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Timmerman family of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina

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  Washington Hodges Timmerman (1832-1908) — also known as W. H. Timmerman — of Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., May 29, 1832. Democrat. Physician; farmer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; banker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield County, 1882-83, 1890-91; resigned 1891; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1891-93; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1892; chair of Edgefield County Democratic Party, 1892; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1893-96; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Edgefield County, 1895; South Carolina state treasurer, 1897-1901; candidate for Governor of South Carolina, 1902. Baptist. Member, Sons of Temperance. Died, from pneumonia, in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington County, S.C., July 14, 1908 (age 76 years, 46 days). Interment at Timmerman Cemetery, Aiken County, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Lydia (Bledsoe) Timmerman and Ransom Hodges Timmerman; married, November 4, 1856, to Pauline Frances Terry Asbill; married, May 6, 1879, to Henrietta Marie Wolfe Bell; father of George Bell Timmerman, Sr.; grandfather of Frank Elbert Timmerman and George Bell Timmerman Jr. (who married Helen DuPre).
  Political family: Timmerman family of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Bell Timmerman, Sr. (1881-1966) — Born in Edgefield County, S.C., March 28, 1881. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1942-62. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 22, 1966 (age 85 years, 25 days). Interment at Batesburg Cemetery, Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Washington Hodges Timmerman and Henrietta Marie Wolfe (Bell) Timmerman; married 1906 to Mary Vandiver Sullivan; father of George Bell Timmerman Jr. (who married Helen DuPre); uncle of Frank Elbert Timmerman.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Elbert Timmerman (1899-1966) — also known as Frank E. Timmerman — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Aiken County, S.C., October 19, 1899. Automobile dealer; wholesale oil distributor; real estate business; farmer; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1957-64. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions. Died March 16, 1966 (age 66 years, 148 days). Interment at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park, Johnston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Elbert Timmerman and Frances Anna 'Fannie' (Clegg) Timmerman; married, July 26, 1932, to Lucy Jane Scurry; nephew of George Bell Timmerman, Sr.; grandson of Washington Hodges Timmerman; first cousin of George Bell Timmerman Jr. (who married Helen DuPre).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Vandiver (Sullivan) Timmerman and George Bell Timmerman, Sr.; married, February 16, 1935, to Helen DuPre; grandson of Washington Hodges Timmerman; first cousin of Frank Elbert Timmerman.
  Political family: Timmerman family of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Helen Timmerman (1914-1980) — also known as Helen DuPre; Mrs. George Bell Timmerman, Jr. — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., June 14, 1914. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956. Female. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., February 1, 1980 (age 65 years, 232 days). Interment at Batesburg Cemetery, Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of Edwards Cornelius DuPre and Helen McMillan (Miller) DuPre; married, February 16, 1935, to George Bell Timmerman Jr. (son of George Bell Timmerman, Sr.; grandson of Washington Hodges Timmerman; first cousin of Frank Elbert Timmerman).
  Political family: Timmerman family of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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