Some Families of the Old Lexington District by E. Stuart Gregg Jr

Guide to Lexington County, S Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, union records, expiry records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Information [edit | edit source]

Description [edit | edit source]

The County was named for the commemorate Battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War. The County is located in the central location of the country.^[3]

County Courthouse [edit | edit source]

Lexington County Courthouse
205 Eastward. Main St.
Lexington, SC 29072
Phone: 803-785-8212
Lexington County Website

Canton Pronunciation
Hear it spoken^[4]

Lexington County, South Carolina Record Dates [edit | edit source]

Information for this nautical chart was taken from various sources, often containing alien dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state regime agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records [5]
Birth*	Union	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1915	1911	1915	1800	1839	1809	1790
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1915. General compliance past 1918.

Record Loss [edit | edit source]

Boundary Changes [edit | edit source]

• Parent Counties: Created from Orangeburg County on 12 Mar 1785^[6]
• County Seat: Lexington
• Interactive Map of South Carolina Canton Germination History (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating South Carolina county boundary changes
• Lexington County, South Carolina Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places [edit | edit source]

For a consummate listing of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:^[7]

Cities
Cayce	Columbia	West Columbia
Towns
Batesburg-Leesville Chapin Gaston Gilbert	Irmo Lexington Pelion Pine Ridge	South Congaree Springdale Summit Swansea
Census-designated places
Oak Grove	Reddish Bank	Vii Oaks
Ghost towns
Granby

History Timeline [edit | edit source]

Resources [edit | edit source]

Bible Records [edit | edit source]

Biographies [edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations [edit | edit source]

Cemeteries [edit | edit source]

• To view a cemetery list, come across Lexington County, S Carolina Cemeteries.
• National Cemetery Administration

Census Records [edit | edit source]

For all existing and online Federal population schedules of South Carolina, see South Carolina Demography. See also USGenWeb Census Project, Southward Carolina, including links to transcribed files.

• 1829-1920 S Carolina, State and Territorial Censuses, 1829-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images

Historical populations
Demography	Pop.	%±
1810	half-dozen,641	—
1820	8,083	21.7%
1830	9,065	12.i%
1840	12,111	33.vi%
1850	12,930	6.8%
1860	15,579	20.5%
1870	12,988	−16.half dozen%
1880	eighteen,564	42.9%
1890	22,181	19.five%
1900	27,264	22.9%
1910	32,040	17.5%
1920	35,676	11.3%
1930	36,494	2.3%
1940	35,994	−1.4%
1950	44,279	23.0%
1960	sixty,726	37.ane%
1970	89,012	46.half dozen%
1980	140,353	57.7%
1990	167,611	nineteen.four%
2000	216,014	28.9%
2010	262,391	21.five%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

1820 Manufactures
The original articles schedules for S Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL Collection 1024517 - 1024518. Published abstract: National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL Collection 973 X2m 1820. Includes this canton.

1839 Land Demography

• "The 1839 State Demography of Lexington District," The S Carolina Mag of Ancestral Research, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Summer 1997):137-143. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 25

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Armed services Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, every bit Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Nether the Deed for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841. FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840; FHL Collection 2321; digital version at Google Book. [See S Carolina, Lexington District on page 142.]

1850
Census takers uncharacteristically recorded the birth town or county of residents on the get-go page of enumeration for this census twelvemonth.^[8] The returns take been published twice:

• Harwell, Carolyn Lewis and Lexington Genealogical Association. Lexington County, South Carolina 1850 Census with Genealogical Data on Many Families. 1985. FHL Collection 975.773 X2h 1850
• Buff, Fifty.H., Margaret L. Hollis, Janice GartmanLee and Lexington Genealogical Association. Lexington County, Due south Carolina 1850 Census, Second Edition: With Genealogical Information on Most Families. FHL Collection 975.773 X2h 1850 1998

