Browsing Archive: November, 2009

Blizzard Family

Posted by John Howell on Tuesday, November 24, 2009,

The information below is from the  Blizzard, Gunter, & Pool Family Heritage Web Site by Barbara Neel Blizzard.

Our ancestor Jacob Blizard Sr, born about 1780 in Richland County, South Carolina, married Mary Gill, daughter of Valentine Gill, son of James Gill, son of David Gill who is said to be the son of Stephen Gill. Mary was the only child of Valentine Gill's unknown first wife. For more information on the Gill family, visit Dr. Frank Clark's webpage. Jacob Blizard and Mary Gill had a son n...
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Shannon Family

Posted by John Howell on Tuesday, November 24, 2009,

Thomas Shannon settled from Virginia to Chester County prior to the Rev. War. He served as a mounted horseman during the war with the rank of Captain. He was in the Battle of Kings Mountain along with the Battle of Mobley Meeting House. His grandson, David Shannon and wife Sarah Wages, resettled from Chester County to Richland County and were the progenitors of the many Shannon descendants now living in Richland & Lexington Counties..
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Wise Family

Posted by John Howell on Monday, November 23, 2009,
John Wise Sr. settled from Lexington County (Bull Swamp) between 1853 and 1855 to Richland County, first settling on Cedar Creek near Gadsden. He later moved his family onto the land now Ft. Jackson. John Wise built the Messer Mill Pond. He was a sawmiller. John Wise Jr, purchased land on Colonel's Creek and operated a store and mill. He was a jack of all trades, building houses, chimneys, surveying, and mill operations. After the army purchased his land they hired him to help in surveying th...
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I spent my younger days listening to my mother's recollections of her growing up on the land now Ft. Jackson. I remembered many of these stories but like most young people my interest was not the same as it is today. Mother was born in 1900 and was a wealth of information. One day I wondered if there were other people like me who may have interest in rekindling the past of our ancestors. I thought perhaps a reunion would be in order. Our first reunion in 2008 drew 100 people with the 2009 bringing 138. Never would I have ever thought there would be this kind of interest. My wishes are for this reunion to continue so that future descendants will be able to know about and appreciate our ancestors of long ago.
 
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