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Freeman Family Tree
The Freeman Family Tree, compiled and contributed by Nikki Parsons, begins with William Owen Freeman, born in NC in 1780 and died in Hemingway, SC in 1830. He married Jane Cumbie, who was born in 1780 and died in Hemingway, SC in 1832. -
Cribb Family Tree
This Cribb family tree was curated by Nikki Parsons. It begins with Daniel Cribb, his birth name was Daniel Creb. He was born in 1660 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England and died in 1709 in England. -
Broadway Street in Johnsonville looking east across the railroad, circa 1980
This image, taken circa 1980, looks across the railroad tracks toward Nettles IGA and the outbuildings fronting Broadway Street. These brick buildings replaced an older cafe called Poston Lunch on the same site. Cortez Cox was a long-time tenant and ran Cox Barber Shop here for many years. -
Prosser's Department Store and surrounding buildings, Broadway Street in Johnsonville SC, 1980
These photographs show the block around Prosser's Department Store on Broadway Street in Johnsonville, including the buildings that housed Friendly Dry Goods and Shop N Save. To the left in the cross-street photo is the building built as the new Johnsonville State Bank. It later became City Hall and now houses the Magistrate's Offices. -
Nancy Helbig Hirst held by Grace Perry, April 1949
Taken at the Perry home on Perry Woods Road between Johnsonville and Hemingway, April 1949 -
Nan Perry Helbig, Grace Perry with Nancy Helbig Hirst, and Llewellyn Perry, circa 1952
Taken circa 1952 as the Helbig family was leaving at the end of a 2 week vacation in Johnsonville. Nancy Helbig Hirst remembers: "Aunt Grace always sent us off with a whole fried chicken and one of those old-fashioned pound cakes - and she actually weighed some of the ingredients! She was often up cooking by 4am so she could send us off with food. I have such wonderful memories of those times! -
Roland Perry
Roland Perry ( 1896-1953) was a son of Llewellyn Francisco Perry (1868–1957) and Elizabeth Hortensia Baxley (1870–1942) -
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John Baker and Grace Perry at Mrs Baker's home in Florida - April 7 1926
Edna Grace Perry (1892-1971) was a daughter of Llewellyn Francisco "Zeke" Perry (1868–1957) and Elizabeth Hortensia Baxley (1870-1942). She was a well-known school teacher at Prospect. Grace Perry and John Baker were sweethearts, but Grace's mother wouldn't allow her to marry and said she was needed at home. Grace never married. -
Hemingway Teacher Ida Venters circa 1905
Ida Venters Edmond (1882-1931) taught in a 1-room school in Hemingway near where Mrs. Morris's home was later located. She was a daughter of Nelson and Susan Humphreys Venters. -
Llewellyn Perry and Eliza Baxley Perry Home
Home where Eliza Baxley Perry and and Llewellyn Perry lived when first married - 1st 2 children born here - Edna Grace and Eunice -
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Edith Perry Nettles and Thurston Carey Nettles circa 1926
Edith Perry Nettles (1900-1966) poses here on a porch with son Thurston Carey Nettles (1925-1988). Edith was a daughter of Elizabeth Hortensia Baxley and Llewellyn Perry. She married Howard Elijah Nettles (1891-1944). Edith was raised in Johnsonville but moved to Lake City after marriage. -
Virgie Nan Perry Helbig
Early photo of Virgie Nan Perry Helbig, colorized by Josh Dukes.
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Baxley Home on Baxley Road near Hemingway
This home once stood on Baxley Road, near current day Hemingway Elementary. The home was the birthplace of Elizabeth Hortensia Baxley Perry (1870-1942). She lived here with her parents Edmond Baxley (1825-1905) and Mary Martha Ard (born 1825).
