Month: April 1940

Today in History

Baptist Union Ends Training School Week

There was an average attendance of 301 students for each of the five nights the Baptist training union of the Fairfield Baptist association conducted its school during the past week at First Baptist church. Largest attendance was from the Cayce, Columbia First Baptist and Park Street churches. Other churches represented included Eau Claire, Woodfin, Blaney, Shandon, Colonial Heights, Southside, Rosewood, Earlewood, Tabernacle and Spear’s Creek … Continue reading Baptist Union Ends Training School Week

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Life Story and Obituary

Sallie Grigsby Kelly

1872 Sallie Grigsby Kelly was born March 26, 1872, to James Grigsby and Charlotte Grigsby of Fairfield county. 1940 Sallie Grigsby Kelly of Blaney died at 3:15 p.m., April 6, 1940. Surviving were her husband Mr. J. G. Kelly; three sons, Amos Kelly and Norman Kelly, both of Charleston, and Arthur Kelly, of Camden; two daughters, Mrs. Jesse Perry of Blaney and Mrs. Sawyer Boney of Columbia; … Continue reading Sallie Grigsby Kelly

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Home Economics Girls’ Convention At Winthrop

Rock Hill, April 4. — High school girls, 200 strong, hold the annual Junior Homemakers convention and state contest at Winthrop college March 22-23. The opening meeting of the Junior Homemakers’ convention was held Friday eventing at the Winthrop college shack following registration in Thurmond hall and supper at the shack. During the meeting the state JHA officers, president, Caroline McCutchen, Bishopville; first vice president, … Continue reading Home Economics Girls’ Convention At Winthrop

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500 Attend Gathering At Winnsboro

More than 500 persons attended the quarterly meeting of the Fairfield Baptist association training union held yesterday afternoon in the First Baptist chruch at Winnsboro. Willard B. Jones, associational director of Columbia, was in charge of the gathering. The Rev. H Floyd Surles was host pastor. Attendance by various Baptist churches in Richland, Fairfield and Lexington churches, by actual count, was as follows: Blaney, seven; … Continue reading 500 Attend Gathering At Winnsboro

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Nettie Moak Campbell

1938 Nettie Moak was born about 1938 in South Carolina, to Leslie Moak and Kate Branham Moak. 1940 Census Information: Leslie Moak (30) lived in Kershaw, South Carolina, with his wife, Kate Moak (30), and children;  Jasper Moak (10), Ruth Moak (8),  Andrew Moak (4), and Nellie Moak(2) also in the home was Tallie Goff(40) a hired hand. The family owned a farm house with … Continue reading Nettie Moak Campbell

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Ruth Moak Brown

1932 Ruth Moak Brown was born March 14, 1932 in South Carolina, the daughter of John Leslie Moak, Sr., and Kate Catherine Branham Moak. 1940 Census Information: Leslie Moak (30) lived in Kershaw, South Carolina, with his wife, Kate Moak (30), and children;  Jasper Moak (10), Ruth Moak (8),  Andrew Moak (4), and Nellie Moak (2) also in the home was Tallie Goff (40) a … Continue reading Ruth Moak Brown

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