The following blurb from the Three Rivers Chronicle, Volume XVIII, No. 4. [I estimate that you can infer births as early as 1840]. John FUNERAL HOME RECORDS FACTS The Williamsburg County Funeral Home Records Project is coming to fruition. There are 7,778 individual records, most of which provide three generations. Some provide more; few less. Surname distribution: A-312 G-363 M-631 S-590 B-753 H-648 N-115 T-517 C-798 I-10 O-129 U-4 D-326 J-213 P-714 V-42 E-355 K-104 Q-4 W-352 F-207 L-272 R-295 XYZ-28 Type of information found: Earliest birth, 1863 Earliest death, 1939 Maiden names, 2580 Spouse names, 5521 Date of birth, 6730 Place of birth, 7399 Father's name, 7478 Mother's name, 7395 Survivors, 51265 Other information such as place of parents, church affiliation, place of burial, and occupation are found in about the same ratio. Two consecutive records from the first volume to exemplify the information: ALTMAN, CLARENCE WEBSTER Sex: M, SSN: 248-26-4757 Spouse: GRACIE STONE ALTMAN Residence: JOHNSONVILLE, How Long Res: LIFE PODeath: MCLEOD REG MEDICAL CENTER DODeath: Mar 10, 1968, TODeath 9:30 am Cause: HEART ATTACK DOBirth: 19 SEP 1899, Age at Death: 68 Place of Birth: VOX, FLORENCE CO. Occupation: RETIRED FARMER Church: LITTLE BETHEL F.W.B. CH Father's Name: JEROME ALTMAN Father's POB: VOX, FLORENCE CO. Mother's Name: MAUDE CHINNES Mother's POB: VOX, FLORENCE CO. WIFE, MRS. GRACIE STONE ALTMAN, JOHNSONVILLE DAU., MRS. ALLEN L. OWENS, HEMINGWAY DAU., MRS. CLIFTON H. POSTON, CHARLESTON DAU., MRS. SHELDON REID, CHARLESTON DAU., MRS. SIDNEY EADDY, HEMINGWAY SON, DANIEL ALTMAN, JOHNSONVILLE SON, ALLEN ALTMAN, JOHNSONVILLE SON, O.B. ALTMAN, JOHNSONVILLE SON, EDWARD ALTMAN, CHARLESTON SON, C.W. ALTMAN, JR., JOHNSONVILLE SON, BILLY ALTMAN, CHARLESTON SON, BARRY ALTMAN, JOHNSONVILLE SIS., MRS. PHILLIP LEWIS, BENNETTSVILLE SIS., MRS. WALTER MURPHY, BELMONT, NC SIS., MRS. ALVER COOPER, LAKE CITY SIS., MRS. ROBERT STRADMEN, HIALIAH, FL SIS., MRS. ADA LEE MCCALVIN, HIALIAH, FL BRO., JOSEPH ALTMAN, GASTONIA, NC Cemetery: EADDY-FORD CEMETERY Entry Source: MORRIS FUNERAL HOME RECORDS ~~~~~ ALTMAN, CORA EULEE WHITE Maiden: MOORE, Aka: CORA, Sex: F, SSN: 251-26-8452 Spouse: WILLIAM ALTMAN Residence: FOLK CONV. HOME PODeath: FOLK CONV. HOME, FLORENCE DODeath: Dec 26, 1981, TODeath P.M. Cause: ILLNESS, S/B/L Ill: BRIEF DOBirth: 7 FEBRUARY 1891, Age at Death: 90 Place of Birth: FLORENCE CO. Occupation: HOUSEWIFE Church: UNION BAPTIST CHURCH Father's Name: JOHN ARCHIE MOORE Mother's Name: FANNIE BELLFLOWERS SON, JOHN HENRY WHITE, PAMPLICO DAU., MRS. CHRISTINE DANIELS, PAMPLICO Cemetery: UNION BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY Entry Source: MORRIS FUNERAL HOME RECORDS