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Edward Clarkson Leverette Adams (1876-1946) —
also known as Ned Adams —
Born in Richland
County, S.C., January
5, 1876.
Physician;
farmer; author;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1916, 1922; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I.
Died in Richland
County, S.C., November
1, 1946 (age 70 years, 300
days).
Interment somewhere
in Richland County, S.C.
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James Hopkins Adams (1812-1861) —
also known as James H. Adams —
of South Carolina.
Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., March 15,
1812.
Son of Henry Walker Adams and Mary Goodwyn Adams.
Planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1834-37, 1840-41,
1848-49; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1851-54; Presidential Elector for South
Carolina, 1852;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1854-56; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1860.
Episcopalian.
Died in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., July 13,
1861 (age 49 years, 120
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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James Uriah Adams (1812-1871) —
Born in Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., February
12, 1812.
Planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1864.
Died in Richland
County, S.C., March 7,
1871 (age 59 years, 23
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Joel Adams (1750-1830) —
Born in Virginia, February
4, 1750.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-15.
Baptist.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., July 9,
1830 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Joel Adams II (1784-1859) —
Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., March 6,
1784.
Son of Joel
Adams.
Planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1832-33.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., May 1,
1859 (age 75 years, 56
days).
Interment somewhere
in Richland County, S.C.
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Wyatt Aiken (1863-1923) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born near Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., December
14, 1863.
Son of David
Wyatt Aiken and Virginia Carolina Aiken.
Democrat. Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1903-17;
defeated, 1916, 1918.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., February
6, 1923 (age 59 years, 54
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Paul McManus Arant (1910-1963) —
also known as Paul M. Arant —
of Pageland, Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Born in Five Forks, Pageland Township, Chesterfield
County, S.C., November
1, 1910.
Son of Peter M. Arant and Lottie A. (McManus) Arant.
Lawyer;
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1959-61.
Member, Civitan.
Died in December, 1963
(age 53
years, 0 days).
Interment at Pageland
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pageland, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Alma Mangum. |
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Vernal Glenn Arnette (1885-1974) —
also known as V. G. Arnette —
of Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C.; Myrtle Beach, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Marion
County, S.C., April 6,
1885.
Son of Cornelius B. Arnette and Martha R. (Daniel) Arnette.
Merchant;
farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-34, 1937-42,
1945-46, 1949-54; member of South
Carolina state senate from Williamsburg County, 1956-61.
Died in December, 1974
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Lula Belle Chandler. |
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Wilson Tate Baggett, Jr. (1911-1987) —
also known as W. Tate Baggett, Jr. —
of St. Stephen, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in St. Stephen, Berkeley
County, S.C., February
4, 1911.
Son of W. T. Baggett and Sadie (Venning) Baggett.
Republican. Farmer; timber
broker; manufacturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Died May 21,
1987 (age 76 years, 106
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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Robert Woodward Barnwell (1801-1882) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort
County), S.C., August
10, 1801.
Son of Robert
Barnwell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1826-28; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1829-33; president,
Carolina State College, 1833-41; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1850; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Senator
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
5, 1882 (age 81 years, 87
days).
Interment at St.
Helena's Churchyard, Beaufort, S.C.
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Edward Briggs Baskin (1915-2001) —
also known as Ed B. Baskin —
of Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C.
Born May 23,
1915.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; dairy
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lee County, 1959-61.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died December
1, 2001 (age 86 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Bee (1739-1812) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., 1739.
Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1778-79, 1786-88; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1779-80; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1780-81; member of
South
Carolina state senate, 1788-90; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1790-1812; died in office 1812.
Died in Pendleton, Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., February
18, 1812 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Woodstock
Cemetery, Goose Creek, S.C.
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James Blair (c.1790-1834) —
of South Carolina.
Born in The Waxhaws, Lancaster
County, S.C., about 1790.
Democrat. Planter; sheriff;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1821-22, 1829-34 (9th
District 1821-22, 8th District 1829-34); resigned 1822; died in
office 1834.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1834 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Paul Blanton (1915-2004) —
also known as James P. Blanton —
of near Loris, Horry
County, S.C.
