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Journal begun by Rev. Aaron Weaver Knight (1810 - 8 Jul 1888) and ended by his son, Rev. Sidney Thomas Knight (1 Dec 1846 - 28 Aug 1921).
The citizens herein lived in the general area of Jefferson and Angelus communities in Chesterfield Co., SC. Some were of Kershaw Co. and possibly Lancaster Co, SC because the three borders were so close. Included are interesting environmental and catastrophic events.
Copied in hand by Janie E. Jowers and transcribed by several typists. Edna Holtzclaw has the diary abstract (year unk.) The journal has been printed by the Carolinas Genealogical Society. This electronic copy was transcribed from a typed version with notations (in italics) by Alma Jowers Baker. Notations pertaining to Hough entires were included by Mrs. Harold (Elizabeth Pitts) Hough of Camden, SC.
Contributed to this website by Donald Knight, longtime Knight researcher
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Archibald McBride died May 3 1840
William Jowers and Elizabeth Evans married April 25, 1841
Isabel Knight died January 1 1841 (Ap . . . 1843)
Mrs. Rochele died April 28 or 29 1843. (mo of Mrs. Charlotte Rochelle Blair whose son, Major LWR Blair, was murdered because of his political plan to politically unite the negroes with the poor whites vs. the "Bourbon" Democrats.)
Zacharich Holley and Margaret (Sowell) married April 27, 1843.
Mary Knight died Dec 3 1843
Rosann Dunn died Dec 7 1843
Josiah Dunn and Matilda Edgeworth married Dec 17 or 18 1843.
Myself and J.S. (John Stanley "Jackie") Horton worked at Mr. Kirkley mine 8 days and found 11 (DNT) (DWT penny weight) and 17 grains of gold (Rev. A W Knight) John Stanley "Jackie" Horton born 1813 - died Dec 19 1905. His family cemetery is at Angelus)
Richard Edgeworth and Nancy Brewer married Dec 20 1843
The Bridge went off at Mrs. Blakeney Jan 17 1844
Nancy Knight died Jan 26 1844
Thomas Watts started for Alabama Feb 17 1844 (See 1856)
Mary McMillen died March 31 1844
John Griffith died March 18 1844
Andrew J Knight and Miss Hilton married April 14, 1844
George Jowers and Rebecca Leigh married April 18 1844
Burrell Brewer died May 17 (11) 1844
Gillum Sowell and Flora Mercason (Murchison) married July 1 1844
Fredrick Rivers and Cynthia Knight married July 28 1844
Stephen Moss died Oct 4 1844
Father ("Jackie") Horton's house was burnt Oct 6 1844.
The Great Mast (?) was 1844
Naomi Edgeworth died Jan 10 1845
Patience Debruhl died Feb 5 1845
Mary Bane died April 11, 1845
Edward C. Debruhl and Susan Brewer married July 17 1845
Lovell Edgeworth and Ann Ogburn married April 23 1846
James Blackwell and Elizabeth Leigh married June 18 1846
Mary Holley died Oct 1 1846
The great flood in Rocky Creek was June 24 1847
James Jowers and Elizabeth Brewer married Nov 19 1847
William S (Stanley) Thompson and Gilly Ann Debruhl married Jan 21 1849
Neil F. Graham and Susan Hough (oldest ch of Joseph Hough and 2nd wf., Lavinia Elliott) married Mar 29 1849
Edward Moore and Rachel Dunn married Feb 5 1849
Thomas P Evans died Sept 22 1849
Polly Knight died Nov 14 1849
Andrew Raley and Mary A Perkins married Dec 6 1849
Peter McCaskill and Ester Lee married Dec 13 1849
(Nancy McMillen died Dec 19 1849)
Jane Ann Horton died Nov 27 1850
Harrison Lee and Elizabeth McCaskill married Dec 19 1850
Aaron Knight died Feb 6 1851 (grandfa of first author, Rev. Aaron Knight . . . . ..b1740/50 died 1820)
Mother <e,>(Elizabeth Stanley) Horton died Feb 22 1851 (mo of Rev Knight's wf, Winifred)
William Mosley and Nancy Sowell married Oct 19 1851
John Johnson died Nov 23 1851
Levi Sowell died Dec 3 1851
Redick (Roderick or Reddick) died Jan 19 1852. (Capt. Reddick Moseley, Jr., md 21 May 1840 to Dorcas, dau of Nathaniel Hough of Kershaw Dist., by Rev. Mr. Jones)
(Christian) Cristian Johnson died 1852 Dec 2nd
John Graham died May 16 1853 (father of Neil F?)
