Census Sunday~Keeper of the Poor House

Page 126 of the 1860 Population Census for Chesterfield County, South Carolina contains a partial listing of the “Poor House” occupants.



The keeper of the Poor House in 1860 Chesterfield County was George A. Parker, III and his wife Nancy Rivers Parker, The Parker family was enumerated as Dwelling 461 and Family number 460. The Parker had three children:

• Elizabeth Parker, b. 1852
• Samuel Parker, b. 1853
• John Parker. b. 1854

Also, living  with the Parker’s is an elderly lady named Hawley Rivers. We know that Hawley Rivers is a guest of the Parker and not an actual member of the “Poor House.” Hawley Rivers is the sister of Nancy Rivers wife of George A. Parker, III.



There are 5 individuals assigned to the Poor House in 1860. These five individuals are identified in the 1860 Census in the Far right column as “Paupers”



They are:

• Lavinia Sellers, female, age 76; Pauper
• Nelly Martin, female, age 55; Ditto
• James Lemons, male, age 60; Ditto
• Liddy Kosier, female, age 50; Ditto
• William Cohee, male, age 40; Ditto

Only one document had been found for the George A. Parker family beyond the 1860 Census. The document is a fragment of a Land Deed found in what is known as the “Burned Book” located in the Chesterfield County Probate Office.

Chesterfield County , SC; Page 21, Land Deed between George A. Parker  and illegible, Burnt. Visible names and comments are: George R. Boatwright; Mark Rivers, Witness: Mark Rivers, C. W. Davis, Nancy Parker the wife of the within, 25 May 1861.

Nancy Rivers Parker, wife of George A. Parker, III is my 3rd Great Grand Aunt.











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[1] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No ED, Page: 126A; Line 13, Dwelling 431, Family 431, Household of Hawley PARKER; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
[2] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 126, Line 32, Dwelling 460, Family 460, Household of George A. PARKER; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 27 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
[3] Land Deed - George A. Parker to illegible; 29 May 1861; Deed Book #Burnt Book; Page(s) 21; Register of Deeds; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; 27 August 2014.