The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-23

were organized irregularly in guerilla , style. for special services. and dis banded as frequently and in this way never found their way into official re- ports.
 He died near Meals Creek Church in Anderson District, in 1887, on the tract of land purchased by him in 1ls6. His ancestors were from Holland. William Van Duyver emigrated from Holland to New York about the year 1850. His de- scendants have spelled their names ac- cording to their fancy-Vandivere, Van Diver. Van Dever, Van Diviere. Van dever. but mostly Vandiver. All the records of Pendleton and Anderson Districts. beginning in 17s6. spell 1t Vandiver. Wiliiam Van Duyver. above named. had a son named William, and one of the soss or grandsons settled in Western Pennsylvania, now a part the eastern shore of Maryland, and two of the sons of the Maryland settler, Ed ward. above named, and George. came to South Carolina prior to the Revolu- tionary War and first settled in the upper part, now Spartanburg County. George Vandiver was a Baptist preacher and removed to Pendleton District at first near where Anderson C. H. now stands, and later near the
 
 neross Creek. He preached at Hephzi- bah. Beaverdam and Double Springs. and neighboring churches, and from there removed to Georgia, where he died. He had son named Adam who served in the Creek War, under Gen. Jackson, and was severely wounded in the battle of the Horse Shoe Bend of the Tallapoosa in Alabama in 1914. for which he received a pension. He was a " Ja AAAx States, but his sons were in the Con- federate Army, and one of them, Lieut.. Jeptha M. Vandiver of the Second s. c. Rifles, was killed in the assault upon Fort Harrison in 1864. Col H. $. Van Diviere of Walhalla, s. C., was another son of Adam Vandiver, and was colonel of a Georgia regiment during the war between the States.
 Edward Vandiver removed from the Spartenburg section to Fairfield and from thence to Pendleton District about the year 1795. He bought land and settled near Neafs Creek Church. where he died in 1887. His first wife was Helena Frost, from whom 1t is supposed their descendants claim their French descent. By this marriage there were six sons and two daughters. Tie sons. John, George, Paul, Sanford Matthew, and Lambkln were all Baptist preachers. One daughter, Nancy, married Moses Holland of Fair | field and Stacy married MT. Magraw. They all removed West except John and Sanford, and their descendants are largely lost sight of but We can hear of them by name from South Carolina to California. Matthew settled nearest, just over in Georgia, where he died a few years previous to the war between the States. He had four sons,-Alphon- so, Almarine, Albert and Alfred and two daughters, AItemesa and Desde- mona Helena. Albert married Mary Moss of Ebert county. He was a promising Baptist preacher educated at Mercer Univerity. and died young. One son of this marriage, William Frank lin Vandiver Is prominent wholesale merchant of Montgo2a- cry, Alabama, with branch house at opelika. Matthew Vandiver and his brother Sanford were very much alike and their ministerial labor similar in nearly every particular.
 Returning to the cons in South Carolina, we find that John Vandiver died at his place near Meals Creek in 1S46; he purchased this place in 1791: his grandson, Major J. N. Vandiver still owns 1t and thus 1t has been in the family for over century.
 The other son, Rev. Sanford Vandi- yer, born in Fairfield District in 17S6 and died in Townville in 1S47 was closely identified with his ministerial work in the Saluda Association for nearly forty years. He was pastor at Salem, Neal's Creek, Mt. Tabor. An derson, Greenville and churches in Greenville, Laurens and Pickens Dis tricts. The historian says of him that he travelled much, preaching whereVer an interest was manifested and was known as a great revivalist in those days. His voice was musical and his sermons eloquent, full of tenderness and pathos, moving multitudes to tears and his labors were blest in bringing thousands of souls to Christ. He was pastor of the First Church at Anderson from its organization in 1921 until 1s42. He had five daughters and four sons. Helena, who married Samuel Brown of Townville; Peter. prominent man in his day at Anderson; James who moved to Mississippi Emaline married J. R. Cox; Susan married J. A. Simpson; Edward who died at Fair Play in 1859; Captain H. R. Vandiver of Towhville; Elizabeth married Colonel D. A. Led better; and Mary c. Bruce.
 Captain H. R. Vandiver was popu- lar member of the South Carolina legis- | lature for twelve years, embracing the most trying period of the States his tory. soldier married the second time |