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Robert Thomas Ashmore (1904-1989) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., February
22, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1953-69.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Jaycees;
Junior
Order; Exchange
Club.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
5, 1989 (age 85 years, 225
days).
Interment at White
Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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William Edward Barton (1868-1955) —
also known as William E. Barton —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Pickens
County, S.C., April
11, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Texas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; circuit judge in Missouri
19th Circuit, 1923-28, 1935-46; defeated, 1928, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1931-33.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Springfield Baptist Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., July 29,
1955 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Coleman Livingston Blease (1868-1942) —
also known as Coleman L. Blease; Cole L.
Blease —
of Helena, Newberry
County, S.C.; Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
8, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Fred
H. Dominick; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Newberry County,
1890-94, 1898-1900; candidate for Presidential Elector for South
Carolina; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1905-08; mayor
of Newberry, S.C., 1910; Governor of
South Carolina, 1911-15; defeated, 1908 (primary); resigned 1915;
defeated, 1916 (Independent Democratic); U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1925-31; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Woodmen.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
19, 1942 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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John Mobley Daniel (b. 1883) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Saluda
County, S.C., July 22,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1910-12; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1925-36.
Baptist.
Member, Woodmen of the World; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Furman Daniel and Susan (Adams) Daniel; married, June 26,
1918, to Pearle Richardson. |
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Rembert Coney Dennis (1915-1992) —
also known as Rembert C. Dennis —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Pinopolis, Berkeley
County, S.C., August
27, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Berkeley County,
1938-42; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1942-88 (Berkeley County 1942-66, 14th
District 1966-84, 37th District 1984-88); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Lions;
Woodmen of the World; Blue
Key.
Died June 20,
1992 (age 76 years, 298
days).
Interment at St.
John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
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Oscar Henry Doyle (b. 1893) —
also known as Oscar H. Doyle —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., May 7,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1937-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Woodmen; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Doyle and Ella (Dendy) Doyle; married, October
12, 1921, to Hazel Murphy. |
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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.
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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John Ralph Gasque (1913-2004) —
also known as J. Ralph Gasque —
of Washington,
D.C.; Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., May 16,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; real estate
developer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County,
1945-48; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1949-52, 1956-76 (Marion County 1949-52,
1956-66, 9th District 1967-68, 16th District 1969-72, 11th District
1972-76); resigned 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Carolina, 1960,
1964.
Member, Woodmen of the World; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died, in Marion Nursing
Center, Rains, Marion
County, S.C., April
26, 2004 (age 90 years, 346
days).
Interment at Devotion Gardens, Marion, S.C.; cenotaph at Little Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Cordie Allison Gasque and Jennie (Price) Gasque. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Robert A. Hammett (b. 1927) —
of Inman, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Inman, Spartanburg
County, S.C., November
8, 1927.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Still living as of 1967.
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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.
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 (Colleton County 1963-66, 17th
District 1967-68, 13th District 1969-72, 15th District 1972-76);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen of the World; 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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Relatives: Son
of Carson A. Harrelson and Bertha Mae Harrelson; married, June 24,
1943, to Hazel H. Richardson. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (1896-1965) —
also known as Olin D. Johnston —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born near Honea Path, Anderson
County, S.C., November
18, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1927-30; Governor of
South Carolina, 1935-39, 1943-45; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1935-40, 1944-48;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1945-65; died in office 1965.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Redmen;
Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died April
18, 1965 (age 68 years, 151
days).
Interment at Barkers
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path, S.C.
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James Robert Mann (1920-2010) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., April
27, 1920.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1969-79.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks;
Woodmen.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., December
20, 2010 (age 90 years, 237
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Moore Mars (1884-1965) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., August
17, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1910-14, 1934-50; mayor
of Abbeville, S.C., 1918-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of the World; Redmen;
Junior
Order.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., November
24, 1965 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Whitefoord Claude Martin (1879-1930) —
also known as W. Claude Martin —
of Branchville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C., May 8,
1879.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; banker; insurance
and real
estate business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,
1912-14, 1916-18; mayor of Branchville, S.C., 1920-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1924-30; died in
office 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order; Woodmen of the World.
Killed in an automobile
accident at Wolfton, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
7, 1930 (age 50 years, 275
days). Also killed was Sen. William
S. Legare; Rep. J.
Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.
Interment at Ott Cemetery, Branchville, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Whitefoord Smith Martin and VerMelle Clarice (Brockington) Martin;
married, April 9,
1908, to Ruth Reeves. |
| | | Epitaph: "Love." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Howard Moore (1876-1927) —
of Rowesville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., January
9, 1876.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; banker; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1910-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1918-27; died in
office 1927.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of the World.
Was a passenger in a sedan, going up a steep hill, when the rear axle
broke; the car rolled rapidly downhill and overturned;
he was pinned underneath and killed, in Bordeaux, McCormick
County, S.C., August
26, 1927 (age 51 years, 229
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2nd
District 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1956,
1968,
1972;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-74; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1976-99; convicted
in 2004 of securities
fraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though he
denied any intent to defraud anyone; sentenced
to 44 months in prison.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose;
Woodmen of the World; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 2011 (age 82 years, 212
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens, Columbia, S.C.
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (1898-1987) —
also known as Robert N. C. Nix, Sr. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
9, 1898.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1958-79 (4th District 1958-63,
2nd District 1963-79).
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Elks;
American Woodmen.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 22,
1987 (age 88 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jefferson Davis Parris (b. 1884) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
6, 1884.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Cherokee County,
1927-28, 1931-34; member of South
Carolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1935-38.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Redmen;
Junior
Order; Woodmen of the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Jefferson
Davis |
| | | Relatives: Son of James Parris and
Carolyn (Coyle) Parris; married, May 19,
1914, to Alice Pearl Green. |
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Ryan C. Shealy (1923-2001) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Leesville (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., December
9, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1954-70; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1980-92.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Woodmen.
Died March 5,
2001 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
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Adolphus Fletcher Spigner (1879-1945) —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lykesland, Richland
County, S.C., January
26, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1914-18; Solicitor,
5th Circuit, 1918-45.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen of the World; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from injuries he received in an automobile
accident, in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
12, 1945 (age 66 years, 17
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Doctor Allen Spivey (1868-1945) —
also known as D. A. Spivey —
of Conway, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Horry
County, S.C., August
25, 1868.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; tobacco
warehouser; hotel
business; banker; chair of
Horry County Democratic Party, 1894; mayor of
Conway, S.C., 1901-03; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Horry County,
1904-08; member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1908-12, 1924-28;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of the World; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Conway, Horry
County, S.C., May 24,
1945 (age 76 years, 272
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Conway, S.C.
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George Bell Timmerman Jr. (1912-1994) —
of Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., August
11, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1947-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1948,
1956;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1955-59; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; circuit judge
in South Carolina, 1967-84.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions;
Woodmen of the World.
Died in Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington
County, S.C., November
29, 1994 (age 82 years, 110
days).
Interment at Batesburg
Cemetery, Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.
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George Frederick von Kolnitz Jr. (1868-1948) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., August
6, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1890-94, 1906-08; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1895; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1902-06; defeated
in primary, 1894.
Lutheran
or Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Woodmen of the World; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Suffered coronary
thrombosis, and died, in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
27, 1948 (age 80 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Frederick von Kolnitz and Mary E. (Wayne) von Kolnitz;
married, April 9,
1890, to Sarah Conover Holmes. |
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Albert William Watson (1922-1994) —
also known as Albert Watson —
of South Carolina.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C., August
30, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-58, 1960-62; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1963-71;
candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1970.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Woodmen.
Died September
25, 1994 (age 72 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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