Old Newberry District Chapter (ONDC) of South Carolina
Genealogical Society, Inc. has begun collecting Ancestral Charts for
publication, deadline for submission being September 1, 2010. Please feel
free to submit information on your family. We are not limiting submission to
ONDC membership so feel free to submit your information on the form provided.
If you are unable to complete this form or know someone who is unable to
complete this form and wishes to submit, please instruct them to forward the
information to ONDC Project, 406 East Florida St., Clinton, SC
29325-2430 and the form will be completed for them. It was decided
that one consistent form used would be more beneficial for publication. Your
cooperation is appreciated.
Elizabeth S. (Lib) Pitts
President
Old Newberry District Chapter
S.C. Genealogical Society, Inc.
http://www.newberry.scgen.org/
PC users should click
on the designated line below and then follow instructions for downloading the
fillable lineage chart. (X out the OmniForm pop-up ad.) When filling in the
chart, use TAB instead of Enter and use the arrow keys to move around. (There
is no tab function.) This download (.HTML Version) can be used over and over
if each filled chart is SAVED AS (Ancestors of John Doe/My Documents).
Printed copies of the finished charts should be mailed to ONDC Project, 406
Florida Street, Clinton, SC 29325-2430. If possible, please mail them in a
9x12 envelope to avoid folds.
Mac users cannot download the lineage chart (.HTML Version) at present. We are
working on that problem.
Dean Hunt is leading a Lake Murray History Tour by boat in July. You
may contact him for more information at:
deanhunt1965@yahoo.com
New YouTube Video Features the
Palmetto Regiment
A
new video on the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s YouTube
Channel features Sarah Wooton Garrod, Chief Curator, discussing South
Carolina’s Palmetto Regiment during the Mexican War, the subject of a new
traveling exhibit opening tomorrow at the museum, “The Forgotten War: The
Palmetto Regiment and the Mexican War.”
She
also details a newly acquired letter that will be on display with the
exhibit. This letter was written by Lieutenant John B. Moragne of Abbeville,
SC, in 1847, while he served at Vera Cruz. The exhibit is on display through
August 29.
The
museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube
account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the
“Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page.
Founded
in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest
museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military
history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Wednesday June 10,
2009
South Carolina Genealogical Society, Inc.
38th Annual Summer Workshop - July 10 & 11, 2009
SC Archives and History Center, Columbia, SC
Information on the registration for the annual workshop this year is getting
out a little late. For those who have attended in the past, you know how good
these workshops can be. For those who have not attended, please consider
sending in your registration as soon as possible. Pre-registration fees:
$25.00 for SCGS Members and $30.00 for non-SCGS Members. Registration after
June 29 is $30.00 for SCGS Members and $35.00 for non-SCGS Members. Download
registration form by clicking http://www.scgen.org/Registration2009.pdf
COLUMBIA - Service for Daisy Koon Hinson, 79, will be held at 12:00 noon
Monday, May 25, 2009 at Rosewood Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Greenlawn
Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 5 until 7 p.m. at Dunbar
Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel.
Mrs. Hinson, wife of the late Stephen M. Hinson, Jr., died Wednesday, May 20,
2009. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Lee and Daisy
Evans Koon. She was a member of Rosewood Baptist Church. Mrs. Hinson retired
from Dana Insurance Company after twenty-five years of service and following her
retirement she worked Pediatric Associates and was President of Hinson Cabinet
Company. She received her accounting degree in 1985 from the University of South
Carolina where she was an avid Gamecock fan and a Gamecock Club member. She
enjoyed studying family genealogy.
Surviving are sons, Steve M. Hinson and wife, Christi of Columbia, William G.
Hinson and wife, Emily of Lexington; daughters, Louise Hinson Tison and husband,
Allen of Columbia, Catherine Hinson Carter and husband, Orian of Blowing Rock,
NC; grandchildren, Leigh Foster and husband, Jay, Lauren Tison, Maddie Covert,
Carter Hinson, Elizabeth Hinson, Meredith Carter, Holly Carter, Austin Hinson,
Ashlin Hinson; one great granddaughter, Grace Foster; numerous nieces and
nephews. She was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association , 2711 Middleburg
Drive, Kitrell Center Suite 108B, Columbia, SC 29204, or Rosewood Baptist
Church, 2901 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, SC 29205.
The following is
from the American Battle Monuments Commission which is for cemeteries in
Europe. The GPS is shown for each cemetery. Please
click here to view. Then click on Cemeteries to view Cemeteries names.
On Monday, May 18, the
South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is celebrating
International Museum Day by being open and offering a discounted admission
price of $1.00 (age 13 and over). The museum is usually closed on
Mondays.
International Museum Day
began in 1977 as a way to showcase the role museums play in preserving
cultural heritage. Beginning in 2001, the
Governor of South Carolina has proclaimed May 18 as “South Carolina Museum
Day.” This year’s theme is “Museums and Tourism.” By being open for this
special day, the museum seeks to raise awareness throughout the community
about the importance of preserving South Carolina’s military heritage.
Saturday May 16,
2009
Confederate Memory Tours
Postponed
The
“Beyond Museum Cases” tours of the SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum
and Columbia’s Confederate cemeteries & monuments have been postponed until
further notice. The tour dates and times were May 16 at 10:00, May 31 at 2:00,
June 6 at 10:00, and June 14 at 2:00. All four dates/times have been postponed
at this time.
To
learn more about Confederate monuments and cemeteries, see the SC Confederate
Relic Room & Military Museum exhibit “No Holier Spot
of Ground: Confederate Memory in South Carolina’s
Cemeteries, Monuments, and Museums.” This exhibit will be on display through
August 2, 2009. See
http://www.crr.sc.gov/exhibitions/current/ for more information.
Saturday May 9,
2009
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Columbia, S.C.—The
South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will be open on the
state holiday of Confederate Memorial Day, Monday, May 11. The new exhibit “No
Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate Memory in South Carolina’s Cemeteries,
Museums, & Monuments” will be open and available for viewing.
Founded in 1896, the SC
Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest museum in the Columbia
area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military history from the
Revolutionary War to the current War on Terror.
Thursday May 7,
2009
Program # 1
- Monday, May 11
DR. ERSKINE CLARKE, author of the award winning
Dwelling Place: A Plantation Epic
will speak at FirstPresbyterian
Church on Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. inFogartie Hall.
Bill Arthur,
Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, has provided
information on a very interesting program being offered at the church on
Monday, May 11, at 7:00 pm in Fogartie Hall. There is no charge for
admission. The program will be presented by Dr. Erskine Clarke, author of the
award winning Dwelling
Place: A Plantation Epic.
Dr. Clarke will discuss his book, which focuses on four generations of wealthy
planters and their slaves in coastal George and South Carolina. Following the
program, Dr. Clarke Erskine will be available for a question/answer discussion
session to be followed by refreshments. Please see the attached flyer on the
program if you have an interest in attending.
Bill says
that folks with
an interestin southern
history and civil war matters will wantto
hear Dr.Clarke. "If you’re not
already familiar with this book, I’m sure you will want to know about it and
the interesting description of southern life, attitudes, in both Euro-American
and African-American communities and cultures. Hope you can come."
Program # 2
- Charting Our Heritage
Map Exhibit
- April
30-July 18, 2009
The Art and Science of Cartography at
the Spartanburg Regional History Museum in the Chapman Cultural Center
Reception -
May 7
Session -
May 15
This exhibit focuses on
maps of South Carolina from various time periods. The maps illustrate changes
in map-making style and technique, as well as changes in physical boundaries
and locations depicted. The exhibit recognizes the artisanship, importance,
and beauty of maps and surveying techniques. Some maps from our collection
have been reproduced and are available for purchase in the Museum and in the
Culture Shop on the first floor. Admission to the Museum and the exhibit is
free through June. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00-5:00
On May 15, 2009, 9:30-3:00, "The Art and Science of Cartography" session will
be held at the Chapman Cultural Center as part of the exhibit. Special guest
speakers are Dr. Jerry Mitchell, Director of the Center of Excellence for the
University of South Carolina, Ms. Mary Ellen Suitt, an artist and
cartographer, along with Mr. John Gooch Jr., a third generation surveyor, and
Mr. Neil Phillips, a retired surveyor. The cost is $12.00 per person and
includes lunch, snacks and free knowledge about maps. Reservations and
information: 864-596-3501 or
njefferies@spartanburghistory.org.
Saturday May 2,
2009
Exhibit on Confederate Memory Opens Today!
The shadow of
loved ones lost during the Civil War haunted thousands of households across
America.
In the Palmetto State alone, nearly 21,000 military men died out of the
approximately 63,000 troops mustered into service. Each number within this
astounding death total directly represents an individual whose life came to a
short end, leaving behind unfulfilled hopes and dreams. Likewise, it also
represents the families whose worlds were instantly shattered. Never again would
they feel the embrace, hear the voice or experience the comfort of their loved
one. Opening today at the SC Confederate
Relic Room & Military Museum, the exhibit “No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate
Memory in South Carolina’s Cemeteries, Monuments, and Museums” tells South
Carolina’s story of memorializing the Confederacy through establishing burial
arrangements, monuments, and museums. It examines how families and communities
in the state attempted to cope with loss during the war, and how later
generations continue these forms of commemoration. The exhibit will be on
display through August 2, 2009.
The museum is planning a
series of special tours that expand on the themes of this exhibit. The
series, titled “Beyond Museum Cases: The SC Confederate Relic Room and
Military Museum and Columbia’s Confederate Monuments and Cemeteries” will
combine tours of the museum with onsite visits to Elmwood Cemetery and the
State House. See
www.crr.sc.gov/events/tours
for dates, times, and ticket information.
Tuesday April 21,
2009
ONDC attendees enjoyed a most interesting program at the
Newberry County Library today, presented by Chief Gene Norris of the Cherokees
on 3688 Warrior Creek Church Road, Gray Court, S.C. Chief Norris shared
history of his tribe, progress being made on the village, and issued an
invitation to the community to visit their village. Chief Norris played his
handmade flute, and shared tales his grandmother had taught him. There is a
website Chief Norris' wife, Victoria maintains where you may visit to learn
more at
www.paialowereasterncherokeenationsc.com. A visit to this village would be
a most informative occasion for young children, as well as adults. They have
many buildings, including a library. Should you wish to invite Chief Norris to
your community, you may address him at 3688 Warrior Creek Church Road, Gray
Court, SC 29645.
Elizabeth S. (Lib) Pitts
President
Old Newberry District Chapter
Monday April 20,
2009
Reception, Book Signing, and Talk at
Museum on May 1
Meet the author of
No Holier Spot of
Ground: Confederate Monuments & Cemeteries of South Carolina, Curator of
History Kristina Dunn Johnson, at a
reception, book signing,
and talk at the SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum on
May 1.
The reception
and book signing begins at 5:30, with the book talk at 7:00. This
program is free but if you are planning to attend please
RSVP, 803-737-8095. The museum galleries and the new focus exhibit
that accompanies the book will
be open for viewing from 5:30
until 8:00.
The monuments of
South Carolina bear on their weathered faces and cracked tablets a
history of honor and of memory embodied in stone. Whether revealing
the lost graves of southern sons, unveiling the history of the only
national cemetery to inter Confederate soldiers alongside the Union
fallen during wartime or recording the simple obelisks that reach for
heaven throughout the Palmetto State, this volume is a story of
remembrance and of mourning. Dunn Johnson
shares with us the powerful stories of memory and acceptance that are
the legacy of the Confederacy, as varied as those who lie beneath the
southern soil.
Kristina Dunn Johnson was a contributing writer for Forward Together: South Carolinians
in the Great War from The History Press (2007). She serves
as Curator of History at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and
Military Museum and has also worked as the Education Coordinator for
the Historic Columbia Foundation. During the summers of 2002 through
2004, she worked as a Historical Interpretation Park Ranger at
Gettysburg National Military Park. She has a B.A. in History from
Emory University and a M.A. in Public History from the University of
South Carolina.
Saturday March 28,
2009
Don't forget the April 18, 2009 Dutch Fork
Chapter Reunion in Chapin, SC.
Upcoming SC Festivals &
Events South Carolina's Featured April Event
Adding
Southern flavor to celluloid, The Indie Grits Film
Festival brings together a series of low-budget films from
South Carolina, as well other neighboring Southern states
like North Carolina and Georgia. The festival spans five
days and features over 40 films. The festival director,
Andy Smith, aims to give experienced and new media-makers
a place "to come together and share their interest in
independent media production."
“Breaking Boundaries,” Program on Women and
World War I,
March 21
COLUMBIA, SC — On
Saturday, March 21, 2009, the SC Confederate Relic Room and
Military Museum is holding a women’s history program, “Breaking
Boundaries: Women and World War I.” This program will examine the
roles of women
overseas and on the home front and how their actions helped to bring about
change. Topics include the work of the Red Cross, women’s roles in state
organizations, and World War I and its impact on women’s suffrage.
The program, which
includes a gallery tour, will begin at 2:00. Speakers include Dr. Marjorie
Spruill, University of South
Carolina Professor of History, Elizabeth West, University of South
Carolina Archivist, and Kristina Dunn Johnson, the museum’s Curator of
History. Admission for the program, museum, and tour is $5.00 age 18-61,
$4.00 seniors and military, $2.00 age 13-17, and free for children 12 and
under. The program schedule is listed below. The story of women in the
Red Cross during in World War I is part of the museum's "Forgotten Stories:
South Carolina Fights the Great War" exhibit, which features Red
Cross artifacts, including an overdress, hat, and boots.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the
Revolutionary War to the present
War on Terror.
PROGRAM
SCHEDULE 2:00 –
Opening Remarks
2:05 – “American Women Nurses Overseas During World War I,” Kristina Dunn
Johnson (Curator of History)
2:35 – 5 Minute Break
2:40 – “Avenues of Feminine Patriotism in World War I South Carolina,”
Elizabeth C. West (University of SC Archivist)
3:10 – 10 Minute Break
3:20 – “Victory at Home and
Abroad: World War I and the Final Push for
Woman Suffrage,”
Marjorie J. Spruill, PhD (University of SC History Professor)
3:50 – Closing Remarks
4:00 – Tour of World War I Exhibit Gallery, Kristina Dunn Johnson (Curator
of History)
Sunday March 15,
2009
Please read the article published today in The State Paper
about the Hope School, links are provided below. We have been anticipating
this article for a year and are very excited that The State published our
story. Our friends at the Prosperity Rosenwald School were also included. Be
sure and check out the multimedia slideshow.
Common Gravestone Icons & Symbols
Found In Cemeteries And Graveyards
Anchor – hope (“Hope is the anchor of
the soul.”)
Angel – messenger between God and
man; guide
Angel (flying) – rebirth
Angel (trumpeting) – a call to the
resurrection
Angel (weeping) – grief
Arrows or darts – mortality, the dart
of death
Birds – the soul
Coffins – mortality
Column (broken) – sorrow, life cut
short
Cross – salvation
Cross – designates religious belief
on military gravestones
Dove – Holy Ghost
Father Time – mortality
Flame (burning) – life
Flower – the frailty of life
Flower (broken) – death
Garland 8 0 victory in death
Gourds – the coming to be and the
passing away of earthy matters; the mortal body
Hand (pointing upward) – ascension to
heaven
Handshake – farewell to earthly
existence
Heart – the abode of the soul; love
of Christ; the soul in bliss
Ivy – memory and fidelity
Lamb – Christ; the Redeemer;
meekness; sacrifice; innocence
Laurel – victory
Lily – resurrection; purity
Palls/drapery – mortality
Pomegranate – immortality
Portals – passageways to the eternal
journey
Rose – sorrow
Scallop shell – the resurrection; a
pilgrim’s journey; the baptism of Christ
Scythe – time or time cut short
Skull (winged) – the flight of the
soul from the mortal body
Skulls and crossbones – death
Sun (rising) – renewed life
Sun (setting) – eternal death
Sword – martyrdom; courage
Thistle flower – (Scotland) person
born in Scotland
Torch (burning) – immortality: truth;
wisdom
Urn – mortality (a receptacle for the
bodily remains)
Wheat – time; the divine harvest
(often used to denote old age
Willow – grief
Friday March 13,
2009
"Breaking Boundaries" Women's History
Program on March 21
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Regimental Courier - March 2009
Museum Recently Acquired a
Mysterious Artifact The museum recently
acquired an artifact that is a bit of a history
mystery. A three pound cannonball was unearthed in the
Broad River...
[FULL STORY]
"Breaking Boundaries:
Women and World War I" Program This women's history
program on March 21 will examine the roles of women
overseas and on the homefront and how their actions
helped to bring about change...
[FULL STORY]
Museum Now on Facebook
South Carolina's
military history museum is adding to its Internet
presence by launching a page on Facebook...