John Dunn and Sary Ann (Ana) Bird married Oct 20 (13) 1853
George Blackwell and Eliza Baker married Oct 20 1853
Duncan Crawford died Nov 7 1853
Charles W(esley) Horton (b 28 Dec 1834) and Jane Raley (died 31 Aug 1867) married March 12 1854 (another diary said 1850)
John N Thompson and Lovedy (or Lacedy) Wullivan married March 26 1854
Ransom Blackwell and Eliza Sowell married April 23 1854
Pinkney Collins and Lucy Ann Horton married Aug 16 1854
George Bird and Elizabeth Dunn married Aug 17 1854
The great Fire and Windy day was March 9 1855
Snow March 22
George Demby died Feb 15 1856
Gibson Mangum died Feb 25 1856
The great Flood in Rocky Creek was May 19 1856 another the 1st of September.
Nancy McCaskill died Aug 16 1856
The great Exibition at the Wolfpit School house was Dec. 25 1856
Lloyd Hancock and L.E. Thompson married nov 22, 1855
(Teacher) Thomas Watts and C. H. (?Henrietta Charlotte?) McCaskill married Jan 24 1856. (his student at Wolfpit)
John Seegars died Jan 27 1857
Neill McBride started the 3rd time to La. (Louisiana) Jan 28 1857
The cold windy snow was Jan 18 1857 19, 20, 21, 22 was uncommon cold.
Mrs. Mary Blakney died Oct 8 1857
The great sleet that broke the timber was Feb 12 1858
Cynthia (Horton) Knight, my mother, died July 19 1858 (born 1773) age 85 (wf of Rev. Aaron Weaver Knight . . . ) [DK-confusing. Rev. Aaron’s mother was Cynthia Parsons. Neither his mother, nor his wife’s mother was a Horton, but that’s what it looks like. Could Cynthia Parsons have married a Horton, then Aaron Weaver Knight next?].
John Scarborough died July 15 1858
Rachel Ogburn died Nov 24 1858
John Mangum died Nov 27 1858
L. Berry Ogburn (Lucius Barry b 1774) died Mar 5 1859. (Ogburn book says 1856. His dau Dolly Ogburn md Laban Ferguson's bro., Lewis B Ferguson b 1799, d 1886)
George W Sowell and Sarah McCaskill married mar 31 1859
Nathan S Horton died Sep 18 1859
W. S. Thompson and brother started for the West., Oct 17 1859
William Middleton died Dec 3 1859
Mary M Hancock died Dec 5 1859
Rhoda Baker died Dec 13 1859
Spiers Sullivan died Jan 9 1860
Riley Phillips and Elizabeth Mercason (Murchison) married May 6 1860
The great Hale (hail) fell May 30 1860
Riley Johnson and Elizabeth Campbell married Sept 2 1860
Granny Dunn died July 13 1860
Gilly Sowell died Sept 6 1860
Snow Nov 21 1860
J W Knight and Susan Middleton married Nov 29 1860
Alexander Graham died Dec 4 1860
Mrs. (Mr.) R Jones died March 7 1861
Robin Phillips died march 31 1861
Thomas Threatt and Katharine ("Katie", grd of "Preacher" Knight, a 2nd wife.) (sic) married April 9 1861
Richard Jones and Martha J Campbell married April 11 1861
Volunteers from Chesterfield started for Charleston April the 16th, 1861.
Margaret McCaskill died May 11 1861
Briant King died May 16 1861
Richard l Edgeworth died June 3 1861
Sely Demby died June 12 1861
Battle of Bullrun July 18 1861 (sic)
Manasser (Manassas) July 21 1861
J R Knight started to Virginia July 31 1861
E C Williams and Mary A Thompson married July 23 1861
Zacharier Allen died Aug 1 1861
Louise (Louisa) Sullivan died March 12 1862 (Spires Sullivan was son in law of the Rev Aaron Knight who organized Knight's Meeting House . . .Fork Creek Meth Ch . . near Jefferson, SC in 1784)
Eunice Sullivan died June 5 1862
Wiliam Colgin died June 29 1862
Mrs. Rachel Kirkley died Nov 27 1862
Michael Mungo died Aug 28 1863
John Horton died Sept 14 1863 (md Elizabeth Stanley on 11 March 1807) His sale was Oct 13 & 14, 1863 (fa of Winifred, Rev A W Knight's wife)
James W Blakeney died Dec 27 1863
Mrs. Crawford died Dec 27 1863
Charlotte Campbell died July 7 1864
Hial Mare (Moore) died Aug 3 1864
Sally Pate died Aug 5 1864
Riley (Riles) Mare killed himself Dec 3 1864
Mary McCaskill died Jan 25 1865 (1st w/of Sampson, s/o Joseph & 2nd wf Lavinia Hough)
John Evans (Eveas) and Jane McBrittle (McBride) married Mar 16 1865
Levi Robinson and Susan Pate married Oct 18 1865
Joseph Knight and Nancy Knight married Oct 24 1865
James Gillum Horton and A(lice) Hough married Nov 26 1865 (dau of Benjamin M Hough, s/o Charity (Deason) and Amos Hough
Dec 24 1865 was rainy and windy to 31 and very warm Jan 1,2,3, and 4th snow.
