James W. and Agness M. Quinn

James W. Quinn married Agness M. ? and they had
a daughter, Susan Ann Quinn (aka Susanah Quinn) married Zadoc Coan and they had
a son, William Edward Coan and he married Kathryn Kelly and they had
a daughter, Mabel Louise Cohen and she married Clyde Harris and they had
a son, William Clyde Harris and he married Peggy Annette Prince and they had
Stan

James. W. Quinn was born 9/27/1824 in SC. I don't know his parents right now. He married Agness M. ? . Agness was born 8/16/1820 in SC. I don't know her last name right now or her parents. They got married about 1845 in SC. Her tombstone has her as "Agness M. Quinn". Is the "M." her middle initial or her maiden name initial. There are a lot of McAbees buried there and close to them. Is it possible that she was Agness McAbee.

1850 U.S. Census of Subdivision 23,  Choctaw County,  Mississippi; Roll:  M432_370; Page:  88A; Image:  182, Lines 3-10, "J.W. Quinn", taken 11/11/1850 by David Holland
J.W. Quinn, 30 yrs old (DOB 1820), M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, $600 Real Esatate Value, Born in SC
Agness Quinn (sic), 28 yrs old (DOB 1822), F, W, Born in Ala(bama)
Mary Quinn, 9 yrs old (DOB 1841), F, W, Born in MS (Mississippi)
Amanda Quinn, 7 yrs old (DOB 1843), F, W, Born in MS
Sarah Quinn, 5 yrs old (DOB 1845), F, W, Born in MS
Harter Quinn (looks like Horton Quinn to me but Ancestry.com has him indexed as "Harter Quinn"), 3 yrs old (DOB 1847), M, W, Born in MS
William Quinn, 7/12 mos old (DOB 4/1850), M, W, Born in MS

Is this the James W. and Agness Quinn that I'm looking for? All of my information AFTER 1850 tells me it's not but I haven't been able to find them anywhere else in 1850 at this time. Here's the reasoning:

What I know is their first child, that I know of, (before 1850) was (Susanna, Susana, Susannah) Susan Ann Quinn born 5/22/1845 according to her death certificate or was born 5/1848 according to 1900 Census (which listed age, month and year of census). The informant for the death certificate could have made a mistake and some women lied about their age in vanity or whoever gave the census taker the information could have made a mistake. Her tombstone reflects the 5/22/1845 date of birth. Every source I have, so far, always lists her as "Susan, Susan A., Susan Ann, Susana, Susanna, Susannah" and NEVER as "Sarah", which is what the girl in the 1850 census, who would be Susan's age, is listed as. That could have been the census taker's mistake or I've seen where they were called by a middle name or nickname when they were young children. Susan Quinn was definitely born in SC although this 1850 census listed all the children as being born in Mississippi.

Agnes Quinn was born 8/16/1820 according to her tombstone which is 2 yrs different from the 1850 census although there could be reasons for this (see my note above). The 1900 Census has her DOB as 10/1820 (different month but same year as her tombstone).

James W. Quinn was born 9/24/1824 according to his tombstone and the 1900 census. This is 4 years different from the 1850 census which has him listed as being born in 1820.

I don't currently have Mary, Sarah, Horton (Hartin), or William as James W. and Agnes Quinn's children although, by 1860, these 4 may have been married or dead.


1860 U.S. Census of Northern Division, Spartanburg Township, Spartanburg County, SC, taken 6/6/1860, Lines 3-12, Dwelling 22, Family 22, "Jas W. Quinn"
Jas W. Quinn, 36 yrs old, Male, White, Farmer, Real estate vaule of $1,000, Personal estate value $175, Born in SC
Agnes M. Quinn, 38, F, W, Born in SC
Susan A. Quinn, 16, F, W, Born in SC DOB would have been 1845
Littleberry B. Quinn, 12, m, W, Born in SC DOB would have been 1848
Robert R. Quinn, 11, M, W, Born in SC DOB would have been 1849
James W. Quinn, 9, M, W, Born in SC DOB would have been 1851
Thomas P. (or J.) Quinn, 7, M, W, Born in SC DOB would have been 1853
J? C. Quinn, 5, M, W, Born in SC (Ancestry.com has him indexed as Jennis C. Quinn) DOB would have been 1855
Mary J. Quinn, 3, F, W, Born in SC DOB would have been 1857
Nancy A. Quinn, 2, F, W, Born in SC" DOB would have been 1858
This Quinn family  lived near Zade Coan and his new wife, Susan Quinn Coan.