[FULL STORY]
New Students Assisting at
the Museum This Semester The museum is fortunate
to have an intern and a volunteer working this spring
semester...
[FULL STORY]
From
Newberry to
Camden: Ancestors of Mary Hellen Boozer, 2008,
Dallas L. Phelps,
1002 Queen Street, Camden, S.C. 29020;
803-432-8432,
phelps1953@yahoo.com; price: $25.
Divided into two parts: Descendants of William Merchant of Edgefield and
Saluda Co., S.C. contains cemetery data, maps, pictures and Padgett family
update; part two: Descendants of Peter Hair of the
Dutch Fork contains cemetery data, maps, pictures, family stories,
McCullough and Driggers and Perkins and Boozer family updates.
Dallas L. Phelps
I don't know if you are aware that many of the ship's passenger lists have
been transcribed and put on line.
There is a website called the Immigrant Ships Transcription Guild and it is a
good resource.
http://www.immigrantships.net/
If you click on the volume # at the right you can search by year, port of
departure, port of arrival, and so
forth. They are constantly adding to this site.
Tuesday February 3,
2009
NEWS FOR RESEARCHERS
Later this Spring Ancestry.com will provide all of their
Georgia Confederate Pension Records (for free) to be added as a collection to
the Georgia Virtual Vault.
May 13-16, 2009 The Building of a
Nation: From Roanoke to the West National Genealogical Society ~ Conference
in the States 2009 will be held at the new Raleigh Convention Center. The North
Carolina Genealogical Society is the local sponsor of this national conference.
More information about the conference can be found on the internet at
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org and
http://www.ncgenealogy.org/.
This is your chance to attend a national conference right here in North
Carolina! There will be speakers, book dealers and genealogy wares vendors,
networking opportunities and much, much more for every level of genealogical
experience.
--
North Carolina Genealogical Society
Publicity Committee
Thursday January 29,
2009
COLUMBIA'S LONGEST DAYS: FEBRUARY 1865
On Saturday February 7, 2009, enjoy a fun and educational day for the entire
family, sponsored by the Greater Columbia Civil War Alliance, to commemorate
General Sherman's March to Columbia, S.C. and the burning of the city.
ORDER TICKETS:
Trieste Pinzini at the Greater Columbia Civil War Alliance at gccwa@knappagency.com
or by phone at 803-217-0071 (ticket forms can also be found at:
Tickets must be purchased in advance for...Grand Ball Congaree Creek Bus Tour
Historic Columbia Bus Tour Sherman's Left Wing Bus Tour
EVENT SCHEDULE:
Re-enactment of the Firing on the State House (8:45 am) The Department of
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida Artillery Batteries will re-enact Union
cannons firing on Columbia and the State House. Just as it happened on February
16, 1865, Union cannons under the command of General Sherman will once again
ring out from the West Columbia side of the Congaree River at the Gervais Street
Bridge. This impressive event of sight and sound is free to the public.
Sherman's March Bus Tours (9:30 am) There will be two different narrated
Sherman's March bus tours. The first, the Congaree Creek tour, is a 3-hour bus
tour that retraces the steps of General Sherman's troops as they approached and
entered Columbia from February 15-17, 1865. The second, Sherman's Left Wing bus
tour, traces the route of the Left Wing of General Sherman's army as it marched
through central Lexington County in February of 1865.
The Congaree Creek tour includes first hand accounts of Union soldiers,
reporters and Columbia residents. This tour gives participants the opportunity
to stand on the original earthworks built for the Confederate defense, enter the
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden to walk along the Saluda River to see the remains of
one of the largest textile mills of the early 1800s, see the bridge abutments of
the Gervais Street and Saluda River Bridges that were burned by the Confederates
and travel along the same streets that Union soldiers traveled as they entered
Columbia.
Sherman's Left Wing bus tour will travel to the southern boundary of
Lexington County, where the Union army entered the county. The tour will visit
skirmish sites along the North Edisto River and make stops at Jeffcoat's,
Horsey's and Gunter's Bridges, where dismounted Confederate cavalry and
artillery disputed the Union army's crossing the river. Local re-enactors will
make these skirmishes come alive. The Confederates burned all three bridges and
delayed the Federal advance by one day. The tour then proceeds north of the town
of Pelion, S.C. to visit campsites of the Union army and numerous skirmish
sites. The tour ends near the town of Lexington, which was partially burned by
Union troops.
Civil War Expo (9-4 pm) A Civil War Expo, a full day of activities, will be
held at the Columbia Mills Building (301 Gervais Street), which houses both the
S.C. State Museum and the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum.
Civil War artifacts will be on display from museums and personal collections.
The living history portion of the expo will feature hobbies and crafts of the
time period. Re-enactors will be on hand to display uniforms and weaponry. The
public is also invited to bring their Civil War era artifacts for a free,
professional appraisal.
Symposium in the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum Education
Room:
11:00- Virtual Tour of the Burning of Columbia
John Sherrer, Historic Columbia Foundation
12:00- Book Signing and Talk by Robert Seigler, author of South Carolina
Military Organizations During the War Between the States. This 4-volume series
was just released by History Press! Books will be on sale.
2:30- “Artillery Stories of the Carolinas Campaign”
Joe Long, South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
The SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will have reduced admission
for the day of $2 for adults and free for under 21. All admission fees will go
towards conservation.
Historic Columbia Bus Tour (2:30 pm) Join us this year for an informative and
entertaining bus tour of important Civil War era buildings, landmarks, and site
in downtown Columbia. Unlike some other southern cities, the Palmetto State's
capital has a wealth of pre-Civil War public and private structures for the
history lover. Each building has a story and some are available to be toured.
This tour will involve some walking so wear comfortable shoes.
Thursday January 29,
2009
Men from Old Newberry
District that Fought in the Civil War.
At the regular meeting of ONDC in March,
17th, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
at the new Newberry County Library, Newberry,
SC Mr. Jim Clary
will present our program. Please mark you
calendar and plan to
attend. Guests are welcome.
Friday January 23,
2009
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN ONDC MEETING LOCATION
WHEN: February 17, 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: New Newberry
County Library, room next to South Carolina Room WHAT: Program Pending Confirmation
WHEN: March 17. 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: New Newberry
County Library, room next to South Carolina Room
WHAT: Program Pending Confirmation
WHEN: April 21, 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: New Newberry
County Library, Room next to South Carolina Room
WHAT: Program Pending Confirmation
Monday January 19,
2009
Corrected Version
GREENVILLE - Funeral services for Eleanor Clyburn Wicker, 87, of Greenville, a
homemaker, were at 10 a.m. today at Trinity United Methodist Church, Greenville.
She died Jan. 6, 2009, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville. Burial was
in Greenville Cemetery under the direction of Mortimer Funeral Home, Greenville.
She was a graduate of Georgetown High School in 1938, a graduate of Co-Lin
Junior College of Wesson in 1942 and a graduate of Philip's Business College,
Vicksburg, in 1942. She was a charter member of Trinity United Methodist Church
and also a Sunday school teacher. She served on the board and served in United
Methodist Women. She was a member of Belvidere Chapter, DAR. Her hobbies were as
genealogist and compiler of four family histories.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther L. and Elizabeth Hemingway
Clyburn; her husband, Durward Howard Wicker, whom she married on Dec. 11, 1945;
a son, John Howard Wicker; a sister-in-law, Bernice Wicker Thomas; a sister,
Margaret Clyburn Lewis; and brothers Bud Clyburn and Collins Clyburn.
She is survived by nephews Frank H. Thomas of Chatham, Va., Collins G. Clyburn
of Highlands, Texas, Luke Clyburn of White Lake, Mich., and Stephen Clyburn of
Houston, Texas; nieces Faith Thomas Baker of Valdese, N.C., Jackie L. (Malcolm)
Lowe of Lake Village, Ark., Beth C. Roman of Lakewood, Colo., Martha Clyburn of
Evansville, Ind., and Mary Clyburn of Dallas, Texas; and a sister-in-law, Robbie
Cobb Clyburn of Evansville, Ind.
Visitation will be Friday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the church.
The Rev. Davis Corothers will officiate.
Friday January 16,
2009
JOHN DRAYTON PITTS
October 24, 2008, the first reunion ever was held for John Drayton Pitts
relatives in San Marcos, Texas. There were over 100 in attendance. The reunion
was held at the First Methodist Church in San Marcos because he donated the land
and the founding members of the church were all relatives. John Drayton Pitts
commissioned the wagon train to Texas from Georgia and it was called the "Pitts
Caravan."
Elizabeth S. (Lib) Pitts
President
Old Newberry District Chapter
S.C. Genealogical Society, Inc.
http://www.newberry.scgen.org/
Sunday January 11,
2009
Good News
Found out this weekend
that Ancestry has South Carolina's death certificates on line. Yes, the digital
images up to 1955. They are indexed by the name of the deceased only. They can
also be searched just by County.
Bad
News
Jan. 31 will be the
last day the SC Archives will be open on Saturday. There are no plans, at this
time, to be open on any Saturday as they did before. Also, there will be new
hours -- 8:30 to 5:00
Other
News
SCGS, Inc. Summer
Workshop will be held July 10-11, 2009 at the Archives in Columbia, SC
Articles to be
published in the Carolina Herald should be forwarded to Judy Long at email judyl@nctv.com Judy
will be editing the next edition. Barbara Greene has resigned as editor of
Carolina Herald.
REMINDER:
WHEN: January 18, 2009, 3rd Sunday, 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, S.C.
WHAT: Installation of New Officers, followed by Special Guest Speaker, Larry
Robinson, "Newberry Soldiers in Kershaw's and McGowan's Brigades."
If
you haven't renewed your membership, it is time to get your renewal in before
the Spring edition is mailed out in March 2009. Thanks for your support of your
Old Newberry District Chapter.
Friday January 9,
2009
GREENVILLE - Funeral services for Eleanor Clyburn Wicker, 87, of Greenville, a
homemaker, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church,
Greenville. She died Jan. 6, 2009, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville.
Burial will be in Greenville Cemetery under the direction of Mortimer Funeral
Home, Greenville.
She was a graduate of Georgetown High School in 1938, a graduate of Co-Lin
Junior College of Wesson in 1942, and a graduate of Philip's Business College,
Vicksburg, in 1942. She was a charter member of Trinity United Methodist Church
and also a Sunday school teacher. She served on the board and served in United
Methodist Women. She was a member of Belvidere Chapter, DAR. Her hobbies were as
genealogist and compiler of four family histories.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther L. and Elizabeth Hemingway
Clyburn; her husband, Durward Howard Wicker, whom she married on Dec. 11, 1945;
a son, John Howard Wicker; a daughter, Bernice Wicker Thomas; a sister, Margaret
Clyburn Lewis; and brother, a Bud Clyburn.
She is survived by nephews Frank H. Thomas of Chatham, Va., Luke Clyburn of
White Lake, Mich., and Steve Clyburn of Houston, Texas; nieces Faith Thomas
Baker of Valdese, N.C., Jackie L. (Malcolm) Lowe of Lake Village, Ark., Beth C.
Roman of Lakewood, Colo., Martha Clyburn of Evansville, Iowa, and Mary Clyburn
of Dallas, Texas; and a sister-in-law, Robbie Cobb Clyburn of Evansville, Iowa.
Visitation will be Friday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the church.
The Rev. Davis Corothers will officiate.
Thursday January 8,
2009
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:02:26 -0600
Eleanor Wicker died today at 3:30 - 1/6/09. She
would have been 88 on Feb. 2nd
Saturday Last Chance to View McRae
Papers Exhibit The exhibit "Gearing Up for the Civil
War Sesquicentennial: The Colin J. McRae Business Papers" showcases
several rare documents, along with examples of foreign equipment
purchased by the Confederacy. The exhibit is on display through
January 10, 2009...
[FULL STORY]
"Afternoon Skirmish Club" Now Available
for Students "Afternoon Skirmish" sessions are for
high school and middle school students, and feature in-depth
simulations and discussions, with supplemental reading...
[FULL STORY]
Columbia's Longest Day - February 7
A fun and educational day for the
family sponsored by the Greater Columbia Civil War Alliance to
commemorate General Sherman's March to Columbia, S.C. and the
burning of the city...
[FULL STORY]
Fort Jackson Graduate Learns of
Ancestor's Exceptional Service Brent Gorman recently finished his
Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson and during his brief time off
before heading to Armor school, he stopped in at the museum to ask a
question about a relative who might have served in Gregg's 1st SC
Regiment...
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday December 30,
2008
BROOKS FAMILY SEARCH
The BROOKS DNA Haplo Group R1a is
searching for a male Brooks descendant of Mathew Whiting Brooks b. 1711 VA d.
Mar. 4, 1755 Fredericksburg, VA who would be willing to donate their DNA.
Mathew had 2 sons that lived and died in Newberry Co., SC; Mathew b. 1742 VA
d. 1797 Newberry, SC and James b. 1745 VA d. 1798 Newberry, SC. The DNA kit
will be paid for by the group. Please Contact: LaMarr Brooks 864-639-1601,
Central, SC or go to the web site:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrooksR1aDNA/
or:
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/BrooksSurnameDNAProject,
contact person Carol Redd. Thus far, every researching member of this line
has resorted to DNA testing in the hopes of finding their Brooks ancestors.
They have been matched to 2 Brooks males, William Brooks b. 1781 NC d. before
1850 Cocke Co., TN and Thomas Warren Brooks, Sr. b. 1816 Newberry Co., SC d.
1892 Easley, Pickens Co., SC. The matching Brooks DNA donators live in Texas,
Washington, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Australia and belong
to the user group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrooksR1aDNA/
that shares research for this Brooks line.
Lamar Brooks
Wednesday December 17, 2008
NEW BOOK AVAILABLE ON NEWBERRY AND OTHER SC
FAMILIES
Dallas Phelps has recently published the following book:
From Newberry to Camden: Ancestors of Mary Hellen Boozer, 2008, price, $25.00.
This book combines into one book Dallas' two recent family research projects,
Merchant-Padgett Family of Edgefield/Saluda County, SC and Hair-McCullough-Boozer
Family of Newberry County, SC. This combined book updates all of his
maternal databases in South Carolina, surnames: Perkins, Brooks, Driggers,
Lathrop, Moore, Shealy, Harmon and many more.
If you would like to purchase a copy of this book, please contact Dallas L.
Phelps
Have you made plans to attend the 2009 NGS
Conference in the States to be held at the new Raleigh Convention Center from
May 13 through 16?
The North Carolina Genealogical Society is
proud to be the local host of this national conference. More information about
the conference can be found on the internet at
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org and
http://www.ncgenealogy.org/.
This is your chance to attend a national conference right here in North
Carolina! There will be speakers, book dealers, genealogy product vendors,
networking opportunities and much, much more for every level of genealogical
experience.
STOP THE PRESSES…
…………..ANNOUNCEMENT….ANNOUNCEMENT…ANNOUNCEMENT…
The NCGS announces SOCIETY NIGHT! That's
right, a night just for Societies—to bring books to sell—to acquire new
memberships—to network with conference attendees about YOUR SOCIETY!
See the
attached flyer that gives more information. This night will be open to the
public and is FREE for attendees! They are coming to see you,
will you be there? Say "yes" by sending an e-mail
to Heather Choplin at
ncgs.societynight@gmail.com.
She'll be glad to answer any questions you may have.
--
North Carolina Genealogical Society
Publicity Committee
Monday December 15, 2008
50% Discount on Special Items -
Shop Now! -FROM CONFEDERATE RELIC ROOM
The holidays are coming soon so it is a
great time to shop at the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum's Gift
Shop! The Gift Shophas a
number of special items deeply discounted at 50%. These special prices
are available to walk-in customers, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
between now and December 23rd. Some of the
special items include:
General Lee and Santa Claus
– a lovely Christmas story about General Robert E. Lee and Santa Claus
fulfilling three little girls’ request. A holiday classic story that delights
readers from generation to generation. This paperback book is now on sale for
$5.00 and makes a great stocking stuffer! May
I Quote You, General Lee?
– This paperback is a testimony to what is perhaps our most literate war. The
book presents observations and other utterances from the South’s great
generals, Lee, Forrest, and Jackson. Another great stocking stuffer reduced
to $5.00!
Stone Coasters
– A set of four absorbent stone coasters in black with elegant, artistically
designed Palmetto trees. These coasters have been reduced for this sale to
only $10.00!
Historical Poster
– This historical poster, “DISPLAY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”, depicts
the newly confirmed federal union, consisting of interlocking circles making
up the seals of the original 13 states and the U.S. Great Seal. It is a copy
of an engraving by Amos Doolittle done in 1790. A great educational gift
suitable for framing at only $2.00!
