Frances Ruby Davis Collins

1915 Frances Ruby Davis was born on 13 Jul 1915 in Richmond, Virginia, USA a child of Tom H Davis and Lillie V Barnes Player Davis Wood. 1930 Francis R Davis was counted in the census on 28 Apr 1930 in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 14-year-old, female, single, white, adopted daughter. Also in the home was her adopted father, James W. Wood; … Continue reading Frances Ruby Davis Collins

BOY, 8, KILLED GETTING OFF BUS ELGIN TRUCK DRIVER HELD IN PRISON AT KERSHAW COUNTY

A tractor-trailer carrying bags of cement hit and killed an 8-year-old boy Monday afternoon in Kershaw County. The boy was hit soon after stepping off a school bus around 3:15 p.m. on Sessions Road. The boy’s 7-year-old sister, 14 other Blaney Elementary school kids and the bus driver witnessed the accident, Kershaw County Sheriff Steve McCaskill said. Authorities have not released the boy’s name. “He didn’t know … Continue reading BOY, 8, KILLED GETTING OFF BUS ELGIN TRUCK DRIVER HELD IN PRISON AT KERSHAW COUNTY

Kenneth “Adam” Whitaker

1990 Adam Whitaker was born on 01 Mar 1990 in Richland, South Carolina, USA as the first child of Johnie Marvin Whitaker Jr. and Pamela Huggins Whitaker. 1998 He died on 20 Apr 1998 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at 639 Sessions Road. Adam Whitaker was buried on 24 Apr 1998 in Richland, South Carolina, USA at Greenhaven Memorial Gardens. His cause of death … Continue reading Kenneth “Adam” Whitaker

ALL KINDERGARTENS TO HAVE FULL-DAY CLASSES NEXT YEAR

Three years ago, full-day kindergarten was rare and, in some circles, rather controversial. How times have changed. “I don’t see how they could get anything done in half-day classes,” said Frances Dimery, a kindergarten teacher at Wood Elementary in West Columbia who has never taught anything but full-day. “They just don’t have time.” The turnaround in the way the program is viewed has been so … Continue reading ALL KINDERGARTENS TO HAVE FULL-DAY CLASSES NEXT YEAR

Clara Mae Kizer Jacobs

1909 Clara Mae Kizer was born on 01 Jul 1909 in South Carolina, USA as the first child of Edward Jacob Kizer and Olivia Quintilla Stoutamire Kizer.  1910 Clara M Kisze was counted in the census on 05 May 1910 in Holly Hill, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA, as a 10-month-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home were her father, Edward J Kisze; her … Continue reading Clara Mae Kizer Jacobs

Walter J Evans

1915 Walter J Evans, Sr was born January 20, 1915. 1940 Census Information Head of household, Walter Evans, with wife Hattie Evans, daughter, Evelyn Evans, son Leroy Evans, daughter Marie Evans and son Miller Jones Evans rented a farm & home for a reported $2.00 per month. It was reported that Walter was a Farmer. 1998 Walter J Evans, Sr passed away on February 10, 1998, burial … Continue reading Walter J Evans