Individual Details
William John Simpson Renwick
(18 May 1813 - 17 Mar 1889)
COLONEL JOHN S. RENWICK
This very excellent man, a native of Newberry County, and who spent his long life as one of its citizens, was of Scotch descent, and a not very remote descendant of James Renwick, the last Scotch martyr. He became a member of King's Creek Church in early manhood and remained in connection with it until the day of his death. The circumstances of his early life prevented him from acquiring a first-rate education,
but he knew its worth and be gave his sons and daughters the best that could be obtained. He was the first to suggest to Dr. Bonner, then in charge of the Female Academy at Due West, the propriety of converting that institution into a Female College. He had no political aspirations, but was content to do his duty as a private citizen, a farmer and member of the Church, in which he was a Ruling Elder for nearly the whole of his life. This good man died March 19th, 1889, in the 76th year of his age.
Source:
"Annals of Newberry, Part Two" by John A. Chapman, page 605
Originally printed in the Newberry Herald; March 21, 1889
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Toland Renwick (1817 - 1909)
Children:
Mary Elizabeth Renwick (1841 - 1844)*
Hugh Toland Renwick (1843 - 1862)*
Marcellus Adolphus Renwick (1846 - 1918)*
This very excellent man, a native of Newberry County, and who spent his long life as one of its citizens, was of Scotch descent, and a not very remote descendant of James Renwick, the last Scotch martyr. He became a member of King's Creek Church in early manhood and remained in connection with it until the day of his death. The circumstances of his early life prevented him from acquiring a first-rate education,
but he knew its worth and be gave his sons and daughters the best that could be obtained. He was the first to suggest to Dr. Bonner, then in charge of the Female Academy at Due West, the propriety of converting that institution into a Female College. He had no political aspirations, but was content to do his duty as a private citizen, a farmer and member of the Church, in which he was a Ruling Elder for nearly the whole of his life. This good man died March 19th, 1889, in the 76th year of his age.
Source:
"Annals of Newberry, Part Two" by John A. Chapman, page 605
Originally printed in the Newberry Herald; March 21, 1889
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Toland Renwick (1817 - 1909)
Children:
Mary Elizabeth Renwick (1841 - 1844)*
Hugh Toland Renwick (1843 - 1862)*
Marcellus Adolphus Renwick (1846 - 1918)*
Events
| Birth | 18 May 1813 | Newberry County, South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 30 May 1837 | Newberry County, South Carolina - Mary Elizabeth Toland | |||
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1860 | Newberry, Newberry District, South Carolina - Mary Elizabeth Toland |  |  | |
| Death | 17 Mar 1889 | Newberry County, South Carolina | |||
| Burial | Kings Creek Cemetery, Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Toland (1817 - 1909) |
| Father | James William Miller Renwick (1775 - 1816) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Abrams (1782 - 1863) |
Notes
Census (family)
John S Renwick Male 47 South Carolina - FarmingMary Renwick Female 43 [Blank]
Hugh T Renwick Male 16 [Blank]
Marcellus Renwick Male 14 [Blank]
Rosa Renwick Female 12 [Blank]
Emma Renwick Female 10 [Blank]
Sattella Renwick Female 7 [Blank]
Fannie E Johnson Female 21 Georgia - School mistress
Elizabeth Renwick Female 78 South Carolina
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT6-SR2 : 12 December 2017), Elizabeth Renwick in entry for John S Renwick, 1860..
2. Find A Grave Memorial# 30446834.