Reusable Grocery Bag
– This substantial bag with straps has the bright blue S.C. Palmetto Tree and
Crescent Moon displayed against a natural colored background. This bag makes
a great container for holding holiday gifts. It is now reduced to only $2.00!
� S.C. State
House Souvenirs
– Each of these items are made from copper removed from the dome during the
1991-1998 renovations of the State House. All of these souvenirs are
beautifully boxed with a gold State Seal affixed to the top of each box.
Along with each of these items comes a statement of authenticity. Holiday
prices on these items range from $1.25 to $5.00! Items include:
Copper Pierced Earring Set, Wooden Based Paperweight with
Copper
Stamping of the State House, Copper Lapel Pins, and Copper State
House Ornaments The Gift
Shop is located inside the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, 301
Gervais Street, Columbia, S. C. 29201. Telephone number is: 803-737-8095.
You may visit our shop anytime, Tuesday-Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. Or, you may shop at your convenience online:
www.crr.sc.gov,
where there is a sampling of our gift shop merchandise.
Monday December 15, 2008
NATIONAL BUS TOUR FOR OUR
TROOPS BEGINS!
Care Packages for the
Troops Our #1 Priority
Our nationwide tour to support our troops got off to a terrific start today in
Sacramento, California. Our goal is to travel across America and encourage
Americans to sponsor care packages for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Please
click here to sponsor care packages for our deserving troops:
Move America Forward participated in
a parade to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the California Vietnam
Memorial. It was so gratifying to be able to say thank you to the many Vietnam
veterans who were there. While we gathered in the parade staging area we looked
around and realized knew we were in the midst of some of America’s greatest
heroes.
There was a group of Vietnamese-Americans who marched with their free Vietnam
flag and American flags. It broke your heart to think about the suffering these
people have endured because of our political failure to see our troops through
to victory in Vietnam.
Our own Gold Star mom Debbie Lee, holding
a picture of her hero son, Mark Alan Lee, with MAF singer Diana Nagy as they
walk the parade route in front of our tour bus. See more pictures from our
Sacramento parade at:
www.MoveAmericaForward.org/blog
Our goal is trying to make sure every single U.S. military service member
serving in Iraq or Afghanistan receives a care package this holiday season. We
want all of our troops to know how much we love and appreciate them.
I've looked over our orders for the past week, and we need many more Americans
to sponsor care packages if we're going to meet this goal. I don't believe in
failure, especially when it comes to our troops, so I am pleading with you for
your help.
Would you
please sponsoring some care packages in your name via the links below, so
that we can send a giant shipment of love and support to our troops this
Christmas and Hanukkah holiday season?
• Order a Coffee/Cookies Pack
for 1-2 U.S. Troops -
HERE
• Order a Large Variety Pack for 5
U.S. Troops -
HERE
• Order a Platoon Care Package for
10+ U.S. Troops -
HERE
• Order a Company Care Package for
20+ U.S. Troops -
HERE
• Order a Battalion Care Package
for 50 U.S. Troops -
HERE
And you can learn more about our care package operations and what this is all
about by watching this short video on Move America Forward's
care packages for the troops program:
Move America Forward and 12 Days of Christmas
As a special holiday treat Move America Forward will mark our 12 Days of
Christmas by chronicling the gifts that American troops have given to us since
the first days of our Great Country. Each day we will tell the story of that
gift and why we must celebrate our troops.
We at Move America Forward ask you to show our troops that we are thankful for
each gift they have given us. That is why launched the Honoring Heroes at the
Holidays II tour.
Tomorrow, our tour
will stop for a rally and care package sponsorship drive. Come see us at 9 a.m.
at American Legion Post 40, 425 E Van Wagenen St., Henderson Nevada. Show your
support and love for our troops at our patriotic rally!
During our events, you may sponsor a care package for our troops in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Our aim is to send more holiday care packages than we have ever
shipped before.
Please come out and join us in celebrating our American heroes at any of
our stops, which are listed at our website at
www.Moveamericaforward.com.
You may sponsor a holiday care package now for our troops here.
We owe so much to our troops. Today,
on MAF’s First Day of Christmas, we remember the gift of our country.
The United States of America did not exist before patriots led by Gen. George
Washington stood and fought for her. They laid down their lives, struggled in
brutal weather, and fought the best-equipped war-machine in the world – the
British Army and Navy.
“On the First
Day of Christmas, Our Soldiers Gave to Us...
...the Greatest Country on earth!”
On Christmas Day, 1776, Gen. George Washington crossed the Delaware River with
2,400 American soldiers. The conditions were harsh – freezing water, a menacing
sky. Washington’s men pushed forward in a bold move during the Revolutionary
War. Some of his men fell ill, their supplies dwindled, yet they moved forward
on this Christmas Day with the hearts of heroes.
Those same hearts beat in the men and women who now serve our country around the
world.
(Troops in Iraq Praying)
Because of Gen. George Washington, his men and the women who supported their
efforts, we have a long tradition of heroes who are willing to fight for our
country. That is why we are celebrating every one of our heroes during our
cross-country tour.
Most important, you can write
your own personal note to an individual military man or woman in Iraq or
Afghanistan. Our troops can get lonely during the holidays. They are thousands
of miles away from their families and their homes in America. Your personal note
will lift their spirits during the holidays.
MAF has also produced a commemorative T-shirt for this year’s tour. They are
limited edition, so make sure to get yours now!! You can wear them and they
will make a terrific Christmas gift for your loved ones.
A woman has changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile phone
after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone,
credit card, wallet, etc., was stolen.
Twenty minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him
what had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking about our Pin
number and I replied a little while ago.'
When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money
was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to
text 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20
minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.
Moral of the lesson: do not disclose the relationship between you and the
people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby,
Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc.... and very importantly, when sensitive info is
being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back. Also,
when you're being texted by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be
sure
to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don't reach
them, be very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who
text you.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON. I never thought about THAT! As of right now, I no
longer have 'home' named on my cell phone.
Monday December 8, 2008
Men
from Old Newberry District that Fought in the Civil War
Through
your Chapter newsletter, I would like to make you and the members of your
Society aware of my recently published book about men from Old Newberry District
that fought in the Civil War.
Approximately
13 years ago, your local newspaper published a letter explaining my intension to
research and publish a book about the men from your area of South Carolina who
served in the 15th South Carolina Infantry regiment during the
American Civil War. In this letter, I requested that readers who are descendants
or relatives of these men share copies with me of any letters, diaries,
photographs, etc. that they have in their possession or know about. I can report
that the response to my request was excellent! Readers generously shared many
letters, diaries, photographs of men in uniform and other family information. I
am now pleased to report that this project has been successfully completed.
What I learned during my many
years of research is that the men of the 15th South Carolina Infantry
were mostly farmers while a few were lawyers, newspaper publishers and doctors.
In large part, they came from Union, Lexington, Fairfield, Richland, Edgefield,
Abbeville, Kershaw and Williamsburg Districts. From the personal information
your readers shared, plus official Civil War information, I learned that the men
of the 15th South Carolina Infantry were mustered-in for Confederate
service in the Fall of 1861 near Columbia and that they had fought in 21 major
Civil War battles across 7 states until they were surrendered to General William
T. Sherman in the late Spring of 1865 in Greensboro, NC. During this time, a
very large percentage of the 1,442 men who served in this regiment were killed
or wounded in action, captured or died of disease. Their initial battle occurred
defending the coast of South Carolina against Northern invasion on November 7,
1861 at Hilton Head Island during the battle of Port Royal Sound. The regiment
went on to serve under Generals Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet and Joseph B.
Kershaw in famous Civil War battles that included 2nd Manassas,
Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga,
Knoxville, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, Petersburg,
Cedar Creek and Bentonville. At the end of the War in 1865, only 159 men of the
15th South Carolina Infantry regiment were left to be surrendered to
Sherman.
I want to express my sincere
appreciation to everyone who made documenting the history of these brave South
Carolinians possible by sharing information that was only available from them.
This and additional information is available to be read and studied in my
recently published book, A History of the 15th
South Carolina Infantry: 1861-1865. The 600 page book describes
the regiment’s battles, marches, camps, etc. on an almost day-by-day basis and
contains over 140 maps and photographs. In addition, the book presents
biographical sketches of each of the 1,442 men who served in the regiment,
including the family information your readers shared plus their Confederate army
service records.
For questions, to purchase a
book or to share further information about family members whose history is
documented in the book, your members may contact me at: 232 Beachers Brook Lane,
Cary, NC, 27511, Telephone (919) 467-2108 or by email at jclary@mi-corporation.com.
For those who wish to know more about the 15th
South Carolina Infantry including how to purchase a copy of the book, see
Yancey Dickert was a charter member of the Dutch Fork chapter and published
two family histories.
He passed away in August 2007. I heard from his daughter today. She has some
copies of both his books for sale. If there is interest enough she may have
them reprinted.
FAMILY HISTORY BOOKS FOR SALE
SCHLEICH
FAMILY HISTORY - "A History and Genealogy of Hans Ulric Schleich of Wiesloch,
Germany and South Carolina" by Yancey Dickert – This book is hardbound, 197 pages, plus a 20-page
index
The price
of the book is $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping. Ordering information below.
DICKERT
FAMILY HISTORY – "A History and Genealogy of Peter Dickert of South Carolina,
Volume II" by Yancey Dickert. This
book is hardbound with 230 pages, plus an index of 39 pages (38 alphabetical
with another page of ‘A’ through ‘Dickert’ added at the back). The book
includes a quarter-page sheet of corrections that is inserted at the
appropriate page. The price of the book is $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
For
additional information or to place an order please contact the daughter of
Yancey Dickert at the address below.
Rare Revolutionary Letters Recently
Acquired The often-ignored British
perspective on the 1780 siege of Charleston, S.C. and other
actions in the Carolinas is richly described in two new letters
recently acquired by the S.C. Confederate Relic Room and
Military Museum...
[FULL STORY]
Book Signing at the Museum Meet the author of South
Carolina's Military Organizations During the War Between the
States at a book signing on December 4 at the museum! In
this anticipated four-volume series, author Robert Seigler
presents a comprehensive review of South Carolina's Civil War
troops in incomparable detail...
[FULL STORY]
Magazine Subscriptions Support the
Museum Announcing a new partnership
between Civil War Historian Magazine and the SC
Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum. The museum has become
one of the Civil War Historian's community preservation
partners...
[FULL STORY]
WWI Symposium Huge Success! On Saturday, November 15th, the
museum hosted a WWI military history symposium. The day-long
event featured guest lecturers...
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday November 19, 2008
Subject: FULTON COUNTY, GA - MILITARY PENSIONS/Ann Pitts, wife of
Joseph Pitts
List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883
Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the
Post-Office Address, Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original
Allowance, as Called for by Resolution of December 8, 1882, Vol. 5
47th Congress, 2d Session Senate Executive Document 84, Part 5 United States
Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C., 1883
Federal Pensions distributed for service in War of 1812, Mexican and Union
Civil War. (Does not include Confederate Service Pensions in fact participation
in the Confederacy may have barred men from drawing a pension from previous War
service). Pension Records may be ordered from: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html
See BELOW for explanation:
Certif. No Last Name F Name Post Office Cause for which
pensioned Monthly rate Date of Original County
Allowance
15135 Watson Robert F. Atlanta wd. l. sh'r
and thigh 4.00 Fulton
140446 Kirk Thomas
Atlanta g.s.w. head
2.00 Fulton
78177 Hambrook Thomas Atlanta g.s.w. l. hand
and wrist 18.00 Fulton
22858 Graves Eliza W. Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Apr. 1879
Fulton
12428 Williams Silas W. Atlanta g.s.w. l.
sh'r 12.00
Fulton
28832 Van Dyke Clarissa Atlanta widow act
Mar. 9, 1873 8.00
Fulton
44812 Kent Evarts B. Atlanta g.s.w. r.
arm 18.00
Fulton
188550 Ellis Frances E. Atlanta
widow 10.00 June
1880 Fulton
135689 Bradford Alden Atlanta part.
deaf 2.00 Sep. 1875
Fulton
886 Lynch James Atlanta contusion
back 3.00 May 1866
Fulton
102143 Huffman Abraham W. Atlanta g.s.w. r.
side 18.00
Fulton
150108 Hansford Chas. H. Atlanta inj. l. hip
and back 4.00 Sep. 1874 Fulton
25136 Calloway Martha Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 June 1879
Fulton
20258 Mead Sarah Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Mar. 1879
Fulton
16260 Kean Jane Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Jan. 1879
Fulton
21559 Maples Mildred Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Mar. 1879
Fulton
26176 Mayo Maria Julia Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Aug. 1879
Fulton
26395 Morris Sarah M. Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Aug. 1879
Fulton
27140 Neal Nancy Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Sep. 1879
Fulton
17879 Orme Lucy Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Feb. 1879
Fulton
29497 Osborn Margaret S. Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 May 1880
Fulton 18174 Pitts Ann A. Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Feb. 1879
Fulton
18490 Parker Catharine J. Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Mar. 1879
Fulton
19624 Farrar Nancy P. Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Mar. 1879
Fulton
17860 Arnold Loretta Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Feb. 1879
Fulton
7175 Cheshire Sarah E. Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 July 1878
Fulton
8523 Crockett Mary K. Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Sep. 1878
Fulton
191171 White Mary E. W. Atlanta
widow 25.00 Feb.
1881 Fulton
16841 Todd Martha Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Feb. 1879
Fulton
15486 Wing Lucretia Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Jan. 1879
Fulton
22378 Walker Louisa Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Apr. 1879
Fulton
195287 Bolsius Antonio Atlanta rheumatic
arthritis and anchylosis r. knee joint 18.00 Sep. 1881
Fulton
219171 Roth Balser Atlanta rheum.,
abscess back and loss sight l. eye 8.00 Oct. 1882
Fulton
105599 Ball Marion Atlanta inj. r.
hand 5.33 Sep. 1870
Fulton
207900 Phillips Rufus W. Atlanta
asthma 8.00 May 1882
Fulton
127982 Pair Wm. Atlanta loss r.
arm 24.00
Fulton
62139 Seifert Albert Atlanta wd. l.
leg 6.00
Fulton
156084 Stultz Charles Atlanta inj. r.
side 4.00 Oct. 1878
Fulton
157540 Freeman Frank Atlanta g.s.w. l.
shr. and neck 2.00 Feb. 1879
Fulton
196964 Lindenburg Wm. Atlanta dis. atom.
And liver 4.00 Oct. 1881 Fulton
214946 Farrell James Atlanta ozena and
dis. nasal bones 8.00 June 1882
Fulton
205640 Fitzgibbon John Atlanta loss l.
index fin. 3.00 Mar. 1882
Fulton
184588 Franklin Max Atlanta injury to
abdomen 8.00 Mar. 1881
Fulton
1056 Nelson Ruth A. M. Atlanta
widow 20.00 Mar.
1866 Fulton
10426 Thomas Wm. Atlanta surv.
1812 8.00 Jan. 1872
Fulton
4691 Hatson Milcey Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Feb. 1873
Fulton
180751 McIntyre Kate D. Atlanta
widow 25.00 Apr.
1878 Fulton
7505 Hamilton Nancy Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 July 1878
Fulton
2535 Davis Mahala Atlanta widow
1812 8.00 Apr. 1872
Fulton
107387 Donohue Alice Atlanta
widow 16.00 Oct.
1882 Fulton
172785 Eagan Patrick Atlanta minors
of 12.00 Mar. 1876
Fulton
173260 Ewell Fanny C. Atlanta
widow 10.00 May
1876 Fulton
26945 Walden Eliz'th East Point widow
1812 8.00 Sep. 1879
Fulton
28346 Derrick Catharine East Point widow
1812 8.00 Jan. 1880
Fulton
16208 Shields Jane East Point widow
1812 8.00 Jan. 1879
Fulton
EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS ON THE PENSION LIST:
1)The pension certificate numbers may differ from the
actual pension file in the National Archives.
2)The post office reported is the residence of the
pensioner in December 1882.
3) The cause column provides the reason for which the
pension was granted (wound, injury, disease, etc.- see
abbreviation explanations below) or lists the
relationship of pensioners who were next of kin to
those killed or who died while serving in the army or
navy.
4)The rate reported was the monthly amount received by
the pensioner
5)The date provided is that of the original allowance.
