Guide to jasper county, south carolina genealogy ancestry, family history and genealogy. Robert rosens a short history of charleston a lively chronicle of the souths most renowned and charming city has been hailed by critics, historians, and especially charlestonians as. History of jasper county, south carolina genealogy trails. Grahamsville disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. This lovely but unassuming church in grahamville, south carolina, holds quite a distinction it is home to the second oldest baptist congregation in the south. It has been the county seat of jasper county since the countys formation in 1912. Euhaw baptist church historical marker, erected by members and friends in. Neighbor to both oldworld ports savannah and charleston, and the thriving resort, hilton head island on the beaufort county coast, jasper county has retained the simple, original.
His writing is engaging and not the least bit like the textbook it could have been from less skilled a writer. It is possible that his son joseph stayed in the grahamville area because a william eikerenkoetter presumably josephs son acquired some property in nearby coosawhatchie, sc, and married a woman named margaret, and they had the two sons mentioned above. The battle of honey hill was the third battle of savannah, but was a failed union army expedition under maj. Letter from freedmen robert hamilton and patrick allston. The office of management and budget omb has created ten federal regions. A small post office four miles below ridgeland bears the name switzerland. Hudson a noticeable omission in the historiography of the american civil war is the attention to skirmishes or minor engagements. Wallaces history of south carolina also recounts the incident and the succeeding battle. Secession was nursed to maturity in beaufort district.
Beaufort county, south carolina genealogy genealogy. Caroline tison oneal beaufort caroline, 93, went to be with the lord saturday march 10th, 2018. The early architect of amphibious doctrine naval history. Title plan of the battle of honey hill, south carolina, november 30th, 1864. Walter edgar is emeritus professor of history at the university of south carolina in columbia and the author or editor of more than a dozen books about the.
The following terms from library of congress subject headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. Jasper county is a part of the south carolina lowcountry, renowned worldwide for its unique history and natural assets. Full text of history of edgefield county from the earliest settlement to 1897. Grahamville had its start as the summer residence of a local landowner. Colcock, 3rd south carolina cavalry, with headquarters at grahamville, south carolina. Summary devaux neck is a peninsula formed by the tulfinney and coosawatchie rivers as they branch off the broad river. This lovely but unassuming church in grahamville, south carolina, holds quite a. The state historical marker states that about 1 mile from here the battle of honey hill took place when infact you are standing in the middle if the earthwork as you read this sign. Livesream services during corona virus crisis the great litany monday saturday, 12. Gonzales, founded but if he were alive today, ambrose gonzales might find himself a bit bewildered that he was chosen to the south carolina business hall of fame. In turn, the town of ridgeland is located within jasper county. But then i thought about what is popular, and it came to me. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
This finalist for the national book award chronicles the history of forsyth county, georgia, where jim crow laws. The top history books of 2016 history smithsonian magazine. Civil war confederate stampless cover grahamville sc no rate paid town b. Full text of history of edgefield county from the earliest. South carolina jasper county grahamville communities by county grahamville, south carolina jasper county community profile. Perry apparently did not her original 66page book, but rights. The primary coordinates for grahamville cemetery places it within the sc 29936 zip code delivery area in the maps and aerial photos section below, youll find links to. Grahamville, south carolina, an unincorporated community. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet.
Francis xavier lived in grahamville, sc, and died in the orangeburg district. Do not go on the earthwork without permission which is. I believe he was born in maryland, then went south to grahamville, st. Discover librarianselected research resources on south carolina history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Some 250 rare books tell the history of the area, and archeological artifacts make for fascinating displays.
Euhaw baptist church was established on edisto island in 1686 by scottish dissenters. It was designated a voting precinct on march 1, 1916, by the general assembly of the state of south carolina. Hilton head areas trusted source for free real estate information. The civil war in beaufort district sc history, 1861 1865. Battle of honey hill project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Local history books on south carolina arcadia publishing. Map shows the confederate earthworks, as well as the location of union forces at honey hill near grahamville, in jasper county, s. South carolina ebooks south carolina historical and. In case of a landing being made at huguenins, on broad river, he would hold them in check at the causeway and bridge across bees creek, on the old mail road, at the junction of the euhaw and grahamville roads. Two of the villages have indian names and a history extending back into traders. Foster inland to secure a foothold on the charleston and savannah railroad. Plan of the battle of honey hill, south carolina, november 30th, 1864. The south carolina plantations history, facts, and people, and the early ages of the south carolina colony, all in a great selection of books at arcadia publishing.
