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Fairfield County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Fairfield County

Index to Locations New Hope Associate Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery Woodward Family Cemetery Private or family graveyards Winnsboro Unknown location Winnsboro Bethel Cemetery Winnsboro Manigault Cemetery Winnsboro St. John's Episcopal Cemetery Winnsboro Sion Presbyterian Cemetery New Hope Associate Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery Fairfield County, South Carolina Founded 1796 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   David Pressly Robinson (1819-1892) — of Lancaster District (now Lancaster County), S.C. Born in South Carolina, 1819. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Lancaster, 1860-62. Died in White Oak, Fairfield County, S.C., November 20, 1892 (age about 73 years). Interment at New Hope Associate Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Robinson and Elizabeth Ann (Boggs) Robinson; married, May 30, 1846, to Margaret Bonner; married, May 24, 1849, to Margaret Brice.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Woodward Family Cemetery Fairfield County, South Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   William Woodward (b. 1762) — of Chester District (now Chester County), S.C. Born in South Carolina, October 7, 1762. U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1815-17; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Chester, 1820-23. Baptist. Interment at Woodward Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Woodward and Elizabeth (Stokes) Woodward; married 1781 to Nancy Elizabeth Barrette; father of Joseph Addison Woodward.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Private or family graveyards Fairfield County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   John Hugh Means (1812-1862) — of Buckhead, Fairfield District (now Old Buckhead, Fairfield County), S.C. Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., August 18, 1812. Planter; Governor of South Carolina, 1850-52; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Fairfield, 1860-62; died in office 1862; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Mortally wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas), and died a few days later, in Prince William County, Va., September 1, 1862 (age 50 years, 14 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard; cenotaph at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, S.C.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Strother Lyles (1817-1862) — of Strother, Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C. Born September 3, 1817. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Fairfield, 1860-62; died in office 1862. Died in 1862 (age about 44 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Lyles and Mary Ann Collins (Woodward) Lyles.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William John Alston (1802-1868) — of Alston, Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C.; Alston, Fairfield County, S.C. Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., July 21, 1802. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Fairfield, 1862. Died in Fairfield County, S.C., July 4, 1868 (age 65 years, 349 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of James Alston and Frances (Kirkland) Alston; married to Marianne Kennan Brown.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Unknown Location Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Richard Winn (1750-1818) — of Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C. Born in Virginia, 1750. Democrat. U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1793-97, 1803-13 (4th District 1793-97, 1803, 5th District 1803-13). Slaveowner. Died in 1818 (age about 68 years). Interment somewhere.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Bethel Cemetery North Vanderhorst Street Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Boyd Brown (1897-1949) — of Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C. Born in 1897. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940, 1944. Presbyterian. Died in 1949 (age about 52 years). Interment at Bethel Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of Walter Boyd Brown Sr..   Walter Boyd Brown Sr. (1920-1998) — also known as Walter Brown, Sr.; W. B. Brown — of Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C. Born in Smallwood, Fairfield County, S.C., May 16, 1920. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1960, 1964, 1968; first director of South Carolina Department of General Services; vice-president of Norfolk Southern Corporation (formerly Southern Railway). Presbyterian. Blind in one eye. Died, following a stroke, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C., March 9, 1998 (age 77 years, 297 days). Interment at Bethel Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Boyd Brown. Manigault Cemetery Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Elliott Boulware (1889-1954) — also known as E. W. Boulware — of Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C. Born January 15, 1889. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1928. Died March 27, 1954 (age 65 years, 71 days). Interment at Manigault Cemetery. St. John's Episcopal Cemetery Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   William Waters Boyce (1818-1890) — also known as William W. Boyce — of Winnsboro, Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., October 24, 1818. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1846-47; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1853-60; Delegate from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Slaveowner. Died in Fairfax County, Va., February 3, 1890 (age 71 years, 102 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Robert Boyce and Lydia (Waters) Boyce; married to Mary Elizabeth Pearson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Simpson Bratton (1831-1898) — also known as John Bratton — of Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C. Born in Winnsboro, Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., March 7, 1831. Democrat. Physician; planter; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member of South Carolina state senate from Fairfield, 1865-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1876 (delegation chair), 1880; chair of Fairfield County Democratic Party, 1876-80; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1880; South Carolina state comptroller general, 1881-82; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1884-85. Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Sons of the American Revolution. Slaveowner. Died in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C., January 12, 1898 (age 66 years, 311 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Dr. William A. Bratton and Isabelle J. (Means) Bratton; married to Elizabeth Porcher DuBose; grandson of William Bratton.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas William Woodward (1833-1902) — also known as Thomas W. Woodward — of Fairfield County, S.C. Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., May 7, 1833. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1872; member of South Carolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1884-92. Died in Fairfield County, S.C., September 4, 1902 (age 69 years, 120 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William T. Woodward and Harriet (Smart) Woodward; married to Cornelia Miller Dantzler and Rebecca Valentine Lyles.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Augustus Gaillard (1837-1921) — of Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C.; Fairfield County, S.C. Born in St. Stephens Parish, Charleston District (now part of Berkeley County), S.C., November 26, 1837. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Fairfield County, 1877-80; member of South Carolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1880-84; chair of Fairfield County Democratic Party, 1886. Episcopalian. Member, Knights of Honor. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 8, 1921 (age 83 years, 316 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of David Gaillard and Louisa Caroline (Dubose) Gaillard; married, February 19, 1867, to Harriet Gascoigne White (daughter of Sims White); nephew of Anna Maria DuBose (who married William Cain); first cousin of Peter Charles Gaillard, Peter Gaillard Snowden and Franklin Gaillard; first cousin once removed of John Gaillard; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Porcher Stoney; first cousin thrice removed of John Palmer Gaillard Jr.; second cousin of Theodore Gaillard Hunt and Peter Porcher Bonneau; fourth cousin of Francis James Porcher and William Porcher Miles.   Political family: Gaillard family of Charleston, South Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Sion Presbyterian Cemetery Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   John Buchanan (1790-1862) — of Winnsboro, Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C. Born August 9, 1790. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Fairfield, 1818-19, 1832-39; member of South Carolina state senate from Fairfield, 1840-56; Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1840; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Fairfield, 1860-62; died in office 1862. Died in Winnsboro, Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., April 2, 1862 (age 71 years, 236 days). Interment at Sion Presbyterian Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Creighton Buchanan and Mary (Millican) Buchanan; married to Harriet Yongue.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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