Rumph Home – St Matthews, South Carolina
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This old house is located outside of St Matthews, near the intersection of SC 6 and US 176.
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Photographer Ann Helms of Spartanburg says that while she was taking pictures of this house, “a nice couple pulled up and told me the property and home once belonged to the Rumph family sometime during the mid to late 1800s. Some online research revealed the Rumph name goes back to the 1700s in the Orangeburg-Calhoun area. I do not know which generation of Rumphs lived in this house or when it was built however.”
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3 Comments about Rumph Home
February 9th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
I looked up the Rumph family and found that Catherine Rumph was married in a house that belonged to Mr. John Hearne’s near Orangeburg. This may be that house.
I typed Rumph family in SC on google and clicked on the archives.org website. It has a whole book on the family that can be read online. Very interesting, and hope it is of help to anyone looking for more information on this house.
July 8th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
I have a friend who is related to the Rumph family. The Rumphs settled closer to Orangeburg than Hwy. 6 and 176. The original land is now between I-26 and Hwy. 121 and across Hwy. 121. The Rumph Cemetery is off an access road from Burke Rd. which crosses I-26 and goes to Hwy. 121. There are no longer white Rumphs living in the Orangeburg/Calhoun counties, but there are some black Rumphs still around here. I certainly have no proof, but I would think that this house is an old, old house provided for those living and working on a farm. Jacob Rumph, who was owner of the Rumph land, died in 1812. This house does not look to be old enough to belong to any of his family. The Rumphs were rather wealthy and probably would not have had houses such as this. I guess what I really intended to say is that the Rumphs who lived there were probably not of the original family. It is a wonderful picture. I wish old houses could be preserved other than in photos, but grateful for them!
December 31st, 2012 at 4:53 pm
I’m related to the black Rumphs from North SC. My grandfather was John (JD) Daniel Rumph. His father was George Rumph. There was a black Jacob Rumph. The Rumphs are decendents of a slave name James Crumel. Who happens to be related to the owners of Crumel funeral home.
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