Chesterfield District Genealogy

Chapter of the

South Carolina Genealogical Society

Chesterfield District Genealogy Society

P.O. Box 167

Chesterfield, South Carolina 29709

Chesterfield District Chapter, S.C.G.S. publishes quarterly the Chesterfield District Chronicle. We hold regular monthly meetings the second Sunday of each month except July and December. Some of the the projects that we are involved in are: collecting church histories from all the denominations in our area and encouraging these churches to have their records microfilmed, adopting and cleaning abandoned cemeteries, and having memorial markers placed for our county’s war dead.

We are a chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society of which there are 13 other chapters all across the state. S.C.G.S. holds a Summer Workshop each July at the South Carolina Archives and History Center in Columbia and their Annual Meeting each Fall. S.C.G.S. publishes quarterly the Carolina Herald and Newsletter and other beneficial books periodically.

If YOU, or anyone you know, has historical records of Chesterfield County, or anyplace, the Chesterfield District Genealogical Society would love to provide you a place to preserve for your original or copies of your family records.

Please consider donating your historical records to our society or another place of your choice to ensure your family history is safe.

New Website Updates

There are many new record sets that are being inventoried and reviewed for inclusion in the societies Website.

New Items:

Chesterfield County Postmasters

Chesterfield County Marriage Records – 1911-1987

Birth Records – Added two additional years

All of 2024 – Aug. 2025 Obituaries added

Added additional Revolutionary War Pension FIles

Added a page for War of 1812 Records

Added a page for Civil War Records

If you know of Chesterfield County Record Sets that you think others would benefit from, please send us an email or post something on out Facebook page and we will look at maybe adding a link.

Birth 1911 – 19

Check out the information we have started to gather for SC250-Chesterfield, the webpage dedicated to our ancestor patriots of the American Revolution in preparation of the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America

Upcoming Meetings and Events

All Society meetings are held at the Old Chesterfield Courthouse, 100 Main Street, Chesterfield SC, 29709 at 3:00 pm on the 2nd Sunday of each Month with the exception of July and December.

Below is a link to the most comprehensive genealogical training calendar available, literally thousands of class, available in person and in a virtual environment. Please check out Conference Keeper.org for all your training, meeting or event needs. We will attempt to highlight some of these events in our calendar as we can.

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renae from Greensboro wrote on January 6, 2026 at 2:35 pm

looking for anything on rowena (lowery/lawry/lowry) autry who was maybe born in chesterfield county in South carolina maybe the town the courthouse resides in 1914 and died 1988. her parent names were maybe silas lowery and ida henderson. she married a james autry SR who both had my grandfather james JR in 1937 who died 2007 in high point, North carolina. i'm looking for maybe the land she lived and maybe worked on, possibly owned by a lawry or lowery; her father could've also been a share cropper ao ownership records would be useful but some seem to be lost so even a newspaper someone kept would be useful

Stuart Platt from Chapin wrote on November 8, 2025 at 10:45 pm

Hi all, My wife's gggm was Georgeanna Williams. On her death certificate, it states for the burial, Forest Hills Church. Does anyone know anything about this church? Does anyone know what the church at the Brewer Gold mine was called? Any information that may be helpful is much appreciated.

Louis Jackson from Saint Louis wrote on August 7, 2025 at 3:35 pm

I am looking for information about Charles Jackson born about 1828. He was a black man.

Minnie Taylor from Greeneville, TN wrote on August 7, 2025 at 12:06 pm

Hello, I am researching my family tree and am looking for information on the Purvis line. My Ggrandfather was Jack Purvis, born 25 November 1884 in Chesterfield. His mother was Linda Louiza Purvis and supposedly his father was John Purvis. I have not been able to verify John Purvis as I have no information. Also, Walter Burr, deceased, had a lot of family history. Do you know if the library has any information from Walter Burr? Thank you very much. Minnie Taylor Cell 803-466-9947

Wanda Davis Pate from Laurel Hill wrote on September 24, 2024 at 7:55 pm

what date will the library be open in October ? Thank you of the information . Wanda Pate