Several photographs and documents related to the 6th and 7th grade at Vox Elementary School, 1955 and 1956. Files include: Cora Collins - teacher A letter from Mrs. Henry D. Powell Vox 6th Grade, 1955 Vox 7th Grade, 1955 Vox 7th Grade, 1956
The promised land: the James Eaddy family in South Carolina
C.S. Carter, F. N. Phillips Jr., and J. F. Osteen discuss preliminary plans for the Wellman Combing Company plant.
Charlie Prosser, C.O. Powell, Pete Hanna, Delmus Abrams, log cabin 1934
The Log Cabin, AKA the canteen or the cannery from Johnsonville High School. Constructed in 1934 by Charlie Prosser, C.O. Powell, Pete Hanna, Delmus Abrams.
Johnsonville High School Junior Class, 1949
Maisie Poston Ballou is standing to the left. This photo is taken in front of the old Johnsonville High School, now the District Office for District 5.
First Female Highway Patrol from Johnsonville
December 1977 One of the first female highway patrol officers - Carolyn Mcdaniel Hartfield
Steve Haselden published via YouTube.com
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Reverend Ebenezer Francis Newell, age 71
Birth: Aug. 30, 1775 Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass. Death: Mar. 8, 1867 This is the portrait in Rev Newell's book - Life and Observations of Rev EF Newell. This portrait was painted by WO Bemis, engraved by J Sartain of Philadelphia He married his first wife, Fannie Butterfield on October 21, 1810. He married his second wife, Polly Blanchard on February 12, 1826.
Thomas Rothmahler Grier (1817-1883) and Margaret Ann Johnson Grier (1823-1891)
Thomas Rothmahler Grier (1817-1883) and his wife, Margaret Ann Johnson Grier (1823-1891). Thomas was a magistrate and was known as "The Squire." He owned a plantation near Lynches River given by Margaret Johnson's father William J. Johnson, who founded Johnsonville. The Johnson plantation was a part of the original grant to John James. William Johnson, Sr. had bought a part of the grant from the heirs of John James. He also purchased a portion of the land granted to the Witherspoons. It was part of the Witherspoon grant that was given to Margaret Johnson Grier. Margaret was the daughter of Captain William J. Johnson (1787-1851) and Sarah Crosby Johnson (1790-1867). Thomas Grier was the son of James Marion Grier (1780-1827) and Elizabeth W Covan (1800-1873). Elizabeth Covan Grier later married a second time to Thomas Duke. She is buried along side Thomas and Margaret Grier at the Grier Cemetery in Johnsonville. The children of Thomas and Margaret Johnson Grier are: Sarah Grier (1844–1900) m. William Melvin Haselden William James Grier (1848–1917) m. Celia Graves Johnson Julia Ann Grier (1850–1900) m. Franklin Evander Hanna Thomas Mitchell Grier (1854–1877) Judith Crosby Grier (1857–1938) m. Zachary Taylor Eaddy
Thomas Lynch, Jr, the man who gave his name to Lynches River, which runs through Johnsonville and other towns in the Pee Dee
Thomas Lynch, Jr. (August 5, 1749 – 1779) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of South Carolina; his father was unable to sign the Declaration of Independence because of illness. He was born at Prince George Parish, Winyah, in what is now Georgetown, South Carolina, the son of Thomas Lynch and his wife, the sister of Isaac Motte. He was schooled at the Indigo Society School in Georgetown before his parents sent him to England, where he studied at Eton College and at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.[1] He studied law at the Middle Temple in London, returning to America in 1772. After his father's death due to a stroke, his widowed mother married South Carolina Governor William Moultrie. Thomas' sister Elizabeth Lynch married James Hamilton; one of their sons was James Hamilton, Jr., who became governor in the state in 1830. Lynch, Jr. became a company commander in the 1st South Carolina regiment in 1775 and was elected to the Continental Congress. He was taken ill at the end of 1779. He and his wife sailed for respite to St. Eustatius in the West Indies. Their ship disappeared at sea in a storm and was never found. No one ever saw him again. Before the voyage, Lynch had made a will, stipulating that heirs of his female relatives must change their surname to Lynch in order to inherit the family estate, a rice plantation. The family estate, Hopsewee, still stands in South Carolina.
