Details: Benjamin William Nance
***Benjamin William Nance***
(b. Abt. 1858)
South Carolina. Black.
Occupation: railroad mail agent, teacher.
Benjamin Nance was born in South Carolina to Ham and Susan Nance. His father was a farm laborer who was living in Newberry, South Carolina by 1870.
Benjamin first appears in university records in the 1876 University of South Carolina catalogue. There he is listed as a freshman following the modern studies track. The university closed before he finished his degree.
By 1880, Benjamin had moved back to Newberry and was workings a teacher. He later moved to Spartanburg and worked as a railroad mail agent. He last appears in the historical record in the 1900 U.S. Census.
Sources
1). 1870; Census Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1504; Page: 654B
2). 1880; Census Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: 1235; Page: 18D; Enumeration District: 108
3). 1900; Census Place: Spartanburg Ward 6, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0110
Posted 4/12/20