6)Abbreviations used in the 1883 pension roll:
amp. - amputated
atr. - atrophy
chr. - chronic
diarr. - diarrhea
dis. - disease
frac. - fracture
g.s.w. - gun shot wound
inj. - injury
l. - left
ls. - loss
par. - partial
paral. - paralysis
r. - right
rheum. - rheumatism or rheumatic
shl., sh. - shell or shrapnel
shoul. - shoulder
w., wd. - wound
Tuesday November 19, 2008
About the Garrett Necrology Database
Franklin Garrett's Necrology is a genealogical resource for white men from the
metropolitan Atlanta area, twenty-one years of age or older, who died between
1857 and 1931. Women listed in the necrology are mentioned in reference to
their male counterparts. Garrett surveyed over 750 cemeteries or gravesites in
greater Atlanta. Biographical information from each of the 163,000 white men
included in the Necrology was derived from Atlanta City Directories, Atlanta
and DeKalb newspaper obituaries, census records, estate records, wills, death
records, and cemetery surveys. His research is compiled in abstracts on
thirty-seven rolls of microfilm housed in the Kenan Research Center's
Goldstein Reading Room. This database is an index of those abstracts.
Searches are conducted by last name and first name. The last name must be a
complete last name. The first name field is optional, and allows the use of
the percent symbol (%) as a wildcard for partial first name matching. The
table below shows some possible searches:
To See These Results Search For
All entries for last name Richards
Last Name: Richards
First Name: [blank]
All entries for James Richards
Last Name: Richards
First Name: James
All entries for last name Richards, and a first name starting with J Last
Name: Richards
First Name: J%
The program generates a list of matches for the names entered, and the id
number links to the microfilm roll number and frame number on which the
abstract appears. If available, birth and death dates for the person may
appear.
A guide is available in the Goldstein Reading Room for records not indexed on
the computer. This guide contains a list of cemeteries surveyed by Garrett
with corresponding microfilm frame locations.
This is an index of some of his work. Below is the
information regarding the research fee. His obits, estate records, wills,
etc are only housed at the Atlanta History Center. This is a private
collection. Thirty seven rolls of documentation! That's a legacy to leave
behind for others.
Some of the obits he indexes can be found in the newspaper archive section of
Ancestry.com under The Atlanta Constitution. But I rarely find those he
indexes in the Ancestry.com database. But luck up on occasion! To date he is
the only who has done a complete survey of cemeteries in Dekalb/Fulton. Some
of those cemeteries he surveyed no longer exist.
* Letter: 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305
* Fax: 404.814.4175
* Phone: 404.814.4040
* Email:
reference@atlantahistorycenter.com
His cemetery survey information is viewable for free on the Dekalb County GA
Historical Society website
WHEN: November
2008, 3rd Sunday, 3pm (Nov 16) WHERE:
Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, S.C. WHAT:
Special Guest Speaker, Larry Robinson. Guests are always welcome
Elizabeth
S. (Lib) Pitts
Secretary/Treasurer
Old Newberry District Chapter
Friday October 10, 2008
REMINDER !!!
Old Newberry District Chapter
Genealogical Meetings !!!!!!!!
WHEN: October 2008, 3rd Sunday, 3pm
WHERE: Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, S.C.
WHAT: Special Guest Speaker, Mike Bedenbaugh. Speaking with film - Historical
Homes. Guests are always welcome
WHEN: November 2008, 3rd Sunday, 3pm
WHERE: Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, S.C.
WHAT: Special Guest Speaker, Larry Robinson. Guests are always welcome
WHEN: December 2008, No Regular Meeting. Have a wonderful Christmas Holiday but
remember to get your membership renewals in on time PLEASE. All members will
receive an Application For Renewal in the mail each December.
Those who missed the September meeting really missed a treat! Mike Becknell
gave a most interesting program on where to find our Methodist ancestors.
He even provided the attendees with handouts for future reference. Thanks, Mike
for your support!
Thursday October 9, 2008
Wednesday, October
8, 2008
October 2008
Monthly Video Features Ghosts and
Ghouls The Ghosts and Ghouls of 'Gore &
Folklore' will be out in full force October 29-30.
[FULL STORY]
WWI Military History Symposium
Pershing and his connection to
military bands. South Carolina aviators in the Great War.
American doughboys 'borrowed' by the British.
[FULL STORY]
Monthly News/Video Updates The format of the newsletter and
videos of the SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum is
changing.
[FULL STORY]
Unique Palmetto Armory Pistol
Recently Donated The Museum recently received the
donation of a Palmetto Armory pistol dated 1852. This important
artifact was made in Columbia, SC at the Palmetto Armory on
Laurel Street.
[FULL STORY]
Saturday September 27, 2008
The
SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s YouTube channel features atwo-part video about a recently conserved Civil War flag and a newly
donated rare jacket, which are
both now on exhibit. Joe Long discusses the unique history that these two
artifacts share.
The
museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube
account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the
“Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are
added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Tuesday September 16, 2008
REMINDER
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008, Mike Becknell will present
a program at the regular meeting, 3pm, Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer,
Newberry, S.C. LOCATING YOUR METHODIST ANCESTORS. Please mark your
calendar and feel free to bring guests.
LATEST NEWS ON THE NEWBERRY COUNTY LIBRARY !!
I was in Newberry this past Saturday and drove by the
new library in progress. It appears to be coming along nicely and the latest I
have on this is that it is hopeful for completion by the end of 2008.
This
week’s new video on the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s
YouTube Channel features Joe
Long discussing how Civil War soldiers trained for battle with broadswords.
He demonstrates a few saber fighting techniques as outlined in period
training handbooks.
The
museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videosor
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube
account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the
“Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are
added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Saturday September 6, 2008
This
week’s new video on the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s
YouTube Channel features Joe
Long discussing the
importance of walking sticks to veterans in 19th Century South
Carolina. The walking sticks of Civil War veterans Sgt. Weller Rothrock and
General Matthew Butler are featured in the
video.
The
museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube
account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the
“Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are
added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Saturday August 30, 2008
George Roscoe Bedenbaugh of Newberry, SC sent us the
following information:
...and wanted to bring to your attention the
following information. The remains from this cemetery have been moved (think
2004 or 2005) to St. Paul's Lutheran Church Grave yard just off highway 773, a
short distance away ( 1 to 2 miles). I am pretty sure these are the ones that
were located on the Berley Bedenbaugh property. That property was bought by
Newberry County and is being turned into an Industrial Site. Unfortunately, I
did not know it was being moved until well after the fact. While these
Bedenbaugh's are not in my direct line, this Adam Bedenbaugh (who should be
shown as Adam, Jr.) was a brother to my descendent Henry Bedenbaugh. They
were both sons of Adam Bedenbaugh, Sr. who was one of two sons of the original
Bedenbaugh immigrant Michael Bidenbach. This information primarily from Brent
Holcomb's book The Bedenbaugh-Betenbaugh Family......
Thought you might want to update the location.
While I hate to see any cemetery disturbed, this does make it more easily
accessible to ancestors. By the way, one of the persons who was involved in
the move, said one of the children's coffins was made of iron like the ones
that were discovered at the cemetery off 219 in Newberry near where
the Komatsu plant is located.
Saturday August 30, 2008
Descendants’ Reunion
Of
Prior Property Owners Of The Area Now
Fort
Jackson, SC
When: October 18th,
2008
Time: 8:30 am
Where” Ft. Jackson, SC, Post Conference Room (PCR)
Corner of Jackson Blvd. & Gregg St. Bldg. #4345
Parking along Gregg St. or across the street in the
Post
Museum parking lot.
Directions:
Enter the post through Gate #2 (Forest Dr.) At checkpoint stay in far
right lane if your vehicle has no decal. You will have to show picture Ids.
Cross Magruder St. (first light at check point).Turn right at next light onto Jackson Blvd, go through one light on
Jackson, continue straight for one block. The PCR with parking lot and Post HQs
are on the right. Memorial Chapel is on the left.
We will have a
local historian to speak on the area before the fort was built and on the start
up of the installation. We urge attendees to bring family sheets and other
documents pertaining to family.
Events Scheduled By Fort Jackson
(1)Bus Tour of three cemeteries, Mt. Pleasant, Westbury, & Jones
(2)Windshield Bus Tour of Ft. Jackson
(3)Speaker from Ft. Jackson
(4)Dining with the soldiers ($3.85 per person)
We
will meet at 8:30 am to open this reunion. At 9:15 am, Ft. Jackson will have a
welcome speaker. He or she will discuss how the land is being used now and the
missions of the fort. Around 10:15 we will break and load military busses.
Between 10:30 and 12 a windshield bus tour of the fort will begin including the
cemetery visits. At 12:15-1:00 Lunch in military dining facility, 1:15 Tour
Post Museum to see map of property owners. 1:30 Walk to Post Conference Room,,
1:45-2:30 speakers, Mr. Dean Hunt, historian, and Mr. Bill Bauer, genealogist.
We will then conclude with ending remarks.
Saturday August 23, 2008
This
week’s new video on the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s
YouTube Channel features Joe
Long discussing saddle holsters used by Richard S. Desportes during the Civil
War. Deportes, a Columbia native with the 3rd Battalion SC Infantry, carried
the holsters throughout the war. His
initials are carved on them.
The
museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube
account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the
“Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are
added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Thursday August 21, 2008
Important Genealogical Information About 1,442 South
Carolina Civil War Soldiers
In cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Archives and History,
important individual genealogy information may be found in the recently
published book, A History of the 15th
South Carolina Infantry:1861-1865 by James B. Clary. Biographical
sketches of the 1,442 officers and men who served in this regiment of
Kershaw’s famous South Carolina brigade makes up approximately 280 pages of
this 600+ page book. The individuals came from eight South Carolina districts
including Union, Lexington, Fairfield, Richland, Kershaw, Edgefield, Abbeville
and Williamsburg plus others.
Copies
of this book may be purchased via the following:
This
week’s new video on the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s
YouTube Channel features a follow-up to last
week's shooting range video. The museum staff
discusses what they learned from shooting historic weapons and how it will
impact their work with artifacts and the public.
The
museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube
account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the
“Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are
added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Wednesday August 6, 2008
This week’s new video on the
SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s YouTube Channel features the
museum staff on a field trip to a Lexington County shooting range to fire a
variety of authentic period weapons used by soldiers during the last century.John
Dreyer, a competitive shooter, instructed the staff in firing these historic
weapons (all from his personal collection).
The museum’s site video can
be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube
account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the
“Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are
added regularly.
Founded
in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest
museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military
history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Please find
attached information about the upcoming 11th Annual Symposium on South
Carolina Civil War History, September 19-20, 2008. For questions about the
symposium, contact Patrick McCawley at 803-896-6203 or
patrick@scdah.state.sc.us. Thank you!
This week’s new video on the SC Confederate Relic
Room and Military Museum’s YouTube Channel features Joe Long discussing the
flight helmet and career of WWI naval aviator James Griffin. Griffin, a
Columbia native, had a unique duty during the war as the pilot of a naval
airship or dirigible. Airships were important to the United States Navy
because they provided the best guard against U-boat attacks.
The museum’s site video can be accessed by
visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube account
visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button
in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
CEMETERIES LOCATED ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY
Section
27-43-310. (A) An owner of private property on which a cemetery, burial
ground, or grave is located must allow ingress and egress to the cemetery,
burial ground, or grave as provided in this section by any of the following
persons:
(1)
family members and descendants of deceased persons buried on the private
property or an agent who has the written permission of family members or
descendants;
(2)
a cemetery plot owner;
(3)
persons lawfully participating in a burial; or
(4)
a person engaging in genealogy research who has received the written
permission of:
(a)
family members or descendants of deceased persons buried on the private
property; or
(b)
the owner of record, an agent of the owner of record, or an occupant of the
private property acting on behalf and with permission of the owner of record.
(B)
The ingress and egress granted to persons specified in subsection (A) must be
exercised as provided in this section and is limited to the purposes of:
(1)
visiting graves;
(2)
maintaining the gravesite or cemetery;
(3)
lawfully burying a deceased person in a cemetery or burial plot by those
granted rights of burial to that plot; or
(4)
conducting genealogy research.
(C)(1)
In order to exercise the ingress and egress provided in subsection (A), a
person authorized by subsection (A) must give written notice to the owner of
record, an agent of the owner of record, or an occupant of the private
property acting on behalf of and with permission of the owner of record that:
(a)
he or the person for whom he requests ingress and egress meets the statutory
requirements provided in subsection (A); and
(b)
he requests a written proposal designating reasonable conditions for the
exercise of ingress and egress as provided in subsection (B).
(2)
Within thirty days after receipt of the written notice to exercise the ingress
and egress, the owner of record, an agent of the owner of record, or an
occupant of the private property acting on behalf and with permission of the
owner of record must respond with a written proposal designating reasonable
conditions for ingress and egress, including, but not limited to, routes to be
used for access, duration of access, and time restrictions for access.
(3)
The exercise of ingress and egress on the property by persons authorized in
subsection (A) for the purposes specified in subsection (B) must be exercised
as reasonably restricted in time and manner by the owner of record, an agent
of the owner of record, or an occupant of the private property acting on
behalf and with permission of the owner of record. The exercise of ingress and
egress must not substantially and unreasonably interfere with the use,
enjoyment, or economic value of the property by the owner or an occupant of
the private property.
(4)
If, thirty days after receipt of the written notice to exercise ingress and
egress on the private property, written notice of reasonable conditions for
the exercise of the ingress and egress as provided in subsection (B) have not
been proposed or accepted, a person authorized by subsection (A) or the owner
of record, an agent of the owner of record, or an occupant of the private
property acting on behalf and with permission of the owner may institute a
proceeding in the magistrate's court of the county in which the cemetery,
burial ground, or grave is located. In granting relief to either party, the
magistrate may set the frequency, hours, duration, or other conditions of the
ingress and egress.
(5)
A magistrate may deny the exercise of ingress and egress as provided in this
section if:
(a)
the person seeking to exercise the ingress and egress is not authorized by
subsection (A); or
(b)
the magistrate is presented with credible evidence that the person authorized
by subsection (A) is involved in an imminent or actual violation of state or
local law while upon, or entering, or exiting the private property; or
(c)
the magistrate makes a finding, based upon a showing of credible evidence,
that there is no condition of entry, no matter how limited in time, manner, or
otherwise restricted, that would allow the person authorized by subsection (A)
to enter the private property for the purposes authorized by subsection (B)
without substantially and unreasonably interfering with the use, enjoyment, or
economic value of the property by the owner or an occupant of the private
property.
(6)
The provisions of this subsection do not authorize a magistrate to make
determinations concerning the title of the property or establish an easement
across the property.
(D)
In the absence of intentional or willful misconduct, or intentional, willful,
or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use,
structure, or activity, the owner of record, an agent of the owner of record,
or an occupant of the private property acting on behalf and with permission of
the owner of record is immune from liability in any civil suit, claim, action,
or cause of action arising out of the access granted pursuant to this section.
(E)(1)
A person exercising ingress or egress to a cemetery, burial ground, or grave
under the provisions of this section is responsible for conducting himself in
a manner that does not damage the private property or the cemetery, burial
ground, or grave, and is liable to the owner of record for any damage caused
as a result of the ingress or egress.
(2)
The ingress or egress to a cemetery, burial ground, or grave on private
property conferred by this section does not include the authority to operate
motor vehicles on the private property unless a road or adequate right-of-way
exists that permits access by motor vehicles and the person authorized to
exercise ingress and egress by subsection (A) has been given written
permission to use motor vehicles on the road or right-of-way.
(F)(1)
The provisions of this section do not apply to any deed or other written
instrument executed prior to the effective date of this section which creates
or reserves a cemetery, burial ground, or grave on private property, and which
specifically sets forth terms of ingress and egress.
(2)
The provisions of this section in no way abrogate, affect, or encumber the
title to the landowner's private property and are exercisable only for a
particular private property that is subject to the provisions of this
section."
SECTION 2. Section 6-29-1145 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act No. 45 of
2007, is further amended to read:
"Section 6-29-1145. (A) In an application for a permit, the local
planning agency must inquire ifin the application or by written
instructions to an applicant whether the tract or parcel of land is
restricted by any recorded covenant that is contrary to, conflicts with, or
prohibits the permitted activity.
(B)
If a local planning agency has actual notice of a restrictive covenant
on a tract or parcel of land that is contrary to, conflicts with, or
prohibits the permitted activity:
(1)in the application for the permit;
(2)from materials or information submitted by the person or persons
requesting the permit; or
(3)from any other source including, but not limited to, other property
holders,
the
local planning agency must not issue athe permit for
activity that is contrary to, conflicts with, or is prohibited by the
restrictive covenant unless the local planning agency receives
confirmation from the applicant that the restrictive covenant has been
waivedreleased for the tract or parcel of land either by
action of the other property holders subject to the restrictive covenantappropriate authority or property holders or by court order.
(C)
As used in this section:
(1)
'actual notice' is not constructive notice of documents filed in local
offices concerning the property, and does not require the local planning
agency to conduct searches in any records offices for filed restrictive
covenants;
(2)
'permit' does not mean an authorization to build or place a structure on a
tract or parcel of land; and
(2)(3)
'restrictive covenant' does not mean a restriction concerning a type of
structure that may be built or placed on a tract or parcel of land."
