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Fairfield County Genealogy Society 1st Quarter NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission Statement ...... 2 Thank You Notes & Cards ...... 2 President’s Message ...... 3 History of Fairfield County's African Americans Program ...... 3 Volunteers Always Needed ...... 4 Robert “Bob” Edward Killian, Sr. Obituary ...... 5 DNA Committee Report ...... 5 Genealogy Resource Library 2017 Statistics ...... 6 Cemetery Report ...... 7 Lowry Cemetery Visit ...... 7 Tombstone Cleaning Test ...... 8 Coleman-Lumpkin Cemetery and William Mobley Cemetery ...... 9 FCGS Scholarship Project ...... 10 FCGS Scholarship Application Instructions ...... 11 FCGS Scholarship Application ...... 12 Membership Newsletter Submissons for the FCGS Newsletter ...... 13 Crosscurrrents of Love (The shared Ancestors of James Edgar Douglas III & Florence Rembert Scott)...... 13 Ancestry of Zeller/Sellers Family of Moettgers, Hessen, Germany ...... 21 Extinct Branches of the Knighthood (15th and 16th Centuries) ...... 23 Membership Queries / Answers ...... 24 Membership Outstanding Queries ...... 31 Membership Contributions to Family Files ...... 32 Yearbooks of Fairfield County ...... 33 FCGS Contact Information ...... 33 Conferences, Workshops, Seminars, Informational Web Site Links ...... 34 Announcements, Past-Announcements and Reunions Web Site Links ...... 34 ProQuest and FamilySearch “Access and Preservation Day” ...... 34 Ancestral Findings.com Newsletter ...... 34 State Library of North Carolina “Lineage Societies: What You Need To Know” ...... 34 JSTOR: Great Online Genealogy Resource that few Genealogists Know About and more...... 35 Explore Relic: Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center ...... 35 South Carolina Genealogy Network – Orangeburgh German Swiss Genealogy Society DNA Project ...... 36 Online Death Indexes and Records Website (USA) ...... 36 The Non Profit Times: Cybersecurity for Non Profits Webinar – How secure is your organization? ...... 36 Archivist-Librarian I Job Opening ...... 37 South Carolina State Library ...... 37 SCIWAY Newsletter ...... 38 South Carolina Grant Watch ...... 38 Slave Narratives – J.A.Y. Books Exclusively on Amazon.com ...... 41 Members and Their Surnames ...... 42 Fairfield County Genealogy Society Executive Board of Directors...... 49 Membership Renewal ...... 49 Membership Application / Renewal Form ...... 51 Index ...... 52

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MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Fairfield County Genealogy Society is to:  Promote genealogy through education of its members and the general public;  Improve access to genealogical information in Fairfield County by maintaining an educational research center;  Foster collaboration among members;  Assist those researching their Fairfield County ancestors;  Conduct periodic educational programs and conferences to explore cultural, genealogical, and historical topics;  Disseminate cultural, genealogical, historical and biographical information to members and to the general public.

Disclaimer: All newsletters that are being made available for your viewing and use are not copyrighted. However, the information is intended for your personal use and not to be copied or reprinted for monetary purposes. Our use of any original work submittals contained within these newsletters such as articles, compiling, photographs or graphics, are given by permission, have become the property of the (FCGS) Fairfield County Genealogy Society to be disseminated freely to the public and conform to Fair Use Doctrine & Copyright guidelines.

Thank You Notes and Cards

Thanks to you and Ms. Baird for this message. Dan Ruff (of Ruff Hardware) and John Ruff (of Ruff Furniture) in Ridgeway are my wife's cousins, and we know them well. And thanks for the information in the 4th Quarter newsletter. I have not been getting the newsletter, and would not have known that my inquiry was answered, so your email prompted me to read the newsletter on the society website. I appreciate very much the time and work that were put into the answer. I guess this question remains - One more thing - attached is the write up (see Member Newsletter Submission later in this newsletter) I did for our family on the topic I was researching - the shared ancestors of James Edgar Douglas III and Florence Rembert Scott. While the purpose of the dossier is simply to leave a personalized family record for members of this family - someone else might find items of interest in it. If you tag files with identifiers, these are some of the families that are touched on: Ruff Douglas(s) Traylor Rembert Scott Gibson Elkin McDowell Kennedy Shedd Robertson Perry Roper Blair Frazier McMeekin Chappell Lauhon Stevenson. Thank you again for the fine work that is done by you and the others in the society. Skip (F.A. “Skip” Clarkson)

Hello Eddie, the copy of “My Kennedy Family” received. You can just imagine what I shall be doing this afternoon and you would be right - correlating Kennedy information. I am so glad I yielded to impulse to call you. At first, I thought, "Oh, he wouldn't want to be bothered by another researcher", but you proved me wrong. Thank you so much for your kindness. I hope that I can make a trip to Fairfield in April or May. I no longer drive long distances alone, so my trip depends on a niece's schedule. You can be certain I'll let you know. My birthday was yesterday, so a copy of the book has been an unexpected gift. As my friends would say,"Yeah! Yeah! Faye had another day!!!” Thank you, again, Eddie. As a fellow researcher, I am certain you understand what it means to me. All the best, Faye (Faye Kennedy Irvin)

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Message from the President, Robert Edward “Eddie” Killian, Jr.

Hello y’all. Hope all is well with you and your families and y’all were able to have quality time together.

With the passing of my father, it makes you stop and think once again about your priorities and what really is important to you. I appreciate and thank all of you that took time out of their busy schedules to share your thoughts of encouragement, condolences, and prayers of support, gifts of food and your presence at my father’s internment. Your show of support at this time was very comforting and again highly appreciated. I have placed my father’s obituary later in this newsletter and encourage you to share the obituary or story of your loved ones that have passed on as well.

Getting back on track, we had a great program and many commented on the wonderful time they had in January with a ride on the Rion Railroad and the historical program on Rion and the Rion Granite Mining.

Sonya R. Hodges Grantham will be our guest speaker, February 2018, for African American History Month on the History of Fairfield County's African Americans. Please make plans to attend this program on Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 at 11:30 am at Christ Central Church Community Center (map), next to Fairfield County Museum. (map) (231 S. Congress St., Winnsboro, SC 29180) Topics will include: 1) Isaac Woodard whowas born in Winnsboro, SC and his court case. How did it change the U.S. Armed Forces? Story was told to Sonya in 2011, by Mr. Gene Sansbury. Gene was the former owner of the Biscuit House that was located at 1019 Bluff Road. Sonya will explain the Civil Rights and the role of the NAACP in the case of Isaac Woodard-briefly. 2) History of Estee Louis "Bucking Sam" Trapp of Fairfield County 3) History of some of the black soldiers of World War I and others from Fairfield County. 4) Some soul food and different types of cornbread and sandwiches. Sonya is called upon locally, nationally and globally to give presentations for her cornbread and Soul Food. More Information (PDF Flyer)

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March & April programs are still in the infancy stages of planning; please check our society web site for future announcements and details.

Please do not forget about applying for the Fairfield County Genealogy Society Scholarship before the deadline.

In the library: 1) The digitalization of collection files, yearbooks, scrapbooks and county plat records are still in progress and will probably take to the end of this year to totally complete. Thank you Betty Carol (Family Files), Larry (Yearbooks & Scrapbooks), Jon & Ken (Plats) for all your work and devotion to this project. 2) Research queries are being worked on and completed in a timely manner. Thank you, Jon & Greydon, for all your hard work and diligence in this effort. 3) We can always use more assistance, especially with filing of papers, documenting and cataloging collection into BookCat. 4) See the library statistics for 2017 later in newsletter.

Please do not forget to renew your membership and continue to support the society and its efforts to provide assistance to everyone’s genealogy needs.

Please send us an email letting us know your feedback or items you would like us to discuss at Board meetings or see in our upcoming newsletters. Local members, please continue to come and give us a hand as you can.

Thank you for coming to our community for your research. According to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, our community has been economically impacted by your visit. It is our desire and sincere hope that you enjoyed your visit and we have positively impacted your genealogical experience and life goals.

Thank you once again everybody, for your patience with us and your many ways of support for our/your society!

Eddie Killian Volunteers always needed

All volunteers are trained and spend on-the-job time with a trained volunteer. The research rooms are small, comfortable and easily accessible. If you can give even three hours a month, please let us know!  Recording Secretary needed once a month to record Board meeting minutes  Corresponding Secretary needed to keep up mailing list & occasionally send out correspondence  Newsletter Editors needed to assist with quarterly newsletters Family Research & Resource Library Needs:  Greet researchers and get Family Files, Wills, Books out for them to start their research  Research email or mailed in research request  Help clean up and maintain a professional appearance for the library  Re-shelf or re-file Family Files, Family Wills, Family Books, or other materials back to their proper place  Examine Book shelves and make sure books are in the proper place  Examine Books on shelves and remove duplicate books  Ensure all Books on shelves are in BookCat  Ensure all Books on shelves have Catalog Label  Ensure all files and books have EAS Security Strip in them  Give us your ideas…..

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Robert "Bob" Edward Killian, Sr. November 9, 1935 - December 23, 2017

1954 Chester High School Graduation Chester, Chester County, South Carolina

Robert "Bob" Edward Killian, Sr. , 82, of West Columbia, went peacefully to be with his Lord, parents, brothers and sister on Saturday, December 23, 2017. We celebrate and honor the life of Bob, a devoted husband of 62 years to Patricia "Pat" Ann Hunter Killian and a loyal father to Robert Edward "Eddie" Killian, Jr. (Loretta Gleaton), Michael "Mike" Anthony Killian (Kim Courtney) and Patrick "Rick" Lee Killian. Bob was born on November 9, 1935, to the late Claude Tresvan Killian, Sr.and Mary Isabelle Taylor KillianChester County, South Carolina. A graduate of Chester High School; a Korean and Vietnam veteran of the United States Air Force with 20 years of service; attended and received four Associate Degrees in Business including Business Management, Data Processing, Traffic Management, and Accounting from Columbia Commercial College. After his Air Force retirement, he was employed by Tamper (Harsco) for 20 years. Bob, an avid reader, enjoyed University of South Carolina sports, his rose garden and activities that involved family. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Among those surviving to treasure his memory and to honor his life are his wife Pat, his three sons, Eddie (Loretta Gleaton) , Mike (Kim) and Rick; 8 grand-children, Stephanie Killian Mitchell (Jim Mitchell), Robert "Rob" Edward Killian III, Hunter Lee Killian (Shay Johnson), Kyle Ryan Killian (Jenna Kuiken), Michael "M.T." Thomas Killian, Brennan Reed Killian, Isabelle Walker Killian and Daniel Verpraet; one great-grandson, Robert Robert “Christian” Mitchell and numerous nieces and nephews. Bob was also predeceased by siblings: Claude Tresvan "C.T." Killian, Jr. (Nell Moore); “John” Henry Killian (Florine Moore); Jesse "Jake" Alexander Killian (Reba Redfern); William "Bill" Harden Killian (Betty Baucom); “Davis” Grady Killian (Mary Clowney); and Mary “Frances” Killian Montgomery (Clyde). A graveside service with full military honors to celebrate Bob's life will be held at 9:30 AM, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, South Carolina. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York City, New York 10004.

DNA report from the Fairfield Genealogical Society DNA Committee James W. Green III, chairman

Due to tax season upon us, Co-DNA Administrator and Administrator of the Fairfield Co., SC DNA Project Nancy Hoy is no longer available Thursday afternoons 1:00-4:00 PM for DNA assistance until further notice.

Please join the Fairfield County Project. Nancy Hoy advised that the Fairfield DNA Project has 738 members and 70,606 names in the project tree.

Don’t miss out on the AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, and 23andMe February sales on DNA test.

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2017 Fairfield County Genealogy Resource Library Statistics

Statistics for Researchers (Up 22%) Researchers by State

Library 1st 2nd 3rd 4th States / Country Total Month Other Qtr Qtr Qtr. Qtr. Fairfield In-State Total States Georgia 8 2 16 1 27 Jan 55 68 3 126 North Carolina 7 6 9 22 Feb 56 49 18 123 Florida 4 9 4 1 18 Mar 68 52 24 144 Unknown 18 18 Apr 48 45 9 102 Maryland 4 5 3 1 13 May 35 36 25 96 Texas 2 7 4 13 Jun 66 34 26 126 Virginia 7 1 3 11 Jul 80 36 52 168 California 11 11 Tennessee 1 2 6 9 Aug 84 72 21 177 Sep 90 44 3 137 New Jersey 7 1 8

Oct 71 62 10 143 Michigan 4 2 6 Nov 70 58 23 151 Arkansas 5 5 Dec 72 28 5 105 Missouri 4 4 Year 795 584 219 1,598 Louisiana 2 2 4 Washington 4 4 Illinois 1 3 4 District of Columbia 2 1 3

New Remaining Alabama 2 2 Month Resolved (Down by 1%) (2016) 10 Pennsylvania 2 2

Arizona 2 2 Jan 28 23 15 Kentucky 2 2

Feb 18 13 7 Oregan 2 2

Mar 34 33 8 Vermont 2 2 Connecticut 1 1 2 Apr 22 23 6 May 27 28 6 Ohio 1 1

Jun 23 20 10 Hawaii 1 1

Jul 27 30 4 New York 1 1

Aug 28 31 1 South Dakota 1 1 Sep 15 12 7 Oct 23 24 6 Nov 22 16 13 Dec 12 17 8 Total 279 270 9

Thank you for your patience with us; we will research queries as we can get to them. Remember, walk-in’s and members receive priority assistance with their queries.

For our records, you can always help us out by sharing any information you have updated on your family lines. The information will be filed and made available in our family files. This will aide to expedite future requests for research and assist walk-in researchers.

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Cemetery Committee Report

Lowry Cemetery Visit

On February 10th John Walker Lowry, Jr. and his wife Terry from North Carolina; John Walker Lowry, III and his wife Tracy from Connecticut and David Samuel Lowry and his wife Elizabeth from Louisiana came to visit the Lowry Cemetery. They are descendants of William and Agnes Lowry. With the help of Jerry Tugerow, a local hunter who showed the cemetery committee the cemetery several years ago; and his four-wheeler, the entire family was able to visit the cemetery which is over a mile walk from the road.

Lowry Family behind the graves of William Lowry and his wife Agnes. John, III; David; John, Jr.; Terry; Elizabeth; Tracy and Jerry

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Tombstone Cleaning Test

We ran a test with “Wet and Forget Spray” on several tombstones. Here are some of the results.

The back of stones on October 18, 2017 when the spray was applied.

The back of the stones on November 26, 2017.

The spray worked well on lichens as seen above. The remainder of the lichens were easily removed with a brush. The spray was also used on a stone with mold, but there has been no noticeable improvement so far.

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Cemetery Located

We have located four cemeteries so far this year. Two of the cemeteries only have field stone marking the graves. The Coleman-Lumpkin Cemetery had been documented but the location was unknown and the William Mobley Cemetery was previous unknown.

Coleman-Lumpkin Cemetery

This cemetery has about 30 graves marked with field stones but only four with inscriptions on them.

Rufus W. Lumpkin – June 25, 1849 – December 2, 1881 Susan C. Lumpkin – June 28, 1849 – December 16, 1937 John C. Lumpkin – August 3, 1879 – March 11, 1945 Robert H. Coleman – October 1, 1832 – June 24, 1862

William Mobley Cemetery

This is the only stone that had an inscription. Wm. Mobley, died December 30, 1812 at 68 years. There are several graves marked by field stones.

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FCGS Scholarship Project

A program that provides funds for young adults of members of the Fairfield County Genealogy Society (FCGS) who are planning to attend:  Vocational and/or Technical Schools (College Level)  Junior College, Colleges and/or Universities  Post-Graduate Studies (if not a prior recipient of scholarship)

Scholarship award is available:  to all young adults who are members or whose parent and/or guardian or grandparent and/or grand-guardian are participating as a current member in FCGS  the scholarship fund, a one-time award is paid directly to student’s school attending or planning to attend  the Scholarship award is not based on the applicant’s financial need

There will be one or two scholarships awarded annually from $500.00 up to and not exceeding $1,000.00.

The term, young adults, means natural, adopted, or stepchildren of fully dependent wards of a member of FCGS.

Eligibility for the scholarship award:  all first, second, third and fourth year attendees of vocational and/or technical schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities  High school seniors who have been accepted to an institution of higher learning as previously mentioned are eligible  To qualify for the scholarship award, the student must have taken the American College Test (ACT) or the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), unless seeking vocational and/or technical college level schools

Scholarship award winners and alternates:  the Scholarship Committee, is comprised of the FCGS Executive Board of Directors (President, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Member-at-Large and Past-President)  the selection will be based on a competitive nature from the school records, ACT/SAT scores (unless vocational and/or technical college level school), personal essay, outside activities and interests (Scholarship Committee members must exclude them self from the selection process in the case of a candidate being their child, grandchild or under their guardianship)  the applicants must all realize that the final selection as made by the Scholarship Committee is final

Scholarship award change or discontinued:  the FCGS Executive Board reserves the right to change or discontinue the scholarship award without notice and notification of the FCGS membership will occur in the next newsletter or other communication  once a scholarship has been awarded, the scholarship award will be maintained for the individual in the current school year of receipt of the award  if for any reason, an individual is found in contempt of the rules of this scholarship program, the scholarship award will be presented to the next alternate

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FCGS Scholarship Application Instructions

Instructions:  please print or type all information  if any requested information is not applicable, please indicate in the appropriate spaces  “applicant” refers to the student applying for the scholarship award

Attachments: 1. current ACT and/or SAT scores (high school applicants only not attending vocational/technical schools) 2. current high school or college transcripts 3. current letters of recommendation (2) from teachers or educators familiar with the applicant’s scholastic achievement and character 4. current letter of recommendation from an individual in the community who can provide information regarding the applicant’s character, achievements in civic and potential in leadership and civic affairs 5. hand-written or typed essay on the topic: a. “How I Can Make a Difference” or “What My Family Heritage Means to Me” 6. list of community and/or extra-curricular activities  any omission of 1-6 attachments (2-6 vocational/technical) will automatically disqualify the applicant

Applicants:  by signing the application, certifies that the information in this application is true and correct  understand the application and attachments will be reviewed by the FCGS Scholarship Committee and that any misstatement or omission will result in the revocation of consideration of the scholarship award  understand all information will be reviewed only by the Scholarship Committee  understand finalist may be contacted by a Scholarship Committee member for a brief telephone interview  only the scholarship award winners will be announced in the newsletter and/or other communications  each applicant will receive a letter of response confirming their participation

Dates to Remember:  July: completed applications and all attachments must be postmarked no later than July 1st and mailed (not faxed) to the FCGS President (see application for address)  August: winner(s) are selected and notified prior to August 1st. Winner(s) will be announced at the August FCGS meeting. The winner need not be present (however preferred if local) at the meeting, but understands that his/her name will be announced to the meeting attendees.

