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1881 Census: Jonesville, Union, South Carolina
James L. MCWHIRTER, Self, M, Male, W, 25, SC, Merchant, SC, SC,
Hattie MCWHIRTER, Wife, M, Female, W, 20, SC, Keeping House, SC, SC
(Following transcript courtesy of Ed A. Fripp III)
ABSTRACTS of BIOGRAPHIES
AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The History of South Carolina-Biographical Vol.IV (p.468?)James Lester McWhirter, born Nest Springs 23 Feb 1856. Son of Charles and Mary McWhirter, Planter. Lived his life at Jonesville-Merchant-Union County. Director of the Bank of Jonesville and Jonesville Manufacturung Co. Etc.
Married 4 Dec 1879, Sara Harriet (Hattie) Fripp, daughter of Alviro Alonzo and Elizabeth Fripp, granddaughter of William Fripp, large St. Helena planter.
Mrs. McWhirter's father was a veteran of the War Between the States, served in the Confederate Army. She is a member of an old and prominent southern family dating back to early colonial days. The family (Fripp) was founded in this country by John Fripp who came from Bristol, England in 1670 and settled under a grant on St. Helena Island.
Here and in other parts of the State, the Fripp family have continued to make their homes and to do their full share in the development of the state.
Various members of the family at different times owned large and prosperous plantations on St. Helena; including, Pine Grove, The Point, Hope Place, Burlington and several others.
1881 Census: Jonesville, Union, South Carolina
James L. MCWHIRTER, Self, M, Male, W, 25, SC, Merchant, SC, SC,
Hattie MCWHIRTER, Wife, M, Female, W, 20, SC, Keeping House, SC, SC
(Following transcript courtesy of Ed A. Fripp III)
ABSTRACTS of BIOGRAPHIES
AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The History of South Carolina-Biographical Vol.IV (p.468?)James Lester McWhirter, born Nest Springs 23 Feb 1856. Son of Charles and Mary McWhirter, Planter. Lived his life at Jonesville-Merchant-Union County. Director of the Bank of Jonesville and Jonesville Manufacturung Co. Etc.
Married 4 Dec 1879, Sara Harriet (Hattie) Fripp, daughter of Alviro Alonzo and Elizabeth Fripp, granddaughter of William Fripp, large St. Helena planter.
Mrs. McWhirter's father was a veteran of the War Between the States, served in the Confederate Army. She is a member of an old and prominent southern family dating back to early colonial days. The family (Fripp) was founded in this country by John Fripp who came from Bristol, England in 1670 and settled under a grant on St. Helena Island.
Here and in other parts of the State, the Fripp family have continued to make their homes and to do their full share in the development of the state.
Various members of the family at different times owned large and prosperous plantations on St. Helena; including, Pine Grove, The Point, Hope Place, Burlington and several others.
(Following transcript courtesy of Ed A. Fripp III)
ABSTRACTS of BIOGRAPHIES
AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The History of South Carolina-Biographical Vol.IV (p.468?)James Lester McWhirter, born Nest Springs 23 Feb 1856. Son of Charles and Mary McWhirter, Planter. Lived his life at Jonesville-Merchant-Union County. Director of the Bank of Jonesville and Jonesville Manufacturung Co. Etc.
Married 4 Dec 1879, Sara Harriet (Hattie) Fripp, daughter of Alviro Alonzo and Elizabeth Fripp, granddaughter of William Fripp, large St. Helena planter.
Mrs. McWhirter's father was a veteran of the War Between the States, served in the Confederate Army. She is a member of an old and prominent southern family dating back to early colonial days. The family (Fripp) was founded in this country by John Fripp who came from Bristol, England in 1670 and settled under a grant on St. Helena Island.
Here and in other parts of the State, the Fripp family have continued to make their homes and to do their full share in the development of the state.
Various members of the family at different times owned large and prosperous plantations on St. Helena; including, Pine Grove, The Point, Hope Place, Burlington and several others.
Charlotte "Hattie" Caroline Walthour
NOTE: (AWT)
On Sept 9, 1886, Charlotte Caroline Walthour adopted two children of her niece, Anna Curtis and her nephew James Russell, and took them into her Atlanta household.
1880 Census: Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas
Name, Rel. Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace
Albert MORRALL, Self, W, Male, W, 51, SC, Physician, FRANCE, SC
Mary WAGNER, MotherL, W, Female, W, 59, IN, Keeping House, IN, IN
Mary MORRALL, Dau, S, Female, W, 8, KS, SC, MI
John A. FALASKA, Other, S, Male, W, 31, GER, Blacksmith, GER, GER
Fred Darling spent his childhood in Michigan before moving to Kansas with his parents. He was educated at public schools in Grenola, and also attended school at Omaha, Nebraska.
He began his business career in a hardware store, then later became associated with a Mr. Moulton in Kansas City, Kansas, as distributing agent for the Twentieth Century Furnace Company of Akron, Ohio.
Fred married Mary Wagner Morrall on 4 May 1912, and died just twenty days later. He had been preparing to take over the business for the entire Middle West, after the death of Mr Moulton.
He was a republican and a member of the Baptist Church.
Source: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/biod/darlinmm.html
Mary was educated in public schools at Wamego, Kansas, and from high school entered Miss Kelly's Seminary at Charleston, South Carolina, where she spent three years. She was also a student in Ottawa University at Ottawa, Kansas, a year, and subsequently returned to the same school and took a year's course in music.
In 1918, she was clerk of the Baptist Church at Wamego and was involved in many social and benevolent movements. She was past matron of Wamego Chapter No. 76, Order of the Eastern Star, and served two years in that office.
Source: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/biod/darlinmm.html
1880 Census: Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas
Name, Rel. Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace
Albert MORRALL, Self, W, Male, W, 51, SC, Physician, FRANCE, SC
Mary WAGNER, MotherL, W, Female, W, 59, IN, Keeping House, IN, IN
Mary MORRALL, Dau, S, Female, W, 8, KS, SC, MI
John A. FALASKA, Other, S, Male, W, 31, GER, Blacksmith, GER, GER