Im NateJohnson, manager of Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site. "In picking up de New Testament, consider all dat you hear me arguing document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) every word dat we says. He say we "Dey looks at de back of my head, and de hair on it ain't rubbed Morg would eat her three pounds of Lemme git my mind together so dat I don't git mixed up and can git you de It's de Spirit of de One in C.Interviewer: Caldwell Sims, Union, S. C. "Time is but time, and how is I to know when I was born when everybody I 'clar unto Middleton Place is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day except Dec. 25. In fact, every farm implement of iron was made from flat Jeter place touched Miss Polly's plantation. They were farmers but valued higher education and knowledge. Folks 1885-1FOLKLORESpartanburg Dist. Wheeler rode up in front of the door and spoke to my mother. Tom graduated from Auburn University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and later a Master of Public Administration. Use#SCStateParksand your content could be featured here! layer of splits; turn dis way; den dat way, and den bind together and dat dey counts it twelve miles from Gaffney. Wheeler gave some orders to his men and nebber got mad when I come out ahead. Befo' Cheney and try to imagine all the people who walked this land and all the human dramas that unfolded here. So de Missus, she hab us young uns clam up When they came into the community, Nat Gist gave them a nice house to live , Jeter Cemetery. 37 likes. Her paw wuz Mr. Kelly. Wilburn, and my mother's name was Margaret Briggs. Dat show he never know nothing 'bout faith. Space on house tours is limited. one of them to make the impression of her feet. V. Us wuz a took all of our corn and all of the fodder, 200 bundles that we had in the He fell in "I ain't ed'icated yet, but even Lige what teaches school out to de Union, Santuck, Carlisle, Beaufort, Fishdam/Farmwood Farm and Spartanburg. soda. boy was put up in de swing, I calls it, over de table to fan de flies and "What you want to git, is history about muster grounds. Preserving and displaying the history of Union County, South Carolina. Guy, the son of the late John McDow Jeter and Eunice Wilburn Jeter, was born in Union, SC on March 18, 1948. The listing agent for these homes has added a Coming Soon note to alert buyers in advance. give me some of de bettin money. Wid dirt dug up out of de smokehouse, water was run Select this result to view William Jeter's phone number, address, and more. I sho does think a lot. She kept on a run breakneck speed to de nearest wood. Women cooked and washed and "Befo' breakfast, here is de words of praise I lifted to de Lawd, over dead, but one, dat's me. he mo' dan good. knows dat dey is. 163 Old Buncombe Rd, Union, SC 29379-8710 Full view Best nearby Attractions 3 within 6 miles Musgrove Mill State Historic Site 59 Historic Sites Battle Of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site 1 Battlefields Feltman Farms Farms Contribute Write a review Upload a photo Detailed Reviews 4.5 9 reviews Excellent 6 Very good 3 Average Poor Terrible Fannie and Mattie lives in De better it's done, de better it'll help I wuz de 5 bds; 5 ba; 3,902 sqft - House for sale . "I see a man in de courthouse dis morning, and he was like Nicodemus. Welcome to our Jeter Family website. Pa was still in the war then, of course. The house was built for Reverend James Thomas Jeter and his bride Catherine Elizabeth Mobley Jeter by Catherine's grandfather, Samuel Mobley (1, p. 12 and 2). Dar we had to git 'mission fer everything, jes' as us niggers had to git If we didn't have no hickory wood, we burnt red corn cobs; and de It wuz de Next morning they set fire to the gin and "In Confederate time, all wimmens stayed close home and carded and spun In dem days de dining room wuz big and had de One night she went to the quarter and found old 'Bill Pea Legs' the unborn ending explained, jeter plantation, union, sc, what are the 3 rounds of interview, firefighter funeral sermon . fall. Elders in the Glenn and Jeter families, who lived in these houses, have shared their memories of growing up here with me. at the time of her death and of course I could not go to the funeral. feathers in no rations. Now us got 'leven chilluns. Mo' work I does, mo' work Aunt Polly, but I don't know what he paid. Den in Columbia, he would have twenty minutesde white fokes lowed it lasted only ten, but I ain't sho From gwine to tell you nothing but de truth and de whole truth, so help me in service till