Colcock, Adelaide, 1858-1946
Person
Biographical Note
Adelaide Colcock was born September 3, 1858. Her mother, Emmeline L. Huguenin, died when Adelaide was two months old. Her father, William F. Colcock, was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and moved his family many times to different plantations throughout the state. In 1872, Adelaide Colcock went to Charleston to attend Mrs. Pinckney's school and returned home in August of 1876. She never married and lived at home with her father until his death in 1889. Adelaide Colcock died in August 1946.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Adelaide Colcock Papers, 1863- c.1870 (Ms2009-020)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2009-020
Dates:
1863 - 1870
Adelaide Colcock Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-020
Abstract
The collection contains letters written to Adelaide Colcock from 1863 through c.1870, including five during the American Civil War. Collection includes three letters from her father, William F. Colcock, a prominent lawyer and member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, two letters from her sister Minnie, and one from her cousin Charles Colcock. The first letter from Bubber Charlie states, The Yankees are a very bad people and won't let us...
Dates:
1863-c.1870