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James Pershing Harrelson (1919-2003) —
also known as James P. Harrelson; J. P. Harrelson;
"Preacher" —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.
Born in Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., June 28,
1919.
Son of Carson A. Harrelson and Bertha Mae Harrelson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
Baptist minister; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-60, 1991-94; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1963-76; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest
civilian award.
Died, from strokes
and Parkinson's
disease, in Roper Hospital,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 30,
2003 (age 83 years, 306
days).
Interment at Black
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Walterboro, S.C.
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Harold Overton Hatcher (1907-2003) —
also known as Harold O. Hatcher —
of Illinois; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., March 7,
1907.
Son of Overton Hatcher and Edna Mitchell Hatcher.
Socialist. Congregationalist minister; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., August 6,
2003 (age 96 years, 152
days).
Cremated.
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William Henry Harrison Heard (1850-1937) —
also known as William H. Heard —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in 1850.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1876-77; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1895-98; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1895-98; bishop.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1937
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Son of John Rowland Leavell (1820-1900) and Elizabeth Jane (Chalmers)
Leavell (1823-1885).
Democrat. Ordained minister; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1913-18.
Baptist
or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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Neill Erskine Pressly (b. 1850) —
also known as Neill E. Pressly —
Born in Moffattsville, Anderson
County, S.C., September
11, 1850.
Missionary; U.S. Vice Consul in Tampico, 1882-1907; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Tampico, 1909-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Johnnie M. Smith (born c.1934) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Simpsonville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born about 1934.
Republican. Bishop; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Arrested
in 2004 and charged
with sexually
assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 1973.
Still living as of 2004.
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Benjamin Walter Thomason (1893-1987) —
also known as B. W. Thomason —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., August
15, 1893.
Son of Benjamin Arnold Thomason and Emma (Leake) Thomason.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Baptist
minister; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1987
(age about
93 years).
Interment somewhere
in Brevard, N.C.
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S. M. Walker —
of Summerton, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Republican. Minister; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1912,
1916,
1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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