot where he was buried. It is our desire to have a ceremony in his honor sometime this next spring. We wish to invite his descendants and the Haywood County SCV Unit, if one exists." I have provided the unit with the family history of Coonrod and I am trying to finish the book of his father, Uncle Fed Messer. With all the problems encountered with the computer, I am a month behind, but I will prevail. I should know how much the book will cost by the first of June and will send a new email out to anyone who is interested, After I received this message from Mr. Krahenbuhl, the descendants of Uncle Fed finally got me to agree to finish the project that they have been prodding me to do for over a year now. It will have a lot of great surprises in store for everyone! ************* Messer Family Reunion The Family of James and Rachel M. "Tiny" Barnes Messer All Messer Family Members Welcome Dandridge, TN Dandridge Fire Dept. May 26, 2003 Located off the Dandridge Exit of 1-40, Dandridge, TN. Everyone Welcome This is one of the Greatest Families that I have had occasion to visit with!! Everyone had a great attitude and no they treated everyone with respect and there was no one trying to outdo the other. They treated the "new family members" as though they had been in their loving arms all of their lives. Last year people began arriving about 10:30. Lunch was at noon and we had a great time! James was the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Palmer. Rachel was the daughter of Henry H. and Catherine Caldwell Barnes. ********* I had the obituaries ready to post to the Gazette when I noticed this code on the pages as I was changing the email address on all of the pages and did a double take and decided to delete the account as a security measure for everyone. I will gladly email the updated obits to anyone who would like to have them and makes a request for them. I also have pictures of the site area where Conrad "Coonrad" Messer is buried, as well as the Feltner Family Cemetery in Laurel County, KY and the house where he died and Boone's Trace if anyone would like for me to email copies to them. I lost some of the updated emails of the people on The Messerville Gazette during all of these changes and this losing of information. If anyone has a copy of the last couple emails from the Gazette, I would appreciate it if you could forward it to me so I could update my list. I am working from a saved address book from a long time ago. My computer is Virus Free so there is nothing to fear from this email. Have a Happy and Safe Summer. If you were corresponding with me, please send me an updated email address and a brief outline of your family just in case I lost your info in the 80,000 names that I lost. Please if you plan on attending the event in Kentucky and will be staying for the meal, I need the RSVP no later than June 15. Regards Brenda Messer

Hi I saw your post on the Spartanburg mailing list,are you searching the BERRY line. I have been searching the BERRY line of William Coffee Berry b.10-19-1776 from NC md.Leticia Woody 1816 2nd md.Charlotte Ausbon. son:William Mc Berry b. 2-27-1822 d.9-30-1873?? md.Clearissa Williams probably from Spartanburg SC. 2 sons may have been John and Frederick?? 2 daughters Frederick Berry md.Cornelia Eaton son: Lewis Roland Berry son: Oran Gould Berry, ( probably had Huntington disease ) Thanks for any help Gay Stewart Beam

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgB.2ACI/2642 Message Board Post: Would anyone have any idea what could have been going on in Spartanburg, SC in 1870, for several members of the US military and an ex-military man, Charles H Bankard, to be visiting there? These men, all listed as Capt, Major, or Surgeon USA, and Charles Bankard, listed as assessor for the Internal Revenue, are staying at a hotel run by Alfred Tollison in Spartanburg Village. They must have been staying there for several months because one of the men, John King, has a child, Estelle, who was born in March in South Carolina. Any help or ideas about this would be great! I know that Charles Bankard was a Lieutenant in the First Maryland Cavalry. That is why I think there is a connection between Bankard and these other men, as they are listed as members of the military. thanks, MR Jan A Bankert

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hindman, Crow, Gwin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EgB.2ACI/2641 Message Board Post: Looking for information on the family of Cassandra Hindman, whom I believe was born in Spartanburg in 1821. (She married Tolliver Gwin and died in Alabama in 1896.) One web site I found lists her parents as Ann Hindman and Isaac Crow. Does anyone know this story? Was Cassandra illegitimate? Or is the web site I found in error?

Berry probably refers to Berry Shoals and Berry's Pond located on south side of Greer between Greer and Reidville and Duncan.

