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Index to Locations
Salem Cemetery
Private or family graveyards
Abbeville Episcopal Cemetery
Abbeville Melrose Cemetery
Abbeville Trinity Episcopal Church
Cemetery
Abbeville Upper Long Cane Cemetery
Level Land Little River Baptist Church
Cemetery
Lowndesille Old McCalla Cemetery
Lowndesville Lowndesville Cemetery
Salem
Cemetery
Abbeville County, South Carolina
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Edward Stuart Parker (1894-1980) —
also known as Edward S. Parker —
of McCormick, McCormick
County, S.C.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in McCormick, McCormick
County, S.C., May 14,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Madras, 1925-26; Cologne, 1926-32.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Fredericksburg Nursing
Home, near Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania
County, Va., July 21,
1980 (age 86 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Salem Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonidas M. 'Lonnie' Parker and Susan E. (Stuart) Parker; married
1925 to
Margaret Elizabeth Jaquette. |
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Private or family
graveyards
Abbeville County, South Carolina
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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 in a private or family graveyard.
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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; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1896,
1900,
1908
(alternate), 1912,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928
(Convention
Vice-President); candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1898.
Died October
28, 1938 (age 75 years, 171
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Episcopal
Cemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
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Armistead Burt (1802-1883) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born near Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., November
13, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1834-35, 1838-41; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1843-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1868.
Slaveowner.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., October
30, 1883 (age 80 years, 351
days).
Interment at Episcopal Cemetery.
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Melrose
Cemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
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Wyatt Aiken (1863-1923) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born near Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., December
14, 1863.
Democrat. Farmer; stenographer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1903-17;
defeated, 1916, 1918.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., February
6, 1923 (age 59 years, 54
days).
Interment at Melrose Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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Robert Reid Hemphill (1840-1908) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., May 3,
1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1876-80, 1884-86; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1886-94; Clerk of
the South Carolina Senate, 1894-1908; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Abbeville
County, 1895.
Presbyterian.
Advocate of woman suffrage.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., December
28, 1908 (age 68 years, 239
days).
Interment at Melrose Cemetery.
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James Dunklin Mars (1899-1976) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Riley, Greenwood
County, S.C., July 24,
1899.
Democrat. Stenographer;
lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1954-58.
Methodist.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., March
12, 1976 (age 76 years, 232
days).
Interment at Melrose Cemetery.
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Trinity Episcopal
Church Cemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
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John Alfred Calhoun (1807-1874) —
also known as John A. Calhoun —
of Abbeville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C.
Born in Edgefield
County, S.C., January
8, 1807.
Delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., August
25, 1874 (age 67 years, 229
days).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Upper Long Cane
Cemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Eugene Blackburn Gary (1854-1926) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., August
22, 1854.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1889-90; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1891-93; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1893-1912; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1912-26.
Died, from encephalitis
lethargica, in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., December
10, 1926 (age 72 years, 110
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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Frank Boyd Gary (1860-1922) —
also known as Frank B. Gary —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville District (now Greenwood
County), S.C., March 9,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1890-1900, 1906-08, 1910-12; resigned 1912; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1896-1900; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Abbeville
County, 1895; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1908-09; circuit judge in South
Carolina 8th Circuit, 1912-22; died in office 1922.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
7, 1922 (age 62 years, 273
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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James Sproull Cothran (1830-1897) —
also known as James S. Cothran —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born near Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., August
8, 1830.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1869; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1872;
circuit judge in South Carolina, 1881-86; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1887-91.
Slaveowner.
Died, in a sanitarium
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1897 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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Samuel McGowan (1819-1897) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born October
9, 1819.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1860,
1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1878-79; resigned 1879; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1880.
Died August
9, 1897 (age 77 years, 304
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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William Norwood Graydon (1860-1931) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville District (now Greenwood
County), S.C., December
11, 1860.
Lawyer;
bank
director; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1898-1902, 1906-10;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1914-16.
Methodist.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
3, 1931 (age 70 years, 235
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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Addison Brooks Carwile (1896-1983) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville
County, S.C., October
13, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; farmer; Abbeville
County Probate Judge, 1931-42; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; county
agricultural extension agent; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Died, in Abbeville County Memorial Hospital,
Abbeville
County, S.C., February
22, 1983 (age 86 years, 132
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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John Harris Wilson (1804-1869) —
also known as John H. Wilson —
of Abbeville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C.
Born October
8, 1804.
Delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62.
Died February
25, 1869 (age 64 years, 140
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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Thomas Chiles Perrin (1805-1878) —
also known as Thomas C. Perrin —
of Abbeville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C.
Born in Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., October
1, 1805.
Delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., May 14,
1878 (age 72 years, 225
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Perrin and Eunice (Chiles) Perrin; married 1830 to Jane
Eliza Wardlaw. |
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Thomas Thomson (1813-1881) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C.
Born in Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, Scotland,
June
5, 1813.
Lawyer;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., May 6,
1881 (age 67 years, 335
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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William Christie Benet (1846-1930) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Scotland,
March
22, 1846.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1888-90.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease, in Beallmont Park Sanatorium,
Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
17, 1930 (age 84 years, 148
days).
Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
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Little River
Baptist Church Cemetery
Level Land, Abbeville County, South Carolina
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Preston Brooks Carwile (1856-1926) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., October
10, 1856.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1890-92, 1906-10.
Died in Abbeville
County, S.C., October
26, 1926 (age 70 years, 16
days).
Interment at Little River Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Franklin Addison Carwile (1868-1946) —
also known as Frank Carwile —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, September
30, 1868.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1928-30.
Died in South Carolina, August
9, 1946 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Interment at Little River Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Old McCalla
Cemetery
Lowndesille, Abbeville County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Isaac Hull McCalla (1853-1913) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born November
16, 1853.
Member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1894-98; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Abbeville
County, 1895.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, S.C., September
9, 1913 (age 59 years, 297
days).
Interment at Old McCalla Cemetery.
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Lowndesville
Cemetery
Lowndesville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
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James Marion Baker (1861-1940) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Lowndesville, Abbeville District (now Abbeville
County), S.C., August
18, 1861.
Secretary of the U.S. Senate, 1913-16; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1933-36.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, S.C., November
21, 1940 (age 79 years, 95
days).
Interment at Lowndesville Cemetery.
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