Born near Nichols, Marion
County, S.C., December
13, 1915.
Son of Dora (Rowell) Blanton (1888-1959) and Olin I. Blanton
(1892-1933).
Businessman;
farmer; vice-president, Horry County National Bank;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-68.
Baptist.
Died, in Loris Community Hospital,
Loris, Horry
County, S.C., September
3, 2004 (age 88 years, 265
days).
Interment at Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Horry County, S.C.
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Percy Eugene Brabham (1905-1978) —
also known as P. Eugene Brabham —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., May 28,
1905.
Son of H. Manning Brabham and Lucretia (Johnson) Brabham.
Farmer; newspaper
publisher; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1959-61.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Junior
Order.
Died in September, 1978
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Katherine (Free) Rhoad. |
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James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) —
also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto
Governor" —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., December
15, 1808.
Son of John Broome and Jeanette (Witherspoon) Broome.
Democrat. Merchant;
planter; lawyer;
probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of
Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida
state senate, 1861.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., November
23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere
in Quincy, Fla.
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David Deas (1771-1822) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1771.
Son of John Deas and Elizabeth (Allen) Deas.
Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1794-95, 1800-08; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1802-03.
Died in 1822
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1800
to Mary Sommers. |
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Elias Evander Dickson (1832-1909) —
also known as Elias E. Dickson; E. E.
Dickson —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Sumter
County, S.C., December
21, 1832.
Son of Joihn LeGrande Dickson and Mary Ann (Huggins) Dickson.
Farmer; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Clarendon
County, 1868.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., January
22, 1909 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment somewhere
in Manning, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary McGill Plowden. |
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James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) —
also known as J. Edwin Ellerbe —
of Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born in Sellers, Marion
County, S.C., January
12, 1867.
Son of William S. Ellerbe and Sarah Elizabeth (Haselden) Ellerbe.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1894-96; delegate to
South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Died, of pulmonary
tuberculosis, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
17, 1916 (age 49 years, 279
days).
Interment at Haselden
Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Elisha Young Fair (1809-1886) —
also known as Elisha Y. Fair —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Prosperity, Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., July 4,
1809.
Son of William Fair (1770-1851) and Elizabeth (Young) Fair
(1774-1854).
Lawyer;
planter; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1858-61.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
23, 1886 (age 77 years, 172
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Samuel Farrow (1759-1824) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Virginia, 1759.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer;
planter; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1810-12; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1813-15; member
of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-19, 1822-23.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
18, 1824 (age about 65
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Spartanburg County, S.C.
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John Floyd (1769-1839) —
of Jefferson, Jackson
County, Ga.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., October
3, 1769.
Son of Charles Floyd (1747-1820) and Mary (Fendin) Floyd (1747-1804).
Planter; shipbuilder;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1820-27; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1827-29.
Died near Jefferson, Jackson
County, Ga., June 24,
1839 (age 69 years, 264
days).
Interment at Floyd
Family Cemetery, Woodbine, Ga.
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Hampton Pitts Fulmer (1875-1944) —
also known as Hampton P. Fulmer —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born near Springfield, Orangeburg
County, S.C., June 23,
1875.
Son of James Riley Fulmer and Marthenia Fulmer.
Democrat. Farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1921-44 (7th District
1921-33, 2nd District 1933-44); died in office 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died October
19, 1944 (age 69 years, 118
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C.
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J. Ralph Gasque (b. 1913) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., May 16,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-48; member of South
Carolina state senate from Marion County, 1949-52, 1956-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1960,
1964.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) —
also known as Albert W. Gilchrist —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., January
15, 1858.
Son of William
E. Gilchrist and Rhoda Elizabeth (Waller) Gilchrist.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; real estate
dealer; orange grower; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1912
(speaker);
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a tumor of the
thigh, in the Hospital
for the Ruptured and Crippled, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 15,
1926 (age 68 years, 120
days).
Interment at Indian
Springs Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
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Theodore Gourdin (1764-1826) —
of South Carolina.
Born near Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C., March 20,
1764.
Planter; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1813-15.
