1870 US Census, Lexington PO, SC
Westly, age 30
Caroline, age 23
Gustavus, age 8
Antoinette, age 2
John, age 9 mos.

1880 US Census Bull Swamp, Lexington, SC
U. Wesley, age 33
Caroline, age 34
Antinett, age 12
Hampton, age 10
Eugenia, age 8
Pope, age 5
Gary, arge 3
Vollumnie, age 1

US Census 1900 Bull Swamp, Lexington, SC
U. W. Jefcoat age 53 married 33 years; 1847
Caroline, age 54 b. 1846 married 33 years; children 10/10
Thomas, age 15, 1884
Eunice??, age 14 bn. 1886
Marcilla, age 12 bn. 1888

1910 US Census, Bull Swamp, Lexington, SC
Urbane W. Jeffcoat, age 63, md 44 yrs.
Caroline, age 64, md. 44 yrs.; children: 10/10
D. Earle, age 27, wd

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1466; Page: 31A; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 804.

U.W. Jeffcoat
Special to the State
Swansea, Jan 6, U.W. Jeffcoat died suddenly last night. He went to bed in his usual health, excepting a slight cold.  About 2:30 o'clock this morning his wife awoke and spoke to him but got no response. She found that he was dead.
 
Mr. Jeffcoat was a valiant soldier in the War Between the States and served the entire four years in Capt. Dannelly's company of the Twntieth South Carolina INfantry, Company D.
 
During the last 25 years, except a few short periods, Mr. Jeffcoat was the trial justice in this part of the county and administered the affairs of his office fairly and impartially. 
 
He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and was a moral, upright man.  He was about 67 years old.
 
 

 

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1860 US Census, Orangeburgh, SC
Gabriel Sturkie, age 41
Martha Sturkie, age 40
Caroline, age 14
Corozier, age 12
Zackariah, age 10
Lodus, age 9
Russel Martin, age 25
Allen Martin, age 19

 
I spoke to both David Sturkie, then to Richard Wallace Sturkie (80 yrs. old).  R W said Gus said that "he had no father and damned near no mother."
 
This is why some of this is so hard to find with some of these families because people don't want you to know what happened.  Seems the past never goes away and it certainly is no ones fault......everyone once in a while or even more often, there is a luny who has no bounds.........
 
There is a Gus Sturkie Road in Swansea, SC named after this man who was very well respected in his community as was his family.  I don't know any of these folks, but the ones I have met so far seem to be very nice people.}
 
 
 
 
 
 

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