1860

• Jones, Marvin D. 1860 Census, Lexington County, S Carolina. 2000. FHL Collection 975.773 X2j 1860
• Trotter, Shirley F. Johnson. 1860 Census, Lexington County, S Carolina: With a Complete Index of Names Including the Mortality Schedule and the Slave Schedule. Lexington, South.C.: S.F.J. Trotter, 1991. FHL Collection 975.773 X2t 1860

1870

• Trotter, Shirley F. Johnson and South Carolina Genealogical Guild. Dutch Fork Chapter. 1870 Census, Lexington Canton, Due south Carolina with a Consummate Proper name Index. Chapin, S.C.: Dutch Fork Affiliate of the South Carolina Genealogical Society, 1989. FHL Collection 975.773 X2t 1870

Church building Records [edit | edit source]

St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lexington, South Carolina: Church Records and Cemetery Inscriptions (Lexington, S.C.: Loyal Sun School Class, 1989).LC 89-63490.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• URL FamilySearch Places
  

Court Records [edit | edit source]

Online Court Indexes and Records
Lexington County has court records from 1800 that are held in the office of the Clerk of Court. Lexington County was a role of the Orangeburg district from 1785-1800. The South Carolina Archives and History Center has courtroom records bachelor on microfilm for Lexington County. The Family unit History Library collection includes books and microfilm regarding court records for Lexington Canton.

Directories [edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration [edit | edit source]

Indigenous, Political, and Religious Groups [edit | edit source]

African Americans

• United States African Americans
• African American Resources for South Carolina

The 1860 slave schedule is abstracted in:

• Trotter, Shirley F. Johnson. 1860 Demography, Lexington County, South Carolina: With a Consummate Alphabetize of Names Including the Mortality Schedule and the Slave Schedule. Lexington, Southward.C.: S.F.J. Trotter, 1991. FHL Book 975.773 X2t 1860

Known plantations South Carolina Plantations:

• Burnt Mill
• Chalk Hill
• Corley Colina
• Pull a fast one on - Lexington
• Green Acres - also called Lorick
• Hayes
• Jake Mack's Identify - also called Samuel Jeffcoat
• Little Hope
• Lorick
• The Point
• Poor Promise
• Red Tavern
• Rising Hope
• Samuel Jeffcoat - besides called Jake Mack's Identify
• Samuel Lorick
• Seawright Beaver Creek
• Silver Colina

Funeral Homes [edit | edit source]

Genealogies [edit | edit source]

Full general
Surname indexes to Leonardo Andrea's Files | Folders | Resources are available online, courtesy: The Andrea Files: Southward Carolina Genealogical Enquiry. Acquire more.

• Gregg, E. Stuart. Miller, Lewis, King, Smith, Shealy--Some Families of the Sometime Lexington Commune Sure Lines of Descent from South Carolina Settlers, George Peter Miller, Charles Clark, David Male monarch, John W. Lewis, Henry Smith, Johann Caspar Mantz, Hans Amacher, Thomas Minnick, Hans Adam Summertime, Johann Shely, and Some of Their Scions. Hilton Caput Isle, S.C.: Eastward.South. Gregg, 1988. FHL 929.273 M614g
• Hammond, Wanda Amick and Lexington Genealogical Association. Lexington Lineage Charts, Volume ane [Due south Carolina]. Lexington, Due south.C.: Lexington Genealogical Association, 1987. FHL 975.seven D2h
• Lexington County, SC Genealogy Forum (GenForum)