In a message dated 5/11/2003 10:17:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, SCSPARTA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > "The Free Lance" > Issue: July 10, 1903 > > BERRY BRIEFS: > [July 6] > --Henry BLACKWELL and son of Inman, visited friends and relatives at this > place Saturday and Sunday. > Could someone tell me a little about "The Free Lance". Also, does anyone know where Berry is ? (Henry Blackwell is my gr.great uncle.) Thanks Donna

"The Free Lance" Issue: July 10, 1903 BERRY BRIEFS: [July 6] --Henry BLACKWELL and son of Inman, visited friends and relatives at this place Saturday and Sunday. --Mr. and Mrs. E.C. CANTRELL are the happy parents of a fine baby boy. --J.V. WALL and L.K. WHITTEN of this place visited beyond the river Sunday. --Mrs. Lettie WESTMORELAND, who has been suffering for the past year with a cancer on her arm, is seriously ill. --W.K. THOMPSON is quite sick. --G. D. LOVELACE and Foster EZELL of Brooklyn were visiting friends and relatives at this place Sunday. --The minks are getting troublesome around here. Friday night they killed twenty chickens for Jessie PARIS and Saturday night they killed several more for him. They have also killed seventeen for Mrs. W.M. CANTRELL. --Mrs. M.A. CANTRELL visited her brother, F.P. WILLIAMS, Sunday in the Flatwood section. KILLED BY WHEEL Greenville, July 7-Ervine WALDROP, age 31, a son of Mrs. Ellie WALDROP, was accidentally killed at the grist mill of Mrs. H.D. WILKINS in Bates township yesterday afternoon. FINGERVILLE FACTS: [July 6] --Rev. J.C. McKINNEY of Line, N.C. died June 24 and was buried June 25 at Trinity Church were he was a faithful member and local preacher. His death was a sad bereavement, not only to his relatives and friends, but to his church and to the entire community in which he has lived. He was about 40 years old. He leaves a wife and little girl who will mourn his departure. LANDRUM LACONICS [July 7] --W. H. DORRILL and family of Georgetown are here for the summer. --Miss Amma BOMAR of Spartanburg is spending a few days with the Misses LANDRUM. --Miss Bessie RANDOLPH, who has been away for several months is at home for the summer. --Mrs. SHUMPERT,of Vidalia, Ga., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. RANDOLPH. --Mrs. J.L. GREEN and children of Spartanburg are visiting her parents. --Miss Helen PRINCE is visiting in Campobello. --Miss Dolly VAN WYCK, of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting relatives here. --Mrs. EVANS has gone to Skyland, N.C. for the summer. --T.C. MORGAN continues quite feeble. --Frank DANIEL and little daughter of Anderson visited relatives here last week. --Bob ANDREWS of Timmonsville, was in town last week. --G.B. HAMPTON is traveling for his health. ROAD OVERSEERS ELECTED The County commissioners have selected the following overseers for the respective townships. Others will be selected later: Beech Springs-J.J. FREY, T.W. BRUCE Campobello-Columbus STEELE, A.P. JONES, Melvin BURNETT, T.S. GOWAN, W.A. McDOWELL. Cherokee-Eli WILLIAMS, E.G. JOLLY, R.L. CANTRESS. Cross Anchor-Golden GENTRY Reidville- N.C. {orG.} ANLVERSON, N.L. BENNETT, Jr. Spartanburg-T.A. BROWN, Perry CHAPMAN. The Gastonia News says: Mrs. Loula Ryall JOHNSON, wife of Rev. David T. JOHNSON, pastor of the Episcopal Church here, died Sunday morning at 3 o'clock at Mrs. I. L. ADAMS where Mr. and Mrs. JOHNSON were boarding. Besides the husband she leaves a bright five year old son David, and a week old infant son. She was buried beside her little infant son at Lincolnton. WISHED TO GET RID OF CHILD A well dressed white man and woman from North Carolina yesterday attempted to leave a young infant at the home of a colored woman in this city. They offered her money to take charge of it but she refused and they were arrested. In police court this morning, they were discharged and taking the baby went on towards Asheville. They gave several different names and their identity was not disclosed. Important evidence was added at the inquest over the body of John PHILLIPS, murdered at Norway, implicating not only Jim EVANS, the brother of the Negro who was lynched, but nine other Negroes concerned in the crime. These are Joe FARRIS, William DONALDSON, Ed THOMAS, Ulysses JOHNSON, John SELDON, Luther JOHNSON, William JOHNSON, Sherman STALEY and Pink HARTWELL. Immediately after the inquest was concluded searching parties were sent out and four of these Negroes were arrested and lodged in the guard house. The Negroes arrested William DONALDSON, Ed THOMAS, Ulysses JOHNSON, SELDON. The others could not be found. Henry O'SHIELDS who lives near Dutchman postoffice, drove to town today. He said crops were clean, but cotton the smallest he ever saw at this season of the year. The corn is growing well now, but there is not half enough of it. He thinks farmers will have to buy western corn or half starve their stock next year. GREENVILLE: [July 9] --C.L. McFADDEN and A.D. BETTS, two Wofford College students, are spending their summer vacation very profitably by selling a series of good books. These young men have been in Greenville several days and have so far succeeded in disposing of a number of the books. --Misses LUCAS, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.F. BRUNS, returned yesterday to their home in Spartanburg. --Barrett MARSHALL went to Spartanburg yesterday. NEWS FROM GAFFNEY: [July 9] --Sunday there was a shooting scrape in the Maud section which came near being serious. At one time there was a pitched battle in progress, but fortunately the contending parties were at a considerable distance and no one was hurt. About 20 shots were fired with pistols and guns. As a consequence of the affair Buron DORIS, Gray DAVIS and Gilbert BRIGHT have been bound over to the higher court by Magistrate George D. SCRUGGS. The fight seems to have been a family feud. James WILSON, one of Anderson's oldest residents and a most respected citizen, died at his home near the city limits late Wednesday night. Mr. WILSON was in his 70th year. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice hereby given, will apply for final settlement and discharge as administrator of the estate of S.M. BUFFINGTON {or BULLINGTON}, deceased. W.R. DILLINGHAM, Admr. free post Lisa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDaniel Golightly Lancaster Wofford Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgB.2ACI/2068.2097.2 Message Board Post: Hello, I just found McDaniel in a book from Spartanburg,S.C.Not the one you mentioned but one that is connected with the Golightly.A book Walnut Grove United Methodist Church 1858-2002 Volume II. Pge 370 list: Mary Golightly married Zachery McDaniel. They had one child William Edward.Amy Shands and William Golightly's children were: Clarymont Golightly ( a grand-mother of mine also). Clarymont was married to William Lancaster. Another child of Amy and William Golightly was Willam Shands Golightly he married Martha L.Their children were Clarissa.Harriet, Elvira, Amanda, Artemesia,and William Franklin. Next child listed under Amy and William Golightly was the one mentioned above, Mary Golightly spouse of Zachery McDaniel. Maybe this will help a bit. If you would like you may surely write to me at : encowan@webtv.net Since we are connected through Amy SHands and Wiliam Golightly I have other family you may need. ENC

