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Lancaster County History Collection - Accession 417, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Lancaster County History Collection - Accession 417, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Manuscript Collection
The collection consists of duplicate items from the Perry Belle Bennett Hough Collection located at the Lancaster Public Library. The records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, histories, genealogies, brochures, and pamphlets dealing with local and family history dating back to 1825. Subjects included are Springs Mills, the Belk brothers, Andrew Jackson, the Daughters of the American Revolution-Waxhaw Chapter (DAR), the Tamassee School, Marion Sims, Lancaster County churches, and South Carolina Civil War regiments.
James Russell Wilson Sr. Papers - Accession 322, James Russell Wilson Sr.
James Russell Wilson Sr. Papers - Accession 322, James Russell Wilson Sr.
Manuscript Collection
The James Russell Wilson, Sr. Papers are a valuable source of Lancaster County, South Carolina history, with a focus on Indian Land history. James Russell Wilson, Sr. (1885-1979) owned a large amount of land in Lancaster County and there is a substantial amount of titles, deeds, and other records of real estate transactions dating back to 1887. There are also a number of quite precise plats and maps. Mr. Wilson’s papers could be of genealogical interest.