Subject: Some Records SC Dept of Corrections From: Dee Schmidt Date: May 10, 2000 Went looking for elusive family - hoped to find at least 1 in prison, no luck. Perhaps someone on the list will be luckier. This is not all by any means-but all I have,just picked up surrounding counties to Clarendon & Sumter for brief time period, very time consuming! Sending to 3 lists, so you may receive thrice! From Records at SC Dept. of Archives & History in Columbia, SC SC Department of Corrections #2387 Jesse Hall Wheelwright, born SC, age 26, male, white, 5'10 5/8"tall, light hair, gray eyes, fair complexion, cancer on left side of face. Charged with grand larceny at the May Term 1876 General Sessions in Darlington Co. Sentenced to 4 years to expire May 1880. Pardoned 17 April 1877 by Gov. Wade Hampton. #2388 William Hall Farmer, born SC, age 30, male, white, 5'10 1/8"tall, black hair, hazel eyes, dark complexion. Charged with grand larceny at the May Term 1876 General Sessions in Darlington Co. Sentenced to 4 years to expire May 1880. Discharged by pardon 21 Dec.1877. #2400 John Raleigh Carpenter, born Ireland, age 27, male, white, 5' 7 3/4"tall, black hair, gray eyes, dark complexion. Charged with grand larceny at the May Term 1876 General Sessions in Lancaster Co. Sentenced to 10 years. 5 May 1876-1 June 1883. #2845 William Smith Farmer, born SC, age 25, male, white, 5' 7 1/2"tall, black hair, blue eyes light complexion. Charged with burglary at the September Term General Sessions 1877 in Sumter Co. Sentenced to 2 years. Discharged by pardon of Gov. Wade Hampton 20 Oct. 1877. #3075 John Culinc(k) born France, age 31 or 37, white, male, 5' 3/4"tall, black hair, blue eyes, fair complexion. Charged with grand larceny at the March Term 1878 General Sessions in Sumter Co. Sentenced to 2 years, 26 March 1878-25 March 1880. Died 12 Sept.1878. #3903 W. W. Ward Merchant, born NC, age 50, male, white, 5' 10 3/4"tall, black hair, gray eyes, fair complexion, cut on upper tip of left thumb. Charged with forgery at the May Term General Sessions in Williamsburg Co. Sentenced to 7 years, 27 May 1880-28 May 1887. Died 4 Sept. 1881. #5377 Thomas Rearden alias Thomas Collens Barber, born Baltimore, age 32, male, white, 5' 2 1/2"tall, dark brown hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, burn on wrist of right hand. Charged with horse stealing at the November Term General Sessions in Williamsburg Co. Sentenced to 2 years. Discharged 8 Sept.1883. Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |