Four Generations

Generation No. 1

1. HENRY¹ WHITE was born June 11, 1740 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died September 30, 1787 in Union County, SC. He married (1) FRANCES BARNETT, daughter of JOHN BARNETT and MARRAN GIBBS. She was born February 03, 1740/41 in Orange County, VA, and died March 15, 1784 in Union County, SC. He married (2) ANNE MITCHELL. She was born Abt. 1745 in SC, and died in Edgefield County, SC.

Notes for HENRY WHITE:

Colonel Henry White has a marker in the same cemetery with Captain Benjamin West, who was killed by the Tories. Colonel White was buried in his garden not far from where the marker was placed.

More About HENRY WHITE:

Burial: In his garden

Military service: Colonel in the Revolution

Children of HENRY WHITE and FRANCES BARNETT are:

i. JAMES² WHITE.

ii. RUEBEN WHITE.

iii. DANIEL WHITE, b. 1761, Orange County, VA; d. January 07, 1845, Spartanburg County, SC; m. SUSANNAH (UNKNOWN), Abt. 1780.

2. iv. ELIZABETH WHITE, b. December 23, 1762, Orange County, VA; d. November 11, 1837, Robertson County, TN.

v. MARY "MOLLY" WHITE, b. July 13, 1763, Spartanburg County, SC; d. July 30, 1851, Hancock County, TN; m. JOHN MAPP, July 14, 1784, Spartanburg County, SC; b. July 19, 1761.

More About JOHN MAPP:

Military service: Captain in Colonel White's Militia Regiment

3. vi. JOHN W. WHITE, b. August 08, 1765, Spartanburg County, SC; d. March 13, 1822, Spartanburg County, SC.

vii. NANCY ANN WHITE, b. Aft. 1770, Spartanburg County, SC; m. THOMAS JAMES, 1793, Spartanburg County, SC; b. 1769, MD.

4. viii. FRANCES WHITE, b. October 04, 1776, Spartanburg County, SC; d. April 23, 1852, Spartanburg County, SC.

Child of HENRY WHITE and ANNE MITCHELL is:

ix. HENRY² WHITE.

 

2. ELIZABETH² WHITE (HENRY¹) was born December 23, 1762 in Orange County, VA, and died November 11, 1837 in Robertson County, TN. She married RICHARD JAMES 1783 in Spartanburg County, SC.

Child of ELIZABETH WHITE and RICHARD JAMES is:

i. MARY³ JAMES, m. ELIJAH BARNETTE.

 

3. JOHN W.² WHITE (HENRY¹) was born August 08, 1765 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died March 13, 1822 in Spartanburg County, SC. He married (1) PHEBE BUFFINGTON June 15, 1785 in Spartanburg County, SC, daughter of JOSEPH BUFFINGTON and MARY FEW. She was born September 09, 1764 in Chester County, PA, and died October 13, 1790 in Spartanburg County, SC. He married (2) AGATHA GIBBS March 17, 1795 in Spartanburg County SC, daughter of JAMES GIBBS and ANNE BARNETT. She was born September 18, 1772 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died April 21, 1848 in Spartanburg County, SC.

Notes for JOHN W. WHITE:

Will of John White

I John White of the District of Spartanburg, South Carolina, being in a low state of health, though in my proper Senses & of Sound and disposing mind, do make this my last will and testament (to wit) It is my Will & wish that after my death, my wife Agatha shall continue upon, & inherit my land So long as she may live a widow, or until my youngest child may arrive at the age of twenty one years; at which time, or at the intermarriage of my Said wife with another man, I hereby will that my Executor, herein after named, Shall expose the Said land to public Sale, after giving Reasonable notice, at twelve or eighteen months credit, as he may judge most advisable, & that the monies accruing from said Sale Shall be equally divided amongst all my children- I further will that my daughters Polley & Ann keep to their own use a bet and furniture each & I wish their mother to allet Said beds to them in order to prevent dissatisfaction between them. I also allow the Said Polley & Ann to have, each a young cow or heifer which they now claim- I further will that my wife Shall take and retain, for the use of the family, all the Rest of the beds and furniture that I may die professed of. & after the children are raised to full age She may dispose of the beds & furniture as She ay think proper. And inasmuch as I am involved in Some debts, though none of considerable magnitude, I hereby order that all the Residue of my personal property be appraised & Sold in the common form, & on a Reasonable credit, for the proposes of discharging all the just demands that may Stand against me, and that the overplus (if any) be equally divided among my wife and all the children Share & Share alike, except my Son Henry White & my daughter Salley Rakestraw, who is not to have any part in this first mentioned division. I except my Smallest Shot gun & wish her to be kept for the use of the family until the youngest of my sons are of age & then he is to have the said gun. And I hereby nominate & appoint my Son Hiram White to Sole Executor to execute this my last will & testament. In witness wherof I hereunto Set my hand & seal this thirteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and twenty two in presence of Samuel Whitbey

