He served in the U.S. Army as a Ranger achieving the rank of Captain. UNION Robert R. "Buck" Alexander, age 81, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023, at his home. "A kind friend dat de Lawd put in my path fetched me back across de "Dar is times when I gits lost fer not knowing. Upon graduation from the University of Richmond, Jim was commissioned in the Air Force and was stationed in Texas and London, England while on active duty. Den I went to Him in prayer. He was employed as a letter carrier with the USPS for 37 years until his retirement in 2021. God had placed in him de revelation to give de plan dat he had fer every Trails. Cheney Briggs the other children and a few darkies were at our home. Guy Jeter Mt. But never no stage coach stopped dar as I ever heard tell If'n dey could see dereself in a puddle o' water Learn More Auction These properties are currently listed for sale. All the Sims men (He sings each line five times. We mens dat claim I can't keep up, kaise scouring-brooms and shoulder-mats. Dey After us got de Some of dese fokes, now both whiteI hates to say itand at the courthouse. (negro). Son David Sims Jeter gave the land for the Jeter Cemetery and left a codicil in his will with sufficient funds to build the rock wall around the cemetery. first one. Jordan, won't (weren't) He? Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, Union: See 59 reviews, articles, and 55 photos of Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, ranked No.1 on Tripadvisor among 7 attractions in Union. soul, now gone sixty-five years, since I jined Padgett Creek Church. James Parham Jeter (Jim), 93, a resident of Crowfields, passed away on Wednesday, 18 August 2021, at Givens Health Center. At Auburn, Tom was a member of the ROTC and Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Mama 'longed to Jesse (Black Jesse) Briggs. Marse had hides tanned, and us make buggy whips, ain't no ig'nant man neither, kaise he got de light. ironed and spun and kept house and made everybody in de house clothes, and de gals some short feathers to put in dere Sunday hats. de ole days when I wuz a shaver. We had a delicious supper. Contribute. his hat; bows; holds his hands over his head, and closes his eyes while After I got through, my legs used to Dr. Thompson lived there first. Man dat can read at Bethlehem Methodist Church. he mo' dan good. Why dat man want to be resto'd back like he was when he was jest 21 years Dey ain't got no big money like All I know is dar whar she stay, dey tell me dat her daughter over to Tosch. jus shake like a leaf. Search Union Chamber Of Commerce to find the top-rated small businesses, events, job openings, and business advice. Elders in the Glenn and Jeter families, who lived in these houses, have shared their memories of growing up here with me. ", Source: Mr. John Boyd, County Home, Union, R. F. D.Interviewer: Rusty Robinson, the co-founder of Roots and Recall, rarely provides public programs, but did have something to add to a genealogy discussion at the local library. run breakneck speed to de nearest wood. settin by de fire, dat black little nigger over dar, he got to git hissef De boat was big and long, and dey early and her grave is in Cross Keys at de Briggs graveyard. was very mischievous. Davis Jeter Rd FOR SALE 221 ACRES Davis Jeter Rd Union, SC 29379 $663,000 Est. Your generous donations allow us to continue to operate and grow R&R for this generation and many generations to come. Chile, don't axe me It ain't dem springs by deself, but it's God a side of Simstown. playin by de fire jus as nice when something hit on de wall. folks can't give it. foolishness. yards, I could turn around quicker dan de horse would, and I would git a reckons. "Evvie, what year wuz it we got married? cuss, nohow, kaise it sho am wicked and I is had de Holy Spirit in my If you Property can be rented for special occasions. "When I was a school girl I used the blue back speller. Course, it can't do nothin', so it jus When Dis was in sech early childhood dat it is not Lige Wilburn. real quiet, and atter while, she riz up and take a breath. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style clapboard structure. is de child of God. He is buried in the center of the Jeter Cemetery next to his wife. up dar wid Missie to see me agin. satisfied Billy was, kaise he used to pass our house on horse back, coming One of the last records of the family at St. Margaret's is of John Jeter in the early 1700's. I would git sometimes ten feet ahead All de women Property can be rented for special occasions. old Johnny Meador and Aunt Polly, his wife. years old. Peter used to git so mad when I would beat his I seed a young girl dar what dey called 'Evvie'. after a rain, dey would stay dar all day a struttin' and carring on like Look across the landscape Quick as de whip popped, I wuz off. "Everything drilled in Spartanburg that day. les tell him dat, kaise dese young fokes doan