Llewellyn Perry and Eliza Baxley Perry Home
Home where Eliza Baxley Perry and and Llewellyn Perry lived when first married - 1st 2 children born here - Edna Grace and Eunice
Edith Perry Nettles and Thurston Carey Nettles circa 1926
Edith Perry Nettles (1900-1966) poses here on a porch with son Thurston Carey Nettles (1925-1988). Edith was a daughter of Elizabeth Hortensia Baxley and Llewellyn Perry. She married Howard Elijah Nettles (1891-1944). Edith was raised in Johnsonville but moved to Lake City after marriage.
Early photo of Virgie Nan Perry Helbig, colorized by Josh Dukes.
Baxley Home on Baxley Road near Hemingway
This home once stood on Baxley Road, near current day Hemingway Elementary. The home was the birthplace of Elizabeth Hortensia Baxley Perry (1870-1942). She lived here with her parents Edmond Baxley (1825-1905) and Mary Martha Ard (born 1825). Elizabeth Hortensia's daughter Grace Perry remembered that the columns of the home were made from whole trees.
Evelyn Perry in Bridgeport, CT, August 1950
Willia "Bongie" Altman McCutchen (1928-2010) was a daughter of Julius Spiers Altman and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman. She is pictured here in 1954.
Elizabeth "Lizzie Beth" Session Scott (1888-1979) was a daughter of March and Anzie Session. Born in Williamsburg County, SC, she married Willie Scott. She cooked for the Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman and their family for nearly 70 years.
From the album of William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser. Pictured: Front L-R: Richard "Rich" Prosser, Johnnie Matthew Wise, Linnie Elmira Hanna Belflower, William German Prosser. Behind the front L-R are: Pearline Keefe Prosser, William Albert "W.A." Lyerly, Lennie Wise Prosser, Harriet Linnie Page, Angie Keefe Wise.
Tom McCutchen remembers: The Ocean Forest Hotel has long been torn down but it was magnificent. My parents were wonderful dance partners and went there to dance in one of the ballrooms after they were married on a few special occasions. I remember them taking me to Myrtle Beach in the summer of 1960. At the time, we lived in West Virginia. It had an impressive presence as you approached from Kings Highway US 17 with an enormous roundabout and the bellman would open the car doors and direct everyone into the lobby. For a youngster, it really was a special treat! Mr. Dexter Stuckey and a business partner bought the property in 1973.
A yearbook showing the students and faculty of Francis Marion Academy in Hemingway, for the 1967-1968 school year.
Connie Owens Hanna holding Roger Hanna. Connie was the first wife of Henry Lewis Hanna. Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album.
Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman Family, 1955
This photo was taken at the 50th wedding anniversary of Julius Spiers Altman and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman. Family members are numbered and identified below: 1. Monlen Anne Clemmer 2. Stephen Mayo "Steve" Altman 3. Danny Ray "Mack" Altman 4. Jerry Lyn Altman 5. Robin Bonita Altman 6. Grace Lanette White Altman 7. Frankie Jeanette "Jean" Altman 8 .Darylene Hanna Altman 9. Marguerite Church Altman 10. Elizabeth "Lizzie Beth" Session Scott 11. Lena Belle Altman Clemmer 12. Thurman Altman 13. Franklin Eldridge Altman, Sr. 14. Sweeney Lee Altman 15. Mayo Altman 16. Thomas C. McCutchen, Sr. 17. Laris Alex Altman 18. Hessie Mae Hanna Altman 19. Willie "Billie" Parks Altman Swenson 20. Fred William "Billy" Griffis 21. Willia "Bongie" Altman McCutchen 22. Julius Spiers Altman 23. Lillie Belle Prosser Altman 24. Julia Elizabeth Altman 25. Phontella "Bink" Altman Griffis 26. Franklin Eldridge "Junior" Altman, Jr. 27. James Spivey "Pomp" Altman 28. Ardith Day Altman
Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser, wife of Eldridge Franklin “E.F.” Prosser and mother of Lillie Belle Prosser Altman. The photo was taken at their home in Vox. From the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser photo album.