Died in Pineville, Berkeley
County, S.C., January
17, 1826 (age 61 years, 303
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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William Clyde Graham (b. 1897) —
also known as W. Clyde Graham —
of near Pamplico, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Coward, Florence
County, S.C., December
31, 1897.
Farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1935-38, 1941-48; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Florence County, 1951-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur Gill Grant (1906-1964) —
also known as Wilbur G. Grant —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Rodman, Chester
County, S.C., May 20,
1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1935-38, 1941-42;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1956;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1943-61.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1964
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Chester
County Cemetery, Chester County, S.C.
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John Faucheraud Grimké (1752-1819) —
also known as John Grimké —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1752.
Son of John Paul Grimké and Mary (Faucheraud) Grimké.
Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1782-90; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1786-88; resigned 1788.
Died in New Jersey, August 9,
1819 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1784
to Mary Smith. |
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Jesse Frank Hawkins (b. 1887) —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry
County, S.C., November
21, 1887.
Dairy
farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-60; member of South
Carolina state senate from Newberry County, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Bee Holmes (1760-1827) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1760.
Son of Isaac Holmes and Rebecca (Bee) Holmes.
Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1791-97; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1794-95; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1799-1801.
Died September
5, 1827 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Circular
Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Holmes and Rebecca (Bee) Holmes; married 1783 to
Elizabeth Edwards (sister of John
Edwards). |
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John Huger (1744-1804) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1744.
Son of Daniel Huger and Mary (Cordes) Huger.
Planter; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1787-90; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1792-94.
Died January
22, 1804 (age about 59
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Berkeley County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Huger and Mary (Cordes) Huger; married 1767 to
Charlotte Motte; married 1785 to Ann
Broun. |
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Richard Hutson (1748-1795) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, July 9,
1748.
Son of Rev. William Hutson and Mary (Woodward) Hutson.
Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1776-79, 1781-82, 1785,
1788; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1778-79; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1778; member of South
Carolina Legislative Council, 1780-82; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1782-83; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-85; delegate to
South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 12,
1795 (age 46 years, 277
days).
Entombed at Circular
Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
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John Laurens Manning Irby (1854-1900) —
also known as John L. M. Irby —
of Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., September
10, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1886-90; South Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1890; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1891-97.
Died in 1900
(age about
45 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
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Thomas Jones (1745-1836) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1745.
Planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1782-90; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1789-90.
Died October
30, 1836 (age about 91
years).
Interment at Circular
Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married 1766
to Abigail Townsend. |
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Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) —
also known as Asbury C. Latimer —
of Belton, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born near Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, S.C., July 31,
1851.
Son of Clement T. Latimer and Frances B. Latimer.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Anderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908.
Methodist.
Died February
20, 1908 (age 56 years, 204
days).
Interment at Belton
Cemetery, Belton, S.C.
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Henry Laurens (1724-1792) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 6,
1724.
Son of Jean Samuel Laurens and Esther (Grasset) Laurens.
Merchant;
planter; Vice-President
of South Carolina, 1776-77; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1777-80.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Berkeley
County, S.C., December
8, 1792 (age 68 years, 277
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mepkin
Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.
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Daniel Dixon Lee (1911-1996) —
also known as Dixon Lee —
of Dillon, Dillon
County, S.C.; Hamer, Dillon
County, S.C.
Born in Hamer, Dillon
County, S.C., September
14, 1911.
Son of Daniel Jasper Lee and Bessie (Price) Lee.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; farmer; Dillon
County Sheriff, 1945-50; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1948,
1952;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Dillon County, 1951-54, 1959-61.
Died February
14, 1996 (age 84 years, 153
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mattie McLemore. |
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Rawlins Lowndes (1721-1800) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1721.
Son of Charles Lowndes.
Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1776-78, 1787-90; President
of South Carolina, 1778-79; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1788-89.
Died August
24, 1800 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lowndes; married 1748 to
Amarinthia Elliott; married 1751 to Mary
Cartwright; married 1773 to Sarah
Jones. |
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John Laurence Manning (1816-1889) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Clarendon
County, S.C., January
29, 1816.
