Life History

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Notes

• 1880 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 5 June, District 91, page 12, Hse #114, Fam #118
  Few, Benjamin F W M 50 Physician SC SC SC [b abt 1830]
  Few, Rachel M  W F 40 Wife Keeping House SC SC SC [b abt 1840]
  Few, Robert A  W M 14 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1866]
  Few, William P  W M 12 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1868]
  Few, Sallie L  W F 9 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1871]
  Few, Ignatius P  W M 8 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1872]
  Few, Ella L  W F 6 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1874]
  
  "Ignatius Pierce Few, m 1895 Fannie Cannon; they were the parents of 11 children, one of whom is Benjamin Franklin Few, President of Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co, and another is Rev E C Few, Methodist minister.
  "Ellie Few, unmarried, lives at the old home in Greer, South Carolina."
  --  John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families Vol 1 (Clearfield Co, Redwood City, Calif, 1957), p 65, courtesy of Ancestry.com
  
  South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965
  Ignatius Pierce Few
  Age 82, Retired Farmer, Widowed
  Birth Date 28 March 1872 South Carolina
  Residence 1202 West Poinsett St, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina
  Father Benjamin F Few
  Mother Rachel Few
  Spouse Fannie Cannon
  Informant Mrs Rachel Smith
  Death 9 July 1954 died at home, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
  (The death certificate says the location was Chick Springs, which is listed in all lists and references in Taylors, not Greer, but in the same county.  The given street address is in Greer.)
  Cause of Death Massive Coronary Occlusion about 2 hours before death
  Burial 12 July 1954 in Edgewood Cemetery, Greer, by the Wood Mortuary, Greer
  Filed 15 July 1954
  
  Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1901-1975
  I P Few, Age 82, Birth Date abt 1872
  Death July 1954 Greer [Greenville County]
  Obituary published 11 Jul 1954 Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
  --  https://www.greenvillelibrary.org/research/obituaries

Sources

• 1. 1880 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina
  • 5 June, District 91, page 12, Hse #114, Fam #118
• 2. Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1901-1975
• 3. South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965
• 4. Historical Southern Families
  • Name: Clearfield Co; Location: Redwood City, California; Date: 1957;