Eldridge Franklin "E.F." Prosser. From the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album
Children of Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman
Five of Julius Spiers and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman's children. Front L-R: Franklin Eldridge Altman, Julia Elizabeth Altman and Lena Belle Altman, Back L-R: Thurman Altman and Laries Alex Altman. Photo taken circa 1920.
Asbury Jerome "Rome" Altman. He was a son of Daniel Webster (D.W.) and Margaret Elizabeth (M.E.) Stone Altman and a brother of Julius Spiers Altman and Nekota Laharp Altman Hanna.
William German Prosser home on Pine Street
William German (W.G.) Prosser's home on Pine Street in Johnsonville, photo taken circa 1915. Note that like most yards at the time did not have a grassy lawn, just swept dirt. Photos from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album.
William German Prosser Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album.
Richard " Rich" Prosser was a son of Eldridge Franklin (E.F.) and Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser. Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album
Pearline Keefe Prosser and William German Prosser
Pearline Keefe Prosser and William German Prosser. Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser Photo Album.
Sally Bertha Keefe Lyerly Hanna (1898-1938) - married William Bailey Lyerly then Nickolas Bernard Hanna. Photo from the William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser photo album.
William German, Marie, and Lillie Bell Prosser in Vox, 1897
This 1897 photograph shows siblings William German Prosser (1890-1979), Marie Prosser(1893-1972) and Lillie Belle Prosser (1887-1971). They are pictured at the Vox home of their parents Eldridge Franklin "E. F." Prosser (1869-1956) and Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser (1867-1934).
Henry Lewis Hanna in his WWII Naval uniform
Henry Lewis Hanna in his WWII Naval uniform from William German and Pearline Keefe Prosser's album. Connie Owens Hanna was his first wife.
Chives Prosser (1899-1982), was a son of Eldridge Franklin and Lillian Camillia Cox Prosser. Chives was postmaster at Johnsonville from 1920-1925. He then owned and operated the Prosser Theater in Johnsonville since its inception in 1925, when silent films were king. A September 1930 News and Courier article noted that the Prosser Theater had contracted with RCA Photophone to purchase a "talkie outfit" with plans to reopen that October with sound accompanying the films. This original theater was located on the south side of Broadway Street, next door to where Jakes Barbeque is today. A fire in the film booth burned the first Prosser Theater to the ground in 1937. An alarm in the building allowed the public to exit without incident, but a collapsing wall injured two men in Chapman's Hardware Store next door, which was also destroyed. Walter E Wall and Loyes McCallister were both hospitalized after the blaze. The theater was rebuilt across the street from the original location and named his theater the "New Theater." It stood guard over the NE corner of Broadway and Bellview Avenue until it too was claimed by fire in 1977. The theater had ceased operations for about 13 years at that point. Prosser was first marred to Ira Mae Brown (1902-1960). Their children were Elizabeth Prosser Roberts and Barbara Ann Prosser Powell. He later married Mildred Athlene Hopper (1915-1984). In addition to the theater, Prosser also served as mayor of Johnsonville and chartered the Johnsonville State Bank. He owned and operated the Johnsonville Ice and Fuel Company, and he served as a rural postman for 20 years during the early years of the movie theater ownership. Chives Prosser owned the land on Possum Fork Road that became Prosser Field, a baseball complex which still serves the community. Even today, the league bears his name - “Prosser Field Youth Organization.”
Julius Spiers Altman and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman voter registrations, 1938
Voter registration cards for Julius Spiers Altman and Lillie Belle Prosser Altman
William German & Pearline Keefe Prosser circa 1935
William German & Pearline Keefe Prosser, circa 1935. Taken on Pine Street. The house in the back was E. F. Prosser’s home on Pine Street. He originally lived in Vox but moved to Johnsonville circa 1913.
Richard “Rich” & Lennie Wise Prosser with 1925 Model T
Richard “Rich” & Lennie Wise Prosser pose here with a 1925 Model T Ford. Rich and Lennie founded Prosser’s Department Store on Broadway Street in Johnsonville. Photo taken circa 1937.
C.S. Carter, F. N. Phillips Jr., and J. F. Osteen discuss preliminary plans for the Wellman Combing Company plant.