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FCGS Scholarship Application

Applicant Information:

 Name: ______

 Home Address: ______

 Home Phone: ______Mobile Phone: ______

 Check Applying for: College and/or University ______Vocational and/or Technical College Level _____

Secondary School Information:

 School Name: ______

 Address: ______

 Principal: ______Phone: ______

 Graduation Date: ______ACT/SAT Score: ______

College/Vocational/Technical School Information:

 Institution Name: ______

 Address: ______

 Expected Date of Enrollment: ______

Parent/Grandparent/Guardian Information:

 Name: ______

 Address: ______

 Home Phone: ______Email: ______

Signatures:

 Applicant:______Date: ______

 Parent/Grandparent/Guardian:______Date:______

Return completed application form and all attachments to the address below by July 1st.

FCGS P.O. Box 93 Winnsboro, SC 29180-0093

or

Email: [email protected]

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ARTICLES FOR THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY

We wish to thank everyone who contributed material or articles for our 2017 newsletters. This is a great way for our members to share their family history and network with other researchers. Please consider contributing to our 2018 newsletters.

Member Newsletter Submission This dossier was compiled by F.A. Clarkson in 2017, with help from many others.

Crosscurrents of Love The Shared Ancestors of James Edgar Douglas III & Florence Rembert Scott Douglas

If you are reading this narrative, then you are probably a descendent of James Edgar Douglas III and Florence Rembert Scott Douglas or have some other connection with that couple. The story starts on the 9th of June, 1948; for on that day a wedding took place in Winnsboro, South Carolina between William "Billy" Ruff Traylor of Ridgeway and Dorothy "Dot" Douglas of Winnsboro. Following the southern custom of loading up the wedding party with blood kin, Billy asked both his brothers and cousins and Dot's brothers and cousins to attend him as groomsmen. In the same fashion, Dot's large contingent of bridesmaids and matrons were drawn from her family and from Billy's. The weeks leading up to the ceremony were filled with social activities: dinner parties, luncheons, and the like. So everyone in the wedding party got to know each other pretty well, traveling back and forth between the parties in Ridgeway and Winnsboro. Taking advantage of the situation were the young bachelors, who gained an ample opportunity to spark the beautiful belles serving as bridesmaids. "Ed" Douglas was Dot's oldest brother, and he was dashing, well dressed and tanned. Recently discharged from the Navy and driving a nice car, he was very successful at catching the eye of the prettiest ladies of Fairfield County. Billy's young cousin Florence Scott was movie star gorgeous, and even at the age of seventeen was breaking the hearts of men who yearned for her company. In the festivities leading up to the wedding, it became apparent that these two people seemed destined to fall in love. Their chemistry immediately clicked, and everyone just backed away to watch it happen. It was clear to all that they were made for each other, and after a whirlwind romance it was time for their own wedding, which took place at Saint Stephen's Church in Ridgeway. The young couple went on to settle into a home built just for them in Winnsboro by Ed's father, Doctor James Edgar Douglas Jr. There they raised three beautiful girls of their own, but that is another story for another time. The story here revolves around the middle name of Florence's cousin Billy: the family name "Ruff". Florence's mother was Marguerite Rembert Ruff before she married Prioleau Scott, and she was part of the large Ruff clan that populated the southeastern section of Fairfield County around Ridgeway and Blythewood in a notable way. Did Florence and Ed realize when they walked down the aisle that they were distant cousins? In her later years, Florence...by now the beloved "Mammy" in the eyes of her grandchildren... said that there had always been some mystery on whether or not Ed also carried some Ruff blood in his veins. But she was unaware of the specifics; little did she know that she and her husband were related on at least two lines. This writing is an attempt to track back to the Ruff immigrants and tell some stories of how their lines ended up crossing in various ways. Along the way, you will read some family tales and anecdotes passed down and recorded. And of that we can be sure: this family has many, many stories to be told. The Ruff family name is German in origin, and has many different variations in spelling - Roof, Rouff, Ruff, Rough, Rouff, Rueff, Rugh. All of the Ruffs and Roofs in central South Carolina spring from a single

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Volume 29 Number 1, 34th Year NEWSLETTER 1st Quarter 2018 ancestor, Johann Rueff. He was born about 1690 in Hessen, Germany, and moved to the Netherlands late in life. Johann married Maria Catherina, whose last name is unknown to us. This couple had at least four sons, one of which is the immigrant ancestor of both James Edgar Douglas III and his wife Florence Rembert Scott Douglas. That immigrant was named George Jacob Ruff. Records indicate that he left Germany with his wife and several sons from the Netherlands to Philadelphia in 1748. Upon arrival, George Jacob and his pioneer family took off on a trek that carried them to what is now Newberry County, South Carolina. They reached their future home sometime around 1750. They settled in the part of the colony that became known as the Dutch Fork, because so many German (Deutsch) Lutherans settled there. While much of the German settled area was in the area in between the fork of the Saluda and Broad Rivers, the name is a probably a corruption of the German words, Deutsch Volk- "German Folks". The German immigrants were welcomed there by the British government because they served as a protective barrier between the Indians to the west and the more established English settlements in what we today call the counties of Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland, Sumter, and Clarendon. So if the Indians wanted to get to our Douglass ancestors in Fairfield county, they first had to fight their way through our Ruff ancestors in Newberry County. It is certain that our George and his wife Sarah found both a raw and challenging wilderness in this frontier. Some of the settlers were scalped and burned by the native Indians when they went on periodic rampages. Bear, wolves, cougars, elk, and even buffalo still roamed the woods where these ancestors settled. But our Ruffs probably realized some comfort in that their neighbors all shared their heritage, language, and faith, and that this new frontier of North America offered unlimited opportunity. In was in this environment that our George Jacob Ruff received a royal grant in May of 1751 from King George II; it consisted of 200 acres of land on what was called Sixteen Mile Creek, on the south side of the Saluda River inside the Saxe Gotha Township. He later moved across the Saluda and lived at the foot of Ruff's Mountain (now called Little Mountain) in modern day Newberry County. In Robert Mill's 1825 Atlas of both Lexington and Newberry Counties, the elevation is clearly illustrated as Ruff's Mountain. It was here that George and Sarah's first American born son came into this world, and they named him Godsend. Nearby on the Broad River was Ruff's Ferry, which was established either by George Jacob or by Godsend's German born older brother, George. That ferry set up a workable communications and transportation venue between Newberry County and Fairfield County. It was then that the fate of this family was set to spread all across Fairfield County. They left behind Ruff cousins in Newberry County and other cousins who spelled their name Roof in Lexington County. Godsend was James Edgar Douglas's great-great-great-great-grandfather, and he was the same through a different line for Florence Rembert Scott. It appears that Godsend had one wife who died early and another who moved with him to Giles County, Tennessee where he died sometime in the early 1820's; his will there was probated on May 17, 1824. Several sources identify his wife as Elizabeth and another source (a family bible) indicates a wife by the name of Katherine Bussart. This we know for sure: Godsend had a son named Daniel H. Ruff, who was born in 1771 when his father was a young man. And we also know that Godsend was still in Newberry County, South Carolina as late as 1790 when the first United States census was taken; he was later listed as a juror there in 1797, as well. Later he shows up on the 1820 census with his wife Elizabeth in Giles County, Tennessee. So a reasonable conclusion is that Godsend married Katherine as a young man, had our ancestor Daniel, and then was remarried to Elizabeth. The father moved to Tennessee when his son Daniel was at least 26 years old. So the father moved on out west and the son chose to stay in South Carolina. That was a fortunate thing for our family, because from this man Daniel springs all of the Fairfield County Ruffs (and some of the Douglass’s). Daniel H. Ruff was born on August 29, 1771 and he died on November 29, 1829. Because there are so many Daniel Ruffs, this Daniel is frequently identified as Daniel H. Ruff Sr. As a young man, Daniel settled in Fairfield County and married his first wife Margaret Hamiter, who was born about 1767. She

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Volume 29 Number 1, 34th Year NEWSLETTER 1st Quarter 2018 was the daughter of Michael and Mary Ann Hamiter, and is called Margaretta in some records. Daniel and Margaret built their home in 1795 near Jenkinsville. The home is one of the oldest in Fairfield County, and it was drawn and described in detail by Julian Stevenson Bolick in his book A Fairfield Sketchbook, published in 1963. The Ruff lines to James Edgar Douglas III and Florence Rembert Scott diverge after Daniel H. Ruff, Sr. He and Margaret had four children: (1) Silas Walter Ruff, who was born on June 11, 1795. James Edgar Douglas III descends from Silas through his mother, Annie Gibson. Silas married Judith Weston Elkin(s) and they are buried together at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery nine miles from Jenkinsville. Their son, Silas Walter Ruff, Jr. , was Sheriff of Fairfield County in the 1870's, and their daughter Martha Sarah Ann Ruff was James Edgar Douglas III's great- grandmother. She was widowed with five children at the age of 33 when her husband, Private Samuel C. McDowell, died of typhoid fever in the Chimborazo Confederate Army Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. (2) The second son David H. Ruff was born on August 8, 1796. David never married, but he became a very successful businessman. Recent generations call this bachelor "Uncle David". He and his younger brother Daniel H. Ruff, Jr., showed up on the eastern side of Fairfield County, in what is now called the Blythewood area. Some traditions hold that the brothers were born in the Blythewood neighborhood; other stories relate that they moved from their father's home in Jenkinsville in eastern Fairfield County. At any rate, this southeastern part of Fairfield County was where David started out as a surveyor (he laid out the streets of Ridgeway), a cotton buyer, and a money lender. Back then the little village now where the brothers settled took on the name Doko, and it was part of Fairfield County. In 1879, the community was renamed Blythewood and it became part of Richland County in 1913. Important to the family history is the fact that David moved up the road a few miles to Ridgeway and built Ruff's Store around 1840. That business has been the centerpiece of the Ruff family enterprises from that day until now. He also departed from his Lutheran roots to become a passionate Methodist; in that arena he used part of his treasure to build the Methodist Church in Ridgeway, now called Ruff's Chapel. According to local legend, Uncle David threw sixty silver dollars into the molten metal while the church bell was being cast, with the idea of creating a silvery tone. (3) The third child of Daniel H. and Margaret Ruff was Daniel H. Ruff, Jr. He was born on the first day of September in 1799. This Daniel was the great-great-grandfather of Florence Rembert Scott. He and his older brother David established themselves as successful entrepreneurs in the sand hills of southeastern Fairfield County. It is not certain what his business career was centered on, but the evidence does point to the probability that he did not follow his older brother to Ridgeway - that migration came on with later generations. Daniel H. was not a partner in the Ruff store in Ridgeway. There is no indication that Daniel H. ever lived in Ridgeway, and he is buried with his wife in the Ruff Family Cemetery in Blythewood. His older brother David built a house in Ridgeway and was buried at the church he built there. Daniel H. Ruff's son, Lieutenant Daniel W. Ruff, Sr. died while serving during the War Between the States. He died of typhoid fever in Virginia during a time when his unit, the Congaree Mounted Riflemen of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment of Calvary, was in combat there. Lieutenant Ruff is buried in the Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia. It might be more than coincidental that his mother, Jane Elizabeth Kennedy Ruff, left this earth just eighteen days after her son's death; we can easily wonder if after receiving word of her son's death in Virginia, she died from a mother's grief. Lieutenant Ruff left behind his widow Harriett E. Shedd Ruff and three children. "Numma" was the endearing name given to her by her family, and she lived almost into the 20th century. On her gravestone in the Saint Stephens Episcopal Churchyard are inscribed these words - REST, SWEET REST - which must speak to the life she lived as a single mother of three children for so many years. Florence Scott's grandfather, Daniel Walter Ruff, Jr. was born on the 28th of June 1862, just four short months before his father died in Virginia. So an unanswered question for us today is whether or not this

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Confederate Soldier ever got to see his namesake son. Numma's sons Daniel Walter Ruff, Jr. and his brother Herbert grew up in the second half of the nineteenth century helping their uncles at the Ruff store. In 1901 the present Ruff Store was built; the brothers Walter and Herbert were the managers. It was still called A.F. Ruff and Company (their uncle Alexander Fletcher Ruff must have still owned a controlling interest in the business, even though he had moved to Rock Hill). Eventually Walter and Herbert became the full owners of the business and the name was changed to Ruff Mercantile. They also established the Bank of Ridgeway in 1899; perhaps this was an extension of the work as a money lender from which their Uncle David had found prosperity. Both Herbert and D.W. served as presidents of the bank. Later generations benefitted from the steady income of dividends that their inherited bank stock provided, until the bank was bought out by the National Bank of South Carolina in 1981. Daniel Walter Ruff Jr. fell in love with Florence Louise Rembert, and became her husband in 1886. This young lady was the daughter of a French Huguenot couple, part of the Huguenot circle of families in Fairfield county - the Palmers, Thomas's, Gaillards, Porchers, and others. All of these families had migrated upstate from the French Santee in the first half of the nineteenth century. These Remberts settled on the outskirts of Ridgeway, and their daughter, Florence Louise, became the target of Daniel Walter's affection. And so began the French way of doing things in the Ruff family. The French and Low Country influences that Florence Rembert brought into the family can still be seen in the food that later generations enjoy to this day. Instead of the standard staples of southerners - beef, potatoes, ham, pork, collards, fruit pies and the like – these descendents of Florence Louise Rembert Ruff proudly cook sophisticated casseroles, rice, custards, and dainty sugared bits of pastry desserts... plenty of butter, cheese, and heavy cream. The other Rembert tradition which continues to repeat itself is the practice of baptizing our newborns in the Rembert Christening Gown. The crafting of the gown was started by Florence's mother, Emmie Robertson Rembert, with her three daughters in 1881 as a family project; our fourteen year old Florence Louise darned the lacey netting. Daniel "Papa" Walter Ruff Jr. and Florence Louise had three daughters and a son; they were all thriving members of a busy Ridgeway social and business scene. One of the daughters, Marguerite Rembert Ruff, was a belle of society in Ridgeway. She was educated at Chicora College. And as these were prosperous times for the family, Marguerite had a wide network of friends across the state with whom she regularly visited and hosted in Ridgeway. The parties and dances were a regular and ongoing part of her life. Servants of all sorts were at her family's beck and call. While Marguerite was enjoying the life of a young lady coming out in society, a promising young man by the name of Prioleau Richards Scott came to Ridgeway to make his start in life. He was born in Liberty Hill, South Carolina, the son of Ira Seymour Scott, Jr. and Cornelia Azalee Perry. Ira was a sportsman, known as perhaps the single most effective hunter of game in the woods and fields of central South Carolina at that time, and a fine horseman. Apparently he did not let a lot of dedicated career work get in the way of his outdoor adventuring. One family anecdote is that Ira would go to work only when he did not have enough money to buy shotgun shells. So the family moved around to various places in Kershaw, Lancaster, and Fairfield Counties, without ever settling down. The 1910 Federal Census even had them living in Tampa, Florida, where Ira drove a street car. That may have been the preview that Prioleau's brothers Ed & Ira III needed to motivate them to move to Tampa permanently when they were grown men. Cornelia sprang from the strong family lines of the Perrys, Cunninghams, and Starkes from along the Catawba-Wateree River corridor. While Ira may have been carefree in the way he lived life, he came from stock that was every bit as sound as that of his wife. Among his South Carolina kin were the Peays, Rochelles, AND the same Starke family from which his wife descended...just one more case of cousins marrying cousins. Ira's grandfather was a genuine Connecticut Yankee who migrated to South Carolina and married a young lady named Roper from the Lancaster area. This northern invader fell in love with the South and put down roots. He was Benjamin Rush Scott, M.D. ; named after the physician and founding father who played such a large role in the birth of the United States. Our Doctor Scott was educated at Rutgers University and set up his practice in the area of South