Elizabeth Hortensia's daughter Grace Perry remembered that the columns of the home were made from whole trees. -
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Willia "Bongie" Altman McCutchen, 1954
Willia "Bongie" Altman McCutchen (1928-2010) was a daughter of Julius Spiers Altman and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman. She is pictured here in 1954. -
Elizabeth Scott
Elizabeth "Lizzie Beth" Session Scott (1888-1979) was a daughter of March and Anzie Session. Born in Williamsburg County, SC, she married Willie Scott. She cooked for the Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman and their family for nearly 70 years. -
Prosser Family
From the album of William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser. Pictured:
Front L-R: Richard "Rich" Prosser, Johnnie Matthew Wise, Linnie Elmira Hanna Belflower, William German Prosser.
Behind the front L-R are: Pearline Keefe Prosser, William Albert "W.A." Lyerly, Lennie Wise Prosser, Harriet Linnie Page, Angie Keefe Wise. -
Ocean Forest Hotel postcards
Tom McCutchen remembers:
The Ocean Forest Hotel has long been torn down but it was magnificent.
My parents were wonderful dance partners and went there to dance in one of the ballrooms after they were married on a few special occasions. I remember them taking me to Myrtle Beach in the summer of 1960. At the time, we lived in West Virginia. It had an impressive presence as you approached from Kings Highway US 17 with an enormous roundabout and the bellman would open the car doors and direct everyone into the lobby. For a youngster, it really was a special treat!
Mr. Dexter Stuckey and a business partner bought the property in 1973.
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Francis Marion Academy 1967-1968
A yearbook showing the students and faculty of Francis Marion Academy in Hemingway, for the 1967-1968 school year. -
Connie Owens Hanna and Roger Hanna
Connie Owens Hanna holding Roger Hanna. Connie was the first wife of Henry Lewis Hanna.
Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album. -
Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman Family, 1955
This photo was taken at the 50th wedding anniversary of Julius Spiers Altman and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman. Family members are numbered and identified below:
1. Monlen Anne Clemmer
2. Stephen Mayo "Steve" Altman
3. Danny Ray "Mack" Altman
4. Jerry Lyn Altman
5. Robin Bonita Altman
6. Grace Lanette White Altman
7. Frankie Jeanette "Jean" Altman
8 .Darylene Hanna Altman
9. Marguerite Church Altman
10. Elizabeth "Lizzie Beth" Session Scott
11. Lena Belle Altman Clemmer
12. Thurman Altman
13. Franklin Eldridge Altman, Sr.
14. Sweeney Lee Altman
15. Mayo Altman
16. Thomas C. McCutchen, Sr.
17. Laris Alex Altman
18. Hessie Mae Hanna Altman
19. Willie "Billie" Parks Altman Swenson
20. Fred William "Billy" Griffis
21. Willia "Bongie" Altman McCutchen
22. Julius Spiers Altman
23. Lillie Belle Prosser Altman
24. Julia Elizabeth Altman
25. Phontella "Bink" Altman Griffis
26. Franklin Eldridge "Junior" Altman, Jr.
27. James Spivey "Pomp" Altman
28. Ardith Day Altman
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Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser
Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser, wife of Eldridge Franklin “E.F.” Prosser and mother of Lillie Belle Prosser Altman. The photo was taken at their home in Vox.
From the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser photo album.
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Eldridge Franklin "E.F." Prosser
Eldridge Franklin "E.F." Prosser.
From the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album
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Children of Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman
Five of Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman's children.
Front L-R: Franklin Eldridge Altman, Julia Elizabeth Altman and Lena Belle Altman,
Back L-R: Thurman Altman and Laries Alex Altman.
Photo taken circa 1920.
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Asbury Jerome "Rome" Altman
Asbury Jerome "Rome" Altman. He was a son of Daniel Webster (D.W.) and Margaret Elizabeth (M.E.) Stone Altman and a brother of Julius Spiers Altman and Nekota Laharp Altman Hanna. -
William German Prosser home on Pine Street
William German (W.G.) Prosser's home on Pine Street in Johnsonville, photo taken circa 1915.
Note that like most yards at the time did not have a grassy lawn, just swept dirt.
Photos from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album.
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William German Prosser
William German Prosser
Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album.
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Richard "Rich" Prosser
Richard " Rich" Prosser was a son of Eldridge Franklin (E.F.) and Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser.
Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album
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Pearline Keefe Prosser and William German Prosser
Pearline Keefe Prosser and William German Prosser.
Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album.
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Sally Bertha Keefe Lyerly Hanna
Sally Bertha Keefe Lyerly Hanna (1898-1938) - married William Bailey Lyerly then Nickolas Bernard Hanna.
Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser photo album.
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William German, Marie, and Lillie Bell Prosser in Vox, 1897
This 1897 photograph shows siblings William German Prosser (1890-1979), Marie Prosser(1893-1972) and Lillie Belle Prosser (1887-1971). They are pictured at the Vox home of their parents Eldridge Franklin "E. F." Prosser (1869-1956) and Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser (1867-1934). -
Henry Lewis Hanna in his WWII Naval uniform
Henry Lewis Hanna in his WWII Naval uniform from William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser's album. Connie Owens Hanna was his first wife. -
Chives Prosser
Chives Prosser (1899-1982), was a son of Eldridge Franklin and Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser.
Chives was postmaster at Johnsonville from 1920-1925. He then owned and operated the Prosser Theater in Johnsonville since its inception in 1925, when silent films were king. A September 1930 News and Courier article noted that the Prosser Theater had contracted with RCA Photophone to purchase a "talkie outfit" with plans to reopen that October with sound accompanying the films.
This original theater was located on the south side of Broadway Street, next door to where Jakes Barbeque is today. A fire in the film booth burned the first Prosser Theater to the ground in 1937. An alarm in the building allowed the public to exit without incident, but a collapsing wall injured two men in Chapman's Hardware Store next door, which was also destroyed. Walter E Wall and Loyes McCallister were both hospitalized after the blaze.
The theater was rebuilt across the street from the original location and named his theater the "New Theater." It stood guard over the NE corner of Broadway and Bellview Avenue until it too was claimed by fire in 1977. The theater had ceased operations for about 13 years at that point.
Prosser was first marred to Ira Mae Brown (1902-1960). Their children were Elizabeth Prosser Roberts and Barbara Ann Prosser Powell. He later married Mildred Athlene Hopper (1915-1984).
In addition to the theater, Prosser also served as mayor of Johnsonville and chartered the Johnsonville State Bank. He owned and operated the Johnsonville Ice and Fuel Company, and he served as a rural postman for 20 years during the early years of the movie theater ownership.
Chives Prosser owned the land on Possum Fork Road that became Prosser Field, a baseball complex which still serves the community. Even today, the league bears his name - “Prosser Field Youth Organization.” -
Julius Spiers Altman and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman voter registrations, 1938
Voter registration cards for Julius Spiers Altman and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman -
William German & Pearline Keefe Prosser circa 1935
William German & Pearline Keefe Prosser, circa 1935. Taken on Pine Street. The house in the back was E. F. Prosser’s home on Pine Street. He originally lived in Vox but moved to Johnsonville circa 1913. -
Richard “Rich” & Lennie Wise Prosser with 1925 Model T
Richard “Rich” & Lennie Wise Prosser pose here with a 1925 Model T Ford. Rich and Lennie founded Prosser’s Department Store on Broadway Street in Johnsonville. Photo taken circa 1937. -
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Eady Family
Southern Rights "Sud" Eady (1860-1935) holding daughter Mary Elizabeth Eady, and wife Kate Allen Eady (1872-1955). -
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Erskine Shaw Stoddard, 1921 Wofford Yearbook photograph
Erskine Shaw Stoddard (1900-1947) in 1920. He was a native of Laurens County but moved to Johnsonville in 1924, shortly after marrying Kathleen Thompson (Stoddard Venters). E. S. Stoddard was in the farm supply business and also operated a cotton gin. He also served on the Florence County Board of Education and was a superintendent of Johnsonville school. He died unexpectedly in 1947. -
Gold and Black 1942
Johnsonville School Yearbook - Gold and Black 1942. Special thanks to Pamela Chandler Cantey for providing this rare copy, and to the Johnsonville Public Library for assisting with digitization. -
Johnsonville School Trustees, 1942
L to R: Percy Delance Poston, DeGideon Bryant "Gid" Haselden, Wallace Herbert Meng - Chairman.