Sampson ("Sam") and (his 2nd wife) Ann W. McCaskill) married Jan 5 1866. (She died 25 July 1868)
James Blackwell died Mar 18 1866
Louisa Johnson died May 8 1866
Margaret Martin died May 8 1866
A.A. Campbell and C.H Knight married Dec 20 1866
Snowed Dec. 30, Jan 3, 1867 and sleeted Mar 16, 1867
W. H. (William Henry) Knight [bro to Sidney Thomas]and Mary Eleanor (Ellen) married Mar 20 or 21 1867. (Her bro., W. Archie Clark, md W. H. Knight's sister, Molly, in 1875)
George Sowell and Mary E Horton married April 7 1867
Freshet in Lynches Creek June 10 1867
Malcum K McCaskill died July 18 1867
Alford Japlin died Aug 6 1867 (Joplin?)
John L(evi) Horton (b 23 Aug 1844; d 21 Aug 1917) and Harriet Cato married Aug 11 1867
Jane Horton died Aug 31, 1867
Daniel Campbell and Mary McCaskill married Oct 3, 1867
King Sowell died Oct 6, 1867
Alexander Campbell died Oct 18, 1867
Salathiel Horton and C (Clarenda) Baker married Nov 28 1867 (She was a sister of Whiteford L Baker's grandfather writes Alma Jowers Baker.)
Gillum Demby and Jane Kirkley married Dec 29, 1867
(Mrs.) Susan (Hough) Graham died Jan 6 1868 (First wife of Neil F Graham. She is buried, believed near her mother Lavinia Elliot Hough, at the Jack Horton Cem, Chstrfld Co SC, 1/2 mi so of Rocky Cr nr Angelus Comm turn off, well tended).
Matthew Jordan and Edith Raley married Jan 8 (9) 1868
(D)J M Bethune and E C McCaskill married Jan 16, 1868
E C Clark and Mary E Jowers married Jan 20 (30) 1868
Nancy Lucy died Feb 8 1868
(Mrs) Lavinia (Elliott) Hough (2nd wife of Joseph Hough) died March 30, 1868
C(harles) W(esley) Horton and (2nd wf) Susan M Knight married Mar 31 1868
Henry Debose and Henrieta Blakeney married June 24 1868
John W M(McCaskill) Hough (Ann W, typed wrong prob.) died July 25 1868 (2nd wf of Sampson Hough)
Alexander Outlaw and Levina Hough (dau of Liddy (Elliott) and Amos Hough, s/o Susannah (Williams) and Joseph Hough) married May 4 1869. (Her 2nd hus. was Hall)
J J Middleton and margaret Jowers married May 6 1869
Margaret Brewer died Aug 1 1869
Queen Campbell died Dec 10 1869
N(eil) F. Graham and (2nd wife) Sally Jowers married Dec 15 1869
Jessa Garland died Jan 12 1870
Reddick Raley and Ann Middleton married Jan 12, 1870
Susan Johnson died March 6 1870
Daniel Johnson and Nancy Horton March 29 1870 (married)
W Munn and m J Jones (owers) married Dec 4 1870
John Griffeth (Griffith) and Mary McMillen married Dec 11 1870
S T (Sydney Thomas) Knight (this journal's co-author) and Rebecca Cato married March 23 1871
Sampson Hough (Lavinia E and Joseph Hough's son) died June 1 1871 (his first wf died 1865; his 2nd 1868)
Fanny Lee died May 14 1871
William Raley died Aug 23 1871
Elizabeth Johnson died Oct 4 1871
March Leach died Nov 16 1871
Snow Dec 1 and 15, 1871
J R Johnson and Elizabeth Munn married Dec 24 1872
John Lowery and Eliza Miller married Jan 4 1872
O E Horton and E Worley married Jan 4 (11) 1872
C Jowers and Manervy Horton married Jan 11 1872
(R. Eubanks the same day, so they say)
J F Knight and mary Clark married Jan 18 1872
Elisha Rollands (Rollings) and Margaret Knight married Jan 30 1872
Sleeted Feb 5 1872
Henry Mungo hanged himself Feb 5 1872
Alexander Finlayson and E Campbell married Feb 15 (12) 1872
Labon Hough and Miss Kirkland ("Col" Labon Carraway Hough and Susan Evelina Kirkland) married Feb 15 1872 (Grandson of Charity (Deason) and Amos Hough)
W Andrew (d 5 Oct 1914) Cato and Olive (Amanda) Horton (b 28 Nov 1840; d 15 Mar 1914) married Feb 15 1872
A S Worley and C C Horton the same day so they say Feb 15 1872
A W Thompson died Feb 17 1872
Richard Holley and Matilda Jones married Feb 29 1872
March 2nd Snow; 5th and 22 1872
Winnie E Knight died Sept 9 1872
Wm Griffith and Jeny Rory married Nov 17 1872
Rufus Raley and Sally Jones married Dec 19 1872
Snow Dec 11th Sleet Dec 25th
Gilbert N Clark and Margaret Douglass married Dec 25, 1872
Angus Douglas and Nancy Clark married Dec 26 1872
John Traves and E.E. Horton married Dec 29 1872
W.J.D. Jowers and Jane Sowell married Jan 16, 1873
Beady Horton died Feb 21 1873
Rod Mungo and Pinkey Sowell married Feb 22, 1873
March 3 & 4 were very cold 1873
Jesse Clyburn and S.S.Sowell married mar 6 1873 (Jesse s/o 2nd wf Sarah Kirkly and Lewis Clyburn.)