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Carolina where his wife's family dwelled. We do not know if he came south to practice medicine and then met his wife or if he moved to South Carolina because he was already in love with Eliza Roper. Doctor Benjamin Rush Scott lived for the last two years of his life in Charleston, where he died of yellow fever at the young age of 47. His grave is one of the few in the churchyard at First Baptist Church in Charleston, some short steps from where his great-great-great-great-great-grandson Jason Flanders was married 165 years later. Eliza remarried and is buried in the churchyard of the First Baptist Church in Aiken. Benjamin and Eliza's son Ira Scott (Prioleau's grandfather) stayed in the area surrounding the Catawba-Wateree river basin where he was reared. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a physician, graduating from the Medical College in Charleston in 1844. His dissertation on remittent fever is still on file in the library there; among the treatments he recommended for the malady were bloodletting, cupping, giving a dose of turpentine with egg whites, and mustard plasters applied to the feet. Doctor Scott had a traveling practice, which extended along a thirty mile route from just east of Great Falls at the old settlement Beckhamsville, to the town of Kershaw in Lancaster County. He had been a cripple since childhood, and so he always rode horseback on a lady's sidesaddle. In typhoid fever cases, people believed him more able to cure it than any other doctor. It was said that Doctor Ira never lost a patient to typhoid fever, if he had been called into consultation within the first week. This ancestor was a student of history, and collected artifacts from a Revolutionary War battlefield, located on his land in Rocky Mount, just outside of Great Falls. He donated all of the artifacts to a museum in North Carolina. We today can read his descriptive letters about the Revolution, located in the Draper Archives at the University of Wisconsin. Doctor Scott passed away in 1888, and is buried in the Methodist Churchyard in Mitford, right next to the road running from Winnsboro to Great Falls. Across the highway from the church, you can find Scott Road, which was named for the Scott place located there. The Scott home place is marked on Elkin's 1876 map of Fairfield County. Doctor Ira left behind a huge spread of Scott families across the midlands of South Carolina and beyond. His DNA is now carried in the families of Blair, Frazier, Gladden, Goforth, Powell, Pickett, McKeown, Watson, McMeekin, Parker, and many more. Many of his descendents live in South Carolina; others are in Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Alabama, and Florida. It is interesting that we cannot find any of his descendents who moved back north to the land of his Yankee ancestors. It was clear from the beginning that young Prioleau Scott meant to buckle down and make a name for himself. He started out as clerk at the Thomas Store, later moving over to Thomas's friendly competitor- Ruff Mercantile. It is not known to us if Prioleau moved to the Ruff store before or after he started courting the owner's (Daniel Walter Ruff) daughter, Marguerite. He became a model of dependability in his work and the sort of solid citizen any community would be fortunate to have. He was the one who ran Ruff and Company. It was Prioleau who opened the store up each morning and closed it every evening, who ran the cotton gin behind the store, who arranged for deliveries to be made, and even cut cheese for customers from the huge wheel that was a constant presence in the store. He is the one who kept up with the ledger book, and he was the one who took the deposits to the Bank of Ridgeway. Total dependability with a smile for everyone is what people got from this Southern Gentleman. DeDa, as his grandchildren called him, was a longtime Saint Stephens Episcopal Church vestryman and treasurer, and a dedicated Mason. As a veteran of World War I, Prioleau was a card carrying member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars until the day he died. He kept a large picture of the troop ship U.S.S. Leviathan on his wall. When coaxed, he could tell stories about serving aboard that vessel, which was seized from the German government at the beginning of World War I. The Charleston obituary for Prioleau's great grandfather Doctor Benjamin Scott states that he was a man of "manners that were mild and amiable...and the great purpose of his irreproachable life seemed to have been to fulfill every duty with zeal, with justice, and with propriety; exercising invariably the utmost devotion to his immediate relatives, and to others benevolence, charity and good will without bounds..." Those words seem to describe most every Scott man who has come from his line. It certainly describes Prioleau Richards Scott. Folks have said that one could not find a single person on

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Volume 29 Number 1, 34th Year NEWSLETTER 1st Quarter 2018 this earth who could say a bad word about Prioleau: he had an incredible devotion to duty and responsibility which was tied with total commitment to the welfare of his family and friends. He was a person of gentle manners and great regard for his fellow man. The only things that may shed some light for us on the underlying stressors in his life were the gouged marks on the wall beside his bed, where he incessantly scratched his finger nails while asleep, and the unfiltered cigarettes that he continued to pound away, one after the other. (4) The fourth child of Daniel H. and Margaret Hamiter Ruff was named Nancy, but her exact identity is surrounded by questions. Many family genealogies have Nancy as being a girl named Nancy Savilla "Sibyl" Ruff. This Nancy is buried in the Bethel Methodist Churchyard, about nine miles from Jenkinsville (although her gravestone is inscribed "Sibyl Ruff Chappell" - no mention of Nancy) . She was married to John Chappell. It appears that she also married a Benjamin Scott (no relation to our Benjamin Scott) somewhere along the line, but the Chappell husband is our ancestor, being the great-great-great- grandfather of James Edgar Douglas III. Additional records indicate that she married a third time to a man named John B. Jenkins. There is no question that James Edgar Douglas III descends from this lady, but a question that remains unanswered is that of her parentage. Who was this woman's mother and father? Since it appears that all the Ruff's in Fairfield County appear to come from the line of the German Johann Rueff, it is almost a sure thing to assume that this Nancy Savilla was a cousin to the Ridgeway Ruffs, no matter which Ruff was her father. Since Savilla was named only Savilla or Sibyl - no Nancy - on both the United States census lists and on her gravestone, there is a reasonable chance that she was the fifth child of Daniel H. and Margaret Ruff. Despite the commonly found family trees indicating that Daniel Sr. and Margaret's daughter was Nancy Savilla "Sibyl", the stronger evidence points to their daughter being named simply Nancy. This Nancy Ruff ended up living in Ridgeway, along with her bachelor brother David H. Ruff. There she married a man named Lauhon; a Lauhon family bible identifies him as Doctor Isaac Lauhon. According to this scenario, the three siblings David H. Ruff, Daniel H. Ruff Jr. , and Nancy Ruff had earlier moved to the Blythewood area (Daniel Jr. is buried there). David moved up the road a few miles to Ridgeway and opened up the store we know today as Ruff and Company. That store was in the early days named Ruff and Lauhon. A typed copy of David's will has him leaving property to "Nancy Langdon, my sister", which we can guess is a typographical mistake. David built the Ruff Chapel in Ridgeway, and in that little churchyard of 28 graves are the burial sites of David Ruff and Mrs. Nancy Lauhon. The descendents of Nancy and Isaac migrated to Alabama and Arkansas. We do not know anything about the death of Isaac. Some of the Lauhons in Alabama and Arkansas carry the first names associated with the earlier David H. Ruff Sr. and Margaret Hamiter generations (e.g. Silas Ruff Lauhon and David Ruff Lauhon); that would be a strong signal that Nancy Lauhon was the daughter and fourth child of David and Margaret Ruff. And then that leaves us to puzzle over who gave birth to Nancy Savilla Sibyl"Ruff Chappell. Despite the confusion, we know for sure that Sibyl's grandson was Thomas Goulding Douglass, M.D. Thomas Goulding Douglass was the grandson of our Immigrant Alexander Douglass and his wife Grisell "Grace". Records tell us that Alexander was born in Scotland, moved to Ireland and married his bride. Alexander and Grisell were part of the great migration of Protestant Scots Irish, more properly called Ulster Scots, from northern Ireland to North America. These two pioneers settled in western Fairfield County around the time of The Revolutionary War and started a family line that remains a strong presence there today. Thomas Goulding Douglass was the first of three generations of physicians who were educated at the Medical College of South Carolina and practiced in Fairfield County. As it was required of the medical students of that day, he wrote a graduation thesis; young Thomas chose typhoid fever as his topic of study. That dissertation can still be read in the Waring Historical Library at the Medical University. The Medical College archives indicate that he called Alston, South Carolina home. That little place has disappeared from today's maps; it was located on the banks of the Broad River about three miles to the south and west of Jenkinsville. After graduating in 1860 he joined the practice of Doctor Thomas Furman a few miles south of Monticello.

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Doctor Furman was a physician of some acclaim; he was the son of Richard Furman, for whom Furman University is named. When the War Between the States broke out, Doctor Douglass stepped up and joined the Confederate Army as a private in the cavalry. Later the army chain of command wisely chose to utilize his skills and education, and he was promoted to the position of Surgeon, serving with diligence until the end of the conflict. After the war, he practiced in Chester county with his brother in law for a few years, and then he and his wife Charlotte "Lottie" Rebecca Rabb finally settled into his permanent home, a place of bucolic elegance called Balwearie. Charlotte's grandmother was "Sibyl" Ruff. Our Thomas Goulding inherited the home and plantation from his wealthy bachelor uncle, James Douglass. James was the uncle who was hung by his thumbs in the front yard of Balwearie by Sherman's troops. We can see the Douglass place marked on Elkin's 1876 map of Fairfield, and it still stands in the Douglass community of Fairfield County. James Edgar Douglass Sr. "Papa Jim" was educated at Furman University and went on to graduate from the Medical College in Charleston in 1885; his father Thomas Goulding Douglass served as his preceptor. One of the first things the young doctor did after graduation was to marry Margaret Eugenia Jeanette (sometimes spelled Janette) Stevenson on October 25, 1885. The wedding was held in the beautiful Stevenson home in the New Hope section of Fairfield County. It was said to be a lavish affair that was talked about for years. There were so many guests in the house that Nettie and her numerous bridesmaids had to dress in the big attic and descend three flights of stairs for the ceremony. Nettie’s father was Robert Murdock Stevenson. Everyone called him “Long Robin” Stevenson, because he was a giant of man for that time, standing some six feet nine inches tall. It is likely that the size of this man got passed down to the Stevenson and Douglass men that we admire in later generations. As a young man, Long Robin excelled in athletics. It also seems that he lived life in a large way. As a promoter and stockholder of the first railroad from Columbia, he hired a private railroad car to make the trip with the young ladies of his family. Along the way, he jokingly told the onlookers that he was the biggest man and had the prettiest women along the entire line. One of those pretty ladies was Granddaddy Ed’s grandmother. Papa Jim built a home named "Walnut Hill" a mile or so up the road from his father's home Balwearie. Later Papa Douglass bought land in Winnsboro and built a two-story frame house on Evans Street for his wife "Nettie" and their rapidly growing family. Papa's brothers, Charlie and John, also moved to Winnsboro and built homes on Evans Street. With so many Douglass families up and down that avenue, it is a wonder that someone did not rename it Douglass Street. The unoccupied Walnut Hill was tragically burned late in the twentieth century by an arsonist. Another characteristic that Doctor Douglass had in common with other Douglass men -past and present- was his deep and devoted love and care for his family. In season, he would ride early in the morning to the Farmer's Market in Columbia, fill his car with watermelons and bring them home for everyone to share. On Sunday afternoon at 3:00, he would cut watermelons and call all the family to come eat on his large back porch. The large Douglass get together were held out in the country at his home place, Walnut Hill; it was there that large and happy family reunions were regularly held. A long line of picnic tables were set up with a simple string of electric light bulbs overhead. The fried chicken and ham, the watermelon and cakes were laid out and a feast of food and love was enjoyed by all. Distinguished in dress and manner, Papa Douglass always wore a starched white shirt with a pocket watch and chain cascading across his midsection. Every Christmas, each of his sons had a gift under the tree: three white shirts of their own. Papa Douglass practiced with his son Ed in an upstairs office on the main street of Winnsboro. This country doctor mixed his own medicine, which he kept in twelve large brown jugs. What he put into those concoctions remains a mystery to this day, but his patients went home happy with their cork stopper bottles of Doctor Douglass's remedies. His beloved Nettie passed away in 1929, so Papa Douglass had to live the last seventeen years of his life as a widower. (When his daughter Lily Ray Douglass Davis was also widowed, she moved back to Winnsboro to become her father's housekeeper.) Practicing medicine into his 80's, and passing away at the ripe old age of 82, we can wonder if Doctor Douglass's longevity was enhanced by his insistence that his biscuits and bread were

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Volume 29 Number 1, 34th Year NEWSLETTER 1st Quarter 2018 made from whole grain flour, and because the large garden in his back yard kept the kitchen filled with fresh vegetables. It is remarkable in this day and age to realize that in his backyard in the middle of uptown Winnsboro, Papa Douglass also kept a milk cow, several hogs, and a flock of chickens. He broke his hip in the early part of the 1940s, but continued to practice medicine on crutches...even climbing the steep stairs to his upstairs office. On Thanksgiving Day in 1946 he fractured his right leg at home in another fall; he passed away from the complication of pneumonia a few weeks later. Papa Jim’s son, James Edgar Douglass Jr., M.D. , was a happy warrior of medicine in a place with no hospitals, no laboratories, no health insurance. He received his undergraduate education at Erskine, starting a family tradition followed by a number of his descendents. By the time he graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1917, completed a preceptor ship with his father, and finished up an internship at Roper Hospital, his family had made their migration from the country into the town of Winnsboro. As described earlier, they bought up a large block of land in the northwest corner of the old village. The Douglass’s also owned a block of properties along the Great Falls highway. Many Douglass descendents still live today on lots that were subdivided out of those two pieces of real estate. Quite a few of the families Doctor Ed took care of - perhaps most - were scratching out a living through the depression and two wars. It was not unusual for him to cheerfully take payment in the form of eggs, garden vegetables, milk, chickens, and home cured bacon. The sly sense of humor he possessed was enjoyed by his family, patients, and colleagues, and it seems that this understated sense of fun in life was passed on directly to all of his sons . His wife Annie Gibson was no doubt a distant cousin; she descended from Silas Walter Ruff, one of the four Ruff siblings who moved from Newberry County into Fairfield County in the early part of the 1800's. Her father, Stark Sims Gibson, owned a grocery store in Winnsboro after coming home from fighting for the South in the War Between the States. Grandfather Gibson had strong roots in the Methodist Church. And so it was his daughter Annie who marched this branch of the Douglass family out of their long held commitment to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian faith and into the hymn-singing Methodists that they became. Family stories relate that Doctor Ed Douglass was a bit of departure from his buttoned down and distinguished father. His dress was always a little disheveled; he relished carrying his beloved but smelly fox hounds around in the back seat of his car (and he insisted that they were fed fried chicken and cake), and he also raised hogs in his uptown Winnsboro backyard. Doctor Ed broke away from his practice whenever he could to go hunting. His wife Annie doted on him and simply called him her "diamond in the rough". Like so many Douglass men, the center of his interest and concern was his family. Doctor Ed built substantial houses for each of his children. One curiosity of his personality is that he refused to put furnaces in them, for some unknown reason. This doctor's devotion to civic duty was manifested by his time in World War I as an army surgeon and by his service of some forty uninterrupted years on the Winnsboro Town Council. He practiced medicine until 1956. In that year, Doctor Ed had a heart attack and died at the age of 65. A footnote: he passed away after a seven day stay at Baptist Hospital in Columbia. There he was attended to by Doctor Ben Miller, an internist who was the closest thing to a heart and kidney specialist in the midlands of South Carolina. This esteemed physician was the brother in law of Doctor Ed's dentist brother, Charlie. It is ironic that Doctor Miller later managed Granddaddy Ed through two medical crises of his own. An interesting tale surrounds the question of whether or not our ancestors used one "S" or two when spelling their last names. Was it Douglas or Douglass? There is no question that Alexander, Charles, and Thomas Goulding all called themselves Douglass. Around the time of the migration into Winnsboro, some of the Douglass men started to drop the last "S" of their name. Each of them started out life as a Douglass, but the grave markers for both James Edgar Douglas Sr. and James Edgar Douglas Jr. are inscribed with the last name Douglas...just one "S". But Papa Jim's death certificate identifies him with the two "S" name with which he was born. Doctor Ed Douglass and his dentist brother Robert "Uncle Bud" built an impressive commercial building on Main Street in Winnsboro in the early part of the twentieth century. It is still standing with the proud legend of THE DOUGLAS BUILDING (one "S") engraved in stone across the front.

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Curious is the fact that across the street, Doctor Ed's upstairs medical office was marked with the shingle inscribed as Doctor Douglass (double "S"). Other branches of the family in Fairfield County still carry the two "S" version, but they are all cousins. When the children of James Edgar Douglas III "Granddaddy Ed" asked why we no longer used the double "S" name, he told them with a wink that our side of the family did not want any "asses" in the family. And so that brings us back to that Winnsboro Traylor-Douglas wedding in the summer of 1948. In the course of that celebration, a tall handsome man met a beguiling young beauty of seventeen. They immediately fell dead in love and got married a few short months later. Some people live life governed by their heads and others go through life guided by their hearts. Granddaddy Ed and Mammy lived a life together that was ruled with their hearts. Through good times and bad, it was apparent to all that their love affair burned as brightly when Granddaddy Ed passed away at the young age of 46 as it did during that summer romance of 1948. These two went on to have three pretty little girls of their own. And now, at the time of this writing, their descendents have multiplied to a total of sixteen souls, with more to come. As to Mammy's question about whether or not she and Granddaddy Ed were Ruff cousins, we can be certain that they were single cousins and probably double cousins. Without question they were third cousins once removed through Silas Ruff; possibly they were also third cousins twice removed through Savilla Ruff. And this couple is just one example of marriage between kissing cousins in this family tree. It seems that the genes got passed back and forth between family lines more often than one might think. Descendents are free to pick and choose the characteristics they think that they inherited from the folks who came before them. It is not hard, though, to see the love of family and sport, combined with a stubborn sense of independence and rebelliousness that our Scots Irish people left to us. Their tendency to share a fast smile and enjoy full volume humor certainly is still seen in this family today. While some might say with a smidgen of truth that the German Ruffs were judgmental, it can also be said that they held themselves to high standards and were ambitious in their approach to life. And they were fiercely loyal to whomever they chose to follow. It is also true that all you have to do is go to one of our family Christmas dinners to enjoy some refined French Huguenot cuisine from our roots - the casseroles, custards, and delectable cuts of meat. So the melting pot of America became a melting pot for the Ruff, Rabb, Scott, Chappell, Gibson, Douglass, Shedd, Stevenson, and Rembert family lines. In so many struggles, those who came before us prevailed against difficult situations. It is a legacy that those alive in this family today, those who inherited their DNA from the heroes of yesterday, are still displaying the character and grit that preceded them.

