Johnsonville SC History

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  • Arthur and Mary Ether Brown Hanna.jpg

    This photo of Arthur and Mary Ether Hanna was made on their wedding day in 1909.
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  • Barney and Annie Sue Hanna.jpg

    Barney Hanna (1887-1959) married Annie Sue Haselden (1887-1959)

    Their children were:
    Nadine Hanna 1912–?
    Louise Hanna 1912–1918
    Leola Hanna 1914–1915
    Alleta Hanna 1917–1918
    William Allen Hanna 1919–1997
    Harvey James Hanna 1920–1976
    Harry Hanna 1921–?
    Herbert Harris Hanna 1922–
    Letha Mae Hanna 1922–1923
    Lois Norman Hanna 1930–2014
  • Bubba with Mules.jpg

    James Franklin "Bubba" Hanna (1900-1984). Bubba was the son of Thomas and Nekoda Hanna and was one of the founding members of Johnsonville First Baptist Church. He farmed on the Hanna family farm between the Vox and Lake City Highways outside of Johnsonville
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  • Buster and Linnie Ruth Hanna.jpg
  • Franklin Evander Hanna and Julia Grier Hanna.jpg

    Franklin Evander "Vander" Hanna (1858-1918) and Julia Ann Grier Hanna (1850-1900) were farmers who owned most of the land along the Vox and Midway Highways and bound by Deerfield Road and Lynches River.

    Prior to 1870, Vander's family owned land in what is now Indiantown. Vander was the son of Joseph Franklin Hanna and Mary Ellen Timmons and the grandson of Hugh Hanna, who most Hannas in the Johnsonville/Vox area are descended from.

    Their children were:
    Thomas Franklin Hanna (Nekoda Laharp Altman) 1881–1938
    Margaret E Hanna (James Rothy Grier) 1883–1915
    Arthur Seabrook Hanna (Mary Ether Brown) 1886–1945
    Barney Mack Hanna (Annie Sue Haselden) 1887–1959
    Floyd McCoy Hanna 1892–1919
  • James Rothy Grier and Arthur Hanna.jpg

    James Rothy Grier(1879-1935) and Arthur S. Hanna (1886-1945) were brothers-in-law. Rothy married Arthur's sister Margaret E Hanna (1883-1915) and remarried after her death.
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  • John Morgan Hanna.jpg

    John Morgan Hanna (1864-1942) was the son of Joseph Franklin Hanna (1817–1891) and Mary Ellen Timmons (1842–1876)

    He married Penelope Maybelle Carter (1873–1950) in 1888.

    Their children were:
    Joseph Morgan "Jode" Hanna 1888–1973
    Ottoe Wetious "Weet" Hanna 1889–1970
    Mary Verline Hanna 1892–1892
    Emmie Hanna 1897–1897
    Odia May Hanna 1898–1902
    Mabel Florence Hanna 1900–1979
    Pauline Hanna 1904–1904
    Willie Hanna 1905–1905
    Cullen H Hanna 1907–1940
    An Infant Daughter 1909–1909
    Lena May Hanna 1912–1992
    John Udell Hanna 1914–1974
  • Judith Crosby Grier and husband Zachary Taylor Eaddy.jpg
  • Lillian and Bubba Hanna  Plowing.jpg

    Lillian Day Newell (1915-2006) and husband James Franklin "Bubba" Hanna (1900-1984). Bubba was one of the founding members of Johnsonville First Baptist Church
  • Lillian and Bubba Sunday Morning.jpg

    Lillian Day Newell (1915-2006) and husband James Franklin "Bubba" Hanna (1900-1984). Bubba was one of the founding members of Johnsonville First Baptist Church
  • Lucille Hanna and Theron Eaddy.jpg

    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 1939–2003
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  • Pete Hanna.jpg
  • Thomas an Nekoda Hanna color.jpg

    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)
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  • Veda and Vander.jpg

    Cousins Veda Eaddy and Vander Hanna pose for a photo on the Hanna family farm on Vox Highway.
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  • Lucille Hanna Eaddy color.jpg

    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 1939–2003
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  • Steve Dukes in front of Old House - Johnsonville.jpg

    Steve Dukes stands in front of the homestead of his great-grandparents Thomas and Nekoda Hanna.
  • Hugh Hanna.jpg

    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.
  • Witherspoon's Ferry vested in J.D. Witherspoon 1815.jpg

    The Statutes at Large of South Carolina: Acts relating to roads, bridges and ferries, with an appendix, containing the militia acts prior to 1794
  • Witherspoon's Ferry -1820 closeup.jpg

    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.

    Full File located here
  • Gold and Black 1965.pdf

    File of the Gold and Black yearbook, 1965
  • William J Johnson b. 1810.jpg

    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.
  • William James Johnson Will 1850.pdf

    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.
  • John Witherspoon Will.pdf

    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.
  • Gold and Black 1966.pdf
  • Gold and Black 1946.pdf

    JHS Gold and Black, 1946. A note at the beginning states that this is the 5th issue of the Johnsonville annual.
  • Josh_0003.jpg

    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 1959.pdf

    JHS yearbook - Gold and Black 1959
  • Josh_0001.jpg

    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.
  • Prosser Movie Theater torn down May 1977 copy.jpg

    Prosser Theater on Broadway is torn down, 1977
  • John and Elita Cox.jpg

    John H. Cox and Mary Elita Tanner (1923-1994) standing in front of school. They were married August 4, 1940
  • Marion Cox with racing car.jpg

    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
  • Johnsonville-1861-PetitionForRoad.jpg

    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.
  • Charlie Prosser, C.O. Powell, Pete Hanna, Delmus Abrams, log cabin 1934.jpg
  • Cockfield Drug, 1920.jpg
  • Johnsonville Student Body 1921.jpg
  • Josh_0002.jpg

    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.
  • Prospect School before consolidating with the Johnsonville School.jpg

    The Prospect School before consolidating with the Johnsonville School system.
  • S.B. Poston Portrait.jpg

    Sylvester Briley Poston, first mayor of Johnsonville.
  • Vox School.jpg
  • Johnsonville School 1935-1950.jpg

    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.
  • Johnsonville Agriculture and Cannery, pre-1950.jpg

    Completed in 1934 for agricultural classes, this building later served as a cafeteria, canteen, and classrooms.
  • Old Johnsonville School.jpg

    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.
  • Vox Post Office roadside view.jpg

    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."
  • Gold and Black 1939 New.pdf

    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.
  • Gold and Black 1949.pdf

    10th Edition - Gold and Black 1949
  • Gold and Black 1950.pdf

    11th Edition of the Gold and Black yearbook for Johnsonville Schools
  • Gold and Black 1956.pdf

    Gold and Black (18th edition).
  • The Weekly Observer 1974

    Article from the Weekly Observer about Johnsonville moving to the new high school building for the 1974-75 school year.
  • Belin church 1.jpg

    Also known as "Old Belin," the church was destroyed by an act of arson.
  • Boy's Basketball Squad 1939.jpg

    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.
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