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Pickens County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Pickens County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Clemson Old Stone Churchyard Clemson Woodland Cemetery Liberty West View Cemetery Pickens Sunrise Cemetery Private or family graveyard Pickens County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   John Ewing Colhoun (c.1749-1802) — also known as John E. Colhoun — of South Carolina. Born in Staunton, Va., about 1749. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1790; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1801-02; died in office 1802. Slaveowner. Died in Anderson County, S.C., October 26, 1802 (age about 53 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane (Ewing) Calhoun; father of Floride Calhoun (who married John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850)); uncle of Andrew Pickens; granduncle of Francis Wilkinson Pickens; first cousin of Joseph Calhoun and John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850); first cousin once removed of John Alfred Calhoun; first cousin thrice removed of John Temple Graves; second cousin twice removed of William Francis Calhoun.   Political family: Calhoun-Pickens family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Old Stone Churchyard Clemson, Pickens County, South Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Andrew Pickens (1779-1838) — of South Carolina. Born in Edgefield County, S.C., November 13, 1779. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of South Carolina, 1816-18. Died in Pontotoc County, Miss., July 1, 1838 (age 58 years, 230 days). Interment at Old Stone Churchyard.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Pickens (1739-1817) and Rebecca (Calhoun) Pickens; married 1804 to Susan Smith Wilkinson; father of Francis Wilkinson Pickens; nephew of John Ewing Colhoun; first cousin of Floride Calhoun; first cousin once removed of Joseph Calhoun and John Caldwell Calhoun; second cousin of John Alfred Calhoun; second cousin twice removed of John Temple Graves; third cousin once removed of William Francis Calhoun.   Political family: Calhoun-Pickens family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Andrew Pickens (1739-1817) — of South Carolina. Born in Bucks County, Pa., September 13, 1739. Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1781-94, 1800-12; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1793-95. Slaveowner. Died in Pendleton District (part now in Anderson County), S.C., August 11, 1817 (age 77 years, 332 days). Interment at Old Stone Churchyard.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Pickens (1690-1756) and Nancy 'Ann' (Davis) Pickens; married 1765 to Rebecca Floride Calhoun; father of Andrew Pickens (1779-1838); grandfather of Francis Wilkinson Pickens.   Political family: Calhoun-Pickens family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Woodland Cemetery Clemson, Pickens County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Asbury Francis Lever (1875-1940) — also known as A. Frank Lever — of Lexington, Lexington County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born near Springhill, Lexington County, S.C., January 5, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Rep. J. William Stokes, 1897-1901; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Lexington County, 1900-01; resigned 1901; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 7th District, 1901-19. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lexington County, S.C., April 28, 1940 (age 65 years, 114 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Asbury Washington Lever and Mary Elvira (Derrick) Lever; married, July 5, 1911, to Lucile Scurry Butler; father of Asbury Francis Lever Jr..   Lever Hall, at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS A. Frank Lever. (built 1943 at Savannah, Georgia; scrapped 1968) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Asbury Francis Lever Jr. (1918-2000) — also known as A. Frank Lever — of Lexington, Lexington County, S.C. Born November 9, 1918. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Lexington County, 1946-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 1964 (alternate). Died July 9, 2000 (age 81 years, 243 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Asbury Francis Lever and Lucile (Butler) Lever; married to Martha Yates Monteith.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial West View Cemetery Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   William Hunter (1816-1901) — of Wolf Creek, Pickens District (now Pickens County), S.C. Born in Pennsylvania, January 23, 1816. Farmer; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Pickens, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pickens County, S.C., June 15, 1901 (age 85 years, 143 days). Interment at West View Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Sarah Ellenburg.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Sunrise Cemetery Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Francis Edward Alexander (1869-1921) — also known as Frank Edward Alexander — of Pickens County, S.C. Born February 20, 1869. Member of South Carolina state senate from Pickens County, 1918-21; died in office 1921. Died August 26, 1921 (age 52 years, 187 days). Interment at Sunrise Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Richard Henry Alexander and Sarah Elizabeth (McKenzie) Alexander; married to Sarah Eula Donald; married 1917 to Mary Ada Craig.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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