Hi Everyone: The gateway for the Spartanburg Bulletin Board has been opened to the mailing list. This means that any posts to the bulletin board will automatically come to the mailing list. This gateway only works one way though so the postings to the mailing list do NOT post to the bulletin boards. I am excited about this because so many of the people who post to the bulletin board are fairly new to genealogy and have just started their research while many of the mailing list folks have been researching for a long time so I think the potential for a good exchange of information is great. If you see something that is gatewayed from the bulletin board that you would like to answer, just click on the hyperlink to the board and you will be able to post it there or e-mail the person back directly. Have a great day and happy hunting everyone! Janet Moore

Miss Bertie Smith was the daughter of Louis B. Smith and Ella Pettypool Holtzclaw. All three are buried at Brushy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Greenville County SC. Suzanne Collins Matson > Article from the 'Confederate Veteran' magazine, dated > August, 1929, page 313. > > MISS BERTIE SMITH, of Greer, President of > the Davis- Lee Chapter, has composed two pageants setting forth Confederate > History. >

Article from the 'Confederate Veteran' magazine, dated August, 1929, page 313. United Daughters of the Confederacy Notes for South Carolina: SOUTH CAROLINA- On July 10 was unveiled the statue in the Hall Of Fame, Washington, D.C. of General WADE HAMPTON, of South Carolina,the State's greatest and noblest patriot, her salvation in reconstruction days, a governor and U.S. Senator. The S.C. legislature appropriated $5,000. for this statue, to be matched by a similar amount by the S.C. Division, U.D.C. Mrs. T.J. MAULDIN of Pickens, under whose administration the fund was raised, attended the unveiling, as well as other Division officials. MISS BERTIE SMITH, of Greer, President of the Davis- Lee Chapter, has composed two pageants setting forth Confederate History. The Ellison Capers Chapter of Florence, has bestowed the Cross of Honor on one of its members, MRS. IDA SINGLETARY BRUNSON, lineal descendant of SAMUEL McPHERSON SINGLETARY, courier to General Wade Hampton. The Chester Chapter, of Chester, placed 36 markers recently in Old Purity Cemetery, at the graves of Confederate Soldiers. The Samuel J. Benton Chapter of Kershaw is marking all the graves of Confederate veterans in that community. [ Miss Zura Payne, State Editor.] 1929 ----- Free Post- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Quinta or anyone; Are either of these two Chapman men related to Thomas Chapman b. abt. 1789 md. Elizabeth (Betsy) Crocker d. of Solomon and Susannah Crocker of Spartanburg S. C. ? Blessings;Evelyne Crocker Quinta Wilkinson said: > Does any one know if this man is related to Soloman D Chapman b in Feb 1 > 1840. He might have been born in Anderson Sc area but I know he married > ca 1865 and he and wife Mary Ann Phillips b Apr 26 1846 (daughter of > William Smith Phillips and Elizabeth Jane Lee) moved on to Miss and then > on to TX. > Thanks, Quinta > > July, 1929. > > Article from the 'Confederate Veteran' > magazine. > > MARK D. CHAPMAN was born at Spartanburg, > S.C., on March 23, 1845 and died January 7, 1929, in his 84th year. > > Joining the Confederate army in 1862, > when 17 years of age, he served in Company F, 1st South Carolina > Artillery, > stationed at Fort Sumter, near Charleston, S.C. He joined Gen. Joseph E. > > Johnston's forces in 1865 and served on scout duty at Columbia. The army > was > moved from here just before Sherman burned the city. > > While on picket duty at Bentonville, N.C., > he and his companions were captured by Sherman's army and was taken to > Mare's > Island, N.Y., by boat and held there as a prisoner for 6 months. While > there the > prisoners underwent many hardships, the worst being hunger. He was > returned by > boat to Charleston, where he received his discharge from the army with > which he > had served to the bitter end. > > ----- > > Free Post- nancie > > > > --- Nancie O'Sullivan > > --- drayton5@earthlink.net > > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > ______________________________ > > > ==== SCSPARTA Mailing List ==== > The USGenWeb page for Spartanburg County is: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scsparta/ > > ============================== > 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

