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Jasper County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Jasper County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Ridgeland Grahamville Cemetery Private or family graveyard Jasper County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Thomas Heyward Jr. (1746-1809) — of South Carolina. Born in St. Luke's Parish County (now part of Jasper County), S.C., July 28, 1746. Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1776-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1778-80, 1782-90, 1785-90; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1785-89; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790. Died in Beaufort District (part now in Jasper County), S.C., April 17, 1809 (age 62 years, 263 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Heyward and Mary Hannah (Miles) Heyward; married, April 20, 1773, to Elizabeth Mathews (sister of John Mathews); married, May 9, 1790, to Elizabeth Savage.   Political family: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article Grahamville Cemetery Ridgeland, Jasper County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Henry Klugh Purdy (1886-1949) — of Ridgeland, Jasper County, S.C. Born in Abbeville County, S.C., December 1, 1886. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Jasper County, 1917-20, 1933-36; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Jasper County, 1925-28. Methodist. Member, Pi Kappa Phi. Died in Jasper County, S.C., April 27, 1949 (age 62 years, 147 days). Interment at Grahamville Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Parker Purdy and Nannie (Klugh) Purdy; married, January 9, 1913, to Augusta Ryan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Edward Perry Jr. (1900-1966) — also known as C. E. Perry — of Ridgeland, Jasper County, S.C. Born in Ridgeland, Jasper County, S.C., December 24, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936; member of South Carolina state senate from Jasper County, 1941-44. Died April 26, 1966 (age 65 years, 123 days). Interment at Grahamville Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Charles Edward Perry and Nora Delilah (Davidson) Perry; married to Elma Ruth Boaen.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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