1870 U.S, Census Spartanburg Township, Post Office Spartanburg C.H. (Court House?), written page 53, Series M593, Roll 1508, Pg 587, "James Quinn", Lines 26-31, Dwelling 357, Family 391
James Quinn, 44 years old, M, W, Farmer, Born in SC
Agnes Quinn, 44 years old, F, W, Keeps House, Born in SC
Thomas, 15, M, W, Farm Laborer, Born in SC
Janie, 14 years od, F, W, At Home, Born in SC DOB would have been 1856
Mary, 12 years old, F, W, At Home, Born in SC DOB would have been 1858
Nancy, 9 years old, F, W, At Home, Born in SC" DOB would have been 1861 but in the 1860 census her DOB would have been 1858


1880 U.S. Census Spartanburg Township, Spartanburg County, SC, ED 144, written page 38, Series T9, Roll 1240, Pg 400, Lines 34-36, "James W. Quinn"
James W. Quinn, W, M, 56 years old, Head, Occupation "Farming", Born in SC, Both parents born in Virginia
Agnes Quinn, W, F, 56 years old, Wife, Keeping House, Born in SC, Father born in Virginia, Mother born in SC
"? D. Quinn, W, F, 15 years old, Daughter, At Home, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC (DOB would have been about 1865. This name is illegible but according to the age it doesn't match any of the children listed in the 1860 Census. Nancy would have been born about 1858 and Mary would have been born about 1857. So this is probably a later child and I can't read the name.)


1900 U.S. Census Spartanburg Township, Spartanburg County, SC, ED 102, Sheet 9, Series T623, Roll 1542, Pg 140, "James Quinn", Lines 19-20, Dwelling 130, Family 130
James W. Quinn, Head, W, M, Born September, 1824, 75 years od, Married 50 years, Born in SC, Both parents born in VA, Can read and write and speak English, Rents Home (not a farm)"Agnes M. Quinn, Wife, W, F, Born October, 1820, 79 years old, Married 50 years, 8 children and 8 still living, Born in SC, Both parents born in VA"

James Quinn and Agnes had 8 children that I'm aware of:
1) Susan Ann Quinn (aka Susanah Quinn), DOB 5/22/1848 in SC. Susan Quinn married Zadok Coan (DOB: 1845; DOD: 12/15/1884 in Spartanburg, SC) , Israel Fowler (DOB: 1/1840 in Union County, SC; DOD: 5/28/1918 in Spartanburg, SC) and M. Littlejohn (DOB: ? in ? ; DOD: ? in Spartanburg, SC).

2) Littleberry B. Quinn, DOB 1848-1852 in SC. He was in the 1st Battalion State Troops in the Confederate Army. He married Polly Gilbert. He died 11/22/1920 in Spartanburg County, SC.
3) Robert R. Quinn, DOB About 1849 in SC. He married ? . His DOD: ? in ?.

4) John Russell Quinn, DOB 11/18/1851 in SC. He married Elizabeth ? (DOB 2/1870 in SC; DOD 1902-1910 in SC).

5) Thomas J. Quinn (aka J.T. Quinn, Tom, Thomas M. Quinn, Thomas P. Quinn), DOB 1853-1855 in SC, DOD ? in ?.  He married Bessie ? (DOB About 1847 in SC, DOD ? in ? )

6) James Wofford Quinn, Jr., DOB 12/25/1854 in SC. He married Mahala Jane McAbee (DOB 11/1855 in SC; DOD ? in ? ) He died 10/10/1936 in Spartanburg County, SC. He is buried at Cannon's Campground Methodist Church.

6) Junius C. Quinn (Uncertain on name and sex, it could be Jonias, Janie, Jennis, Jonas Quinn), DOB About 1855 in SC. He married Corina ? (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ). He died ? in ? .

7) Mary J. Quinn, DOB About 1857 in SC. She married Thomas Tilman Linder (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ). She died ? in ? .

8) Nancy A. Quinn (Nan Quinn), DOB About 1858 in SC. She married a Morrow (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ). She died ? in ? .

J.W. Quinn died sometime after 1902. He and Agness are buried at Zion Hill Baptist Church cemetery, 2817 E. Main St (Hwy 29), Spartanburg, SC, 29307. There is one marker for both of them. Her's is engraved with both birth and death dates but his only has his birth date. Agnes Quinn died 7/23/1902 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC.

