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Public Library of America - DPLA connects people to the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the materials found through DPLA—photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and so much more—are free and immediately available in digital format.
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Genealogy:
The Complete Resource Guide
- Online Books (Google Books)
A Crane's Foot (or Pedigree) of Branches of the Gregg, Stuart, Robertson, Dobbs and Allied Families, Compiled by: Eugene Stuart Gregg, Jr., 1975, 681 pages
Newberry
County, South Carolina: Historical and Genealogical Annals, By George Leland Summer, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1980, 483 pages
The following books can be searched on Google Books, but not fully available for viewing:
A documented history of the Long family, Switzerland to South Carolina, 1578-1956, including allied families: a documentary record of the Long (Lang) family of Newberry, Edgefield and Saluda Counties, South Carolina, including many allied families, Eytive Long Evans, C.C. Evans, 1956, 316 pages
The
George Jacob Price family history, Compiled by Janice Gartman Lee, 1986, 360 pages
A History of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gilbert, South Carolina, E. Bryan Keisler, Bettye K. Glover, 1978, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 150 pages
The following books can be borrowed for 14 days from archive.org
Reb's
roots, by Janice Gartman Lee, West Columbia, S.C., 1986, 238 pages
- Genealogy Television Shows
African
American Lives - PBS
Ancestors - BYUtv
Ancestors
In The Attic (Canadian TV Program)
Faces
of America - PBS
Finding
Your Roots - PBS
Genealogy
Roadshow - PBS
Generations
Project - BYUtv
Who
Do You Think You Are? TLC
- Free Indexes and Resources
Chronicling
America - Historic American Newspapers - Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Lexington
County Estate Search (1865-1994) and Marriage Search (1911-1987) Lexington
County Estate Search (1995-Present) Lexington
County Marriage License Search (1986-Present) Lexington County Library Obituary Index Richland
County Estate Inquiry Richland
County Marriage License Inquiry Richland
County Library Obituary Index - (
Request
an obituary)
Richland
County Library Genealogy and Local History South
Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (from
FamilySearch)
South
Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958 (from
FamilySearch)
South
Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900 (from
FamilySearch)
South
Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965 (from
FamilySearch)
South
Carolina Death Indexes 1915-1962 (from
DHEC)
South
Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 (from
FamilySearch)
South
Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 (from
FamilySearch)
South
Carolina Indexed Historical Records (from
FamilySearch)
South
Carolina Online Historical Newspapers Wofford
College Archives Obituary Index - The Archives maintains an index of obituaries that have appeared in the Methodist Conference newspaper, the Southern Christian Advocate, since its inception in 1837, and in its successor newspaper, the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate. The Advocate covered South Carolina and Georgia until about 1887, and the southern part of North Carolina until about 1870.
1790 United States Census - South Carolina is on Roll #
M637-11 1800 United States Census -
Lexington District is on Roll #
M32-49 |
Newberry District is on Roll #
M32-50 1810 United States Census -
Lexington, Newberry, &
Richland Counties is on Roll #
M252-61 1820 United States Census -
Lexington &
Richland Counties & Districts is on Roll #
M33-121 1830 United States Census -
Lexington, Newberry, &
Richland Counties & Districts is on Roll #
FM19-171 1840 United States Census -
Lexington Districts is on Roll #
M704-513 |
Newberry &
Richland Districts is on Roll #
M704-514 1850 United States Census -
Lexington Co. is on Roll #
M432-855 |
Newberry Co. is on Roll #
M432-856 |
Richland Co. is on Roll #
M432-858 1860 United States Census -
Lexington Co. is on Roll #
M653-1222 |
Newberry Co. is on Roll #
M653-1224 |
Richland Co. is on Roll #
M653-1227 1870 United States Census -
Lexington Co. is on Roll #
M593-1502 |
Newberry Co. is on Roll #
M593-1504 |
Richland Co. is on Roll #
M593-1507 1880 United States Census -
Lexington Co. is on Roll #
T9-1233 &
T9-1234 |
Newberry Co. is on Roll #
T9-1235 &
T9-1236 |
Richland Co. is on Roll #
T9-1238 &
T9-1239 1890
United States Census - A Department of Commerce fire in 1921 destroyed most of the 1890 census (The 1890 census did not burn. It received significant water damage during the fighting of the fire.) Fragments exist, but not for South Carolina. Also see: "
First
in the Path of the Firemen" The Fate of the 1890 Population Census By Kellee Blake.