Bibliography

• Ballington - Ballington, Lewis Clinton. The Ballington Family of Lexington County, South Carolina. Due south.C.?: Fifty.C. Ballington, 2007.
• Butler - Memoirs of General William Butler: Including a Cursory Sketch of His Father and Brother, Who Savage in the Revolution, at Deject'due south Creek, Lexington District, South.C. Atlanta, Ga.: Jas. P. Harrison & Co., Printers and Binders, 1885. Digital version at Internet Archive.
• Fob - Steadman, Joseph Earle. Ancestry of the Play a trick on Family of Richland and Lexington Counties, South Carolina. FHL 929.273 F83sj
• Hamiter - Hamiter, David L. "The Hamiter Family unit of Southward Carolina," The Southward Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Inquiry, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Winter 1995):3-12. FHL Book 975.seven B2sc v. 23
• Langford - Langford, George Shealy. Langfords in America Sketches on Early Arrivals and Migrations: Genealogical Recording on Descendants from Early on Saluda River, S Carolina Families (Lexington, Newberry, Saluda and Quondam Edgefield Counties), 1773-1975: Some Related Families [of] Holley, Waters, Shealy, Timms, Robertson. College Park, Doctor.: Langford, 1977. FHL 929.273 L263a
• Mathias Hammond, Frederick L. The Family Heritage of Long John Mathias and Quilla Bouknight Mathias of Lexington County, South.C. Typescript. FHL 929.273 M426h
• Shealy - Nichols, Carl Due west. "Shealy Family Gets a Biologic Birth Document," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Winter 2008):3-12. FHL Book 975.seven B2sc v. 36
• Spence - "The Married woman of James Spence of Lexington County," The Due south Carolina Magazine of Bequeathed Research, Vol. 32, No. four (Fall 2004):186. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 32
• Wise - Bauer, William Rudolph. Reconstruction of the Genealogy of the Wise Family unit of the Congarees. Columbia, S.C.: W.R. Bauer, 2001. FHL 929.273 W754b

Guardianship [edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records [edit | edit source]

Because South Carolina was an agronomical land, many residents owned land. For earliest records, search 1) Charleston District, 2) your ancestor's residential district, 3) neighboring districts, 4) the residential county, v) neighboring counties. Not all districts and counties kept records. Run across also Southward Carolina Country and Property.

Online State Indexes and Records
The following chart show where you may all-time await to find land records.

Tracing Land Currently in Calhoun County with Parent Counties and Districts ^[9]

Date	Regime Office
1869-present	Lexington County
1839-69	Lexington District
1804-1839	Lexington County Records Lost**
1785-1804	Records Lost***
1710-1785	Charleston District
1670-1710	Proprietary Land Grants

• Some Orangeburg District deeds were recorded in Charleston District and were not destroyed
  ** Orangeburg District and Lexington District records destroyed past burn down in 1865.Only Lexington Canton deeds after 1839 survive.

• This serial consists of recorded copies of plats for state land grants for the Charleston and the Columbia Series with their certificates of admeasurement or certification.All personal names and geographic features on these plats are included in the repository's On-line Alphabetize to Plats for State Land Grants
  

The South Carolina Constitution of 1790 required the surveyor general to maintain offices in both the new capital at Columbia and in Charleston. The surveyor general began to utilize dissever volumes for recording plats in his Columbia part in 1796. Before that, all plats were recorded in the set of volumes begun in Charleston in 1784. Later 1796, nigh plats for land grants in the Upper Division of the state were recorded and filed in Columbia. The surveyor full general chose to make the Columbia volumes a continuation of the land plat volumes begun in Charleston and gave the initial Columbia volume the number thirty-half dozen to correspond with the number of the volume that had so been reached in the Charleston series. As a consequence, there are volumes numbered thirty-half-dozen through forty-three from each role, but the records in them are not duplicative. Also included are the Plan Books containing Plats and Plans.

Local Histories [edit | edit source]

"The first of iv engravings by Amos Doolittle from 1775. Doolittle visited the battle sites and interviewed soldiers and witnesses. Contains controversial elements, possibly inaccuracies. Fire from the militia may have occurred but is not depicted." Source: "Battles of Lexington and Concord," Wikipedia.

• The county is named subsequently the Revolutionary State of war Battles of Lexington and Concord.^[10] Lexington County lies in the Dutch Fork region of the state.

• Harman,Godfrey M.Uncle Josh Remembrances of Old Lexington County, Due south Carolina. (Lexington, Due south Carolina Lexington County Historical Lodge, c1990),85 pages. "In belatedly 1870 Uncle Josh [Godfrey M. Harman] began publishing the Lexington Dispatch.... In 1922 at the historic period of 77 he undertook a serial of manufactures describing his world as it was in the previous century. Volume at FHL 975.773 H2h and Other Libraries.

