John McWhorter in the Union County, South Carolina handwritten 1790 census. He was born about 1749 in Virginia. He was married first to Elizabeth Jasper then he married second to Elizabeth McClure. His son, Elijah McWhorter was born in 1790 S.C. Elijah married Mary "Polly" Pigg. Elijah and Mary's son, Jesse McWhorter was born in 1813 in Clay County, Kentucky.
Paintings of our ancestors - we didn't have photographs yet!
Paintings of people who lived in the 18th century. So much happened in their lives - the steam engine was invented, the first steps of the Industrial Revolution were taken, the American revolution, th...
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...
Old photos of workers and businesses from past decades
While we don't know what the first business transaction was, it is easy to imagine that thousands of years ago a good hunter bartered his excess meat for something more useful to him. In the history ...