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Tombstone Tuesday - Barfield

William Leander Barfield was my Great-Great Grandfather. He's one of my brick-wall ancestors. He was born in 1872, supposedly in Glascock County, Georgia. I married Frances Boatright in Emanuel County, Georgia in 1902.

William died in 1924 - a time at which death certificates were mandatory. I cannot find a death certificate for him in Georgia, though I have tried multiple indexes. He was a farmer with a large family, working on his "own account" on rented land in 1920. I find it hard to believe that he left the state - but who knows? I just know I'd really like to get a copy of his death certificate!

He's buried at Hawhammock Missionary Baptists Church near Swainsboro, Emanuel, Georgia.

SC Historic Newspapers Online

Online newspaper subscriptions can be pricy. Before making the investment, make sure to see what newspapers are available for the areas that are important to your research. I've previously comprised a list of Georgia newspapers available online (updated as of today).

Here's a list of digitized South Carolina Newspapers available online at the major database sites. If you looking for a specific newspaper, remember to check their website. Many major newspapers now offer programs to access their archives on their websites.

Databases:

GenealogyBank.com ($)

- Aiken Standard (2008-Current)
- Anderson Independent-Mail (1998-Current)
- Anti-Monarchist (1811)
- Beaufort Today (2008-Current)
- Belton & Honea Path News-Chronicle, The (2004-Current)
- Bluffton Today (1999-Current)
- Camden Gazette (1816-1822)
- Carolina Gazette (1800-1828)
- Charleston Courier (1803-1822)
- Charleston Evening Gazette (1785-1786)
- Charleston Mercury (1854-1859)
- Charleston Morning Post (1786-1787)
- Cheraw Chronicle, The (2006-Current)
- Chronicle of Liberty (1783-1783)
- City Gazette (1787-1833)
- Coastal Observer - Pawleys Island (2009-Current)
- Columbia Gazette (1794-1794)
- Columbia Star, The (2004-Current)
- Columbian Herald (1784-/1796)
- Daily Evening Gazette (1795-1795)
- Daily Journal-Messenger - Seneca (2006-Current)
- Echo du Sud (1801)
- Evening Courier (1798-1798)
- Gaffney Ledger, The (2004-Current)
- Georgetown Gazette (1798-1826)
- Herald Independent, The - Winnsboro (2008-Current)
- Herald, The - Rock Hill (2004-Current)
- Herald-Journal - Spartanburg (2004-Current)
- Horry Independent, The (2007-Current)
- Investigator (1812-1814)
- Island Packet (2009-Current)
- Messenger, The - Hartsville, (2007-Current)
- Miller's Weekly Messenger (1807-1820)
- Newberry Observer, The (2006-Current)
- Oracle 1/1/1807 - 12/8/1807 Historical News
- Pickens Sentinel, The (2008-Current)
- Post and Courier, The - Charleston (1994-Current)
- South Carolina Gazette (1792-1793)
- South Carolina State Gazette (1800-1828)
- South Carolina State Gazette (1799-1828)
- South-Carolina Gazette and General Advertiser (1783-1785)
- South-Carolina Independent Gazette (1791-1792)
- South-Carolina State-Gazette (1794-1802)
- South-Carolina Weekly Advertiser (1783-1783)
- South-Carolina Weekly Gazette (1783-1786)
- Southern Chronicle (1822-1825)
- Southern Evangelical Intelligencer (1819-1820)
- Southern Patriot (1831-1848)
- State (1891-1922)
- State Gazette of South-Carolina (1785-1793)
- State, The - Columbia (1987-Current)
- States Rights and Free Trade Evening Post (1831-1832)
- Strength of the People (1809-1810)
- Sun News, The - Myrtle Beach (1996-Current)
- Telegraph (1795-1795)
- Telescope (1815-1815)
- Times (1800-1820)
- Times and Democrat, The - Orangeburg (2002-Current)
- Union Daily Times, The (2006-Current)
- Winyaw Intelligencer (1817-1833)

NewspaperArchive.com ($)

- Aiken County Journal, The (1969)
- Aiken County Rambler (1981 - 1983)
- Aiken County Register (1983 - 1984)
- Aiken Courier Journal (1874 - 1878)
- Aiken Journal (1874)
- Aiken Journal and Review (1885 - 1935)
- Aiken Journal and Review, The (1925)
- Aiken Recorder (1882 - 1907)
- Aiken Standard (1924 - 2009)
- Aiken Standard and Review (1935 - 1969)
- Aiken Standard and South Carolina Gazette (1930 - 1935)
- Aiken Tribune (1871 - 1875)
- Columbia Star Columbia (2005 - 2009)
- Columbia Star Reporter (1966 - 1971)
- Conway Horry Independent (2008)
- Daily Mail Anderson (1952)
- Daily Times-News, The - Burlington (1957)
- Florence Morning News (1929 - 1977)
- Horry Independent (2003 - 2009)
- Journal and Review, The (1892 - 1899)
- Loris Scene (2008 - 2009)
- Loris Sentinel (1953 - 1959)
- Morning News - Florence (1933 - 1936)
- Morning News Review, The - Florence (1924 - 1928)

Ancestry.com ($)

- Aiken Standard (1969-1977)
- Daily Times News - Burlington (1957-1957)
- Florence Morning News (1929-1977)
- Morning News - Florence (1936-1936)
- The Morning News Review - Florence (1924-1928)

Footnote.com ($)

- Columbia Star (2003-2004)

- Horry Independent (1999-2004)

- Loris Scene (1998-2003)

- Loris Sentinel (1953, 1956-1959)

- Star Reporter (1963-1971)

NewsInHistory.com ($)

- Camden Gazette (1816 - 1822)
- Southern Chronicle (1822 - 1825)
- Carolina Gazette (1800 - 1828)
- Charleston Courier (1803 - 1822)
- Charleston Mercury (1854 - 1859)
- City Gazette (1800 - 1833)
- Echo du Sud (1801)
- Investigator (1812 - 1814)
- Oracle - Charleston (1807)
- Southern Evangelical Intelligencer (1819 - 1820)
- Southern Patriot (1831 - 1848)
- Strength of the People (1809 - 1810)
- Times - Charleston (1800 - 1820)
- South-Carolina State-Gazette (1800 - 1802)
- South Carolina State Gazette (1800 - 1828)
- State - Columbia (1891 - 1922)
- Telescope - Columbia (1815 - 1843)
- Anti-Monarchist - Edgefield (1808 - 1811)
- Georgetown Gazette (1800 - 1826)
- Winyaw Intelligencer (1817 - 1833)
- Murfreesboro Union (1939)
- Miller's Weekly Messenger (1807 - 1820)

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