Dear Listers: I am hoping that someone on the list will be familiar with, or will be able to assist me in locating information on Pinkney Pryor b. about 1848 in NC. I located him in 1910 in Spartanburg, living with his son George D. at age 70, as a widow. Of course, I am trying to locate information on his parents and his marriage. In order to do that I need to find his death information (I think). His wife's name was Susanna. I'm trying to locate her maiden name. She must have died between 1900 and 1910 in Spartanburg Co., because she is shown with R. Pinckney Pryor on the 1900 census at age 54. I can not read the names of the children with them on this census. I could not locate him on the 1920 census, so I'm guessing he died between 1910 and 1920. Is there anyone out there that can help me in locating some information? Karen P.S. If I can return a favor, I am a lookup volunteer for census records 1850-1930 in the State of Indiana.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stanford Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgB.2ACI/635.1.1 Message Board Post: You say you have information on the Stanford Family? My Great Grandpa was in the civil war. My family come from N.C. as well as S.C. Maybe Tennessee. Names I am interested in are, W.J. Stanford, W.W. Stanford and B.B. Stanford. I am from Spartanburg, SC. Thanks for any help you may have.

Nancie, I appreciate that but I’m going up to my parent’s in Spartanburg in two weeks and had planned on going to the library and retrieving this obit. I found it in their archives. In fact, I’ve got a list of about 20 obits to get. Perhaps Isaac’s obit will list his parents, because I have no idea who they were. I can’t find Minnie Elizabeth Henderson Beaty though. Since I have no clue of when she died I’m kind of lost. I called Greenlawn, who now manages Daniel Morgan Memorial Cemetery in Cowpens, and they had no record of either burial. But, he did say they only took this cemetery over and didn’t mention who used to run it. The family is going to place a marker on those poor unmarked graves this year. I’m speculating that Minnie died somewhere between my Grandfather Beaty’s marriage in 1925 and Isaac’s death in 1954…..30 years, Yikes! Speculation on Minnie’s death: Isaac and Minnie’s last child born: 1915 Isaac abandoned Minnie and their three children: Year unknown Their eldest son, Willie Beaty married Effie: 1925 Isaac married Bessie: Year unknown Isaac and Bessie’s son born: 1944 or thereabouts Minnie buried first: Year unknown Isaac died: 1954 Pat Beaty Webster

Bingo! There’s my Grandparents. >WILLIE BEATTY, 21 and MISS EFFIE HARVEY, 19, of Gastonia >were married by Judge Hicks, March 14. This is nice to see a wedding announcement for them even if I already knew this. I see they spelled their name Beatty in this listing instead of the Beaty they went by. I’m looking for Willie Beaty’s Dad, Isaac Franklin Beaty, r. w, b. 12/3/1882 d. 4/14/1954, buried at Daniel Morgan Memorial Cemetery in Cowpens with a temp marker to this day, and his first wife, Minnie Elizabeth Henderson Beaty, r. w, b. ? d. ?, buried beside Isaac without a marker. It seems there was a falling out between the family and Isaac and because of that nobody talked about them. Sure wish they had because they are my brick wall.

Does any one know if this man is related to Soloman D Chapman b in Feb 1 1840. He might have been born in Anderson Sc area but I know he married ca 1865 and he and wife Mary Ann Phillips b Apr 26 1846 (daughter of William Smith Phillips and Elizabeth Jane Lee) moved on to Miss and then on to TX. Thanks, Quinta July, 1929. Article from the 'Confederate Veteran' magazine. MARK D. CHAPMAN was born at Spartanburg, S.C., on March 23, 1845 and died January 7, 1929, in his 84th year. Joining the Confederate army in 1862, when 17 years of age, he served in Company F, 1st South Carolina Artillery, stationed at Fort Sumter, near Charleston, S.C. He joined Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's forces in 1865 and served on scout duty at Columbia. The army was moved from here just before Sherman burned the city. While on picket duty at Bentonville, N.C., he and his companions were captured by Sherman's army and was taken to Mare's Island, N.Y., by boat and held there as a prisoner for 6 months. While there the prisoners underwent many hardships, the worst being hunger. He was returned by boat to Charleston, where he received his discharge from the army with which he had served to the bitter end. ----- Free Post- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. ______________________________

Suzanne, the only dates I have are that William S. Holtzclaw died ca.1862-1869 and that Elizabeth Billings Holtzclaw was born November 1834. These dates are found in the census records, probate records #2445 Spartanburg Co. SC. Listed as there children are Mary Frances Holtzclaw, Emily Fredonia Holtzclaw (both of whom were married to John Q. McCravy) and George R. Holtzclaw (born Feb 1860), and Eliza J. Holtzclaw. John

