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With beginnings dating back as far as the 1700s, Abbeville County, South Carolina, has a history that represents a rich and colorful tapestry of the South Carolina Upcountry. Formally organized into a unit of state government in 1800, Abbeville District extended from Savannah to the Saluda Rivers, but modern Abbeville County includes Abbeville, Calhoun Falls, Antreville, Donalds, Due West, and Lowndesville. Each of these communities has its own distinct landmarks and prominent events, such as Jefferson Davis's last War Cabinet meeting in the city of Abbeville, the moment that dissolved the Confederacy and earned the city the nickname "Birthplace and Deathbed of the Confederacy." Many of the families living here today are descended from the first settlers, and even the famous John C. Calhoun was a native son of Abbeville County.
n 1873, a "disastrous Court House fire" wiped out many public records and a large portion of ante-bellum newspaper files of Abbeville County. Over the course of two decades, the author collected material to reconstruct the county's history from the nineteenth century to modern times, with particular attention given to slavery and race relations. Chapters include: W. C. Benet and Jeff David Case; Burt -- Stark House; "Slave and Masters," The Slave Experience in an Upcountry South Carolina District; Slave Holders of Abbeville District, 1790-1860 from the Federal Censuses; Largest Property Holders of Abbeville District from the 1860 Census; New York Times and the Brooks Dinner at Ninety Six, October, 1856; The Unusual Story of Mrs. Floride Bonneau Calhoun's Nephews; "Hominy Pot," Harold Lawrence's Poem and the Mt. Carmel Incidents upon which it was based; The Missing Sheriff; Abbeville Lynchings, a Historical Perspective; Abbeville Newspapers; and, The Coming of the SAL Railroad and the Cotton Mill. "Most of the very lengthy index deals with Federal census records."
At least five different Weems men settled on Long Cane Creek in Abbeville County, South Carolina before the Revolutionary War. Even today there are Weems living in Abbeville County, both white and black. For years, genealogists have been confused about who is the son of whom, but land records make it clear that '4' men; Thomas (Eleanor) Weems, Redfearn Weems, Thomas (and Elizabeth) Weems, and Henry Weems all were granted land on Long Cane Creek. While the county lines have changed dramatically over the years, Long Cane Creek remained a constant. It was here that thousands of Weems descendants, both black and white, call home. Today, DNA evidence is slowly dividing the different Weems children into family groups. Included here, are the descendants of each of those identified children; regardless of who their parent(s) was. There is most certainly missing information, errors in dates and places, and misspellings. Feel free to scribble on your book and make your corrections, and additions.
John H. Logan, physician, educator, and newspaper editor of Abbeville, used official records and journals kept by traders and naturalists in this history of upper South Carolina from earliest times to 1760. The first half of the book is natural history, with much on the Indians. After this, he turns to early traders, hunters, and settlers. There are descriptions of the country, the natives, the animals, plus later developments after the arrival of the Europeans, with personal treatment of many individuals. - Publisher.
Twenty-four stories which took place in upstate South Carolina, in and around historic Abbeville, but which reflect the customs and character of the South during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Collection of articles published in the Greenville News discussing the history of Abbeville County, South Carolina, including the settlement of the county and the Civil War.