Son of Richard
Irvine Manning (1789-1836).
Democrat. Planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1842-46, 1865-67; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1846-52, 1861-65; Governor of
South Carolina, 1852-54; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1860; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Died in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., October
29, 1889 (age 73 years, 273
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) —
also known as Richard I. Manning —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Homesley Plantation, Sumter
County, S.C., August
15, 1859.
Son of Richard Irvine Manning and Elizabeth Allen (Sinkler) Manning.
Democrat. Farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-96; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1898-1906; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1915-19; president, American Products Export
and Import Corp.; Cotton
Warehouse Co.; National Bank of
Sumter; Bank of
Mayesville; South Carolina Land & Settlement Assoc.; director,
Sumter Telephone
Co.; Telephone
Manufacturing
Co.; Magneto Manufacturing
Co.; Palmetto Fire
Insurance Co.; New York Life
Insurance Co.; Union-Buffalo Mills Co.; Clifton Manufacturing
Co.; chairman Peoples State Bank of
South Carolina.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
11, 1931 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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James Hugh McFaddin (c.1916-1974) —
also known as J. Hugh McFaddin —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born about 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1938-42; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1956;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1942-56; circuit judge in South Carolina,
1956-70.
Died in 1974
(age about
58 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington McKown (b. 1906) —
also known as George W. McKown —
of near Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., July 10,
1906.
Son of Edward L. McKown and Bessie (Lancaster) McKown.
Democrat. Farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1935-36; member of South
Carolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1939-42, 1947-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Edwin Myrick (b. 1904) —
also known as W. E. Myrick —
of Ulmers, Allendale
County, S.C.
Born in Ulmers, Allendale
County, S.C., September
1, 1904.
Farmer; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Allendale County, 1943-46, 1951-61.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) —
of Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., December
9, 1798.
Miller; merchant;
surveyor;
farmer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1849.
Quaker;
later Universalist.
Irish
ancestry.
Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "Underground
Railroad" before the Civil War.
Died in 1874
(age about
75 years).
Original interment at Yountsville
Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.; reinterment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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John F. O'Neall (c.1804-1865) —
of Greene
County, Ind.
Born in South Carolina, about 1804.
Farmer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-44; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1844, 1847.
Quaker
or Methodist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1865
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas H. O'Neall (1813-1889) —
of Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., September
20, 1813.
Farmer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-51.
Quaker
or Methodist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from congestion of
the lungs, in Stockwell, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March 31,
1889 (age 75 years, 192
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stockwell, Ind.
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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Son of Newton Fay Peterson and Willa E. (Geiger) Peterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March 28,
1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) —
of South Carolina.
Born February
25, 1746.
Lawyer;
planter; colonel in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1779-1804; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Minister to France, 1796-97; received one electoral vote, 1796;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1800; candidate for President
of the United States, 1804 (Federalist), 1808.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died August
16, 1825 (age 79 years, 172
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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John Smith Preston (1809-1881) —
also known as John S. Preston —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., April 20,
1809.
Son of Francis Smith Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston.
Democrat. Planter; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1848-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1860;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 1,
1881 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Thomas Raysor (1797-1858) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Colleton District (now Colleton
County), S.C., December
23, 1797.
Planter; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1833.
Died in Barnwell District (part now in Bamberg
County), S.C., January
11, 1858 (age 60 years, 19
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Colleton County, S.C.
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James Burchill Richardson (1770-1836) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Rimini, Clarendon
County, S.C., October
28, 1770.
Son of Richard Richardson (1704-1780).
Planter; Governor of
South Carolina, 1802-04.
Died in Rimini, Clarendon
County, S.C., April 28,
1836 (age 65 years, 183
days).
Interment at Richardson
Cemetery, Near Remini, Clarendon County, S.C.
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Thomas James Robertson (1823-1897) —
also known as Thomas J. Robertson —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C., August 3,
1823.
Republican. Planter; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Richland
County, 1868; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1868-77.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., October
13, 1897 (age 74 years, 71
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Thomas Roper (1760-1829) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1760.
