Sumter County,South Carolina Queries January 2002 - present

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CHANDLER - CHANDLERS ON BETHEL RD, OLANTA , S.C. I would appreciate any information on the Chandlers who lived on Lynches Creek off Bethel Road during the War Between the States. I believe their names were John Thomas, Samuel, Wheeler (?) ,and Mallory. January 20, 2002

My great grandfather Clayborn  Pitts' parents were Herbert and Rachel Gail Pitts. He was born in Wedgefield SC on 12/12/1877. He was married to my great grandmother Fanny (maiden Milligan) Pitts on 6/4/19/14 by Rev M.M. Thomas, pastor of Pine Grove AME Church in SC.

My grandmother Mariah Pitts is one of 17 children born and raised in Sumter. From what my grandmother has told me, they come from Portuguese roots but are African American. They owned and still do many many acres of land there in Sumter.

I am also searching my great grandmothers roots with the last name of Milligan. Fannie Milligan was my great grandmother with parents of Lewis and Patti Milligan from Stateburg. Any information you can provide would be most appreciated. April 20, 2002

 NOLE - I am looking for any information about a James Nole found on the 1830 Sumter Dist. census.  He is shown as being 30 - 40 years of age. I belive that he is the father to a few Knowles children and descendants. I am eager to find out more about him. I have a great deal to share on this family and I hope hope that you will do the same. 28 April 2002

I recently found him in the 1930 census pastoring an independent "holiness mission" in Charleston, SC.  I also know that he was living in Westville, SC (Kershaw Co.) in 1949.  I am trying to locate a copy of his 1909 book and find out when he died (plus any new information about his life and ministry).

His wife was Annie E. (born c.1882).  He had a daugther named Hazel (married name Boone; born c. 1906) and a sone Thomas J. (born 8-15-1911 in Palestine; died 6-5-90).

If you have any leads on Rev. McIntosh or his book, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. September 1, 2002

My ggg-gf was DANIEL H. WIGGINS and Daniel's mother was MARY WOODHAM WIGGINS. No one seems to know who her husband was and that's the problem I am looking at. Mary's father was EDWARD WOODHAM of Sumter Co SC and mother was MARY. Edward's will I found on the Wills section w3500001.txt on the Sumter Co site. No mention of Mary's  [dau] husband but did mention son Daniel.

Any help will be greatly appreciated as I am trying to get this info together for my mother Inez to give to her for her birthday or Christmas [her birthday is Dec 16 when she becomes 90] in the form of a book for her use only. May 4, 2003

ARTHUR  HAECKER