History of Spartanburg County [South Carolina] [Paperback]

Dr. J. B. O. Landrum (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0806347325 | ISBN-13: 978-0806347325 | Publication Date: June 1, 2009

This scarce work should be of interest to all researchers with early Tennessee ancestors inasmuch as it covers the controversial period prior to statehood when the settlement in eastern Tennessee was under quasi-independent rule. One such controversy involved the creation in 1784 by John Sevier and others of a separate, self-governing territorial unit from lands in western North Carolina known as the State of Franklin. The Franklin episode, and all of its participants, is the subject of this volume.

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• Paperback: 746 pages
• Publisher: Clearfield (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806347325
• ISBN-13: 978-0806347325
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,484,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Publisher's Note for the 2006 reprint by Clearfield Publishing:, August 9, 2007

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This review is from: History of Spartanburg County [South Carolina] (Paperback)

The work at hand is the sequel to Mr. Landrum's Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina, which treated the pre-Revolutionary War history of the territory that became Spartanburg County. The author deftly captures the key political developments in Spartanburg County for the century following the Revolution. Special chapters are also devoted to the issues of religion, temperance, education, and, of course, secession. Landrum's real concern, however, is with the people of Spartanburg County; indeed the final 500 pages of the book are devoted to biographical and genealogical sketches of its families and luminaries. The essays are frequently accompanied by photographs of the principals and references to the individuals' participation, if any, in the Confederate cause. Also included is a list of Spartanburg County legislators and other officials and Spartanburg's heroes of the Civil War.

The following is a list of the main families discussed in the sketches: Allen, Amos, Anderson, Archer, Ballenger, Barry, Benson, Berwick, Bishop, Blake, Blassingame, Bomar, Bowden, Brockman, Brown, Burke, Burnett, Caldwell, Calvert, Camp, Cannon, Carlisle, Carpenter, Chapman, Choice, Clarke, Cleveland, Cofield, Compton, Crocker, Dean, Douglass, Drummond, Duncan, Earle, Edwards, Elford, Evins, Ezell, Farley, Farrow, Fielder, Fleming, Foster, Griffith, Hampton, Harris, Henneman, High, James, Jordan, Judd, Kennedy, Kilgore, Lake, Lanford, Landrum, Lee, Legg, Lipscomb, Martin, Mason, McCullough, McDowell, McMillen, Monk, Montgomery, Moore, Nesbitt, Nicholls, Oeland, Pendleton, Petty, Poole, Reid, Richardson, Rowland, Rudisail, Russell, Sloan, Smith, Snoddy, Switzer, Thomas, Thompson, Trimmier, Tucker, Turner, Vernon, Walker, Westmoreland, Wilkins, Wilmot, Wilson, Wingo, Winsmith, Wofford, Wood, Woodruff, and Zimmerman.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for genealogists, October 19, 2011

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This review is from: History of Spartanburg County [South Carolina] (Paperback)

If you have any connection at all to Spartanburg County, South Carolina, this is a must-have book for your research. Lots of family names also. He gives a very simplistic review of the early days (late 1700's) of the county. It was written in late 1800's and life was very different then. There are several pages about my family who came to the area from Virginia after the Revolutionary War. An excellent resource if you have family from this area of South Carolina.