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EgB.2ACI/2614.1 Message Board Post: Lebo Massey was the son of Jeremiah and Mary Ann Garrett Massey of Haywood County NC...Jeremiah Massey was the son of John Massey and Lydia Sandland...John Massey was a Rev. War Soldier from NC and his pension can be found on the Haywood County Genweb site...thanks for the information on Emma Massey.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wofford, Goightly, McDaniel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgB.2ACI/2068.2097.1 Message Board Post: Hello, You may receive two messages, I believe I accidently lost one, so will type this one also.I checked books: Wofford Family History and History of Spartanburg,S.C. and did not see any McDaniels, I did see McDonalds. I have seen McDaniels in some history only recently and will continue searching. Good luck, ENC

I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP ON JOHN PRICE FATHER OF MARTHA PRICE MOORE AND RACHEL PRICE RAMSEY. HE WAS MARRIED TO MARY DAVIDSON. THANKS

Is there anyone who has info on the SNOWDEN family around Greenville or Spartanburg, SC? I have a GREER daughter, Sarah "Sallie" GREER, who married John S. SNOWDEN. "Sallie" must have died fairly early as she is mentioned in her mother's will as deceased and leaving children w/John S. SNOWDEN. In the 1850 Camden Co., GA, census, there is a John SNODEN listed w/wife Mary, 2 daus. Mary and Nancy who are in their teens and then several small children, leading one to think that this John may have been married twice. He says he is 70 years old and born in NC in this same census. This means he was born c1780. Thank you for any help. I would love to know more about this! God bless, Dolores Miller Pringle