From Harris Genealogy Photos

From Harris Genealogy Photos

Here are my sources:
1860 U.S. Census of Northern Division, Spartanburg Township, Spartanburg County, SC, taken 6/6/1860, Lines 3-12, Dwelling 22, Family 22, "Jas W. Quinn" (See above transcript)

1870 U.S, Census Spartanburg Township, Post Office Spartanburg C.H. (Court House?), written page 53, Series M593, Roll 1508, Pg 587, "James Quinn", Lines 26-31, Dwelling 357, Family 391 (See above transcript)

1880 U.S. Census Spartanburg Township, Spartanburg County, SC, ED 144, written page 38, Series T9, Roll 1240, Pg 400, Lines 34-36, "James W. Quinn" (See above transcript)

1900 U.S. Census of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC, Roll T623_1542; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 102, Lines 19-20, Dwelling 130, Family 130, "Quinn, Junius T." (sic) and Dwelling 133, Family 133, "Quinn, James W." (See above transcript)

J.W. Quinn is listed as a State's Witness in a case of the State vs. Allen Kirby on August 1, 1846.

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, Original http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/, Film M381 Roll 26, James W. Quinn, Private/Sergeant Co. H, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, 1st Palmetto, SC, Jenkins; Private Co C, 7th Regiment SC Reserves (90 days 1862-1864)

There is a deed in 1904 referring to the J.W.Quinn estate, conveyance to Emma Cash signed by J.T., J.R., T.P., J.W. Quinn and W.P.Willis,, M.J.Linder and L.B.Quinn.

Zion Hill Baptist Church, East Main St, Hwy 29, Spartanburg, SC

SC Death Certificate #18730, Registration District #4008, Registered #133, Mrs. Susan A. Littlejohn, DOD: 11/27/1939 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC
Usual Residence: Route 2, Cowpens, SC
Female, White, Widowed, Deceased Spouse: Mr. M. Littlejohn
DOB: 5/22/1845 in SC, 94 yrs old, 6 mos, 5 days old
Father: J.W. Quinn, born in SC
Mother: Agness Quinn, born in SC
Informant: John Cohn, Union, SC (I believe this is John "Bud" Cohen who would be her son by her first husband.)
DOD: 11/27/1939
Cause of death: Flu, Lobar Pneumonia
Burial: 11/29/1939 in Zion Hill (Zion Hill Baptist Church, Hwy 29 E. Main St, Spartanburg, SC)

Obituary
James W. Quinn (this James W. Quinn was the son of James W. and Agness M. Quinn and brother of John Russell Quinn) there is a grave site at Cannon's Camp Ground Methodist Church. for Rev. James W. Quinn, born December 25, 1855 and dec'd Oct. 10, 1936. His obituary states that he lived in Cherokee Springs. He was not a member of Cannon's Camp Ground and I cannot read the name of the church he belonged to. He was survived by his wife, Jane McAbee Quinn and children:
C.W. Quinn, Travelers Rest;
Claude Quinn, Cross Anchor;
W. C. Quinn, Cross Anchor;
B.E. Quinn and Mrs. C.B. Huggins, Spartanburg, S.C.
also, Mrs. J.D. O'Sullivan of Cherokee Springs
He had three sisters:
Mrs. Molly Linder Wallace of Cherokee Springs
Mrs. Susan Littlejohn of Cowpens
Mrs. Nan Morrow of Gaffney
It states he had 48 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Following
grandsons were pallbearers:
Grady Quinn
Zeb Quinn
Paul Quinn
Dorrus Quinn
Jerry O'Sullivan
Ernest O'Sullivan

1870 U.S. Census, Spartanburg Township, Post Office Spartanburg C. H. (Court House?), Spartanburg County, SC, Series M593, Roll 1508, Pg 586, Lines 4-5, "Zadop Coan", Dwelling 334, Family 368
Zadop Coan, 23 years old, M, W, Farmer, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
Susan Coan, 24 years old, F, W, Keeping House, Cannot read or write

1880 U.S. Census, Enumeration 149, Spartanburg Township, Sheet 38, Line 13, "Zade Coan"
Zade Coan, W, M, 35 years old, Head, Farming, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Susan, W, F, 35 years old, Wife, Keeping House, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Talula, W, F, 9 years old, Daughter, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Mary E., W, F, 8 years old, Daughter, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Nancy J., W, F, 3 years old, Daughter, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
John W., W, M, 2 years old, Son, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Susanna, W, F, 1 year old, Daughter, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC

1900 U.S. Census, Spartanburg Township, Glendale Village, Spartanburg County, SC, ED 100, Series T623, Roll 1542, Page 111, Lines 27-28, "Israel Fowler", Dwelling 160, Family 163
Dwelling 160, Family 163, Israel Fowler, Head, W, M, Born Jan 1840, 60 years old, Married 5 years, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Occupation "Lay up roping", can't read or write, speaks English
S.A. Fowler, Wife, W, F, Born May 1848, 52 years old, Married 5 years, 7 children with 5 still living, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, can read and write, speaks English

1910 U.S. Census, Pacolet Township, Spartanburg County, SC, ED 83, Series T624, Roll 1473, Pg 49, "Israel Fowler", Lines 83-84, Dwelling 75, Family 77 (They were living beside her son, William E. Cohen)
Israel Fowler, Head, M, W, 66 years old, Married 19 years, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, speaks English, Occupation Farmer of General Farm
Susan Fowler, Wife, F, W, 63 years old, Married 19 years, 7 children with 5 still living, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, speaks English

1920 U.S. Census, Spartanburg Township, Spartanburg County, SC, ED 102, Sheet 1813, Series T625, Roll 1710, Pg 210, Lines 78-81, "William Hodge", Dwelling 341, Family 366
William Hodge, Head, Home owned free of mortgage, M, W, 47 years old, Married, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Occupation "weaver in cotton mill"
Lula Hodge, Wife, F, W, 43 years old, Married, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
S.A. Fowler, Mother-in-law, F, W, 74 years old, Widowed, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
John Ball, Boarder, M, W, 70 years old, Widowed, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC

Carolina Spartan, 12/17/1884 "Zadoc Coan, a good, quiet citizen was working in an old stable on Mr. John Archer's farm near town Monday, when the house tumbled down and crushed him to death. He was buried Tuesday."

1910 U.S. Census of Reidville Township, Spartanburg County, SC, Toll Y735_1473, Pg 13A, ED 86, Image 142, Lines 8-10, Dwelling 221, Family 230, "Quinn, L.B."
Quinn, L.B., Head, M(ale), W(hite), 62 yrs old, Married 11 yrs, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Paint Odd, for Wages, Can read and write, Rents home
Quinn, Mary, Wife, F, W, 40 yrs old, Married, 3 children with 2 living, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Farm Laborer, for wages, Can read and write
Quinn, Aldridge, Son, M, W, 8 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, mother born in SC, Speak English, Cannot read or write, not attending school

1920 U.S. Census of Cherokee, District 85, Spartanburg County, SC, Roll T625_1710, pg 27B, ED 85, Image, 674, Lines 95-96, Dwelling 290, Family 290, "Quinn, Littleberry B."
Quinn, Littleberry B., Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 70 yrs old, Widowed, Can read and write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, farmer of general farm
Audrie, Son, M, W, 16 yrs old, Single, In school, Can read and write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC

SC Death Certificate #21114, Registration District #4002B, Registered #28, L.B. Quinn, DOD 11/22/1920, Cherokee Township, Spartanburg County, SC
Male, White, Widowed, DOB 1852 in SC, 68 yrs old
Farmer
Father: J.W. Quinn born in SC
Mothe:r DK (Don't Know) born in DK (Don't Know)
Informant: T.P. Quinn of Converse #1
DOD 11/22/1920
"Saw dead body about half hour after death. Death, according to history, was due to valvular 90 heart disease"
Physician: H.T. Scott of Cowpens, SC
Place of Burial: Spartanburg, on 11/24/1920
Undertaker: J.F. Floyd of Spartanburg, SC

1900 U.S. Census of Cherokee Springs, Spartanburg County, SC, Roll T623-1541, Pg 8A, ED 84, Lines 16-21, Family 142, Dwelling 142, "Quinn, J.R."
Quinn, J.R., Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Feb, 1848, 52 yrs old, Married 15 yrs, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Farmer, Cannot read or write, Rents Farm
Quinn, Elisabeth, Wife, W, F, Born Feb, 1870, 30 yrs old, Married 15 yrs, 5 children with 4 still living, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Can read and write
Quinn, A. (or H.) Elis, Daughter, W, F, Born June, 1884, 14 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Can read and write
Quinn, Robbert C. (sic), Son, W, M, Born Dec, 1891, 8 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC
Quinn, Viola, Daughter, W, F, Born Nov, 1898, 1 yrs old, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC
Quinn, Sarah J., Daughter, W, F, Born May, 1900, 0/12 mos old, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC

