My ancestor Leonard Smith who died ca 1829 operated a grist mill in Union Co. during the Rev. War. It is said he furnished his services free to the Rev. militia and they posted guards in the area to keep the loyalist from raiding his mill. He was married to Nancy Littlefield and has many descendants still living in and around Union Co. Robert Fleet Smith III Victoria, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faye S. Thompson" <flthom@mindspring.com> To: <SCUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 3:34 PM Subject: [SCUNION] grist mills > Hello, > I just had to send my "two cents worth" of information. > > A few years ago, about 4, I accompanied my father to the only grist mill that was working at the time in Alabama. We carried corn that he had raised on his farm and had it ground into meal. Of course I took my camera and made pictures of Dad carrying the sacks of corn into the mill to be ground, pictures of the mill working, etc. Dad talked all the way there and back about his experience as a young boy taking the grain to mill every week or so to have the family's needs met. He rode a mule and tied the grain onto the back of the saddle and this trip would take him the entire day. Very interesting (then and now) to see this process. I received some valuable information for my family research on that trip. > > Faye > > > ==== SCUNION Mailing List ==== > Union Co. Historical Foundation > P.O. Box 220 > Union, SC 29379 > > ============================== > 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 > > >