"The Free Lance" Issue: July 3, 1903 WELLFORD WRINKLES [June 28] --Among the visitors to our town this week are Miss Macy DABARD who is visiting Mrs. ROBERTS, Mrs. Dr. H.R. BLACK, Clyde BALLARD of Greers, Mr. and Mrs. Eber JOHNSON, and Mrs. Tom HILL of Greers. --Mrs. Lillie WINGO and children are visiting her mother in Laurens. RICH REPORTS [June 30] --Mrs. P.C. HENNINGSEN has been quite sick for some time. --Miss Annie WEST recently visited relatives at Pauline. --Miss Irene FOSTER visited Miss Minnie FRIERSON at Pacolet, last Saturday. --Miss Bessie BALLENGER of Gaffney has returned to her home after staying several days here. Mrs. Fannie MURPH and children went with her to stay a few weeks in that city. Edward O. DEAN of This City Edward O. DEAN, a Spartanburg boy, now a member of the staff of the Norfolk Virginian Pilot is spending his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. DEAN on East Main street. Mr. DEAN has risen rapidly in the newspaper world since leaving this city a few years ago and by his unusual talent made his services in demand by newspapers in several of the large cities of the south. Miss JEFFRIES BURNED News came from Yorkville today that Miss Ossie JEFFRIES of this city who is visiting friends there was seriously burned yesterday by the explosion of a flash light. Her father, J.F. JEFFRIES, went to Yorkville as soon as the news was received. No further particulars of the accident were obtainable today, but many friends of Miss JEFFRIES hope soon to receive better news. POINTS FROM NEW PROSPECT: [June 28] --R.V. McMILLIN has moved his corn mill, up near his cotton gin and will run them both by steam. --Jesse, son of W.A. McMILLIN is quite ill with typhoid fever. With that exception the health of our vicinity is very good. --Misses Mousie ALVERSON and Eunice CARSON will leave this morning for Atlanta, where they will visit relatives. --Willie McMILLIN will begin threshing wheat this week. LYNCHED AT NORWAY Columbia, July 1-The governor received a telegram today from the magistrate at Norway on the Seaboard in Orangeburg County saying that a mob last night had broken into the guard house and taken Charles EVANS, a Negro and lynched him, hanging him and afterwards riddling his body with bullets. EVANS had been arrested for assassinating John T. PHILLIPS Sunday night while he was sitting in his house. Three others were arrested with him, but only EVANS was lynched. He had a very bad reputation. A report reached here this morning that there was rioting at Norway but that the governor has received no confirmation of the story and it is supposed to have originated in the lynching. A telegram from Norway says everything is quiet. Mr. PHILLIPS, on account of whom the lynching occurred is not dead, but has a ball in his brain. CAUGHT AFTER A WHOLE YEAR --T.F. DONNAHUE, a white man of this city, has come to grief after escaping justice for a whole year. About 12 months ago, according to the evidence produced, DONNAHUE stole one dollar from an old woman and succeeded in escaping the hands of the law until yesterday when Officer BATES spied his man and proceeded to arrest him. DONNAHUE was fined $10 in the mayor's court and in default of paying his fine was sent to jail. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Most of the morning was spent over the suit of Martha DAVIS against John M. SMITH for a bale of cotton alleged to be rent cotton. J.C. OTTS of Gaffney appears for the plaintiff while the defendant is represented by BUTLER & OSBORNE of the same place. free post Lisa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Golightly and McDaniel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgB.2ACI/2068.2097 Message Board Post: Thank you for posting this Will. I am related to Drury and Mary McDaniel from Spartansburg. Drury was born 1800 and they had a son named William Lowry McDaniel and a daughter named Louisa. They moved to Gordon County Georgia around 1840. Do you have any info on these McDaniel's? I have been told the Golightly' and McDaniel ancestor's traveled together from VA to SC. Thanks for any help or suggestions.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilson, Parham, Stribling Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgB.2ACI/1790.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Most of the info on Roxanna Wilson's brothers and sisters that I have came from her obituary. Spartanburg Herald issue November 4/5, 1931 Mrs. J. H. PARHAM DIES AT AGE 76 Woodruff, Nov. 3---Mrs. Roxana Parham, 76, wife of J. H. Parham, died at her home near Cross Anchor at 1 a. m. Tuesday after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services will be conducted at Cedar Shoal Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev. C. B. Prince of Union, the Rev. Dewey Martin of Greenville and the Rev. C.L. Boyter of Woodruff. She is survived by her husband and the following sons and daughters: J. H. Parham Jr., of Cross Anchor, W. J. Parham of Union, Mrs. Clara Lanford, Mrs. J. B. Stribling and Mrs. Grover Watson, all of Cross Anchor, Mrs. J. R. Franklin of Hobbysville and Mrs. W. H. Poole of Spartanburg. She also left the following brothers and sisters: L. H. Wilson and Robert Wilson of Cross Anchor, Joe Wilson of Fieldale, VA., Mrs. Richard Harrill of Cherokee, Mrs. Calvin Sanders of Spartanburg and Mrs. Julia Lanford of Enoree. Pallbearers will be Paul Lanford, J. B. Stribling, Grover Wilson, J. R. Franklin, W.H. Poole and Grover Templeton. Flower bearers will be granddaughters, as follows: Lucy Parham, Ruby Parham, Marguerite Lanford, Devue Lanford, Sarah Watson and Sarah Stribling. Mrs. J.B. [James Boyd] Stribling - mentioned above - was my great-grandmother. It is possible that some of those you named could have died prior to Roxanna, and therefore would not be mentioned as surviving siblings. Let me know if this is the same line. A. Lisa Burns