John White (L.S.)

Andrew Foster

Moses Foster

Recorded in Will Book B, Page 24

Box 30, Pkg. 17.

Recorded the 3rd day of April 1812

W. Lancaster O.S.D.

More About JOHN W. WHITE:

Burial: Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

More About AGATHA GIBBS:

Burial: Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

Children of JOHN WHITE and PHEBE BUFFINGTON are:

i. FRANCES³ WHITE, b. April 08, 1787.

5. ii. HENRY WHITE, b. September 12, 1788; d. February 23, 1875, Cherokee County, AL.

Children of JOHN WHITE and AGATHA GIBBS are:

6. iii. SARAH³ WHITE, b. September 30, 1793, Spartanburg County, SC; d. March 30, 1855, Spartanburg County, SC.

iv. JAMES WHITE, b. July 06, 1795, Spartanburg County, SC.

v. MARY "POLLY" WHITE, b. October 11, 1797, Spartanburg County, SC; m. (UNKNOWN) OTTS.

vi. ANNIE WHITE, b. July 15, 1799; m. (UNKNOWN) FLEMING.

7. vii. HIRAM WHITE, b. August 15, 1801, Spartanburg County, SC; d. February 18, 1873, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC.

viii. JOHN WHITE, b. July 14, 1804, Spartanburg County, SC; m. CATHERINE (UNKNOWN).

ix. JULIUS C. WHITE, b. October 06, 1806, Spartanburg County, SC; d. January 26, 1876, Spartanburg County, SC; m. MARY WILBORN; b. February 13, 1805; d. June 03, 1883.

More About JULIUS C. WHITE:

Burial: Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

8. x. REUBEN WHITE, b. December 10, 1808, Spartanburg County, SC; d. August 02, 1881, Union County, SC.

xi. NANCY WHITE, b. February 23, 1811, Spartanburg County, SC; m. MOSES GOSSETT.

xii. HARRISON WHITE, b. March 20, 1814, Spartanburg County, SC; m. MARY RANKIN.

xiii. WILLLIAM WHITE, b. October 22, 1815, Spartanburg County, SC; d. December 29, 1884; m. (1) SARAH JANE BLACK; b. September 14, 1815; d. September 02, 1871; m. (2) ISABELLA BLACK.

xiv. SAM WHITE, b. February 12, 1818, Spartanburg County, SC.

xv. THOMAS WHITE, b. March 26, 1820, Spartanburg County, SC.

xvi. DAN WHITE, b. May 28, 1822, Spartanburg County, SC.

 

4. FRANCES² WHITE (HENRY¹) was born October 04, 1776 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died April 23, 1852 in Spartanburg County, SC. She married (1) CHARLES JAMES, son of CHARLES JAMES and MARY (UNKNOWN). He was born Abt. 1770 in MD, and died 1813 in Spartanburg County, SC. She married (2) MICAJAH C. BARNETT.

More About CHARLES JAMES:

Married:: Charles was brother of Nancy's husband

Child of FRANCES WHITE and MICAJAH BARNETT is:

i. MICAJAHJR³ BARNETTE, b. May 24, 1818; d. September 19, 1872; m. NAZARETH LIPSCOMB.

 

5. HENRY³ WHITE (JOHN W.², HENRY¹) was born September 12, 1788, and died February 23, 1875 in Cherokee County, AL. He married ELEANOR BEASON.

Child of HENRY WHITE and ELEANOR BEASON is:

i. HENRY ELSBRY⁴ WHITE, b. February 07, 1831, GA; d. January 29, 1907, Woodville, Jackson County, AL.

