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I'm
Rob Salzman of
4130 SW 117th Ave # 415 Beaverton, OR,
97005 USA.
Welcome to e-familytree.net. E-familytree.net is my personal genealogy hobby site.
The data contained here has been gathered through 20 years of genealogy. Some small
part of it is my original research, but most of it has been shared with me.
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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: George Hunter McmasterMale Note
Born: 28 Apr 1828 1828-4-28 at Winnsboro, South Carolina Winnsboro, South Carolina
Married: 1855 1855-1-1
Died: 18 Jul 1902 1902-7-18 at Fairfield County, South Carolina Fairfield County, South Carolina
Father: John Mcmaster
Mother: Rachel Buchanan
WIFE
Name: Mary Elizabeth Flenniken
Born: 26 Oct 1833 at Chester County, South Carolina
Died: 23 Jan 1874 at Winnsboro, South Carolina
CHILDREN
Born: 24 Jul 1856
Died: 15 Aug 1918
Husband: William Alexander Beaty
Name: George Buchanan Mcmaster
Born: Abt 1859
Died:
Born: 29 Jul 1860
Died: 20 Jun 1963
Husband: Thomas Hoge Ketchin
Born: 22 Jul 1867
Died:
Wife: Elizabeth Shepherd Waring
NOTES
1). One of the most enterprising and successful business men o f Fairfield county, S. C., is the Hon. George H. McMaster , president of the Winnsborough National bank. Mr. McMaste r is a South Carolinian by birth, having been born in Fairf ield county, April 27, 1828, and is the son of John and Rac hel Buchanan McMaster. The father was born in Ireland, t he son of Hugh McMaster, also a native of Ireland. Hugh McMaster emigrated to America with his two brother s some time prior to the Revolutionary war, and they serve d in the patriot army during that war. After the war had be en brought to a successful close by the American army, Hug h returned to Ireland and married, the issue being John, th e father of our subject. Hugh McMaster befriended a ministe r of a dissenting church, Rev. McLinney, a Covenanter, an d was obliged to once more leave his native land and seek r efuge in the United States, which he did, accompanied by th e persecuted clergyman their intention being to establis h the church of their choice in the new worldbut the deat h of Mr. McMaster at sea put a blight on the project. Mr. M cLinney reached this country in safety and immediately proc eeded to South Carolina. and at Winnsborough established hi s church. Subsequently the widow of Hugh McMaster left Irel and with her son John and sought a more congenial home in t his country. She first located in Abbeville county, S. C. , but later removed to Winnsborough, where her boy was rear ed and spent the remainder of his life. In early life he wa s engaged in merchandising, but subsequently became proprie tor of a hotel, and at this time was made postmaster of Win nsborough, which office he held for forty years. He died i n I864, at the age of seventy seven years, leaving five son s and two daughters. His widow survived him until I883, whe n she died, aged ninety years. Their son, George, was reare d in Winnsborough, where he obtained his early schooling. I n December, l850, he was graduated from the South Carolin a college, and then began teaching school. Four years late r he visited Europe, going to England. Ireland, Scotland Fr ance, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Holland and Belgium. H e returned home in 1855, was elected an assistant professo r at Mount Zion college, at Winnsborough, and in the same y ear was married to Miss Mary E. Flenniken, a daughter of th e Rev. Warren Flenniken. In 1874 this estimable lady was st ricken by death, four children being left to mourn her loss . In 1876 Mr. McMaster was so happy as to form a marriage a lliance with Miss Louisa Gregg, daughter of Dr. R. Gregg, o f Marion county, S. C., and seven children have been born t o them. Mr. McMaster began his mercantile career in 1856, a s a general merchant. During the Civil war he espoused th e cause of his people, and was placed in charge of the sold ier s home and hospital bureau, located at Richmond, Va. H e has always been a staunch democrat, and in I880 was elect ed to the house of representatives of South Carolina, and r emained as a member of that body during the years 1881 2 3 4. At the organization of the Winnsborough National bank i n 1873, Mr. McMaster took an active part in perfecting it s formation, and was elected vice president, and is now th e only surviving original director of that institution. Sin ce l885 he has been its president. Both he and family are a ctive and prominent members of the Associate Reform Presbyt erian church, and he is recognized as one of the substantia l men of the community. He has made himself noted for his p ublic spirit, and throughout his life he unceasingly labore d for the advancement of the state and the community in whi ch he lived. He was a great advocate of the building of rai lroads, and through his efforts Fairfield county voted $200 ,000 to two proposed roads through the county. Mr. McMaste r was elected president of these two proposed roads by thei r incorporators. Mr. McMaster was always to be found on th e side of measures looking to the internal improvement of t he country. !DEATH Headstone, A.R.P. Cemetery, Winnsboro, South Carol , Headstone, A.R.P. Cemetery, Winnsboro, South Carolina.
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