SECTION 3. Sections 27-43-10 through Section 27-43-40 of the 1976 Code
are designated as Article 1 of Chapter 43, Title 27 and are entitled "Removal
of Abandoned Cemeteries", and Chapter 43 of Title 27 of the 1976 Code is
reentitled "Cemeteries".
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph,
sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this act is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the
constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this act, the
General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this chapter, and
each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause,
phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other
sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases,
or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise
ineffective.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
/s/Sen.
Larry A. Martin /s/Rep. Ben A. Hagood, Jr.
Sen.
George E. Campsen III /s/Rep. Garry R. Smith
/s/Sen.
Kent M. Williams /s/Rep. Walton J. McLeod
On Part
of the Senate. On Part of the House.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
This week’s new video on the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s
YouTube Channel features Sarah Wooton discussing the 318th Field Artillery
Band, which served 22 months overseas during World War I. The band performed
goodwill concerts in cities and villages throughout France. General Pershing
was a strong advocate for military bands and urged Congress to send more bands
overseas during the war.
The museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube
account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the
“Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are
added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Meeting Schedule
WHEN: August 2008, 3rd Sunday, 3pm
WHERE: Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, S.C.
WHAT: Business Meeting only
WHEN: September 2008, 3rd Sunday, 3pm
WHERE: Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, S.C.
WHAT: Special Guest Speaker, Mike Becknell. Guests are always welcome
WHEN: October 2008, 3rd Sunday, 3pm
WHERE: Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, S.C.
WHAT: Special Guest Speaker, Mike Bedenbaugh. Guests are always welcome
WHEN: November 2008, 3rd Sunday, 3pm
WHERE: Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, S.C.
WHAT: Special Guest Speaker, Larry Robinson. Guests are always welcome
WHEN: December 2008, No Regular Meeting. Have a wonderful Christmas Holiday but
remember to get your membership renewals in on time PLEASE. All members will
receive an Application For Renewal in the mail each December.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
MOVIE SCENE SHOT IN NEWBERRY
This is
pretty neat! A friend of mine that lives in an apartment on Main Street
took these pics…
A movie
scene was shot downtown Newberry on Sunday afternoon at the Main
Street Grill and on the street. Local car owners provided the old
cars. It was cool seeing nothing but old cars on the street!
It's a
short movie (no big screen)! Here's what I found on the internet..
Meridian is
a tale of second chances and plays on the possibilities of time travel
to rectify past events. Shooting is scheduled for the week of June
23-June29 in Columbia, Newberry, and Aiken. The short film will be produced for
distribution to film festival circuits by Frosty Palm Studios LLC,
Fusioncorp Design Mediahouse, and the University of South Carolina.
This is a wonderful site for Rev War
pension applications. They have been transcribed in detail and give a lot of
information on the Rev War activities of some of the Dutch Fork people. I
find records for George Adam Summer, Henry Dominick, Jacob Fulmer, Jr., Thomas
Rall, Andrew Kelly and John and James Cannon. I'm sure there are others.
This week’s new video on the SC Confederate Relic
Room and Military Museum’s YouTube Channel features Krissy Johnson talking
about Malvina Gist, who worked for the Confederate States Treasury in Columbia
and later in Richmond. In her effort to support the Confederacy, Gist took a
job at the Confederate Printing Plant on
Gervais Street (now a
Publix grocery store). She and
the other women who worked there signed their names over 3200 times per day.
The museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After
creating a free YouTube account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by
clicking the “Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page. New
videos are added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Saturday, July
5, 2008
Tuesday, July 1,
2008
Summer 2008, Issue
16
McRae Business Papers Now Open
for Research! The inventory and rehousing of
the McRae Business Papers is now complete. A finding aid is now
available on the McRae section of the SCCRRMM website. The
papers are now open for researchers...
[FULL STORY]
New Format for the 'Regimental
Courier'
The Regimental Courier now has a new look and a more
streamlined format. The new design compliments the museum's main
website...
[FULL STORY]
Museum to be Featured on PBS's
'History Detectives' July 7 The museum is featured in an
upcoming episode of the critically acclaimed PBS show History
Detectives. The episode explores a privately owned flag that is
linked to the largely forgotten African-American 371st Infantry
Regiment...
[FULL STORY]
Summer Interns at the Museum
The SC Confederate Relic Room
and Military Museum is fortunate to have six interns this summer
working in various museum departments...
[FULL STORY]
Collections & Exhibitions Updates
The Collections and
Exhibitions department is in a dynamic planning phase that will
yield results starting this fall. Comprehensive interpretive
planning for the next five years is already underway. The
exhibitions calendar will be added to our website this fall...
[FULL STORY]
Spanish Language Gallery Guide
Now Available
Paula Fernandez Dunn, a South Carolina high school teacher, has
created a Spanish language guide for the main museum gallery.
The guide helps make South Carolina's military heritage and
history accessible to Spanish speakers...
[FULL STORY]
Museum Receives WWII Weapon
The Collections Department is
in the process of accessioning a WWII weapon with a wonderful
story behind it. The M-1 carbine carried on the beach at Iwo
Jima by a 19-year old Navy corpsman is being donated by the
original owner's son...
[FULL STORY]
New Website for Educators The SC Confederate Relic Room
& Military Museum will launch a website created specifically as
a resource for South Carolina educators...
[FULL STORY]
The S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military
Museum is featured in an upcoming episode of the critically acclaimed PBS show
History Detectives. The episode explores a privately owned flag that is
linked to the largely forgotten African-American 371st
Infantry Regiment, which fought in World War I and mainly from South Carolina.
The flag’s owner contacted History Detectives to investigate its
authenticity. The show’s producers then contacted the museum because it has two
371st flags in its collection, one
of which is currently on display in the exhibit “Forgotten Stories: SC Fights
the Great War.” In January, the production crew filmed a portion of the episode
at the museum, interviewing Sarah Wooton, Chief Curator of Collections and
Exhibitions, about the 371st
Regiment and the flags.
The episode will air July 7 at
9:00 as part of the sixth season of History Detectives.
Founded
in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest
museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military
history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
About the 371st Regiment
The 371st Infantry Regiment formed in August 1917 and consisted of
African-American draftees mostly from South Carolina. After training at Camp
Jackson, the unit arrived on the Western Front in April 1918. It was placed
under the command of the French Army because of their desperate need for new
troops, and out of fear that racial tension might erupt between
African-American and white American soldiers. The unit was reorganized to fit
the French army structure and spent the spring of 1918 training in French
tactics. The regiment was put into battle to relieve the exhausted French and
allied Italian units and fought until the end of the war.
A
community reception was held in February, 1919 at Allen University in honor of
the return of the 371st. The two flags of the regiment that were carried in
France were presented to the community at that time. Those flags are part of
the collection of the S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum. One of
these flags is now conserved and on display for the first time in the museum's
history
Monday, June
30, 2008
This week’s new video on the
SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s YouTube Channel features Sarah
Wooton, Chief Curator, discussing the African-American 371st
Infantry Regiment that served in WWI. The 371st, draftees mainly
from South Carolina, trained at Camp Jackson before serving with the French
during the war. The Regiment, and the museum, will be featured on PBS's
History Detectives July 7 at
9:00.
The museum’s site video can
be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube account
visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button
in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC
Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest museum in the
Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military history from
the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Thursday, June
26, 2008
I just want to let you know
this so that you can pass it on. Ancestry.com does have the 1840 Census
for Abbeville District (county) South Carolina even though they don’t have it
listed under the counties for 1840 S.C. census and it is not indexed (a search
for someone in Abbeville County will result in “no matches”). They have put
Abbeville County (District) under Charleston (county). Anyone living in
Abbeville in 1840 can be found in Charleston.
scroll down to states that are
included in this census and click on South Carolina
Abbeville and Anderson
Districts (counties) are not listed.
A search result for my
ancestor (just using his name and leaving the county blank) shows that he is in
Charleston County. However, the census page has Abbeville District written on
the side (left).
Anyone using the search engine
looking for someone in Abbeville County, should put Charleston for the county.
Elizabeth S. Pitts
Secretary/Treasurer
ONDC
Wednesday, June
11, 2008
Since Father's Day falls on the 3rd
Sunday, our regular meeting day, please make plans to attend on the 4th Sunday
in June.
Monday, June
9, 2008
Video of the Week Features a 'Blood-Stained' Mexican War Era Scarf
This
week’s new video on the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s
YouTube Channel features Rachel Cockrell, Registrar, discussing a silk scarf
that belonged to Pvt. Thomas Tillman, who was killed in 1847 during the
Mexican War. Tillman was part of the SC Volunteers, Shield’s Brigade.
Records on the scarf indicate that it was blood-stained but this cannot be
confirmed without forensic analysis.
The museum’s site video
can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube account
visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the “Subscribe”
button in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are added
regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC
Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest museum in the
Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military history from
the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Friday, May
9, 2008
Reminder: No regular meeting
in May, only business meeting of officers.
A special guest speaker, Mike
Becknell will present our program the 3rd Sunday in June, 2008. Mark your
calendar. Bring a guest.
Monday, May
5, 2008
This week’s new video on the SC
Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s YouTube Channel features Krissy
Dunn, Curator of History, discussing the recently acquired McRae Papers
Collection. These papers provide rare documentation of blockade running and
the purchasing operations of the Confederacy. The papers belonged to Colin J.
McRae, the South’s purchasing agent in England. The collection was found in
the attic of a historic home in Alabama. Visit
http://www.crr.sc.gov/support/mcrae/
for more information about the
papers.
The museum’s site video can be
accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube account
visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button
in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC
Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest museum in the
Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military history from
the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Saturday,
April 26, 2008
This week’s new video on the
SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s YouTube Channel features Chief
Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Sarah Wooton discussing a laptop donated
by Major Scott Bell. This laptop was used when he recently served in Iraq and
is now part of the museum’s Write from the Front Collection. This award winning
program seeks to collect and preserve the emails and digital photos from
soldiers during the current War on Terror.
The
museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
www.crr.sc.gov/videos or
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube account
visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button
in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are added regularly.
Founded
in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest museum
in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military history
from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Wednesday,
April 16, 2008
Civil War Photography
Lecture and Demonstration, Exhibit Featuring Iconic Period Images
On April 26, the SC Confederate Relic Room &
Military Museum is hosting a lecture and demonstration on Civil War
photography. This event coincides with the museum’s latest exhibit, “Civil
War Photographs from the David L. Hack Collection.” This traveling
exhibit organized by the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia features
unique and rare period photographs.
These images include Robert E. Lee in the
uniform he wore while surrendering at Appomattox and Abraham Lincoln’s last
formal photo session in the White House. Photographs of battlefield medicine
tents at Gettysburg, a military band, and Confederate spy Rose Greenhow are
among the unique scenes on display. Also included is one of the first
examples of photo journalism in American history – Alexander Gardner’s
photograph series of the Lincoln assassination conspirators’ execution.
Brooks Johnson, Curator of Photography at the
Chrysler Museum, will speak about iconic photographs on display, as well as
the photographers of the Civil War. He will also discuss the various
techniques utilized in this time period. A brief exhibit tour will follow the
lecture.
After the tour, Jonathan Goley, a Columbia
area photographer and artist, will provide an educational demonstration of wet
plate collodion photography. This was one technique used by photographers
during the Civil War.
The event begins at 1:00pm and is free to the
public. This program is sponsored by The Humanities Council SC, a state
program of the National Endowment for the Humanities; inspiring, engaging and
enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature, history, culture and
heritage.
A preview video of the SC
Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s
new 'Civil War Photographs' exhibit has been posted to the museum's YouTube
Channel. The videofeatures
Chief Curator Sarah Wooton giving
a brief overview and tour of the exhibit, which is open through June 28.
The museum’s video site can be
accessed by visiting http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM.
After creating a free YouTube account visitors choose to subscribe to the
channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of
the page. New videos will be added regularly.
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The
Spring 2008
issue of 'The Regimental Courier' is now
available online. Please visit
the link below to access the e-newsletter.
Iconic Images of the Civil War Featured in New Photography Exhibit
COLUMBIA,
SC — Robert E. Lee in the uniform he wore while surrendering at Appomattox.
Abraham Lincoln’s last formal photo session in the White House. The moment
when the Lincoln assassination plotters were executed.
These
images – and dozens of other iconic photographs of America’s bloody Civil
War – are at the S.C. Confederate
Relic Room and Military Museum as part of a fascinating new exhibit, “Civil
War Photographs from the David L. Hack Collection.” The first South
Carolina appearance for the traveling exhibit organized by the Chrysler
Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia will feature over 50 unique photographs.
“The
images in this collection are stark, human and unforgettable and will be of
great interest to both the military history enthusiast and the general
public,” said museum Director Allen Roberson. “These are some of the most
powerful and well-known photographs in our nation’s history.”
They
range from portraits of Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow and her
daughter to battle front scenes and studio shots of soldiers and their
tattered flags. Some of the subjects, like Gen. George Armstrong Custer,
would make their mark after the war. The exhibit also explains the technical
processes used by photographers during this time when photography was first
becoming a mass medium.
The
exhibit includes images from a variety of photographers who worked in the
North and South. While Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner are perhaps the
most well-known photographers of the war, there were several talented
photographers who worked in the South. However, they struggled to produce
images during the war due to difficulties in obtaining supplies.
Both
exhibits close June 28, 2008. They will be displayed in two galleries
located within the main gallery.
Iconic
Images of the Civil War Featured in New Photography Exhibit
COLUMBIA, SC — Robert
E. Lee in the uniform he wore while surrendering at Appomattox. Abraham
Lincoln’s last formal photo session in the White House. The moment when
the Lincoln assassination plotters were executed.
These images – and
dozens of other iconic photographs of America’s bloody Civil War – are coming to
the S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum March 28 as part of a
fascinating new exhibit, “Civil War Photographs from the David L. Hack
Collection.” The first South Carolina appearance for the traveling
exhibit organized by the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia will
feature over 50 unique period photographs.
“The images in this
collection are stark, human and unforgettable and will be of great interest to
both the military history enthusiast and the general public,” said museum
Director Allen Roberson. “These are some of the most powerful and well-known
photographs in our nation’s history.”
They range from
portraits of Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow and her daughter to battle
front scenes and studio shots of soldiers and their tattered flags. Some of the
subjects, like Gen. George Armstrong Custer, would make their mark after the
war. The exhibit also explains the technical processes used by photographers
during this time when photography was first becoming a mass medium.
The exhibit includes
images from a variety of photographers who worked in the North and South. While
Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner are perhaps the most well-known photographers
of the war, there were several talented photographers who worked in the South.
However, they struggled to produce images during the war due to difficulties in
obtaining supplies.
The Chrysler exhibit
has been supplemented with a few examples from South Carolina photographers that
are from the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s collection or borrowed
from the South Caroliniana Library.
Also on exhibit will
be “Civil War Redux: Pinhole Photographs by Willie Anne Wright,” which features
photographs depicting Civil War re-enactors using the primitive pinhole
photography process. Using this technique, Wright (b. 1924) followed living
historians to many re-enactments to document scenes similar to those that
interested Civil War-era photographers.
Both exhibits open
March 28, 2008 and close June 28, 2008. They will be displayed in two galleries
located within the main gallery.
Saturday, March
22, 2008
Subject: Video of the Week Features Artifact Conservation
This
week’s new video on the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s YouTube
Channel features Rachel Cockrell, Registrar, demonstrating minor conservation
techniques on a bolo knife that is in the museum’s permanent collection. This
is the same knife that Joe Long discusses in an earlier video.
The
museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM.
After creating a free YouTube account visitors choose to subscribe to the
channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the
page. New videos will be added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the
oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
Friday, March
21, 2008
ONDC Program 3rd Sunday, April 2008
Mr. Kenneth H. Robison II. will present a program on War With Spain at our
April Meeting, April 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m. at The Lutheran Church Of The
Redeemer, Newberry, S.C. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. Bring
a friend. Guests are always welcome.
Wednesday, March
19, 2008
Maryland State Archives
The Maryland State Archives currently has a search
feature which allows you to search for digital images of land records for the
Colony/State of Maryland. The search feature is currently in the test phase
and is free. You just have to create an account. To access the land records,
go to the state archives homepage at
www.msa.md.gov.
On the left side of this page under "General Information", there is a link
called "MDLandRec.Net". Select this link and it will prompt you for your User
Id (your e-mail address) and a password, which you will receive via e-mail
after you create an account. Your browser may need to be set to allow cookies
and pop-ups from this site. On the left side of the webpage, you will see a
listing of counties. Select the county, and you find a link to the indices to
the land records, as well as, the land records books themselves. There is also
a link to a user guide to that explain how to use the site.