Maps and Gazetteers [edit | edit source]

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this canton - How to Employ FS Places

Migration [edit | edit source]

Early migration routes to and from Lexington County for European settlers included:^[xi]

• Occaneechi Path pre-historic
• Fall Line Road about 1735 (overlapped Occaneechi Path in Lexington County)
• Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s (overlapped Occaneechi Path in Lexington County)
• Erstwhile Southward Carolina State Route 1747

Armed forces Records [edit | edit source]

General

• "Lexington Commune militia petition, 1825," South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Winter 2003, Volume 31, Issue ane. Brent Holcomb: Columbia, SC. FHL Collection
• "Militia list, 1847," Lexington Genealogical Exchange, Summer 1985, Volume 5, Event 1. Lexington County Genealogical Association: Lexington, SC. FHL Collection

Revolutionary War

• "Saxe Gotha and Dutch Fort revolutionary patriots," Lexington Genealogical Substitution, Spring 1985, Volume 4, Issue 4. Lexington Canton Genealogical Clan: Lexington, SC. FHL Collection

War of 1812

• Listing of Pensioners on the Roll, January i, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Crusade for Why Pensioned, the Post-Role Address, the Charge per unit of Alimony Per Month, and the Engagement of Original Assart... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp 5. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. Encounter Vol. 5, S Carolina, Lexington County, p. 186. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.
• "Pension records applications," Lexington Genealogical Exchange, Winter 1996, Volume 15, Issue 3 and Winter 1995, Volume 14, Issue 3. Lexington Canton Genealogical Association: Lexington, SC. FHL Collection

Civil War

• 1861-1865 South Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Utilise this Drove; Alphabetize & Images
• 1861-1865 U.South., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Beginnings — index (costless)
• 1861-1865 U.S., Marriage Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Regiments. Ceremonious War service men from Lexington County served in various regiments. Men often joined a visitor (inside a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies and regiments that were formed with many men from Lexington County:

- 1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters, Company A (also known the Spousal relationship Light Infantry and German Fusiliers), Visitor B (besides known equally the Sumter Guards), and Company C (besides known as the Charleston Sharpshooters and Palmetto Guards)

- second Regiment, Southward Carolina Cavalry, Visitor A (too known every bit the Boykin Mounted Rangers and Hampton Scouts)

- 2nd Regiment, S Carolina Arms, Visitor E

- 2d Regiment, S Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia), Visitor A, Company E, Company F, and Company G

- 2d Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months 1863-64), Company A, Company F, Company M

- 3rd Battalion, Due south Carolina Infantry (Lauren's) (James'), Visitor F (also known every bit the Harper Rifles)

- 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery (Palmetto Battalion), Visitor F (also known as the Chestnut Light Artillery), Company G (too known equally the DeSaussure Light Artillery and the DePass Low-cal Battery), and Company K(also known as Richardson's Company)

- tertiary Regiment, Southward Carolina Infantry, Company C, Company E, and Visitor H

- 4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troop Junior Reserves, Company D

- fifth Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's), Company F

- 6th Battalion, S Carolina Reserves (Meriwether's), Company B and Company C

- 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers), Company B

- 6th Battalion, Due south Carolina Reserves (Meriwether's), Company B Roster and Visitor C Roster

- 7th Battalion, Due south Carolina Infantry (Nelson'due south) (Enfield Rifles), Visitor E

- 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry , Visitor D

- ninth Regiment, Due south Carolina Infantry, Visitor K

- twelfth Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company D

- 13th Regiment, Due south Carolina Infantry, Visitor H and Company G

- 14th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C and Visitor D

- 15th Regiment, Southward Carolina Infantry , Company C and Company I

- 15th Regiment, South Carolina Militia, Company A and Visitor H

- 16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company B

- 20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company B, Company C, Company I, Visitor H, Reorganized Visitor C, Reorganized Company H, Reorganized Visitor I, Reorganized Company One thousand, and Reorganized Company L

