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Bamberg County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Bamberg County

Index to Locations

  • Mizpah Methodist Churchyard
  • Bamberg Bamberg County Memory Gardens
  • Bamberg Restland Cemetery
  • Bamberg South End Cemetery
  • Denmark Denmark Cemetery
  • Ehrhardt Ayer Family Cemetery


    Mizpah Methodist Churchyard
    Bamberg County, South Carolina
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Joseph Josiah Brabham (1817-1883) — of Buford's Bridge, Barnwell District (now Bamberg County), S.C. Born in Barnwell District (now Barnwell County), S.C., September 6, 1817. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Barnwell, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Bamberg County, S.C., July 8, 1883 (age 65 years, 305 days). Interment at Mizpah Methodist Churchyard.
      Relatives: Son of Joseph Brabham and Sarah Clarke (Kirkland) Brabham; married to Susannah Elizabeth McMillan; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Johnston Mixson and Percy Eugene Brabham.
      Political family: Brabham-Mixson family of South Carolina.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Bamberg County Memory Gardens
    14836 Heritage Highway
    Bamberg, Bamberg County, South Carolina
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
    P. Eugene Brabham Percy Eugene Brabham (1905-1978) — also known as P. Eugene Brabham — of Bamberg, Bamberg County, S.C. Born in Olar, Bamberg County, S.C., May 28, 1905. Farmer; newspaper publisher; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County, 1951-58; member of South Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1958-64. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Junior Order; Moose. Died in South Carolina, September 19, 1978 (age 73 years, 114 days). Interment at Bamberg County Memory Gardens.
      Relatives: Son of Harry Manning Brabham and Lucretia (Johnson) Brabham; married, December 4, 1948, to Katherine (Free) Rhoad; first cousin twice removed of Joseph Josiah Brabham; second cousin of Benjamin Johnston Mixson.
      Political family: Brabham-Mixson family of South Carolina.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964


    Restland Cemetery
    Bamberg, Bamberg County, South Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      William Seaborn Bamberg Jr. (1849-1928) — of Barnwell County (part now in Bamberg County), S.C. Born in Barnwell District (part now in Bamberg County), S.C., December 17, 1849. Democrat. Farmer; member of South Carolina state senate from Barnwell County, 1891-92; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1896. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, from hemiplegia, in Bamberg, Bamberg County, S.C., December 22, 1928 (age 79 years, 5 days). Interment at Restland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William Seaborn Bamberg and Phillipine (Picouet) Bamberg; married, November 11, 1879, to Ida Isabel Mahony.
      Epitaph: "He will live again."
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    South End Cemetery
    Bamberg, Bamberg County, South Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      James Carlisle Kearse (1893-1973) — also known as J. Carl Kearse — of Bamberg, Bamberg County, S.C. Born in Olar, Bamberg County, S.C., March 29, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County, 1921-24; member of South Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1940-56; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944; South Carolina State Highway Commissioner. Methodist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, in a hospital at Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 14, 1973 (age 79 years, 350 days). Interment at South End Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Joseph Josiah Kearse and Mildred (Bamberg) Kearse; married, November 15, 1922, to Daisye Rizer; married to Eunice Johns.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Denmark Cemetery
    Denmark, Bamberg County, South Carolina
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Marion Reed Cooper (1849-1922) — also known as M. R. Cooper — of Port Royal, Beaufort County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.; Adams Run, Colleton County (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Graham, Barnwell District (now Denmark, Bamberg County), S.C., September 21, 1849. Democrat. Shipbroker; farmer; sawmill operator; chair of Colleton County Democratic Party, 1892-95; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-96, 1918-22 (Colleton County 1892-96, Beaufort County 1918-22); died in office 1922; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Colleton County, 1895; secretary of state of South Carolina, 1899-1902. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., February 11, 1922 (age 72 years, 143 days). Interment at Denmark Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of C. C. Cooper; married, December 23, 1877, to Lizzie Gibson.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Ayer Family Cemetery
    Ehrhardt, Bamberg County, South Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Lewis Malone Ayer (1769-1863) — Born in South Carolina, April 11, 1769. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Barnwell, 1808-16. Died in Barnwell District (now Barnwell County), S.C., December 28, 1863 (age 94 years, 261 days). Interment at Ayer Family Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas Ayer and Frances (Malone) Ayer; married to Rebecca Erwin; father of Lewis Malone Ayer Jr..
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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