Greenville County Historical Records
The Greenville County Government website also has
digital images of legal records with free access. These records can be
accessed at the following link: http://greenvillecounty.org/apps/Historical_Records_Search/.
The site has Records of Council Commissioners, Court of Common Pleas, Court of
General Sessions, Probate Records, Register of Deeds, and Sheriff's Office
Monday, March
17, 2008
ESCN Database Reports - Index to
the Early SC Newspapers
I searched this database
index, some years ago, and got some great information. You can check by state
to see what libraries have the ESCN books/microfilms of the newspapers. I
found the name of the ship in which my ancestor came to SC on and from where
it had embarked…my ancestor arrived in Charleston, SC, 15 Feb 1768, from
London England on the brigantine St. Peter. The “story” of his passage can be
found in a Council Journal (I think all of these are at SCA), in which the
record of this ship’s passengers petitioned for land. ESCN Search Service
will, after you have checked their online database for the surname(s), copy
the newspaper information and send to you for a fee. But, if you are lucky,
you can get this same information from a library which has these books (that
the ESCN have compiled). Read more about it at the following links….
ESCN
Database Reports (ISSN 1082-6637) is an ongoing series of
reference books that provide Quick Reference Indexing of data found in the
local news and advertisement sections of the early South Carolina newspapers.
There is one book published for each calendar year of a particular early
newspaper's publication life. Each book contains four (4) separate Database
Reports that provide newspaper publication data on the following general
subject classifications:
Additionally, beginning with newspaper
publication year 1760, two (2) more Database Reports were added to our ESCN Database Reports books, to
provide newspaper publication data on the general subject classifications of:
Name References
Blind Advertisements
Titles
and Publication Years of the Early South Carolina Newspapers
South
Carolina
Gazette, 1732-1775 Gazette of the State of South Carolina,
1777-1780 South Carolina Gazette and Country Journal,
1765-1775 Charlestown Gazette, 1778-1780 South Carolina Weekly Gazette,
1758-1764 South Carolina and American General
Gazette, 1764-1781 Royal South Carolina Gazette,
1780-1782 Royal Gazette, 1781-1782
Documents found
on Ancestry.com.
Pay rosters and muster
rolls that were found in the book Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the
Revolutionary War, Vol.I.
You can find this
book on Ancestry.com. Go to search, Military Records, scroll down until you
find the above name and click on it. From there you can go directly to each
section of the book. There is a page called Sources And Abbreviations that
give
all of the source documents where the information was found.
The Preface included
in this book explain that “most of the information is derived exclusively from
Military Records located in the archives of the United States, Canada, and Great
Britain. Because of the types of material available it was necessary to limit
the scope of the book to specific military records. Thus, among the
records not
included are the Colonial Office Papers in the Public Record Office, London,
England. These records include Loyalists’ claims for losses as well as state
papers
and correspondence relating to the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods. "Since
much of this material has been published elsewhere, it is not included here.”
You can follow the
same process to find the book, Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the
Revolution.
You can use this
information as you see fit. Personally, unless a book is a transcription of
legal documents, such as muster rolls, pay rolls, deeds, wills and estates,
etc., it should ONLY be used as a source to be verified.
Saturday, March
15, 2008
Subject: Preview Civil War Photography Exhibit
Please visit
the link below for a preview of the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military
Museum's upcoming exhibit, "Civil War Photographs from the David L. Hack
Collection."
This exhibit
features some of the most iconic images of the Civil War.
They range from portraits of Confederate spy
Rose O'Neal Greenhow and her daughter to battle front scenes and studio shots
of soldiers and their tattered flags. Some of the subjects, like Gen. George
Armstrong Custer, would make their mark after the war. The exhibit also
explains the technical processes used by photographers during this time when
photography was first becoming a mass medium.
The exhibit includes images
from a variety of photographers who worked in the North and South. It opens
March 28 and closes June 28. Please visit this link for a preview of this
exciting exhibit and our website for more information.
Subject: Video of the Week Features Historic Bibles
This
week’s new video on the SC
Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s YouTube Channel features several
historic Bibles and other religious artifacts that are part of the permanent
collection – including one that stopped a bullet. The segment is hosted by
Curator of History Kristina Dunn.
The
museum’s video site can be accessed
by visiting
http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube account
visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button
in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos will be added regularly.
Founded
in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest
museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military
history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
No regular meeting Sunday, January 20, only meeting of the officers.
The next regular meeting of ONDC will be February 17, 2008, 3pm, Lutheran
Church of The Redeemer, same time, same place.
Elizabeth S. (Lib) Pitts
Secretary/Treasurer
Webmistress
Old Newberry District Chapter
Sunday, January 20, 2008
(from The State newspaper, issue November
25, 2007, page B5)
Nelle Taylor was the wife of our chapter’s
Vice-President – Joel Taylor.
NELLE TAYLOR
SALUDA -- Nelle
Harmon Taylor, distinguished educator, died Friday, November 23, 2007, at the
age of 77 in the Saluda Nursing Center. The family will receive friends at Ramey
Funeral Home Sunday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The funeral will be Monday at 2:00 p.m.
at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Saluda. Graveside services will follow in
the Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Prosperity (off SC-391), around 3:15
p.m. or after.
Mrs.
Taylor was born September 26, 1930, in Prosperity, SC, to Frank Simpson Harmon
and Mattie Barnette Bedenbaugh Harmon. She was the last born of five siblings
including Doris Ruth Harmon Hawkins, Mary Lucile Harmon Lowe, Geneva Harmon Wall
and Tommy Harmon. She graduated from Winthrop College with a BA in English. She
later earned an M.Ed. in Education Administration from the University of South
Carolina. She married Malcolm Joel Taylor in 1951. Her sons, Thomas Joel "Tommy"
Taylor and Timothy Harmon Taylor were born in 1958 and 1968, respectively.
Nelle
Taylor's career as an educator and public education advocate took distinct
phases. She taught English at Saluda High School for 13 years, at various times
acting as faculty advisor for the yearbook, plays, speech contests, and class
trips. She served as the school's first guidance counselor for 13 years. She
moved to the district office as Saluda's first director of instruction for 9
years and finished her career as Saluda District One School's first female
district superintendent for 7 years.
Her
years of service to Saluda were interrupted only by the year she was president
of the 24,000 member South Carolina Education Association. Dedication to
promotion of teaching as a profession led to many opportunities. Mrs. Taylor was
elected to the National Education Association's Board of Directors, attended
numerous NEA conventions, and represented the United States at the World
Confederation of Organizations of Teaching in Berlin. She was the South Carolina
Higher Education Commission's first female chair and was instrumental in the
development of the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Math in
Hartsville as a member of the school's board and foundation since 1993. She
served for many years on the University of South Carolina's Education Foundation
Board.
Mrs.
Taylor was honored with honorary doctorates by Winthrop University (1984) and
Lander University (1989) and the Order of the Palmetto (1988). Schuyler and
Yvonne Moore endowed the Nelle Taylor scholarship in special education at the
University of South Carolina in Columbia. The Saluda County Education
Association also created a Nelle Taylor scholarship for Saluda High School
students intending to major in education. The Congaree Council of Girls Scouts
named her a "Woman of Distinction" in 1994.
In
addition to her professional life, Mrs. Taylor devoted her best to St. Paul
United Methodist Church. She served as Sunday School teacher, taking much of
several days to prepare each lesson. She was chair of the administrative
council, lay leader, president of the local United Methodist Women, and
representative to the annual conference, among other jobs. She served the South
Carolina Conference on the Episcopacy Committee for eight years and helped plan
the inauguration of the late Bishop Joseph Bethea. She considered co-chairing
the St. Paul Centennial committee with dear friend Dr. Ruby P. Herlong to have
been one of her most satisfying experiences in the church. Locally, Nelle also
volunteered at the Saluda Museum and served as chair of the Saluda Historical
Association Board of Directors.
Nelle
was a devoted mother and wife in addition to her many responsibilities outside
the home. She is survived by her husband, partner, and best friend of 56 years,
Joel Taylor. They met when Joel's family moved to town when they were 10 years
old. In addition her sons, Timothy married Melinda Wash in 1992. They presented
Nelle with her grandson, Luke Harmon Taylor, the absolute joy of her life, May
26, 2006. Mrs. Taylor is also survived by her sister Geneva and numerous
nephews, nieces, and cousins who have remained in constant touch through
gatherings each year.
The
family wishes to thank all those who have sent cards or stopped by to visit
Nelle through her hospitalization and the staff of Lexington Medical Center 8th
floor and Saluda Nursing Center.
Memorials may be made to the St. Paul United Methodist Church Family Life Center
Fund (102 East Butler Ave., Saluda, SC 29138), the Nelle Taylor Educator
Scholarship (attention Willie Scott, Saluda Middle School, Ivory Key Road,
Saluda, SC 29138), or the Nelle Taylor Scholarship in Special Education (contact
Gloria Price at gloriap@gwm.sc.eduor (803)-777-3075).
Saturday, January 12, 2008
ROBERT PITTS
Robert Stonewall Pitts, 83, of Gold Street, Bremen, died Jan. 6, 2008.
Mr. Pitts was born Aug. 31, 1924, in Alabama to the late Augustus Pitts and
Ludie Stevens Pitts. He was a retired baker and was a veteran of the United
States Army.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Catherine
Pitts, and a son, Benny Pitts.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert R. and Faye Pitts, and a
daughter, Roxie L. McCoy, all of Bremen, nine grandchildren, 16
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 11 a.m. at Hightower Funeral Home
in Bremen with Rev. Travis Pritchard officiating. Pallbearers will be Jimmy
McCarley, Larry McCarley, Mike Crews, Roy Hearn, Ron Rooks and Chris Brown.
Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
This may be a repeat for
some of you. But this website covers early counties in Georgia that
many Pitts are associated with. Very easy to search and each county has
some good links to other sources. Don't forget to review the links from time
to time to help with your research.
Welcome to the Friends of Cemeteries of middle Georgia
website. This website contains searchable indexes to over 43,000 graves and
over 800 cemeteries in Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Washington and Wilkinson
Counties, Georgia.
Rick and Terri Hills, Pitts researchers shared this
information to assist researchers.
Terri
Friday, January 4, 2008
NEW - COMING SOON !
Federal Census Newberry, South Carolina 1790 - 1840
This is a 4-volume series of abstracts of the Federal Enumeration
Census for Newberry County. All of the
information from the original census is contained in these volumes including
names of heads of household, number of other persons in the various age
categories in the household, and original census page numbers. Often the
census taker gave occupations and nicknames to distinguish similar names of
individuals. All four volumes are 8½ x 11 spiral bound with index.
Volume 1 by David E. Sease and Edith Greisser.
Volumes 2, 3, & 4 by Edith Greisser.
1790 – 1810,
208 pages
Total price:
$17.00
1820, 176 pages
Total price:
$17.00
1830, 280 pages
Total price:
$22.00
1840, 268 pages
Total price:
$22.00
Friday,
December 21, 2007
I just noticed the posting from the Clamp's regarding cleaning the Folk
cemetery. Please pass my appreciation to them on behalf of the Folk family.
Assume they know that this is not the oldest Folk Cemetery in their area.
This is the cemetery of the John Adam Folk Junior family. His father John
Adam Folk Sr is buried in the Folk-Busby-Cannon cemetery on Hwy 176. Someone
has also cleaned it off in recent months and our deepest appreciation to them
also.
Hope you have a great holiday season and a wonderful New Year.
Perry Folk
Wednesday,
December 19, 2007
Jay Clamp and Keys Clamp cleaned up the Old Folk graveyard.
"Newberry County South Carolina Cemeteries, Vol. 1. p. 32, as follows:
John Adam Folk, aged 56 years and 6 months, Mrs. Catharine Folk, Age 32
years 5 months 26 days, John David Lafayette, s/o J. A. and Catherine Folk,
5/15/1825 - 5/16/1858, William Orlander Chesterfield Folk, s/o J. A. and
Catherine Folk, 10-13-1829 - 8/15/1852
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
My name is Henry Luther. I am
currently looking at purchasing the old Richard's Plantation House that once
stood in Maybinton, South Carolina. The house was dismantled several years
ago and put into storage. The information I have is that the house was built
for a Berry Richards under the supervision of a free slave in 1850. Any
information you could share about the family would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
Henry Luther
info@chotafalls.com
Saturday, December 8, 2007
In grief, and yet in a sure and certain hope for the resurrection of the
dead, I announce the death of my father, Max Waldrop.
Robert Max L Waldrop Sr. died December 7, 2007 at his home in Arvada,
Colorado, after a long struggle with cancer. He was born September 9, 1925, in
Frederick, Oklahoma, to William Glen Waldrop and Dovie Irene Bagwell Waldrop.
His grandparents, L. E. and Mollie Howdeshell Waldrop and Americus Madison
and Eva Lena Smith Bagwell, came from Texas to Oklahoma Territory before
statehood. His grandfather A. M. Bagwell participated in the opening of
the Big Pasture in 1906, the last large tract of land opened for settlement in
Oklahoma, and his grandfather L. E. Waldrop served on the Oklahoma Board of
Agriculture. The Waldrops came from Sherman, Texas, in 1903, at first settling
near Chattanooga, Oklahoma, and then moving closer to Frederick.
L. E. Waldrop was the son of William Henry and Elmira Louisa Gossett Waldrop.
Max L graduated from Henderson and Union schools in rural Tillman County, and
served in the Merchant Marine during World War II. After the war, he
attended Cameron College in Lawton, Oklahoma, and married Betty Jo Cassidy.
They had two children, Robert Jr. and Susan Marie. He was a farmer until 1975,
when Betty Jo passed away and he moved to Colorado, first to Lake City, and then
to Denver. In Colorado he worked as a commodities broker. In 1981 he
married Claudette Copper of Arvada, and became father to her two children, Terry
and Ann.
Max L greatly loved his family, the outdoors, hunting, and fishing, and was
always willing to lend a helping hand to family, friends, neighbors, and
strangers. He could fix anything with baling wire and duct-tape. He knew
the agricultural markets from the grassroots, as a farmer and later as a
professional trader in agricultural commodities. He was a life-long blood
donor, giving gallons of his own blood to help others. He could ride, hunt,
fish, shoot, fly a private plane, and play poker. He was a member at
Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arvada.
He is survived by his wife Claudette of Arvada, his daughter Susan of Arvada,
son Robert Jr. of Oklahoma City, and his family with Claudette --
Terry and his wife Tammy and their children Tanner and Alisa of Arvada,
and Ann and her husband Shannon and son Christopher of Stratford, Colorado. We
are who we are today because of his great love, principles, and example.
Graveside rites with military honors will be held Tuesday, December 11th, at
the Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, at 2 PM. The funeral service will be
Wednesday, December 12th, at 2 PM at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arvada.
Memorial donations may be made in his memory to your favorite charity or to the
Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House.
Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord, and may eternal light shine upon him.
May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy
of God, rest in peace.
Bob Waldrop, Oklahoma City
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
I have just written and published a new book on the Dutch
Fork. The title is:
Yesterday When They Were Young; Life in the Dutch Fork
The book has original letters that were written by the Eleazers, Koons, and
Jacobs
If you need any further information, please contact me.
EJones
docej@earthlink.net
Friday, November 2, 2007
Hi Lib
I'd like to ask a favor. If you have contact with
Caldwell people, maybe you can pass on the page at my web site at
www.pittsclan.com.
The University of South Carolina is
inviting descendants of John Calhoun Caldwell to come to festivities at the
Newberry opera house and at the USC commencements.
Its all in the newsletter. This is early in
December.
Love,
Henry
Friday, October 19, 2007
ONDC Meeting Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 3:00 PM
at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Speaker will be the Town of Chapin Mayor Stan
Shealy. Stan will give a presentation on the history of the Town of Chapin.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Have you seen this website...
www.smgf.org ...the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy
Foundation? You can submit your DNA to them for free and they put it
into their database. They do not give you a copy of your DNA profile back, but
you can check online to see if you match up with any other participants.
John Caldwell was one of the first five alumni from what was then South
Carolina College. The University of South Carolina are planning to celebrate
the 200th year of USC commencements.
The five students all came from Newberry county. The events are planned for
the month of December and they are looking for descendants.
Please contact James Hammond at (803)771-8474
jhammond@thestate.com or Ben Boatwright
bensbassbuggies@yahoo.com. Ben is the person who contacted me and is
known in the genealogist community.
The other 4 graduates were Anderson Crenshaw, Walter Crenshaw, George W.
Glen and John W. Harper
While entering pictures on my web site of dad stationed at the Panama
Canal Zone, I remembered a story he told me when he first enlisted
before WW2. The recruitment officer gave him a choice of 2 assignments.