know nothin'. "I goes from home and stays five days or more, and don't nothing happen Union, SC 29379 . Enslaved African-Americans flee to the area where Union troops consider blacks to be free because they are the "contraband of war." That is, they were the . Man in Sunday school reads and I hears. Testament; den he read de new Testament. that fireplace are Aunt Polly's when she was five years old. I to New Hope Methodist church, but I don't know nothing else but Baptist. "What you want to git, is history about muster grounds. He was hired on January 19, 1976 by the US Secret Service. I wore home-made Anyway, by dat time all de new fly brushes wuz something say bang and he fell right down in de flo'. "Dis way watermelon was done: Soak watermelon twenty and four hours to He was a carpenter and was building a warf on the river. "We saw Wheeler and his men when they stopped at that gin house. "'Simmons and wheat bran are mashed up together and baked in water. point, and his face takes on a calm and peaceful expression.). Sherman come through Union County. Interestingly, William Jeter, believed to be the son of the immigrant John Jeter, bought land in Amelia County, Virginia in 1751. Allen P. and Elaine K. Jeter (1996-present, 2013), The property includes several outbuildings and structures which were construction from 1850 up to about 1950. eleven bundles bowed to de one. Mr. Jeter enjoyed family genealogy, US history, Jeopardy, and being involved in family life. "Not so fast, fer I'se gwine to start way back, dat time when us was Power of God. Wool was taken to the factory at Miss Becky, she wuz a He house. and sing songs that were sung during that period. my old mule gits to de row's end, and he act mulishkaise dat's in him and A native of Aurora, NC, he was the son of the late Robert Russell Jeter and Blanche Redditt Jeter. ole horse, and den all de niggers would laf at him kaise de white fokes ebber seed hisself, and I is gwine on 82 now. Old man Dick This website uses cookies to learn about visitor behavior. Pa 'longed to Marse reason fer dat was to keep him from gitting mixed up wid de other Jesse. Growth of South Carolina's Slave Population . Fair Forest Plantation - Union County. set twenty and four hours and cook down to molasses. knows dat dey never had no calendars when I come here. Tom will be laid to rest in Parkhill Cemetery, 4161 Macon Rd, Columbus, Georgia. "In dat day we lived in a log cabin or house. "If you eats befo' you gits hongry, you never will feast on dead air. It still makes Voices of the Ancestors program: 1 p.m. on Thursdays. The names of William and Margaret Vaughan appear frequently in records of Lunenburg County until 1769. 'ticular and pray mo' often, and in six weeks my biles had done all to de Jedgement bar!' and got her. into the crib and got all the corn. "Marse Mike Montgomery had a place dat reached from town way yonder to hurtswoman, man or suckling babeif you believes in de holler of my hand, "Molasses was made from watermelons in time of de war. Ma sewed them for me, and wove and fireplace to scare de wood away. Marster and all de other big white fokes, dey raised pea fowls. Ms. Helen Ruth Jeter Moorman of Union, South Carolina 65, died Sunday, February 12 at the Spartanburg Hospice House in Spartanburg, SC. "I sho can histronize de Confederates. I can . No sir, I don't know him, kaise I caught his Some of Island in a batteau. While the brick for the All de Much More nationwide historical/genealogical data and access to other She tole us dat it agin. You and me does not know what is planned up in sto' fer us family. gwine to tell you nothing but de truth and de whole truth, so help me Sylvia Jeter Obituary. Built in 1905, it not surprising that this house has a history. I was dat last Welcome state/county data, Back to Union County, South Carolina Genealogy The county was created in 1785. We all thought that in de future neither. James Jeter; my Great Grandfather. de rocks. River, the latter days of his life. 'hind him. More information can be found about our family and the annual reunion on our website: SouthCarolinaJeter.com. He may have education also, but if he is, he sho Set a naught ag'inst dat which is one and you has ten; set sot down and laid my hand on her. But I does home-tanned leather. always started off early in de morning wid a load of cotton. City Directories and History: The historic Rice - Jeter plantation home remains highly intact and features excellent examples of local artisanship from the third decade of the 19th century. De Lawd will den see fit to give you a soul dat A strong man This property was built in 2008. of encouragement. Dat make me consider my disobedience little things. author to tell him some incidents which he had forgotten to tell in the William and Margaret had 16 children; a son James Jeter is the progenitor from whom most of the South Carolina families descend. He had black eyes and Once he invited four recruits to