Dr. William H. Davis McGregor was a professor and Dean of the College of Forestry and Recreation at Clemson University. Dr. McGregor is a native of South Carolina, born in Florence in 1927. Dr. McGregor served as Treasurer of the Stone Church Annexation Committee.

The Stone Church Annexation Committee was formed on March 29, 1966. The aim of this group was to remedy an ongoing school district boundary problem that had plagued the Old Stone Church community for some time prior. The members of the Stone Church Annexation Committee were Chairman James P. Whitlock, Vice-Chairman Hugh Wilson, Secretary Jim Halpin, and Treasurer Dr. William H. Davis McGregor.

Many residents in the Old Stone Church community had for some time been concerned over the constant uncertainty of where their children would attend school. An agreement had been reached whereby Old Stone Church students would attend geographically closer Pickens County schools despite the fact that they lived in Oconee County. The agreement between the two school districts allowed for these residents to pay Pickens County school taxes, while paying Oconee County land taxes. This agreement was never made permanent, and a general uneasiness set in with parents of the children affected. On the occasions that the agreements’ renewal vote was tabled, Old Stone Church parents pushed for a permanent solution, while the two school districts opted for periodic review on a year to year basis. Federal Civil Rights and desegregation laws rendered this set of agreements moot. African American students who were bused to Easley schools would now attend Daniel high school, it being the closer school. This meant that the Old Stone Church residents would have to be moved to Oconee County schools. Since the school districts could no longer assure any agreement, the residents sought to solve the issue through annexation. The Stone Church Annexation Committee was formed in order to annex the Old Stone Church community from Oconee County to Pickens County, solving once and for all the troublesome school district line problem.