Rosa Belle Eaddy Woodberry Dickson (1869-1953) was the first female mayor in South Carolina history.. She was a role model of the independent female who lived in the area of Johnsonville, South Carolina area between 1868 and 1953. She was a truly a person of exceptional ability and especially so for the time in which she lived. This multi-talented woman chose to be a school teacher and thus became another of the Eaddy family to make her most valuable contribution in development of the youth of her community. Rosa Belle Eaddy was a principal, teacher, pianist, music director, and reformer at Old Johnsonville. The school was located between Hemingway and Johnsonville, South Carolina. She held radical views for her time and place and once created an uproar over the use of the community water dipper commonly used in the schools of that era. This was a practice followed by families at home and difficult to oppose publicly. She had each child to furnish his own drinking vessel to counteract the spread of water borne diseases. Time has proved her correct and added to the respect held for her by those who knew her. Rosa Belle Eaddy was a strong and forceful woman who was profoundly respected in her community and church. She was reported to be a dramatic teacher who could leave a lasting impression on here students in the public school as well as the Sunday school classes. Among her practical skills were those of carpentry used to build her own house and she shoed her own horses. She was elected as Mayor of Johnsonville in 1925, becoming the first woman mayor in South Carolina. In this office, she readily exercised her authority to arrest persons found violating the law. Rosa Belle Eaddy first married Wattie Gamewell Woodberry with whom she had four sons and one daughter. Two of of her sons graduated from the U. S. Military Academy, and both were inventors of and holders of numerous patents. After the death of her first husband, she married R.B.W. "Willie" Dickson. No children were born to this marriage. At the age of 85 years, she died in Lynchburg, South Carolina and was survived by three of her sons: Brigadier General John Henry Woodberry of Greenville, South Carolina; Clarence Oswell Woodberry of Poston, near Johnsonville, South Carolina; and Lieutenant Colonel David Lemuel Woodberry, I. of St. Petersburg, Virginia. One brother, John Mallard Eaddy of Spartanburg, South Carolina survived her passing.
Pictured: Carl Godwin, Hardee Godwin, Randell Godwin
The train, shown here with a group of 40 and 8 members aboard, is from Winyah Post 1354, Georgetown, Andrews, Hemingway, and Johnsonville
H.M. Floyd was the principal of Johnsonville High School
Johnsonville High School Bus Drivers, 1971
Johnsonville High School cheerleaders late 1970s
Pictured: Mona Lawrimore McDaniel, Staci Crocker Lyerly, Lyn McDaniel Bachelor, Sheila Davis Weaver, Gail Bachelor Weaver, Bonnie Prosser, Paula Ammons Alford, Renee Willis Sanders, and Audrey McDaniel
Johnsonville High School Class of 1953, Section B, As Freshman in 1950
Johnsonville High School Class of 1953, Section M, As Freshman in 1950
Johnsonville High School principal Charles Graham and Johnsonville Elementary School principal James Weaver
Johnsonville High School teachers Henry Sparrow II, Lucille Eaddy, Tracy Hagan, and Jonathan Brown Jr.
L-R: Frank Matthews, Jerry Stone, Steve Knight
Ottis Huggins Jr. and Sr. at Little Store, Huggins Mill
Members of New Hope FWB Church, Possum Fork circa 1900
Photograph shows members and identities of church members of New Hope Free Will Baptist Church. The church met at the home behind them in 1900. A sanctuary was completed in 1917.
