Pedigree of:
Ebenezer Pettigrew Verner
1816-1891
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Ebenezer Pettigrew
VERNER
1816-1891
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Ebenezer Pettigrew Verner* , b. Sep. 29, 1816, Near Retreat, Pickens County SC; d. June 27, 1891, Oconee County SC.
- m. Emily Crowe Singleton Foster* on Dec. 19, 1843, at Conneross Plantation, Oconee County SC. She was b. Sep. 13, 1827 in Greenville SC, and d. Aug. 12, 1912 in Seneca SC. She was the daughter of Robert Singleton Crowe Foster.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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).
- Matilda R. "Matie" 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)
Brief Biography:
Ebenezer Pettigrew Verner* (1816-1891) is the subject of a 4 page article in the Southern Presbyterian by John W. Shelor, C.S., written on July 19, 1891, as a memorial. Ebenezer was born at his father's home on the Christal river, near Bachelor's Retreat SC. He was one of the first Elders of the Long Cane (Presbyterian) Church , in Abbeville (elected on Sep. 6, 1857). He was a merchant and a farmer. Up to 1861, he accumulated large tracts of land on the Choestoe and Conneross Creeks in Oconee County SC, which he planted using slave labor. During the War Between the States he served as a soldier in Charleston, rising to the rank of Sergeant under Capt. Trible's Company. After the war he experienced significant losses in property but was able to hold onto about 1,200 acres and built upon it a "large and commodious dwelling", which became known as "Conneross". This plantation dwelling was located near Richland Station, 5 miles west of Seneca SC. In Mar., 1891, this plantation home was completely destroyed by fire. He appears to have died of injuries to his hands and feet sustained in rebuilding this home.
In the Verner Genealogy by Clara Verner Wallace, on page 56, there is an old photograph of Ebenezer Verner and his wife Emily, and a photo of their home at Conneross. In Mrs. Wallace's genealogy, Emily's name is depicted as "Emily Clementine Saphronia Foster", apparently mistaking her with a distant cousin, whereas other souces use "Emily (Clementine, Collins, Crow or Crowe) Singleton Foster".
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