 

6. SARAH³ WHITE (JOHN W.², HENRY¹) was born September 30, 1793 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died March 30, 1855 in Spartanburg County, SC. She married ROBERT RAKESTRAW Abt. 1810 in Spartanburg County, SC, son of JESSE RAKESTRAW and SARAH TUCK. He was born February 18, 1775 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died June 08, 1861 in Spartanburg County, SC.

Children of SARAH WHITE and ROBERT RAKESTRAW are:

i. RUFUS⁴ RAKESTRAW, b. Abt. January 1812, Spartanburg County, SC; d. May 27, 1844, Spartanburg County, SC.

Notes for RUFUS RAKESTRAW:

Rufus left a will naming sisters, Elizabeth Rakestraw, Eliza Genoble, Mary Tinsley, Nancy Rakestraw and Ann West. Will signed by Daniel Finley and Matthew Gossett. Recorded June 14, 1844.

More About RUFUS RAKESTRAW:

Burial: Antioch Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

Married:: Never Married

9. ii. ELISA RAKESTRAW, b. 1816, Spartanburg County, SC; d. January 25, 1872, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC.

iii. MARY ANN RAKESTRAW, b. August 22, 1818, Spartanburg County, SC; d. June 02, 1899, Spartanburg County, SC; m. JAMES TINSLEY; d. Spartanburg County, SC.

More About MARY ANN RAKESTRAW:

Burial: Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

More About JAMES TINSLEY:

Burial: Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

10. iv. NANCY RAKESTRAW, b. Abt. 1821, Spartanburg County, SC; d. August 17, 1862, Spartanburg County, SC.

11. v. MISSOURI ANN RAKESTRAW, b. June 02, 1824, Spartanburg County, SC; d. June 01, 1882, Spartanburg County, SC.

vi. ELIZABETH RAKESTRAW, b. Abt. 1826.

 

7. HIRAM³ WHITE (JOHN W.², HENRY¹) was born August 15, 1801 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died February 18, 1873 in Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC. He married SARAH KING, daughter of JOHN KING and SARAH LEMASTER. She was born December 08, 1808 in Rich Hill, Spartanburg County, SC, and died June 29, 1889 in Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC.

More About HIRAM WHITE:

Burial: Phildelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

More About SARAH KING:

Burial: Philadelphia Baptist Chruch Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

Children of HIRAM WHITE and SARAH KING are:

12. i. NANCY ELIZABETH⁴ WHITE, b. Abt. 1829, Spartanburg County, SC; d. 1881, Spartanburg County, SC.

ii. JOHN WARREN WHITE, d. October 1864, In C.S.A. action, near Petersburg, VA; m. ISABELLA JANE MCDOWELL; b. June 21, 1830; d. April 13, 1874.

More About JOHN WARREN WHITE:

Military service: 1st Lt. -- War of Secession

iii. RUFUS WHITE.

iv. WILLIAM WHITE.

v. HIRAM WHITE.

 

8. REUBEN³ WHITE (JOHN W.², HENRY¹) was born December 10, 1808 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died August 02, 1881 in Union County, SC. He married MISSOURI HAMMETTE.

More About REUBEN WHITE:

Burial: Fairforest Presbyterian Cemetery, Union County, SC

Child of REUBEN WHITE and MISSOURI HAMMETTE is:

13. i. CALVIN⁴ WHITE, b. June 04, 1848, Spartanburg County, SC; d. October 04, 1912, Spartanburg County, SC.

 

9. ELISA⁴ RAKESTRAW (SARAH³ WHITE, JOHN W.², HENRY¹) was born 1816 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died January 25, 1872 in Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC. She married JOHN ADAM GENOBLES Abt. 1833 in Spartanburg County, SC, son of JOHN GENOBLES and MARGARET (UNKNOWN). He was born December 20, 1802 in St Matthew's, Orangeburg County, SC, and died 1883 in Spartanburg County, SC.

More About ELISA RAKESTRAW:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Chruch Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

Children of ELISA RAKESTRAW and JOHN GENOBLES are:

i. JOHN W.⁵ GENOBLE, b. Abt. 1833, Spartanburg County, SC.

