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Ibra Charles Blackwood (1878-1936) —
also known as Ibra C. Blackwood —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Blackwood (unknown
county), S.C., November
21, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1903-05; Governor of
South Carolina, 1931-35; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
12, 1936 (age 57 years, 83
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
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Dewey Boyce Blanton (1908-1972) —
also known as Dewey B. Blanton —
of Chesnee, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Cowpens, Spartanburg
County, S.C., October
20, 1908.
Son of Jack Kenyon Blanton (1878-1947) and Lula Melissa (Pettit)
Blanton (1882-1965).
Oil
distributor; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-56, 1957-58.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 9,
1972 (age 63 years, 141
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
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Joseph Travis Johnson (1858-1919) —
also known as Joseph T. Johnson —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Brewerton, Laurens
County, S.C., February
28, 1858.
Son of Benjamin Johnson and Mary Johnson.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1901-15;
resigned 1915; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of South Carolina,
1915-19; died in office 1919.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., May 8,
1919 (age 61 years, 69
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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John Adam Henneman (1835-1891) —
also known as J. A. Henneman —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Kronach, Bavaria (now Germany),
1835.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; jeweler; mayor
of Spartanburg, S.C., 1891; died in office 1891.
German
ancestry.
Shot
and killed by
John Williams, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., September
27, 1891 (age about 56
years). Williams was hanged for the murder on October 7, 1892.
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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