Member Newsletter Submission This article was compiled by Greydon Maechtle.

Ancestry of Zeller/Sellers Family of Moettgers, Hessen, Germany

A Michael Sellers posted an article entitled “The Zeller-Sellers & Allied Families” on Rootsweb/Ancestry.com on June 4, 2013. He states that in the church records pertaining to Moettgers there is an entry for a Hans Zeller who died January 10, 1665 at the age of 58. This man was a “Kirchenbaumann,” a church builder, and a Meister (master in his trade). He was twice married, likely both wives were named Anna. The second wife died March 29, 1676 at 43 year of age.

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The following information is from the website Geneal-Forum, an article, conversation, or thread entitled “Zeller von Zuerich ZH.” Hans Heinrich Zeller born 1575 Zuerich, Switzerland, died there 1645, preacher or pastor, 1609 professor at Zuerich University. Married 1608 in Zuerich to Elsbeth Zuericher, born 1589 Frutigen, Bern, Switzerland, (she) died 1661 in Moettgers, Sinntal, Hessen, Germany. Reputedly, after the death of her husband, she went to Moettgers with her son Heinrich, born October 3, 1609 in Zuerich, died January 10, 1665 in Moettgers. This son was a “Kirchenbaumann” in Moettgers. He had learned this trade in Switzerland. This son Heinrich married first circa 1650 an Anne, born 1633 in Moettgers. The following is from SEHUM (Swiss Emigrants in Heidelberg, etc.). It is part of the Geneal-Forum article. Johann Heinrich Zeller, professor of theology, born October 3, 1609 Zuerich, died April 24th, 1672 Zuerich. He was the son of Heinrich Zeller, born 1576 in Switzerland and died 1645 in Zuerich. The site moderator makes the observation that although the dates for the fathers are similar 1575/76 and 1645, the possibility of twins with the same name being baptized on the same day is untenable. It is more likely that two different Johann Heinrich Zellers, of different parents, were baptized in Zuerich at approximately the same time in 1609. There appears to be some confusion here but there does seem to be a definite link from Zuerich to Moettgers. From the “Verzeichniss der Buerger und Niedergelassenen der Stadt Zuerich,” 1868, (Zuerich Citizen’s Directory), Zeller is an old “Rathsgeschlecht” (City Council Members Family), associated with the Guild “Zunft der Waag,” which was a wool and linen weaver’s, hatmaker’s, and bleacher’s guild in Zuerich. The family line began in Zuerich with a Christian Zeller from St. Gallen by Lake Constance who received the right to citizenship in Zuerich in 1469. From David Lee Zellers, February 5, 1999, on the genealogy.com website, the article (“Re: Old Zeller Family”) the following is found. “The earliest record of the activities of this ancient and ennobled family is disclosed in the text of the Copialbuch of the Kloster Mondsee, the entry reading, viz: “A.D. 955 Capellam Cella in Parrochia Rurippe sitem,” showing that the Chapel of Zell, was seated in the Parish of Rab, a.d. Pram (a river) in Upper Austria.” A Copialbuch is a copybook of documents. The Kloster Mondsee is Mondsee Abbey. The Copialbuch entry of December 13, 955 states that Tuto, Bishop of Regensburg (Bavaria) separated the “Capelle Zell” from the jurisdiction of the Parish of Rurippe (Raab) and gave it, with it’s lands and appurtenances, as a parish church to Mondsee Abbey with the agreement of the Bishop of Passau (Bavaria). Mondsee Abbey was founded in 748 by Odilo , the Agilolfinger Duke of Bavaria. A cell is the simple living quarters of a monk or other religious person, hermit, recluse, anchorite, etc. Some chapels, churches, monasteries began as the simple cell (Zell) of a single religious person. David Lee Zellers states: “From 1130 to 1200, the Lords Diepoltus de Loicheim, Wernherus de Pfalzaue, Otto de Reissenbach von Patrichesheim (near Rurippe), Alburtus de Cella, Goswinus de Osterhoven, Odelscalch de Mechingen, all brothers of the de Cella family (zu, and von Zell, zu Riedau, bei Hohenzell), flourished. The lineal descendants follow:” Among these are: 1469 Christian Zeller 1519 Stephen Zeller, elected member of the Great Council of Zuerich 1531 Stephen Zeller, elected Captain of the Swiss-Confederates, serving under the Duke of Milan 1534 Stephen Zeller II, Judge and member of the Great Council of Zuerich 15??-1600 Heinrich Zeller, Preceptor, Professor, University of Zuerich 1645 Heinrich Zeller dies 1609 Hans Heinrich Zeller, also a Professor 1672 Prof. Hans Heinrich Zeller dies The “Archiv fuer Oesterreichische Geschichte,” 1857, (Archive for Austrian History), under Zeller zu Zell und Riedau, lists circa 1130 the three brothers Diepold, Wernher, and Gozwin de Cella. These names

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Volume 29 Number 1, 34th Year NEWSLETTER 1st Quarter 2018 coincide with the listing of brothers of the de Cella family above circa 1130 to 1200. Although brothers they are known by their locational surnames referring to where they are seated or possess a fief or their own main property. A later member, Bernhard der Zeller von Schwertberg (Swordmountain), is also mentioned. He was known as the “Terror of the Merchants and Travelers” (Schrecken der Kaufleuten und Reisenden). He, and about 12 others were evidently active as robber knights and highwaymen in the Austrian Muehlviertel Province and the Moravian and Passau borders circa 1495.

Member Newsletter Submission This article was compiled by Greydon Maechtle.

Extinct Branches of the Knighthood 15th and 16th Centuries

NOTE: This article pertains to families of the Knighthood of the German-speaking areas of Europe. These families were known as the Ritterschaft (Knighthood) and eventually made up what was called the lesser or untitled nobility. They may have had the word “von” or “zu” (of or at) in their locational surnames. Some did not and had only a surname derived from something like an occupation, physical appearance, or nickname. The English Gentry might be considered roughly comparable to the Ritterschaft. Therefore, the general principles or ideas expressed in this article may also apply to English or Scottish families, and possibly families of other European countries.

The following is a translation of an article by Guenther Boehm which appears on his Boehm-Chronik website. The page (in German) is entitled Abgestorbene Zweige der Ritterschaft, 15. und 16. Jahrhundert. Christian Adder wrote in “Heraldry on the Net” under “Introduction to Heraldry:” “Certainly the descendants of the mediatized families of the Imperial Knights (Reichsritter Familien) today number in the hundreds of thousands. There were over 16,000 recorded matriculated families. The country/rural knighthood (Landadels) certainly had even more descendants. However, there was no central recording of matriculation kept for these families.” I find this a very interesting statement. In my research, I deal with the extinct families of the country/rural knighthood (lesser nobility) in Silesia in the late Middle Ages. Many knights did not survive the change from professional soldier to landlord. Most still endeavored to secure a fief, which they never obtained. With the introduction of firearms and changes in military tactics, their existence was threatened. Economic ruin and social descent eventually led to their end. They became impoverished and could not maintain their positions as members of the nobility. However, they continued to live as people. Sometimes only a coat of arms with vague genealogical significance is all that can be found recorded in the associations of the nobility. There was certainly no central registry of the extinct branches of the knighthood, but perhaps estate records still exist. The knighthood today is generally no longer discernable, especially the rural class, which means all knights who were not directly under the emperor, rather, those under the great landlords: counts, bishops, abbots, etc. If these knights had no allodial property, then they mainly sank or perished economically , they did not die out or become extinct, but technically were no longer knights. If one had land of his own (allodial property) he likely became a free peasant farmer (Freibauer). Most took this step willingly. At the latest, after the 14th century, the income from a fief no longer sufficed to compel one to fulfill or comply with the required

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Volume 29 Number 1, 34th Year NEWSLETTER 1st Quarter 2018 feudal obligations. Those who did not find an income in service to a prince were often doomed to ruin or ended as robber knights. With the Perpetual Peace of 1495 under Emperor Maximilian I, the medieval right of vendetta, the right to feud in the Holy Roman Empire, was abolished and thereby the knight’s last discretionary power disappeared. The period from 1400 to 1600 is especially difficult for this type of family research since the church books did not exist yet. My interest is not in the Imperial Knights, but instead in the rural or country knighthood, those subject to the great landlords. As the rural knighthood in the former Holy Roman Empire was certain to have had more descendants than the Imperial Knighthood (see above) their descendants today could number in the millions. This idea lends credence to the theory that many families today have an origin in the “extinct” lines of the rural knighthood without their knowing it. In Siebmacher’s “The Extinct Nobility of the Prussian Province of Silesia, I-III,” over 3400 coats of arms are listed. Extinct means impoverished and sunken and no longer possessing status as nobles. Gustav Freytag suggested in 1860 in his “Pictures from the German Past,” that there were five times as many esquires (Edelknechte) as knights (Rittern). During the period of the waning Middle Ages, Freytag sees this ratio as being ten times as many esquires as knights. The lesser nobility, primarily made up of the knights and especially of the esquires, was not only a class of professional soldiers. As Middle- European lesser nobility, they lived more as larger, free, peasant farmers or landed estate managers than soldiers, so that the office and honor of knighthood in everyday or common life became superfluous or unnecessary. An Edelknecht (Esquire or Armiger) was a noble of knightly descent, a grown man. However, he had not yet been dubbed a knight or girded with a sword, as a medieval warrior or nobleman. Most members of the lesser service nobility had to forgo the actual office of knighthood on grounds of economic insufficiency. Often, only the oldest son of a family of the knighthood was able to obtain the office of a knight, his younger brothers remaining esquires. In daily life this had little meaning, at most, a distinction between knights and squires applied only at tournaments.

Membership Query / Answer Any help for these members from the newsletter readers?

From Ken Shelton: In the queries, "Damien Aragon" asked about the wills. The first 4 volumes of the will books are digitized. http://www.ken-shelton.com/Fairfield/Wills/wills.htm Also, the entire Loose Chancery Records series is digitized by Ancestry.com. Not an "abstract", but they can be viewed online at his leisure.

Karen Hutson Q. Thank you for the information you sent me. It was exciting to get my great- grandfathers obit as it confirmed one family story and blew another out of the water! Am I right in saying you couldn’t find Samuel or Mary Jane Brown in a census of 1850 or 1860? She was listed as from Ireland; do you check immigration records? Since I have him listed as about 23yrs. in 1861, have you checked any civil war records? Do you do civil war records of people that were in/from Flat Creek on the Lancaster county line? I’m sure you’re familiar with the regiments of the area. If you do, could you get the ones for my great-grandfather John Jefferson Phillips 1846-1912, his brother William Travis Phillips?- 1911(my grandfathers namesake), their father Noel Phillips 1808-? and John Alexander Bird 1834- 1913……. A. The Brown information is somewhat sketchy and I was not able to find much, sorry. The Phillips information is also attached and extensive. I hope this information helps you out. Attachments: Charles Bird & son John Alexander Bird FindAGrave.com Memorial; John Bird and family Frances, Anna, Clarra, Mary, Amos, Rebecca 1880 Household Record; Brown Conveyer from Conveyee Deed Index for Fairfield County; Brown Conveyee to Conveyer Deed Index for Fairfield County; Various records for Samuel

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Brown & Mary Jane Phillips Brown; Samuel Brown & Mary Jane on MyHeritage-Geni.com (not correct Brown’s); Samuel Brown Fold3.com records; Mary Jane Phillips Brown SC & NC FindAGrave.com Memorials; Samuel Brown SC & NC FindAGrave.com Memorials; 1850-1910 Census Records for John Jefferson Phillips; Death Certificates for children of John Jefferson Phillips and Martha Louise (Mattie) Byrd or Georgia (Georgie) Jane Faile; John Phillips, William Travis Phillips, Annie Mae Brown Phillips FindAGrave.com Memorials; Probate & Estate Records for John Jefferson Phillips; Probate & Estate Records for Sarah Phillips; Social Security Applications & Claims Index for John Jefferson Phillips.

George Collier Q. For the past four years (since retirement), I have been compiling an ancestry annals book for myself and another for my wife (Ann Ella Henderson Collier). As a 2016 Christmas present, I published my wife's 580-pg Ancestry Annals book which provides info on 110 sets of her grandparents (w/about 5000 descendants) going back about 300 years. My wife's ancestors are more interesting (to me) than mine because of the manner in which they clustered as neighbors and emigrants - for certain mine did not cluster in such a manner. Ten (out of 16) of my wife's great-great-grandparents emigrated from (mostly) South Carolina in the 1820s to Greene County, AL and another four to Starkville, MS. 29 of my wife's grandparents are buried in Greene County, AL. Most of them seemed to have been pious Presbyterians and Baptists. It appears that several of these ancestral families have remained neighbors since the 1700s - perhaps even back into the 'old country'. To date, I have identified 41 of my wife's grandparents who are buried in South Carolina - at least 13 of them are buried in Fairfield County. As you can see from the attached spreadsheet, several of my wife's grandparents were well-known in Fairfield County in the early 1800s. My wife and I plan a 'grandparent research' driving tour through several SC counties - we plan to visit Fairfield County 31Oct-2Nov. One of our planned visits will be to the Fairfield County Genealogical Library. I look forward to visiting with you during that time. I would appreciate any help you could provide in locating info on my wife's grandparents. I would also be interested in establishing contact with other researchers who are also researching my wife's grandparents. Several questions I hope to answer during our visit include: 1) Membership of Old Brick Presbyterian Church and Old Lebanon Presbyterian Church during the 1810-1820 time period. 2) List of churches, especially those with cemeteries, which were in operation in Fairfield County prior to 1820. Membership list for each church would be a bonus. 3) Burial location of Jane Wilson Murray (1774- 1793) - she apparently died before Old Brick Church cemetery was established. 4) Burial location of Richard Gustavus Burney (-1792) and his wife Annie Walker. 5) Copy of reference which includes info on any of the 13 grandparents listed in spreadsheets who were buried in Fairfield County. Thanks for your help. P.S. The sons of Rev James Rogers and Charles Montgomery emigrated from Fairfield County to Starkville, MS in the 1820s. Both families were active in the Associated Reform Presbyterian Church in Starkville and are buried in its cemetery. The Montgomery family was involved in establishment of Mississippi State University at Starkville. I suspect (but have not proven) that the Montgomery family was also involved in establishment of Erskine College at Due West, SC. Several of the Montgomery sons (who lived in Starkville), including my wife's great-grandfather, were educated at Erskine College in the years prior to the Civil War. I look forward to visiting with your genealogical research team during our SC tour. I will call before getting there to make sure that someone will be available to visit. I will be glad to share whatever genealogical info I have compiled regarding my wife's ancestors. Presumably, you can handle the info in digital form (i.e., 32GB thumb drive with 4000+ files) because of its sheer volume. Currently, there are a total of six volumes (total of 2600+ pgs) plus 8 burial spreadsheets (from church cemeteries in Greene County, AL) with each individual burial hyperlinked to hi-res photo of his/her tombstone. There are about 3000 tombstone photos - all in Greene County, AL. Incidentally, about 25 attendees (and family researchers) at a recent Henderson family reunion in Tuscaloosa, AL purchased a copy of this thumb drive. My objective is to ensure that this entire compilation of info is available (as a starting point) to other family researchers and will remain available beyond my demise. I really do want

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Volume 29 Number 1, 34th Year NEWSLETTER 1st Quarter 2018 to establish ongoing contact with your team because of the large number of my wife's grandparents who lived in your immediate area. A. Had a great visit and mentioned in our last newsletter, George presented us with a USB memory stick containing eight of his publications for our library collection to assist with Henderson family research request as well as walk-in researchers. These PDF files will be added to our website as time permits. Thanks again for your generous contribution and support!

Audrey Garland Q. Walk-in member researching her Dye family. Thank you so much for this and for all your help!! You are a jewel. A. Enjoyed seeing you, your brother, your cousin and his daughter and working with you. Finished up putting our Dye family information on the FCGS website as promised at link below: http://fairfieldgenealogysociety.org/Members_Only/Families/Dye/Dye.htm This is the Family File documents and tombstones information.

Elizabeth Dietel Q1. I would appreciate help in finding some primary resource material for the following ancestor who died in Fairfield County, SC: Alexander Irvin/Irwin/Erwin. He died c 1799. His will was probated 16 JUN 1803. His second wife was Mary Parr who survived him. I believe his first wife, Catherine Baker Whitaker, died in Kershaw County, SC, c 1790. I am interested in finding a genealogist who could help me find primary sources to prove this marriage and the birth of their child, James Chestnut Irvin/Irwin/Erwin. A1. Catherine Baker Whitaker, we believe was a Whitaker that married a Baker before marring Alexander Irvin/Irwin/Erwin. The father of Alexander Irvin was James Irvin that married Margaret Chestnut. James Chestnut Irvin was the son of Alexander and the grandson of James Irvin being named James Chestnut Irvin after his grandmother’s family. An excerpt of the Chestnut family has been scanned and attached above from the Historic Camden Part I by Kirkland & Kennedy, also mentioned in the above book, John Chestnut and James Irvin in Camden at the time of the American Revolution. Also in “Names in South Carolina”, Volumes 19-26 at Google Books mentions that Margaret‘s father was killed under Colonel George Washington at Braddock’s Defeat at Ft. Duquesne. A paid researcher list also is attached. Q2. Catherine Baker Whitaker was the first wife of Alexander Irvin. She gave birth to James Chestnut Irvin. I do not believe she was married before because her brother, William Whitaker, Jr. , mentioned her in his will as his sister with that name. Therefore “Baker” was her middle name, not her surname, and “Whitaker” was her maiden name. I need primary source documentation that shows she was married to Alexander Irvin. See p. 397, in Kirkland’s Historic Camden. Unfortunately, that work is considered an anecdotal, rather than a primary source. William Whitaker, Catherine’s father, was also married twice. He does not name Catherine in his will but makes the following reference to his children by his first wife, Elizabeth Wiggins: “equal sharers with my other children whom I have already portioned off and provided for.” Catherine would be one of those “other children.” Perhaps there is some record of property he gave her. I also need proof that James Chestnut Irvin was their son. Would you be able to find equity court records, 1792-1817, for Kershaw County Co., SC? There is a case filed Feb. 25, 1804, which mentions “other defendants, Margaret Irvin, James Irvin, and Catherine Irvin are infants…Thomas Whitaker was appointed their guardian. Another genealogist in 1980 stated that “the equity case proves that Alexander Irvin had a son James Irvin.” James Chestnut Irvin moved from South Carolina to Wilcox County, AL, in the 1820’s. I believe there may be some records of his career before he moved. He is called a judge in Alabama. I have been in contact with the Camden Archives. I am also not familiar with the geography of South Carolina and all the different counties. Since my ancestors moved around that area a great deal, I assumed there would be a central depository for documents, etc.

