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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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John Dob Blanton (1870-1960) —
also known as John D. Blanton —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Dysartville, McDowell
County, N.C., November
12, 1870.
Son of William Miller Blanton (1832-1916) and Josephine (Setzer)
Blanton (1839-1925).
Democrat. Merchant; member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Died, from a cerebrovascular
accident, in Marion General Hospital,
Marion, Marion
County, S.C., July 3,
1960 (age 89 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marion, N.C.
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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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John Edwards (1760-1798) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1760.
Son of John Edwards and Margaret (Peronneau) Edwards.
Merchant; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1787-88, 1791-94; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1795-97.
Died December
31, 1798 (age about 38
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Edwards and Margaret (Peronneau) Edwards; married 1783 to Rebecca
Donnom; brother of Elizabeth Edwards (who married John
Bee Holmes). |
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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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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 William Green (b. 1925) —
of Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C., October
22, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1958-61.
Methodist.
Member, Ruritan;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1961.
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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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Hiram McNeeley (b. 1906) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
31, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle Elias Morris, Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Son of Earle E. Morris and Bernice (Carey) Morris.
Democrat. Banker;
merchant; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate from Pickens County, 1955-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Blue Key.
Still living as of 1961.
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Relatives:
Married 1958
to Jane L. Boroughs. |
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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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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
to Eugenia Cauthen. |
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