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The Legal Genealogist - A genealogist with a law degree, The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell, JD, CG℠ , CGL℠ , is a lecturer, educator and writer.

Digital Public Library of America - DPLA connects people to the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the materials found through DPLA—photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and so much more—are free and immediately available in digital format.

Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers - Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

Lexington County Estate Search (1865-1994) and Marriage Search (1911-1987)

Lexington County Estate Search (1995-Present)

Lexington County Marriage License Search (1986-Present)

Lexington County Library Obituary Index

Richland County Estate Inquiry

Richland County Marriage License Inquiry

Richland County Library Obituary Index - (Request an obituary)

Richland County Library Genealogy and Local History

South Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (from FamilySearch)

South Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958 (from FamilySearch)

South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900 (from FamilySearch)

South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965 (from FamilySearch)

South Carolina Death Indexes 1915-1962 (from DHEC)

South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 (from FamilySearch)

South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 (from FamilySearch)

South Carolina Indexed Historical Records (from FamilySearch)

South Carolina Online Historical Newspapers

Wofford College Archives Obituary Index - The Archives maintains an index of obituaries that have appeared in the Methodist Conference newspaper, the Southern Christian Advocate, since its inception in 1837, and in its successor newspaper, the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate. The Advocate covered South Carolina and Georgia until about 1887, and the southern part of North Carolina until about 1870.

Census Records (1790-1880, 1900-1930 from archive.org)

1790 United States Census - South Carolina is on Roll # M637-11

1800 United States Census - Lexington District is on Roll # M32-49 | Newberry District is on Roll # M32-50

1810 United States Census - Lexington, Newberry, & Richland Counties is on Roll # M252-61

1820 United States Census - Lexington & Richland Counties & Districts is on Roll # M33-121

1830 United States Census - Lexington, Newberry, & Richland Counties & Districts is on Roll # FM19-171

1840 United States Census - Lexington Districts is on Roll # M704-513 | Newberry & Richland Districts is on Roll # M704-514

1850 United States Census - Lexington Co. is on Roll # M432-855 | Newberry Co. is on Roll # M432-856 | Richland Co. is on Roll # M432-858

1860 United States Census - Lexington Co. is on Roll # M653-1222 | Newberry Co. is on Roll # M653-1224 | Richland Co. is on Roll # M653-1227

1870 United States Census - Lexington Co. is on Roll # M593-1502 | Newberry Co. is on Roll # M593-1504 | Richland Co. is on Roll # M593-1507

1880 United States Census - Lexington Co. is on Roll # T9-1233 & T9-1234 | Newberry Co. is on Roll # T9-1235 & T9-1236 | Richland Co. is on Roll # T9-1238 & T9-1239

1890 United States Census - A Department of Commerce fire in 1921 destroyed most of the 1890 census (The 1890 census did not burn. It received significant water damage during the fighting of the fire.) Fragments exist, but not for South Carolina. Also see: "First in the Path of the Firemen" The Fate of the 1890 Population Census By Kellee Blake.

1890 United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War (Index & Images from FamilySearch) - South Carolina is on Roll # M123-93 *NOTE: there is occasionally Confederate veterans and veterans from other wars also listed. Lexington County (only 1 person listed, Benjiman F Casner (looks like possibly Cramer to me)) | Newberry County (only 1 person listed, Andrew J Bedenbaugh) | Richland County (11 pages, with some non-civil war vets)

1900 United States Census - Lexington Co. is on Roll # T623-1534 | Newberry Co. is on Roll # T623-1536 | Richland Co. is on Roll # T623-1539 & T623-1540

1910 United States Census - Lexington Co. is on Roll # T624-1466 & T624-1467 | Newberry Co. is on Roll # T624-1462 | Richland Co. is on Roll # T624-1471

1920 United States Census - Lexington Co. is on Roll # T625-1702 | Newberry Co. is on Roll # T625-1704 | Richland Co. is on Roll # T625-1707 & T625-1708

1930 United States Census - Lexington Co. is on Roll # T626-2204 & T626-2205 | Newberry Co. is on Roll # T626-2206 & T626-2207 | Richland Co. is on Roll # T626-2209, T626-2210, & T626-2211

1940 United States Census - The 1940 census records were released by the US National Archives April 2, 2012, and brought online through a partnership with Archives.com. This website allows you full access to the 1940 census images, in addition to 1940 census maps and descriptions. - Aiken Co. | Edgefield Co. | Fairfield Co. | Lexington Co. | Newberry Co. | Richland Co. | Saluda Co. - For other counties, search here

1950 United States Census - After the 72 years have passed, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is responsible for making the records publicly available for viewing or purchase. Therefore, records from the 1950 census will be released on April 1, 2022.

