Angela Cooksey Cox
angelac@sccc.org

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• Brown Family Connections - South Carolina (40 KB)
  Brown family dating back to 1774 in Kershaw County, South Carolina

Family Photos

• Nancy Cannon (59 KB)
  Nancy Cannon with two Tillotson grandchildren. Location, Spartanburg County, South Carolina around 1910.
• William Edwin Cooksey (68 KB)
  Pictured taken sometime after the end of the "Civil" war. He lived 1835 - 1895.
• John Brown House, Liberty Hill SC (39 KB)
  Home built 1835-1842 with hand-hewn timbers mortised with wooden pegs. The brass doorknobs were imported form England. It was in this home that refugees from Charleston and Columbia were cared for during William T. Sherman’s raid through South Carolina. After robbing the Browns of provisions, silver and other valuables, the soldiers went down to the cellar and poured kerosene oil, molasses and feathers together. During Reconstruction, Mr. Brown lost his home, which was sold for taxes. Dr. Bush bought the property and returned it to Mr. Brown.
• Joseph Cunningham House, Liberty Hill, SC (51 KB)
  At the time of Joseph Cunninham’s death in 1850, he is said to be the richest man in South Carolina, his estate at his death being valued at over one million dollars-all made from the ground, because he was a farmer. He left his South Carolina home to William Curry Cunningham, son of his brother Robert.  The house was sold after the death of John C. Cunningham in 1892 to Governor Richards.
• Darling Jones House, Fairfield County, SC (35 KB)
  Camden Journal, Nov 15, 1828 - Died in Columbia on the 5th, Darling Jones (a soldier of the revolution) in the 70th year of his age. He was a hospitable and respected citizen of Fairfield District, SC. His home, overlooking the Wateree River, commands one of the county's finest views. Once owned by the Robertson family, now owned by the M.A. Kirklands

Related Files

• Cunningham Connections - Kershaw County, SC (67 KB)
  First three generations of the Cunningham Clan in South Carolina. Arthur Cunningham line into Kershaw County, South Carolina.
• Descendants of Joseph Howell, Jr. - North Carolina (39 KB)
  The Howell family traveled from Virginia to North Carolina, and eventually settled in Georgia. Joseph Howell, Jr. fought in the American Revolution. His records have been verified by the NSDAR.
• Perry Family Stories (2 KB)
  Perry family of Kershaw County, South Carolina
• Descendants of John Howell - Virginia and NC (15 KB)
  Begins with American progenitor of this line and shows four generations of family information beginning 1639 and extending through the Revolutionary War. Generation Four to Joseph Jr.

Related Links

• Columbia Chamber, DAR
• Piedmont Historical Society - Upstate South Carolina
• Owens/Owings Family Information
• SC Chamber of Commerce
• The Heritage Library - Charleston, SC
• South Carolina GenWeb