South Carolina Biography

United States South Carolina  Biography

A continuing index to all published South Carolina biographical sketches is:


 * Richard N. Côté and Patricia H. Williams, The Dictionary of South Carolina Biography, Volume 1 (Easley, South Carolina: The Southern Historical Press, 1985; Family History Library book 97This first volume indexes 13,300 sketches from 52 published sources. Other volumes in the set are currently being prepared for publication.

Two representative biographical encyclopedias are: 


 * Hemphill, James C. Men of Mark in South Carolina . . . A Collection of Biographies of Leading Men of the State. Four Volumes. Washington, DC: Men of Mark Publishing Co., 1907-9. (Family History Library film .)
 * Snowden, Yates, and Harry G. Cutler. History of South Carolina. Five Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1920. (Family History Library .) Volumes 3-5 are biographical.