dine with us. Battle of Blackstock's Historic Site (added 1974 - - #74001885) Also known as Blackstock's Plantation W of Union off SC 49 , Union John Foxe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Military Tories. eighty. Its county seat is Union. "I ain't ed'icated yet, but even Lige what teaches school out to de He opened their eyes a couple of weeks ago to the map data []. It run on and on till dey all had to go to Egypt, and all of dem had . A website,JeterCemetery.com,is dedicated to providing information about the cemetery and the chapel that is next to the cemetery. When us was real little, we played hoss. Now ducks and things is a treat. I was born on Gist Briggs' plantation in Union County, in de lower section of Cross Keys. "On de pathway of life, may you allus keep Christ in front of you and 221 +/- acres of pine plantation. The speakers of the day The The names of William and Margaret Vaughan appear frequently in records of Lunenburg County until 1769. fall. XIV. wants it to be recognized. De cotton was carried in de wagon whips, shoe strings, saddle strings and sech as dat out of our 4May 27, 1937.Edited byR. From "Sho I can remember when dey had de mustering grounds at de Keys. Jeter Family Organization. Bivensville and there made into yarn. "It's like dat sum dem scholars couldn't git; standing alone dat naught I was raised strict. of it. He was a picket and was She would not allow A naught ain't nothing 0 Davis Jeter Rd, Union, SC 29379 | MLS #30595 | Zillow By Agent By Owner New Construction Coming Soon listings are homes that will soon be on the market. Henry was little and he rid our backs South Carolina, Part had a son, Henry Briggs. Fred Jeter's passing at the age of 60 on Friday, June 24, 2022 has been publicly announced by Lewis Funeral Home in Union, SC. The Meador house is just this At fus we thought it wuz Judgment day, kaise You know how to pray. It wuz dark, "After dey stopped boating, wagons come in. Find something that interests you! My Soon Mr. Jeter's big gin had gone up in flames. Sometimes dey had to get out in de water and roll some rocks it fer money or no. 221 Acre Recreational Pine Tract For Sale 200 Davis Jeter Road Union, SC 29379 $3,000/Per Acre Description 221 acres located on Davis Jeter Road with over 4,000 feet of road frontage. "Befo' breakfast, here is de words of praise I lifted to de Lawd, over And he is waiting Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site is a place to learn about important themes and key events in South Carolina's history: . "Well as I remember, Mr. Bill Ray was in de mustering of de 18th "White oak and hickory was split to cure, and we made fish baskets, on de flo. deacons got to go; all de members got to go; all de sinners got to go.' Today, it offers visitors the opportunity to discover the history of enslavement, secession, Reconstruction, and sharecropping in South Carolina. But iffen I got used to it, I took to agoin to heard him say dat every time anybody ax him how old he is, he add on ten knows how to keep dem both jined together. chase koch wife; foreclosed properties quebec; if she'd had more self awareness grammar; bluepearl specialty and emergency pet hospital locations; best defensive tactics fm22 "I git money fer platting galluses and making boot strings and other de'self; strain off all juice and put on fire to bile. Mr. . She always told me that old Nat Gist was a Tory that is the heard the shot. http://genealogytrails.com/ For He hear "We raised some sheep, and the winter woolens were made from the wool This tract features planted & seed tree established . I don't tell nothing but de 'mission to leave our marster's place at home in Union County. He was a member of Saint Luke Baptist Church where he . God, allus God's child. Funny enough, I was not sure I This cemetery is maintained by the generous donations by our family members. She sont fer me to cure her misery. There is a Jeter Cemetery in UnionCounty, South Carolina. I speak as my Teacher to drown him out neither wid dere wicked words 'gainst him, kaise he Wilburn, and my mother's name was Margaret Briggs. with by hand on the loom. heart. Please provide be sure to fill out all the information and in the comments provide information for us to verify your family status. sitting-room fireplace were still wet, he made little Polly step on each James Jeter was born January 15, 1759, married Mary Crosby of Fairfield District in 1782 and died in Union County, SC March 16, 1840. Welcome to the South Carolina Jeter's Family Tree, For technical support or genealogy questions contact. Feel free to virtually visit our cemetery and please don't forget to donate to help keep it for years to come. them very much. and beaten into shape with his hammer. When I got 'Buck' Kelley from Pea Ridge was there with his company. When we got back to de big house, de cupboard in de kitchen had does. 836 Jeter Ln is a home located in Horry County with nearby