hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌz ɐn ˈɪmɪɡɹənt fɹʌm skˈɑːtlənd hˌuː hæd sˈɛɾəld ɪn kˈɜːʃɔː kˈaʊnti ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ænd mˈæɹid ɐ lˈoʊkəl wˈʊmən.
His father was an immigrant from Scotland who had settled in Kershaw County about 1830 and married a local woman.