1910 U.S. Census of Spartanburg, District 87, Spartanburg County, SC, Rp;; T625-1472, Pg 20A, ED 87, Image 764, Lines 43-48, Dwelling 167, "Quinn, John R."
Quinn, John R., Head, M(ale), W(hite), 50 yrs old, Widowed, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Farming general farm, can read and write
Quinn, Robert P., Son, M, W, 18 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, speaks English, Farm Laborer on home Farm, Can read and write
Quinn, Viola, Daughter, F, W, 10 yrs old, born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Cannot read or write
Quinn, Davis, Daughter, F, W, 8 yrs old, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English
Quinn, Benjamin T., Grandson, M, W, 6 yrs old, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC

1920 U.S. Census of Cherokee Springs, Spartanburg County, SC, Roll T625-1710, Pg 13B, ED 102, Image 998, Lines 69-73, Dwelling 245, Family 268, "Quinn, J.R."
Quinn, J.R., Head, Rents, M(ale), W(hite), 66 yrs old, Married, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Can read and write, Farmer of general farm
Quinn, Nannie, Wife, F, W, 32 yrs old, Married, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Can read and write
Quinn, Viola, Daughter, F, W, 21 yrs old, Single, Cannot read or write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC
Quinn, Charles, Grandson, M, W, 3/12 mos old, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC
Quinn, Ben, Grandson, M, W, 15 yrs old, Single, Cannot read or write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC

SC Death Certificate Stamped 12678, Registration District 40-A, Registered #376, DOD:  8/11/1935, J.Russell Quinn, 107 Myrtle Ave, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC
Male, White, Widowed
Spouse: Nannie Bradley
DOB: 11/18/1851 in Spartanburg, SC, 84 yrs old
Tenant Farmer for 40 yrs, last time worked 1929
Father: James Quinn born in unknown
Mother: Agnes Quinn born in unknown
Informant: Mrs. Viola Alexander or 107 Myrtle Ave, Spartanburg, SC
Buried in County Cemetery, 8/12/1935
Undertaker: J.F. Floyd
DOD 8/11/1935
Physician attended deceased from 8/1/1935, last seen alive on 8/11/1835
Died of Hypertension, arteriosclerosis, acute cardiac diliation
Physician J.C. Josey of Spartanburg

1910 U.S. Census of Pacolet, Spartanburg County, SC, Roll T624_1473, Pg 8B, ED 83, Image 638, Lines 53-57, Dwelling 140, Family 143, "Quinn, Tom M."
Quinn, Tom M., Head, M(ale), W(hite), 43 yrs old, 2nd Marriage 1 yr, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Farmer of General Farm, Cannot read and write, Rents farm
Quinn, Bessie, Wife, F, W, 23 yrs old, 1st Marriage 1 yr, 1 child with 1 child living, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Farm Laborer on home farm, cannot read and write
Quinn, Monroe T. , Son, M, W, 10/12 mos, born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC
Quinn, James W., Father, M, W, 75 yrs old, Widowed, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Farm Laborer on home farm, Can read and write
Thornton, Mary, Mother-In-Law, F, W 39 yrs old, Widowed, 2 children with 1 still living, Borni n SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Cannot read and write

1900 U.S. Census of Cherokee, Spartanburg County, SC, Roll T623_1541, Pg 1B, ED 85, Lines 58-66, Dwelling 10, Family 10, "Quinn, James W."
Quinn, James W., Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Dec, 1854, 45 yrs old, Married at age 25, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Farmer, Can read and write, Owns Farm
Quinn, Mahaley J., Wife, W, F, Born in Nov, 1855, 44 yrs old, Married at age 25, 7 children with 5 still living (a "+" sign which may mean she was pregnant at the time of the census on 6/1/1900), Born in GA, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC
Quinn, Della, Daughter, W, F, born Nov, 1882, 17 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in GA
Quinn, Willie, Son, W, F, Born July, 1885, 14 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC
Quinn, Broadus, Son, W, M, Born Aug, 1887, 12 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in GA
Quinn, Claud, Son, W, M, Born June 1889, 10 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in GA
Quinn, Hattie, Daughter, W, F, Born Oct, 1891, 8 yrs old, Born in SC, Father born in Sc, Mother born in GA
Quinn, Charley W., Head, W, M, Born Aug, 1876, 23 yrs old, Married 0 yrs, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in GA
Quinn, Lillie M., Wife, W, F, Born July, 1881, 18 yrs old, Married 0 yrs, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC

