Index to Locations
Effingham Elim Baptist Church
Cemetery
Florence Florence National Cemetery
Florence Mt. Hope Cemetery
Johnsonville Old Johnsonville
Cemetery
Timmonsville Byrd Cemetery
Elim Baptist
Church Cemetery
Effingham, Florence County, South Carolina
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John Morgan Timmons (1800-1869) —
of Timmonsville, Darlington District (now Florence
County), S.C.
Born in Darlington District (now Darlington
County), S.C., December
14, 1800.
Delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Darlington, 1860-62.
Died in Timmonsville, Darlington County (now Florence
County), S.C., October
30, 1869 (age 68 years, 320
days).
Interment at Elim Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Florence National
Cemetery
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina
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William Frederick Ives (1897-1972) —
also known as William F. Ives —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y., February
17, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; export
manager for a cement
manufacturer; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Tampa,
Fla., 1932-37; Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Tampa,
Fla., 1935; Honorary
Consul for Haiti in Palm
Beach & West Palm Beach, Fla., 1944.
Died August
14, 1972 (age 75 years, 179
days).
Interment at Florence National Cemetery.
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Mt. Hope
Cemetery
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Allard Henry Gasque (1873-1938) —
also known as Allard H. Gasque —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Marion County (part now in Florence
County), S.C., March 8,
1873.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of South
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1912-20; chair of
Florence County Democratic Party, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 65 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John Lanneau McMillan (1898-1979) —
also known as John L. McMillan —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., April
12, 1898.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1939-73.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Forty and
Eight; American
Legion.
Died in Florence, Florence
County, S.C., September
3, 1979 (age 81 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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James Willard Ragsdale (1872-1919) —
also known as J. Willard Ragsdale —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Timmonsville, Florence
County, S.C., December
14, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Florence County,
1898-1900; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1913-19; died in
office 1919.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1919 (age 46 years, 221
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Melvin Horace Purvis Jr. (1903-1960) —
also known as Melvin H. Purvis; "Little
Mel" —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Timmonsville, Florence
County, S.C., October
24, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; FBI
agent; involved in the capture or killing of outlaws in the
1930s, including John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
to the head, in Florence, Florence
County, S.C., February
29, 1960 (age 56 years, 128
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Hawley Van Exem-Gasque (1886-1989) —
also known as Elizabeth Mills Hawley; Bessie M. Hawley;
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque; Mrs. A. J. Van
Exem —
of South Carolina.
Born in Richland
County, S.C., February
26, 1886.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1937-39.
Female.
Died in Ridgeway, Fairfield
County, S.C., November
2, 1989 (age 103 years,
249 days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Old Johnsonville
Cemetery
Johnsonville, Florence County, South Carolina
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Emerson Lancoe Ard (1895-1952) —
also known as Emerson L. Ard —
of Hemingway, Williamsburg
County, S.C.
Born in Hemingway, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
24, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; bank
director; mayor of Hemingway, S.C., 1926; member of South
Carolina state senate from Williamsburg County, 1927-34.
Methodist.
Died June 15,
1952 (age 56 years, 174
days).
Interment at Old Johnsonville Cemetery.
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Byrd
Cemetery
Timmonsville, Florence County, South Carolina
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Charles Aurelius Smith (1861-1916) —
of Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Hertford
County, N.C., January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Florence County,
1908-10; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1911-15; Governor of
South Carolina, 1915.
Baptist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April 1,
1916 (age 55 years, 71
days).
Interment at Byrd Cemetery.
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