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TABLE OF CONTENTS Updated
5/08 CHAPTER MEETINGS Chapter
Notices & News 2008 CHAPTER MEETINGS January 13: Pee Dee
Land Trust Refreshments by Gwen Hendrix. February 10: Tobacco
Families Refreshments by Cathy Cole, Helen Moody, Holly Moody. March 9: Some of Marion's Men, to be presented by Bob Barrett, Director of the Francis Marion Trail Commission. (Families of Red Doe Plantation has been rescheduled for the October meeting.) Refreshments by Hazel Miller and Beth Mullins. April 13: Lt. Bill Farrow of Darlington, who was one of Doolittle's Raiders - program to be presented by John Griffin, author of books on the Confederacy and on Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Griffin will have copies of his books on display. Refreshments by James & Margaret Collar. May
18: Annual Tour and Picnic in Society
Hill. Society Hill is lush with Pee Dee area history. It is in Darlington County, near the site of the first courthouse of the Old Cheraws District, at Long Bluff on Great Pee Dee River. Long Bluff, and later Society Hill, was a central location for the early Welch settlers who came to the "Welch Tract". Many early family homes and churches are still standing. June 8: The Daniel White Family: YDNA Solves Mysteries of Lost Family Members. Barbara Copeland, a descendant of Daniel White, will present this program. The program will be of interest to White family descendants and their connections, as well as to those wishing to know more about DNA and genealogy. Refreshments by Jerri & Helen White. July & August: No Meetings. September 14: Artie Quick will present The Story of Chesley Moody. Long cited as having been shot as a deserter during the Civil War, research has uncovered evidence of Chesley's death in a northern prison. Refreshments by Joyce Braswell & Betty Edens. October 12: Families
of Red Doe Plantation. Refreshments by Cornelia Rogers & Mary Welch. November 9: TBA Refreshments by ________. December 14: Annual Show & Tell Social & Potluck. |
CHAPTER NOTICES
DIRECTIONS to
MEETING LOCATION There is plenty of parking on the street, or in the bank parking lot in the back. Use the north entrance (toward town). The building is totally accessible, with a ramp and an elevator. We are grateful to the officers of Pee Dee Federal for allowing us to use their facilities. |
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If you are a member and have an upcoming book, reunion or event, send it to me and I will post it here.
by Neil O. Myers, represents over 200 years of cumulative research by a number of Myers genealogists, including Pee Dee Chapter members Mary Kirby and Maxcy Foxworth. It chronicles the family of John Myers, a mid-1700's resident on Jeffries Creek in present Florence County, includes information on the Cusack, Prothro, Burris, Simmons, Nettles, James, McPherson and other local families, and notes other early South Carolina Myers families. It is currently available at Marion County Archives & History Center and at www.lulu.com, and will soon be available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. |
The Hunt for Old John Godbold The book documents much of what is known about Old John, dispels some myths about his life and explores the South Carolina political jurisdictions in the middle to late 1700s as they affected his travels and where he lived. A family tree of the first five generations is presented with accompanying details of land transactions, legal proceedings, census data and related families. The 548 page book is indexed and has a laminated soft cover. For details on ordering the
book email egodbold@aol.com |
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/n/i/William-R-Snipes/ Bill has also placed a CD on
his Snipes and Related Families in the Marion Archives. |
Another family history by
our members The Labon Price Family |
NEW - MOODY FAMILY OBITUARIES Helen Moody has compiled two CDs of obituaries relating to the Moody family. Please contact Helen for more information: hbmoody@bellsouth.net. A MOODY FAMILY HISTORY BACK IN PRINT Moody, A History of Reverend Tapley Moody Sr., His Descendants and Relatives by Avery T. Moody, Jr. and Elberta M. Wiles Moody, was first published in 1983, and has been out of print for several years. Avery's daughter, Averyl Moody Chapman, recently gave permission for the book to be copied; any proceeds after costs will go to the Pee Dee Chapter. Many thanks to Averyl, and to Dewitt "Red" Moody for his assistance, and to our members Helen B. Moody and Deborah "Jane" Moody Randall for all their work on this project. This book is of special interest to those with family in the Bermuda, Lake View, and Hayestown areas where legions of Rev. Tapley Moody's descendants still reside. Many hard to find connections and wonderful old family stories are here. Copies of the bound book (322 pages) are $20.00 and include a new full name index compiled by Helen and Jane. The index can be ordered separately for $5.00; both prices include postage, and can be ordered from Helen Moody, hbmoody@bellsouth.net. |
A new book about Marion/Dillon families: Our Mc's by Pee Dee Chapter member Mary A. Lewis Mary's book is indexed and includes abstracts, estate and Bible records, cemetery inscriptions and more, with chapters on the ancestry and descendants of John and Barbara McEachern McCormick, Neil and Catherine McCormick, James and Margaret McKellar, and other related families. For details on ordering the
book email Mary Lewis |
Still available from Carson Carmichael: Some Carmichael and Weatherly Roots and Branches by long time chapter member Carson Carmichael, Jr. Indexed, over 5,000 names, 512 pages, photos, illustrations, family tree, acid free paper, Rev. and Civil War records, will and estate records, full female names (when available) and place names. More details can be found in the Pee Dee Queue. Or write to Carson - members' addresses are in the March-April issue of the Queue. |
NOTES FROM PAST MEETINGS
& Older Chapter News
The March 12, 2006
program |
February
2006 meeting |
At the January 2006 meeting chapter president Jerri S. White presented a program as her ancestor, Mary Simpson Eagerton Wall. In costume, Jerri presented an interpretive and historical portrayal of Mary on the occasion of Mary's 72nd birthday. "Mary" discussed her early life, her parents, issues of the day such as slavery, and the loss of her son in the Civil War. Jerri descends from Mary Wall along two lines, and is well versed in this family history. It was a fascinating study of a 19th Century woman. |
