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South Carolina Research Outline |
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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Taxation
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
BIBLE RECORDS Three volumes of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Bible transcripts and a volume compiled by Leonardo Andrea are on FHL film 954247. Additional DAR compilations are part of the collection described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline. All of these collections are partially indexed by E. Kay Kirkham, An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern States (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1979; FHL book 973 D22kk vol. 1; fiche 6089183).
Another collection of original Bible records for families of South Carolina and other Southern states is Memory Aldridge Lester, Bible Records from the Southern States, 7 vols. in 6 (Chapel Hill, N.C.: M.A. Lester, 1956-62; FHL book 975 D28L; film 978067).
A continuing index to all published biographical sketches Two representative biographical encyclopedias Hemphill, James C. Men of Mark in South Carolina . . . A Collection of Biographies of Leading Men of the State. 4 vols. Washington, D.C.: Men of Mark Publishing Co., 1907-9. (FHL film 1000581 items 1-4.)
Snowden, Yates, and Harry G. Cutler. History of South Carolina. 5 vols. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1920. (FHL book 975.7 H2s; film 1000580 vols. 1-5.) Volumes 3-5 are biographical.
The best collection of South Carolina cemetery inscriptions is at the South Carolinian Library in transcripts made by the Work Projects Administration The Daughters of the American Revolution The Leonardo Andrea collection (see “Genealogy”) also includes inscriptions from numerous graveyards (FHL films 942259 item 20, and film 954250). Another helpful collection is South Carolina Cemetery Records, 3 vols. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society, 1941-54; FHL book 975.7 V22a; film 873730 items 1-3).
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BIOGRAPHY
is Richard N. Côté and Patricia H. Williams, The Dictionary of South Carolina Biography, vol. 1 (Easley, S.C.: The Southern Historical Press, 1985; FHL book 975.7 D36c). This first volume indexes 13,300 sketches from 52 published sources. Other volumes in the set are currently being prepared for publication.
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CEMETERIES
. The cemeteries included in this collection are listed in Local and Family History in South Carolina: A Bibliography (see the “For Further Reading” section of this outline).
(DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from South Carolina cemeteries. This collection and an every-name index to it are described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline.
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