1890
United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War (Index & Images from
FamilySearch) - South Carolina is on Roll # M123-93 *NOTE: there is occasionally Confederate veterans and veterans from other wars also listed.
Lexington
County (only 1 person listed, Benjiman F Casner (looks like possibly Cramer or Cromer to me)) |
Newberry
County (3 pages, 5 persons listed) |
Richland
County (11 pages, with some non-civil war vets)
1900 United States Census -
Lexington Co. is on Roll #
T623-1534 |
Newberry Co. is on Roll #
T623-1536 |
Richland Co. is on Roll #
T623-1539 &
T623-1540 1910 United States Census -
Lexington Co. is on Roll #
T624-1466 &
T624-1467 |
Newberry Co. is on Roll #
T624-1462 |
Richland Co. is on Roll #
T624-1471 1920 United States Census -
Lexington Co. is on Roll #
T625-1702 |
Newberry Co. is on Roll #
T625-1704 |
Richland Co. is on Roll #
T625-1707 &
T625-1708 1930 United States Census -
Lexington Co. is on Roll #
T626-2204 &
T626-2205 |
Newberry Co. is on Roll #
T626-2206 &
T626-2207 |
Richland Co. is on Roll #
T626-2209,
T626-2210, &
T626-2211 1940 United States Census - The 1940 census records were released by the US National Archives April 2, 2012, and brought online through a partnership with Archives.com. This website allows you full access to the 1940 census images, in addition to 1940 census maps and descriptions. -
Aiken
Co. |
Edgefield
Co. |
Fairfield
Co. |
Lexington
Co. |
Newberry
Co. |
Richland
Co. |
Saluda
Co. - For other counties,
search
here 1950
United States Census - After the 72 years have passed, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is responsible for making the records publicly available for viewing or purchase. Therefore, records from the 1950 census will be released on April 1, 2022.
The
Forgotten Federal Census of 1885 - Florida, Nebraska, Colorado, and the territories of New Mexico and Dakota. [
More
info]
National
Archives Census Records - Research info
Using
NARA's Census Microfilm Catalogs
Lexington County: Batesburg
Cemetery - Batesburg
Bethel
Independent Bible Church - Lexington
Bethel
Lutheran Church Cemetery - White Rock
Bethlehem
(Black Creek) Lutheran Church - Leesville
Boiling
Springs United Methodist Church - Lexington
Bush
River Memorial Gardens - Columbia (located in Lexington County)
Cedar
Grove Lutheran Church - Leesville
Celestial
Memorial Gardens - West Columbia
Corley-Franklow
Cemetery - Lexington (Charles, Corley, Derrick, Franklow, Hepworth)
Corley
Family Cemetery - Lexington (Corley, Hook, Miller, Shumpert, Sox)
Corley
Family Cemetery - Lexington (Corley, Kleckley)
Corley
Family Cemetery - Lexington (Corley, Gable, Shull)
Corley
Family Cemetery - Lexington (Cochran, Corley, Franklow, Hendrix, Hornsby, Padgett, Roberts)
Enon
Lutheran Church - Leesville
First
Baptist Church of Gaston - Gaston
First
Baptist Church - Gilbert
Gilbert
Salvation Baptist Church - Gilbert (Donly/Donley, Hallman, Jones, Pooer, Price, Spires)
Gilbert
United Methodist Church (aka Lewie Chapel) - Gilbert
Gunter
Family Cemetery - Batesburg
Hall
Town Cemetery - Leesville
Hilltop
Baptist Church Cemetery - Gilbert (Alewine, Birchmore, Collins, Hall, Johnson, Neil, Polsley, Price, Smith)