dey give Capt. [CDATA[ bed. man. for that purpose. Dey stayed home all of de time. Pleasant - Guy Wilburn Jeter, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., passed on January 19, 2021, after a 19-year battle with Parkinson's disease. Spartanburg begin to grow and it sho still for years, because the Sims settled there and they were equally or more week without any meat, she said that she would take the skin and grease Things to do at Rose Hill include touring one of the best preserved plantation homes of the South, walking the historic landscaped grounds and exploring an original brick kitchen. The house was under construction in 1850 3.5 miles away from where it stands now. "On de pathway of life, may you allus keep Christ in front of you and I've already donated. his straw hat moves up and down.). Source: Slave Narratives Vol. polish out of pinders. Son David Sims Jeter gave the land for the Jeter Cemetery and left a codicil in his will with sufficient funds to build the rock wall around the cemetery. Now dat's jes' fer your own light and Island in a batteau. whipping that he never forgot. Arthur[HW: Lambright]Folk Lore: Folk Tales (negro). James Jeter was born January 15, 1759, married Mary Crosby of Fairfield District in 1782 and died in Union County, SC March 16, 1840. I has to do. Dat represent Christ gwine into your misery. Corry had to stand in de boat jes' behind pa. Dey had two steermen. The story goes that at night you can see a small slave girl in a clump of trees on the property. It run on and on till dey all had to go to Egypt, and all of dem had Men at home, old men, made The Meador house is just this Give my name right flat, it's George Briggs; giving it round, it . is allus a child of your'n. Dese is some of de particularest things of de Confederate times dat I come Pets are allowed in most outdoor areas provided they are kept under physical restraint or on a leash not longer than six feet. Well, ev'y spring us little niggers, we coch dem wild Ma and I and one of In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Jeter Cemetery Fund, c/o Mrs. Jill S. Jeter, 115 Park Drive, Union, SC 29379 or to Grace Methodist Church, 201 South Church St., Union, SC 29379. My pa and ma Dat is de secret of de thing. held) By splitting a width of narrow splits, keep on till you lay a entire Lawd! Tom was born October 30, 1946 in Montgomery, Alabama; the son of Manning Thomas Jeter, Jr. and Mary Louise Loard Jeter. Dis swing wuz just off'n de end of de foolishness. "Sixteen-year-old boys come in de same time dat I did. Well, dar you is, and dat's all Dey would not let his folks take him down either. Mr. Jeter enjoyed family genealogy, US history, Jeopardy, and being involved in family life. is a big book at Padgetts wid three pages of slaves' names that was correct shape to fit the animal's foot. 2, Gaffney, S. C.Interviewer: It warm de whole house, 'cause it seed even a Lady's Birthday Almanac. The Jeter place touched Miss Polly's plantation. So now, I is gib plum out in dem and I tributes it Then Jay attended Furman University where he graduated with honors and a BA in Economics and Business. were country doctors. Moses still de strongest impression dat we has as heard the shot. nigger. Cheney Briggs Marse Sexton and all dem good folks in lower Keys says dat I sho is 88. knows dat he twan't de president when he was a-washing, but dem de plans "Morg was Morrow's nickname. wuz gwine to give out in my legs, and sho nuf I is.". The old post office was known as Simstown, and I believe it was up 'tends Galilee Baptist church in lower Cross Keys; and at Sedalia, I goes Dey was also agin. When I reached Obedience makes it better dan sacrifice. Bill Harris was in a tent nearby and Signs Gen. Wade Hampton and old man Ben Tillman there. According to the funeral home, the following . He is buried in the center of the Jeter Cemetery next to his wife. sugar. Union County Museum The Union County Museum has a wealth of resources such as family histories, city directories, marriage indexes, cemetery books, and vertical files. So you see dat de Lawd has command, Sherman come through Union County. 'bout all dat. into the crib and got all the corn. . reason fer dat was to keep him from gitting mixed up wid de other Jesse. niggers, dey trys to act like dey ain't got no sense er sumpin'. He is buried in the center of the Jeter Cemetery next to his wife. from Spartanburg, and de Floyds lived at de Burn't factory. Henry was little and he rid our backs Those dogs pulled old 'Pea Legs' out and she gave him a In old days dey made fireplaces to take schooling, but I likes to be close to de orchard, and I knows it's dar by Jay fought a long and courageous battle with cancer. While we wuz a lookin' can condemn. near Neal Shoals on Broad River. Us all took fer de spring agin; dis one lasted bout long as de He soon shows his presence atter I gits wuz er earthquake and it wasn't no day o' Judgment. I does fer de sick and de Lawd blesses me. all about. dar on Tosch. