Many of my ancestors have had their share of troubles and difficult times. These are some of the stories from my family’s past in the South Carolina back-country. Each one of them involves one or more of my ancestors that I’ve learned about while researching my “family tree.” Many of the stories are incomplete because my research is ongoing. If you recognize any names or places, I welcome your comments and suggestions for where I should turn next in my digging, and for how I can make this blog better.

I have about a half dozen stories that are good candidates for this blog. They include:

• Murder — Great uncle Hubert, one of the wealthiest men in his part of the state, who was murdered in the early 1900s. The story made the pages of newspapers in South Carolina and Washington DC.
• Massacre — 7 times great-grandmother Catherine, who (with many of her family) was massacred by angry Cherokees as she and they sought refuge from a violent uprising on the South Carolina frontier.
• Mayhem — Great grandfather Allen, who was active in the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction, and managed to spend time in federal prison for his participation in race-related political violence.
• Migration — A young doctor who moved his family across the Georgia frontier to start a new life.

The scope of the blog may change as I write and learn from your suggestions.

I expect to tell each story as I have it from my research. At the end of each post I plan to have full names and important dates and places, so that other researchers may find the work useful.

I welcome your comments and suggestions!