"The Free Lance" Issue June 26, 1903 part 2 EVINSVILLE ETCHINGS [June 23] --Mrs. Jane McCRAVY is visiting Robert SUMNER's family. --Mrs. Jane WAIT on her return from Greenwood, is spending a week or so with Mrs. M.M. HOLCOMBE. --Mrs. B.L. ALLEN is attending the annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society held at Greenwood, S.C. --John ANDERSON and his daughter Miss Louise ANDERSON, spent Thursday and Friday with R.C. JOHNSON. --Miss Nora JOHNSON is visiting her sister, Mrs. BOLTON, of Hobbysville. --Miss Dot COOPER is visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry JOHNSON. --Miss Daisy ALLEN spent Sunday night and Monday with Miss Kate HOLCOMB. --Miss Mary ALEXANDER spent a day and night with B.L. ALLEN's family. LENOIR HAPPENINGS [June 24] --EASLER Bros. and Earl GEORGE of this place have begun to thresh wheat and oats. --Rev. J.N. ISOM and wife of Cherokee visited at P.L. SPROUSE's last Friday. --Glenn and Wesley ISOM of Cherokee spent yesterday with Wallace and Boyd SPROUSE of this place. WEST END --Miss Auroral GLENN, of Pelham is visiting her sister, M.H. DANIEL on Wofford Street. --Miss Maggie WRIGHT of Gastonia, N.C., is spending a while with her brother, B.B. WRIGHT on Wofford street. --Miss JENNINGS of Walhalla is now with her sister, Mrs. John LANFORD on Wolfe street. --Mrs. A.W. CALDWELL is at home again after spending a week at Fair Forest. Her mother, Mrs. George FRYE, is visiting her now. --D.F. EZELL of Landrum is a juror at court this week and lodging on the Heights. LOCAL AND SPECIAL [Spartanburg] --E.L. WILSON has secured a contract from the Pacolet Manufacturing Co. to recover cotton at Grindall Shoals. NEWS FROM GAFFNEY [June 25] --Will SARRATT, who killed Rich HALE some time ago over a game of cards at Blacksburg, was caught near Fort Mill last Sunday morning. SARRATT was working at Wiley's dam. The arrest was made by Deputy B.S. LIPSCOMB, who brought the prisoner to the city Monday night and lodged him in jail. --Allen JEFFRIES, brother of our clerk of court, is very ill at his home near town. He has been ill for some time, but has taken a turn for the worse. His friends entertain very little hope of his recovery. --Miss Lola CURTIS who has been visiting in Spartanburg, returned to the city Monday afternoon. Her friend, Miss TOLLESON, did not accompany her as was expected. --Arthur DILLARD of Spartanburg was in Gaffney Sunday. BISHOP BREVITIES [June 22] --Britton ORR and brother, Foreman of Spartanburg have arrived at Stones to visit Isaac MILLER's family. --Misses Ettie HAWKINS and Bessie HATCHETT, left this morning for Rock Hill, where they go to attend the summer school. free post Lisa