One was to be stationed at the Panama Canal, the other was at the
Philippine Islands. He said it didn't make a difference to him so a flip
of the coin picked the Canal Zone. He could have been a part of the
Death March when Japan invaded and I wouldn't be here today.
While googling around for something completely different I came
across this site.
http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/p/pitts/index.html
I got completely intrigued and saw results of the various Pitts
clans. I joined and submitted for a 37 marker test, about $180. I
should match up to the Pitts group 2. If I don't then this will be a
short forum. Results in about 4 weeks.
IDENTIFYING ALL CEMETERIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE FUTURE
Early this year, my friend Gary Flynn & I
started a huge undertaking - we wanted to identify all the cemeteries in SC's
(46) counties. Not simply by general location, but by Longitude x Latitude
using a GPS receiver. That project webpage is located at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/southcarolina/sc-graves/sc-graves1.html.
As you will notice, it's in the very final stages of construction - Gary just
needs to double-check (15) counties. By preserving these GPS
values, researchers a thousand years from now will have the ability
to draw cemetery finding maps.
Please feel free to use any of our posted
information, as you see fit. I'm sure that we have located some cemeteries
that your society knows nothing about and maybe you might want to check them
out. These cemeteries will normally be listed as Unknown #(?) or Unknown Name
#(?). If you want to add cemetery names, please send your info to Gary at
ke8fd@bellsouth.net.
Webpage corrections should be sent to me at gcgenweb@bellsouth.net.
Regards,
Paul M Kankula - NN8NN
Golden Corner GenWeb Project Coordinator
SC Cemetery GPS Mapping Coordinator
August 2007
NEXT REGULAR MEETING - ONDC - SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 - Mike Becknell will speak on tombstone art and emblems. Please mark your calendar and join us at 3pm at the Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer in Newberry, S.C.. We will meet in the same room upstairs, and an elevator is available to second floor.
Chris Prince is our editor for the Fall Quarterly this year, and mailings are planned for September.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO POST YOUR EMAIL AT THE END OF THIS NEWSLETTER SO YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE NOTICES OF EVENTS AND ANY CHANGES. REMEMBER ALSO THAT IF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGES YOU NEED TO "REDO" YOUR ENTRY.
If you have contributions for the Winter Quarterly, please get this information in to Mrs. Margaret Jayroe who will be our editor for the Winter Quarterly to be mailed out in December.
Re: Yancey Jackson Dickert: Note he was a charter member of Newberry. Thank you Connie for sharing this with us.
Yancey Jackson "Jack" Dickert - MIDLAND, Mich. - Yancey Jackson (Jack)
Dickert, 90, died Friday, August 17 in Midland, MI. He was born June 7,
1917, in Newberry, SC, to the late Yancey T. and Annie (Sligh) Dickert and
married to the late Dorothy (DeeDee) Newcomer. Mr. Dickert was a graduate
of Newberry College and earned a master's degree at UNC-Chapel Hill. He
worked as a chemist with the S.C. Dept. of Agriculture before enlisting in
the Army Air Corps during WWII. After the war, he worked for Dow Chemical,
Midland, MI, becoming a senior research chemist. There he helped develop
many products, including the amino acid, Lysine. In 1980, Mr. Dickert
retired from Dow and focused on his family's genealogy, publishing three
books on the Dickert and Sligh families. Mr. Dickert was a charter member
of the Newberry Genealogical Society and belonged to the Dutch Fork and
Lexington societies. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of
Midland. He is survived by daughters, Wanda Jones, Ginny McCormick, Pamela
Allen, and Kathleen Bee; eight grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother,
Roland Dickert, sisters, Harriett Smith and Mary Louise Smith, a
sister-in-law, Lera Dickert. He was predeceased by his wife, his sisters,
Nellie Dickert and Roberta West; and brothers, Bill Dickert and Dan
Dickert, all of Newberry. Funeral services are Wednesday, August 22, 2007,
at First United Methodist Church, conducted by Dr. Charles Keyworth.
Smith-Minor Funeral Home is in charge. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
made to Newberry College, 2100 College Street, Newberry, SC 29108.
«Obituary posted: August 22, 2007»
S.C. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. ANNUAL MEETING !!! If you are planning to attend the annual SCGS Meeting to be held in Edgefield, S.C. this year, you'd best make your reservation. Lib just got the last available room at Edgefield Inn, Edgefield, SC and she thought she was making early reservations. The meeting is November 2nd through 3rd, 2007, hosted by The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society. A complete schedule of events will be available in the upcoming Carolina Herald or you may visit the Old Edgefield District website at oedgs.net.
Those who have personal computers may now search for documents at the on-line records index at www.archivesindex.sc.gov/
ONDC will soon be forwarding each member an application form to renew membership for 2008. Please try to get your renewals in no later than December 2007 so Lib can get the end of year bookwork completed. Thanks!
Please mark your calendar for 2008 and plan to attend our regular meetings when possible. There will be no regular meeting in May, July (state meeting), August, and December 2008. We are trying to accommodate membership who have school children, and conflicting meetings with the Historical and Museum Society since many of our members belong to both. Also, when the 3rd Sunday falls close to Easter and Father's Day, we will meet on the 4th Sunday, so check the schedule on our website and local newspaper for changes.
VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED. Have you considered volunteering to be an officer for Old Newberry District Chapter?
PROJECT: ONDC has a project underway to microfilm records that have not been previously available. We appreciate the donations given to assist with this project. All donations are always appreciated no matter how small.
Have you placed your email at the end of Newsletter so you can automatically receive news that is shared. If not, please plan to do so.
An attempt was made to send out notice recently about meetings; however, because four or five members have failed to send in changes for their email addresses, the combined list for emailing would not go through. PLEASE SEND LIB YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (PRINT PLEASE) . EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE REPEAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON YOUR RENEWAL. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN EMAIL, WILL YOU PLEASE WRITE "NONE" ON THAT LINE. MANY THANKS!
There will be no regular meeting of ONDC on the 3rd Sunday in August. The next regular meeting will be 3rd Sunday September 16th at which time Mike Becknell will present our program.; Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, SC. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend if possible.
Please remember to post your email address at the end of the Newsletter on ONDC website so you can automatically receive any news posted there.
Do you have any news to share with the membership or community? If so, please forward it to your secretary, Lib Pitts.
I was unable to send the routine email out because four or five of the emails were no longer valid. I will attempt it again tomorrow.
Elizabeth S. (Lib) Pitts
Secretary/Treasurer
Webmistress
Old Newberry District Chapter
http://www.newberry.scgen.org
There will ONLY be a business meeting of officers in August. The next regular meeting will be held the 3rd Sunday 3pm Lutheran Church of Redeemer, Newberry, S.C. Special guest speaker will be Mike Becknell.
Because of the rising price of postage and supplies, it has become necessary to raise the price of our publications. Please review the list of publications and make note of this. We have tried to make ends meet without raising our prices, but it just didn't work out. We have left the CD at $25.00, but prices on the other publications has been raised to meet expense. These prices will go into effect September 1, 2007.
EMAIL ADDRESSES, MAILING ADDRESSES: Lib is having quarterlies returned because of incorrect addresses. ALSO please remember, if you have a post office box, the post office WILL NOT deliver to your home address. When these are returned it cost 50 cents each. Email addresses apparently have been changed without notifying Lib because she is having about ten email notices returned. Please make sure when you change your email that you either email Lib or send in a card with the new address printed so the mailing list can be updated. Lib wishes to thank those who have sent in changes and corrections. That is a big help. If you haven't received your quarterly, don't wait more than a couple of weeks before you let Lib know so she can check records and be sure of your mailing address.
Changing over of the website to a new server has caused many problems we are trying to solve. Please keep reporting problems you spot so Lib can (hopefully) get them fixed.
If you haven't re-entered your email address for the newsletter, please do so. One does not have to be a member to do this, but we'd love to have those of you who are not members to join us. A printable Application Form is on our website.
July 2007
Dr. Robert H. Stoudemire
Cayce
Funeral services for Dr. Robert H. Stoudemire, 86, will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will follow in the church reception room.
Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family.
Dr. Stoudemire died Sunday, July 22, 2007, at the Lowman Home. Born in Little Mountain, he was a son of the late Asman Stoudemire and Hattie Derrick Stoudemire. He graduated from Newberry College, earned a master's degree in political science at the University of South Carolina and did graduate work at the University of North Carolina. In 1971, Newberry College awarded him a doctor of laws degree, especially recognizing his work in the revising of the South Carolina Constitution of 1895.
An Army veteran of World War II, he served three years in the Signal Company of the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division in Germany and Austria.
In 1948, Dr. Stoudemire joined the staff of the Bureau of Governmental Research and Department of Political Science of USC. He retired in 1983 being named a professor emeritus of political science and director of the Bureau of Governmental Research. While at the university, he worked closely with the Municipal and County Associations, the S.C. General Assembly and many departments of state government. He directed training programs for governmental employees for many years obtaining some federal Title I funds. He edited the University of S.C. Carolina Governmental Review for 19 years and wrote numerous articles on S.C. State and local governments.
Dr. Stoudemire was the first chairman of the State Employees Grievance Committee and served six years. He was the educational director of Girls State for 21 years. He served as research director of the S.C. Constitution Review Committee and prepared most of the revised articles approved by the voters of South Carolina. At the same time, he served as director of the State Reorganization Commission. He worked on the staff of Gov. John West for two and one-half years, especially carrying out the recommendations of a Management Review Committee.
One of the founders of the Richland-Lexington Council on Aging, Dr. Stoudemire served as chairman for two years and eight years on the Executive Committee. He was also a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging in 1960 and served many years on the Legislative Committee of the State AARP.
Active in the State Employees Association, he served two terms as president and many years on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He was named State Male Employee of the Year in 1970.
Active in the Lutheran Church, Dr. Stoudemire served on the Synod's Executive Committee for six years and was a delegate to the National Assembly in 1970. At Ebenezer Lutheran Church, he was elected to five four-year terms on the Church Council; served as Sunday school superintendent, Sunday schoolteacher for 30 years and on numerous boards and committees. He was on call committees to recommend four pastors. He was also an honorary council member.
Dr. Stoudemire was an active member of the United States, South Carolina and Lexington County Democratic Party.
Surviving are nieces and nephews, Marilyn Koon Hendrix, Sylvia Stoudemire Wallace, Luanne Harmon Mayer, Julian Stoudemire, Wayne Koon, Stewart Stoudemire, Edward Stoudemire, Frank Harmon, Phillip Stoudemire and Craig Harmon; and close friends, Keith (Clay) Robinson, Wilbur (Buddy) Robinson, Wanda Wilson and Jack Thompson. Dr. Stoudemire's wife, Mary Livingston Stoudemire, died in 1980.
www.dunbarfunerals.com
Published in The Greenville News: 07-24-2007
Dr. Stoudemire's picture is in the Greenville News/Lib
NEW LINK to help you. Under the Index on the Home Page you will find Resources. Click on that and check out the websites. I added Genealogy Trails http://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/index.htm, and member Dena Whitesell is webmistress for Newberry. She has also placed ONDC link on their website and hopefully this will get us some new members.
SUBJECT: Change in Internet Servers for ONDC. Thank you for your patience while Larry Ulmer, State Treasurer, SCGS, Inc. makes changes to a new server. I am trying to get the "gliches" worked out. If you will, please go to the end of the Newsletter and re-enter your email address if you have not been receiving in July. OR send me an email with your email and request that I enter it for you. I will be glad to do that. This is free for members AND the community. Thank you! Also, please use this link to enter the ONDC website: http://www.newberry.scgen.org/ Thank you.
SUBJECT: how to use GOOGLE to create powerful genealogy searches.
Rootsweb just added a new GOOGLE listserv for discussion of search
techniques using google.com. I just made a large post on there that I
thought I would share with the other lists I belong to. You will be
surprised at some of the results you get with these search techniques. I
use them practically every day when I'm researching.
I know a lot of people have no idea of the power of google search
techniques. A while back I started my own list of helpful google
operators with examples of them. So, to hopefully get this list started I
thought I would share them. Feel free to cross-post this to other lists
if you like. You go to google and type the commands into the search box
to use them. Alternately, if you have the google toolbar you can type the
commands in the toolbox search box.
1) How to search for sites that link back to another site:
example: Let's say you've found a great web site for your Smythe family
research. Let's say that site is called www.smythefamily.com. There
might be other people out there who also like that site and have linked
back to it, and maybe you've never seen that other site. The command to
find that other site is:
link:www.smythe.com
This will give you a list of any sites that google has indexed that link
to www.smythe.com.
2) How to search for sites that are similar to another site:
This technique is the same as if you clicked the "Similar pages" link on a
list of returned results from a standard google search. What it will do
is show you sites that cover material that is similar to the site you are
interested in. For the example I'll use my own Mat(t)hews genealogy site:
related:www.bluntrazor.com
If you used this command you would get a short list of sites that google
says are related to or similar to my site.
3) How to restrict a google search to a single web site or domain:
We all use google or similar search pages to find things related to our
genealogy research, but how often do we get TONS and TONS of results that
are of no interest to us? A lot. Wouldn't it be really useful if you
could restrict a search to a single web site? Let's say you only want to
search rootsweb (sure they have search links for everything, but I don't
think they have a single search to look at everything at once) or you only
want to search the forums at genealogy.com. There are several different
ways to search for different things so I'll show all the ones that come to
mind with examples for each:
The first again uses my web site to search for the surname "Pace":
site:bluntrazor.com Pace
The search returns 11 results and the search box on my site returns 12 so
google does pretty good with that one (always remember that google can
only return results for pages that it has indexed and there is no
guarantee that it has indexed every single page on a web site.)
Let's take that a little further and search for a man named Thomas Pace.
Most people would put Thomas Pace in quote marks " " and you can certainly
do that with your search, eg. site:bluntrazor.com "Thomas Pace", but I
find it easier to use a google shortcut:
site:bluntrazor.com Thomas Pace
Saves us a keystroke doing that. I find this search method really helpful
when searching the forums at genealogy.com since they don't seem to have a
global forum search. To use the command there you would do this:
site:genforum.genealogy.com Thomas Pace
This turns up results for Thomas Pace on boards other than the Pace family
forum. Keep in mind that this search will only return results for "Thomas
Pace" together and not "Thomas or Pace" separately. I've found that in
general google does NOT have all of the genforums indexed, but you should
get results from different forums that will hopefully give you an idea of
some new places to look.
What if you wanted to search for more than one surname from a single site?
To do that we use what is called the "pipe" character: | . This key will
be found most likely above your ENTER key. To search for two different
names, eg. Isaac OR James from my site you would use:
site:bluntrazor.com Isaac | James (alternately you could do
site:bluntrazor.com Isaac OR James but the "OR" must be capitalized)
this gives us a list of pages where EITHER of those names appear.
Finally, if you want pages that include both Isaac and James on the same
page, but not together (not as a single name "Isaac James") you would do:
site:bluntrazor.com Isaac and James
For some reason google tells me I don't need to use the word and, but I
always get fewer results if I don't use it.
4) How to get results from pages with a specific name in the web site
title:
When I first saw this operator I was a little sceptical of it's
usefulness, but when I used it I was surprised. A web page's title is the
text you find at the top of your browser in the blue bar. I think part of
the usefulness of this method is that it is a way to further narrow down a
search. Let's say you were looking for pages on Charles City County
(Virginia). If you just googled Charles City county you get over a half
million results, but if you set the search to only those pages with
Charles City County in the title of the page it cuts that number down to
just over 5,000 (still a lot, but better than a half million). To use
this technique you do this:
intitle:Charles.City.County
Returns from the above are going to have Charles City County in that exact
order in the title (see below if you don't want the words necessarily in
that order)
If you were searching for a very unique surname this could prove helpful:
intitle:Blackwelder
Blackwelder is my mother's maiden name and everyone with the surname is
related without question.
Remember, any words put into a web page's title are going to be important
as the site is generally specifically about whatever the title says.
If you wanted Charles City County to appear in the title, but not
necessarily in that order you would do this:
allintitle:Charles City County
allintitle will catch variations such as a web page title "County of
Charles City". Curiously, allintitle only returns 505 results versus the
broader intitle:Charles.City.County which gives 5,000 results. So, it
pays to try it both ways.
5) How to get results from pages with a specific name in the web site url
(address):
This one might seem like it's splitting hairs with intitle, but I always
get interesting results when I use it. Again, let's say we are looking
for Charles City County. To search for sites that have that county in the
ADDRESS of the web site we use:
inurl:Charles.City.County
Again, this gives returns with the exact phrase Charles City County. I
just used this one and found a site I had not come across before on 17th
century Charles City County that did not appear when used the intitle
command on it.
Alternately you could use:
allinurl: Charles City County
to get addresses that don't have the words necessarily in that exact
order.