R. B. Huggins's shop, The Johnsonville Motor Company, was located on Broadway
Stringing Tobacco - Florence County - 1938
Tobacco Workers - Florence County - 1938
Johnsonville-Hemingway Crew Building Shaw Air Force Base
John James Altman and his second wife, Drucilla Thompson
John James Altman, first Postmaster of Vox, SC
John James Altman (1846-1905) was the son of William Samuel Altman and Rachel Goud. He was the first Postmaster of the Vox Community. He was married twice, first to Zilphia Ham Stone (1848-1879) and after her death to Druecilla Thompson (1862-1935). John served in the Civil War in Co. B 3rd Palmetto Battalion, Lt. Artillery, and also in Abner's Battery of Sharpshooters. Children with Zilphia Stone: Frances Elizabeth Altman Eaddy (1867-1947) Viola Victoria Altman Hanna (1870-1966) John Briley Altman (1873-1941) Carrie Mettierue Altman (1876-1891) Susan Eulalia Altman Stone (1878-1961) Children with Druecilla Thompson: Otwell Wood Altman (1881-1947) Charles Haskel Altman (1884-1939) John Henry Altman (1887-1949) Rachel Elizabeth Altman Thompson Altman (1890-1930) Josie Olee Altman Tanner (1893-1970) John James Altman, Jr. (1894-1949) Dallie M. Altman Evans Powell (1898-1970) Warren Bryan Altman (1899-1959)
Daughters of John James Altman and Zilphia Ham Stone
Susan Eulalie "Lael" Altman (1878-1961), Viola Victoria "Vic" Altman (1870-1966), and Frances Elizabeth "Fan" Altman (1867-1947) were daughters of John James Altman (1846-1905) and Zilphia Ham Stone (1848-1879)
John Morgan Hanna (1864-1942) was the son of Joseph Franklin Hanna (1817–1891) and Mary Ellen Timmons (1842–1876) He married Penelope Maybelle Carter (1873–1950) in 1888. Their children were: Joseph Morgan "Jode" Hanna 1888–1973 Ottoe Wetious "Weet" Hanna 1889–1970 Mary Verline Hanna 1892–1892 Emmie Hanna 1897–1897 Odia May Hanna 1898–1902 Mabel Florence Hanna 1900–1979 Pauline Hanna 1904–1904 Willie Hanna 1905–1905 Cullen H Hanna 1907–1940 An Infant Daughter 1909–1909 Lena May Hanna 1912–1992 John Udell Hanna 1914–1974
Judith Crosby Grier and husband Zachary Taylor Eaddy
Located at the Hanna Family Cemetery, Vox. Hugh Hanna was the first Hanna in Johnsonville and the ancestor of most Hannas from the Vox community.
William J. Johnson was the nephew of William J. Johnson Sr, founder of Johnsonville. He gave the land on which Trinity United Methodist Church was built.
John H. Cox and Mary Elita Tanner (1923-1994) standing in front of school. They were married August 4, 1940
Marion Cox with his first car. He is a recipient of the Pioneer in Racing Award presented by Victory Lane Racing Association in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Feb 18, 2014
John Gregory Eady (1861-1939) changed his name from the more well-known "Eaddy". He ran one of the first mercantile stores in Johnsonville and operated a turpentine plant. He's standing here with his wife, Elizabeth Ann Johnson Eady (1872-1962) and children John and Hill Eady. In the background is the three-year-old home that was later sold to S.B. Poston. This house was eventually destroyed by fire in 1935.
Sylvester Briley Poston, first mayor of Johnsonville.
Johnsonville High School Boy's Basketball Squad 1939
Hubert Haselden (Captain), Livingston Bishop, forwards; Robert Creel, Freeman Rchardson, guards; Carroll Taylor, center; Victor Johnson, J. W. O'Quinn, Ken Haselden, Cleland Tanner, substitutes.
Johnsonville High School Bus Drivers 1949
Johnsonville school busdrivers, L to R: Humphries - Prospect, Lyerly - Vox, Gaskins - Johnsonville, Turner - Johnsonville, Richardson - Trinity