» Ford-Fraser family papers, 1839-circa 1926

The Fraser family emigrated from Scotland to South Carolina in the mid-18th century. The Ford family appears to have made their home in South Carolina throughout the 19th century. J. Rees Ford married Martha Elizabeth Henning of Plantersville, South Carolina in 1829. Their children included Elizabeth Shackelford Ford (their fourth daughter) and Martha Clara Ford (1847-1884) their second daughter) who married Samuel Sydney Fraser in 1883 and united the Ford and Fraser familie. Papers include a bond, an obituary, genealogical information, and a family Bible.