"The Free Lance" Issue June 26, 1903 part 1 VICTOR NOTES: [June 22] --J.C. JONES has returned from Texas after a three weeks' visit. DAMAGES FROM THE CLOUDBURST Dr. W.J. CHAPMAN, who was near the center of the cloudburst, reports that he estimates the injury done to his land at $700 to $900. His farm is nearly level, but it was badly washed. Capt. T.B. MARTIN, of Fair Forest, thinks he has lot $300 to $500 and he was on the edge of the storm. J.C. WILKINS caught it heavily. Much of his corn and cotton were washed away or covered up. WOFFORD MEN IN DEMAND D.S. MURPH, who graduated last year from Wofford and is well known here, received the degree of master of arts at Trinity College recently and has been elected instructor in Latin in Trinity Park High School, Durham, N.C. for the coming year. He will be succeeded as assistant in English at Trinity College by J.W.W. DANIEL, another Wofford graduate and late principal of the Anderson graded school. Mr. DANIEL is a brother of Thos. H. DANIEL of Spartanburg. FLATWOOD ITEMS [June 22] --Tucker STEPHENS is very ill. --Jimmie BERRY is no better with a cancer. --Rufus WHITE and sister Miss Bessie, attended the commencement at Cedar Springs Wednesday. --Ellie WILLIAMS lost a $40 cow last Sunday. TRUE BILLS RETURNED YESTERDAY L.W. MORGAN, violating dispensary law; Myra CONNELLY, violating dispensary law; King WILLIAMS, murder; John WEST, John MAYFIELD, Theodore HOWARD, Grover GILSTRAP and Oscar RICE, housebreaking and larceny. Mary DENT was arraigned for murder, but her trial was not set. Violet McCLAREY and Claudia WRIGHT pleaded guilty to running a bawdy house and were sentenced to six months imprisonment or to pay a fine of $75 each. In the case of Jennie GARNER, charged with the same offense, a sealed envelope was rendered. John CLAWSON was tried on a charge of highway robbery and found not guilty. Several sentences ranging from to three years was pronounced in sessions court. Cash EDINGTON found guilty of carbreaking and larceny was sentenced to 3 years on the public roads or to pay a fine of $200. Sam MACKLE, his partner, was likewise sentenced to 2 years on the public roads or to pay a fine of $200. Ola MACK convicted of larceny was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. A true bill was returned by the grand jury today against Ben and Carrie TURNER for violating the dispensary law. Yesterday the case of Mary DENT, charged with the murder of Shug CALHOUN at Greers last Friday came up for trial. The evidence all went to show that the woman acted in self defense in shooting CALHOUN and the solicitor did not ask for a verdict of guilty. The woman was dismissed. L.W. MORGAN, found guilty of violating the dispensary law, was fined $100 or 6 months on the chaingang. Myra CONNELLY, colored, was found guilty of a similar offense and fined $100 or 6 months on the chaingang. Notice of appeal was given. Lucy MURTISHAW was found guilty and sentenced to a fine of $75 or 6 months in prison. WOODRUFF NOTES: [June 22] --J.A. MERRITT of St. Matthews who taught the school here for several years, is back visiting his brother, F.T. MERRITT. --Miss Edna DARWIN of Greers is spending a month with her mother, Mrs. S.A. DARWIN. --Miss HARRISON of Ridgway, S.C. who has been visiting Miss Pattie McAULAY, returned home last Monday. --W.J.DRUMMOND is reported quite ill. BYERS RELEASED ON BAIL J.P. BYERS, the holiness preacher committed to jail recently in default of furnishing a peace bond, was today released from custody, his father going on his bond, which is $100. BYERS has been in jail several weeks. The story of his disappearance with the wife of another man some time ago is still fresh in the public mind. free post Lisa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EgB.2ACI/1790.1 Message Board Post: I believe that I am related to your Roxanna Wilson Parham. I have a list of siblings and wanted to know if any of these names sounds familiar to you, Nancy, Lawson, Susan, Alonzo, Mary, Julia A., Scott, and John P. John P. Wilson had a son named Grover Cleveland Wilson who married a Alpha Omega Cothran. Would you let me know if this sounds familiar to you? Thanks Peggy Payne

