A Guide to Researching African American Ancestors in Laurens County, South Carolina and Selected Finding Aids
A Guide to Researching African American Ancestors in Laurens County, South Carolina and Selected Finding Aids

Author: LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2016-07-18

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1524523526

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This book was written to aid families with ancestors from Laurens County, South Carolina, to jumpstart their genealogical research. Although the focus is on sources of particular relevance to African Americans, the book also contains information relevant to slave-holding families. Also, the background information at the beginning of each section will be of general interest to those families from South Carolina who are researching their African ancestors. In addition to practical advice born from the authors genealogical research and formal studies, the book includes information and compilations regarding the following topics: Free Persons of Color in Antebellum Laurens Slaves in Will Transcripts (17821860) Legislative Papers (17821866) Comptroller General Tax Return Books (18661868) 1869 SC State Population Census 1860 US Census Slave Schedule and Matching African American Surnames in the 1870 US Census Excerpts of Freedmen Bureau Records Grave Markers at Five African American Churches

Unpuzzling Your Past
Unpuzzling Your Past

Author: Emily Croom

Publisher: Betterway Books

Published: 1995-09-15

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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A how-to book for amateur genealogists showing how to trace the origins and growth of your family.

A Collection of Upper South Carolina Genealogical and Family Records
A Collection of Upper South Carolina Genealogical and Family Records

Author: Willie Pauline Young

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13:

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By: James E. Wooley, Editor, Pub. 1981, reprinted 2018, 404 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-210-4. These records comprise the loose files of the late Pauline Young, one of South Carolina's most widely known genealogist on Upper South Carolina. Each family record is filed with names of persons mentioned, these records consists of estate settlements, bastardy bonds, deeds, wills, coroner's inquests, abstracts of letters pertaining to estates, guardianship, tavern licenses, etc... It is estimated each book contains more than 40,000 names of early settlers in Upper South Carolina from the mid 1700's down to the 1850's. These records are primarily from Upper South Carolina counties such as: Pendleton District, Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenville, and Pickens Counties.