November 2005 meeting - Jo Church Dickerson presented the program: "(Maybe) A Mother for Col. Hugh Giles" which explored the maternal origins of one of Marion County's own Revolutionary War heroes and one of our founding fathers, Hugh Giles. The program also attempted to draw lessons about developing and analyzing clues in the search for a female ancestor. Evidence was presented to demonstrate that the parents of Colonel Hugh Giles were almost certainly Abraham Giles and Elizabeth Lewis Fladger, widow of Robert Fladger and daughter of Charles Lewis and Elizabeth Horry. |
~ October 2005 Meeting ~ Mrs. Amelia Wallace Vernon presented a slide show and talk about her ancestral home in Mars Bluff Community of Florence County. Her family home is now the site of Francis Marion University. Ms. Vernon discussed her family and the history of the university site which was once a Gregg family plantation. She included information about her struggle to save the two old historical slave cabins which can be visited on the university grounds. She showed photos of old homes in the Mars Bluff area, and clarified Mars Bluff Community as being that area between Great Pee Dee River and the city of Florence, and between Black Creek on the north and Jeffries Creek on the south. Ms. Vernon told how she learned about the historical small scale rice culture in the area through her contact and friendship with African-Americans who remembered a lot of the history of the community, even where many old rice fields were located. She had slides of some old timers she interviewed, of African-American homes with "swept" yards, and of what were once old rice fields. She discussed how many African customs, besides rice cultivation, became part of our southern culture (including the swept yards that most of our grandmothers kept). A fascinating presentation by one of the Pee Dee area's most interesting women. |
June 2005 meeting - Chapter Vice President Bettise Baker Davidson shed a great deal of light on her Rowell ancestors of (present) Dillon County. Bettise told of her discoveries about the life and times of her ancestor Jesse Rowell, a grandson of old Volentine Rowell. She also shared copies of documents relating to the Rowell family that she obtained from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. |
The April 10 2005
program |
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At the February 2005 meeting SCGS President John L. Andrews presented a program on The Civil War in the Pee Dee Region. The material was fascinating, much of it gleaned by John from local period newspapers. The program was in the form of John's speaking notes only - there was no handout to share with members (many asked). We encourage John to try to find time to arrange this important paper for publication. |
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2005 Meeting ~ |
November 2004 meeting - Jo Church Dickerson presented a paper and discussion on the Revolutionary War in what was to become Marion County, entitled The Search for Blue Savannah, Maps, Plats, and Old Stories. The program detailed her recent search for the exact location of the Blue Savannah in Marion County, and examined some aspects of the Revolutionary War Battle that was fought near there. We hope to make this paper available sometime in the future. |
October 2004 meeting |
June 2004 meeting - For her program, past chapter president Bettise Baker Davidson told the story of her amazing ancestor, Mary Rebecca Baker, M.D., Marion's first female doctor. Bettise has completed a printed narrative about Dr. Baker, which was published in the November-December 2004 issue of the Pee Dee Queue. |
Chapter
Member Alice Hamburger Sloan presented a fascinating
program on the Isham & Mary Hays
Watson Descendants' Association at
the April 2004 meeting. Her program included family
history and data, a history of Antioch Baptist Church,
and lots of information about successfully organizing and
maintaining a family organization. Alice contributed a
number of documents relating to these subjects which are
now available in the Marion Archives. Anyone wishing
information on these subjects, or on the upcoming 100th
reunion of the Watson Descendants, can visit the Watson
Reunion website at: |
Historical author Richard Côté spoke at our February 2004 meeting. Mr. Côté is well known for his interest in all things historical and genealogical. He is the author of Theodosia Burr Alston: Portrait of a Prodigy; Mary's World: Love, War and Family Ties in Nineteenth-century Charleston; a recent novel: The Redneck Riviera; and has a forthcoming biography of First Lady Dolley Madison. If you missed this fun program, you can find his books online at: Corinthian Books.com |
(Christmas social) was very nearly a disaster - it was cold, pouring rain, and your local officers forgot to make arrangements to have our meeting site opened - we had to call out a kind bank official at the last minute to let us in! But about fourteen hardy, dedicated souls, including a couple of guests, turned out in spite of the awful weather. The dishes people brought were spectacular and delicious. And it was such fun to just sit and chat about our various families and projects. Everyone there seemed interested in continuing this social gathering next year. The camaraderie we experienced really brought home why genealogists need a group and a gathering place. We gain strength and resolve as we continue our search for ancestors, and for new members with whom to share the excitement of community and discovery; and who will hopefully continue our mission to preserve our local history and records. We urge members who don't live close enough to participate in all the meetings to try to arrange their visits "home" at a time when they can get to a chapter meeting. We would love to see you there. Feedback in the form of letters and emails is a good way to have input and share your thoughts with our 'community.' You can also participate by sending family articles and record compilations for publication in the Pee Dee Queue. |
EARLY LAND RECORDS AT SC ARCHIVES - |
Another
Pee Dee Chapter winner |
Two
Pee Dee Chapter members win in
Winner, Best Article in an
SCGS Publication category: CONGRATULATIONS to Mary and to Ray! |
~ NEW BOOK AWARD ~ Abstracts
of Conveyances Gwen's first volume of Marlboro County deed abstracts, Abstracts of Conveyances, Marlborough County, SC, Volumes A-1 and AA, won the 2002 South Carolina Genealogical Society award last year for Best Book published by an SCGS chapter with over 100 members. |
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This page last revised on June 23, 2008.
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