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A2. I am not sure where you are located, but the Camden Archives does have a good collection of early records. I also am not sure if you got much help; some of the research centers are not equipped to answer email queries. We strive to assist as timely as we are able. Here is a link to help you get familiar with SC Counties. The central depository for documents for government, military, etc. and some family information is the South Carolina Archives in Columbia, SC. The central depository for family and public documents is the Caroliniana Library on the campus of the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. I am sorry to report that we cannot find anything as a primary source of documentation for the marriage of Alexander Irvin and Catherine Whitaker Baker and proof of James Chestnut Irvin as being their son in our collection. We verified that the probate records for Alex Irvin in Fairfield County did not contain any mention of the names of his children including James Chestnut Irvin. We also checked: SC Archives Online Index, South Caroliniana Library Index, USC Digital Library Index, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, Geni.com, GenealogyBank.com, Newspapers.com, Chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, BillionGraves.com and FindAGrave.com with no success for primary sources of documentation. If a family Bible exist, it would possible provide the information you need. Maybe advertising in the local paper for anyone that possibly could still have a Bible or any primary source information as a descendant of this family is worth trying. Besides Brent Holcomb, possibly Risher R. Fairey, a History professor at Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC is still available. List mentions that this researcher’s expertise is Columbia, Camden, and North Central South Carolina. Q3. The correct spelling of their names is: James Chesnut Irvin, Catharine Baker Whitaker Irvin. A3. When we did our research we looked all four ways: Irvin, Ervin, Irwin, and Erwin. Q4. I have all the information I need with the exception of proving that Cath*a*rine (note the spelling) Baker Whitaker was married to Alexander Irvin and the mother of James Chesnut Irvin. Here is what I already know: *Catharine Baker Whitaker* (c1764-c1782) was the daughter of *William Whitaker, Sr*., sometimes named William Henry Whitaker (c1736-c1789). His first wife is unknown. His second wife was Elizabeth Wiggins, the mother of Catharine Baker, Thomas, and William, Jr. , and maybe others. He was married a third time to Mary ? Whitaker. In his will, he names “my four youngest children Lemuel, Margaret, Winnifred, and Mary as to make them in every respect equal sharers with my other children whom I have already portioned off and provided for.” (Catharine Baker would have been one of “my other children.”) His son, William Whitaker, Jr., names his sister, Catharine Baker in his will (proof that she was a daughter of William, Sr.) Unfortunately, her married name does not appear anywhere, even though her husband, Alexander Irvin, is one of the witnesses for the will of William, Jr. I do not have good dates for William Whitaker, Jr. Catharine Baker Whitaker was the first wife of *Alexander Irvin* and died young. His second wife was Mary Parr. I believe they lived in Kershaw County. Alexander Irvin died young as well. A4. Based on my initial research I found a James C. Irvin in Wilcox Alabama on the 1840 census. His age was given as between 40 and 49. The two other free white household members were a female between 30 and 39 years of age and a female under five years of age. Also listed by sex and age were thirteen slaves. I did not find James C. listed on the 1850 census for Alabama. Do you think this is "your" James C. Irvin? Do you know when and where your James C. died? Other than the Fairfield listing of Alexander Irvin's probate, of which you are aware, so far nothing new. Your information on William Whitaker and Elizabeth Wiggins led me to research their lineage. William Whitaker was a popular name; the one who married Elizabeth Wiggins was born in 1725 and died in 1789. The dates I found for Elizabeth Wiggins were 1740 to 1806. They married in 1760. Was she the first wife or perhaps the second, based on his age? I found a listing of four children two of whom were males named William, one born 1752 and died 1787, the other born in 1757, with no death year given. The other two children were a daughter Bethel

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1754- and a son Lemuel 1769-1803. No spouse was named. But the birth years for all four children were before 1760, the year of his marriage to Elizabeth. Listed from this William's marriage to Elizabeth Wiggins were two children, Elizabeth 1760-1787 and Lemuel 1769-1803. I have not found reference to a daughter Catherine. Could it be that she was the daughter of the William Wiggins born in 1757?

John Bassett Q. My name is John Bassett, and I’m helping my wife with her family history search. Her father, Richard Earl Broome, lists his birthplace as Winnsboro, b 7/18/1913. I believe he was born Richard Earl Broom – later changing his name to Broome. I believe that he was born to Sam T Broom and Annie Broom. They are listed in your 1910 Census as husband/wife. After the census, I believe they had two other children (in addition to Richard); Sam (or Samuel) T (or Thomas) Broom, b 1910, and Mary Broom b 1915. I found a certificate of death for Annie Stacy Broom in Fairfield County – d 10/29/1916. Her death certificate was informed by Shirley Broome (don’t know who she might be). And she is buried in the Homechat Cemetery. Her death certificate lists Annie as “white,” but my wife remembers hearing from her father (who died in 1970 when my wife was 17) that his mother was Native American. FYI, the lead that you gave to me from Lynn Miller’s work on Ancestry.Com has been great. We have spoken to Lynn and she has a great deal of knowledge about the Stacy family. Please take a look at the site I’ve got going for Annie Stacy on Ancestry … https://www.ancestry.com/family- tree/person/tree/117022791/person/370161365789/facts I’m going to keep working on running this down. Patsy is really curious about her father’s indication that Annie Stacy was American Indian. Patsy and I have both ordered DNA kits from Ancestry.Com … we’ll see what comes there. A. Sent Death Certificates of: Samuel Thomas Broom Sr showing parents Shirley C. Broom and Mary Ann Wooten; Mrs. Lizzie Lee Broom showing husband Sam T. Broom and parent Samuel Hunter; Annie Stacey Broom showing Shirley Broome as informant and Stacey as father. Richard Earl Broome’s Drivers License. Family Tree on Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/family- tree/person/tree/18716496/person/747280422/facts. Also sent a partial family tree showing Broom line back to John Bunyan Broom of Fairfield County; excerpt from article 120 Christian Ministry showing Hormah, 1864; Fairfield County map showing where Hormah existed; Cemetery listing of old Hormah showing Broom burials. Other names for Hormah are old Homer Baptist, Homah, and Harmah. Shirley was the father-in-law of Annie Stacy Broom according to her death certificate. Also from the death certificate his wife was Mary Ann Wooten. From the internet: “Shirley was originally a male name; but it’s use in Charlotte Bronte’s novel “Shirley”, (1849) established it as a female name”. From 1910 census: Samuel Thomas Broom, Sr. (1885-1960) born in Fairfield County married Annie (Stacy) Broom (1889-1916) born SC. Richard Earl Broom is their son born 1913 Fairfield County. Other siblings: Samuel Thomas Broom Jr. born 1910 and Mary Ann Wooten born 1915. Samuel Thomas Broom Sr. had three marriages: Annie (Stacy) Broom (1889-1916), Lizzie Lee (Hunter) Broom (1885-1941) and Elizabeth (Vaughn) Broom.

Tracy Lowry Q. We are planning to fly back down to try to get my father in law out to visit the Old Lowry Burial Ground near Blackstock where his ancestors are. A. Our cemetery committee has documented this family cemetery and it can be found below: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2636459/lowry-cemetery. Remember, the cemetery committee does not go out in to the woods until after hunting season is over in January. I have copied Jon Davis so you can email him and work out the details about your upcoming trip. (See above cemetery report in this newsletter.)

Gayle Culbreath Q. My main search is for the Yarborough/Yarbrough/Yarbro, Edwards and Glazier families. My Yarborough, etc portion of the family stay in Fairfield County from about 1756 to between 1820 and 1830. The earliest record is of John Yarborough birth 1756 and the census of 1820 showing

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Arthur Yarborough. The Glazier side is a little more sketchy. I show John Glazier marring Elizabeth Edwards in 1781 in South Carolina but I think he came to Fairfield County in 1810 and died there in 1830. I think he is buried in Monticello Cemetery. My information on Elizabeth is even less. I found online a reference to Capt. John Glazier. Is this from a book? Do you have it there? Do you perhaps have any real documents concerning the marriage of Arthur Yarborough and Elizabeth Glazier? or documents on John Glazier. Abstracts from Mississippi DAR Application Records GLAZIER, John, Capt, SC, b 4 Dec 1755, Glasgow, Scotland; d 4 Dec 1831, Fairfield Co, SC, m 1781, wf Elizabeth Edwards, b 5 Sep 1759, d 20 Jan 1840; ch, Elizabeth, b 4 Apr 1782, m Arthur Yarborough; Rebecca, b 1791, m William May; Reuthea, b 27 Jul 1793, m John Rabb; Mary, m John Free. I found where there are 2 Yarborough Cemeteries. Are they accessible? Could I perhaps have someone to go with me? I have spent the last week going thru the documents available on our Fairfield County Genealogical Website. I pulled together locations of Deeds, Mortgages, Gifts, etc. I am hoping to make or get original copies of this information but I am unsure if it is available. A. Gayle came to visit and Jon Davis was able to take her to the cemeteries.

Nancy Buchanan Callaway Q. My paternal line in the US begins in Fairfield County. My GGG Grandfather is John Buchanan, 1720 (Ireland) - 1788 (Fairfield County, SC). He immigrated in 1770 and settled in Fairfield County. Later I will be researching the following Winnsboro/Fairfield County Buchanan family (my direct line): Great Grandfather John Milliken Buchanan (1821-1903) Born in Winnsboro. He married Mary Eugenia Felder in 1849 and they lived in Winnsboro (their first child, John Felder Buchanan was born in Winnsboro) then a few years they moved to Orangeburg to care for Eugenia's younger siblings when both of her parents died. Following the Civil War, they moved to Texas. I have most of their information from after the Civil War. GG Gf General John Elisha Buchanan (1790 - 1802) and his wife, Harriet R. Yougue (1791-1875)) GGG Gf Creighton Buchanan (1760 - 1823) and his wife, Mary “Molly” Milliken (1760 - 1814) GGGG Gf John Buchanan (1720 - 1788), the Immigrant, and his wife Rachel Phillips (1720 - 1797) John and two of his sons, Robert and Captain John Buchanan immigrated to SC from Ireland about 1770. The father appears to have stayed closer to Charleston (I think that is him I found in Georgetown District) until near his death. Do you know? I have that he died in Winnsboro. I particularly want to focus on those eight direct ancestors, but am also interested in Robert Buchanan(1748 - 1780) and Captain John Buchanan (1750 - 1824) (see above) Mary Buchanan (1746 - ?), daughter of Immigrant John, sister to Creighton. I have found mention of her but nothing I can pin down. Rachel Buchanan McMaster (Creighton’s sister and Immigrant John’s daughter) who apparently did a lot of genealogy work on the family. I have not seen it but have seen lots of references to it. If you have this genealogy, I would be thrilled as it is so close in time to when they were new to the country. I’m hoping she has some additional ancestors or information that I do not know about. Do you have her research? These are the references that were noted in other’s work: FAMILY HISTORY OF HUGH BUCHANAN McMASTER (1820-1873) AND ELIZABETH BOATWRIGHT FLEMING McMASTERS (1825- 1897) (Winnsboro, SC: n.p. 1995), pp. 16 McMaster, Louise, ANCESTRY OF BUCHANAN FAMILY (typescript, 1945), p. 9 I am also looking for some books A History of the Upper Country of South Carolina Vol II by John Henry Logan (II p.23) DOBSON, DAVID. The Original Scots Colonists of Early America Supplement: 1607-1707. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1998. 185p. JONES, JACK MORELAND, and MARY BONDURANT WARREN. South Carolina Immigrants, 1760 to 1770. Danielsville, GA: Heritage Papers, 1988. 430p. My tree is a public one on Ancestry: Buchanan, Jackson, Felder, Perkins. A. We do not have books on Buchanans specifically but have family files and wills. We do know where some of them are buried. We know where Capt. John Buchanan’s homestead foundation that still exists. We only have the Logan book and have copies for sale. As a member, no research or copy fees are required. We do not check out books; however we can make a PDF copy if possible and out of copyright.

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Bring casual clothes, either stay in Winnsboro at the bed & breakfast or hotels in Blythewood. Also bring any research information, papers, etc. that you want to add to our family files.

Glenna Kinard Q1. Clyde Eugene Rabon Sr. Tombstone Picture Request. A1. Please find attached tombstone picture for Clyde Eugene Rabon, Sr. BTW, this grave is at Royal Pines not Oaklawn. Royal Pines is called the Winnsboro Mills Cemetery on Google Maps. Next to Royal Pines is the Nazarene Cemetery not shown on Google Maps. https://www.google.com/maps/@34.3585856,- 81.0912766,18z Oaklawn Cemetery is the city cemetery called Evergreen Memorial Gardens on Google Maps. Next to Oaklawn Cemetery is St. John’s Episcopal Church Cemetery not shown on Google Maps. https://www.google.com/maps/@34.3837265,-81.0920705,18z Q2. A question that involves another Rabon connection. Wlm. C. Gladden, Kershaw magistrate, died March 5, 1957. His obit in The State said he is buried at “Pine Grove Baptist Churchyard, near Lugoff.” I cannot find that cemetery on FindaGrave. Does it have another name? A2. FindAGrave.com says he is buried at Pine Grove Baptist Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/71024/pine-grove-cemetery There is another Pine Grove Church Cemetery in lower Fairfield County near the county line on Pine Grove Road. https://www.google.com/maps/@34.2388676,-81.042336,73m/data=!3m1!1e3

Faye Kennedy Irvin Q. Do you have the book, “My Kennedy Ancestors of Fairfield”? Do you have Alexander Kennedy Sr. tombstone picture? A. Please find attached the Kennedy book (PDF) you are interested in; Alexander Kennedy Sr. and Agnes Kennedy tombstone pictures from Craig-Kennedy Family Burying Grounds in Fairfield County and historical marker in Sumter County.

Diane Walker Q. Interested in info on ggmother Susan Lowry Boyd - b. Fairfield Dist. 1797 and d. 1874, Leake Co. MS Susan dau of William Lowry and Agnes Strong. Is location of Lowry burials known? A. Please find in above attachments the Lowry tombstones located in Fairfield County. I was not able to find anything on Susan Lowry Boyd or her husband John. From Find-a-Grave, I know that they are buried in the Wallace Cemetery in Leake County, Mississippi and that John was born in Chester County. This Lowry Cemetery is over a mile in the woods just east of Blackstock and just below the Chester County Line. If you are interested, I have received permission from land owners and hunt clubs to cross their lands to get to this cemetery, and on February 10th, I am taking a Lowry family that live in various states to this cemetery. You can go to findagrave.com and then to the Lowry Cemetery to see the nine stones in this cemetery.

F.A. Skip Clarkson Q. Who were the parents of Savilla/Sibyl Ruff Chappell, who lies in the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery? A. Attached two PDF copies of family books (Ruff Only - The Dubard Family of South Carolina Including related families surnamed Hamiter, Raiford, Ruff, and Turnipseed by Raiford Cooper Scott & The Ruff Family by Sara B. Shealy); both mention Nancy and Sybil. Also attached are the tombstone pictures for Nancy Ruff Lauhon at Ruff Chapel in Ridgeway, Fairfield County and Sybil Ruff Chappell at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Winnsboro, Fairfield County.

Jimmy McKinstry Q. I’ve started to work on my “Mobley” line and it was interesting that James Green identified you (Eddie Killian) as a “Mobley”. James Green sends me the Reunion Announcement for the Coleman-Feaster-Mobley (Reunion) each year, but since I had not connected, I didn’t come. Any help

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Marion Smith Q. Can you email me the WPA papers about the Smith family? A. We have a notebook in our collection called WPA Histories. I believe I have found the Smith family article in this book you are requesting. The article a PDF file for Tally Smith is attached.

Membership Outstanding Query Any help for these members from the newsletter readers?

