This address let me into the cemetery listing. Thank you very much for being so patient with me.

Sir or Ms, What is not correct ? I find that in almost all cases, when I use a full URL such as: http://www.yorkcounty.org/historycenter/siteguide.html (provided by a list I am subscribed to) I get the message: "UNSUPPORTED WEB VERSION This Web page could not be opened. This page was created using pre-HTTP/1.0 specifications, which are not supported by this Internet online service. Please contact the owner of this Web page for more information." However, in most cases, if I shorten the URL, in this case to: http://www.yorkcounty.org/historycenter/ or to http://www.yorkcounty.org I get the site. What is happening? What am I (or my service provider) doing wrong? Sincerely, Bob Davis

Many men who served during the Civil War from York County ended up in Northern Prison camps. Two of the largest and most famous being Point Lookout Maryland and Elmira New York. There is a web site for these two prisons that includes a searchable data base of prisoners and survivors. It can be found at: http://www2.netdoor.com/~52rcourt/elmiran.htm

GenConnect at Rootsweb now has a system to post inquiries and biographies of your South Carolina Civil War ancestors at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USWARS/ACWRoots/SCBios

York County has been set up on the Gen Connect Roots Web Board. You can post your York County ancestors query and post Bible Records, Biographies, Deeds, Obits, Pensions and Wills at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/SC.html

The 1835 Federal Pension Report for South Carolina, which includes the men from York County can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sc/sca_mili.html

I just checked it and it is still working, try this address below for Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sc/sca_york.html

Thank you very much for this address; however, the site does not seem to be accessable at this time. Do you know if this is a temporary situation?

The Clayton Genealogy Library in Houston, The Dallas Genealogy Library, The San Antonio Genealogy Library, and the genealogy library in Austin (not sure of its actual name) should all have these census for 1850. I am researching the LANEY family who resided in York County, SC during the early and mid 1800's and have actually seen the 1850 Census for York County, SC. If you cannot locate a copy of this census report, let me know and I'll look it up for you when I go to Clayton. Unfortunately, it will be at least the week of the 12th before I can get there. Just give me the information you need, and I'll be happy to attempt a lookup for you when I get to the Library. Have a happy and safe 4th, Bill Sanders Spring, Texas [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, July 01, 1999 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [SCYORK-L] York County SC 1860 Census >Thanks, Bill. > >I will have to try to get the 1850 census in absentia. I, too, live in Texas. > >

[email protected] wrote: > > Per the following, here is another source for census films. The LDS Family > History Centers will order any census film for any state and or county to be > delivered to the local LDS FHC. The rental is reasonable. The FHC's are open > to the public, etc. so there shouldn't be a problem for most people to go to > an LDS library and order what they need. > Kind regards > Joanne Today I ordered six rolls of census microfilm from: CENSUS MICROFILM EXPEDITORS 476 E. SOUTH TEMPLE, SUITE 4 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Toll Free 888.436.3256 They do not do business on the internet but they have a web site and you can download an order blank.(I did not save their website address). They have the rolls for all the county censuses for $9.95 each roll. The trouble is, I do not have a Microfilm reader. They cost from $300 to $500 each. Unless someone can tell me where to get a cheaper one, I will have to go to a library or LDS Center to read my film. I ordered the 1900, 1910 and 1920 rolls for two counties in Tennessee. I have not been able to find these rolls out here anywhere, so I decided to get my own. Al H.

The first census that was supposed to contain all the families names was the 1850 Federal Census. Prior to 1850, the census' only contained the head of the household. Sorry I can't help you on the remainder of your message. But you should be able to locate a 1850 Census with all the names on it. Bill Sanders Spring, Texas [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, July 01, 1999 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [SCYORK-L] York County SC 1860 Census >I wanted to let you know that the information you provided me was very >helpful. I was able to fill in some of the holes that exists in my >geneology. > >I do have a question for you. Is 1860 the earliest census that had the names >of children and spouse? I seem to recall that earlier censuses had only the >head of the house hold indicated. If that is true, do you know if the >churches in the York Co area kept good records of their members and >marriages? I am still trying to find the parentage of Sarah Jane Johnson >(1832-1912), who was my gg grandmother, and all indications are that her >parents lived in York District and I suspect that they went to Bethel >Methodist or Presbyterian Church. She married Stanford Camp in about 1850. > >

More South Carolina Census records can be found at: http://www.census-online.com/links/SC_data.html

A list of look up volunteers for South Carolina census records can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup/sc.html

Per the following, here is another source for census films. The LDS Family History Centers will order any census film for any state and or county to be delivered to the local LDS FHC. The rental is reasonable. The FHC's are open to the public, etc. so there shouldn't be a problem for most people to go to an LDS library and order what they need. Kind regards Joanne In a message dated 7/1/99 6:14:33 PM CST, [email protected] writes: << The Clayton Genealogy Library in Houston, The Dallas Genealogy Library, The San Antonio Genealogy Library, and the genealogy library in Austin (not sure of its actual name) should all have these census for 1850. I am researching the LANEY family who resided in York County, SC during the early and mid 1800's and have actually seen the 1850 Census for York County, SC. If you cannot locate a copy of this census report, let me know and I'll look it up for you when I go to Clayton. Unfortunately, it will be at least the week of the 12th before I can get there. Just give me the information you need, and I'll be happy to attempt a lookup for you when I get to the Library. Have a happy and safe 4th, Bill Sanders Spring, Texas [email protected] >>

The York County Historical Center has a web page at: http://www.yorkcounty.org/historycenter/siteguide.html

The last time I looked, the Bethel Presby. Cemetery records were on line - tombstone transcriptions. It has some fairly recent dates reported, so it may still be in use. Maybe you can find some of your people thare. Hope this helps. Joanne

The South Carolina Gen Web Archives has many York County marriage records, it can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sc/sca_marr.html

The York County Gen Web Archives contains a complete list of persons buried at Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery at: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sc/york/cemeteries/bethel.txt

Thanks, Bill. I will have to try to get the 1850 census in absentia. I, too, live in Texas.

I wanted to let you know that the information you provided me was very helpful. I was able to fill in some of the holes that exists in my geneology. I do have a question for you. Is 1860 the earliest census that had the names of children and spouse? I seem to recall that earlier censuses had only the head of the house hold indicated. If that is true, do you know if the churches in the York Co area kept good records of their members and marriages? I am still trying to find the parentage of Sarah Jane Johnson (1832-1912), who was my gg grandmother, and all indications are that her parents lived in York District and I suspect that they went to Bethel Methodist or Presbyterian Church. She married Stanford Camp in about 1850.