This book provides a wealth of genealogical data gleaned from census records, birth records, cemetery records, death records and other original documents; along with local histories and a discussion of slavery. Chapters include: Patterson History; Willis and Nancy McKenzie Patterson, with Census Records; Grave Search Results; Death Certificates; Joe Patterson; Slavery in Newberry County, South Carolina; Washington and Polly Holloway, with Newberry History; John Belton O'Neal and O'Neal Plantation; History of Williamsburg County, South Carolina; McCants (McKantz) and Fleming Settlers, with Slave Records; World War Registration Cards; Picture Album: Descendants of Ruben Patterson; and, Slavery in the South and in South Carolina. Photos of people and places, facsimile reprints of death certificates and other original documents, and a full-name index add to the value of this work.