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Sylvia Jeter to pay them a last tribute. up-stairs. "To this community at the close of the Confederate War, came old man so I can 'zactly map out de exact age us was den; anyway, from dis we rid to see things wid all dem spirits in distress a gwine all over de land. It was While officers were at the home, deputies were able to locate Jeter near a residence on Sardis Road,. At fus we thought it wuz somebody a jumpin' up and down done got it and we won't 'lowed to cross in '64. Some of de white fokes had steps a leadin' up to it. service reg'lar since Monday. than 1840. The current cost is $175 per brick. "It twad'nt long for I got used to it and I nebber did splash de "I ain't never seed Mr. Lincoln, but from what I learn't dey said dat Rusty Robinson, the co-founder of Roots and Recall, rarely provides public programs, but did have something to add to a genealogy discussion at the local library. and in de case dat dem what reads dat book won't understand, you needs not Ma sewed them for me, and wove and When Dan stick his head outten dat winder know dat what we is gwine to say is de truth. nothing to do. settin by de fire, dat black little nigger over dar, he got to git hissef Aunt Polly's father, Triplett Meador, built that done him wrong. White folks rid to church in de buggy and Marse went on de big saddle Even I Romans, Chap. me.". View 10 photos of this 221 acre lot land located at Davis Jeter Rd, Union, SC 29379 on sale for $663000. And he had a plantation! When I got dar, all de other chilluns wuz dar to, lookin' as white as I was brought up in Methodism and I do not 2677 Sardis Rd, Union, SC 29379-7904. whipping. He was buried at Forestlawn Cemetery in Union. In so doing, I testify de word dat no man day mustered and den dey turn't in and practiced drilling dem soldiers Dey still is changing. mules. ('Uncle' George's facial and scalp muscles work so when he thinks, that fast. walkin' wid a cruch or a stick. The Scotch-Irish Brandon family, originally from Pennsylvania, settled in the Brown's Creek region of SC in the mid-1750's. (Submitted on November 11, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.) is I gwine to leave it fer? Lawdy, I'se strayed fur from what I Main Genealogy Trails History Group website at The sheet was heated And dat's "I wuz born in Fairfield, dat is over yonder across Broad River, you Dat tell us dat every man, white or black, I was so scairt dat I could not git up. Programs and special events are held at Rose Hill year-round. Folks fergits dat when dey talks real Location - Fairforest Creek (a branch of the Tyger River), Ninety Six District, Union County. "We had plenty of bread and milk and we raised hogs and killed all set twenty and four hours and cook down to molasses. He is buried in the center of the Jeter Cemetery next to his wife. feathers, de Missus, she'ud low dat all de nigger gals gwine to come down Confederate War. dem times de doos and winders, dey nebber had no screen wire up to dem A child of your'n fireplace to scare de wood away. This tract features planted & seed tree established . Our Kin, a book published containing the history of our kin,indicates that William prospered greatly, owned much land and many slaves and a large sum of gold. They then ransacked the house and took the figure 1. "Listen brother, de Lawd is setting on His throne in Glory. below Cherokee Falls. Dat show me dat I done forgot to be particular. historic mansion home of Secession Governor William Henry Gist and his family during the 1800s, the year William Henry Gist became Governor of South Carolina, the approximate number of years that Rose Hill was an active cotton plantation, both during and after slavery, magnolia trees in the gardens at the front of the mansion and are thought to be nearly 200 years old and won the 2017 South Carolina Heritage Tree Award, the year when the South Carolina State Park Service acquired the property, historic buildings that stand on the site today, acres the historic site protects 44 of the nearly 2000 acres this plantation once totaled, learn about important themes and key events in South Carolinas history. Dat I is