The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
ABBEVILLE IN 1850
..What Shadows We Are and What Shadows
We Pursue"
An Old Citizen Recalls Many Names of Those Who Lived in
the Town Long Age.

Hughes, B.. p, employ ed with John White
accumulated a fortune, owned and
lived in the house now owned
by r. E. Hill.
Israel, NJ, partner of BRUSSELS rich mer-
chants.
Ives, F., tailor and policeman.
Jones. Robert, merchant.
Jones, H. A., lawyer, built the beautiful
dwelling now'owned by W.. T. Magill,
moved west and died.
Jones, d. F., lawyer, owned and lived in
the house on the lot where the post
office Is to be built. At his sale / un-
derstand that it brought $500, the
Government paid 10000 for 1t last
year.
Johnson, Benz, rector Of Trinity Church.
Jones, s. H., contractor and builder.
Kernels, Lewis, hand in steam mill.
Kerr, H. S., first man to open a grocery
store in Abbevllle. Previous to open
ing the store was printer and pub
Usher of the Banner with G. Fl. Allen,
editor.
Kurtz, Jacob, boot and shoe maker.
Knox, John.
Knox, Nathaniel and John were merchants,
partners. Nathaniel was killed in
the war. John came home. After
the war, was lucky in cotton specu-
l~ations, built Cheatham's, Thomson's
and P%oliakofrs stores, and built
brick dwelling.
Knox, Robert P, clerk in a store, health
not good, soon died.
Lee, w. A., lawyer, editor Of the Indepen-
dent Press, went to the wa as Lieu
tenant, survived, edited Press and
Banner for several years after the
war, scholar and gentleman.
Lyon, John H., photographer.
Livingston, William.
Jockey, ". B., plasterer.
Lomax, w. j., lawyer, mar Of means, built
fine house on lot o owned by S. G.
Thomson.
Livingston, ]. F., far advanced in life, do
ing no business, was physician, lived
on the lot now owned by r. NJ. Had
don.
II. w. Lawson, timer, came to Abbeville
in 1S45, bringing with him pecan
nuts which were planted, and from
these seed sprang the first pecan
trees in AbbeviIle. The big tree on
w. d. Wilson's lot Is the first.
Lythgoe, A. j., mere liant, became Colonel
of the 10Th S. c. Regt., killed in bat
tie.
Lyon, H. r., physician.
Mcdonald, Matthew, for many years clerk
Of the court and was for a long time
most active worker in the Metho-
dist Church.
McLaurens, John, postmaster.
Mcbride, John, clerk in post Office.
Mcbride, Robert, son Of John Mcbride,
turned out to be a Presbyterian
preacher.
MCGOWAN, Samuel, lawyer, public spirit
ed citizen, member OF the Legislature,
officer in Mexican army, General
in the Confederate army, member OF
the supreme court, n OF the lead
ers in building the railroad from
Hodges to Abbeville, that was after
wards sold to the c.. 4 G. railroad,
large contributor to the building Of
the cotton mill, liberal and generous
to the poor, perhaps the best and
must useful man that Abbeville ever
had. He gave $4,000 to the railroad,
$4,000 to the cotton mill.
MCGOWAN, A. H, lawyer, moved to Lau-
rens, died.
Marshall, ]. w. W., wealthy citizen, pub
lie spirited, one of the founders Of
the Episcopal Church at Abbeville,
disabled for wal service.
Marshall, j. Foster, lawyer, Mexican SOL
der, state senator, liberal supporter
Of the Episcopal Church, jealous agi-
tator for secession, went TO the war
as Colonel, killed in battle, awarded
contract for building existing Epis-
copal church to Blease i Baxter, of
Newberry, 1859.
NlOOlc, odLlSo, loulluCl vi Vic hCtilOulSG
Church at Abbeville in 1928.
Moore, Jos. T., sheriff.
Moore, w. c., merchant, served in Confed-
crate cavalry.
Moore, E. W.
Mclaughlin, B. L., merchant.
Mclaughlin, John, merchant.
Mcmillan, T. W., substantial citizen, brick
maker, built a mill o. the creek be-
low cotton mill, built the first GIN
merry in the town Of Abbeville, which
ginnery Is known as Longs ginnery.
McCombs, John, brick-layer.
Mcdonald, John, brick-layer.
Murrell, J. A., mechanic.
Martin, Robert, tailor.
Martin, L. L.
Martin, John.
Marshall, W., clerk in r. r. depot after
the war.
Mabry, James F., physician.
Miller, G. w.
Noble, lawyer, active secessionist. served
as company officer in war. Resigned
Nelson, Enoch, wealthy in old age, owned
and lived on lot now owned by
L. T. Hill.
O'Connor, Barney, brick.layer.
OKeefe, Patrick, brick aver.
Owen, John T., watch repairer.