Hail the first day of April 1873, the 26th a big frost.
Allen Martin died April 25 (22) 1873
Mrs. Grissum died April 29 1873
Hail May 10 1873
Daniel (Darel) McIntire died Jan 19 1873
Richard Knight died 8/4/1827 (born 1774. fa of Aaron Weaver Knight, first author of this diary.) md Cynthia ________ b 1773 d 19 July 1858. and had 11 ch: Anna 1796;
(Children: Moses 1798; Polly, Betsey, Frankie and Wesley died young; Dickie 1803; John 1805; James 1808; Aaron Weaver 1810) Richard Knight founded Zion United Methodist Church in 1815 at (what is now) Pageland, SC
Mrs. Charity (Deason) Hough (wf of Amos Hough) died June 30 1873.
Nancy Raley died July 7 1873
Samuel Brown died Aug 8 1873
Floyd P Steen died Aug 8 1873 (So they say)
A. Vinson and Susan Cato married Sept 26 1873
Ben Kirkley and Lavina (d/o Susannah Hough and Neil F. Graham) married Dec 28 1873
Pheba Bone was burnt to death Feb 10 1874
W(m) H(enry) house was burnt March 4 & 5 1874
Tarlar Sulton (Sutton) died June 27, 1874
Robert Holley and Elizabeth (Eliza) Jones married Sep 24 1874
(James b 28 May 1852 d 2 Mar 1932) Russell Horton and Elizabeth (Liz) Hough (b 2 Aug ___ d 18 Sept 1921; d/o Nancy Elliott and I S Hough) married Nov 5 1874
William (Bates) Horton (b; 27 Mar 1808) died Nov 14 1874
J. B. Jowers and Mary Griffith married Nov 15 1874
J. Early Knight died Dec 21st 1874
Michel Miller died Dec 21 1874
W. A(rchie) Clark and (M. M. ) Mary Malissa Knight (Molly) Jan 28 1875 married (aunt)
Old Mrs. Oliver died Feb 15 1875
Lucy Brown died Feb 23 1875
Sarah Demby died April 6 1875
Joseph Lynn died April 8 1875
Louise (Levi) Pate died April 23 1875
Moses Hough died April 30 1875 (b 1799 SC md Mary Lewellyn, d/o or sister of Jesse, and had ch: Amos, Isabell I, Sarah, Jesse F, Dorcas B, Rochelle R, Margaret I.) Moses was s/o Sarah and Amos Hough b ca 1760 d 29 Jan 1829. Moses was executor of his father's estate.)
Burrel S Newman and Malla Myers married May 9 1875
Wiley ones died June 2 1875
Mary McLaughlin died Oct 24 1875
George Welch died Nov 7 1875
Calvin (C) Sullivan and (M) Dolly Demby married Jan 5 1876
Daniel Sullivan and Louisa Carnes married Jan 10 1876
Betty (Betsey) Watts died jan 18 1876
Jane Graham died Feb 15 1876
Angus M Jones died Feb 25 1876
Janet McClane died April 6 1876
William Mosely died May 28 1876
David S. Cato and Masoura Connel (Missouri Carivel?) married Nov 23 1876
Canty (Seip) Middleton and Emily Threatt married Feb 24 1876
Henry Pate and Susan Robertson married March 25 1876
Louisa Sowell died March 10 1876 (Louis?)
John McCoy and Tirena Pate married Mar 1 1876
James Pitts and Anna page married march 16 1876
J. W. Murry preached the first sermon in the New church July 2 (12) 1876 from Mark 16:15.
Archa Douglas and Cathy Johnson married Dec 17 1876
John Clark and Nancy Douglas married Jan 7 1877
John Graham (s/o Susanna Hough and Neil F Graham) and Lizer Funderburk married Jan 7 1877.