1954 June 27- MRS. LULA HILL STROUD, 72, of 7 Ansel St., Drayton, died after several years of declining health. MRS. STROUD was the d/o the late MR. and MRS. C.W. HILL. Surviving are; her husband, J.F. STROUD; a son, LUTHER J. STROUD of Lake Greenwood; 2 daughters, MRS. J.E. MARLER, Rt.1, and MRS. GERTRUDE GARDNER, Drayton; a brother, E.A. HILL, Rt.6, ; four sisters, MRS. CORA BARKSDALE, Sumer, MRS. C.H. SUMMS, Rt.1, MRS. L.J. OWENS, Rt.1, and MRS. L.M. PENLAND, Laurens; 4 grandchildren. Funeral services at Drayton Baptist church, which she was a member for 31 years. Bobo Funeral home in charge. { My mother tells me that the Strouds came to Drayton from Laurens, along with the Marlers.} ----- Chesnee, June 28- MRS. JULIA CRA?LEY SCRUGGS, 93, former resident of Chesnee and Gaffney, died at Charlotte at the home of a daughter, MRS. SOFIA E. BREEDEN, after a long illness. She was widow of BREW E. SCRUGGS of Chesnee and had lived in Charlotte for the past several years. Surviving are; 5 daughters, MRS. BREEDEN, and MRS. ROSILIE BREEDEN, Chesnee, MRS.MARY FOWLER, Gaffney, MRS. LAURA GOSSETT, Shelby, and MRS. SCOFIELD GILBERT, Hamlet, N.C.; 4 sons, W.D. SCRUGGS, Belmont, N.C., HARRY, Greenville, HORACE, Gaffney, and ELFORD SCRUGGS of Charlotte. Funeral services at Arrowood Baptist Church near here. Blackwell Funeral Home in charge. ----- Union, June 27- MISS WILKS ELIZABETH HAWKINS, 73 died at the home of a nephew, HAYES HYDER of Union. MISS HYDER was a member of Hebron Baptist church. She spent her entire life in Union Co. Survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Edgar- Brown- Bailey Funeral Home. ----- Free Post- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

1967 Obituaries Gaffney, April 20- LAWRENCE HAMMETT, 79, h/o MRS. BELLE HORTON HAMMETT, Rt.2, died at the Cherokee Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Son of the late A.D. and JULIE POTTER HAMMETT. Also surviving; sons, MAX , Cowpens and WILCH HAMMETT, Blacksburg, GEORGE, Gaffney; daughters, MRS. J.D. NIX, Richmond, Va., MRS. WM. HOLMES, Gaffney, MRS. JOHN McCRAW, Belmont, MRS. LEROY BARDEN, Nashville, MRS. ROBERT E. WHITE, Earle,N.C., MRS. HENRY RUPPE, Gaffney; 15 grandchildren. Shuford- Hatcher Funeral home in charge. ----- Caroleen, April 20- Services for MRS. MARY ALLIE BRYANT ROBBINS, 79, w/o JAMES M. ROBBINS of Caroleen, 4 today Caroleen Baptist church, burial in High Shoals cemetery. MRS. ROBBINS died after a long illness. Daughter of the late JAMES P. and EVA TAYLOR BRYANT; charter member of the Caroleen Baptist church. Also surviving; daughters, MRS. C.B. ARROWOOD and MRS. PAUL BYERS, Rt.1, MRS. G.M. HARDIN, Lancaster, MRS. COURTLAND ROBERTSON, MRS. LEONARD LOWE, and MRS. CRISTO DILL, Caroleen, MRS. R. SCOTT JOLLY, Chesnee; sons, CHARLES and J.D. ROLLINS, Caroleen, ; sisters, MRS. R.G., FRANCIS, Caroleen, MRS. C.N.LANE, Sunshine; 10 grandchildren. Harrelson Funeral home in charge. ----- Gaffney, April 5- Services for MISS SARAH JANE HAYES, 74, on Rt. 3, today at 4 , New Pleasant Baptist Church, burial church cemetery. MISS HAYES died of burns sustained in a brush fire near her house Monday night. Member of Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints; daughter of the late JAMES M. and LOUISA WILLIAMS HAYES. Survivors; brothers, WILLIAM M., Gaffney and CLAYTON , of Cowpens. Shuford- Hatcher funeral home in charge. ----- --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

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/2580 Message Board Post: My great-great grandmother was Minerva Crocker who appears in the 1860 Census of Spartanburg Co, SC Her daughter, Mira appears there also. Myra was born circa 1852 I believe Minerva's occupation is given as washer woman. I need help locating her husband and parents. There is the possibility that she was married in NC and her husband was killed. At any rate, she ended up in Spartanburg Co and has at least three children. If anyone has her in their lineage, PLEASE advise!!!!! I would like to know if she is related to Isaac Crocker who also shows up in the Census. Also, if there are any African-American descendants of the Crocker family or African Americans who can identify John Simpson who was living with Myra Crocker in 1880 in the 1880 NC Census. Family legend says that Minerva Crocker was a light-skinned African American lady who married a white man named Crocker. Myra's son looked more American Indian than African American> ANY assistance would be VERY much appreciated!!!!!!

