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Tolbert family of Greenwood, South Carolina

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  John Robert Tolbert (1834-1918) — also known as John R. Tolbert — Born June 16, 1834. Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1890, 1892. Died January 19, 1918 (age 83 years, 217 days). Interment at Rehoboth United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greenwood, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Red Tolbert (1808-1866) and Elizabeth (Henderson) Tolbert (1813-1884); father of Robert Red Tolbert (1863-1938) and Joseph Warren Tolbert; granduncle of Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert (1893-1958).
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  Robert Red Tolbert (1863-1938) — also known as R. R. Tolbert — of Greenwood, Abbeville County (now Greenwood County), S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C. Born May 10, 1863. Republican. Postmaster at Greenwood, S.C., 1884-85, 1889-94; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1900, 1908 (alternate), 1912, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1928 (Convention Vice-President). Died October 28, 1938 (age 75 years, 171 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Abbeville County, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Robert Tolbert (1834-1918) and Elizabeth Pope (Payne) Tolbert (1839-1872); brother of Joseph Warren Tolbert; father of Joseph Augustus Tolbert; first cousin once removed of Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert.
  Political family: Tolbert family of Greenwood, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Warren Tolbert (1865-1946) — also known as Joseph W. Tolbert; "Tieless Joe" — of Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C.; Ninety Six, Greenwood County, S.C. Born in Abbeville District (now Abbeville County), S.C., June 6, 1865. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1900 (alternate), 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Republican National Committee from South Carolina, 1912-24; South Carolina Republican state chair, 1925-31. Hit by a car (perhaps intentionally), in his front yard, and died soon after, in Ninety Six, Greenwood County, S.C., October 18, 1946 (age 81 years, 134 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Ninety Six, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Robert Tolbert and Elizabeth Pope (Payne) Tolbert (1839-1872); brother of Robert Red Tolbert; married to Julia Elizabeth DeLoach (1877-1963); first cousin once removed of Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert (1893-1958).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Augustus Tolbert (1891-1940) — also known as Joseph A. Tolbert — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born in South Carolina, October 8, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1923-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1924, 1928 (member, Credentials Committee), 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1936; candidate for Governor of South Carolina, 1938. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., March 22, 1940 (age 48 years, 166 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Abbeville County, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Red Tolbert (1863-1938) and Lucy (Collins) Tolbert.
  Political family: Tolbert family of Greenwood, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) — also known as J. O. Gunn — of Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Pelham, Caswell County, N.C., December 27, 1892. Democrat. Farmer; automobile dealer; banker; Caswell County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67; secretary, Royal Hosiery Mills. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary; Junior Order. Died, in Memorial Hospital, Danville, Va., February 18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53 days). Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Griffin Gunn (1857-1909) and Nannie Elizabeth (Rudd) Gunn (1860-1948); married to Annie Warner Newman (1899-1996); first cousin of John Henry Gunn (1882-1962; who married Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert (1893-1958)).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hettie Elizabeth Gunn (1893-1958) — also known as Elizabeth Gunn; Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert; Elizabeth Tolbert — of Greenwood, Greenwood County, S.C.; Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Born in South Carolina, March 27, 1893. Republican. School teacher; postmaster at Greenwood, S.C., 1924-30. Female. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., December 18, 1958 (age 65 years, 266 days). Interment at Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of Laura Josephine (Crisp) Tolbert (1867-1935) and George Whitfield Tolbert (1870-1959); married, December 29, 1938, to John Henry Gunn (first cousin of John Oliver Gunn); grandniece of John Robert Tolbert; first cousin once removed of Robert Red Tolbert (1863-1938) and Joseph Warren Tolbert.
  Political family: Tolbert family of Greenwood, South Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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