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• m. Ebenezer Pettigrew Verner* on Dec. 19, 1843, at Conneross Plantation, Oconee County SC. He was b. Sep. 29, 1815, Near Retreat, Pickens County SC; d. June 27, 1891, Oconee County SC.
• Ebenezer and Emily had 12 children, 11 of whom lived to adulthood:
  • Mary Evelyn Verner (1845-1912). [Mrs. Wallace's genealogy omits the first name "Mary"].
    • m. Dr. James M. McClanahan (1840-1907) of Walhalla SC.
  • William Henry Verner (1846-1900), Professor at Tuskaloosa AL and founder of the Verner Military Institute.
    • m. Julia Louise Oliver (1856-1922), daughter of Isaac Oliver and Julia Murphy.
  • John Samuel Verner* (1849-1912).
    • m. Mary Catherine Phillips* (1852-1938).
  • Robert Singleton Verner, b. 1851 (?), a farmer of Richland SC.
    • m1. Mary Johns,
    • m2. Mattie Patton.
  • David Pettigrew Verner, b. 1854, Master in Equity, Greenville SC.
    • m Mary Harris.
  • Edward Ebenezer Verner, b. 1856, a farmer of Richland SC.
    • m. Lulu Miller, whose ancestor, John Miller II, donated the land for the Old Stone Church at Clemson SC.
  • Luke Walter Verner (1849-1935), a farmer of Richland SC.
    • m.Mary Grace Murray (b.1862).
  • Charles Bell Verner (1867-1937), a lawyer in Tuskaloosa AL and State Legislator,
    • m. Elizabeth Cade (1870-1945).
  • Mattie R. Verner (1861-1945)
    • m. Thomas Edward Stribling, b. 1860, of Seneca SC.
  • Clara Verner (1863-1947).
    • m. James Francis McCarey, b. 1867.
  • Emily Verner (1870-1967)
    • m. John McWhorter.

Brief Biography:

Robert Singleton Crowe Foster* was the son of Lieutenant John Foster* (b. 1739, Amelia County VA; d. c1782, Greenville Dist. SC) and Eleanor Collins* (b, c 1744 VA; d. Greenville Dist.). It is uncertain whether John's rank of "Lieutenant" refers to a position in the American Revolution, the British Colonial Army in Virginia, or possibly the English Army. Eleanor Collins* was the daughter of Stephen Collins* (b. c1719, possibly in VA, but maybe in England or Ireland) and Elizabeth Hoggatt* (b. c 1724), a daughter of Anthony Hoggatt* (b. c1724) and Eleanor Crowe* (b. c 1724)

References:

• http://www.wardjc.com/people/p00001s9.htm#I33512
• Verner Genealogy by Clara Verner Wallace
• Southern Presbyterian, July 19, 1891, 4-page article on Ebenezer Pettigrew Verner.