- Aiken'due south Mounted Infantry, South Carolina

Other Resources

• Lexington County, Clerk of Court. Confederate Pension and Veterans Records, 1861-1948. (Columbia, South Carolina: Due south Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1971). Most volumes are alphabetically arranged by surname. Four microfilms (1) Alimony applications of Confederate veterans and their widows (some later) 1861-1919 Alimony rolls (some years are missing) 1918-1948-FHL film 20685, (2) Confederate pension record 1888-FHL movie 1027231, (iii) Enrollment volume of Amalgamated veterans 1903-1905, 1908-FHL moving-picture show 1027232, (four) Amalgamated pension roll 1896, 1901-1919, 1923-FHL film 1027251 Microfilm copies at FHL 206855

Naturalization and Citizenship [edit | edit source]

Newspapers [edit | edit source]

• 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Wedlock Index, 1800s-1999 at Beginnings ($)

Historic
The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Lexington County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to discover out which libraries take holdings, click on the newspaper championship.

• Batesburg-Leesville News (Leesville, Southward.C.) 1921-1924.
• Leesville News (Leesville, S.C.) 1906-1911.
• Leesville Sun (Leesville, Due south.C.) 1905-1906.
• Leesville Twin-County News (Leesville, S.C.) 1913-1921.
• Lexington County Chronicle (Lexington, Southward.C.) 1992-current.
• Lexington Dispatch-News (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919.
• Lexington Telegraph (Lexington C.H., S.C.) 1853-1856.
• Our News Letter (Summit, S.C.) 1894-1906.
• Semi-Monthly Tribune (Leesville, S.C.) 1889-1890.
• South Carolina Temperance Advocate and Register of Agriculture and General Literature (Columbia, S.C.) 1841-1854.
• South Carolina Temperance Standard (Lexington, S.C.) 1854-1855.
• South Carolina Temperance Standard (Lexington, S.C.) 1877-1877.
• Southlan (Brookland, South.C.) 1895-1896.
• The Batesburg Advocate (Batesburg, South.C.) 1901-1911.
• The Batesburg Herald and the Leesville News-Abet (Batesburg, S.C.) 1913-1918.
• The Batesburg Sentinel (Batesburg, S.C.) 1889-1889.
• The Carolina News (Chapin, S.C.) 1896-1904.
• The Cayce-West Columbia Periodical (W Columbia-Cayce, South.C.) 1987-1988.
• The Chapin Times (Chapin, Due south.C.) 1976-current.
• The Congaree Chronicle (Due west Columbia, Due south.C.) 1941-1942.
• The Dispatch-News (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-electric current.
• The Enterprise (Batesburg, S.C.) 1910-1915.
• The Independent News of Irmo (Irmo, S.C.) 1980-current.
• The Irmese Contained (Irmo, S.C.) 1978-1980.
• The Journal (West Columbia, S.C.) 1960-1987.
• The Leesville Lancet (Leesville, S.C.) 1897-1898.
• The Lexington Canton Journal (West Columbia, South.C.) 1987-1987.
• The Lexington Dispatch (Lexington, S.C.) 1870-1917.
• The Lexington Flag (Lexington, S.C.) 1857-1861.
• The Lexington News (Lexington, S.C.) 1915-1917.
• The News-Abet (Leesville, Southward.C.) 1911-1913.
• The Peoples Advocate (Batesburg, Due south.C.) 1895-1895.
• The Southern Headlight (Batesburg, S.C.) 1924-1924.
• The Summerland Headlight (Batesburg, S.C.) 1924-1925.
• The Summit Courier (Pinnacle, S.C.) 1876-1879.
• The Twin-Urban center News (Batesburg, S.C.) 1925-current.
• The Weekly Advocate (Batesburg, S.C.) 1895-1896.
• The Weekly News (Lewiedale, S.C.) 1885-1888.
• This Fashion (Batesburg, S.C.) 1894-1897.