The Forgotten Federal Census of 1885 - Florida, Nebraska, Colorado, and the territories of New Mexico and Dakota. [More info]

National Archives Census Records - Research info

Using NARA's Census Microfilm Catalogs

Cemeteries (from Find A Grave)

Lexington County:

Batesburg Cemetery - Batesburg

Bethel Independent Bible Church - Lexington

Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery - White Rock

Bethlehem (Black Creek) Lutheran Church - Leesville

Boiling Springs United Methodist Church - Lexington

Bush River Memorial Gardens - Columbia (located in Lexington County)

Cedar Grove Lutheran Church - Leesville

Celestial Memorial Gardens - West Columbia

Corley-Franklow Cemetery - Lexington (Charles, Corley, Derrick, Franklow, Hepworth)

Corley Family Cemetery - Lexington (Corley, Hook, Miller, Shumpert, Sox)

Corley Family Cemetery - Lexington (Corley, Kleckley)

Corley Family Cemetery - Lexington (Corley, Gable, Shull)

Corley Family Cemetery - Lexington (Cochran, Corley, Franklow, Hendrix, Hornsby, Padgett, Roberts)

Enon Lutheran Church - Leesville

First Baptist Church of Gaston - Gaston

First Baptist Church - Gilbert

Gilbert Salvation Baptist Church - Gilbert (Donly/Donley, Hallman, Jones, Pooer, Price, Spires)

Gilbert United Methodist Church (aka Lewie Chapel) - Gilbert

Gunter Family Cemetery - Batesburg

Hall Town Cemetery - Leesville

Hilltop Baptist Church Cemetery - Gilbert (Alewine, Birchmore, Collins, Hall, Johnson, Neil, Polsley, Price, Smith)
*The church is now called Hilltop Community Fellowship Church

Keisler Family Cemetery - Gilbert (Franklow, Keisler)

Keisler Family Cemetery - Batesburg (Cockerel, Courtney, Fallaw, Keisler, Monroe, Oswald, Smith)

Keisler Family Cemetery - Leesville (Alewine, Cato, Duvall, Keisler, Leaphart, Lewis, Sawyer, Shealy, Taylor, Temples)

Keisler-Smith Family Cemetery - Gilbert (Keisler, Oswalt, Smith)

Lexington Memorial Cemetery - Lexington

McCartha Family Cemetery - Chapin (Bush, Harmon, Martin, McCartha, Schumpert)

McCartha-Addy Cemetery - Whiterock (Addy, Lindler, McCartha)

Mount Olive Lutheran Church - Irmo

Nazareth Lutheran Church - Lexington

Old Cemetery, Corley Street - Lexington (Derrick, Shealy)

Old Cemetery, Corley Street - Lexington (Clemons, Hall, Harling)

Old Salem Lutheran Church - Leesville

Pond Branch United Methodist Church - Gilbert

Edwin Price Cemetery - Gilbert (Boland, Hallman, Price)

Price Family Cemetery - Priceville (Banks, Boland, Jumper, Price, Long, and Oswald)

Price Family Cemetery - Priceville (Long, Price, Rice, Salley, Taylor)

Price Family Cemetery - Priceville (Keisler, Price)

Price Family Cemetery - Priceville (Davis, Gartman, Oswalt, Price)

Price-Corley Cemetery - Lexington (Burnett, Clayton, Corley, Hallman, Lever, Long, Price, Wingard)

Price-Snelgrove Cemetery - Hollow Creek (Craps, Long, Lown, Nichols, Price, Snelgrove, Taylor)

Providence Lutheran Church - Lexington

Ridgecrest Memorial Park - Batesburg

Smith Cemetery - Gilbert (marker for: Henry Smith, died about 1866, forefather of a large family in Lexington Co.)

Southland Memorial Gardens - West Columbia

St. Andrews Lutheran Church - Columbia (located in Lexington County)

St. Jacobs Lutheran Church - Chapin

St. James Lutheran Church - Red Bank

St. James Lutheran Church - Summit

St. Johns Lutheran Church - Batesburg

St. Johns Lutheran Church - Lexington

St. Matthews Lutheran Church - Lexington

St. Michaels Lutheran Church - Columbia (located in Lexington County)

St. Pauls Lutheran Church (also see Annex) - Gilbert

St. Peters Lutheran Church - Batesburg

St. Peters Lutheran Church (Piney Woods) - Chapin

St. Peters Lutheran Church - Lexington

St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church - Lexington

St. Thomas Lutheran Church - Chapin

Taylor Cemetery - Gilbert (Ard, Burt, Cain, Hite, Kanady, Leaphart, Lowman, Lucas, McCartha, McLane, Ray, Ricard, Smith, Spires, Taylor)

Wittenburg Lutheran Church - Leesville

Cemeteries for Lexington County, SC

Newberry County:

Newberry Memorial Gardens - Newberry

St. James Lutheran Church - Newberry

St. Johns Lutheran Church - Pomaria

St. Lukes Lutheran Church - Prosperity

St. Paul Lutheran Church - Pomaria

St. Philip's Lutheran Church - Newberry

Cemeteries for Newberry County, SC

Richland County:

Coogler Family Cemetery - Irmo (Coogler, Morgan, Woodard)

Salem United Methodist Church - Irmo

Cemeteries for Richland County, SC

More South Carolina Cemeteries:

Cemeteries for Aiken County, SC
Cemeteries for Edgefield County, SC
Cemeteries for Fairfield County, SC
Cemeteries for Saluda County, SC

Bible records from rootsweb:

Samuel Lewie Bible

James Henry Mallard Inabinet Bible

Jacob Inabinet Bible

Jane McCants Bible

A. G. Rankin Bible

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