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Index to Locations
Hanging Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Heath Springs Salem Cemetery
Kershaw Kershaw City Cemetery
Near Kershaw Pleasant Plain Baptist
Church Cemetery
Lancaster Douglas Presbyterian Church
Cemetery
Lancaster Old First Presbyterian Church
Graveyard
Lancaster Olde Presbyterian Church
Cemetery
Lancaster Westside Cemetery
New Richmond Hammond Cemetery
The Waxhaws Old Waxhaw Presbyterian
Church
Hanging Rock
Methodist Church Cemetery
Lancaster County, South Carolina
Pleasant Valley
Cemetery
Lancaster County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Frank Glenn Potts (1885-1969) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., May 10,
1885.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Breslau, 1911-12; U.S. Army intelligence officer.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
10, 1969 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Wrenn Potts and Eva Moore (Harris) Potts; married, July 23,
1911, to Annabel Wallace Johnson. |
| | | Epitaph: "At Sunrise Hope - At
Sundown Peace." |
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memorial |
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Salem
Cemetery
Heath Springs, Lancaster County, South Carolina
| Politicians buried
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Willie Bruce Williams (1906-1978) —
also known as W. Bruce Williams —
of Heath Springs, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Heath Springs, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
9, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
livestock
dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1940-42; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1946-62; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956.
Died April
25, 1978 (age 71 years, 198
days).
Interment at Salem Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Chambers E. Williams and Belva (Bruce) Williams; married 1929 to
Eugenia Cauthen. |
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Earle Coke Bridges (1892-1961) —
also known as E. Coke Bridges —
of Heath Springs, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., December
2, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1924-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1934-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1944;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1946.
Died, at the Marion Sims Hospital,
Lancaster
County, S.C., October
12, 1961 (age 68 years, 314
days).
Interment at Salem Cemetery.
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Kershaw City
Cemetery
Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina
| Politicians buried
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Beckham Hilton Clyburn (1886-1961) —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., March 1,
1886.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1930-34.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Died in Kershaw, Lancaster
County, S.C., August
21, 1961 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Kershaw City Cemetery.
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Charles Frank Clyburn (1893-1942) —
also known as C. Frank Clyburn —
of Kershaw, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born July 14,
1893.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1916-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1936,
1940.
Died September
20, 1942 (age 49 years, 68
days).
Interment at Kershaw City Cemetery.
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William Uriah Clyburn (1920-2007) —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Kershaw, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
6, 1920.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1956-60.
Died January
26, 2007 (age 86 years, 112
days).
Interment at Kershaw City Cemetery.
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William Richard Clyburn (1936-2020) —
also known as Bill Clyburn —
of Kershaw
County, S.C.
Born in Westville, Kershaw
County, S.C., August
8, 1936.
Automobile
dealer; real estate
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-78 (Kershaw County
1970-74, 53rd District 1974-78).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
4, 2020 (age 83 years, 180
days).
Interment at Kershaw City Cemetery.
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Pleasant Plain
Baptist Church Cemetery
3777 Pleasant Plains Road
Near Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Douglas
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina
| Politicians buried
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Thomas Franklin Clyburn (1843-1896) —
also known as Frank Clyburn —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster District (now Lancaster
County), S.C., May 12,
1843.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1868-70; Lancaster
County Auditor, 1877-80, 1893-96; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1882-86.
Died in Lancaster
County, S.C., October
16, 1896 (age 53 years, 157
days).
Interment at Douglas Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Old First
Presbyterian Church Graveyard
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Founded 1835
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977
| Politicians buried
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James Hervey Witherspoon (1810-1865) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Rock Spring, Pickens
County, S.C., March
23, 1810.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
3, 1865 (age 55 years, 194
days).
Interment at Old First Presbyterian Church Graveyard.
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Robert Lafayette Crawford (1825-1863) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster District (now Lancaster
County), S.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., 1825.
Delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Lancaster, 1860-62;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Killed
at Suffolk,
Va., April
20, 1863 (age about 37
years).
Interment at Old First Presbyterian Church Graveyard.
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Olde Presbyterian
Church Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Westside
Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina
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Thomas Jefferson Strait (1846-1924) —
also known as Thomas J. Strait —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., December
25, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1890-92, 1910-14;
resigned 1914; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1893-99.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., April
18, 1924 (age 77 years, 115
days).
Interment at Westside Cemetery.
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Thomas Yancey Williams (1866-1946) —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster District (now Lancaster
County), S.C., August
20, 1866.
Farmer;
lawyer;
banker;
vice-president, Springs Cotton
Mills; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1896-1904, 1932-36; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1906-10.
Died, from cancer
and malnutrition,
in Marion Sims Memorial Hospital,
Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., June 5,
1946 (age 79 years, 289
days).
Interment at Westside Cemetery.
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David Reece Williams (1877-1937) —
also known as D. Reece Williams —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
16, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1914-18.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., September
20, 1937 (age 60 years, 216
days).
Interment at Westside Cemetery.
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Evan Clyburn Wilson (1897-1971) —
also known as E. Clyburn Wilson —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., January
26, 1897.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1936-38.
Died in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., May 9,
1971 (age 74 years, 103
days).
Interment at Westside Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Stephen Wilson and Elizabeth Hicklin (Williams) Wilson;
married 1918 to Ruth
Elliott Riddle. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lewis Marcellus Clyburn Jr. (1902-1977) —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster
County, S.C., October
5, 1902.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,
1928-30; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 27,
1977 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Interment at Westside Cemetery.
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Hammond
Cemetery
New Richmond, Lancaster County, South Carolina
| Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Samuel Hammond (1757-1842) —
Born in Richmond
County, Va., September
21, 1757.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1796-98; member of Georgia
state senate, 1799-1800; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1803-05; secretary
of state of South Carolina, 1831-35.
Slaveowner.
Died in Edgefield District (part now in Aiken
County), S.C., September
11, 1842 (age 84 years, 355
days).
Original interment at Hammond Cemetery; reinterment in 1991 at Hammond
Family Cemetery, North Augusta, S.C.
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Old Waxhaw
Presbyterian Church
The Waxhaws, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Founded 1750
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1975
| Politicians buried
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William Richardson Davie (1756-1820) —
also known as "Father of the University of North
Carolina" —
of Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Egremont, England,
June
22, 1756.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of
North Carolina, 1798-99.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Land's Ford, Chester
County, S.C., November
5, 1820 (age 64 years, 136
days).
Interment at Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church.
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