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Index to Locations
Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery
Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Sandy Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
Private or family graveyards
Anderson First Baptist Church
Cemetery
Anderson First Presbyterian Church
Cemetery
Anderson Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Anderson New Silver Brook Cemetery
Anderson Silver Brook Cemetery
Belton Belton Cemetery
Honea Path Barkers Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery
Honea Path Garden of Memories
Pendleton St. Paul's Episcopal
Churchyard
Pendleton Simpson Cemetery
Piedmont Mountain Springs Baptist
Church Cemetery
Fairview United
Methodist Church Cemetery
Anderson County, South Carolina
Mt. Bethel
Baptist Church Cemetery
Anderson County, South Carolina
Sandy Springs
Methodist Church Cemetery
Anderson County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Private or family
graveyards
Anderson County, South Carolina
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John Wilson Jr. (1773-1828) —
Born in South Carolina, August
11, 1773.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Pendleton, 1812-18;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1821-27 (7th District
1821-23, 6th District 1823-27).
Slaveowner.
Died in Anderson District (now Anderson
County), S.C., August
13, 1828 (age 55 years, 2
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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John Baylis Earle (1766-1863) —
of South Carolina.
Born in North Carolina, October
23, 1766.
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1803-05; served
in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
Slaveowner.
Died in Anderson
County, S.C., February
3, 1863 (age 96 years, 103
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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First Baptist
Church Cemetery
307 South Manning Street
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
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James Lawrence Orr (1822-1873) —
also known as James L. Orr —
of Anderson Court House, Anderson District (now Anderson, Anderson
County), S.C.
Born in Craytonville, Anderson
County, S.C., May 12,
1822.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1844-48; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1849-59 (2nd District
1849-53, 5th District 1853-59); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1857-59; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Anderson, 1860-62;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1862; Senator
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; Governor of
South Carolina, 1865-68; district judge in South Carolina,
1868-70; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1872-73, died in office 1873.
Slaveowner.
Died of pneumonia
in St. Petersburg, Russia,
May
5, 1873 (age 50 years, 358
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Joseph Newton Whitner (1799-1864) —
of Anderson Court House, Anderson District (now Anderson, Anderson
County), S.C.
Born April
11, 1799.
Delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Anderson, 1860-62.
Died March
31, 1864 (age 64 years, 355
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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William F. Barr (1832-1895) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., 1832.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; merchant;
postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1894-95.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., August
27, 1895 (age about 63
years).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Forest Lawn
Memorial Park
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Wilton Earle Hall (1901-1980) —
also known as Wilton E. Hall —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Starr, Anderson
County, S.C., March
11, 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; established radio
station WAIM, 1935; candidate for Presidential Elector for South
Carolina; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1944-45; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Navy
League; Sigma
Delta Chi; Elks; Lions.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., February
25, 1980 (age 78 years, 351
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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George Ross Anderson Jr. (1929-2020) —
also known as G. Ross Anderson, Jr. —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., January
29, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1980-2009; took senior status
2009.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in South Carolina, December
1, 2020 (age 91 years, 307
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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New Silver Brook
Cemetery
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
Founded 1949
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Silver Brook
Cemetery
1405 White Street
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Lewis Malone Ayer Jr. (1821-1895) —
of Buford's Bridge, Barnwell District (now Bamberg
County), S.C.
Born near Barnwell, Barnwell District (now Barnwell
County), S.C., November
12, 1821.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Barnwell, 1848-52;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Barnwell, 1860-62; Representative
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Anderson
County, S.C., March 8,
1895 (age 73 years, 116
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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Edwards Bobo Murray (1854-1894) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., February
5, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; chair of
Anderson County Democratic Party, 1878-90; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Anderson County,
1878-84; involved in a dispute over alcohol prohibition in Anderson
County, which he supported; on September 15, 1885, in the public
square of Anderson, S.C., he was shot
at by John
Brown Moore, and fired
back, injuring Moore; charges
against him were dismissed; member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1886-90.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
Temperance.
Drowned
while rescuing his daughter in a swimming pond, Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., July 7,
1894 (age 40 years, 152
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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Rufus Woodruff Fant Jr. (1893-1964) —
of Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., June 29,
1893.
Member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1923-26.
Died in Anderson
County, S.C., May 20,
1964 (age 70 years, 326
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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John Robert Cochran Jr. (1875-1927) —
also known as John R. Cochran, Jr. —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., October
4, 1875.