Roxana Williams Q. I am still trying to find Willard/Mabry connection to Thomas Mabry Willard. I sent to Karen Willard at WFA. She's the archivist for Willard Family Assn. Hi Karen; I'm still trying to find Thomas Mabry Willard, my g-g-gf. I have had a DNA match to Caleb Willard, b. about 1750 in NC, d. 1828, Fairfield Co., SC. Thomas is living with Caleb's son, (Caleb Jr ?) in the 1850 Fairfield Co Census. I also have a DNA match to Julia Ann Willard, b. 9/1/1848 in SC, d. 1934 in Salt Lake City Utah. Julia was the daughter of James (or Jesse James Willard) and Amy or Ann Jackson, Union Co. SC. I found a James Willard, married to a Winifred Woodruff Hill, b. 1798, died in Union Co SC 11/23/1843. He had a daughter named Martha Willard who married William Powell and another daughter named Miriam Briggs. These two daughters and his wife, Winnie, are the only 3 people mentioned in his will. I did find the following children of Winifred and James: Thomas Eubanks Willard, Robert, Shelton, Louisa J. , George Willis, Cansadia, and March b. 1821, m. Wm Powell. I feel like Thomas Mabry Willard has to be connected to this family but can't find any connection. In the 1850 census of Abbeville SC, there is a James E. Willard, b. 1802, Nancy L. Willard, John B. Willard,, Samuel G. , and Jane Willard,, age 12. In 1850 Union Co I found a John Willard, age 24 living with Elizabeth Eubanks, and a family whose last name is Jenkins in dwelling 601. Right next door to John and Elizabeth in dwelling 600 are William Willard, Druscilla, his wife, (b. 1787) James, age 8 and Mabry, age 24. James E Willard, Nancy L. Willard, John B. Willard, 22, Samuel J. , and Jane, age 18 live in dwelling 596. OK, Eddie, and James, - I'm also going to forward a Wiki link that my cousin Marsha found on the Willards. Karen Willard, from WFA thought Thomas had to be related to Thomas Eubanks, whose dad was "John Willard". There is a Benjamin Willard, mentioned in the Wiki link but don't know how it connects. There is also a Druscilla Hill, in the Wiki link who was the sister of Winifred Woodruff Hill. I don't know if it would help to get into my GEDmatch account or not but if you want to, just let me know.Thanks for anything you find! Marsha and Richard sent this email: Related info to wife of Gilliam -- husband of Drucilla Hill (sister of Winnifred Willard in your practice tree) Hinchea (Mabry) Mabury, (1696-1762) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mabry-148 Apr 3, 2011 - 165 acres. p.142/822 Surry Co D&SB 7 18 Jun 1728 John Carter, to Benjamin Willard, 190 acres S side of Nottoway [bound by Geo Reeves, John Brooks, Hinshaw Maybray, & the College Land) and 400 acres on S side of Nottoway [bounded by John Gillum, Hinshaw Maybray, Moores Swamp & sd Carter).

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Lisa Mattern, Q1. We spoke this morning about the information that I was interested in about my 3rd great grandfather, Kelly Miller, as well as about his wife (my 3rd great grandmother), Elizabeth Roberts. I know that he served in the Confederate Army and I believe that he was at Appomattox. She was a slave, as were some of the children. My 2nd great grandmother was their daughter, Eliza Miller,. I live in California, but I am very interested in finding out more information about my family, including who their parents were, if you have that information. I think maybe Big Kelly’s father may have been named Aaron, but I am unsure. I am also interested in his status as a free man (my understanding is that he was born a free man). I know that Elizabeth belonged to Laban Chappell, but I can’t find out any information about her parents. I am curious because I have seen that they give a first and last name for her, so I wonder if there is any information about her parents. Q2. I would like to know if there’s any information available about my ancestors, Eliza Miller and Tom Eddings, (Edings) as well. I am looking for information about Tom Edding’s parents and grandparents.

Member Ann Wiley Abraham, provided her Ford family tree for Family Files.

The man is Warren Shelden Smith, and the woman is Francis Walker. They are Betty Smith Peak, and my grandparents and Spencer Timms, great grandparents. The Walker Family tree is on familysearch.org. ------Marion Smith contributed picture and family information for family files.

John Howell, sent picture and family information for family files. It appears

that Elizabeth Ann Biggers, married John Mobley. This must be where the Biggers Mobley, got his name. Find A Grave has her listed. John Mobberly, is shown as father to Edward Mobley, who married Susannah Duval. Ann Woods Biggers Mobberly Birth: 1666 Cheshire, England Death: 1708 Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA Saint Barnabas Church Cemetery: She and her husband were members of this church when she died. FindAGrave.com Memorial created by: Kevin Gilbert Record added: Nov 25, 2012, Find A Grave Memorial# 101254586 32

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YEARBOOKS of FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SC Lawrence W. Ulmer

As future years come and go, I hope this recording of old Yearbooks will prove a source of happy memories for us, our parents, and all who have had a part in helping make these Yearbooks a reality. During the process of recording, the information was entered into a Microsoft Excel 2016 Spreadsheet and the Spell checker was used many times to check for keying errors. After entering the data, the spreadsheet was printed and manually rechecked for spelling and omission errors. Just in case I missed one, please let me know.

To view pictures of the Schools in Fairfield County during 1935 - 1950 which are in the South Carolina Archives & History Database, go to the Fairfield County Genealogy website.

NOTE: All books are Searchable. To search hit Ctrl/F and enter information in the Find Box This is a work in process. The following yearbooks are needed:

Greenbrier High all except 1952 Jenkinsville High all except 1956 thru 1960 McCrorey-Liston High all except 1981 and 1983 Monticello High 1934 thru 1948, 1953 thru 1955 Richard Winn Academy 1981-1986, 1988 to present Ridgeway High 1953, 1954 and 1955 Winnsboro High 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1978 thru 1985, 1987 thru 1991

The Fairfield County Genealogy Society is located on the second floor of the Fairfield County Museum. If you have yearbooks that we can borrow to digitize, please let us know. These will be digitized and returned to you as soon as possible.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mail: Fairfield County Genealogy Society Location: Fairfield County Museum (2nd Floor) P. O. Box 93 231 S. Congress St. Winnsboro, SC 29180 Winnsboro, SC 29180

Email: [email protected] Website: www.fairfieldgenealogysociety.org

Phone: (803) 635-9811 Fax: (803) 815-9811

FACEBOOK: Fairfield County Genealogy Society

Library Hours: Monday thru Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Closed for Dinner/Lunch (usually Noon – 1:00 PM) Saturday Research by Appointment Only Some Saturday’s 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Closed Sunday Volunteer staffed, please call ahead, and verify assistance available

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Conferences, Workshops, Seminars, Informational Website Links

Announcements & Past Announcements

REUNIONS (For details please see website reunions page at this link: Reunions)

Let us know about your Family Association and/or Family Reunion, we will be glad to post your association and/or reunion information for you on our web site.

From the Vice-President / Program Director, Frances Lee O’Neal

ProQuest and FamilySearch are sponsoring “Access and Preservation Day” at RootsTech 2018 in Salt Lake City on February 28, 2018 at the Salt Palace from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM. It is a “FREE” event, but you must register for it. The program consists of: Welcome and introduction of the morning- David Rencher (Chief Genealogical Officer of FamilySearch) 7-10 min Brewster Kahle (CEO and Founder of the Internet Archive): Keynote 20 min Digital Preservation i. Laura Stone – Arizona State Library (15 min)-- Arizona State Library Expands Circulation: ii. Ken Williams- Utah State Archives (15 min) iii. Wendy Hanamura – Internet Archives (15 min)-- Title: The Library of 2023 Take a tour of the library of the future. Where is the Archive headed? How can all libraries work together to provide expanded access and more secure preservation? Hanamura will show you the present and invite you to dream with the Internet Archive about the future of digital libraries. Record Access i. Hollis Gentry – Smithsonian (15 min) -- The Smithsonian and the Freedmen's Bureau Project ii. Curt Witcher – Allen Public Library (15 min) iii. Stephen Valentine – FamilySearch (15 min) Conclusion: David Rencher (5 min) To register go to: URL: https://rootstech2018.smarteventscloud.com/portal/registration/accessandpreservation Complete Steps 1-3. Then Select Access & Preservation. (It is an Add Event listed after the Paid Conference options.) Then Submit. Note: This option will only allow you to attend Access & Preservation Day. If you are coming to paid RootsTech sessions it is not necessary to register for Access & Preservation Day. It is included with your paid registration.

Ancestral Findings .com Newsletter.

Past the date however you can view on YouTube. Live webcast: "Lineage Societies: What You Need to Know." Watch via the State Library of North Carolina’s YouTube channel on Jan. 29, 2018 @ 9AM-10AM, EST. http://youtube.com/statelibrarync . This session will be recorded for on demand viewing if you miss the presentation on 1/29. More info about the presentation here: http://bit.ly/Lineage_129 Rebecca Hyman Educational Programs & Outreach Librarian, NC Government & Heritage Library NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources

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919.807.7454 | [email protected] 109 E. Jones Street | 4640 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4600 Facebook Twitter YouTube Website

JSTOR: the Great Online Genealogy Resource that Few Genealogists Know About and more...

EXPLORE RELIC February 2018 - The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC) Start your historical journey here. RELIC's email newsletter highlights upcoming free events and happenings. Genealogy and local Virginia history is our specialty as a service provided by the Prince William Public Library. We're located at Bull Run Regional Library and you can always find more about us at www.pwcgov.org/library/relic

GENEALOGY ROUNDTABLE Come and discuss the challenges of your family research in a group environment, and get tips for new approaches. Moderated by RELIC's Don Wilson. Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 7:00 p.m. (Repeats February 28) Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 2:00 p.m. (Repeated from February 13)

RELIC INSIDER:

GROWING ROOTS: A PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY / MANASSAS HISTORY SYMPOSIUM Explore our rich and diverse local history. Saturday, March 24, 9 am – 5 pm (at the historic Old Manassas Courthouse) Learn about: · Prince William County: Early Settlement, Founding, and Leadership (1660-1750), with James Bish · George Custer at the Battle of Buckland, with Dan Davis · We Are All in This War: Those Who Fight and Those Who Stay at Home, with Charlotte Cain · Prince William Forest, Before the Park, with Cecilia Lynch · The Original Virginia Beer Baron: Robert Portner, with Michael Gaines · Developing Prince William After Completion of the Shirley Highway, with Charlie Grymes After the sessions, attend a Hands-On Reception with the Curator at the Manassas Museum to further explore one of the day’s engaging topics. Save the Date: March 24, 2018 $10 registration fee Call 703- 792-4754 or email [email protected] The Old Manassas Courthouse is at the corner of Grant and Lee Avenues. Supported by Prince William’s Historic Preservation Division, The Historical Commission, Historic Prince William, The Manassas Museum, and RELIC.

NEXT MONTH

GENEALOGY 101: GETTING STARTED Discovering your family’s history is both fun and rewarding. RELIC’s Darlene Hunter, a certified genealogist, will demonstrate the essential first steps to take and resources to use – most of which are available for free through the library – to ensure that your research is accurate, complete and well- documented. Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 7:00 p.m.

WHO’S YOUR CIVIL WAR ANCESTOR?

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Manassas is a focus for the study of the American Civil War (1861-1865). If your family lived in the United States during that time, you can find a personal link to those exciting events. RELIC’s Don Wilson will show how to find your ancestor’s experiences in the War. Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 2:00 p.m.

To read the latest lists of new materials available please click on What's New in RELIC http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/pages/relic-news.aspx Unless otherwise stated, all of the preceding programs will take place at Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, Virginia. Programs may last from 60 to 90 minutes. You may register for any of these free programs at 703-792-4540 or mail to: [email protected]. You may also register online at RELIC Programs http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/pages/relic-programs.aspx by clicking on the program date. Funding for selected RELIC programs is provided by the Friends of Bull Run Library. * To be notified of upcoming library programs and activities, you may sign up for the PWPLS newsletter. From the South Carolina Genealogy Network Sharing for people who are interested in the Orangeburgh District DNA Project: This group includes descendants of persons who lived in the old Orangeburgh District in SC (modern SC counties of Orangeburg, Lexington, Calhoun, Barnwell, Bamberg and parts of Aiken and Allendale). Family Finder (autosomal DNA, inherited from all ancestors) male line (yDNA) and female line (mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA) studies are included. We also have a Facebook page and closed group.

OGSGS Orangeburgh District DNA Project: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/orangeburgh-sc

Family Tree DNA - Genetic Testing for Ancestry, Family History & Genealogy

Online Death Indexes and Records Website (USA) - Newest Additions The Online Death Indexes and Records website has some new links or updates for the following states: AK, CA, FL, IL, IN, IA, LA, MD, MI, MN, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA and WY. You can find a list of the latest additions and updates here: https://goo.gl/GYxs6S

Free Webinar: Cybersecurity for Nonprofits How secure is your organization? Tuesday, Feb. 20th, 2018, 2:00 PM ET: CLICK HERE to register for this event. What is cybersecurity? Does your organization have cybersecurity policies in place which staff know and understand? Do you know how to move forward to ensure you’re safeguarding critical data and complying with global privacy standards? Hear from cybersecurity experts and learn steps you can take to identify your risks and take action to help protect your organization. Learn practical tips on how to train your staff to reduce risks and how best to manage recovery if your data is compromised. LEARN MORE

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Archivist-Librarian-I Job Opening http://www.infodepot.org/-/media/Files/Jobs/Processing-Archivist-Librarian-I--Public-January- 2018.ashx?la=en We are looking for an archivist to help us get intellectual control over our growing archival collections. The position is in our Collection Management Department but would work closely with our Local History Department as the access point for the collections. This is a great library system to work for and our team relating to Local History, Genealogy, and Archives continues to expand. I am happy to answer questions. Charity Charity Rouse, MLS Director of Local History Spartanburg County Public Libraries

Kennedy Room, Headquarters Library 151 S. Church St. Spartanburg, SC 29306 (864)596- 3500 ext.1234 [email protected] www.spartanburglibraries.org Feb. 9 Grant Research Class Rescheduled

The February 9 Grants Research: Finding a Funder for Your Nonprofit Organization has been rescheduled for February 23. For more information, visit our online calendar

Check out our Black History Resources Subject Guide

February is Black History Month, and we have an entire subject guide on that theme. From notable Black South Carolinians to genealogy research, to children's books and teacher's resources-- there is something for everyone. Click here to view the subject guide.

Speaker @ The Center: Feb. 22

Join us for our next author talk and book signing: What Missing Means, by Bonnie Stanard. Letters keep the Reinhart family connected to their son, a soldier in Germany in 1945. As his sister Lily considers her place in the family, she realizes life has more questions than answers. Speaker @ the Center is free and open to the public; however, we ask that you register to ensure a seat. The Circulating Kits at the State Library are an ever-growing, ever-changing collection as we assist the public libraries with fun and educational programming. To that end, I've added a Drone Kit, which contains four drones that are flown with an app or by a remote control. Drones are being used in many different career fields and knowing how they work could give a young adult valuable job experience. Also new, the Robotics Kit has been separated into TWO kits and two new pieces have been added, so please pay attention when making your reservation. Remember, if you are a school librarian or a teacher, we would love for you to use the kits but you MUST request them through your local public library. Circulating Kits Reservation Page Rebecca Antill, Youth Services Consultant, South Carolina State Library

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Newsletter SC's February Calendar + Our Featured SC Event – A couple of Articles

Hilton Head Island, February 1-28 | This year's February Calendar of South Carolina Events is brought to you by the 22nd Annual Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration, which showcases the rich history and cultural heritage of the Gullah people on Hilton Head. The event has been recognized as one of the "Top 20 Events in the Southeast" and provides visitors with an opportunity to enjoy traditional Lowcountry food, storytelling, African dance, gospel music, and Gullah spirituals. The event lasts throughout the month and features a variety of tours, concerts, expos, and parties.

God's Acre Healing Springs are located behind Healing Springs Baptist Church in Blackville on land that has the unusual distinction of being deeded to God. Their mineral waters flow from nearby artesian wells, and the springs have been a source of folklore spanning centuries. Native Americans who lived near this site believed the waters were sacred because of their healing properties. Today, South Carolinians continue to hold the site sacred, and many people – especially those who are sick – travel hours to collect water from its humble spigot. Fill-up your Grants calendar with these new funding applications for your nonprofit organization, small business or your individual needs. [email protected] 561 249-4129

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Grants to Multiple USA States Nonprofits and Schools for Environmental Education and NEW Stewardship

Deadline: 02/26/18

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations and K-12 schools to promote environmental stewardship and education within the funding source’s service area. The funding source serves communities within the following states: Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvani... #182911 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Awards to North Carolina and South Carolina PreK-12 Teachers in Eligible Counties for NEW Creativity in Art, History, and S...

Deadline: 02/28/18

Awards of $1,500 to North Carolina and South Carolina preK-12 public school teachers in eligible counties to recognize distinguished and creative contributions to art, history, and science education. Nominations

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will be accepted for teachers in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Linco... #178938 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Grants to USA Nonprofits and Agencies in Southern States to Host Performing Arts Events NEW

Deadline: 03/01/18

Grants to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee nonprofit and governmental arts presenting organizations to host performing artists for public events. Touring support is available for performances in opera, music, theatre... #166033 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Grants to York County, South Carolina Nonprofits, Agencies, Schools, and Artists for Small- NEW Scale Arts Projects

Deadline: 03/01/18

Grants of up to $1,000 to York County, South Carolina nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and individual artists to support high-quality projects in the arts. Applicants must contact program staff at least ten days prior to the deadline. Funding primarily provides suppor... #176654 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits to Provide Direct Services to Individuals Living in Poverty NEW

Deadline: 03/06/18

Grants of up to $7,500 to South Carolina nonprofit organizations to provide direct services and basic needs to families and individuals living in poverty. Funding is intended to support programs and services that provide clothing, food, shelter, free health services, as well as necessary h... #179532 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Grants to USA Nonprofits in Multiple States to Support their Programmatic Needs and NEW Interests

Deadline: 03/11/18

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit the communities where the funding source does business. Eligible communities are located in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississipp... #180369 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits, Individuals, and IHEs to Control Invasive Plant Species NEW

Deadline: 03/12/18

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Grants of up to $1,000 to South Carolina nonprofit organizations, individuals, and academic institutions for projects that control or increase awareness of invasive plant species. The intent of this program is to support individuals and organizations working to restore sites impacted by n... #167301 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Grants to USA Teachers and Individuals in Multiple States to Connect PreK-12 Students with NEW Local Food

Deadline: 03/15/18

Grants to Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia PreK-12 teachers and other individuals in the Appalachian region to connect children with local agriculture. Projects should give students positive experiences fresh and healthy foods through the following types of ... #173187 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits and Agencies for Land Conservation and Stewardship in NEW the Lowcountry Region

Deadline: 03/30/18

Grants to South Carolina nonprofit organizations and government agencies for projects in land preservation and stewardship in the Lowcountry. New applicants and those applying for new projects should contact the Foundation before applying. Funding may be used throughout the region, wit... #179260 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Grants to USA Organizations and Individuals in Southern States to Promote Tennis NEW Participation

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Grants to Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee organizations and individuals to increase participation in the sport of tennis. The primary focus of this program is to increase and retain the number of tennis players wit... #176633 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

Grants to Midlands Region, South Carolina Nonprofits for Education, Health, and Community NEW Development

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Grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to South Carolina nonprofit organizations to benefit communities throughout the Midlands region. Programs may be in the areas of education, community development, and health and wellbeing. The Foundation places emphasis on organizations that have a loc... #179273 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

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Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits to Plan or Implement Humanities Projects NEW

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $2,000 to South Carolina nonprofit organizations for small-scale, public humanities projects. Funding may also be requested for preliminary work associated with a longer-term humanities project. Projects must directly involve a humanities discipline, such as history, folklo... #172132 MemberPlus — Login to see eligibility, full text, and much, much more...

