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Johnsonville High School Board of Trustees 1939
V.O. Eaddy, W.H. Meng, D.B. Haselden -
JHS Basketball Team 1949
Pictured Left to Right: Gordon Altman (Co-Captain), D. W. Stone, John Taylor (Captain), Delance Poston, Buddy Creel, Jennings Strickland, Donald Joye, Ponnie Gaster, Nelson Davis, Lenair Altman, Coach J. R. Martin, Preston Hughes, Ulden Cox, John Ethel Cribb, John Lewis Gaster -
H. M. Floyd and Secretery A. P. Hughes - 1949
Floyd and Hughes at Johnsonville High School, 1949 -
Johnsonville High School Girl's Basketball Squad 1939
Rosa Nelle Altman (Captain), Dorothy O'Quinn. Centers: Hallie Avant, Wilma Ruth Haselden. Guards: Minnie Weaver, Mab Woodberry. Forwards: Geneva Venters, Virginia Miller, Mary Lee Keefe, substitutes. Eunice Quinn, Coach. -
Eaddy and Creel Bros Hemingway
An early Hemingway store. -
Donnie Lentz at Cottage Lunch - original Johnsonville Methodist Church across street
Donnis Lentz rides his bike in front of The Cottage Lunch and Gulf, Highway 41 at Broadway. The original Johnsonville United Methodist Church is in the background. This is currently the city park where the Johnsonville Christmas Tree is located. The new Methodist Church was completed in 1965 and the old church was sold and moved from the corner. -
Dairy King sign Highway 41
Operated by husband and wife Lenora Venters and Hugh Hearn. -
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Johnsonville High School Bus Drivers 1949
Johnsonville school busdrivers, L to R: Humphries - Prospect, Lyerly - Vox, Gaskins - Johnsonville, Turner - Johnsonville, Richardson - Trinity -
Johnsonville High School Boy's Basketball Squad 1939
Hubert Haselden (Captain), Livingston Bishop, forwards; Robert Creel, Freeman Rchardson, guards; Carroll Taylor, center; Victor Johnson, J. W. O'Quinn, Ken Haselden, Cleland Tanner, substitutes. -
Black Mingo Church.
Also known as "Old Belin," the church was destroyed by an act of arson. -
Johnsonville High School Moves Into New Building, 10-14-1974
Article from the Weekly Observer about Johnsonville moving to the new high school building for the 1974-75 school year. -
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Gold and Black 1950
11th Edition of the Gold and Black yearbook for Johnsonville Schools -
Gold and Black 1949
10th Edition - Gold and Black 1949 -
Gold and Black 1939
First edition of the Gold and Black yearbook for Johnsonville. All of the photos are hand-pasted into the document. This copy has been edited to enlarge and improve the original photographs, and used 3 copies as source records. All copies were missing some photographs. -
Vox Post Office - Roadside view
The Vox Post office was run by postmaster John James Altman, Sr. (1846-1905). "Pa John," as he was known by his family, is credited with giving the name Vox, which is Latin for "voice of the people."Tags Post Office -
Old Johnsonville School
Old Johnsonville primary school was located beside the Old Johnsonville United Methodist Church on Highway 41 near Ard's Crossroads. After it was torn down, Old Johnsonville United Methodist Church expanded its cemetery to the footprint once occupied by the school. -
Johnsonville High School Agriculture Building, 1934
Completed in 1934 for agricultural classes, this building later served as a cafeteria, canteen, and classrooms. -
Johnsonville School
Completed in 1916, the Johnsonville School building had 12 classrooms, each of which contained one school grade. In 1974 the wings were removed and the central building became the Florence County School District 5 office building. -
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S.B. Poston Portrait
Sylvester Briley Poston, first mayor of Johnsonville. -
Prospect School
The Prospect School before consolidating with the Johnsonville School system. -
John Gregory Eady family, 1897
John Gregory Eady (1861-1939) changed his name from the more well-known "Eaddy". He ran one of the first mercantile stores in Johnsonville and operated a turpentine plant. He's standing here with his wife, Elizabeth Ann Johnson Eady (1872-1962) and children John and Hill Eady. In the background is the three-year-old home that was later sold to S.B. Poston. This house was eventually destroyed by fire in 1935. -
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Petition for road to be built
A petition for a formal road to be built from Johnsonville to Indiantown. The route is described as it passed by individual land owners property. -
Marion Cox with his First Car
Marion Cox with his first car. He is a recipient of the Pioneer in Racing Award presented by Victory Lane Racing Association in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Feb 18, 2014 -
John and Elita Cox
John H. Cox and Mary Elita Tanner (1923-1994) standing in front of school. They were married August 4, 1940 -
Prosser Theater Torn Down
Prosser Theater on Broadway is torn down, 1977 -
Highway 41 leaving Johnsonville, 1954
Highway 41 leaving Johnsonville, 1954. Near the horizon Railroad Ave and the railroad track intersects 41. The road hooks right at the horizon toward Lynches River. The farm to the left is the R. W. Turner farm. The building in the foreground was a corn barn with a shed on the rear. The Gaster farm bordered the Turner farm closer to town, passed down from the Johnson family. To the right was the James Graham farm, which was sold to Wellman Combing Company. Wellman was constructed behind the Wellman Texaco Gas Station (center left).
