wanda - does the census index that gave you the info that sc was your gg grandfather's birthplace indicate which county he was born in?  probably your next best step would be to contact the public library for that county and see if they have any of the old "city directories" available.  that is how i found my gg grandfather.  i knew he was from south carolina.  the census indicated he was from charleston county.  so i contacted the charleston county public library and asked them to see if there were any THAMESes (the surname i was researching) listed in the city directories between the years 1850 through 18whatever.  they mailed me photocopies of the directory pages that gave the listings
for my gg grandfather!  you might try going to the county library for the county where your ancestor was from.  good luck.

julie thames howell, jax, fla
surnames: THAMES and DUDLEY

FELTMAN wrote:

 I will try this one more time. Does anyone have any information on the OLIVER 's from South Carolina?  My gggfather T.Y. Oliver was born there in 1817 or at least that is what all the censuses have for his birth place.  I am trying to find who his parents were and where they came from. Any Oliver might give me a clue as to where to look for them.  He married Mary Catherine (no maiden name known) b.1828 Ala.  Calhoun Co. Alabama is where I have found them in the censuses since 1860. Haven't been able to find them in 1850.  Their children are Margaret b.1844, James b.1859, and Sarah b.1861. all born in Alabama. Thanks for any information anyone might be able to give me. Wanda in Alabama.