Another method with this operator is:
inurl:Blackwelder Isaac
which returns results that have "Blackwelder" in the url and "Isaac"
somewhere in the web page (NOT in the url).
6) How to mix operators
It is possible to mix any of the above operators, but generally I don't as
I find I get decent results without having to do that. But, let's say you
wanted to search only a specific site for Blackwelder in the title of any
of the web pages:
intitle:Blackwelder site:edu
This will returns results with sites that have Blackwelder in the title of
the web page, _BUT_ it will only search web sites that end in .edu (this
would be colleges and other schools, no .com or .org or dot anything else
but .edu). I'm not sure why you'd want to do this with a genealogy
search, but if you do that's how it's done. Other combinations using any
of the above are possible also.
Believe it or not, I learned the majority of this by watching a video of a
college kid ...
Good luck to all with your searches. I have been pleasantly surprised
with a lot of the results I've gotten using these techniques and I know
you will be also.
I recommend Edward Ball's book, "Slaves in the Family" too, said Sandra Eichelberger.
Descendants of slaves, masters form unlikely bond
By JENNIFER BRETT
Published on: 06/24/07
MEMPHIS — The retired professor rolls paper into his typewriter, ready to transcribe the past.
Old family letters from antebellum days mention women named Penny and Grace, raising a question in Jameson Jones' mind.
Who were they?
As Jones reads, the phone rings. The caller introduces herself as Katie Bennett, a retired marketing executive who is tracing her family tree. Her search has led back in time to the western Tennessee plantation owned by Jones' great-great grandfather. Two of Bennett's ancestors were slaves there.
Their names, she says, were Penny and Grace.
"Hold on a second," Jones says, and the first of many conversations begins.
At that moment, in early 1995, two people — one black, one white — began stitching together a shared history that had unraveled like ends of a fraying scarf.
Linked by slavery generations ago, Bennett and Jones approached each other as equals, and today they are friends. In the years following that first phone call Bennett, who lives in Marietta, would travel to meet Jones and other descendants of slave-holding families whose ancestors once owned hers. Long-lost cousins who had scattered like leaves in the wind would come together for a reunion.
"There were a bunch of white folks, a bunch of black folks and some biracial," Bennett said. "We all wanted to know more, we all wanted to learn. The relationships that we established are friendships that will last the rest of our lives."
In a time when racial issues so often divide, when states struggle with how or even whether to apologize for slavery, Bennett has found that an open mind can bring people together. She has seen how knowledge can help salve the wounds history threatens to inflict on the present.
She reached into the past, and found the future.
Little to go on, Bennett's late parents never talked much about family.
After she retired in 1990, though, she decided to pry open doors to her past. A college math major who worked for years at IBM, Bennett, 67, scoured census data, birth, marriage and death records, historical archives at the University of North Carolina and Tennessee State Library and a massive trove of genealogical documents, available to the public, that is maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Her first hit was a record of her mother at age 3, living with her grandparents in Hardeman County, Tenn., about 70 miles east of Memphis.
"When I saw that record with my mom and her grandparents, who I had never heard of, I was intrigued," Bennett said.
She was able to trace her mother's family name, Cheshier, as far back as the 1870 census. She then switched to land and property deeds.
An 1843 record showed a man named Tennison Cheshier bought Bennett's great-great grandfather, Squire, for $525 — about $10,500 in today's dollars.
"When I saw that bill of sale, tears started flowing down my face," Bennett said.
But the harrowing document was a valuable key.
After that discovery, Bennett called the library in Bolivar, Tenn., the Hardeman County seat. The librarian was Ann Cheshier, whose husband, Danny, is a descendant of Tennison Cheshier.
"I never expected to hear from someone who was connected with slaves Danny's ancestors had owned," said Ann Cheshier. "It's been humbling."
She paused, and patted her chest.
"I'm sorry, I get emotional," said Cheshier. "I could see where some of this would have been so painful. (Bennett) could have said, 'I can't handle this.' Thankfully, she didn't. That's a part of history we can't change, as much as we would like to. We can do what Katie has done, and move on."
She talked as her husband clipped hair in the courthouse square barbershop he's run for nearly 50 years, the length of their marriage. The year their daughter started first grade, the schools integrated and some folks panicked.
"There were (white) people who pulled their kids out, started private schools," Ann Cheshier said. "We never considered it."
"We're all human beings," Danny Cheshier added, as he swept up after a trim. "A person makes his own way in life, regardless of what race you are."
They have enjoyed Bennett's visits to Bolivar and speak of her with a sort of awe, at both her tremendous research and her willingness to reach into difficult chapters of her family's history.
Ann Cheshier, who retired last year, noted that all of Bennett's self-published books about her family are in the Bolivar library's permanent reference collection.
"Any time someone would come in doing genealogical research, I would say, let me show you these books by Katie Bennett," she said. "If you're connected to any of the people she has researched, you have hit a gold mine."
Helpful to look back
While technology and science make it easier to piece together the past, the results are sometimes jarring — the recent revelation that relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond owned ancestors of the Rev. Al Sharpton, for example. But experts in race relations say confronting history is crucial to moving forward.
"One of the things that has retarded the progress of race relations is our extraordinary ability to forget," said Marc Lamont Hill, a professor of American studies at Temple University. "We go to extravagant lengths to forget aspects of the past. We need to acknowledge the past as it really was. We don't need to romanticize it."
Hill, who favors reparations as a means of long-term racial reconciliation, was fascinated to hear of Bennett's research.
"This woman's extraordinary journey speaks to black folks' fundamental need to know who they are and where they come from," he said.
Historian Laurie Green, author of "Battling the Plantation Mentality: Memphis and the Black Freedom Struggle," said Bennett's genealogical project reminded her of the African term sankofa. Symbolized by a bird looking backward, it means to gather from the past to move forward.
"This woman is remarkable," Green said. "To not end in bitterness but to actually create new relationships is so wonderful."
Bennett has felt the bite of injustice throughout her genealogical journey. Some of the old letters spell out with chilling precision how many lashes misbehaving slaves should receive, for example. But Bennett says the wrongs of yesterday do not taint her view of tomorrow.
"Anger and blame — those things don't have a place when you're trying to exchange information," she said. "If you're not talking, you're not learning how to understand each other."
Her research figured prominently in an essay penned this spring by 13-year-old Cailey Jones, a cousin of Jameson Jones. Titled "A real black history report," the essay tells the story of Grace and Penny, Bennett's slave ancestors. Grace's son married Penny's daughter; their granddaughter was Bennett's great-great grandmother.
"They had no choices. They had no control over their own children or their own lives. They were considered property," wrote Cailey, who says she considers both women as her forebears. "They might not be in the school history books, but they are certainly a part of my family's history."
Penny and Grace were Bennett's great-great-great-great grandmothers. Old family letters suggest Penny had a mild demeanor, while Grace was more headstrong. She ran away several times, once while pregnant.
"That tells me about a strength that she had that I hope I have inherited," Bennett said. "I want to see some of myself in Grace."
A treasure hunt, with DNA
Bennett capped her genealogical quest with DNA testing showing the regions in Africa from which her ancestors were taken. Her research fills several self-published books, illustrated by her daughter Rejena Bennett.
She talks about her research like a treasure hunt, each new discovery a gold coin of knowledge. It is a rich inheritance to pass to her grandchildren. Her next project may be a book for them, written from a child's perspective.
"It's amazing to me that she has been able to find out all that she has," said Bennett's other daughter, Gail Gentry. She and her husband married in Bolivar, Tenn., site of a Jones family reunion several years ago. Bennett's research brought together a diverse group of people who could all trace their lineage to Calvin Jones, the plantation owner, or to slaves who worked on his land.
Jameson Jones, Calvin's great-great grandson, was there that day.
Now 91, he spends his days listening to classical music, and strolling in the park outside his apartment in a Memphis high-rise for seniors. The years have settled into his slight frame and he walks with a cane, but his mind remains sharp.
He tells about the trip he and a student and an African-American friend took through Kentucky in the 1940s, when they tried to register at hotels, shop in clothing stores, attend church or see movies together.
"We found out rapidly that Jim Crow was far from dead," said Jones, who taught religion and philosophy at Centre College in Danville, Ky.
After they got tossed from one hotel — the clerk had asked if they were musicians — a police car pulled up. Eyeing the group, the cop asked Jones where he was from.
"Mississippi," the young professor said.
"You ought to know better," the policeman growled.
Six decades later, Jones still gets angry enough to hurl what, for him, is an epithet: "That knothead!"
Born about 51 years after the Civil War ended, Jones says he is grateful to have lived to a time when descendants of slaves and descendants of slaveholders can approach each other as friends.
"I'm not convinced we've reached paradise of course, but I do think we've made a giant step forward in the South," he said.
He and Bennett talk on the phone and exchange letters, and each has helped with the other's genealogical research.
"I feel like I know my great-great grandparents a lot better than I knew my grandparents," he said. " A lot of that is because of chewing the fat with Katie."
His apartment is furnished with family pieces and period antiques he and his late wife collected, including a fine antebellum mahogany sugar chest that dates to the 1820s.
It sits in his living room, next to his favorite chair by the window. A picture of Bennett's grandchildren lay on top. Find this article at:
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/06/24/0624healing.html
June 2007
FBI Recovers Pearl S. Buck Manuscript
San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:27 AM PDT
The FBI has recovered the long-lost manuscript of Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Good Earth," which had been missing for more than 40 years. The original typed manuscript had gone missing from Buck's family farm in the Philadelphia.
May 2007
WALTER STEWART FAMILY REUNION: Members of this family will this summer hold their Centennial Reunion on August 11-12. The Saturday program at Fairview Presbyterian Church in Fountain Inn, SC will include visits to cemeteries and local STEWART places of interest. There will be a showing of the commemorative CD and discussion of DNA results. A supper will be served that night. On Sunday, the attendees will meet at 10:30 a.m. at New Harmony Presbyterian Church in Fountain Inn, S.C. for a commemorative clan picture and will receive a commemorative coin. The clan meeting will be held next door at 11:30 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and will include historical updates andx entertainment. More details can be found at http://www.walterstewart.org/
FREE - For a short time ALL records of US wars are being made available FREE from Ancestry.com THEN they charge. The ad says some predate the Revolution.
Was in our paper BUT just in case you missed it. If Ancestry gives anything free TAKE it.
THERE WILL BE NO REGULAR MEETING OF OLD NEWBERRY DISTRICT CHAPTER THIS MONTH. THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED MIGHT WISH TO ATTEND THE HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM SOCIETY'S MEETING HELD ON THE 20TH. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY PLAN TO VISIT "JASPER HALL", A HISTORICAL HOME NEAR WHITMIRE, IN NEWBERRY COUNTY. S.C.
Another interesting evening is planned May 19 in Newberry couple's Robert Mills home to benefit Hampton Silver purchase...The pieces comprising this cache will be on display May 19 at the home of the Crosses' restored Robert Mills Home in Newberry, S.C. The Greek-Revival style home, built four over four (four rooms upstairs, four downstairs) is the home of Bill and Mary Ann Cross and was build about 1822, possibly designed by Robert Mills, and I believe was built by Frederick Nance, Sr..
Is it possible to find out if and when Laura Werts(Dob 1857) and Clem Herbert (DOB 1848) got married. They are both listed in the 1870 and 1880 censuses still living at home with their parents. They lived in Mendenhall, Newberry County. Laura Werts is listed in the 1880 census with 3 children, but no husband is listed. Lizzie Werts B-1869 which means Laura was only around 12 or 13 when she had Lizzie. Amanda Herbert, born around 1875 and baby Clem Herbert, B-1879. I found Laura again in the 1900, married to Hence Perry. Her middle initial is H, which makes me believe that the H stands for Herbert. I also can't find a death date for Clem Herbert. He probably died between 1878 and 1879. Could anyone please help me. email: bobbijeanhwm@sbcglobal.net
Thank You
Barbara Herbert Morgan
April 2007
REMINDER!!!!!! Special Guest Speaker this coming 3rd Sunday 3pm Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer, Newberry, SC - History of Saluda, S.C. Plan to attend and bring a friend. Guests are always welcome!
There will be a Belton Family Reunion from the John Browder Belton and Phillip Ewell Belton families May 7, 2005 at Woodland Baptist Church on Woodland Drive, Mt. Airy, NC.Time 1:00 pm until.
All Beltons are welcome. Please email for directions: cam99@bellsouth.net
March 2007
Newberry Co: Female Davenport ancestor m. Stevens. Daughter Priscilla b.
Apr 22, 1803 by 1823 m. Wm. Sheppard b. Jan 1798. Profile fits Wm. Sheppard
in 1830 Newberry census. Family removed to E. Central AL in 1830s.
Information on any of these appreciated. Wm. S. Smith, 1826 Ridgeover Pl,
Jackson, MS 39211. (601) 366-5994. william.s.smith@TNrealestate.com
PALATINES TO AMERICA
PRESS RELEASE
German genealogy conference slated for June in West Virginia.
Genealogists with German ancestors will gather in Morgantown, WV at West Virginia University’s Evansdale Campus on June 22-24 for the annual conference of Palatines to America*, a national German genealogy society.
The featured speaker is Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., a genealogy professor at Brigham Young University. Minert is a world renowned expert in researching German ancestors and will give four presentations.
Three Internet Genealogy programs will be presented by Tom and Joanne Ryder of Florida in hands-on sessions in the ERC computer lab. Participants will sit at a computer and follow the instructor as they explore various genealogy web sites. One session is specific to “Using German Websites for Success.”
There are many other sessions slated including the craft of Scherenschnitte (German Paper cutting), migration patterns, “Early German Settlements in WV”, and general genealogy. Conference attendees will also have time to explore West Virginia University’s Regional and Local History Library.
Vendors will be present all day on Saturday and on Sunday until 1 p.m.
The conference will open with a dinner on Friday night with a West Virginia Humanities Council “History Alive!” program from a presenter of General Robert E. Lee.” Saturday night’s banquet will be followed by the Helvetia Folk Dancers from the Swiss community of Helvetia, WV.
Affordable housing and meals will be available through the West Virginia University Conference Center in addition to many nearby motels and restaurants. .
Registration starts at 3 p.m. on Friday at the Evansdale Conference Center, formerly the Towers. Online Registration will be available in March. Check the Pal Am website at http://www.palam.org Updates will appear in the “What’s New” section...
+Palatines to America is a German genealogy society dedicated to the study of ancestors from all German speaking lands. The society takes its name from the fact that some of the earliest German-speaking immigrants to the American colonies came from a region in present-day Germany known as the Palatinate (Pfälz) and were called Palatines (Pfälzers). The founding members of Pal Am all had ancestors from this area of Germany.
Contact: Norma Davis – Telephone 304 659-2249 or by email at wvpalam@palam.org
With the help of our friend, Mr. Matthew Friend, this Newsletter has begun. It is hoped that members will contribute information and that this will be a helpful means of keeping in touch with other members. Those who have personal computers will automatically be notified IF they will go to the website NEWSLETTER down at the bottom and enter the email address they wish to be notified. If you have a problem, just let Lib know and she will do this for you. Thanks to Mr. Friend, this will be helpful. When I receive queries, I will post them here, and if you have your email posted, you will be notified when something new has arrived. I do hope that this will keep us better informed. Realizing that all of our members do not have computers, when I put out the Spring 2007 Quarterly, I will request that those who do not have a computer and wish to receive the newsletter please let me know. Until next time.
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A reminder: Please remember that the former Post Office Box 154, Newberry, S.C. is no longer a valid address for ONDC. All mail is to be addressed to the Secretary/Treasurer: Elizabeth S. Pitts, 406 East Florida Street, Clinton, SC 29325-2430.
On May 1, 2005, posting of surnames to our surname listings became FREE ONLY FOR MEMBERS of Old Newberry District Chapter. Non-members may request their surnames to be placed on the surname listing for a fee of $5.00 or for placement of a query for a fee of $5.00. (Membership is cheaper!)
Membership is very inexpensive and members receive four quarterlies each year as well as The Carolina Herald And Newsletter publications. Visit MEMBERSHIP and fill out your application. If you belong to another S.C. chapter, the current fee for an Associate membership is only $20.00 annually, otherwise, Individual Membership is currently $25.00 annually. Those who are out of state and do not have an Individual Membership with another South Carolina chapter must acquire an Individual Membership.
OLD NEWBERRY DISTRICT QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS INDEX – 1992 THROUGH 1999. To assist our ONDC membership in accessing information on the surnames they are researching, ONDC agreed at their January 2005 Regular Meeting to print the available index of the Old Newberry District Quarterly Newsletters in upcoming quarterlies. This began in the Summer 2005 issue and will continue in the quarterly as space permits. For those visiting our Newberry County Libraries, a copy has been placed in these libraries for the convenience of our members and other researchers.
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