Sally Sullivan died May 4 1877
Charlie Bird died May 10 1877
Patsy Seegars died May 10 (Aug) 1877
J. A. Watts and Nanna Hancock married Dec 13 1877
Sarah Sowell died Dec 14 1877
Sally McBryde died Dec 18 1877
Thomas (Croxton) Croketon died Dec 28 1877
Angus Johnson died Jan 18 1878
Mary Garland died Feb 28 1878
Marvin Raley died March 13 1878
Abraham Sullivan died April 8 1878
Betsy Jowers died April 21 1878
Nancy Miles died April 22 1878
Mary Campbell died June 6 1878
Alford Perkins died Aug 9 1878
Nov 19 snowed 5 in. deep in 1878
William Holley and Hulda Cato married Feb 6 1879
Daniel Sullivan died July 14 1879
Champman L Sullivan died Aug 18 1879
Angus (E) Johnson and Cathy (Cattie) Jowers married Dec 7 1879
Henry Stuart died Dec 14 1879
Kiled 2 hogs Dec 16 1879 Weight 250 and 260
John Brewer and Eliza Jowers married Dec 7 1879
Bob Snipes died Dec 30 1879
Snow April 8 1880
John Threatt died Dec 1 (11) 1880
Daniel Douglas died Feb 16 1881
Daniel Smith and Mary Johnson married Feb 20 1881
William Campbell and Molley Hendrick married Feb 12 1881
C. C. Worley died June 18, 1881
Levi Jordan and Mary Threatt married June 19 1881
Zilphy Croxton died June 25 1881
Mary Raley died July 9 1881
Moses Knight died July 14 1881
Daniel Johnson died Nov 2 1881
Mary Graham died Dec 2 1881 (poss m/o Neil F Graham)
J A Seegars and W. Emerline Knight married Feb 5 1882 (d/o author)
Lena Johnson died Feb 6 1882
Nancy Douglas died may 20 1882
Alexander (Sandy) Johnson and (1st wf) Margaret Smith married June 28 1882
(Mrs) Winifred (Horton b July 29 1810) died Aug 26 1882 (wife of author Rev. Aaron Weaver Knight had 5 ch: Sidney Thomas md Rebecca Cato on 23 March 1871; William Henry md Ellen Clark on 20 March 1867; Elizabeth Jane d unm. 21 July 1921; Margaret "Molly" md W. A. Clark in 1875; Emaline md J. A. Seegars in 1882)
Nelson Newman died Aug 26 1882
Alexander Finlayson died Sept 28 1882
C. R. McLaymore died Oct 15 1882
W. S. Thompson and Catharine Sullivan married Oct 19 1882
The Comet of 1882 was visable Oct 1 to nov 20 1882
C. Conly and Jane McCaskill married jan 18 1883
The Earth quake was Aug 31 1886
Edward Clark died April 11 1884
J(ames) B. Knight died oct 21 1887 (1st wf Mary Horton b 30 Sep 1811; 2nd wf Elizabeth Horton b 2 Aug 1815, daus of Elizabeth Stanley and John Horton)
Mrs. Jane Clark died Dec 18 1887
J. L. Cato and M.E. Cato married Dec 28 1887
J(ohn) S Miller died march 23 1888. His wife d 19 May 1906
Cathy (Jowers) Johnson died April 27 1888. 9wife of Angus E Johnson who md 7 Dec 1879)
Aaron W. Knight died July 8 1888 (author of the first part of this diary.)
Samuel Boise (Boyce) and Mary E Cato married Dec 13 1888
Ed R. Knight and Sally E Cato married Jan (June) 9, 1889 (1888)
Andrew J Knight died Feb 18 1889
(Jeff) B. Cato died April 7 1889
Caroline Campbell died June 2 1889
Levi Sowell died Aug 7 1889
(J) G. W. Blackwell and Nancy F(rances) Thompson married Dec 12 1889
(Richman) Frank Hough and Mary (Frances, Purdy Sowell's aunt) married Dec 12 1889 (or 1888 by Rev. Nathan Faile of Kershaw, SC. Richman was oldest s/o Benjamin Hough)
E Ellis and Eliza Douglas married Dec 25 1889
Randle McPherson and Mary McCaskill married Mar 19 1890
W. B. Campbell and Alice (Alis) Seegars married Aug 9 1890
Margaret R McCaskill died Sep 26 1890
Frank Seegars and Liza Harts (Horton says old copy) married Nov 1890
W. E. Hendrick and M. L. Seegars married Dec 14 1890
J. R. Campbell and Ada Boon married Dec 24 1890
P. C. Campbell and Kathy Mangum (Hatty, old copy) married Nov 1890
(Miss) Flora McCaskill died jan 16 1891
Thomas Horton and Lou Sowell married Jan 29 1891
M. A. Johnson died Feb 3 1891
Jane Raley and James W Jowers married March 1 1891
Calvan McDonal (Dannel) and Hatty Campbell married March 15 1891
James Jowers died March 13 1891
Christion Smith died March 21 (25) 1891
Alexander ("Sandy") Johnson and B. A. C. (Aunt Kan) Horton married Aug 26 1891 (2nd wf Biddy Ann Candis Horton b 2 March 1850, s/o Biddy Ann Sowell and Jackie Horton)
T. Helms and Nancy Hough married Sept 6 1891 (d/o of Nancy elliott and Isaac Shepherd Hough, s/o Joseph)
Mrs. Martha Cato died Dec 22 1891
Sandy Baker and laura Threatt married Dec 30, 1891
Rob Edgeworth and Mary J (E) Horton married Jan 3 1892
W. Haithcock and Laura Campbell married jan 12 1892
Thomas Threatt died jan 15 1892
A. N. Johnson and Cathy Jordan married Jan 17 1892
Mrs. Anna Sulton (Sutton) died Feb 1 1892
Jane (or James) Jowers died Dec 25 (22) 1892
(J) B. Horton and Anna Cato married Dec 20 (21) 1892
Ed Shaw and Malla (?Walla) Horon married Dec 21 1892
Mr. Chashel (Marchel) and Matty Knight married Dec 22 1892
Mr. White and Martha Knight married Dec 27 1892
Snowed Dec. 26, 27, 1892. (Light snow on) Jan 3, 11, 13, 15, 18 19 1893. Snowed for 24 hours and was very cold.
