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William M. Truesdale, presumed son of John H. and Mary [Hilton], b. S.C. @ 1832; m. - Margaret A. Gay, b. S.C. @ 1833/4 [Census]. Farmer living with his father in 1850 and 1870. In 1880 both were living in DeKalb [twn] with youngest child. Civil War; pvt, Co. G, 2d S.C. Volunteers, State service 24 Apr 1861. Confederate Army at Richmond, Va. 22 May 1861, sick in hospital 10 Jun, disabled in railway collision 26 May 1862, discharged. Also at * * * Camden, S.C. 24 Mch 186_ in Co. E, 2d S.C. Volunteers, not found on subsequent rolls. Children born S.C.: i Mary H ii James W iii Eugenia Jesse C. Truesdale, presumed son of John H. and Mary [Hilton], b. Kershaw County, S.C. @ 1834; m. 186_ - Jane H. Truesdale, b. S.C. @ 1834 [Census]. Farmer, living in DeKalb [twn] next to John E. Truesdale. Children [Census 1870 & 1880] born S.C.: i Jesse J b. @ 1863 ii James C b. @ 1865 iii William J b. @ 1868 iv Mary Ann b. @ Feb 1870 v Henry b. @ 1872 vi Margaret b. @ 1873 Burwell Truesdale, son of John H. and Mary [Hilton], b. Kershaw County, S.C. @ 1837; m. - Margaret Caskey, b. S.C. @ ____. Farmer, living in Flat Rock [twn] in 1860 [Census]. Civil War, pvt., Co. G, 2d S.C. Volunteers, in State service 24 Apr 1861, in Confederate Army 22 May 1861, not found in subsequent rolls. Children [Census & Fam Rec] born in S.C.: i John b. @ ____; m. - W__ W__ Smith ii Mary b. @ ____; m. - James Catoe John Thomas Truesdale, son of John H. and Mary [Hilton], b. Kershaw County, S.C. Dec 1840, d. Camden, S.C. 22 Jul 1930; m. Kershaw County, S.C. - Mahalie J. Stroud, daughter of Timothy Stroud, b. Kershaw, S.C. @ 1844, d. Camden, S.C. 23 May 1920, buried Wateree Mill Cemetery. Civil War; pvt., Co. G, 2d S.C. Volunteers [Fam Rec]. Farmer living adjacent to his father in Buffalo [twn] in 1880 [Census]. Children, except two eldest, born Camden, S.C.: i M____[dau] b. @ 1872 ii Burwell Hilton 1873-19_4 iii Ida m. - Thomas James Truesdale iv Lemuel m. - _______ Truesdale v William m. - Nannie Kirkland vi Jesse Leonard m. - Margaret Catherine Catoe vii Henry Clyburn viii James Hollingsworth m. - Margaret Stokes ix Rebecca d. Lumberton, N.C. 10 May 1936; m. - Camden, S.C. - Samuel D___________. x Sara m. Camden, S.C. - Burney Smith. Lived in Lancaster, S.C. James Thomas Truesdale, son of Henry and Drucilla [Cauthen], b. S.C. @ 1830; m. 1st - Mary Lottie Wilson, b. S.C. @ 1832, d. @ 1872 * * *; m. 2d - Mary Gay, b. S.C. @ 1831. Farmer, lived in Flat Rock [twn]. Served in Confederate Army. Sheriff for many years, * * * , called "squire". Children born Kershaw County, S.C. except as noted; by 1st wife - Mary [Wilson]: i William Henry 1854-1934; m. - Rebecca Peach ii Jane Elizabeth b. Ala. 8 Sep 1856, d. Flat Rock 1 May 1914; m. - Willis Franklin iii Julia Teodora 1858-1940; m. 1877 - Willie Fletcher Truesdale iv Mary Matilda 1861-____; m. - Archie Young Sara Caroline Truesdale, daughter of Seaborn Jones and Caroline [Kirkland], b. Kershaw, S.C. 29 Oct 1876; m. Kershaw, S.C 24 Dec 1900 - Stephen Gardner, son of James and Ludy Ann [Billings] Gardner, b. Flat Creek, Lancaster County, S.C. 12 Jun 1864, d. Kershaw, S.C. 17 Jul 1923. Children born Kershaw, S.C.: i Camelia b. 14 Apr 1913 ii Carrie Lee b. 2 Oct 1914; m. Kershaw, S.C. 31 Dec 1937 - Ernest Perry Clyburn. iii L___[male] b. 29 May 1918; m. Columbia, S.C. 1 Dec 1940 - Cecil Herman McIlwain. Ida Thoedora Truesdale, daughter of Seaborn Jones and Caroline [Kirkland], b. Kershaw, S.C. 18 Oct 1879; m. Kershaw, S.C. 12 Mch 1904 - Seaborn Gettys Rutledge, son of John Edward and Nancy M. [Truesdale] Rutledge, b. Kershaw, S.C. 9 Mch 1873, d. ibid 18 May 1941. Dentist. Children born Kershaw, S.C.: i Seaborn Gettys jr b. 2 Dec 1907; m. Kershaw, S.C. 11 Jun 1931 - A___ Cantrell ii Sarah Elizabeth b. 19 Jul 1909; m. Chesterfield, S.C. 24 Aug 1934 - Guy Lester Watts. iii Nancy Caroline b. 11 