More About JOHN W. GENOBLE:

Burial: Ridge Springs, Saluda County, SC

ii. SARAH ANN GENOBLE, b. Abt. 1835, Spartanburg County, SC; m. HIRAM JAMES.

iii. JAMES ROBERT GENOBLE, b. April 03, 1838, Spartanburg County, SC; d. April 1870, Pacolet, Spartanburg County, SC; m. EMILY HAYES, March 11, 1866; b. August 15, 1845; d. March 07, 1896.

iv. HIRAM JORDAN GENOBLE, b. Abt. 1839, Spartanburg County, SC; d. July 13, 1862, Civil War, Richmond, Henrico County, VA.

More About HIRAM JORDAN GENOBLE:

Burial: Camp Winder, VA

v. RUFUS GENOBLE, b. Abt. 1844, Spartanburg County, SC.

vi. WILLIAM LEE GENOBLE, b. Abt. 1845, Spartanburg County, SC; m. JANE (UNKNOWN); b. Abt. 1850.

vii. MARY JANE GENOBLE, b. Abt. 1847, Spartanburg County, SC; m. RUFUS JAMES.

viii. E.C. GENOBLE, b. Abt. 1848, Spartanburg County, SC.

ix. CATHERINE LOUISA GENOBLE, b. Abt. 1850.

x. GEORGE THOMAS GENOBLE, b. June 26, 1855, Spartanburg County, SC; d. August 28, 1929, Pacolet Township, Spartanburg County, SC; m. SARAH ANN LOUISA COLEMAN; b. Abt. 1858.

More About GEORGE THOMAS GENOBLE:

Burial: Pacolet Baptist Cemetery, Spartanburg County, SC

xi. EDWIN BITTEN GENOBLE, b. March 04, 1852, Spartanburg County, SC; d. November 07, 1936, York Township, York County, SC; m. LOUISE CATHCART; b. Abt. 1857.

xii. HENRY CHRISTOPHER GENOBLE, b. January 06, 1860, Woodruff, Spartanburg County, SC; d. January 05, 1937, Woodruff, Spartanburg County, SC; m. ALICE JANE SHANDS; b. September 11, 1864, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC; d. February 25, 1941, Woodurff, Spartanburg County, SC.

More About HENRY CHRISTOPHER GENOBLE:

Burial: ARP Cemetery, Woodruff, Spartanburg County, SC

More About ALICE JANE SHANDS:

Burial: ARP Cemetery, Woodruff, Spartanburg County, SC

xiii. DAVID GENOBLE, d. 1842, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC.

More About DAVID GENOBLE:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Chruch Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

 

10. NANCY⁴ RAKESTRAW (SARAH³ WHITE, JOHN W.², HENRY¹) was born Abt. 1821 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died August 17, 1862 in Spartanburg County, SC. She married ANTHONY HOUGHSTON FOSTER.

More About NANCY RAKESTRAW:

Burial: Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

Child of NANCY RAKESTRAW and ANTHONY FOSTER is:

i. ANTHONY JOEL⁵ FOSTER, b. June 26, 1857, Spartanburg County, SC; d. November 12, 1898, Spartanburg County, SC; m. EMMA BEATRICE SMITH.

 

11. MISSOURI ANN⁴ RAKESTRAW (SARAH³ WHITE, JOHN W.², HENRY¹) was born June 02, 1824 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died June 01, 1882 in Spartanburg County, SC. She married DAVID WEST, son of ROBERT WEST and CATHERINE WHITE. He was born September 15, 1822 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died August 11, 1880 in Spartanburg County, SC.

More About MISSOURI ANN RAKESTRAW:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Chruch Cemetery, Riddle Road, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

More About DAVID WEST:

Burial: Rocky Mount Methodist Chruch Cemetery, Riddle Road, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

Children of MISSOURI RAKESTRAW and DAVID WEST are:

i. ELIZA FRANCES⁵ WEST, b. 1850, Spartanburg County, SC; d. 1917, Spartanburg County, SC; m. JAMES HENRY LAYTON; b. 1850, Spartanburg County, SC; d. 1922, Spartanburg County, SC.

