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PICKENS CO.,
SOUTH CAROLINA
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INTRODUCTION
Source:
Wikipedia |
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Pickens County is a county located in the U.S. state
of South Carolina. It is included in the Pickens,
South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As
of 2000, the population was 110,757. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the
population at 113,575. Its county seat is Pickens. Pickens
County was named for Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens
(1739-1817). The county seat is the town of Pickens. This area in the
northwestern corner of the state was Indian territory until 1777. It
subsequently became part of Pendleton District (at one time called Washington
District). In 1826 Pendleton was divided into two counties, Pickens and
Anderson; the western portion of Pickens County was later split off to |
form Oconee County (1868). The earliest European settlers in this region were Indian traders. The British built Fort Prince George around 1753 as protection against the Indians, and the fort was the site of several battles in the Cherokee War of 1760-62. The Cherokee town of Old Seneca was later destroyed by American troops in 1776. John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), United States vice president, senator, and cabinet member, made his home at Fort Hill plantation in Pickens County. His son-in-law, Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888), bequeathed the plantation to the state for use as an agricultural college, which led to the founding of Clemson University. |
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Pickens County, SCFamily Surnames
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following are surnames of persons, found within our data bases, who were
either born, married or died in this county. |
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Bennett;
Bishop; Henderson; |
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To find out more about each
family listed here click on the appropriate LINK(s). |
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Pickens County, SC Ancestral Gen-Site(s) |
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SITE
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Old Stone
Church |
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LOCATION: |
Pickens County, South Carolina |
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COORDINATES: |
34.66.400 N 82.81.500 W |
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DIRECTIONS; |
Located on Anderson road, about 2 miles south of Clemson, SC. |
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HISTORY
/ DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION: |
Old Stone Church is a church building
built in 1802.
When it was constructed, it was in the Pendleton District, South Carolina.
When Pendleton District was divided in 1826, the church was
in Pickens District. When Pickens
District was split in 1868, it was in Oconee County, South Carolina. In
1968, this section of Oconee County was annexed back to Pickens County. The
church is about mid-way between the centers of Pendleton and Clemson. It is now in the city limits of Clemson. |
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Bishop
Family Burial Plot |
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ANCESTRY: |
(1) Major Michael Dickson as
a founding trustee of the church. (2)
Nicholas and Jane Dickson Bishop, and daughters Jane and Dorcas Bishop are
buried here. |
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WEB
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Pickens County, SC List of Localities The list below will assist
in your research regarding the matching of your ancestors birth, marriage,
death dates and in what locality of this county these events may have
occurred. Source: Wikipedia |
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Main Towns and Cities of Pickens County, SC Arial ;
Central ; Clemson ; Easley ;
Liberty ; Norris ;
Pickens ; Six Mile |
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Pickens County, SC The following are links to
websites that will provide you with specific genealogical information to assist with your research for this county. |
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Use the
following LINKS to find more information that may pertain to this location. |
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Pickens
County, SC
Image GalleryDuring our research we have collected and images and
photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website
because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past
lives. |
Pickens
County Courthouse, Pickens, SC |
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If you have any
photographs or other images relating to this ancestral location we
would greatly appreciate hearing from you. |
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Use the
following LINK to ascertain whether we have any images that pertain to this
location. ANCESTRAL
LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHS and IMAGES |
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Contact Information
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Pony Express: Tom |
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Snail mail: Fred USA |
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