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Offline r_hanger

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Greer South Carolina
« on: Thursday 26 November 15 02:24 GMT (UK) »
My husband recently discovered his GI dad after 70 years. He is keen to find any records relating to him. He came from Greer and worked at the Coca Cola factory. He died in 2003 aged 82.
His name was Ethel Austin MOORE but was known as Harry.
The only details we have are from his obit published in Greenville News, 24 September 2003.
Can anyone help with birth marriage death registrations.
Thankyou in advance for any help.

RH

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Re: Greer South Carolina
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 26 November 15 02:37 GMT (UK) »
This is probably him in 1940 living in Chick Springs Twsp., Greenville County, South Carolina; age 17, truck driver.  With his parents Austin and Bell Moore.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01gkc/
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Greer South Carolina
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 26 November 15 03:00 GMT (UK) »
Could be the family in 1930 - Ethel A., listed as a daughter.

http://www.mocavo.com/1930-United-States-Census/126213/004953465/456#row-14
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Greer South Carolina
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 26 November 15 06:54 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou for that, looks like the right family


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Re: Greer South Carolina
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 26 November 15 10:44 GMT (UK) »
There is an anc tree (with photograph) which says Ethel could have married 3 times - if this is not you - perhaps contact the owner.
First marriage to  to Bertha Marie Whitt was 31 January 1942 - Greenville Co , South Carolina (source quoted as "record from greenvillecounty.org"
Marriages for the time frame you require are not freely available on line.

Just in case you haven't some across this - FIND A GRAVE

Ethel Austin Moore - 1921 - 2003

Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Park  Greenville  Greenville County South Carolina.
Plot: section B

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38973264

Wife - Virginia P Riddley Moore 1926 - 1997

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38974127

Parents -

L Austin Moore 1889 - 1951
Belle Ross Moore 1889 - 1979

Burial Brushy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery  Taylors Greenville County South Carolina.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8621948

Belle Ross Moore

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8621946

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Re: Greer South Carolina
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 26 November 15 12:30 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou Sandra for your time. That is my tree and all the info is what I have found online, but I cannot find any official records for births marriages or deaths. Is there a procedure in US to obtain these ? as you say they are not feely available online [ marriages ]
Sadly all military records were lost in 1973 fire at NARA so we have to find alternative ways to build up a picture.

RH

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Re: Greer South Carolina
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 26 November 15 14:21 GMT (UK) »
It looks like you could get probate records for some of the family for a fee here:  http://www.greenvillecounty.org/appsas400/Probate/

There are links to older South Carolina death records here:  http://deathindexes.com/southcarolina/index.html

For more recent vital records, this gives information about ordering them:  http://www.scdhec.gov/VitalRecords/

I presume you've seen the Greenville Co. marriage license index here:  https://www.greenvillecounty.org/apps/MLSearch/default.aspx

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Re: Greer South Carolina
« Reply #7 on: Friday 27 November 15 05:50 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou so much for these links, just what I was looking for !