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February is Black History Month & students will be searching the local public library for information on slavery. The SLAVE NARRATIVES were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The SLAVE NARRATIVES provides a unique and unsurpassed collective portrait of African- American population during slavery. SLAVE NARRATIVES thus constitute an illuminating and invaluable source of data about antebellum and post-Emancipation Southern life, the institution of slavery, and, most important, the reactions and perspectives of those who had been enslaved. The moving text yields great insight into the impact of slavery upon human lives. State and local historians and genealogists use the Slave Narratives as a valuable research tool. The SLAVE NARRATIVES are published by state, so if your library cannot afford the entire set of nineteen volumes you may purchase individual volumes on the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,

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Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. JAY Books, an Indigenous Peoples Resources Partner is offering Slave Narratives as a complete set and by state specific volumes for a limited time. AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ON AMAZON Slave Narratives Complete Set A Folk History of Slavery in the United States, from Interviews with Former Slaves by the Federal Writers' Project Hardbound Volumes: 19 ISBN: 9780403022113

J.A.Y. Books is a company partnered with Indigenous Peoples Resources that offers titles on United States history, state and local history and African American history exclusively on Amazon.

MEMBERS AND THEIR SURNAMES

This list is not all inclusive. If you do not see your name or if the surnames for you need to be revised, please contact us so we can update our records. Please let us know if you would like to correspond with one of our members. Thanks!

LIFETIME MEMBERS

Alston Lloyd Blackwell Gloria Douglas Bell, Bigham, Brown, Carson, Chappell, Coleman, Crosby, Gladney, Grier, Henry, Mills, McMaster, Montgomery, Pritchett, Rabb, Shedd, Watson, Wilkes Cooper Dorothy T. Timms, Young, Yongue Delleney, Jr. F.G. (Greg) Delleney, Nelson, Woodward Haywood Frances Owens Boyce, Brown, Cranford, Dillard, Duncan, Epps, Owens, Prather, Quiller, Raiford, Ray, Turner Hill, Jr. Robert Ray Hill, Woodward Hollis John Dowey, Hollis, Hood, Watts Hollis Mary Ann Bundrick, Closson, Cooper, Corbitt, Cromer, Halfacre, Hentz, Hoover, Ladd, Lake, Lauderdale, Lemmon, Owings, Sligh, Wicker

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Hopper William D. (Bill) Mayben/Maybin, Mobley Hunter William C. Ferguson, Henderson, Hunter Killian Robert E. Coleman, Chapman, Fox, Killian, Lyles, Mabry, Mathis, Mobley, Perry, Poole, Rainey, Roe, Taylor Lyles James Lyles McKinstry Jimmy Leroy Alston, Bonner, Boyd, McKinstry, Mobley, Taliferro Means, Jr. Robert T. Means Pope Carroll & Natalie Adams, Boycl, Carroll, Lippard, Morrison, Pope, Porter Shelton Kenneth A. Turbyfill Sue Byerly, Duncan, Dunkin, Loaner, Loner Vinnacombe Mary S. Bundrick, Closson, Cromer, Halfacre, Hentz, Ladd, Lake, Lauderdale, Lemmon, Owings, Sligh, Wicker White Russell S. Williams Otis & Carmen Knight, Parrao, Williams Ziervogel Gene T. Douglass, Hicklin, Tidwell

BENEFACTOR MEMBERS

Brown Louie Walter Meredith Anne Stephens Cork Tommy Cork Cox Linda Courtney Winn Deroo Paul W. Deketeleare, Ranson Holmstead Elizabeth Cathcart Lowry Tracy Lowry, Strong Paul Verna L. Paul, McNeil, Young Schaffer Jeffrey D. SCHAFFER Stowers Greg Burnett, Goff, Inabinet, Pollard, Redmon, Stowers Sung Carolyn Hoover Aiken, Ford, Gibson, Wylie Tupper Carolyn Ashford, Bookman, Chappell, Goodwyn, Hamiter, Hendrix, Lever, Smith, Souter Young James & Peggy Dickerson, Gray, Moody, Wilson Williams Roxana Newman, Powell, Williams

PATRON MEMBERS

Nancy B. Callaway designated her membership in honor & memory of “The Buchanans of Fairfield County".

Agnew Clinton Agnew Baird Paula Hamiter Alston, Boss, Edwards, Fields, Hamiter, Harrington, Humblen, Kenemore, Lake, McKinsgtry, Reavis, Rebsamen, Turnipseed Callaway Nancy B. Callaway Hall Mary Fay Albert, Bass, Bowen, Branham, Dove, Hennessee, Marthers, Rabon, Wilson Hunt Ann M. Gladden, Goin, Hall, Hollis

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FAMILY MEMBERS

Branham Wallace Branham, Christiansen, Christiansun, Parker, Smith, Marthers, Medlin Drake Robert D. & Patricia K. Drake, Lyles, Watson, Wishon Ferguson Alan & Nancy Culp, Ferguson, Hyatt Gibson Freda & Allen Gibson, Zachariah Greene Gerald Fletcher (Jerry) Ruff, Scott, Shaver, Turnipseed Herring Angela Free, Ingleman, Seigler Hill James (Bob) Bouleware, Pickett, Jones Steve M. & Susan M. Winn Laird Pamela D. Kennedy McCully James Dickey, McCully, McCullough, McCammon Mobley Randall M. Ellison, Hutchinson, Jenkins, Meador, Mobley, Winn Smith Nancy Jane Abney, Ballentine, Etheridge, Lever, Peay, Smith Williams Roxana Duncan Newman, Powell, Willard

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

Abraham Anes Wiley Erby/Irby, Lyles, Peay, Vanfield Adeeb Bonita Aiken Paige Aiken Aragon Damien Colvin, Conway, Cornwell, Crosby, Davis, Juggers, Hitchcock Alexander K. Lynn Alexander Konnetta Andrews Al James Andrews Banton Susan Anderson, Douglass, Gibson Bassett John Bassett Patricia “Patsy” Jean (Broome) Bedmar Camak Blair, Boulware, Camak, Elliott, Lyles, Padgette, Robertson Branham Betty V. Branham, Robinson, Smiths, Varnadore Branham Wallace Branham, Christiansen, Christianson, Marthers, Medlin, Parker, Smith Brown Anne C. “Bink” Cockrell Brown Nancy L. Blackmon (Kershaw), Eichelberger, Henderson, Irby, Kincaid, Lyles, McDonald, McMorries, Moseley (Kershaw), Stewart (Lancaster Co.), Summer, Watt

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Bruckner Jane Austin Bartholomew & Elizabeth Austin, Pioneers of Fairfield Co. S.C. Bye Wendy Epps, Major, Sloan, Taliaferro Carroll Jerolyn & Walton Buchanan, Coleman, Davis, Gibson, Hines Clark Ellen B. Boulware, Coleman, Mobley, Stevenson, Traylor Clarkson, Sr. Francis (Skip) DeLashmette, Lee, Mobley, Pannell, Roberts, Shannon, Ancrum Wages, Wagner Clemens Eugene F. Clemens, Moschet, Strunck Coleman Leon Coleman, Rouse, Rogers Coleman Susan Buchanan, Coleman, Meador/Meadow, McGraw, Moberly, Yongue Collier George Burney, Martin, Milling, Montgomery, Rogers, Thompson Colon Lashawna Neal Constanzo Gayle Ederington, Douglas, Hollingsworth, McGraw, Miles, O’Neal, Powell, Stearns Cornish Sharon Ballard, Thomas Culbreath Gayle Glazier, Long, Mason, Yarbrough Davis Jonathan E. Boyd, Brown, King, McDill, McGraw, Powell, Roberts, Starnes DeLacretaz Cheryl Douglas, Ederington, Hollingsworth, McGraw, Miles, O’Neal, Powell, Stearns Dietel Elizabeth N. Irwin (Ervin), Whitaker Dixon Martha E. Bailey, Brasington, Buckner, Caldwell, Coleman, Collins, Crosby, Cunningham, Dancy, Davis, DeLashmette, DeRull, Dixon, Douglas, Dye, Gaddish, Gibson, Grayson, Heath, Jackson, Lee, Lifrage, Mabrey, McCross, McDonald, McMeekin, Middleton, Mobley, Moore, Poole, Pritchard, Robertson, Sterling, Stover, Tapley, Thomas, Thorn, Waggoner, Williams, Williamson, Woodward, Wyche Donohoe Monica CROSBY Butler, Crosby, Donohoe, Janes, Kent, Knowles, Mancil, Nelson, Ryals Finley Alyce R. Bell, Hamilton, Nason, Montgomery, Reynolds, Scott Fischetti Joyce A. Camak, Elliott Floyd Margaret Cureton, Ladd, Yongue Fordyce-App Kimberly Frazier Linda Clark, Entrekin, Frazier, Hayes, Meeks, Sellers Garland Audrey A. Anderson, Cloud, Dye, Ford, Gaither, Gladden, Keistler, Nichols, Robinson Glenn Mary Martin Allen, Cooper, Glenn, Martin Godsey Glenda Green, III , James W Terminal Y-SNP Broom R-Z16245, Powell, R-BY2744, Coleman G-CTS11352, Roe, Robinson/Robertson R- YP1211 Banks/Marjoribanks R-A5616, Ragsdale R-Z8, Cameron, Green R-S16701. Mathis I-L205. Surnames: Brown, Powell, Coleman, Banks, Marjoribanks, Ragsdale, Roe, Robinson/Robertson, Cameron. Gregory Ray G. Adams, Gregory, Hawks, Hunter, Miller, Ledford, Vaughn, Welch Haight Mindy Russell Addison, Nolan, Nolen, Nolin, Nowland

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Hall Jack Harris Charles Bell, Crawford, Harris Heath Heather Albert, Bass, Bowen, Branham, Dove, Hennessee, Marthers, Hennessee Rabon, Wilson Henderson Hattie Brown, Davis, Henderson, Martin, Mickle, Ruff, Sampson, Thomas Hobby Gwen Anderson, Blackmon, McCullough, Sexton Hodges Richard B. Hodges Hornsby Benjamin Corley, Hayes, Hornsby, Lever, Leitner, Ruff, Pearson, Raiford Howell John J. DeLashmette, Lee, Mobley, Pannell, Roberts, Shannon, Wages, Wagner Howell Yvonne and Stephen Howell-Osborne Ruthie Erby/Irby, Lyles, Moore/Harris, Peay, Vanfield Hudson Karen M. James Dolan Brown Irvin Faye Kennedy Alexander, Kennedy and associated families James Johnny C. Adams, Guinyard, James, Martin, Lakin James Mercy L. Adams, Guinyard, James, Martin, Lakin Johns Sherilyn Nix/Nicks/Nichts, Woodson

Johnson Duke Alexander, Andrews, Graddick, Haigood, Hamilton, Hutchison, Johnson, Lewis, Leitner, Martin, McGraw, Metz, Paul, Russell, Sims, Smalls, Steele, Swygert, Washington, Wherry, Wyric Yarborough, Young Johnson Suzanne P. Jones Alice Ball Cameron, Cockrell, Griffith, Jennings, Mabry, Poole, Yongue Joyner Herbert Eugene Collins, Hollis, Joyner Jump Priscilla Hall, Johnson, Williams Kinard Mrs. David Cason, Coleman, Feaster, Grisson, Lewis, McCants, Porter Kinsler Brenda K. Kinsler, Howard, Crowell, Adams, Stevenson, Leightner Lyles Pelham Allen, Brown, Boozer, Burr, English, Dunlap, Gantt, Hancock, Harrison, Hay, Lawson, Lyles, Lynisson, McCaw, McGehee, Morris, Pearce, Peay, Pehlam, Russell, Skinner, Shillito, Todd, Tyler, Witherspoon, Wood, Woodward Leaver Jennifer Long Evelyn Douglas Bell, Douglas, Rabb, Shedd Lucas Mark Maass Jim & Vicki Maass, Vanderstett Maechtle Greydon P. Mattern Lisa H. Matthews Gregory W. Matthews Matthews R. Wayne Bradford, Cameron, Hutchison, Matthews

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McClurg Lucy McCorvey Ann Dale Ford, Hall, McCormick, Ragsdale McCorvey McCully James McCully, McCulley, McCullough, McCammon McKay George Winn Winn Miles David Miles Liles, Miles, Wooten Milligan Stephen L. Baird ,Bell, Bolt, Hamilton, McCreight, Paul, Robinson Montgomery Dave Brown, Clarke, Cameron, Gladney, Kennedy, Long, McClurkin, McCreight, Moore, Murrell, Robertson, Sease, Stevenson Watson, YongueMobley, Moore, Jr. Oliver C. Moreland Claudette Morgan Mary F. Arledge, Bell, Colston, Featherston (e), Ginn, Hancock, Riley, Shumate, Stroud Morton Jeff Anderson, Dominey, Robinson, Raines, Roberts, Stephenson Muskopf Dianne Greene, Muskopf, Perry, Shirley Nuckolls Stephen W. Carson, Durphy/Dufphey, Gamble Oliver Mary Anne Allen, Bolick, Burley, Clowney, Cooper, Crawford, Hogan, Lemon, Martin, Sprat, Stevenson, Weir O’Neal Frances L. Beam, Lee, Mickle, Roof (Ruff), Pitman, Pittman, Pitmon Payne Carolyn Glenn Allen, Cooper, Glenn, Martin Peake Pinkey D. Bolin, Dickey, Drew, Earnhardt, Jenkins, Morgan, Spence, Wright Polk Sandra Porter L. Virgil Carter, Cox, Killingsworth, Peake, Sawyers, Shumpert, Smith, Turbevile, Walker Powell Sally Blair, Boulware, Camak, Elliott, Lyles, Mann, Padgett, Robertson Raese David S. Andrews, Gradick, Hamilton, Haigood, Leitner, McGraw, Paul, Russell, Sims, Steele, Yarborough, Wirick Rainsford Bettis C. Bones, Hughes, Winn Ray Jefferie L. Beamguard, Eatman, Edmonds, Harvey, McCullough, Stephenson, Thompson Root Becky Dansby, Rutledge, Scott Rosborough Dr. E. Marie Banks, Bell, Craig, Crosby, Cubit, Douglas, Hudson, Kennedy, McMeekin, Neil, Rabb, Rosborough, Shedd Russell Linda Lewis Sandow William Busby, Decker, Flory, Henry, Jack, Kemp, McKean, Minnick Sandow Sarpas Delores Sears Randy P. Cureton, Ladd, Yongue Seigler Robert E. Seigler, Segler, Sigler Sexton Sarah Minton, Timms Shaw, Jr. James L. Haynes, Miller, Shaw

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Shoultes Terrell W. Smith Marion C. Carter, Marthers, Smith, Walker Sohnchen Irma P. Stephens Margret Taylor Diahn Ford, Gradic, Jones, Leitner, Sampson Taylor Taylor Jon Guerry Easler, Sessions Taylor Theodosha R. Harrison, Taylor Thomas Audrey Y. Thomas Thompson Betty Carol Thompson Diane Ashford, Grubbs – Enoch Tittle Diedra Ladd (Benjamin/Elisha) Truitt William Cooper, Fite, Floyd, Ford, Garner, High, Holland, Irvin, Jordan, Matthews, Miller, Pevy, Pope, Robinson, Roper, Truitt Turner Jesse “Mac” Beam, Blanton, Carter, Earl, Etters, Hardin, Irvin, Linder, Lipscomb, Posey, Pruett, Rives, Sealy, Turner Ulmer Lawrence H. VanSant Richard & Debby Ashford, Bagwell, Bedingfield, Boykin Chesnut, Brandenburg, Byrum, Camak, Campbell, Castles, Chestnut, Cloud, Cromwell, Dodgens, Dove, Evatt, Garrett, Gibson, Gosnell, Grubbs, Helms, Hendricks, Hipps, Hogan, Hoy, Knight, Land, Layton, Lesley, McClure, McDowell, McLain/Sutton, McLurkin, Merritt, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morgan, O’Cain, Parnell/Pannell, Pitts, Putman, Roseborough, Simmons, Sloan, Stepp, Sutton, Switzer, Tarlton, Thomas, Trammell, Trull, Van Sant, Vaughn, Ward, Watson, Weir, Williams Walker Diane Boyd (Susan Lowry, d of William Lowry and Agnes Strong),Walker, Lowery, Mann, Manning, Gwin Ward Jon P. Cloud, Crumpton, Hogan, Parker, Price Walker, Wilson White Darell Degraffenreid, Hooper Wiggins Carolyn P. Gladney, Harvey, Martin, Nealy (Neely), Roseborough, Young Wilk Cheryl Gresham/Gnsham Wilson Donna Whorter, Yongue Wilson Susan Skinner Heins, LeGette, Mace, Rembert, Skinner, Wilson Woods Janie P. Davis, Garner, Price, Woods

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY Executive Board of Directors

Title Officer President/Webmaster/Research Volunteer Eddie Killian Vice President/Program Director/FACEBOOK Frances Lee O'Neal Corresponding Secretary Betty Carol "BC" Luffman Members At Large Donnie & Pam Laird Recording Secretary Ben Hornsby Treasurer/Membership Director/Webmaster Larry Ulmer

Ex Officio Board of Directors (Committee Officers)

Cemetery Committee Chairman/Research Volunteer Jon Davis DNA Committee Chairman James Green Museum Director/Liaison Chairperson Pelham Lyles Social Committee Chairperson (currently open) Eddie Killian

Committee Members

Cemetery Committee Members Research/Documentation: John Hollis, Green Giebner DNA Committee Members Email/Fairfield Families Project: Nancy Hoy Genealogy Research Library Volunteers Research: Jon Davis, Greydon Maechtle Eddie Killian Email Research Requests by Email: Nancy Hoy, Doug Keisler BookCat: Eddie Killian, Linda Frazier, Frances Lee O'Neal Digitalization: BC Luffman, Larry Ulmer, Jon Davis, Ken Shelton Eddie Killian Liaison to African American Communities Rev. Eddie Woods Liaison St. Paul's Society; Chester County Janie Price-Woods Social Committee Members FACEBOOK: Frances Lee O'Neal Newsletter: Greydon Maechtle, BC Luffman, Eddie Killian, Linda Frazier, Jon Davis Webmaster: Eddie Killian, Larry Ulmer

***** MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL *****

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For our records, please attach to the application your pedigree chart and share any information you have updated on your family lines. The information will be filed and made available in our family files. This will aide future requests for research and assist walk-in researchers.

