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Chapters of the South Carolina Genealogical Society, Inc.
South Carolina Genealogical Society, Inc. - PO Box 24526, Columbia, SC 29224-4526
Anderson County Chapter - PO Box 74, Anderson, SC 29622-0074
Barnwell District Genealogical and Historical Chapter | facebook -
Charleston Chapter - PO Box 31395, St. Andrews Station, Charleston, SC 29417-1395
Chesterfield
District Chapter - PO Box 167, Chesterfield, SC 29709-0167
Columbia Chapter (broken link) - PO Box 11353, Columbia, SC 29211-1353
Dutch Fork Chapter of SCGS, Inc. - PO Box 481, Chapin, SC 29036-0481
Greenville County Chapter - PO Box 16236, Greenville, SC 29606-6236
Laurens District Chapter - PO Box 1217, Laurens, SC 29360-1217
Old Camden District Genealogical Society -1314 Broad Street, Camden, SC 29020-3535
Old Darlington District Chapter - PO Box 175, Hartsville, SC 29551-0175
Old Edgefield District
Genealogical Society - PO Box 546, Edgefield, SC 29824-0546
Old Newberry District Chapter (merged with Dutch
Fork Chapter) | facebook
Old Pendleton District Chapter - PO Box 603, Central, SC 29630-0603
Pinckney District Chapter - PO Box 5281, Spartanburg, SC 29304-5281
Links to Sites of Genealogical Interest
Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society - PO Box 415, Aiken, SC 29802
Fairfield County Genealogy Society - PO Box 93, Winnsboro, SC 29180-0093
Lexington Genealogical Association | facebook - PO Box 1442, Lexington, SC 29071
Dutch
Fork/Irmo South Carolina Family History Center
South Carolina Department of Archives & History - Online Records Index
SC
Genealogy (from SCIWAY)
South Carolina
Genealogy Trails
South
Carolina Pioneers
SCGenWeb
South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
South Carolina Resources (PDF file from Ancestry.com)
South Carolina Research Outline (PDF file from FamilySearch.org)
Additional Links
Chicora Foundation, Inc. - Chicora is a Columbia, South Carolina public, non-profit heritage preservation organization founded in 1983. Our work includes archaeological and historical research throughout the Southeastern United States, public education (primarily right here in South Carolina), and work in conservation and preservation with museums, libraries, archives, historic organizations, and private citizens. With years of experience and hundreds of projects, we are a leader in preservation efforts.
FamilySearch.org
Findmypast
Genealogy.com
Rootsweb
USGenWeb Project
Gathering Leaves (broken link)
LostCousins
MyTrees.com
Olive Tree
Genealogy
History
at Home: A Guide to Genealogy by Andrea Davis
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.
The
Real Truth Behind Coats of Arms and Family Crests - Great article
and podcast from Ancestral
Findings!
TheOldenTimes.com
-
Home
Genealogy Guide
Genealogy:
The Complete Resource Guide
Online Books (Google Books)
A
Crane's Foot (or Pedigree) of Branches of the Gregg, Stuart, Robertson,
Dobbs and Allied Families, Compiled by: Eugene Stuart Gregg, Jr.,
1975, 681 pages
Newberry
County, South Carolina: Historical and Genealogical Annals, By
George Leland Summer, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1980, 483 pages
The following books can be searched on Google Books, but not
fully available for viewing:
A
documented history of the Long family, Switzerland to South Carolina,
1578-1956, including allied families: a documentary record of the Long
(Lang) family of Newberry, Edgefield and Saluda Counties, South Carolina,
including many allied families, Eytive Long Evans, C.C. Evans, 1956, 316
pages
The
George Jacob Price family history, Compiled by Janice Gartman Lee,
1986, 360 pages
A
History of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gilbert, South
Carolina, E. Bryan Keisler, Bettye K. Glover, 1978, St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 150 pages
The following books can be borrowed for 14 days from archive.org
Reb's
roots, by Janice Gartman Lee, West Columbia, S.C., 1986, 238 pages
Genealogy Television Shows
African American Lives - PBS
Ancestors - BYUtv
Ancestors In The Attic (Canadian TV Program)
Faces of America - PBS
Finding Your Roots - PBS
Genealogy Roadshow - PBS
Generations Project - BYUtv
Free Indexes and Resources
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.
Military Records
from National Archives and Records Administration
Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774 - 1985
Card Register of Burials of Deceased American Soldiers, 1917 - 1922
Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970
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 (1 page, 1 person listed) | Newberry
County (3 pages, 5 persons listed) |
Richland County (11 pages, with some non-civil war vets) | Saluda
County (
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
| Saluda Co. is on Roll # T623-1540
& T623-1541
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 | Saluda Co. is on Roll # T624-1467
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 | Saluda Co. is on Roll # 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 | Saluda Co. is on Roll # 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.
South Carolina took censuses in the years between the federal censuses. The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family. [available at: SC Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223]
Also visit Heritage Library History & Ancestry Research Center for
more Census
and Census Substitute Records for St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort
District, Beaufort County,
Hilton Head Island census records.
1829 - State census only for Fairfield and Laurens districts. (source:
"1829 Census of Laurens District," The
South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring
1976):103-113; Vol. 4, No. 3 (Summer 1976):139-151.)
1839 - State census only for *Beaufort, Chesterfield, Kershaw, and Lexington districts. (source: "The 1839 State Census of Lexington District," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Summer 1997):137-143. | "The 1839 State Census of Beaufort District," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Summer 2008):139-143; Vol. 36, No. 4 (Fall 2008):193-195; Vol. 37, No. 1 (Winter 2009):29-31; Vol. 37, No. 2 (Spring 2009):89-91; Vol. 38, No. 2 (Spring 2009):89-91.) [Abstract of SCDAH microfilm CN 656B. [*PDF file from Heritage Library]
1848 - City of Charleston.
1861 - City of Charleston.
1868 - Agricultural returns only.
1869 - State population returns. Missing in Clarendon, Oconee, and Spartanburg counties. (available online from FamilySearch.org, you may need to create an account to access) Lexington County starts on page 327 on the Horry - Marlboro counties Film # 008194978 . Newberry County starts on page 13 & Richland County starts on page 346 on the Newberry - Sumter counties Film # 2453279
1875 - Agricultural and population returns complete in Clarendon, Newberry, and Marlboro counties; partially complete in Abbeville, Beaufort, Fairfield, Lancaster, and Sumter counties.
Additional Census Links:
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
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
Richland
County:
Coogler
Family Cemetery -
Irmo (Coogler, Morgan, Woodard)
Salem
United Methodist Church -
Irmo
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
Paid Subscription Resources
Museums & Historical Sites
Aiken County Historical Museum
Official County Websites
Aiken
County, South Carolina
Barnwell
County, South Carolina
Edgefield
County, South Carolina
Fairfield
County, South Carolina
Lexington
County, South Carolina
Newberry
County, South Carolina
Orangeburg
County, South Carolina
Richland
County, South Carolina
Saluda
County, South Carolina
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