Manuscript Collection
Identifier
Accession 715 no. 6
Inclusive Dates
1933
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1 bound volume; 60 pages
Language
English
Historical Note
The Wier Family emigrated from Scotland via Northern Ireland to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia just before the American Revolution.
Scope and Content Note
The Ten Tribes of Wier in America was compiled and printed by William Swansea Wier in Atlanta, Georgia in 1933. The book covers the family and descendants of Thomas and Mary Withrow Wier from the 1700s through 1933. They eventually settled in Greenwood, S.C. There are handwritten notes in the book presumably added by the author. Other surnames found in the volume include: Blake, Britt, Dunbar, Gregg, Peden, McDill, McDowell, Mull, and Scott. The book includes photographs and a folding generational chart. Please see the attached document.
Provenance
The book was a gift of the author on November 21, 1960.
Keywords
Genealogy, Wier Family, Greenwood SC
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "The Ten Tribes of Wier in America - Accession 715 no. 6". Finding Aid 579.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/579