Our membership year runs from January 1, current year, until December 31, current year; i.e. calendar year. New members (after October 1 of current year) will have membership until December 31, the following year. If dues have not been paid by March 31, current year, you will no longer receive membership benefits.

We would like to welcome you and share with you some of the benefits of being a member. They include the following with no extra charges:

 Society Quarterly newsletters  Correspondence about upcoming events of interest  Priority assistance with your email queries in finding your ancestors  Free research of your queries during membership year (non-members $15 / request)  Priority assistance with in-library access to Fairfield County research materials  Free copies (non-members $.10 / copy)  Monthly workshops held throughout the year  Queries published in the newsletters  10% discount on books and published materials  In-library access to Ancestry, Black Ancestry, Family Tree, Fold 3, Genealogy Bank and other organizations  Contact with people who share our interests in genealogy and history  Members Only Website information  Support for your society activities and projects  Members & Children, Grandchildren & Guardians of Members are eligible for FCGS Scholarship Award

We are a 501-C3 non-profit organization. All donations will be acknowledged and will be tax deductible.

If you would like to give your support monetarily in helping us meet our mission, there are several ways: Send a check to FCGS, PO Box 93, Winnsboro, SC 29180-0093; or donate online by way of our Square Online Store. Some other areas of support are contributions to the Resource & Research Library Collection: Any Family Information, Family Books or Scrapbooks. We appreciate your support!

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Abraham Ann Wiley, 32 Burney Richard Gustavus, 25 Adder Christian, 23 Callaway Nancy Buchanan, 29 Aragon Damien, 24 Carter John, 31 Baird, 2 Chappell, 2, 21 Baker Catherine Whitaker, 26, 27 Chappell John, 18 Bassett John, 28 Chappell Laban, 32 Bird Charles, 24 Chappell Nancy Savilla, 18 Bird, Amos, 24 Chappell Savilla/Sibyl Ruff, 30 Bird, Anna, 24 Chestnut John, 26 Bird, Clarra, 24 Clarkson, 13, 30 Bird, Frances, 24 Clarkson F. A., 2 Bird, John Alexander, 24 Coleman, 1 Bird, Mary, 24 Coleman Lumpkin, 9 Bird, Rebecca, 24 Coleman Robert H., 9 Blair, 2 College, 12 Boehm Guenther, 23 Collier Ann Ella Henderson, 25 Bolick Julian Stevenson, 15 Collier George, 3, 25, 26 Boyd Susan Lowry, 30 Crevling Isabel, 31 Briggs Miriam Willard, 31 Culbreath Gayle, 28 Brooks John, 31 Davis Jon, 29, 49 Broom Annie, 28 Davis Jon E., 4, 28 Broom Annie Stacy, 28 Davis Lily Ray Douglass, 19 Broom Elizabeth Vaughn, 28 de Cella Gozwin, 22 Broom John Bunyan, 28 de Cella Lord Alburtus, 22 Broom Lizzie Lee Hunter, 28 de Loicheim Lord Diepoltus, 22 Broom Mary, 28 de Mechingen Lord Odelscalch, 22 Broom Mary Ann Wooten, 28 de Osterhoven Lord Goswinus, 22 Broom Sam T., 28 de Pfalzaue Lord Wernherus, 22 Broom Samuel Thomas, 28 de Reissenbach von Patrichesheim Lord Otto, Broom Shirley C., 28 22 Broom Sr. Samuel Thomas, 28 der Zeller von Schwertberg Bernhard, 23 Broome Richard Earl, 28 Dietel Elizabeth, 26 Broome Shirley, 28 Dobson David, 29 Brown Mary Jane Phillips, 24 Douglas, 2 Brown Samuel, 24 Douglas Dorothy, 13 Buchanan Capt. John, 29 Douglas Ed, 13 Buchanan Creighton, 29 Douglas Florence Rembert Scott, 1, 2, 13, 14, Buchanan Harriet R. Yougue, 29 15 Buchanan John, 29 Douglas III James Edgar, 1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 18 Buchanan John Elisha, 29 Douglas III James Edgar, 21 Buchanan John Felder, 29 Douglas James Edgar, 14 Buchanan John Milliken, 29 Douglas Jr. Dr. James Edgar, 13 Buchanan Mary, 29 Douglass, 21 Buchanan Mary, 29 Douglass, 19 Buchanan Mary Eugenia Felder, 29 Douglass Alexander, 18, 20 Buchanan Rachel Phillips, 29 Douglass Annie Gibson, 20 Buchanan Robert, 29 Douglass Charlie, 19 Burney Annie Walker, 25 Douglass Charlotte, 19

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Douglass D.D.S. Charlie, 20 Howell John, 32 Douglass D.D.S. Robert, 20 Hoy Nancy, 5, 49 Douglass Ed, 19 Hoy, Nancy, 5 Douglass Grisell, 18 Hunter Samuel, 28 Douglass James, 19 Hutson Karen, 24 Douglass John, 19 Irvin Alexander, 27 Douglass Jr. M.D. James Edgar, 20 Irvin Faye Kennedy, 2, 30 Douglass M.D. Thomas Goulding, 18 Irvin James, 26 Douglass Sr. James, 19, 20 Irvin James Chestnut, 27 Douglass Thomas Goulding, 19, 20 Irvin Margaret Chestnut, 26 Druscilla Hill, 31 Irvin/Irwin/Erwin Alexander, 26 Edings/Eddings Tom, 32 Irvin/Irwin/Erwin Catherine Baker Whitaker, Elkin, 2 26 Emperor Maximilian I, 24 Irvin/Irwin/Erwin James Chestnut, 26 Eubanks Elizabeth, 31 Irvin/Irwin/Erwin Mary Parr, 26 Eubanks Thomas, 31 Jenkins John B., 18 Expected Date of Enrollment, 12 Jones Jack Moreland, 29 Faile Georgia, 25 Keisler Doug, 49 Fairey Risher R., 27 Kennedy, 2 Fairfield County Genealogy Society (FCGS), 10 Kennedy Agnes, 30 FCGS Scholarship Application, 12 Kennedy Sr. Alexander, 30 FCGS Scholarship Application Instructions, 11 Killian, 5 FCGS Scholarship Project, 10 Killian Betty Baucom, 5 Flanders Jason, 17 Killian Brennan Reed, 5 Frazier, 2 Killian Eddie, 2, 4, 5, 30, 31, 49 Free John, 29 Killian Florine Moore, 5 Free Mary Glazier, 29 Killian Hunter Lee, 5 Freytag Gustav, 24 Killian III Robert, 5 Furman Dr. Thomas, 18 Killian Isabelle Walker, 5 Furman Richard, 19 Killian Jenna Kuiken, 5 Galzier Elizabeth Edwards, 29 Killian Jesse, 5 Garland Audrey, 26 Killian Jr. Claude Tresvan, 5 Gibson, 2, 21 Killian Jr. Robert, 5 Gibson Annie, 15 Killian Jr. Robert Edward, 3 Gibson Stark Sims, 20 Killian Kim, 5 Giebner Green, 49 Killian Kim Courtney, 5 Gillum John, 31 Killian Kyle Ryan, 5 Gladden Wlm. C., 30 Killian Loretta, 5 Glazier Capt. John, 29 Killian Loretta Gleaton, 5 Green III James Walker, 5 Killian Mary, 5 Green James, 30, 31, 49 Killian Mary Clowney, 5 Hamiter Margaretta, 15 Killian Michael, 5 Hamiter Mary Ann, 15 Killian Mike, 5 Hamiter Michael, 15 Killian Nell Moore, 5 Hodges-Grantham Sonya R., 3 Killian Patricia, 5 Holcomb Brent, 27 Killian Patrick, 5 Hollis John, 49 Killian Reba Redfern, 5 Hornsby Ben, 49 Killian Rick, 5

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Killian Shay Johnson, 5 Miller Elizabeth Roberts, 32 Killian Sr. Claude, 5 Miller Kelly, 32 Killian Sr. Robert, 5 Miller Lynn, 28 Killian William, 5 Mitchell Jim, 5 Kinard Glenna, 30 Mitchell Robert, 5 King George II, 14 Mitchell Stephanie Killian, 5 Laird, Donnie & Pam, 49 Mobberly John, 32 Langdon Nancy, 18 Mobely Eleazer, 31 Lauhon, 2 Mobley Biggers, 32 Lauhon David Ruff, 18 Mobley Edward, 31, 32 Lauhon Dr. Isaac, 18 Mobley Eliza Jane Lane, 31 Lauhon Nancy Ruff, 18, 30 Mobley Elizabeth Ann Biggers, 32 Lauhon Silas Ruff, 18 Mobley Esther Lovejoy, 31 Logan John Henry, 29 Mobley Jethro, 31 Lowry, 1 Mobley John, 31, 32 Lowry Agnes, 7 Mobley Mary Beam, 31 Lowry Agnes Strong, 30 Mobley Perilla Ann Easter, 31 Lowry David Samuel, 7 Mobley Susannah DeRuel, 31 Lowry Elizabeth, 7 Mobley Susannah Duval, 32 Lowry III John Walker, 7 Mobley William, 1 Lowry Jr. John Walker, 7 Mobley Wm., 9 Lowry Terry, 7 Montgomery Charles, 25 Lowry Tracy, 7, 28 Montgomery Clyde, 5 Lowry William, 7, 30 Montgomery Mary, 5 Luffman Betty Carol, 4, 49 Murray, Jane Wilson, 25 Lumpkin, 1 O’Neal Frances Lee, 34 Lumpkin John C., 9 O'Neal Frances Lee, 49 Lumpkin Rufus W., 9 Peak Betty Smith, 32 Lumpkin Susan C., 9 Perry, 2 Lyles Pelham, 49 Phillips Annie Mae Brown, 25 Mabry/Mabury Hinchea, 31 Phillips John, 25 Maechtle Greydon, 4, 49 Phillips John Jefferson, 24, 25 Mattern Lisa, 32 Phillips Martha Louise, 25 May Rebecca Glazier, 29 Phillips Noel, 24 May William, 29 Phillips Sarah, 25 Maybray Hinshaw, 31 Phillips William Travis, 24, 25 McDowell, 2 Powell Cansadia Willard, 31 McDowell Martha Sarah Ann Ruff, 15 Powell Martha Willard, 31 McDowell Samuel C., 15 Powell William, 31 McKinstry Jimmy, 30 Powell Wm, 31 McKinstry Thomas W., 31 Rabb, 21 McMaster Hugh Buchanan, 29 Rabb John, 29 McMaster Louise, 29 Rabb Reuthea Glazier, 29 McMaster Rachel Buchanan, 29 Rabon Sr. Clyde Eugene, 30 McMasters Elizabeth Boatwright Fleming, 29 Reed Eddie K., 31 McMeekin, 2 Reeves Geo, 31 Miller Dr. Ben, 20 Rembert, 2, 21 Miller Eliza, 32 Rembert Emmie Robertson, 16

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Robert “Bob” Edward Killian, Sr., 1 Scott Prioleau, 13 Robertson, 2 Scott Prioleau Richards, 16 Rogers Rev. James, 25 Scott Raiford Cooper, 30 Roper, 2 Sellers, 1, 21 Rueff Johann, 14, 18 Shealy Sara B., 30 Rueff Maria Catherina, 14 Shedd, 2, 21 Ruff, 2, 21 Shelton Ken, 4, 49 Ruff, 19 Shelton Willard, 31 Ruff Alexander Fletcher, 16 Shelton, Ken, 24 Ruff Dan, 2 Smith Francis Walker, 32 Ruff Daniel H., 14, 18 Smith Marion, 31 Ruff Daniel Walter, 17 Smith Tally, 31 Ruff David H., 15, 18 Smith Warren Sheldon, 32 Ruff Elizabeth, 14 Stevenson, 2, 21 Ruff Florence Louise Rembert, 16 Stevenson Robert, 19 Ruff George Jacob, 14 Timms Spencer, 32 Ruff Harriett E. Shedd, 15 Trapp Estee Louis, 3 Ruff Herbert, 16 Traylor, 2 Ruff Jane Elizabeth Kennedy, 15 Traylor William, 13 Ruff John, 2 Tugerrow, Jerry, 7 Ruff Jr. Daniel H., 15, 18 Tuto Bishop, 22 Ruff Jr. Daniel Walter, 15, 16 Ulmer Larry, 49 Ruff Jr. Silas Walter, 15 Ulmer Larry H., 4 Ruff Judith Weston Elkin(s), 15 Ulmer Lawrence W., 33 Ruff Katherine Bussart, 14 University, 12 Ruff Margaret Hamiter, 14, 18 Verparaet Daniel, 5 Ruff Marguerite, 17 Vocational/Technical School, 12 Ruff Marguerite Rembert, 13, 16 Walker Diane, 30 Ruff Nancy, 18 Warren Mary Bondurant, 29 Ruff Savilla, 21 Washington Col. George, 26 Ruff Silas, 21 Whitaker Elizabeth Wiggins, 26 Ruff Silas Walter, 15, 20 Whitaker Jr. William, 26, 27 Ruff Sr. Daniel, 18 Whitaker Lemuel, 27 Ruff Sr. Daniel H., 14, 15 Whitaker Margaret, 27 Ruff Sr. David H., 18 Whitaker Mary, 27 Ruff Sr. Lt. Daniel W., 15 Whitaker Mary Parr, 27 Sansbury Gene, 3 Whitaker Sr. William, 27 Sawyer Bob, 31 Whitaker Thomas, 27 Scott, 2, 21 Whitaker William, 26 Scott Benjamin, 18 Whitaker Winnifred, 27 Scott Cornelia Azalee Perry, 16 Whitaker, Elizabeth Wiggins, 27 Scott Dr. Benjamin Rush, 17 Whitaker, William Henry, 27 Scott Ed, 16 Wiggins William, 28 Scott Eliza Roper, 17 Willard Amy/Ann Jackson, 31 Scott III Ira, 16 Willard Benjamin, 31 Scott Ira, 17 Willard Caleb, 31 Scott Jr. Ira Seymour, 16 Willard Druscilla, 31 Scott M.D. Benjamin Rush, 16 Willard George, 31

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Willard James, 31 Winifred Woodruff Hill, 31 Willard James E., 31 Woodard Isaac, 3 Willard Jane, 31 Woods Janie Price, 49 Willard Jesse, 31 Woods Rev. Eddie, 49 Willard John, 31 Yarborough Arthur, 29 Willard John B., 31 Yarborough Elizabeth Glazier, 29 Willard Julia Ann, 31 Yarborough John, 28 Willard Karen, 31 Zeller, 1, 21 Willard Louisa J., 31 Zeller Anna, 21 Willard Mabry, 31 Zeller Christian, 22 Willard Nancy L., 31 Zeller Diepold, 22 Willard Robert, 31 Zeller Elsbeth Zuericher, 22 Willard Samuel G., 31 Zeller Hans, 21 Willard Samuel J., 31 Zeller Hans Heinrich, 22 Willard Thomas Eubanks, 31 Zeller Heinrich, 22 Willard Thomas Mabry, 31 Zeller II Stephen, 22 Willard William, 31 Zeller Johann Heinrich, 22 Willard Willis, 31 Zeller Stephen, 22 Willard Winifred Woodruff Hill, 31 Zeller Wernher, 22 Williams Roxana, 31 Zellers David Lee, 22 Wilson Perilla, 31

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