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lots to Capt. Torn. Pinckney, Mr. Gabriel Manigaiilt aud 

 Mr. Stephen D. Doar for |5(I0 each, and .soon after one to 

 Dr. John and Mr. Andrew DnPre. When I first went to 

 the village in 18G0 there were only six houses there, not 

 counting the old school house, and the other new one, just 

 huilt. These houses were Mr. Morrison's, Mr. Hilben Le- 

 land's, Mr. Baxley's, where Mr. R. V. Morrison lives; Dr. 

 Cordes, where S. C. Dear's house is; Dr. Smith. On Dr. 

 P>aker's lot, Mr. A. J. McClellan's. An old house stood 

 where L. P. McClellan's is now, and a little shanty, where 

 Mr. Skipper's new house is, occupied by Mr. A. Priner. 

 Mr. McClellan's negro houses were where the Methodist 

 Church now stands. All lands except Mr. IMcClellan's fields 

 were woods and old fields. Mr. Munn and Mr. Coleman had 

 just moved there. Mr. Munn to point back of where young 

 Dick L. Morrison's house is; Mr Coleman back of Mr. S. B. 

 King's. Mr. Finklea occupied a house which stood where 

 Mr. Ward's house was burnt. Mr. J. B. Skipper lived on 

 Mr. L. P. McClellan's place. 



After this the place began to grow, but was nameless for 

 some years, until it became necessary to christen it soinc- 

 fJiiiif/ for postoflfice and other purposes. Several names were 

 |)roposed and discussed — Estherville for ^frs. DuPre; Jere- 

 my or Jerryville, after the creek, but with one accord it 

 was finally drop]»ed into ^IcClellanville from McClellan's 

 ]»lace, and stuck there. Allow me to state before I go on, 

 that the point now owned by Mr. Skipper, originally the 

 ])ro]>erty of the Mouzon family, was bought by Col Samuel 

 Palmer. He and his brother. Dr. John, s])ent the summer 

 there until our War. Nearly all of the War soldiers were 

 encamjied there, a bridge being across creek by Mr. Morri- 

 son's. From 1801-1S70, and after, the people of the little 

 village were more like one large family than otherAvise, 

 drawn together by the calamities which follow war. They 

 worshipped together. They were together in adversity and 

 joy, in sickness and in death. They worked with each other 

 for the common welfare and were willing to lend a helping 

 hand to those in need. 



Visiting from house to house was universal. It was the 

 custom during the War and after for the young ])eople to 