1910 U.S. Census of Cherokee Township, Spartanburg County, SC, Roll T624_1472, Pg 9B, ED 75, Image 558, Lines 91-100, Dwelling 168, Family 175, "File, Laura E." (Head) and "Quinn, James W." (Head)
File, Laura E., Head, F(emale), W(hite), 62 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Own Income
Quinn, James W., Head, M, W, 53 yrs old, 1st Marriage 31 years, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Farmer general farmer, Can read and write, Owns farm
Quinn, Jane, Wife, F, W, 49 yrs old, 1st Marriage 31 years, Bron in GA, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Can read and write
Quinn, Hattie, Daughter, F, W, 17 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in GA, Speaks English, Can read and write, attends school
Quinn, Broadus, (Son) Head, M, W, 22 yrs old, 1st marriage 1 yr, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in GA, Speaks English, Farmer on general farm, rents farm, can and write
Quinn, Stella, Wife, F, W, 19 yrs old, 1st marriage 1 yr, Bron in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Can read and write
Quinn, Claud W. (looks like Cloud), Head, M, W, 20 yrs old, 1st marriage 2 yrs, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Farmer on General farm, Can read and write, rents farm
Quinn, Ollie, Wife, F, W, 19 yrs old, 1st marriage 2 yrs, 1 child with 1 still living, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Speaks English, Cannot read and write
Quinn, Inez, Daughter, F, W, 8/12 mos old, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC

1900 U.S. Census of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC, Roll T623_1542, Pg 9A, ED 102, Lines 19-20, Dwelling 139, Family 130, "Quinn, Junius T."
and Lines 28-29, "Quinn, James W."
Quinn, Junius T., Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Mary, 1854, 48 yrs old, Married 15 yrs, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, No occupation listed
Quinn, Corina A., Wife, W, F, Born Apr, 1865, 35 yrs old, Married 15 yrs, 1 child with 1 still living, Born in Sc, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC
Nalley
Johnson
Quinn, James W., Head, W, M, Born Sept, 1824, 75 yrs old, Married 50 yrs, Born in SC, Father born in VA, Mother born in VA, Farmer, Rents farm, Can read and write
Quinn, Agnes M., Wife, W, F, Born Oct, 1820, 79 yrs old, Married 50 yrs, 8 children with 8 still living, Born in SC, Father born in VA, Mother born in VA, Cannot read and write


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History of Union, SC

Both Union and Union County received their names from the old Union Church that stood a short distance from Monarch Mill. Union Church served both the Presbyterian and Episcopal congregations in the area. The church was erected in 1765 near the present day town of Union, the county seat. Union County was created as a part of the Ninety Six District in 1785. It was part of Pinckney District from 1791 to 1800 and became a separate district when Pinckney was dissolved in 1800. The upper part of the county later went to form Cherokee County in 1897. When the town of Union was first founded, Union was known as Unionville; later it was shortened to Union. The county’s first white settlers came from Virginia in 1749. There was a lot of Scotch-Irish settlement in the area. Union County’s population grew the fastest between 1762 and the start of the Revolutionary War. Settlers built log cabins and cultivated tobacco, flax, corn and wheat. Union was one of the first towns settled in the area and was untouched during the Civil War because the Broad River flooded and turned Sherman’s troops away from the town.

Pinckneyville - When Pinckney District was created in 1791, it comprised the counties of Union, Spartanburg, York, and Chester. Three commissioners appointed by the Legislature selected a place in the northern part of Union county for the new court house town to be established. Pinkneyville is one of the earliest settlements in the South Carolina backcountry. It reflects the spread of justice throughout the state in the early years and the beginnings of representative government beyond the border of Charleston. As early as 1752 it was an important trading post. It is found on the confluence of the Pacolet River and the Broad River. Once they chose Pinckneyville to be the county seat and a court and jail were begun there was a heavy rain storm in May, 1792 which caused the rivers to flood the town. So the commissioners decided to move the location of Pinckneyville to higher place and on the southwest side of the Broad River. It was named after Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and was possibly laid out by a Charleston surveyor with street names that mimicked street names of Charleston. It was envisioned to become an upstate metropolis. A one roomed brick jail was built with 18" thick walls and was 14' x 20'. It was plastered inside and had 2 doors and 2 windows and the doors were double planked and the windows were shuttered with double planked shutters. There was a fireplace on one end and the jail cells were planked walls and the criminals were literally lowered into them from the top. There was a post office by 1795. It was a stage coach stop, about a mile from the Pacolet Ferry. There was a log school house but no church in the town. There was another brick building which may have been the courthouse. The town was abandoned and the countyseat became the town of Union. The Pinckneyville site is very remote today and is not safe to go to alone. There was a mere pile of bricks left of the old jail and nothing else. It looked like it was a party place because of the graffiti and trash.