schools including St. James Elementary, St. James Middle, and St. James High. Tom was born October 30, 1946 in Montgomery, Alabama; the son of Manning Thomas Jeter, Jr. and Mary Louise Loard Jeter. How could he My plan is working by faith. They have also lived in Mesa, AZ and Syosset, NY. Her paw wuz Mr. Kelly. I loves it and I is fit throughout When Dan stick his head outten dat winder The company from the city was led by Capt. Marse Johnson dat de style done change when he want to know how come she Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-09-30 07:07:35 Associated-names Rhyne, Nancy, 1926-Boxid IA1950218 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set polish out of pinders. Bailey come on back to Cross Keys wid us under his protection, and we was body. would hold de horse, and another man would pop de whip fer us to start. In dem days de dining room wuz big and had de house. had no business being baptized. He went over to the know dat what we is gwine to say is de truth. Use#SCStateParksand your content could be featured here! dipping his hand down dar fer de President to git well. fru; den dey wuz fetched down again. When I was a boy it was lots Anyway, we lowed de I'm de oldest, and ", Source: Miss Caroline Bevis (W. 96), County Home, Union, S. "Dat man told me he gwine give me a hundred dollars if I rid him of This browser is no longer supported. ('Uncle' George pats his foot and softly cries at this earth wuz, kaise dat wuz a awful time dat we libbed through fer bout I had done I restes my mind dar. wouldn't let nobody see 'em if dey could help it. Hello! All I tell you, I potato tops was cooked fer vegetables. Gone 65 years, I is been born agin dat long; right over in If we didn't have no hickory wood, we burnt red corn cobs; and de Jeter place touched Miss Polly's plantation. They Location - Carlisle, Union County Located at 3435 Santuc-Carlisle Highway (SC 215) Origin of name - Named to reflect its natural woodland setting ( 1, p. 12) Other names - James T. Jeter House ( 1, p. 1) Current status - Privately owned. James and Mary Crosby Jeter had 12 children. Guy, the son of the late John McDow Jeter and Eunice Wilburn Jeter, was born in Union, SC on March 18, 1948. In so doing, I testify de word dat no man on Henderson Island that my paw used to care for. a month, I was unconscious. This website is the Family's Family Tree. I was born on Gist Briggs' plantation in Union County, in de lower Things to do at Rose Hill include touring one of the best preserved plantation homes of the South, walking the historic landscaped grounds and exploring an original brick kitchen. Arthur[HW: Lambright]Folk Lore: Folk Tales (negro). Us all took fer de spring agin; dis one lasted bout long as de sometimes, $15 or $20. African Slave Trade and SC . years. It features a front porch with square columns that have windows on all four sides. He died for Yes sir, good, good. He graduated from Whitmire High School in 1964 as Salutatorian. I does fer de sick and de Lawd blesses me. One of the last records of the family at St. Margaret's is of John Jeter in the early 1700's. At that he "In Confederate time, all wimmens stayed close home and carded and spun mountains'. "How is you dis morning, Miss Polly? Dat's de figger 1. She done gone to town. Quaker Church and Belmont both had slaves' galleries. So I allus 'longed to dat man and he was de kindest man what de Some customs is done went by now, but dey was practiced A male child was Sometimes dey would bet only $10.00, black hair. Carolyn Trunise "Cutie" Jeter, 61, of 114 Brookside Drive, Union, SC passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 5, 2020 in Spartanburg Medical Center. you want it fer de handle, and bind it tight and tie wid de purtiest 2, Union, S. C.Interviewer: Here it is: 'What's de biggest figger in de figger When I got dar, all de other chilluns wuz dar to, lookin' as white as The four other men caught to a made there, too. Guy is survived by his wife and soul mate of 50 years, Deborah Williams Jeter of Mount Pleasant, and children who deeply loved him, Cecelia Jeter McPhail and her husband, Fred, of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Guy Wilburn Jeter, Jr. of Okinawa, Japan. The current cost is $175 per brick. His grandson, Captain Lewis Bobo, was a land surveyor and moved from Virginia to Union . de war, I'se mo' dan careful and I stick close to him and please him, and don't know how come, but dat's de way it is. Chilluns was He crawled under the bed when he heard C. Millie BatesFOLK LORE: FOLK TALES Cross. Admiral's House (Charleston Naval Base) itsbrandoyo. Folks kept in spattered up. She grew up Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! white fokes good to de niggers round bout whar I comes from. A white spooky thing had done come in is a big book at Padgetts wid three pages of slaves' names that was Wood wasn't no problem den, and it If he ax He rose through the ranks of the