Gaston Terry Family

Gaston Terry Family
South Carolina

Gaston Terry*
b. Aug 4, 1804 South Carolina
d. July 25 1881 Greenville Dist. S. C.
buried: Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetary, Fountain Inn, S. C.

m. Mary Terry (his cousin)*
b. 1807 (tomb stone rec.) England
d. 1878 (tomb stone rec.)
buried: Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetary, Fountain Inn, S. C.
her father: George Terry
her mother: Mary ?

his father:Thomas Terry*(b. 1750 England - d. S. C.)
his mother: Rebecca "Ann" McDowell*

Children with Mary
Nancy "Alcy" Terry*	b. 1 Apr 1832 SC	d. 3 Aug1855* Greenville Co., SC	m. John L. Woodside* (b. 1 Jun 1817 d 9 Oct 1895)
Thomas Tulley Terry*	b. 1 Feb 1836 SC	d. Feb 1863 in Civil War*	m.
George Franklin Terry*	b. 25 Mar 1838 SC	d. 11 Aug 1920 Greenville Co., SC (CSA) *	m. ?Jane Boyd*
John Mackin "Shop John" Terry* a blacksmith	b. 1 Jan 1840 SC	d. 27 Feb 1906 (CSA)* Greenville Co., SC	m. Sallie F. Hellams* (b.12 May 1852 d. 17 Dec 1911)*
William C. Terry*	b. 1 Apr 1842 SC	d. 2 Jun 1872 Greenville Co., SC*	m.
Elizabeth Terry*	b. 3 Apr 1846 SC	d. 11 Feb 1927* Greenville Co., SC	m. Archibald Scott* (his 2nd m.)
Martha M. Terry*	b. 6 Jul 1848 SC	d. 18 Aug 1873 Greenville Co., SC*	m.
Jane Terry	b. 1850 SC	d. 2 Jun 1872 SC	m. Archibald Scott (his 1st m.)
(infant dau.) Terry*	b. SC	d. 1852 SC*	m.

*buried: Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetary, Fountain Inn, S. C. Oct 14, 1849 - the "oldest daughter to Gaston Terry", Nancy Terry marries John L. Woodside (b. 1 Jun 1817 d 9 Oct 1895) [Laurensville Herald, Oct 14, 1849]

(no date but possibly around 1850- Charles Terry, Gaston Terry and several other citizens of the Cedar Falls area file a petition for an "Election Box" and that certain citizens be appointed as a manager of elections there. One thing that this document proves is the location where they are living.

The names listed in connection with this petition are Anderson, James; Anderson, R. Q.,; Berry, O. P.; Boyce, Barry; Boyce, Thomas L.; Chandler, Willias; Davenport, Isaac; Davis, Mark L.; Harrison, James; Hopkins, Jame H.; Kellett, John Sr.; Kerby, W. N.; McElroy, James; Moore, Dunklin; Nach, Edward W.; Saterfield, B. W.; Sullivan, J. M.; Terry, Charles; Terry, Gaston; Willis, F. M.

locations: Cedar Falls; Greenville District, [South Carolina Dept. of Archives online, S165015]

1850 - Greenville Co., p. 436, US Census

Gaston Terry     46m Farmer             3000         SC
Mary             44f       housekeeper            England
Alcy             17f                                 SC
Tully            14m                                 SC
George           12m                                 SC
John             10m                                 SC
William          8m                                  SC
Eliz.            6f                                  SC
Martha           3f                                  SC

1854 - Inhabitants of Greenville District living in the vicintiy of Cedar Falls, Petition asking to be granted an election box. (4 PAGES)

Names in the list are somewhat similar to the earlier undated list except without the name of Gaston Terry.
BOYCE, T. L.; CHOICE, TULLY; GUNNELS, G. M.; HARRISON, JAMES; IRONBRIDGE, MARVIN; JOHNSON, B. R.; KERBY, JOHN JR.; KERBY, VINCENT; LAWSON, W. W.; MANSEL, WESTLEY; MCELROY, WILLIAM W.; PEDEN, DAVID T.; POOR, J. A.; SNOWBRIDGE, W. C.; SULLIVAN, JAMES M.; TERRY, CHARLES; THOMPSON, ALEXANDER; WEST, B. P.; WOODSIDE, J. D. [South Carolina Dept. of Archives online, S165015]

1870 - Greenville Co., p. 577, US Census

Gaston Terry     65m Farmer   1000/ 500                SC. mother and father foreign born
Mary             60f       housekeeper                  England
John  M.         30m       mechanic wheel wright   650 / 300 SC
Eliz.            24f       housework                   SC
Ann  N.          22f       "                           SC
Jane C.          20f       "                           SC
Sallie   W.      15f       "                           SC
Scott, Archib	 26m       mechanic wheel wright       Ireland
Fowler, Tim      19m       Farmwork                    SC

Source:

South Carolina Archives, online records - http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/
US census records.
Terry, Robt. editor. Terry Family Historian, March 1983, Greenville County, South Carolina Probate records, .p. 26.

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