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From: "Penny Ladnier" <>
Subject: [SCLANCAS] Finding lost relatives at the turn of 20th Century
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 01:31:34 -0500
References: <BBD86692.5B40%lpettus@cetlink.net> <02ad01c3ab3b$d1a61ad0$0100a8c0@Aileen>


Aileen,

Have you tried accessing the SC death records from the SC Dept. of Vital
Statistics? They start around 1900/1910 and go through 1959. They are
online... sorry, I can't find my bookmark of the URL. Maybe someone has it.
Usually on the death certificate is stated the name of the cemetery. That's
how I found my great-grandmother burial place. She is in an unmarked grave
in Lancaster. This church doesn't have its early records for the cemetery.
A newspaper obituary of a great uncle says that two of his brothers are
buried there too. I know their graves are unmarked because I have been to
the cemetery. Which makes me wonder how this church knows that they aren't
burying someone on top of my relatives.

If you see one of your relatives on the SC death listing, then you can order
the certificate. The website doesn't give full details. But the
certificate itself, does list the person's parents names. I have to give SC
credit, their death certificates are very detailed.

For those missing Lancaster relatives around the turn of the 20th Century,
there was a migration to Rock Hill, York County, around 1900-1905 to work in
the textiles mills. Many women and men became weavers and spinners. The
Rock Hill City Cemeteries are online too. They are very organized and easy
to use. I have seen city directories of Rock Hill from the early part of
the century. Valuable information in them. The directories are not online.
Rock Hill City Cemeteries:
http://www.rhmaps.ci.rock-hill.sc.us/website/rh_cem/viewer.htm

Penny Ladnier
Owner, The Costume Gallery & Costume Classroom
www.costumegallery.com/fotodate/
www.costumeclassroom.com


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