Academy of South Carolina Library Catalog

• Historical Newspapers of Due south Carolina at Academy of S Carolina Libraries - non complete

Electric current

• Lexington Canton Chronicle and The Dispatch-News (Lexington, Due south.C.) Online edition.

Obituaries [edit | edit source]

Other Records [edit | edit source]

Periodicals [edit | edit source]

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers new to their area may not encounter. Periodicals at various levels (county, region, and land) may carry articles useful to enquiry in this area. For more than data and links, see South Carolina Periodicals.

• Lexington Genealogical Exchange (Family History Library book 975.773 D25l .)
• Due south Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Enquiry (Family History Library book 975.vii B2sc .)
  
• Lutheran Visitor (Abstracts: 1866-1868, 1870-1904), including births, marriages, deaths.(Abstracted and contributed by Edith Greisser, South Carolina Genealogy Trails
  

Probate Records [edit | edit source]

Various types of records are created throughout the probate process of settling estates and property, usually after decease. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For farther data see probate records in South Carolina Probate Records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records
The South Carolina Department of Athenaeum and History hasmicrofilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of sale, ability of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. This collection includes estate papers of the court of ordinary and probate courts from 1865-1900, with indexes from 1856-1940.Statewide Will Transcriptions for 1782 to 1855 is available online, with searchable index past name, and the image is available. Early probate records for Lexington Canton may exist found in now-extinct Orangeburgh District. Estate papers of Lexington County probate court are available on microfilm from 1863-1900. FHL Film 2365805 Other probate records available in the county probate court and court of disinterestedness. Other microfilm probate record collections:

• Will books, 1865-1908; alphabetize to estate papers, 1865-1940, Probate Court, Lexington County, South Carolina. Columbia, Southward.C.: South Carolina Section of Athenaeum and History, 1971. FHL Film 1027239
• Administrators and guardians records, 1809-1902, Probate Court and Court of Equity, Lexington Canton, Due south Carolina. Columbia, S.C.: South Carolina Department of Athenaeum and History, 1971. FHL Film 1027233

Lexington County Probate Court Online Indexes (Estate and Marriages)
Estate (1865-1994)
Male person Marriage (1911-1987)
Female Marriage (1936-1987)

• 1670-1980 Due south Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980 at Ancestry.com — alphabetize and images ($)
• 1671-1977 South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
• 1732-1964 South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 at FamilySearch — How to Utilize this Collection; Images Just
• 1737-1964 S Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 at Beginnings - images ($)
• 1782-1866 South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866 at FindMyPast — index, ($) — $, index

School Records [edit | edit source]

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• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to utilise this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records [edit | edit source]

Tax-related records are kept by the offices of the county Assessor, Auditor, Sheriff, and Treasurer. Taxes were levied on real and personal property and can help establish ages, residences, and relationships. Come across Southward Carolina Taxation for online resources and suggestions.

Online Tax Indexes and Records

• South Carolina Department of Archives and History taxation lists for Lexington County.
  

Original sources
Tax duplicate books survive. Copies of years 1868-1876: FHL Films 1027168-1027173.

Published abstracts

• Tax Executions, 1803, Carolina Herald and Newsletter, Vol. 30 (January. 2002).
  

Vital Records [edit | edit source]

Birth, wedlock, and death records were not recorded by Southward Carolina until the 1900s, thus leaving a lack of vital records created by Civil authorities. Encounter South Carolina Vital Records for online resources and suggestions.

• Lutheran Company (Abstracts: 1866-1868, 1870-1904), including births, marriages, deaths. (Abstracted and contributed by Edith Greisser, South Carolina Genealogy Trails
  
• Marriages & Decease Notice Abstracted from Newspapers in Camden, SC 1822-1842
  

Birth [edit | edit source]

State-broad birth registration did not begin until 1915. For records afterwards 1915, see the Southward Carolina Vital Records page.

• 1766-1900 South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Drove; Index & Images
• 1915-1917 South Carolina, U.Southward., Births, 1915-1917 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Marriage [edit | edit source]

In South Carolina, Probate Courts issued and still keep wedlock licenses from ane July 1911 to the present. Licenses were non required before 1911. In the 1700s, the Church of England parish churches were required to tape all marriages - even if the couple were not members of the denomination. Statewide registration of marriages started in July, 1950. See South Carolina Vital Records for indexes and more than information.