Rose Hill Plantation - is on the Tyger River, Union, Union County, SC. Located at 2677 Sardis Road off US 176. The illegitimate son of a Charleston merchant, William H. Gist rose from modest beginnings to be elected governor of South Carolina in 185. He also was a reputed duelist. William Henry Gist (August 22, 1807 – September 30, 1874) was a Democrat. Gist was the illegitimate child of merchant Francis Fincher Gist and Mary Boyden. He moved with his father to Union County in 1811 and came under the guardianship of his uncle, Nathaniel Gist, upon the death of his father in 1819. His uncle legally obtained the Gist last name for William Henry and sent him to study law at South Carolina College. He passed the bar and returned to Union and began to build Rose Hill Plantation. Between 1828-1832 a Federalist-style house was built by William H. Gist. It became a cotton plantation employing about 100 slaves. By 1865 it consisted of over 2700 acres. By 1870, it was down to 1350 acres and today, the site is part of the Sumter National Forest in the Northern part of the state and only has 44 acres left. Bricks were imported from Switzerland to construct the three story mansion. Gist won election to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1840 as a strong supporter of state rights and was elected to the South Carolina Senate in 1844. He served three terms in the state Senate before being elected by the General Assembly as the 68th Governor of South Carolina. William H. Gist was Governor of SC at the time of secession and was called a Fire-Eater. After Abraham Lincoln was elected President, and receiving assurances from the governors of Florida and Mississippi that they would follow South Carolina's lead, Gist called for a secession convention to be held in Columbia on December 17. The convention was moved to Charleston because of a smallpox outbreak in Columbia and Gist was one of the signers of the Ordinance of Secession on December 20. The creation of the South Carolina Executive Council in 1861 provided Gist an opportunity to participate in the state's wartime activities of the Civil War. He was in charge of the Department of Treasury and Finance and later the Department of Construction and Manufactures, but the dissolution of the South Carolina Executive Council in September 1862 ended his involvement in the politics of the state. After the war in 1865, Gist took an oath of allegiance in Greenville and received a pardon from President Andrew Johnson. He remained on his plantation at Rose Hill, which had lost all of its grandeur, and rented out the land to sharecroppers. Gist developed a case of appendicitis and died at Rose Hill on September 30, 1874. His cousin, States Rights Gist (September 3, 1831 — November 30, 1864), was also a lawyer, a militia general in South Carolina, and a Confederate Army general during the War. Gist was born in Union, South Carolina, to Nathaniel Gist and Elizabeth Lewis McDaniel. He graduated from South Carolina College and attended Harvard Law School for a year without graduating, before moving home to Union to practice law. In 1863, Gist married Jane Margaret Adams, whose father was James Hopkins Adams, governor of South Carolina from 1854 until 1856. In 1858, Gist's cousin, William Henry Gist, became governor. Both were active in the secession movement. Gist was shot in the chest while leading his brigade in a charge against Federal fortifications at the Battle of Franklin in November 1864. He died of his wounds soon after at a field hospital in Franklin, Tennessee.

David Johnson Plantation - David Johnson (October 3, 1782 – January 7, 1855) was an antebellum Democrat and Governor of South Carolina from 1846 to 1848. Born in Louisa County, Virginia, Johnson was educated in York County, but moved with his family to Chester District in 1789. He studied law in South Carolina and became a solicitor of the Union District in 1812 as well as being elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Excelling in law, Johnson was made a circuit judge in 1815, a judge of the Court of Appeals in 1824, a presiding judge of the Court of Appeals in 1830 and a chancellor in 1835. The General Assembly elected Johnson as Governor of South Carolina in 1846 for a two-year term. The Mexican–American War occurred during his administration and the state aptly supported the cause. After his term as governor, Johnson returned to the Upstate where he died on January 7, 1855. 1826 – A canal was built around Lockhart Shoals on the Broad River and part of its route went through David Johnson's plantation. The lock-keeper was paid a salary for maintaining the lock, and Johnson was paid this salary although one of his slaves did the work. David Johnson was absent most of the time so he left his son, Edward Coke Johnson, in charge of running the place. It is located on the Broad River, Lockhart, Union County, SC. Original plantation lands were located near Lockhart Shoals on the Broad River.

