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From: "Barbara Rutan" <>
Subject: Re: [SCGREENV] Center Family-Greenville County
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 19:08:05 -0500
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Is this the son of J. G. Center and the borther of Mary S. Center who
married James Alexander Barbare and Mary and James are buried at New
Liberty Baptist Church in Travelers Rest, SC?

Barbara

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> Maybe this will help.
> Cathy Griffith
>
> SOURCE: Greenville News, Page 4D
> DATE: Sunday, August 11, 1963
>
> R. A. CENTER
>
> TRAVELERS REST - R.A. Center, 83, of the Meridell Community, Rt. 1,
> Travelers Rest, died at his home yesterday at 2:30 p.m. of a serious
> illness of
> the past three weeks. He had lived all his life in the community and was
> the
> son of the late Jeff and Martha Forest Center. He was connected with the
> Greenville County supervisor's office for many years and was a retired
> farmer. He
> was a member of Mush Creek Baptist Church. His wife, Mrs. Millie Pittman
> Center, died in 1918.
> Surviving are three daughters, Miss Hattie Center of the home, Mrs. Ellen
> McMakin and Mrs. Geneva Bayne, both of Travelers Rest; four sons, Stanley,
> Doster and Ford Center of Travelers Rest and R.C. Center Jr. of
> Greenville; also
> 20 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
> Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Roy Hester and Rev. S.F.
> McAuley
> Monday at 11 a.m. at Mush Creek Baptist Church. Burial will be in the
> Church
> cemetary.
> Pallbearers will be Don, Charles, Bill, Jim, Fred and Doster Center Jr.
> Honorary escort will be Alvin Henson, Ed Moore, Clyde Gilreath, Floyd
> Center,
> Gentry Center, Rutledge Center, Dr. Landrum L. McCarroll, Dr. James
> Barnett and
> Rev. James Brown.
> The body is at the O'Dell Mortuary and will be placed in the Church at 10
> a.m. Monday. The family will receive friends today at the Mortuary
> between 5
> and 8 p.m.
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> SOURCE: 1900 Glassy Mountain Township, Greenville County, SC Census can't
> read sheet number,
> dwelling 209, adjacent to James Moon family
> Race Center, age 22,
> married 3 years to Millie, age 19,
> son Stanyard, age 1.
> ______________________________________________________________________________
> ___
>
>
> 1910 Saluda Township, Greenville County, South Carolina Census
> #6, #6
>
> James R. Center \ head \ age 32 \ farmer
> Milla D. \ wife \ age 28 \ farm laborer
> Stanley H. \ son \ age 11 \ farm laborer
> Doster V. \ son \ age 7 \ farm laborer
> Harford F. \ son \ age 4
> Hattie L \ dau \ age 2
> Elza Walls \ niece \ age 16 \ farm laborer
>
> They were married for 13 years with 4 children and 4 living. All were born
> in SC.
> They were renting a farm.
> _______________________________________________________________
>
> 1920 Census
> #93, #93
>
> Rach ??? Center \ head \ age 39 \ farmer on general farm
> Millie \ wife \ age 37 \ farm laborer
> Stanley \ son \ age 20 \ farm laborer
> Doster \ son \ age 17 \ farm laborer
> Ford \ son \ age 13 \ farm laborer
> The family was renting a farm.
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