Lynches River froze over and people walked over on ice, Jan 1893
Mary McPherson died Feb 14 1893
Duncan Campbell died April 3 1893
Elias Sullivan and Sarah Campbell married April 11, 1893
Henry Seegars and laura Sowell married July 13 1893
Mary (A) Cato died Oct 24 1893
Thomas McMillian died Nov 13, 1893
John Munn and Mag. Finlayson married Dec 21 1893
Alexander Clark and S.E. Knight married Jan 15 1894
Emmie died Oct 15 1895 (poss an error, likely 1894)
Mrs. Ellen Johnson died Dec 2 1894
Mrs. Peggie Middleton died Dec 11 1894
Kate McCaskill died Jan 5 1895
Richard Demby and Mag Jowers married Dec 1 1895
Harriet Pate died Jan 7 1896
Sarah Sullivan died jan 7 (18) 1896
Charlie Edgeworth and S.M. (Sis) Hendrix married Jan 5 1896
Sis Holly died Feb 1 1896
F. A. Wilkes and Saulie Clark married Feb 20 1896
John A. McCaskill died March 4 1896
J. Burrell Knight and Dana (Dena?) Kirk married Mar 3 1896
Willie Lowery and Effie Graham married Nov 26 1896
G Rufus (J) McCaskill died Dec 11 1896
Will Melton and Lou Campbell married Jan 10, 1897
Daniel Graham (Danny) and Jane Clark married Jan 14 1897
Cornelius McCaskill and Mary Clark married Feb 10 1897
Mrs. Mary Knight died March 13 1897 (Included in another typist's version.)
Theodosia Holley died April 12 1897 (21)
Mrs. Rosan Jordan died Nov 26 1897
Windy and Fair (Firy) day Feb 15 1898
R. J. Johnson and Annie Sullivan married Feb 20 1898
John Harper was hanged Dec 16 1898
Jas. R. Knight and Mollie Melton married Jan 4 1899
Joweph Jowers and Susie Sowell married Jan 15 1899
R. A. Knight and Agatha Douglas married Jan 19 1899
Snowed Feb 11, 12, 13, 1899 was very cold 2 to 15 degrees below zero.
Margaret Campbell died June 6 1899
Sallie Graham died June 30, 1899
Aunt Nancy Thompson died July 13 1899
Kattie Gregory died Dec 12 1899
Lloyd Jordan died Dec 30 1899
John W. Knight and Eller Graham married Jan 31 1900
Dr. G. W. Gregory and Eller Blackwell married May 7 1900
Ed Seegars and Nan Horton married May 13 1900
T. A. Johnson and Nizzie (Nezzie) Sellars married may 16 1900
George Boone died June 16 1900
James Johnson died June 23, 1900
Nel Clark died July 6, 1900
Baxter Douglas and Huldah Knight married Oct 24 1900
Miss Christian Johnson died Feb 6 1901
J. A. Knight (Uncle Sam) and Cattie Middleton married Feb 6 1901
E (C) L Cato and (cousin) Nannie Clark married Mar 20 1901
William Raley died May 12 1901
Harriet Horton died June 19 1901
Eller Knight (died) Aug (7) 1901
J. A. McMillen died Oct 18 1901
Henry Seegars died Oct 21 1901
Mrs. Elizabeth Jowers died Dec 26 1901
Mr. Isaac Hough (Isaac Shepherd, s/o Joseph and 2nd wf Lavinia Elliott Hough) died Jan 27 1902
B. A. Evans died May 28 1902
Clark Douglas died Oct 17 1902
Mr. J. C. Jowers and Mary (Eleanor) Knight married Oct 29 1902
First killing Frost in 1902 was Nov 28
Huldah Holley died Dec 10 1902
Mrs. Esther McCaskill died Dec 15 1902
Will Byrd and Winnie Cato married jan 11 1903
Mrs. Leander Roberts and Neal Johunson married Jan 15 1902
John D McCaskill and Carrie L Cason married Aug 26 1906 in Spartanburg, SC They have the following children: (not in order) Herbert L, E. Bernard, E Mozelle, Agnes H.
(Jefferson Methodist Church founded 1904 is a daughter church of Fork Creek Meth Ch. aka Knight's Meeting House. Rev. Aaron Knight had died about 1820, leaving four sons; each of whom became ordained ministers and founded four churches in the surrounding communities.)
