Jacobs Family Land — Complete Timeline

Dillon & Marion County, South Carolina  |  60 Documents Cross-Referenced  |  1912–2026

4+
Parcels Identified
600+
Fowler Estate Acres
344.5
Unaccounted Acres (#16)
2006
99-yr Lease Expired
2022
Active Foreclosure
38
New Docs Added May 2026
Jacobs Ownership
R.M. Fowler Sr.
Robert C. Fowler
99-Yr Lease
Disputed / Unknown
Sale / Transfer
Mortgage
Death
Legal Action
Partition Attempt
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Land Parcels

Tract A
62.3 ac · Marion Co.
Jacobs Home Place
⚠ Title Lost 1966
Tract B — THE SKILLET
32.5 ac · Dillon Co.
Ed Bethea Place
★ 12 Heirs Named — 1985 Deed
Tract C
~0.5 ac · Marion Co.
Lot 14 Ellerbe Map
? Needs Search
Lot 4 — Fowler S/D
~0.25 ac · Marion Co.
Purchased 1975
? Unaccounted
Sched. A #16
344.5 ac · Marion Co.
Fowler Estate ¼ int.
⚠ "400 Acres"?
Sched. A #15
95 ac · Marion Co.
Fowler Estate ¼ int.
? Connection?
Lot 14 — POA Transfer
~0.25 ac · Marion Co.
1/2 int. via Foxworth POA
⚠ POA Missing
PA Heir Connection
Nov 1981 · Perry Co. PA
Out-of-state heirs
? Research Needed

Selected Parcel

Tract A — Jacobs Home Place

Size: 62.3 acres
County: Marion
Origin: Harvey Woodberry deed, 1946
Sold: July 1, 1966 to R.M. Fowler
Price: $12,500
Current: Robert C. Fowler
TMS: 019-00-00-101-000
⚠ TITLE CONCERN: Option said 85 acres; deed says 62.3. Where are the missing ~23 acres?
⚠ FORECLOSURE: Case 2022CP3300316 pending against Robert C. Fowler since June 2022.

Fowler Estate — Schedule A Total

Sched #16
344.5 ac
Sched #15
95 ac
Sched #11
51 ac
Sched #8 (Jacobs)
45.8 ac
Sched #9
26.8 ac
Other (12 items)
~67 ac
*#15 and #16 are ¼ interest each. Total Fowler estate: 630+ acres across 16 parcels.
⚠ CRITICAL: Sched A #8 is labeled "Tax Map 19-10" — same as Jacobs TMS 019-00-00-101-000. But #8 shows 45.8 acres, not 62.3. More land is missing.

Key People

Willie Jacobs (1912–1990)
Lucile Jacobs (1918–1995)
R.M. Fowler Sr.
Robert C. Fowler
Barbara Graves (Tulsa)
12 surviving heirs
Carolyn Foxworth (POA)
Minnie Lee Fore (heir)
Banton Jacobs (heir)
Horace Jacobs (heir)
Dorothy B. Jacobs (heir)
Willie Gene Jacobs (heir)
Jim Arthur Jacobs (heir)
Gladys M. Edmunds (heir)
Thelma M. Jacobs (heir)
Sylvia Ann Dosey (heir)
Karen F. Ballenger (Fowler heir)
Charles T. Speth (attorney)
Shirley Barnes (NY)
Geraldine U. Fowler
PA heirs (unidentified)
★ STRONGEST CLAIM: Tract B (32.5ac Dillon). 99-yr lease 1967–2006. 1992 partition attempt. Family treated as theirs for 55+ years. Fight for this land.
⚠ NEW (May 2026, Batch 1 + 2): 38 new documents added. CRITICAL BATCH 2 FINDS: (1) 1985 Deed — Tract B (Skillet) conveyed as LIFE ESTATE to Lucile Jacobs and William A. Jacobs, then upon death to 12 NAMED HEIRS (Minnie Lee Fore, Barbara J. Graves, Carolyn V. Jacobs, Shirley Mae Barnes, Dorothy B. Jacobs, et al.). Book 195. (2) THE ACTUAL 99-YEAR LEASE TEXT confirmed — Willie AND Lucile, 32.5ac Ed Bethea place, Dillon, $1/yr, expires 13 March 2066. (3) R.M. Fowler death date CONFIRMED: Nov 24, 1992. (4) Speth attorney letter Feb 17, 1986 — Dillon deed recorded Book 195 Page 143. (5) FSA letter addressed to WILLIAM A. JACOBS, Dillon 29536 — 2001, crop allotment power of attorney. (6) Fowler to Lucile Lot 4 deed confirmed — $1,500, LUCILLE JACOBS spelling by Fowler attorney. (7) Fowler probate devisees: Geraldine U. Fowler, Karen F. Ballenger, Robert C. Fowler.
⚠ R.M. Fowler Jr. signed a 1967 will leaving everything to wife Geraldine. The April 1992 transfer to son Robert C. Fowler for $5 may conflict with both the 1964 and 1967 wills. Title defect research needed.