More About ELIZA FRANCES WEST:

Burial: Walnut Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roebuck, Spartanburg County, SC

Notes for JAMES HENRY LAYTON:

Captain: 1776 Near Hills Bridge at Tyger River

More About JAMES HENRY LAYTON:

Burial: Walnut Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roebuck, Spartanburg County, SC

ii. RUFUS JEHU WEST, b. Spartanburg County, SC; m. MARY ANN CUNNINGHAM.

iii. JAMES FLETCHER WEST, b. Spartanburg County, SC; m. (1) LAURA EMMA SMITH; m. (2) JESSIE SNOW.

iv. WILLIAM HENRY WEST, b. Spartanburg County, SC; m. SARAH JANE HARMON.

v. EMMA J. WEST, b. Spartanburg County, SC.

vi. KINDRED SMITH WEST, b. Spartanburg County, SC; m. GLENNIE ELECTOR HARMON.

vii. MARY CATHERINE WEST, b. August 14, 1843, Spartanburg County, SC; d. December 19, 1917, Spartanburg County, SC; m. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MORROW; b. November 11, 1845, Spartanburg County, SC; d. May 09, 1918, Spartanburg County, SC.

viii. SARAH ELIZABETH WEST, b. July 08, 1846, Spartanburg County, SC; d. November 30, 1927, Spartanburg County, SC; m. GEORGE WILLIAM CHUMLEY, 1880.

ix. GEORGE ROBERT WEST, b. Abt. 1847, Spartanburg County, SC; d. Spartanburg County, SC; m. (1) MARY ELIZABETH BELL; m. (2) LULA WILLIAMS.

 

12. NANCY ELIZABETH⁴ WHITE (HIRAM³, JOHN W.², HENRY¹) was born Abt. 1829 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died 1881 in Spartanburg County, SC. She married JAMES FRANKLIN SMITH 1851 in Spartanburg County, SC, son of WILLIAM SMITH and JENNY MEADOWS. He was born January 21, 1831 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died July 20, 1908 in Spartanburg County, SC.

More About JAMES FRANKLIN SMITH:

Burial: Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

Children of NANCY WHITE and JAMES SMITH are:

i. LENA EUALIA⁵ SMITH, b. February 13, 1868, Glen Springs, Spartanburg County, SC; d. January 21, 1946, Spartanburg County, SC; m. SILAS ALVIN SHANDS, December 10, 1890, Spartanburg SC; b. August 31, 1866, Spartanburg County, SC; d. December 04, 1949, Spartanburg County, SC.

More About LENA EUALIA SMITH:

Burial: Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

More About SILAS ALVIN SHANDS:

Burial: Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC

ii. PETER JOSEPH OELAND SMITH, b. October 31, 1857, Glen Springs, Spartanburg County, SC; d. October 21, 1898, Spartanburg County, SC; m. SARAH LOUISE WOFFORD; b. June 11, 1852, Spartanburg County, SC; d. October 21, 1898, Spartanburg County, SC.

Notes for PETER JOSEPH OELAND SMITH:

>From the Journal and Carolina Spartan Newspaper. Fri. March 19, 1926

City Purchasing Agent Recalls experience as Hack Line Driver in War

Modern busses carrying hundreds of passengers i comfort over the highways around Spartanburg, recall to P.J.O. Smith, city purchasing agent, memories of the days when he assisted in operating one of the pioneer "hack line" plying between Jonesville and Glenn Springs. "I was born Oct. 31, 1857, in Union District, S.C., " said Mr. Smith today in reminiscing concerning his experiences on the old hack line, so I was quite a young chap when "the War" began. My earliest recollection of the preparation for the long struggle was the gathering of my mother's and father's brothers at our home to bid farewell to each other. My mother's brother's were John, Rufus, William, Hiram and Jasper White. The last two were only in their teens, while the others were married with large famines. The three eldest brothers had volunteered and wore the gray uniform of the Confederacy.

Families Gather

"My father had volunteered also but owing to a broken shoulder suffered in early life, was disqualified and rejected by the medical board. His brother, Thomas, residing then in Mississippi had already joined General Hood in the western army. Hosea and Benjamin, younger brothers, later enlisted in the Holcomb Legion.