Does a Wingo out there know the national origin of the name? I know they have married into my ancestors from Spartanburg and Greenville and I've always been curious. Surnames: Poole/Pool/etc, Richardson, Hawkins, Satterfield, etc. Thanks in advance, Judy

1925 MARRIAGES RECORDED -March 30 FRED COTHRAN, 21 and MISS MAUD ODELL GEDDES, 19, both of Arcadia were married at Fairforest, March 22 by J.E. LEE, NP. - HENRY ALLEN ROBERTS, 20 and MISS VIOLA GIBBS, 18, of Arcadia, were married at Sptbg. March 28, by L.K. JENNINGS, NP. - PAUL WILLIE THOMAS, 21 and MISS EDNA PUTNAM, 18 ,both of Drayton were married at Woodruff March 28, Rev. McCHESNEY officiating. - MARRIAGES - MARCH 18. ANSEL CENTER, 24 and MISS NECIE SUDDETH, 26, of Campobello were married at Greer, March 14, by Rev. ?BOKEN. - GROVER STEPP, 28, Whitestone and MISS MARY STROUD, 18, Union were married at Union March 15, Rev. H.HADDOCK, officiating. - CARL L. MOORE, 34 and MISS AUDRY R. GILMER, 21 of Sptbg. were married by Rev. R.F. MORRIS ,March 1. - BENJAMIN LEE COOPER, 21, and MISS MILDRED GOODE, 18, both of Springdale, N.C. were married March 14, by Judge Hicks. - COLUMBUS WINFIELD FULTON BROWN, 68 of Pacolet and MISS EMMA FULLER, 58, of Lyman were married at Sptbg., March 14, by Judge Hicks. - CARL LOWE, 20 and MISS MAGGIE McMICKEN, 19, both of Saxon were married at Sptbg., March 14 by Judge Hicks. - WILLIE BEATTY, 21 and MISS EFFIE HARVEY, 19, of Gastonia were married by Judge Hicks, March 14. - ANDY LAWTER, 20 and MISS BERTHA SPLAWN, 21, both of Landrum, were married at Landrum, March 14, Magistrate Cantrell performed the ceremony. ----- Deaths and Funerals Pacolet, Jan.13- A pall of profound sorrow came over Pacolet and community Sat. morning when report was received of the death of MRS. OLIVE WACHTER MILLER, widow of the late SAMUEL E. MILLER at the home of her daughter, MRS. CLIFTON JONES, in Columbia. Her death while a great shock to her friends was not expected. More than a year ago a serious malady developed which despite the best medical skill, could not be arrested. She was originally from near Baltimore. She was 68 years of age. After her marriage to Samuel Miller, also of Maryland, they with 3 small children, came South, making their home here until death of MR. MILLER 5 years ago , since which time she had been living with her daughter, MRS. JONES. Surviving her are 3 children, MRS. CLIFTON JONES, Columbia, MRS. MAX WOOD, Greenwood, and E. BURKE MILLER, Pacolet; also 2 brothers, WM. WACHTER, Md. and AUBREY WACHTER, Arizona. The funeral arrangement have not been made at this hour. ----- Free Post- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

May , 1920. SAMUEL SHIRLEY entered this world on the 22d of February, 1842, and having lived worthily for almost 78 years, he was laid to rest in Concord Cemetery at Woodward, S.C. on Feb. 12, 1920. Responding to the call of his country, SAMUEL SHIRLEY enlisted Feb. 23, 1862 as a member of Company H, under Capt. J.H. BROOKS, -S.C. Regiment. He was wounded at Drewry's Bluff and was in the brigade hospital at the close of the war. Once when Col. U.R. Brooks was badly wounded young SHIRLEY gave him what assistance he could render. Meeting at a Reunion many years afterwards, Col. Brooks gratefully remembered the kindness and they became great friends, keeping up correspondence until death intervened. Returning to his home and devasted State after the surrender, MR. SHIIRLEY took up farming as his life work. A mementous event in his life occurred on St. Valentine's DAY of 1867, when he and MISS PEGGIE DUNBAR united their hearts as one. Now their children and children's rise up to call them blessed. He was a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Ever loyal to the cause for which he fought, he loved the 'Confederate Veteran' , and as long as he was able to see he read and reread each copy, and had been said that he doubted whether any other subscriber came as near reading every word in it as he did. [ Miss Ella Sterling, Blackstock, S.C.] --- --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

In reply to the List Member looking for a J.F. Hayes buried at New Prospect, I find only one Hayes named in the survey. It is J.P. Hayes, which, of course, that second initial could have been read as F. or P. on other records. The dates on the grave marker are 1858 - 1900. Could this be the same one?