Oct 1912 iv John Edward b. 6 Sep 1920, d. ibib 4 Jul 1934. Lemuel Erasmus Truesdale, son of Jesse Erasmus and Amanda Elizabeth [Stephenson], b. Kershaw, S.C. 26 Oct 1866, d. 17 Dec 1943; m. 1st Westville, S.C. 23 Jan 1883 - Beulah Cauthen, daughter of James _____ and Anna P. [Bell] Cauthen, b. Westville, S.C., d. Kershaw, S.C.; m. 2d Kershaw, S.C. 10 Dec 1902 - Paula Cauthen, daughter of Thomas A. Cauthen, b. Westville, S.C. 15 Jul 1874. Live Kershaw, S.C. Farmer, magistrate. Children by 1st wife - Beulah: i Melvin Shell 18_2-____; m. 1918 - Lorna Snipes ii Fredda 18__-____; m. 1913 - LeRoy Ward Hicks [of Macon, Ga.] Edward Vance Truesdale, son of Jesse Erasmus and Amanda Elizabeth [Stephenson], b. Kershaw, S.C. 22 Jul 1868, d. ibid 21 Oct 1927; m. Greenville, S.C. 6 Jan 1892 - Bessie Phifer, daughter of David Ramsey and Sallie L. [Waltmire] Phifer, b. Newberry, S.C. 7 Nov 1874. Lived Kershaw, S.C. Merchant, postmaster. Children: i ____ ____ b. Kershaw, S.C. 20 Sep 1892, d. 10 Jan 1893. ii M___ Blanche 1893-____; m. 1917 - Olin Kilpatrick McDaniel iii Lillian Kathleen b. Whitmire, S.C. 27 May 1896 iv Sarah Elizabeth 1898-____; m. 1920 - Monroe Columbus Campbell Robert H. Truesdel, son of Jesse Erasmus and Amanda Elizabeth [Stephenson], b. Kershaw, S.C. 13 Mch 1870, d. Avondale Estates, Ga. 2 Sep 1942; m. Carlisle, S.C. 16 May 1906 - Maude Cain, daughter of James Pickens and Nancy [Gregory] Cain, b. Union County, S.C. 14 Jan 1881. Dentist. He lived Avondale Estates, Ga. Children: i Robert Claude b. Whitmire, S.C. 8 Jan 1907, d. White Plains, Ga. 8 Jan 1934. ii Maude Flemming 1909-____; m. 1936 - William DeFour Patterson iii Nancy Elizabeth 1913-____; m. 1936 - George Marvin Burr. Barnwell Rhett Truesdel, son of Jesse Erasmus and Amanda Elizabeth [Stephenson], b. Kershaw, S.C. 28 Feb 1876, d. Macon, Ga. 4 Jul 1938; m. Macon, Ga. 9 Apr 1902 - Sarah C. Hicks, daughter of James Robert and Sarah Martha [?] Hicks, b. 9 Apr 1879. Municipal court clerk. Children born Macon, Ga.: i Etta Marie b. 8 Feb 1902; m. Macon, Ga. 20 Jan 1925 - Floyd Herman Hays, son of Arthur W. and Lois [?] Hays, b. Stockbridge, Ga. 5 Mch 1902. ii Martha ___ 1904-____; m. 1923 - Robert Louis Miller. iii Elizabeth Emily b. 22 Jan 1909; m. Macon, Ga. 13 Sep 1931 - Carlton Clark Bragg, son of Walter Thomas and Sarah [Black] Bragg, b. 26 May 1908. iv Barnwell Rhett jr b. 14 Aug 1911; m. Macon, Ga. 23 Jun 1937 - Nelda ___________. v Lemuel 1915-____; m. Carolyn Lewis McKensie. Lula Elizabeth Truesdel, daughter of Jesse Erasmus and Amanda Elizabeth [Stephenson], b. Kershaw, S.C. 22 Dec 1878; m. Kershaw, S.C. 14 Dec 1898 - L. Theophilus Gregory, daughter of William Harrison and Queen Emeline [Gregory] Gregory, b. Taxhaw, S.C. 2 Jul 1870. He graduated from Furman University and S.C. Medical College. Medical Doctor. Democrat. Baptist. Mayor of Kershaw for two terms. Live Kershaw, S.C. Children born Kershaw, S.C.: i Burks Harrison b. 20 Feb 1900, d. ibid 12 Dec 1934 ii Evelyn ____ b. 3 Apr 1901; m. Kershaw, S.C. 22 Aug 1924 - Irvin Cooper Crawford. iii Edith b. 2 Oct 1905; m. Kershaw, S.C. 23 Apr 1937 - Ralph Augustus Martin. Ira B. Truesdel, son of Jesse Erasmus and Amanda Elizabeth [Stephenson], b. Kershaw, S.C. 8 Jul 18__; m. Los Angeles, Calif. 23 Feb 1909 - Lillian Elizabeth Linde, daughter of Fred and Anna Sophie [Noren] Linde, b. Stockholm, Sweden 14 Jul 1890. Moved to Los Angeles * * *. Rose Etta Truesdale, daughter of Jesse Erasmus and Amanda Elizabeth [Stephenson], b. Kershaw, S.C. 27 Nov ____, d. ibid __ Nov 1949; m. Kershaw, S.C. 4 Sep 1907 - Robert __ Perry, son of Robert Daniel and Sarah Isabelle [?] Perry, b. _________. President and Treasurer, Kershaw Lumber Company. Live Kershaw, S.C. Children born Kershaw, S.C.: NOTE: There were five [5] children listed here, but they could not be read because of the poor quality of the reproduction. Previous Page Biographies Index |