*The church is now called Hilltop Community Fellowship Church
Keisler
Family Cemetery - Gilbert (Franklow, Keisler)
Keisler
Family Cemetery - Batesburg (Cockerel, Courtney, Fallaw, Keisler, Monroe, Oswald, Smith)
Keisler
Family Cemetery - Leesville (Alewine, Cato, Duvall, Keisler, Leaphart, Lewis, Sawyer, Shealy, Taylor, Temples)
Keisler-Smith
Family Cemetery - Gilbert (Keisler, Oswalt, Smith)
Lexington
Memorial Cemetery - Lexington
McCartha
Family Cemetery - Chapin (Bush, Harmon, Martin, McCartha, Schumpert)
McCartha-Addy
Cemetery - Whiterock (Addy, Lindler, McCartha)
Mount
Olive Lutheran Church - Irmo
Nazareth
Lutheran Church - Lexington
Old
Cemetery, Corley Street - Lexington (Derrick, Shealy)
Old
Cemetery, Corley Street - Lexington (Clemons, Hall, Harling)
Old
Salem Lutheran Church - Leesville
Pond
Branch United Methodist Church - Gilbert
Edwin
Price Cemetery - Gilbert (Boland, Hallman, Price)
Price
Family Cemetery - Priceville (Banks, Boland, Jumper, Price, Long, and Oswald)
Price
Family Cemetery - Priceville (Long, Price, Rice, Salley, Taylor)
Price
Family Cemetery - Priceville (Keisler, Price)
Price
Family Cemetery - Priceville (Davis, Gartman, Oswalt, Price)
Price-Corley
Cemetery - Lexington (Burnett, Clayton, Corley, Hallman, Lever, Long, Price, Wingard)
Price-Snelgrove
Cemetery - Hollow Creek (Craps, Long, Lown, Nichols, Price, Snelgrove, Taylor)
Providence
Lutheran Church - Lexington
Ridgecrest
Memorial Park - Batesburg
Smith
Cemetery - Gilbert (marker for: Henry Smith, died about 1866, forefather of a large family in Lexington Co.)
Southland
Memorial Gardens - West Columbia
St.
Andrews Lutheran Church - Columbia
(located
in Lexington County) St.
Jacobs Lutheran Church - Chapin
St.
James Lutheran Church - Red Bank
St.
James Lutheran Church - Summit
St.
Johns Lutheran Church - Batesburg
St.
Johns Lutheran Church - Lexington
St.
Matthews Lutheran Church - Lexington
St.
Michaels Lutheran Church - Columbia
(located
in Lexington County) St.
Pauls Lutheran Church (also see
Annex) - Gilbert
St.
Peters Lutheran Church - Batesburg
St.
Peters Lutheran Church (Piney
Woods) - Chapin
St.
Peters Lutheran Church - Lexington
St.
Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church - Lexington
St.
Thomas Lutheran Church - Chapin
Taylor
Cemetery - Gilbert (Ard, Burt, Cain, Hite, Kanady, Leaphart, Lowman, Lucas, McCartha, McLane, Ray, Ricard, Smith, Spires, Taylor)
Wittenburg
Lutheran Church - Leesville
Cemeteries for
Lexington
County, SC Newberry County: Newberry
Memorial Gardens - Newberry
St.
James Lutheran Church - Newberry
St.
Johns Lutheran Church - Pomaria
St.
Lukes Lutheran Church - Prosperity
St.
Paul Lutheran Church - Pomaria
St.
Philip's Lutheran Church - Newberry
Cemeteries for
Newberry
County, SC Richland County: Coogler
Family Cemetery - Irmo (Coogler, Morgan, Woodard)
Salem
United Methodist Church - Irmo
Cemeteries for
Richland
County, SC More South Carolina Cemeteries:
Cemeteries for
Aiken
County, SC Cemeteries for
Edgefield
County, SC Cemeteries for
Fairfield
County, SC Cemeteries for
Saluda
County, SC
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County Historical Museum
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