Marriages - Indexes and Records

• Marriages of Lexington, Newberry, and Orangeburgh [sic] Counties, South Carolina by Martha H. Spivey ^[12]WorldCat - index
  
• 1911-1987 Probate Court Marriage Records Index - index
• 1911-1958 Lexington County, South Carolina Wedlock Licenses, 1911-1950; Indexes, 1911-1958 ^[13]FHL Collection - index and records
  
• There are several online union indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found insome counties of Southward Carolina listed on the Due south Carolina Vital Records folio.

Decease [edit | edit source]

Land-wide death registration began in 1915. For information and online records, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Online Death Records and Indexes

• 1816-1990 S Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1816-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Utilise this Collection; Index
• 1821-1969 South Carolina, U.S., Decease Records, 1821-1969 at Ancestry - alphabetize & images ($)
• 1890-1910 - Inquisition Books, 1890-1910 ^[14]FHL Collection
  
• 1915-1943 Southward Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
• 1915-1965 S Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Alphabetize & Images
• State-broad South Carolina Decease Indexes. In that location are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Divorce [edit | edit source]

Research Facilities [edit | edit source]

Athenaeum [edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Lexington County. For country-broad library facilities, encounter South Carolina Archives and Libraries.

Family History Centers [edit | edit source]

Family History Center and Chapter Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• Family History Centers provide i-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries take access to most center-but databases, but may not always have total services normally provided past a family history center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Columbia South Carolina Family History Center
• Lexington South Carolina Family History Centre
• West Columbia South Carolina Family History Center

• Richland County Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries [edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Lexington County. For state-wide library facilities, see Due south Carolina Athenaeum and Libraries.

Museums [edit | edit source]

Societies [edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Lexington County. For state-broad genealogical societies, see Due south Carolina Societies.

• Lexington County Genealogical Social club
  P.O. Box 1442
  Lexington SC 29072
  Website

Websites [edit | edit source]

• Lexington Canton, SCGenWeb
• Lexington County, Southward Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides [edit | edit source]

• South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Lexington County, bachelor online, courtesy: South Carolina Section of Archives and History.

References [edit | edit source]

1. ↑ Newberry
2. ↑ Newberry
3. ↑ "Lexington County, South Carolina" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_County,_South_Carolina." accessed 27/06/2019
4. ↑ Vocalism of Phillip Stalvey, resident of Myrtle Embankment, S.C. (2011).
5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lexington County, Southward Carolina. Page 611-615 At diverse libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry'southward Cherry Volume: American State, Canton, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 607-608.
6. ↑ Newberry
7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lexington Canton, South Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington County, Southward Carolina, accessed 27 December 2019.
8. ↑ Alycon Trubey Pierce, "In Praise of Errors Fabricated by Census Enumerators," National Genealogical Guild Quarterly, Vol. 81, No. 1 (March 1993):51-55. FHL Book 973 B2ng
9. ↑ Schweitzer, George K. , South Carolina Genealogical Research (Knoxville, Tennessee: south.p. 1985), 39-42, FHL book 975.vii D27s
10. ↑ "List of counties in S Carolina," Wikipedia.
11. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Greyness Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book'south pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early on Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
12. ↑ Spivey, Martha H., Marriages of Lexington, Newberry, and Orangeburgh Counties, South Carolina, Lexington, SC (P.O. Box 1262, Lexington 29072): WeSearch Publications, ©1999.
13. ↑ S Carolina. Probate Court (Lexington County), Lexington County, S Carolina Marriage Licenses, 1911-1950; Indexes, 1911-1958, Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed past the Genealogical Gild of Utah, 2002-2003.
14. ↑ Lexington County (South Carolina), Coroner, Inquisition Books, 1890-1910, Columbia, SC: Georgia Department of Archives and History, 1971.

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