Cindy, I will try to be nice. Appreciate you letting me post the notice on your list and really enjoy your web site. My mother was Elise Hawkins and her Mother was Mable McFaddin. They lived in a house next to the Presbyterian Church of Manning (the land for the Church was donated by my ancesters) in 1935. Mother was about to be married and her wedding presents and truso(sp) were in the house. She and Granny attended The Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning and someone broke in on the service to announce that Grannys house was on fire. This broke up the service and all the men went to fight the fire and try to retrieve valuables from the house. Mother and Granny lost about everything they owned in that fire including Mothers wedding gifts. I can't help but believe that the damned fire engine you show on your web page wouldn't work and contributed to the loss. Glad I got to see a picture of it. I have a clock that was in the fire, slightly burned on one side but still works pretty good. Would like any info from anyone with knowledge of the fire. The wedding took place in the Presbyterian Church as scheduled and I doubt there was ever a happier couple. Dad died in 1979 and Mom this past March. Just wish they could have been together longer on this earth. Frank -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia Ridgeway Parker <[email protected]> To: Frank Godfrey <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, August 20, 1998 7:09 PM Subject: Clarendon Message >Frank Godfrey wrote: >> >> Hi Cindy, >> I just started two roots web pages for old Clarendon Co. families, The >> Harvins and McFaddins. Please help me get the word out in order that >> researchers of those families can subscribe to the list and help each other >> with connections. > > >> Thanks, >> Frank > >Frank, > I will be glad to get the info out. Let me know the particulars and I will >post that to the web pages. If you are a member of the SCSumter list, just >send it out on there. (My only rule is "be nice." I teach school and I use >rules there because it's appropriate.) > >Cindy >