G. N. Clark died March 9 1903
Louda Raley died June 1 1903
W. F. Young and Sally (Sallie Jane) Knight married Dec 23 1903
W. Holly and Effie Lowery married Jan 6 1904
John Wesley Knight died March 9 1904
(Capt.) N. F. (Neil) Graham died May 20 1904
Jessie Hendrick and Bertha Seegars married May 22 1904
J. F. Knight died June 5 1904
C. Hendrick died June 27 1904
Sheriff D. B. Douglas died Feb 8 1905
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson died Feb 23 1905
James W Knight and Carrie L Simpson married March 8 1905
Adline Brown died June 2 1905
Mrs. Rachel Threatt June 2 1905
Elias Sullivan died June 4 1905
Thomas Middleton and Sallie Johnson married July 13 1905
Gilum Horton killed by lightning July 20 1906 (his widow was the former Alice Hough md 26 Nov 1865. Alice was d/o Moses "Moody" and Queen Ann Terrell Hough)
Mary (Jane) Graham (born Nov 8 1850) died Aug 24 1905 (unm d/o Capt Neil and Susannah Hough Graham)
James E Knight died Sept 7 1905
Uncle Jackie Horton (John Stanley) died Dec 19 1905
J. Riley Johnson died April 23 1906 (Carey Johnson's grandfather)
Mrs. Elizabeth (Fletcher) Miller died May 19 1906, (wife of John S Miller of Jefferson, Chesterfield Co., SC. She was d/o Polly Gardner and Wm Brown Fletcher of Flat Rock, Kershaw Co., now Westville, SC)
James R Knight died June 15 1906
Thomas (Tom) J(efferson) Knight and Lula Byrd (d20 Nov 1913) married Jan 20 1907
Carrie L Knight went to the Hospital March 20 1907 (w/o James W Knight)
April was very cold the 15th ice was 2 ins thick.
Carrie came home May 21 1907
Big Hail was June 2 1907. Hail fell as large as the bottom of a tea cup.
Carrie went back to the hospital June 16 1907
Edith Holly died Sept 16 1907
Rinna Horton died Sept 22 1907
Lela Byrd died Sept 16 1907
David S (or T) Knight died Jan 26 1908 (bro of cousin Sallie)
Dan W Knight and Annie Bruton married Jan 13 1908
Minor Holley and Perly Cato married May 3 1908
G. R. Sowell died Aug 18 1908
The great Flood in the creek and river was Aug 25, 16 & 27, 1908.
Nettie Cato died Feb 8 1909
Mr. G. W. Blackwell died March 5 1909
Mrs. Hana Sulton (Sutton) died April 13 1909
Jane Gardner April 16 1909
Mrs. Teal died April 16 1909
Lee Holley died April 29 1909
Nannie Holley wife of Edward Holley died April 30, 1909
Perla Holley wife of Minor Holley died May 30, 1909
Zedie Middleton and Vance Bruton married May 30 1909 so they say
Mrs. W. M. Miller died June 3 1909
John S. Clark and (Miss) Millie Peach married Dec 22 1909
Charlie Johnson died Dec 22 1909, so they say.
E. O. Thompson and Miss Callie Sowell married jan 9 1910
Cleveland Middleton and Eller Seegars married Jan 16 1910
Jes Debruhl and Laura Seegars married Feb 22 1910
Ben Vick and Rebecca Johnson married March 9 1910
Preston Sullivan and Crit Clark married March 27 1910
George Eubanks wife and daughter died same day, Marach 27 1910, so they say.
