James Packer Annals of Newberry, Part Two by John A. Chapman, page 607 JAMES PACKER, was a native of England. He came to America in 1853 and to Newberry in 1868, where he remained a good and useful citizen until the day of his death. He married here, read law and was a good and reliable lawyer and business man - admitted to the Bar in 1878 - had already been appointed Trial Justice by General Hampton in 1877. As a lawyer he was heard in the Supreme Court with marked attention, and was very successful. I knew him well; he was a good man and a genial and faithful friend, and was a fine example of what patient industry can accomplish in overcoming early disadvantages. He died on Thursday, 14th day of May, 1885, leaving a widow but no children.