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Chester County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Chester County

Index to Locations Chester County Cemetery Richardson Church Cemetery Private or family graveyards Chester Evergreen Cemetery Chester Hopewell Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery Chester County Cemetery Chester County, South Carolina Politicians buried here: Wilbur Gill Grant (1906-1964) — also known as Wilbur G. Grant — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Rodman, Chester County, S.C., May 20, 1906. Democrat. Merchant; farmer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County, 1935-38, 1941-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936 (alternate), 1944, 1956; member of South Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1942-64; died in office 1964. Member, Knights of Pythias; Junior Order; Redmen; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died June 15, 1964 (age 58 years, 26 days). Interment at Chester County Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Major J. Grant and Emma E. (Knox) Grant; married, December 26, 1946, to Belva M. Funderburk.   Image source: South Carolina Legislative Manual 1964 Richardson Church Cemetery Chester County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   John McCreary (1761-1833) — of South Carolina. Born in Chester County, S.C., 1761. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1800; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1819-21. Slaveowner. Died November 4, 1833 (age about 72 years). Interment at Richardson Church Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Private or family graveyards Chester County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Thomas Wade Moore (1809-1871) — also known as Thomas W. Moore — of Chester District (now Chester County), S.C. Born in 1809. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Chester, 1860-62. Died in 1871 (age about 62 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Michael Moore and Rebecca (Wade) Moore.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Richard Woods (1813-1884) — of Carmel Hill, Chester District (now Chester County), S.C. Born August 10, 1813. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Chester, 1860-62. Died December 16, 1884 (age 71 years, 128 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Pinchback.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Evergreen Cemetery Chester, Chester County, South Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Giles Jared Patterson (1827-1891) — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg County), S.C., January 10, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; bank director; member of South Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1882-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1884. Methodist. Died, from pneumonia, in Chester, Chester County, S.C., December 13, 1891 (age 64 years, 337 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edward Patterson and Mildred (Lewis) Patterson; married, May 1, 1855, to Mary Jane Gage; married 1883 to Mary Virginia Ross; father of Giles Jared Patterson (born 1885).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Hemphill (1813-1902) — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Chester District (now Chester County), S.C., July 3, 1813. Lawyer; banker; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Chester, 1857, 1862-64; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member of South Carolina state senate from Chester, 1865-66. Presbyterian. Died in Chester County, S.C., January 12, 1902 (age 88 years, 193 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Hemphill (1761-1832) and Mary (Nixon) Hemphill; brother of John Hemphill (1803-1862); married, May 17, 1843, to Rachel E. Brawley; uncle of Robert Reid Hemphill; great-grandfather of Paul Hemphill Jr..   Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Chester, Chester County, S.C., August 14, 1876. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County, 1900-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1920; director of banks and cotton mills. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Died, from Hodgkins lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., August 13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Chalmers Gaston and Adelaide (Lee) Gaston; married, December 3, 1902, to Virginia Carolina Aiken; married, April 20, 1910, to Edith Byrd Smith.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Ephram Abell (1887-1963) — also known as Robert E. Abell — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Chester County, S.C., October 12, 1887. Democrat. Surgeon; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940. Died, from a suspected coronary occlusion, due to emphysema and pneumonia, in Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., March 9, 1963 (age 75 years, 148 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joshua L. Abell and Sophia (Erwin) Abell; married to Alice Hall Glenn.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Hopewell Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery Chester, Chester County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Robert Witherspoon Hemphill (1915-1983) — of Chester, Chester County, S.C. Born in Chester, Chester County, S.C., May 10, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-48; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1957-64; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1964. Died in Chester, Chester County, S.C., December 25, 1983 (age 68 years, 229 days). Interment at Hopewell Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Grandnephew of William Hiram Brawley and John James Hemphill; great-grandnephew of John Hemphill; second great-grandson of Robert Witherspoon.   Political family: Hemphill family of Chester, South Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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