Born in Fairfield, South Carolina, William Brice was a son of William and Elizabeth (Phillips) Brice. He was the grandson of Irish immigrants, William and Jennie (McClure) Brice and the 3g grandson of Rev. Edward Brice who fled persecution in Ireland and became the first Presbyterian pastor in Ireland.
William and Martha Eleanor (Strong) Brice were the parents of Elizabeth, Mary, Emily, Martha, Hessi, and Christopher Strong Brice. William and Martha Eleanor's grandson Dr. Davidson McDowell Douglas was president of Presbyterian College of South Carolina, then of the University of South Carolina from 1927 until the time of his death in 1931.
According to the diary kept by the Reverend Samuel Agnew of nearby Bethany Church, the residence of William Brice was "pillaged" by Union troops on Sept 9, 1863. It is possible that the family removed a distance from the Crossroads at that time. The Battle of Brice's Crossroads took place almost a year later on June 10, 1864. In his diary, Agnew called William Brice, "the old man."
William and Martha Eleanor (Strong) Brice were the parents of Elizabeth, Mary, Emily, Martha, Hessi, and Christopher Strong Brice. William and Martha Eleanor's grandson Dr. Davidson McDowell Douglas was president of Presbyterian College of South Carolina, then of the University of South Carolina from 1927 until the time of his death in 1931.
According to the diary kept by the Reverend Samuel Agnew of nearby Bethany Church, the residence of William Brice was "pillaged" by Union troops on Sept 9, 1863. It is possible that the family removed a distance from the Crossroads at that time. The Battle of Brice's Crossroads took place almost a year later on June 10, 1864. In his diary, Agnew called William Brice, "the old man."
Born in Fairfield, South Carolina, William Brice was a son of William and Elizabeth (Phillips) Brice. He was the grandson of Irish immigrants, William and Jennie (McClure) Brice and the 3g grandson of Rev. Edward Brice who fled persecution in Ireland and became the first Presbyterian pastor in Ireland.
William and Martha Eleanor (Strong) Brice were the parents of Elizabeth, Mary, Emily, Martha, Hessi, and Christopher Strong Brice. William and Martha Eleanor's grandson Dr. Davidson McDowell Douglas was president of Presbyterian College of South Carolina, then of the University of South Carolina from 1927 until the time of his death in 1931.
According to the diary kept by the Reverend Samuel Agnew of nearby Bethany Church, the residence of William Brice was "pillaged" by Union troops on Sept 9, 1863. It is possible that the family removed a distance from the Crossroads at that time. The Battle of Brice's Crossroads took place almost a year later on June 10, 1864. In his diary, Agnew called William Brice, "the old man."
William and Martha Eleanor (Strong) Brice were the parents of Elizabeth, Mary, Emily, Martha, Hessi, and Christopher Strong Brice. William and Martha Eleanor's grandson Dr. Davidson McDowell Douglas was president of Presbyterian College of South Carolina, then of the University of South Carolina from 1927 until the time of his death in 1931.
According to the diary kept by the Reverend Samuel Agnew of nearby Bethany Church, the residence of William Brice was "pillaged" by Union troops on Sept 9, 1863. It is possible that the family removed a distance from the Crossroads at that time. The Battle of Brice's Crossroads took place almost a year later on June 10, 1864. In his diary, Agnew called William Brice, "the old man."
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Land Owner whose home was at the crossroads. Hence the name, Brice's Crossroads.
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William Brice was Born in Fairfield County South Carolina,
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