Built at grahamville in 1855, the church now has a recently refurbished interior. Most present day grahams in ireland stem from an extended family of that name who settled in white park county antrim in the early 1600s having been banished as reivers outlaws from scotland where they suffered from persecution and certain death as a law had been passed that anyone by the name of. The history of the city and county in the south carolina piedmont. Hatch that attempted to cut off the charleston and savannah railroad in support of shermans projected arrival in savannah. He is the author of six books and more than four dozen articles relating to the coast guard, the civil war, and u. Grahamville cemetery cultural feature cemetery in jasper county. Map below shows the area with plenty of landmarks for driving.
The elevation of grahamville is 56 feet above mean sea level. Paul horry obituary bluffton, sc the island packet. Gonzales was not only an illustrious journalist but a businessman who, against tremendous odds, kept afloat and saw flourish the state newspaper, which he and his brother, n. The history of the civil war in beaufort district south carolina is far different than the history of the civil war elsewhere in the nation. Burroughs disloyalty in the upper districts of south carolina during the civil war \ by james t. Hard to tell who was popular and who wasnt six generations ago when bb sams and his brothers and sisters were here. Jasper is one of south carolinas youngest counties, having been formed in 1912.
In the year 1900, the south carolina historical society began publishing a quarterly magazine known as the south carolina historical and genealogical magazine, first pulled together and edited by mr. The daughter church in grahamville was nearly ruined in the burning of the village. Plan of the battle of honey hill, south carolina, november. Points of interest jasper county chamber of commerce. The county seat of jasper county is ridgeland, once known as gopher hill, in the geographic center of the county. Letter from freedmen robert hamilton and patrick allston requesting rations, beaufort county, sc, 1868 by toni carrier freedmens bureau records are such a rich resource for african american genealogy and history. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Zillow has 83 homes for sale in grahamville ridgeland matching. Work at grahamville and camden, south carolina access.
Popular the theme for this week had me stumped for a while. Haywood, cherokee, transylvania, macon, buncombe, and clay. It began as a branch of first baptist church in charleston founded in 1682. Foster, commander of the department of the south headquartered at hilton head island, ordered brigadier general john p. Camden south carolina, grahamville south carolina, collection. Okatie is an unincorporated area stretching from southcentral jasper county to western beaufort county, between i95 and sc 462. A personal and wider look at the history of the proud grahams of ireland. It relocated to grahamville, south carolina, and remained there until march 1862. The peninsula is crossed by the charleston and savannah railroad.
Members of this family were descended from pierre robert, a huguenot minister. Grahamville cemetery is a cultural feature cemetery in jasper county. Portions of okatie have been annexed by bluffton, hardeeville and port royal. Both these roads of approach he intends having obstructed and the bridges taken up. The confederate gunboat pedee \ by leah townsend exhumation of the body of john c. The population was 4,036 at the 2010 census, a 60% increase from 2000. The work was halted by the civil war as john and caroline sought refuge in grahamville, south carolina. The following is taken from simms 1844, entire book on line under. List of books and articles about south carolina history. Historic baptist church gets new awakening the state. Calhoun was the text book of their political studies, the friends with whom. On nearly every page of the oldest book is proof that the church exercised a. Second, the breadth of this book, from before european.
Letters written between 1803 and 1868 reveal the pathos and tragedy of the kirk family history. He married anza duebler and had his first son in sc in 1886, alexander clinton knight, or the colonel as he prefered to be called. In the first comprehensive history of south carolina published in nearly fifty years, walter edgar presents a sweeping narrative of a state with an illustrious, sometimes infamous, past. He describes in very human terms 475 years of recorded history in the palmetto state, including the experiences of all south carolinians rich and poor. A post office called grahamville was established in 1830, and remained in operation until 1908. Guide to beaufort county, south carolina genealogy ancestry, family history and genealogy court records, deeds, maps, immigration, maps, military records, newspapers. Grahamville is an unincorporated community in jasper county, in the u. Summary map shows the confederate earthworks, as well as the location of union forces at honey hill near grahamville, in jasper county, s. Ridgeland is a town in jasper and beaufort counties, south carolina, united states. In turn, the us census bureau has further divided each region into divisions. The history of the city and county in the south carolina piedmont huff jr.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. Port royal sound was among the first southern harbors to fall into union hands. Although the house was occupied after the war, the economy made it impossible to complete the interior. Evidence of the rice industry, which flourished early in south carolinas history is found in the refuge with.
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