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Jess, Willow V, and Verline Hanna
Jess and Verline Carter Hanna stand with their daughter Willow V Hanna (center). -
Lory Carter
Lory James Carter (1897–1949) grew up in Vox, SC and moved to California as a young man. He was the son of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952). -
Lory Carter Portrait
Lory James Carter (1897–1949) grew up in Vox, SC and moved to California as a young man. He was the son of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952). -
Lowell, Meta, and Esther Carter
Three daughters of Morgan Ham and Octavia "Sissy" Carter pose for a photograph. Carter Sisters, L to R: Lowell Bell Carter Smith (1890-1937), Meta Corine Carter Thornley (1899-1962), and Esther Mae Carter Thompson (1912-2001). -
Lowell Bell Carter
Lowell Bell Carter (1890-1937). She was the daughter of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952). -
Lowell Carter and Thomas James
Lowell Bell Carter (1890-1937). She was the daughter of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952). She was married to Thomas James until his death in 1919. She later married Edward Smith. -
Morgan Ham and Octavia Carter
Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952). -
Morgan and Octavia Carter portrait
Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952). This was an oval portrait that hung in the family home. -
Morgan Ham Carter holding Edna and Elnora
Morgan Ham Carter (1869-1933) holds daughter Edna Carter and granddaughter Elnora Hanna. The family's horse and buggy is in the background. -
Octavia Carter holding a grandchild
Octavia Elizabeth "Sissy" Stone Carter (1873–1952) stands in her yard with a grandchild. -
Octavia Carter on Porch
Octavia Elizabeth "Sissy" Stone Carter (1873–1952) sits on her porch in Vox, SC. She was the widow of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933). -
Olin and Lael Stone
Olin Bascum Stone (1871-1960) and Susan Eulalie "Lael" Altman (1878–1961). Olin was the son of James Phillip "Jimmie" Stone (1847–1926) and Malinder E Thompson (1850–1926). Lael was the daughter of John James Altman
(1846–1905) and Zilphia Ham Stone (1848–1879) -
Sissy Carter holding Jimmy Hanna
Octavia "Sissy" Stone Carter holds her grandson, Jimmy Hanna. Jimmy is the son of Arles Timmons Hanna and Violet Carter Hanna. -
Sonny at Grandmama Carters in snow
Sonny Carter enjoys the snow at his grandmother Octavia "Sissy" Stone Carter's home. The home was located on Vox Highway at the intersection with Rena Atkinson Road. -
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Verline Hanna Carter
Verline Carter Hanna (1892-1968) wife of Jess Hanna, daughter of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952) -
Verline Carter Hanna
Verline Carter Hanna (1892-1968) wife of Jess Hanna, daughter of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952) -
Virginia Carter, Fowler Tanner, and Leasie Stone
Letitia Virginia "Ginny" Cox Carter (1869-1958), Fowler Stone Tanner (1882-1962), and Leasie Haselden Stone (1879-1963). The photograph is taken at the home of Ginny's niece, Esther Carter Thompson, in the Midway community near Johnsonville, SC. -
William and Ginny Carter
William Fenwick Carter and and wife Letitia Virginia "Ginny" Cox, natives of Johnsonville/Hemingway, at their home in Florida. -
Willow V and Jess Hanna
John Jesse "Jess" Hanna with daughter Willow V. Hanna. -
Willow V, Elnora, Jess, and Verline Hanna
John Jesse "Jess" Hanna and Verline Carter Hanna with daughters Willow V and Elnora. -
Mr. Fiver, Dr. J. G. Ulmer, O.G. Huggins, 1929
Dr. John Gordon Ulmer, Sr. (1899-1974) was born in Brunson. He was a son of Captain Henry Martin Ulmer and Janie Free Ulmer. He was married to Ruth Harmon.
Dr. Ulmer graduated as valedictorian of his high school and graduated from The College of Charleston with honors in mathematics and science. He completed his medical studies at the Medical College of South Carolina and served an internship at Roper Hospital in Charleston.
He moved to Hemingway in 1923 and began his practice July 12, 1923. Dr. Ulmer completed 50 years of practice prior to his illness.
During the 50 years, he delivered about 6,000 babies and was known as the "baby doctor". During one month he delivered 28 babies. In his family practice he came into contact with almost every family in the tri-county area he served.
When he came to Hemingway in 1923 it had a population of 200 and no doctor.Dr. Hemingway had died earlier from injuries in an explosion of his sterilizing machine.
Dr. Ulmer opened his practice in the drug store in Hemingway, but had very little office practice. He mostly made house calls on the dire roads of Williamsburg, Georgetown and Florence Counties.
During the depression he delivered babies in homes lit by firelight or candlelight. He was often paid with produce or ham instead of money.
