Pickens County SC Archives - Appalachian History

Something went wrong jumping off the train, and he met his fate

He started drinking at an early age. He liked to play the part of the hobo, travelling around the US on trains, getting into mischief.

For the last three or four years, or until the middle of 1920, the cotton mills passed through a very prosperous period.

Each June 2, the old soldiers of the Confederacy met at Frances Hagood Mauldin’s home for a parade and picnic.

My cousin had a row with a pig. This pig refused to eat when he came down to feed it. It pawed the ground & ran to the other side of the sty.

In your grandfather’s time the blacksmith shod horses, made plough points, built wagons and carriages, and made all kinds of tools.