Monthly Archives: May 2015
Daniel VanBuren Moody: Civil War Casualty From a Pickens Pioneer Family
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Special to The Courier
Introduction
My mom is Grace Moody Cloer. She celebrated her 90th birthday on Veterans Day 2014. Daniel VanBuren Moody was my great-great maternal grandfather, who was born in Pickens District on Aug. 18, 1838. His family, like so many families during the Civil War, was split over the ideology of that turbulent time.
DANIEL VANBUREN MOODY
The very name, Daniel VanBuren Moody, reflects something about the political nuances involved. His father’s name, Martin Moody, was also given in honor of the politician and President Martin Van Buren, who was president of the United States from 1837-1841. Daniel VanBuren Moody was also a namesake of his grandfather, whom I’ll call Papa Daniel. Papa Daniel was my great-great-great-great-grandfather of the old Pickens District. But, why would Papa Daniel Moody and his son, Martin, in Pickens District, S.C., become so influenced by a politician such as Martin Van Buren from the state of New York?
Martin Van Buren: The President
Martin Van Buren was the first president not to be born as a British subject under
Baptist Easley honors employees for service
EASLEY — Baptist Easley recently recognized employees at the annual Employee Service Awards banquet. Seventy-nine employees in categories of five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service were honored.
Four employees received 35-year service awards:
Vickie Andrews, a registered nurse in the outpatient surgery department, began her
World of Energy plans free outdoor movie night
UPSTATE — The World of Energy plans to host a free outdoor movie night on Friday, May 15, beginning at 9 p.m., featuring the family-friendly hit “Penguins of Madagascar.”
This is the sixth year in a row the World of Energy and the Oconee Nuclear Station have hosted outdoor movies for the community.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket and snacks, or snacks will be available for
Courier Legals 5-13-15
NOTICE
NOTICE TO HEIRS AND/ OR NEXT OF KIN TO PAUL GORBY as an interested party in the case of Alan Wilson, as Attorney General of the State of South Carolina, v. PAUL GORBY; TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS ($2,390.00) IN US CURRENCT, Civil Action No. 2013-CP-39-1188, Filed September 23, 2014 with the Pickens County Clerk of Court, located at 214 East Main Street, Pickens, South Carolina 29671, and seeking forfeiture of defendant TWO THOUSND THREE
Courier Notice to Creditors 5-13-15
The publisher shall only be liable for an amount less than or equal to the charge for the space of the item in error in the case of errors in or omissions from any advertisement, and only for the first incorrect insertion.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of
Courier Trespass Notices 5-13-15
In the state of South Carolina, trespass after notice is a misdemeanor criminal offense prohibited by section 16-11-620 for the South Carolina Code.
Those who enter upon the lands of others without the permission of the owner or manager shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor trespassing.
All persons are hereby notified and warned not to hunt, fish, cut timber or trespass in any manner whatsoever upon the lands of the undersigned:
James Stanley Roach June 2015
Courier Classifieds 5-13-15
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Community Invited to Participate in Highway 76 South Master Plan
UPSTATE – Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Inc., the City of Clemson and the Town of Pendleton are inviting the community to participate in a series of public meetings to gather input on a master development plan for several hundred acres of land that Pacolet Milliken owns along Highway 76. Stantec, an international urban design company that has been contracted to develop the master plan, will be hosting several planning workshops that will open discussion among the community May 11 – 15 in
2 killed in motorcycle wrecks
COUNTY — Separate motorcycle crashes claimed the lives of two Pickens County men in a span of three days last week.
John R. Chastain, 24, died of blunt force trauma after his motorcycle struck a vehicle head-on near Liberty on Wednesday night, according to Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley.
On Saturday afternoon, 30-year-old David Bradley Snyder died at Greenville Memorial
Man faces child porn charges
CENTRAL — A Central man was arrested Thursday after child pornography was allegedly found on his computer.
John Paul James, 42, of 224 Boggs Road, was charged with second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 10 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to a news release from the office of South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Investigators said James was involved in child pornography via file sharing, the release