Dr. Ulmer was honored by the residents of Williamsburg, Georgetown and Florence counties on October 15, 1972 when Dr. John Gordon Ulmer day was held in Hemingway. One of his many honors that day was the establishment of the John Gordon Ulmer Scholarship at the Medical College of South Carolina of Charleston.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Hemingway. Dr. Ulmer was a charter member of Hemingway Civitan Club. In 1967 he was awarded the Distinguished Citizen's Award by the Hemingway Jaycees. He was a member of the Indiantown Masonic Lodge of Hemingway and the Hemingway American Legion Post.
Dr. Ulmer was a member of the American Medical Association, The S.C. Medical Association and the Williamsburg County Medical Society.
While at the Medical College he was a member of the John L. Dawson Medical Society.
He had a son, John Gordon Ulmer, Jr. of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Edward Dixon Harrill of Fairfax, Va.; a sister, Miss Rumel Ulmer of Brunson; a brother, S. Eric Ulmer of Allendale; four grandchildren. -
Arthur Wellman welcomes first foreign shipment of Wool, 1954
Officials observe the first of regular imports of foreign wool in North Charleston, imported for the new Wellman Combing Company in Johnsonville.
L to R: J. J. Lamb with Palmetto Shipping, W. H. Robinson, V.P and manager, Arthur O. Wellman, and L. W. Bishop, director of the SC Development Board. -
Sheep at the Wellman Research Project
Wellman spent time circa 1956 researching sheep that might be better acclimated to South Carolina's weather. C. H. Mudge acted as herdsman for the project. The sheep pasture was across Highway 41 from the Wellman Texaco Station. -
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Johnsonville Colored School pre-1924
This school known as the "Johnsonville Colored School" served African American students in Johnsonville. A new more modern school was constructed between 1924-1925 as part of the Rosenwald School Fund. -
Thomas Franklin Hanna Home
Homestead built by Thomas Franklin Hanna (1881-1938) & Nekoda Laharp Altman (1882-1941). Thomas was the son of Franklin Evander "Vander" Hanna and Julia Ann Grier. Nekoda was the daughter of Daniel Webster Altman and Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Stone. This homestead was on a farm which was part of an original land grant to Hugh Hanna, great grandfather of Thomas Hanna and the first Hanna to settle in the Johnsonville area. The Hannas eventually built a new 2-story home across the field to handle their growing family.
Thomas carved his and Nekoda's initials into at least one of the timbers under the house to mark the original home. There was also a family rumor that some of the bricks used as the foundation for the house were used as ballast for ships arriving in America. Thomas and Nekoda's second son, Arles Timmons Hanna and his wife Violet Carter Hanna later occupied the home. Violet was the daughter of Morgan Ham Carter and Octavia Elizabeth Stone from the Vox Community. Arles and Violet married in 1927. Their 3 children, Evander Franklin, Yvonner Leta "Vonnie," and Jimmy Earl each grew up on the farm. Arles and Violet built a new home closer to the Vox Highway around 1950. Violet died in 1984, Arles in 1986.
Because the old home was vacant after Arles and Violet moved, Vonnie and Joe Dukes moved in when they were first married in 1954. Even as late as 1956, the house did not have an indoor bathroom and the family had to brave the weather when using the old outhouse on property. They jokingly referred to how easy it was to see chickens walking around under the house because the gaps in the floorboards were so wide before they moved to a newly built home in 1962.
The site around the old house was a popular spot for family activities. Vander, Vonnie, and Jimmy's children and grandchildren often camped out and shot fireworks on the property for Thanksgiving and New Year through the 1980s and 1990s.
The Old House remained vacant and deteriorated over the years until it was bulldozed and burnt in the early 1990s to make way for a new home on the property. -
Thomas Hanna and daughter Lucille Hanna Eaddy
Thomas Franklin Hanna poses with daughter, Lucille Hanna Eaddy. Most likely taken on the Hanna family farm between the Vox and Lake City highways. -
The Big Store at Ard's Crossroads
The store was a partnership of Julian David Brown and Huggins Bros. Lumber Co. Julian ran the store. His father, Walter Brown, worked in the store while he was teaching. There were gas pumps (not in use) under the shed in the 1950s. -
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Hemingway Community Leaders, 1950s
A Group of Community leaders in Hemingway, SC at the A & J Restaurant in Hemingway.
Left Front to Back: 1 Mrs A.W. Ragsdale, Mrs Z.H. McDaniel, Mrs. June Huggins, Mrs. Harry Anderson, Mrs. Merritt E. Morris, Mrs. Thea Lewis, unknown, Mrs. Inez Wilson Galloway, Mrs. John J. Snow, Mrs Rosa Eaddy Standing: Pete Doster & Mr. Merrill Brown.
Right Front to Back: Mrs K.E. Creel, Mrs. Lou Ann Wilson, Mr. Merritt E. Morris, Mr. Carroll Morris, Mr. A.W. Ragsdale, Mr. Willie Hemingway, Mr. Clarence Snowden. -
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