Visit to Chester & York Counties in South Carolina

In late August, my husband & I took a trip over to South Carolina to visit the area where Josias Lock lived (grandfather of Josiah Locke & great grandfather of Gus Thomas Leon Locke). We also hoped to find some more information/clarification on the children of Josias Lock. And information we did find... Despite my delay in posting any of the details, we were able to handle the originals of Josias' probate documents (1820s!), land transfers for Joseph & Mary Lock, land transfer with the signatures or marks of the heirs of Josias Lock, obits of the children of Levi Locke & more.

I have scans of photocopies of some, photographs of others--all will be posted soon...

We visited:
Chester Co. Probate Court
Chester Co. Courthouse (for land transfers, deeds, etc.)
SC Archives
Historical Center of York Co. (This place wins my own personal award hands down for being the most helpful!)
York Co Library at Rock Hill (for obits in the Rock Hill Herald)
Catawba Baptist Church cemetery

Here are some brief snapshots of the trip:

The Courthouse in Chester County

The basement of the Courthouse, there was a single light & it was so dirty & musty. The books were just everywhere...



On the way to Rock Hill, York Co.
The Catawba Baptist Church
(Levi Locke's family were one of the original families)

The adventurous amateur family historians

P.S. You can enlarge the images by clicking on them.