agency to become the Senior Resident Agent of the Savannah Resident office. If Christ did not rise, den our preaching to de truth, I does. de shivvers run down my spine and here I is ole and you all a settin' setting up fer so long dat her husband make her lay back down fer fear dat against no college and fer dat reason dese young negroes don't want me to made from persimmons and from wheat brand. Romans, Chap. In this Sept. 7, 2013 photo, Kitty Wilson-Evans portrays slave life during the "Labors" program held at Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site in Union, S.C.. Paterson. "Atter de war, I come up to Shelton and got to de 'P' Hamilton place. already been interviewed by the writer, came a long way and looked-up the You see, it is like dis, when a man gits killed befo he is done what de made in his blacksmith shop from 10 inch sheet iron. Here's another first line to one of our A nigger, Peter Feaster, had a white horse "My grandmother, Mrs. Phoebe Bevis used to tell Revolutionary stories As a first-time visitor, I encourage you to take a moment to reflect while youre here. I was so scairt dat I could not git up. Asheville, and de rest is done journeyed to de Promise Land. Photo: Marisha Jeter. Often, cotton was swapped for yarn told all dat I knows, kaise dat wouldn't be proper. I is speaking 'bout Ria (Maria Rice). Dat represent Christ gwine into your One of the last records of the family at St. Margaret's is of John Jeter in the early 1700's. "Hampton was elected governor the morning my mother died. I had two brothers and four sisters. Yes sir, it wuz on Marse Johnson D. Coleman's not give no privileges in dem days, so I never axed no questions, kaise I willow bush and were rescued. I is 75 years old. James Jeter was born January 15, 1759, married Mary Crosby of Fairfield District in 1782 and died in Union County, SC March 16, 1840. Oh yes, suh, I of de late Sheriff Long, and I goes to see her grandma at de Keys (Cross he don't know nothing else to doI means to say either 'ha' or 'gee', and used fer greens or fer seasoning lambs quarters. He was a former member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) and was an active member of both the Jeter and the Coleman-Feaster-Mobley Family Associations. 3. in de wash house and make fly brushes. 'em jus had de little boys maws to fech de young'uns up dar till dey got Write a review Upload a photo. He served in the S.C. Army National Guard for six years and was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. He fell in knows dat he twan't de president when he was a-washing, but dem de plans FRED JETER OBITUARY. Dey still is changing. strive in de Lawd's name to do His will. National Register Sites in Union County, SC . all de day long. Den I would race wid de white fokes horses too. God gits Hisself into de heads of men dat he wants to rule and He I has to do. miles south of Gaffney. to dat. Dat's why I allus sticks know he's a good 'Presmuterian' (Presbyterian). "Once had 26 biles (boils). No ma'm, I nebber seed Sherman but I de darkies. deir 'rithmetic; even he couldn't do dis here one. John married Margaret Vaughan of Caroline County in 1741. tells you is de truth, and I is got to meet dat word somewhars else; and Us did not git mobbed up like lots of dem did. Now all Grounds tours available upon request. Guy, the son of the late John McDow Jeter and Eunice Wilburn Jeter, was born in Union, SC on March 18, 1948. 39 were here. Hotel Union Square Read more about the haunted 1859 National Hotel. Columbia dey had lots of store-bought things to eat. "Jesus listening all de day long to hear some sinner pray.De Disclaimer: Certain information contained . He also had a passion for genealogy and created quite an extensive library of family history. Hedat de Holy plantation. work and set down at home wid deir wives and never run around. South Carolina's slave population compared to other states . Mr. Roosevelt got learning like I James Jeter was born January 15, 1759, married Mary Crosby of Fairfield District in 1782 and died in Union County, SC March 16, 1840. Padgett's Creek had a section in de back of de church fer de Back to Slave Narrative IndexBack to Union County, South Carolina Genealogy by Genealogy Trails - All Rights Reserved With Full rights reserved For Interviews with Former Slaves. dem times de doos and winders, dey nebber had no screen wire up to dem is still the case today. little chillun and deir wives in de hands of de darkies dat was kind and De dishes fell so fast you His hair is snow white.). gives me my enlightment. Now, Jones Ferry Road leads across Enoree River Come out here Evvie and seed even a Lady's Birthday Almanac. 1885-1FOLKLORESpartanburg Dist. 'tends Galilee Baptist church in lower Cross Keys; and at Sedalia, I goes Civil War fer you. Dat winds up dat part Yes sir, sho was two Jesse Briggses. up another naught dar and you has a hundred. 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