The early part of the day was spent in a squirrel bunt by my uncles and my father. They bagged a quantify of game, which was barbecued. Both my grandfathers and grandmothers were present at this dinner. After dinner was over we played, my cousins and I , games, while the elders discussed the approaching war. Little did any of us realize that this was one of the greatest struggles the world had ever known and that the flower of the South's manhood would be slain and only old men and the boys would be left; that only a scattering of maimed old soldiers would be left to take up the burden of an overwhelmed but not conquered South. Six of my uncles made the supreme sacrifice. John was killed at Fort Harrison; Rufus was wounded at Seven Pines and died shortly after losing his arm by a cannonball; William died in a hospital at Richmond of typhus fever; Hiram was captured at Columbia, S.C. when Sherman raided and burned the city and died from exposure. He was buried in Elmwood, where a number of other Confederate soldiers are buried. Benjamin Smith was lost in the Pennsylvania campaign and was never heard of afterward. Hosea Smith died at Goldsboro, N.C. after General Johnson surrendered to General Sherman. My other uncles were parolee and returned to their respective homes.

My father, J. Frank Smith, who was rejected at the beginning of the war, was called to the front in 1863 and was stationed at Charleston and later transferred to Virginia.

Old Hack Line

At the beginning of the war my father was running a hack line from Glenn Springs to Jonesville on the old Spartanburg and Union road. After he went into the service of the Confederate Army my mother continued the hack line with the help of some boys. I being one of them. The service consisted of carrying the mail, hauling passengers and refugees from the lower part of the state and dead soldiers sent home for burial. Our outfit consisted of two hacks, one carriage, and a baggage wagon. I was the driver of the wagon. Although only six years old I did the work of a Grown man except the loading and unloading of the heavy baggage. In this I was assisted by old men and sometimes women would help with the coffins containing the bodies of soldiers.

I recall one incident that persists in sticking in my memory. Once the train was late. The hacks and carriage were loaded with the passengers and then the baggage wagon was loaded with two long boxes in which were dead soldiers being sent home for burial. The night was very dark, the road was long and rough and my team old and slow. The other teams soon left me far behind and in my childish mind I began to conjure up all kinds of weird visions. The hooting of owls and the croaking of frogs did not add much peace to my already excited imagination. I had closed my eyes to shut out dreadful things. I seemed to see lurking beside the road, dodging from tree to tree, or hiding behind the bushes.

One Horrible Night

Suddenly I felt the presence of something on my wagon. I opened my eyes and looking backward. I saw the dark outline of a man sitting on one of the boxes. Great Caesar! Was this a dead soldier or his ghost? My first impulse was to leave the wagon and let the ghost or whatever it might be to take the team while I took to my heels. While I was in the act of doing this the thing spoke aloud and said, "Buddie, don't be afraid, it's only Uncle Ned. I is might tired and wants to ride with you to Thompson's quarters."

What a relief it was to find that it was old Uncle Ned, a slave of the Thompson Quarters, who had climbed upon the wagon while I had my eyes closed. While driving along I asked Uncle Ned where he had been and he replied by saying "Hush, child! Don't talk so loud, Patrollers about tonight."

Sure enough, we had gone only a short distance when a command to halt was given by someone in front of the wagon. The voice then asked who was on the wagon, I replied that only and old Negro, and two dead soldiers and I were aboard. The patrollers then came up and said, "You have the coffins, where is the Negro?" Sure enough Old Ned had sloped off the wagon and made his getaway without any noise to indicate which way he went.

Sometime afterward in passing Thompson's Quarters I saw old Ned beside the road and asked hem if the patrollers caught him the night he rode with me.

"No, Child," he said, "But they caught me last night and now I have to stand up to eat my breakfast."

Rice Grown Locally

When the bombardment of Charleston by the Yankee gunboats began, large number of Charleston Families took refuge in the upper section of the state and many of them came to Glenn Springs. Among them I remember the names Whaley, Banister, Motts, Lagare, Simmons. Some of these families brought along their slaves and hired them out to old farmers whose sons were in the army. These slaves knew nothing about farming except raising rice. This they did very well by damming up small streams and flooding small strips of bottom lands. As rice was the principal food of the Charleston Negro, it was a happy time with them when the harvest began and rice was quite a luxury of the up-country people who could afford it.

When the news of President Lincoln's assassination came I remember that and old widow who owned a large number of slaves came to my mother and said, "Oh, Mrs. Smith, I am so happy. They have killed old Abe Lincoln and now I won't lose my slaves."