Son of William Roper and Grace (Hext) Roper.
Planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1796-1801; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1799-1801.
Died April 15,
1829 (age about 68
years).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married 1781
to Lydia Harvey. |
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Benjamin Glover Shields (b. 1808) —
also known as Benjamin G. Shields —
of Marengo
County, Ala.; Falls
County, Tex.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., 1808.
Son of Samuel B. Shields.
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Alabama at-large, 1841-43; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Venezuela, 1845; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1851; planter; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1874-77.
Died in Texas.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ellison DuRant Smith (1864-1944) —
also known as Ellison D. Smith; E. D. Smith;
"Cotton Ed" —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.; Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Lynchburg, Lee
County, S.C., August 1,
1864.
Democrat. Farmer; member of South Carolina state legislature,
1896-1900; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1909-44; died in office 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1936,
1944
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died November
17, 1944 (age 80 years, 108
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Cemetery, Bishopville, S.C.
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William Jasper Talbert (1846-1931) —
also known as W. Jasper Talbert —
of Parksville, McCormick
County, S.C.
Born near Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., October
6, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-83; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1884-88; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1893-1903;
candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1902.
Died in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., February
5, 1931 (age 84 years, 122
days).
Interment at Parksville
Cemetery, Parksville, S.C.
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John Clarence Taylor (1890-1983) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Honea Path, Anderson
County, S.C., March 2,
1890.
Son of L. W. Taylor and Rosa Ella (Massey) Taylor.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
newspaper
publisher; livestock
auction business; Anderson
County Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1933-39;
defeated, 1938; member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1951-54, 1959-62.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., March 25,
1983 (age 93 years, 23
days).
Interment at Garden
of Memories, Honea Path, S.C.
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Benjamin Ryan Tillman (1847-1918) —
also known as Benjamin R. Tillman; "Pitchfork
Ben"; "The One-Eyed Plowboy" —
of Trenton, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield
County, S.C., August
11, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost an
eye in 1864; farmer; Governor of
South Carolina, 1890-94; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1895-1918; died in office 1918;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1912-16.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 3,
1918 (age 70 years, 326
days).
Interment at Ebenezer
Cemetery, Trenton, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Frank E. Timmerman (b. 1900) —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Aiken
County, S.C., October
19, 1900.
Automobile
dealer; wholesale oil
distributor; real estate
business; farmer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1957-61.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Stuart Wallace (1810-1893) —
of York
County, S.C.
Born near York, York District (now York
County), S.C., December
30, 1810.
Republican. Planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1852-55, 1858-59,
1865-66; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1869-77.
Died near York, York
County, S.C., June 27,
1893 (age 82 years, 179
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.
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Daniel Wallace (1801-1859) —
of Union District (now Union
County), S.C.
Born near Laurens, Laurens District (now Laurens
County), S.C., May 9,
1801.
Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1846-47; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1848-53.
Died in Jonesville, Union District (now Union
County), S.C., May 13,
1859 (age 58 years, 4
days).
Interment at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Union, S.C.
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Marshall Burns Williams (1912-1995) —
also known as Marshall B. Williams —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Norway, Orangeburg
County, S.C., January
17, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
farmer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-52; member of South
Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1953-95.
Died, from complications of heart
disease, at Providence Hospital,
Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
28, 1995 (age 83 years, 345
days).
Interment somewhere
in Orangeburg, S.C.
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Oliver Perry Williams (1819-1881) —
of St. Bartholomew's Parish, Charleston District (now Colleton
County), S.C.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., October
14, 1819.
Son of William
Williams.
Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Died in Colleton
County, S.C., April 28,
1881 (age 61 years, 196
days).
Interment at Burnt
Church Burial Ground, Jacksonboro, S.C.
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W. Bruce Williams (1906-1978) —
of Heath Springs, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Heath Springs, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
9, 1906.
Son of Chambers E. Williams and Belva (Bruce) Williams.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer; livestock
dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941-42; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1947-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Died April 25,
1978 (age 71 years, 198
days).
Interment at Salem
Cemetery, Heath Springs, S.C.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
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