The Political Graveyard: Richland County, S.C.

Edward Clarkson Leverette Adams (1876-1946) — also known as Ned Adams — Born in Richland County, S.C., January 5, 1876. Physician; farmer; author; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1916, 1922; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Died in Richland County, S.C., November 1, 1946 (age 70 years, 300 days). Interment somewhere.

		Relatives: Third great-grandson of Joel Adams.
		Political family: Adams family of Congaree, South Carolina.

William Weston Adams (1786-1831) — Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., October 15, 1786. Physician; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-17. Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., 1831 (age about 44 years). Interment somewhere.

		Relatives: Son of Joel Adams and Grace Weston Adams; brother of Joel Adams II; married, November 6, 1811, to Sarah Epps Goodwyn; uncle of James Uriah Adams, James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams; granduncle of Henry Walker Adams.
		Political family: Adams family of Congaree, South Carolina.

Joel Adams II (1784-1859) — Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., March 6, 1784. Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1832-33. Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., May 1, 1859 (age 75 years, 56 days). Interment somewhere.

		Relatives: Son of Joel Adams; brother of William Weston Adams; uncle of James Uriah Adams, James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams; granduncle of Henry Walker Adams.
		Political family: Adams family of Congaree, South Carolina.

Henry Walker Adams (1852-1903) — of Richland County, S.C. Born in Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., December 5, 1852. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County, 1894-96. Died in Richland County, S.C., March 3, 1903 (age 50 years, 88 days). Interment somewhere.

		Relatives: Son of James Uriah Adams; nephew of James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams; grandnephew of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; great-grandson of Joel Adams.
		Political family: Adams family of Congaree, South Carolina.

Private or family graveyard
Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Casper G. Garrett (1865-1947) — also known as C. G. Garrett — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Laurens County, S.C., 1865. Republican. Lawyer; teacher and administrator, Allen University; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1928. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Died, from uremia, in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., November 15, 1947 (age about 82 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Unknown Location
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Carlos John Stolbrand (1821-1894) — also known as Carlos J. Stolbrand; Carl Johan Stålbrand — of Beaufort County, S.C. Born in Össjö, Sweden, May 11, 1821. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1868; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County, 1868-70. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 3, 1894 (age 72 years, 268 days). Interment somewhere.

Elmwood Cemetery
501 Elmwood Avenue
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Founded 1854
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1996
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Thomas James Robertson (1823-1897) — also known as Thomas J. Robertson — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., August 3, 1823. Republican. Planter; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Richland County, 1868; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1868-77. Slaveowner. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., October 13, 1897 (age 74 years, 71 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

William Elliott Gonzales (1866-1937) — also known as William E. Gonzales; Benigno Elliott Gonzales — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., April 24, 1866. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Cuba, 1913-19; U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1919-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., October 20, 1937 (age 71 years, 179 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Ambrosio José Gonzales and Harriet Rutledge (Elliott) Gonzales; married, February 2, 1887, to Sarah Cecil Shiver.
		See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial

Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890) — of South Carolina. Born in Saluda, Edgefield District (now Saluda County), S.C., December 25, 1813. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1840-44, 1865-66; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1857-60; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862; Governor of South Carolina, 1862-64. Slaveowner. Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va., August 27, 1890 (age 76 years, 245 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of James Bonham and Sophie (Smith) Bonham; married, November 13, 1845, to Ann Griffin; father of Milledge Lipscomb Bonham; cousin *** of Preston Smith Brooks.
		Political family: Bonham family of Edgefield, South Carolina.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial

Alva Moore Lumpkin (1886-1941) — also known as Alva M. Lumpkin — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., November 13, 1886. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County, 1912-14; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1941; died in office 1941. Died in Washington, D.C., August 1, 1941 (age 54 years, 261 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of William Wallace Lumpkin and Annette Caroline (Morris) Lumpkin; married to Mary Sumter Thomas; father of Alva Moore Lumpkin Jr..
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Christie Benet (1879-1951) — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C., December 26, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1908-09; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1918. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Tau Omega; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., March 30, 1951 (age 71 years, 94 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of William Christie Benet and Susan Ella Wardlaw (McGowan) Benet; married, October 17, 1906, to Alice Van Yeveren Haskell.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Claud Napoleon Sapp (1886-1947) — also known as Claud N. Sapp — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, S.C., February 11, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24 (Lancaster County 1912-14, Richland County 1920-24); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47; died in office 1947. Methodist. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., February 3, 1947 (age 60 years, 357 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Daniel F. Sapp and Sarah Mary 'Mittie' (Fulp) Sapp; brother of Allen McFarland Sapp; married, November 20, 1916, to Mary Davis; father of Claud Napoleon Sapp Jr. and Joseph Daniel Sapp.
		Political family: Sapp family of Columbia, South Carolina.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Joshua Fulton Ensor (1834-1907) — also known as Joshua F. Ensor — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Butler, Baltimore County, Md., December 12, 1834. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; farmer; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1890, 1892; postmaster at Columbia, S.C., 1897-1907; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1900. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., August 9, 1907 (age 72 years, 240 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of George Ensor and Rebecca (Kemp) Ensor; married 1862 to Henrietta Kemp.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