What a way to go, huh? >SUICIDE IN CHARLESTON >[June 11] J. I. SORENTRUE, 45 years of age and a retired merchant of >Orangeburg, committed suicide at the Argyle Hotel here some time last night >by drinking carbolic acid mixed with soda. -----Original Message----- From: Toomean2@aol.com [mailto:Toomean2@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 3:36 PM To: SCSPARTA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCSPARTA] "The Free Lance" Issue: June 19, 1903 "The Free Lance" Issue: June 19, 1903 JIM WILCOX'S VIOLENCE A special from Elizabeth City, N.C. says: Jim WILCOX, twice convicted of the murder of Nellie CROPSEY, left here today in charge of Sheriff F. T. WINSLOW of Perquimans to begin his 30-year sentence in the penitentiary at Raleigh. Previous to the arrival of the officers at the jail he offered to sell the jailer a pistol, and to his amazement took a 38-calibre revolver from his pocket and fired three shots, then gave it to the jailer. He claims that he carried this pistol during both trials. It was fastened to his leg by his garter. When the officers appeared he had to be carried from the jail by force. He cursed and swore at them, refused to wear a neat suit of clothes provided by his father and insisted on wearing old trousers and worn shoes. He said to the sheriff: "I shall not stay at the penitentiary. I shall be back here, soon. A few embers here, some houses there and a match will make a blaze. People will know when I get back." WELLFORD WRINKLES: [June 14] --Will BALLENGER is sick. --Ernest TURNER is at home from school. Jim VERNON went to Pacolet yesterday. --E. F. BUSH of Greenville was here last Thursday. --Mrs. John McCARTER visited her father, S. BALLARD at Campobello last week. --Mrs. GUY is visiting Z. G. PITTMAN's family. WALNUT GROVE GLEANINGS [June 15] --Mrs. Alfred AIKEN is very sick. --Uncle Rufus SHANDS, a highly respected colored man of this place is lying at the point of death. --Mr. and Mrs. J. W. CALDWELL and daughters visited in this vicinity Sunday evening. SUICIDE IN CHARLESTON [June 11] J. I. SORENTRUE, 45 years of age and a retired merchant of Orangeburg, committed suicide at the Argyle Hotel here some time last night by drinking carbolic acid mixed with soda. MOORES MENTION [June 17] --The mill near here belonging to Robert OTTS and brother was washed away in the freshet, as also was the old gin house, and the bridge at Otts' Shoals. Long years ago a man by the name of PINSON, living near Tyger river, cut two words, "High Water," on a rock and left it under a little holly bush to mark the height which the water reached at that time. Saturday it was above that height. --Will JOHNSON and Olen COLLINS of this place left for Woodruff the day before the rain, and Mr. COLLINS stated to his family that he was going to stay until the rain was over and so he did for it began raining after he left, rained so hard and washed away the bridges so the Messrs. JOHNSON and COLLINS could not cross with mule and buggy had to board with Dr. LANHAM and finally wait until a boat was made before they could cross Nesbitt's river, and then had to leave the mule and buggy. --Mrs. Onie FLOYD and sister, Miss Eunice STEADMAN and children of Layton's visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.R. JAMES and daughters. CAVINS CHRONICLES [June 15] --It was the old cotton gin at Hill's Mill that washed away in the recent flood and not the old factory and mill as reported last week. The gin was washed away once before in the year 1852 in the August freshet of that year. The gin was rebuilt about two years later by James L. and Albert C. HILL brothers and sole owners of Hill's Factory at that time. The people who live in the fork of the river, just across from here are hemmed in with SCOTT's gone on South and MARSHALL's gone on North Tyger they can neither come to Woodruff nor go to Walnut Grove. --J. A. PEARSON has an enterprising vegetable farm. He has Irish potatoes and onions. "Don't imagine that because the world owes you a living it will hunt you up to pay the bill" free post Lisa ==== SCSPARTA Mailing List ==== If you need to unsubscribe send mailto:SCSparta-l-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the bottom of the message: unsubscribe We hope you will join us again soon. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237