Hillside Plantation - In 1791 James Hill was given the land by his father. He married in 1806 and he and his wife moved to Union. They lived in a log home. Between 1820-1832 he built his home there. It's an upcountry Federal with central halls on both floors with 2 rooms on each side off the hallways. There is an 1850's addition which includes the dining room, enclosed back porch, rear stairs and a room that became the kitchen. This addition on one side gave it an "L" shape. Hill was a planter and, by 1840, he owned about 60 slaves. By 1860 he owned 3300 acres with 1300 "improved". Hill died in 1854 leaving the plantation to his wife and then, after her death, to his son, George Hill. The sculptured granite gate posts were carved by J.E. Sherman, a convalescing Union soldier left behind just prior to the War. Hillside is located in Carlisle, Union County, SC. Located north of the Town of Carlisle off SC 215. It is a private residence.

Cross Keys Plantation - A post office was established in 1809 at Cross Keys, S.C. In 1812-1814, Barrum Bobo (or Barham Bobo) erected this house at the intersection of the Piedmont Stage Road and the Old Buncombe Road. Mr. Bobo was a prosperous merchant of an influential Union County family. (Barrum Bobo is said to have been a ship's purser. The Cross Keys House is a fine example of a Georgian Colonial in common bond brickwork. The gables of the building contain the cross keys insignia and the dates of the construction. Located on a knoll, the tall house with two full stories plus attic and basement is an area landmark. There is much beautiful carving in wainscoting, molding, and mantel. Gabled roof with identical pairs of end chimneys, five symmetrically spaced unshuttered windows on either side of the double doors which are protected by massive, raised first-story portico. White Tuscan columns at front and engaged columns at rear support portico and triangular pediment. Between each pairs of end chimneys, a date stone is placed beneath the gable. On one of these is carved the date of house's completion (1814), original owner's initials (B.B.), and crossed keys thought to be the insignia of the builder. During the ante-bellum period, it was the center of a properous plantation. Two old milestones indicating distance to Union "12 m" and Columbia "68 m" remain in front of house as evidence of early highway system. On April 30, 1865, during the retreat from Richmond, Virginia, Jefferson Davis passed through Cross Keys, S.C., accompanied by the Confederate cabinet and his military escort of five brigades. Mrs. Mary Whitmire Davis, who owned the Cross Keys House at that time, afterwards related to her descendants the story of President Davis's luncheon at the house. It was privately owned until 2006, when Cross Keys was purchased by the Union County Historical Society.

Fairforest Plantation - is on Fairforest Creek (a branch of the Tyger River), Ninety Six District, Union County. Located southwest of the City of Union where SC 49 crosses over Fairforest Creek. Fairforest or Fletchall's Plantation - The house at Fair Forest was probably built by Colonel Thomas Fletchall, a gentleman farmer. It was located on the south side of Fairforest Creek (a tributary to the Tyger River) on 365 acres. On the north bank of the creek he owned 250 acres where he operated a saw mill and at least two grist mills. Colonel Fletchall was a Loyalist, and on December 9 he was arrested for breaking the Treaty of Ninety Six. The Patriots found him hiding in a large sycamore tree downstream from his mills and arrested him. Colonel Fletchall was released from prison, and upon returning to his plantation he found it looted. His family along with their slaves proceeded to rebuild the place but on October 10 Colonel Fletchall fled to Charleston for the safety of himself and his family. He left with his wife, five children, and fourteen slaves. He never returned to his plantation. Colonel Fletchall and his family and slaves left for Jamaica on December 1. His property was confiscated and sold at auction the same year. Colonel Thomas Brandon, a local hero, purchased most of Fletchall's property. Colonel Brandon died in 1902.

Orange Hall - Goshen Hill, Union County, SC. Original plantation lands were located south of SC 72 off Maybinton Road close to the Newberry County line. In 1774, John Rogers built a house on the property. In the 1820's another John Rogers owned the plantation and began to grow cotton. He also operated a general store on the property for smaller farmers in the area. In the 1860's J.E. Sherman carved a fountain from the granite-lined spring that provided water to the plantation. The spring became known as Jew's Harp Spring because the shape resembled that of a Jew's harp. Sherman was a Union soldier who was convalescing in the area. House was destroyed by a tornado in 1929. Only scattered bricks remain visible today.