Sosnowski family papers, 1840-1967.

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Sosnowski family papers, 1840-1967.

Correspondence, financial records, genealogical notes, drafts of family histories, and ephemera. Personal papers represent Sophia Wentz Sosnowski (1809-1899), Karoline Josephine Sosnowski, Julius Christian Sosnowski (1840-1876), John Ferrars Sosnowski (1869-1946), Julius Christian Sosnowski (1877-1942), Col. Frank E. Schaller, Ida Schaller Peacock, Sophia Schaller Herty (1867-1929), and the Townsend family. Smaller amounts of materials concern the Herty, Seabrook, and Langley families, all of whom were related to the Sosnowski family through marriage. Genealogical notes cover the Sosnowski, Schaller, Townsend, and Wentz families.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8073415

South Carolina Historical Society

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