Area Obituaries Greer, July 21- Funeral services for L.A. [JACK] BAILEY, 77, who died will be held at Wood Mortuary. Grandsons will serve as active pallbearers. MR. BAILEY was a retired contractor. He was born and reared in Ga. and was the s/o the late JASON and LOUISE WINGO BAILEY. He had been a resident of Greer for about 52 years, member of the Memorial Methodist church and was a veteran of the Spanish American War. Surviving are ; his wife, MRS. MAE WEST BAILEY; 2 daughters, MRS. ELSIE PARKER, Greenville and MRS. ALFRED G. LEMIEUX, Holyoke, Mass.; one son, ANSEL L. BAILEY, Greenville; 3 step-daughters, MRS. W.C. TRAMMELL, Sptbg., MRS. W.W. FOSTER, Greenville and MRS. FRANK O. COVINGTON, Lynchburg, Va.; one step-son, W.W. SPLAWN, Greenville; one brother, W.L. BAILEY, Atlanta; 2 sisters, MRS. MATTIE WOOD, Atlanta, MRS. MARY LOWERY, Alabama; 17 grandchildren ----- Woodruff, July 9- MRS. FRANCES [FANNY] GRUBBS REEVES, 82, died at her home after an illness of 2 days. She was the wife of the late JOE REEVES and a daughter, of the late RICHARD and SALLIE GUINN REEVES. Surviving; 2 daughters, MRS. CAROL DAVIS, Woofruff and MRS. MAMIE SUE JULIAN, Pisgah Forest, N.C.; 2 sons, SAM, Jacksonville, Fla. and JULIAN REEVES, Greenville; two brothers, CALLIE GRUBBS, Greenville and BEN GRUBBS, Spartanburg; one sister, MRS. LILLIE BRAGG ,Greenville ; one grandchild. ----- July 21- Funeral services for MRS. THELMA EZELL HUDGINS, 46, killed by lightning Tuesday at her home at Old Fort, N.C. were held at Old Fort at Arrowwood Baptist church near Chesnee. MRS. HUDGINS was a native of Arrowwood community and a sister of MRS. KATHRYN CLARK, of Spartanburg. She was the d/o G. FOSTER EZELL and the late MRS. EDNA WOOD WEST of Chesnee section. She had made her home in N.C. for the past 8 years. ----- Free post- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Thank you for the information. Do you have dates of birth and/or death and where they are buried? I have been researching Holtzclaws for several years. I am a gg-granddaughter of Ethel Holtzclaw, younger brother of George Holtzclaw who was the father of William S. Holtzclaw. Suzanne

In a message dated 01/30/2003 7:24:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, kenbelc@attbi.com writes: > MRS. MATTIE HARRELSON at 91 is the oldest Spartanburg County widow of the > Confederate veteran. > She lives at Mountain View Home and is the only living member of her > immediate family, the late W.P. and MATILDA HOY. She is an avid Bible > reader. > > Her father served > Hoy William Pinkney Holcombe Legion SC Inf. Co. A > Y > Hoy William Pinkney b. 11/18/10 d. 2/12/04 buried Nazareth > Presbyterian > Hoy William Pinkney Wife: Frances C. Dean (Frances C. > don't seem to be Matilda. > > MRS. HARRELSON recently underwent an eye operation and is now > recuperating from the illness. > > She likes Mountain View Home. " It's a good place for old folks who > behave themselves", she quipped. > She said her husband the late F.M. HARRELSON, died March 26, 1920. > > Not sure about her husband > There was no F. M. Harrelson or Harrelsen to serve in SC. I do > hace a Miles Harrelson , 9th SC Reserves, Co. I, > who may be the person. Don't have birth or death dates, but do have a > wife's name of Rillie Ann. That don't sound like a Mattie. > > The Miles Harrelson (born 1845 died 1907) mentioned served with the 18th SC VOL.,CO E from 1863 to 1865. His first name was John. He was married to Frances Delia Rogers John Miles had a brother named Francis Marion Harrelson born in 1848. Francis Marion was married to Rella Anne Vise. My great Aunt, Frances (Fanny) Stephens, was married to the son of Francis and Rella- Jesse Parks Harrelson. I'm trying to find out more on this couple. Linda