HISTORY OF THE SARVIS HOUSE

Samuel Scarborough Sarvis was born on September 25, 1843 in the Hebron Community near Bucksport in Horry County, South Carolina. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the Army 

of the Confederate States of America. Thus, the name Captain Sam.

Soon after his discharge, he began building “The Sarvis House”. He was in the turpentine and lumber business. Some of the lumber was milled locally and the remainder was shipped by boat from Bucksport to the Peachtree Landing. It was delivered to the building site by mule and wagon. Having been built in his spare time, and before the era of power tools, it took time to complete. The house was complete in 1881 and move in ready.

Captain Sam married Lucy Elenita Grissette from North Carolina on November 9, 1881.

Their children were George Francis Sarvis, Hannah Sarvis, Lucy Sarvis, Samuel Scarborough Sarvis, Jr., Paul G. Sarvis, Reuben Cornelius Sarvis, Francis Garvin Sarvis, Josephine Sarvis, 

Honor Sarvis, and Elnita Sarvis. He never remarried and continued living in the house until his death in December 6, 1931. Two of his daughters that had taken care of him in his later day, Hannah Sarvis and Lucy Sarvis Grant, and her children Harry Grant and Hannah Kate Grant continued living in the house until Lucy’s death in 1975. With the death of Lucy, the house remained vacant until sold by her son, Harry, to Jane Sarvis Ammons in 1983. Jane is the eldest child of Reuben Cornelius Sarvis.

When Jane purchased the house, it was still pretty much in its original state which had no electricity or running water.

In restoring the house, one room had to be taken down because of 

it’s deteriorated condition. The only upgrades from the original design were 

the additions of electricity, plumbing, and a heat pump.

Jane and her husband, Ike, lived in The Sarvis House until moving to 

Linville, NC in June of 2010. The house remained vacant until purchased by the 

Socastee Heritage Foundation in February of 2013. 

The Socastee Heritage Foundations goal is to open this historical site to the public. We are working hard to pay off this property to reopen to the public for tours, educational information and local events.