Southern Rights "Sud" Eady (1860-1935) holding daughter Mary Elizabeth Eady, and wife Kate Allen Eady (1872-1955).
Photo by Eugene Cain, via the Digital Public Library of America
Hemingway South Carolina Train Depot, 1956
Photos by Eugene Cain, via the Digital Public Library of America
Johnsonville, Hemingway, and Pamplico Telephone Directory, 1953
Erskine Shaw Stoddard, 1921 Wofford Yearbook photograph
Erskine Shaw Stoddard (1900-1947) in 1920. He was a native of Laurens County but moved to Johnsonville in 1924, shortly after marrying Kathleen Thompson (Stoddard Venters). E. S. Stoddard was in the farm supply business and also operated a cotton gin. He also served on the Florence County Board of Education and was a superintendent of Johnsonville school. He died unexpectedly in 1947.
Johnsonville School Yearbook - Gold and Black 1942. Special thanks to Pamela Chandler Cantey for providing this rare copy, and to the Johnsonville Public Library for assisting with digitization.
L to R: Percy Delance Poston, DeGideon Bryant "Gid" Haselden, Wallace Herbert Meng - Chairman.
Hugh Hanna Obituary, Winyah Observer, 1842
Hugh Hanna's obituary appeared in the Winyah Observer, Georgetown, SC
William Andrew Lawrimore (1871-1962) and his wife, Annie Stacia Watson (1877-1950), were farmers and operated a country store at Muddy Creek. William and Annie's last name is sometimes spelled Lowrimore interchangeably. Their children were: Willie James Lawrimore 1899–1979 Victor Blue Lawrimore 1900–1984 Mary Agnes Lawrimore Woodberry 1902–1991 Annie Lawrimore Ginn 1904–2008 Percy Buck Lawrimore 1906–1969 Rufus Brice Lawrimore 1908–1987 Jacob Baker Lawrimore 1910–1982 Edna Lawrimore Barfield 1912–2002 Gracie Lawrimore Edwards 1912–2009 Arris Bradford Lawrimore 1914–1985 Marvin Jackson Lawrimore 1916–2000 Carrie Bell Lawrimore Huggins 1918–2016 Fred Bill Lawrimore 1920–2007 Ruby Lawrimore Stone 1928–1965
Williamsburg County: A Pictorial History
Members of the Johnsonville High School senior class after receiving their diplomas at commencement, 1953. The news article lists all of those in the picture, and a full real photograph is included for additional clarity. First Row, L to R: Mary Hanna, Dorothy Lee Nettles, Eunice Mae Tanner, Lucille Thompson, Vera Thompson, Blanchie Lee Haselden, Clydia Nettles, Letha Mae, Parnell, Winifred Hanna, Wera Nell Miles, Betty Jane Tune, Merry Carol Huggins. Second Row, L to R: Isabel Poston, Betty Powell, Yvonner Leta Hanna, Alice Faye Lee, Wilma Crosby, Shirley Perry, Henry Rhames Jr., Jackie Jones, Mrs. Mildred B. Hughes, Rebecca Altman, Doris Stone, Sally Jo Stalvey. Third Row, L to R: J. W. Coker, Joseph Baxley, Bobbie Jean Altman, Leroy Hucks, Darby Evans, Don Melton, Horace Browder, J. W. Avant, Boyd Prosser, Donetta Matthews, Jimmy Bennett, Everett Crosby, Jay Gold Altman. Jeanette Walters also graduated but is not pictured. Also included is a photograph of Johnsonville honor graduates Betty Juanita Powell, Valedictorian, and Betty Jane Tune, Salutatorian. Class of 1953.
Unknown paper, possibly Florence Morning News
Images show: Delance Poston and John H Jones; Batboys Briley Taylor (6th grade) and Robert RJ Venters (4th grade); Wilson Cain (2nd Base) and Lenair Altman (catcher); Harry Gaskins (outfield) and John Louis Gaster (shortstop).
Carrie Hanna Prater, Victoria "Vic" Altman Hanna, Hessie Mae Hanna Altman, Ellan Hanna Chandler