Record of Claremont Church, 1808-1865

Title:

Record of Claremont Church, 1808-1865

Date:

1850

Creator (Corporate):

Church of the Holy Cross (Stateburg, S.C.)

Description:

The Record of Claremont Church, 1808-1865, is a bound volume that records lists of communicants, baptisms for infants and adults, burials for confederate soldiers and church members, confirmations and marriages performed. Each section includes entries for both enslaved people, freed persons, and white church members. The entries for enslaved people often include the names of their parents or mother, age, name of their slave owner or if they are free.

Collection Title:

Records of the Church of the Holy Cross, 1788-1942

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Episcopal Church
Church of the Holy Cross (Stateburg, S.C.)

Topical Subject:

Marriage, Burial, Baptism, Sponsors, Church membership, Church records and registers, Slavery and the church, Nineteenth century, Confirmation, Enslaved women, Infant baptism, and Enslaved children

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Sumter County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

0338.00

Date Digital:

2022-06

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

289520