Republican. Postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1898-1916, 1922-27; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1924.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., December
26, 1927 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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George W. Fant (1829-1903) —
of Anderson Court House, Anderson District (now Anderson, Anderson
County), S.C.
Born in Belton, Anderson
County, S.C., January
19, 1829.
Democrat. Postmaster at Anderson
Court House, S.C., 1856-66; stationery
store owner.
Died, following a stroke of
paralysis, in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., April 8,
1903 (age 74 years, 79
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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Rufus Henry Gaines (1886-1956) —
also known as Rufus H. Gaines —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., September
10, 1886.
Democrat. Postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1943-56.
Died in Anderson
County, S.C., December
16, 1956 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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Milton Pyles Tribble (1840-1909) —
also known as Milton P. Tribble —
of Belton, Anderson
County, S.C.; Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Laurens District (now Laurens
County), S.C., August
27, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Anderson
County Treasurer, 1880-84; Anderson
County Clerk of Courts, 1884-88; postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1895-98.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., January
15, 1909 (age 68 years, 141
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Allen Tribble; married to Mary Anne Elizabeth
Young. |
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Grace G. Cochran (1843-1931) —
also known as Grace Greenwood Arnold —
of Anderson Court House (now Anderson), Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville District (now Greenville
County), S.C., March 5,
1843.
Republican. Postmaster at Anderson
Court House, S.C., 1881-85.
Female.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., May 18,
1931 (age 88 years, 74
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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Thomas Edward Howard (1869-1934) —
also known as Thomas E. Howard —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born April
30, 1869.
Republican. Postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1928-30.
Died August
19, 1934 (age 65 years, 111
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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John Robert Cochran III (1901-1970) —
also known as John R. Cochran III —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born December
20, 1901.
Republican. Acting postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1928; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Carolina, 1928.
Died in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., September
15, 1970 (age 68 years, 269
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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Percy C. Crayton (1894-1988) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., February
14, 1894.
Republican. Postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1932-37.
Died in Anderson
County, S.C., August
5, 1988 (age 94 years, 173
days).
Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
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Belton
Cemetery
Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina
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Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) —
also known as Asbury C. Latimer —
of Belton, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born near Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, S.C., July 31,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Anderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908.
Methodist.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
20, 1908 (age 56 years, 204
days).
Interment at Belton Cemetery.
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Barkers Creek
Baptist Church Cemetery
Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina
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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.
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Garden of
Memories
Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina
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John Clarence Taylor (1890-1983) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Honea Path, Anderson
County, S.C., March 2,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; newspaper
publisher; livestock
auction
business; Anderson
County Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1933-39;
defeated, 1938; member of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1951-54, 1959-62.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., March
25, 1983 (age 93 years, 23
days).
Interment at Garden of Memories.
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St. Paul's
Episcopal Churchyard
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina
Founded 1822
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Floride Calhoun (1792-1866) —
also known as Floride Colhoun —
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., February
15, 1792.
Second
Lady of the United States, 1825-32.
Female.
Died in Pendleton, Anderson
County, S.C., July 25,
1866 (age 74 years, 160
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Francis Burt (1807-1854) —
Born in Pendleton, Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., January
13, 1807.
Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1832-44; South
Carolina state treasurer, 1844; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1852; Governor
of Nebraska Territory, 1854; died in office 1854.
Died in Bellevue, Sarpy
County, Neb., October
18, 1854 (age 47 years, 278
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Barnard Elliott Bee (1787-1853) —
also known as Barnard E. Bee —
of Texas.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., 1787.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas
Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1836; Texas
Republic Secretary of War, 1837-38; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1838-39; Texas Republic Minister to
the United States, 1838-41.
Died in 1853
(age about
66 years).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888) —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 1,
1807.
Mining
engineer;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1844-51; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
Among the founders
of the Maryland Agricultural College, now the University of Maryland.
Bequeathed his home and land holdings to the state of South Carolina
for the purpose of establishing
an agricultural college, which went on to become Clemson University.
Died in Pickens
County, S.C., April 6,
1888 (age 80 years, 280
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Simpson
Cemetery
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina
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Richard Franklin Simpson (1798-1882) —
of Pendleton, Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C.
Born in Laurensville, Laurens District (now Laurens, Laurens
County), S.C., March
25, 1798.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1835-41; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1843-49; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Anderson, 1860-62.
Slaveowner.
Died in Pendleton, Anderson
County, S.C., October
29, 1882 (age 84 years, 218
days).
Interment at Simpson Cemetery.
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Mountain Springs
Baptist Church Cemetery
Piedmont, Anderson County, South Carolina
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