Johnson's Army Passes

Well do I remember the passing of General Johnson's Army. It went through Glenn Springs to North Carolina where the battle of Bentonville was fought just before Johnson surrendered to Sherman and after Lee had surrendered his broken down forces to Grand tat Appomattox Courthouse.

The day general Johnson army passed through Glenn Springs Mrs. R.A. Cates, a noble woman of the south and member of an influential family, kept several cooks busy baking bread. Her youngest son, Leslie, and I were kept busy filling canteens with molasses and carrying bread to the passing hungry soldiers. many of the soldiers were mere boys in their teens. I remember one who grounded his musket, and the musket reached above his head.

Columbia Bombarded

One morning in February 1865, we could hear the booming of cannon. This was Sherman's artillery bombarding the state house in Columbia. They had planted their guns on the high hills in Lexington County, across the Congaree River. The result of that bombardment is still visible on the west side of the capitol building.

At the beginning of hostilities, I remember, meetings were held all over the state for troops to defend the Southern states. One of these meetings was held at Philadelphia Church near Glenn Springs. At this meeting many patriotic speeches were made by leading men of that section.

Among these were General B.B. Foster, a very prominent and influential man. In his speech he assured the people that the war would end without the shedding of blood. A company of young men was soon formed. The Smiths, Whites, Wests, Lancasters, Meadows, Miller, Morrows, Jennings, Fosters and other whose names I do not recall were represented in this company. Among them were two sons of General Foster, and both were killed in battle.

After almost two years of service General Foster came home on a furlough and the following Sunday he attended services at Philadelphia Church. Mothers of the community's young men who had gone to the front met General Foster in the churchyard. With one voice they asked, "General, where is my boy?"

General Foster, too full to speak for a moment, could only reply, with tears streaming down his cheeks,"They, like my own boys, are sleeping the seep of the dead on the battlefields of Virginia."

Country Terrorized

Then came Wheeler's Raider's, terrorizing wherever they went, taking without pay anything they wanted. One band of these raiders camped at Glenn Springs for a short time. They took, without pay or concent, from our scanty supplies corn, meat, flour, anything that please their fancy. Even the hen roost was not spared. After they left we took up from the ground corn, meat, wheat dough and other eatables sufficient for our needs for several days.

Next came Yankee Raiders who were worse than Wheeler's men. What they could not carry away they burned or otherwise destroyed. Our people were so alarmed they tried to save their valuables by hiding them. My mother hid a small trunk containing her few valuables consisting of a white dress, some ribbons, her Sunday shoes, and old silver watch my father had left at home when he went into service and my own baby clothes. I still have one of these garments. The trunk was hidden in an old house by lifting up the hearthstone. By excavating a hole large enough for the trunk and replacing the stone on top, we made a fin hiding place. Alas, a heavy rain fell that night and after the scare was over we took up the trunk only to find that nearly everything was ruined.

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Burial: Spartanburg County, SC

 

13. CALVIN⁴ WHITE (REUBEN³, JOHN W.², HENRY¹) was born June 04, 1848 in Spartanburg County, SC, and died October 04, 1912 in Spartanburg County, SC. He married SUSAN MADORA STOREY December 24, 1872, daughter of WILLIAM STOREY and LOUISA MCWHIRTER. She was born January 11, 1855, and died January 25, 1924.

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Military service: Confederate Soldier

Children of CALVIN WHITE and SUSAN STOREY are:

i. WILLIAM JAMES⁵ WHITE, b. October 26, 1873; m. VIOLA ESTELLE BRISTOW, March 30, 1904; b. April 11, 1878, Florence County, SC.

ii. ALBERT REID WHITE, b. November 28, 1875, Spartanburg County, SC; d. January 04, 1906, Spartanburg County, SC.

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Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, Sc

iii. MAMIE ALLISON WHITE, b. March 01, 1878; m. WILLIAMA H. TAYLOR; b. July 25, 1875, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC.

iv. JOHN CALVIN WHITE, b. January 13, 1880; m. WODDY WEST.

v. EDWARD ZIMMERMAN WHITE, b. December 17, 1884; m. ESSIE CREIGHTON.

vi. ANNIE LOUISE WHITE, b. December 17, 1889; m. ESTHER ALLEN.

vii. REUBEN WHITE, b. January 01, 1893; m. ESTHER ALLEN.