Wellman would allow their employees to have a charge account there that was deducted from their weekly checks, A sheep pasture was conducted across the road.
Wellman was a full service gas station. Gene Dennis and Robert Hooks were the cheerful attendants; they pumped the gas, cleaned windshields, checked the oil and also serviced cars and sold & mounted tires. -
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Williamsburg Building Supply Company
Williamsburg Building Supply Company started in Kingstree and opened their Johnsonville branch in May of 1954. Lamar Dennis was the manager. This building was later Evans Brothers and Sons and was located on Broadway Street. The building burned down in 2007 and is currently a vacant lot. -
Gold and Black 1946
JHS Gold and Black, 1946. A note at the beginning states that this is the 5th issue of the Johnsonville annual. -
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Last Will and Testiment of John Witherspoon, 1802
John Witherspoon inherited Witherspoon's Ferry from his brother, Robert Witherspoon. His will in 1802 states that the Ferry should continue to operate in benefit of Aimwell Church under the care of his executor, John D. Witherspoon. His daughter Elizabeth Witherspoon is also mentioned. William Johnson is listed as well as having leasing rights to the Ferry land as long as the trustees mentioned in the will agree to his wisdom and he conducts himself with propriety. -
Last Will and Testiment of William James Johnson, 1850
Last will and testiment of Captain William James Johnson (1787-1851), founder of Johnsonville, SC.
Specific reference to Johnson's Ferry:
"I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah Johnson my dwelling house house and other buildings, and all the tract of land on which I now live, lying on Lynches Creek. I mean all the Ferry tract on both sides of the Creek, including the Ferry, her lifetime only; and at her death to be equally divided between my son James H. Johnson and my daughter Sarah C. Johnson."
Daughter Margaret Ann Johnson Grier is also mentioned. -
William J. Johnson (b. 1810)
William J. Johnson was the nephew of William J. Johnson Sr, founder of Johnsonville. He gave the land on which Trinity United Methodist Church was built. -
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Map showing Witherspoon's Ferry, 1820
Map showing Witherspoon's Ferry, Snow's Lake, and Marion's camp. The Tavern noted on the map is at the approximate location of the American Legion Hut on the bluff by Lynches River. This Tavern was later operated by William J. Johnson when he took over the Ferry lands from J.D. Witherspoon. Map has been rotated to show true north.
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Witherspoon's Ferry vested in J.D. Witherspoon, 1815
The Statutes at Large of South Carolina: Acts relating to roads, bridges and ferries, with an appendix, containing the militia acts prior to 1794 -
Grave of Hugh Hanna
Located at the Hanna Family Cemetery, Vox. Hugh Hanna was the first Hanna in Johnsonville and the ancestor of most Hannas from the Vox community. -
The Old House
Steve Dukes stands in front of the homestead of his great-grandparents Thomas and Nekoda Hanna. -
Lucille Hanna Eaddy
Lucille Hanna (1908-1970) Married Theron Eaddy (1908-1973).
Their children were:
Lois Veda Eaddy 1926–2000
Billy Joe Eaddy 1933–1983
Laura Jean Eaddy 1939–2003Tags Hanna -
Veda Eaddy and Vander Hanna
Cousins Veda Eaddy and Vander Hanna pose for a photo on the Hanna family farm on Vox Highway.Tags Hanna -
Thomas and Nekoda Hanna
Thomas Franklin Hanna (1881-1938) and Nekoda Laharp Altman Hanna (1882-1941) owned a large farm bound roughly by the Lake City Highway, Deerfield Road, and the Midway Highway.
Their children were:
James Franklin "Bubba" Hanna (1900–1984)
Arles Timmons Hanna (1902–1986)
Webster Olee "Pete" Hanna (1904–1967)
Lucille Hanna (Eaddy) (1908–1970)Tags Hanna -
Pete and Ruby Hanna
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Lucille Hanna and Theron Eaddy
Lucille Hanna (1908-1970) Married Theron Eaddy (1908-1973).
Their children were:
Lois Veda Eaddy 1926–2000
Billy Joe Eaddy 1933–1983
Laura Jean Eaddy 1939–2003Tags Hanna