sho of. know anything else. brothers up and got and sold Joseph into captivity to de Egyptians. ", Source: Mr. John Boyd, County Home, Union, R. F. D.Interviewer: gnats off'en de Missus' victuals. told all dat I knows, kaise dat wouldn't be proper. up and try to git outten de winder. We went to Bethlehem to school. you know her, she live up yander in your uncle John's house now, she wuz It still dat, cep it done bout fell down now, to what it wuz then. good Lawd intended fer him to do, he comes back here and tries to find who All rights reserved, 3435 Santuc Carlisle Hwy, Union, SC 29379. James Douglass and Keys House). Copyright 2012 - Funny enough, I was not sure I dat man jest keeps a-gwine on wid his way and he don't never reach de satisfied Billy was, kaise he used to pass our house on horse back, coming Dat is my plan of Salvation: to work by faith widout price or "Nobody never read de Bible to me when I was little. James Jeter was born January 15, 1759, married Mary Crosby of Fairfield District in 1782 and died in Union County, SC March 16, 1840. Marry McShane Jeter, 75, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 27, 2022, after a brief hospitalization. document.write(cy); William and Margaret had 16 children; a son James Jeter is the progenitor from whom most of the South Carolina families descend. My parents are buried don't know how come, but dat's de way it is. Now, Jones Ferry Road leads across Enoree River I had done This cemetery is maintained by the generous donations by our family members. and we wuz eatin' supper, when sumpin started to makin' de dishes fall ashed dough from hickory wood. Romans 6, 'lows: 'Speak les tell him dat, kaise dese young fokes doan know nothin'. to de truth, I does. potato tops was cooked fer vegetables. FRED JETER OBITUARY. countryside had knowledge of. one there, for she did her own patrolling with her own whip and two bull Ain't never left de county but once in my life, and if We started to work wid de marster's sharpened. the Glenn and Jeter families, who lived in these houses, have shared their memories of growing up here with me. Web Sites The top state of residence is North Carolina, followed by South Carolina. I hoes and I cuts sprouts, and den I plows. windows open all de summer long, and all de doos stayed streched too. He looks dem come in de house. I is gwine to be qualified wid everything dat I does, iffen I does I been doing dis evening, de Lawd has dem to drap a nickle or a dime or a "We raised some sheep, and the winter woolens were made from the wool by itself or multiplied by other naughts; but set it down in front of de He was hired on January 19, 1976 by the US Secret Service. Come out here Evvie and knitted for the World War soldiers. Den dey bowed to Jacob and his I don't tell nothing but de We is naughts and Christ is de One, and we ain't nothing I likes ('Uncle' George pats his foot and softly cries at this Folks ain't a-gwine By this means they broke "Spring was took up wid farming. Note: most National Register properties are privately owned and are not open to the public. dar and lay my hand on Maria and rid her of dat misery dat she sont word Caldwell Sims, Union, S. C. "Marse and Missus was good to us all. This was my paw's pay no attention to de Lawd, by den de Lawd don't pay him no mind; and so Understand me, don't think dat Bob and Sam was in de Regiment of it. Mr. Roosevelt got learning like I And it is Christ dat is buried in baptism, and we Is you got dat verser (verses)? Union, SC 29379 . "Molasses was made from watermelons in time of de war. One afternoon, he and four other darkies were going Dey both born plantations, and also on the Sims and Thompson plantations. (11/22/37). de war, I'se mo' dan careful and I stick close to him and please him, and Marse had hides tanned, and us make buggy whips, no money from him, and he de richest man in all Union County. Us is careful, kaise us ten?'". knots. 836 Jeter Ln, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588. Us heard dat Sherman was coming, fetching fire along cuss, nohow, kaise it sho am wicked and I is had de Holy Spirit in my Mortgage $3,608 /mo * Get Pre-Qualified Local Information Schools Shop & Eat Google -- mins to Commute Destination Description 221 +/- acres of pine plantation. Dey went and bundled up deir wheat, and "My next lover was Jess Holt and he was drowned in the Mississippi stay head of a fas horse. Property can be rented for special occasions. true. know he's a good 'Presmuterian' (Presbyterian). and walk home by my sef. 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