W. A. Clark home and all the out side buildings burned April 30 1910
W. A. Clark moved into his new home May 25 1910
Mrs. Margaret Clark died July 31 1910
J. A (unreadable) Graham preached the first Sermon in the New Church Aug 14 1910 at Angelus, text John 1:46 "Come and See". (co-author of diary, S. T. Knight and his brother, William Henry Knight, founded Angelus Meth Ch. in 1912)
Lee Middleton and Emmer Holley married Aug 14 1910
A. A. Campbell died Aug 29 1910
Francis Blackwell died Oct 29 1910
C(harles) W(esley) Horton died Nov 5 1910
C. McCaskill died Nov 7 1910
C H Campbell Nov 9 1910
Oscar Funderburk and Nettie Raley married Jan 15 1911
Duncan Campbell and Winnie Clark married May 11, 1911
Salathiel Horton died June 1 1911
Ed Gardner and Olive Sowell married June 14 1911
Clarenda Horton died June 23 1911 (widow of Salathiel Horton)
Mrs. Jane Demby died June 26 1911
Lula Ogburn, daughter of Salathiel Horton, died July 3 1911
Fanna Horton died Aug 12 1911
Cousin John Thompson, wife and grandson spent the night with me, Sept 21, 1911
Mr. Thomas Watts died Nov 21 1911
Feb 11 1912 snowed 10-15 inches deep
W(illiam) H(enry) Knight, my grandfather, died Sunday June 9 at 4 o'clock in the evening 1912 (grandfather of Alma Jowers Baker, AJB)
Henry Adock and Fannie Bradock married June 23 1912
Mr. John Byrd died Jan 27 1913
Dr. T(om) B. Hough died Feb 16 1913 (b1858-59 Monroe, Union Co, NC)
Mr. Joseph (Joe Charles) Hough (b. Jan 19 1835) died May 8 1913. (md Ellen Evans, they lived at Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield Co in 1880. Joseph, s/o William and Sarah Doster Hough. Wm., s/o Joseph and first wf Susannah Williams Hough)
John Horton died May 17 1913
Anna Sowell died May 18 1913
Dr. R. P. Miller died Aug 14 1913
G. S. Johnson and Stella Knight married oct 25 1913
W. D. Watkins and Emmie (or Eunice) Knight married Oct 28 1913
Lula Knight died Nov 20 1913 (1st wf of T. J. Knight)
Elizabeth Hendrick died Dec 27 1913
R. B Yates and Cornelie Lemmons married Jan 14 1914
Snowed Feb 13 - 26, 1914, it was 25 inches deep
Little John Edward Knight died Feb 27 1914
Mrs. Edith Jordan died Feb 26 1914
Olive (Horton) Cato died (b28 Nov 1840; md 15 Feb 1872) died March 15 1914
John Byrd died march 20 1914
Louis Holley died May 15 1914
Lurther Byrd died June 3 1914
Frank J. Terrill killed by his aeroplane Nov 13 1914 at Chesterfield
T(homas) J(efferson) Knight and Bennie Horton married Dec 6 1914
Mrs. Eler Gregory died Jan 4 1915
Wm Holley died Feb 7 1915
Mrs. Emily Miller died Feb 19 1915
Mr. Wm Gee died Feb 23 1915
Carrie Knight went to Hospital March 10 1915 (also in spring of 1907)
B Eubanks and Ella Knight married April 4 1915
Dan Clark and Eller Sullivan married April 25 1915
Tom Threatt and Lillian Byrd married Sept 25 1915. (Mrs. Thomas Threatt, Katie, a grandda of Rev Aaron Knight, a second wife.)
William Horton and Elen Clrk married Nov 7 1915
The day Dec 1, I was 69 years old, I butchered 20 hogs one weigh 330 and one 338.
J. L. Cato died Dec 2 1915
John Hathcock and Neoma Banak married Dec 19 1915
John Simpson and Oler Johnson married Dec 23 1915
Sidney Cato and Alice Dunne married Dec 26 1915
Early Middleton and Winnie Knight Jan 2 1916 married
J. P. Thompson died Jn 30 1916
Mrs. Elishaba . . . Kirkley died Jan 31 1916
Julie Byrd died Feb 6 1916
Mamie Simpson died Aug 1 1916
Mrs. Eleanor Knight died Aug 10 1916
John A. Knight died Dec 30 1916 Age 81 yrs, 3 months, and 13 days.
(Jan) Olin Middleton and Neely Middleton (correction: Nealie Horton) married Jan 1917. (Nealie, dau of Charlie G. and Mag Hough Horton, d/o I. S. Hough)
Mrs. Nancy Clark died Jan 31 1917
George L(ewis Zimmerman) Horton died Feb 4 1917 (b: 13 Jan 1855, 1st wf Suke Hough; 2nd wf, her sis, Emma, daus of Isaac Shepherd Hough).
Hanbead Horton and Olive Campbell married Mar 11 1917
Jess Hendrick house burned March 30, 1917
Barney Finalyson and (Cond?) married May 6 1917
James Middleton died July 2 1917
Little Atilee Clark died July 16 1917 in hospital at Florence.
John L(evi) Horton (b:23 Aug 1844 s/o John Stanley "Jackie" and Biddy Ann Sowell Horton) dropped dead in the field, with a hand of fodder in his hand, Aug 21 1917. (he md Harriett Cato 11 Aug 1867).
W. A(ndrew) Cato died Oct 5 1917, (wf Olive Horton d 15 march 1814)
Mrs. Sarah Jordan died Nov 20 1917
Julius Sowell died Dec 12 1917
Will H Knight died Oct 14 1918
4 air ships passed going Southwest Dec 3, 1918
Went back Northeast Dec 5 1918
Will Simpson died Jan 31 1919
Raymond Johnson and Mary Parnell married Aug 17 1919
J P Demby died Aug 1 1920
Burrell Knight and Allie Clark married Dec. 25 1920
Mrs. Catty Johnson died Feb 28, 1921
W. A. Clark died June 8 1921, (Uncle Archie, grandmother's brother)
C. C. Horton died June 24 1921
Mazurie (Missouri?) (Margaret) Catoe died June 28 1921
E(lizabeth) Jane Knight died July 21 1921 (grandfather's sister)
Dr. G. W. Gregory died 21 1921
S(idney) T(homas) Knight died Aug 28 1921 (grandfather's brother who had continued their father's diary. AJB)