John Bratton Davis (1917-2004) — also known as J. Bratton Davis — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Hartsville, Darlington County, S.C., October 27, 1917. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; campaign manager for Donald S. Russell for Governor, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964; U.S. bankruptcy judge, 1978-2000. Died October 29, 2004 (age 87 years, 2 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Bratton Davis (1885-1925) and Sarah Eleanor (Causey) Davis; married to Margaret Smyth McKissick.
		The J. Bratton Davis U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse (built 1936; given current name about 2005), in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for South Carolina

Adolphus Fletcher Spigner (1879-1945) — of Richland County, S.C. Born in Lykesland, Richland County, S.C., January 26, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1914-18; Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1918-45. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen of the World; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Knights of Pythias. Died, from injuries he received in an automobile accident, in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., February 12, 1945 (age 66 years, 17 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

Relatives: Son of Prescott Bush Spigner and Emma C. (Turner) Spigner; married, January 16, 1907, to Annie May Cain; married, February 26, 1914, to Lorena Elisa Tiller; father of Adolphus Fletcher Spigner Jr..

Adolphus Fletcher Spigner Jr. (1916-1961) — of Richland County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., May 6, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County, 1946-48; member of South Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1954-58. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Exchange Club; Elks. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., May 22, 1961 (age 45 years, 16 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

Relatives: Son of Adolphus Fletcher Spigner and Lorena Elise (Tiller) Spigner; married, April 23, 1941, to Henrietta Geddes Bailey.

Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862) — of Columbia, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., August 1, 1814. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1860-62; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. During the Battle of Fredericksburg, he was shot in the spine, mortally wounded, and died two days later, in Fredericksburg, Va., December 15, 1862 (age 48 years, 136 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of James Gregg and Cornelia Manning (Maxcy) Gregg.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Allen McFarland Sapp (1900-1968) — also known as Allen M. Sapp — of Lancaster County, S.C.; Fort Lawn, Chester County, S.C. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, S.C., January 30, 1900. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1928-32, 1938-40. Methodist. Died, in Senn Memorial Hospital, Lancaster, Lancaster County, S.C., March 24, 1968 (age 68 years, 54 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Daniel F. Sapp and Sarah Mary 'Mittie' (Fulp) Sapp; brother of Claud Napoleon Sapp; married to Willow Kelly; uncle of Claud Napoleon Sapp Jr. and Joseph Daniel Sapp.
		Political family: Sapp family of Columbia, South Carolina.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Claud Napoleon Sapp Jr. (1917-1972) — also known as Claud N. Sapp, Jr. — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., October 21, 1917. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County, 1946-49; resigned 1949. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., December 3, 1972 (age 55 years, 43 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Claud Napoleon Sapp and Mary (Davis) Sapp; brother of Joseph Daniel Sapp; nephew of Allen McFarland Sapp.
		Political family: Sapp family of Columbia, South Carolina.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record

Joseph Daniel Sapp (1928-2000) — also known as Joseph D. Sapp — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., January 22, 1928. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 14, 2000 (age 72 years, 83 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Claud Napoleon Sapp and Mary (Davis) Sapp; brother of Claud Napoleon Sapp Jr.; nephew of Allen McFarland Sapp.
		Political family: Sapp family of Columbia, South Carolina.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

First Baptist Church Cemetery
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

John Joel Chappell (1782-1871) — of South Carolina. Born in Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., January 19, 1782. Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1810; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1813-17. Slaveowner. Died in Lowndes County, Ala., May 23, 1871 (age 89 years, 124 days). Interment at First Baptist Church Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

First Presbyterian Churchyard
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Henry William de Saussure (1763-1839) — also known as Henry W. de Saussure — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Jasper County, S.C., August 16, 1763. Lawyer; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1790-94, 1796-98, 1806-08; intendant of Charleston, South Carolina, 1797-99. Congregationalist. Died in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., March 26, 1839 (age 75 years, 222 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard.

		Relatives: Son of Daniel DeSaussure and Mary (McPherson) de Saussure; married 1785 to Elizabeth Ford; father of William Ford DeSaussure; uncle of Andrew William Burnet; grandfather of Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure; granduncle of Robert Barnwell Rhett Jr.; second great-granduncle of Burnet Rhett Maybank; third great-granduncle of Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr..
		Political family: DeSaussure-Lowndes-Aiken-Rhett family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

James Augustus Black (1793-1848) — of South Carolina. Born near Abbeville, Ninety Six District (now Abbeville County), S.C., 1793. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; iron manufacturer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1826-28, 1832-35; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1843-48; died in office 1848. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., April 3, 1848 (age about 54 years). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Abraham Nott (1768-1830) — of South Carolina. Born in Saybrook (now Deep River), Middlesex County, Conn., February 5, 1768. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1796-97; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1799-1801; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1810-19. Slaveowner. Died in Fairfield District (now Fairfield County), S.C., June 19, 1830 (age 62 years, 134 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard.

Other politicians who have (or had) monuments 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 a private or family graveyard, Fairfield County, S.C.; cenotaph at First Presbyterian Churchyard.

Greenlawn Cemetery
Garner's Ferry Road
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Lee Atwater (1951-1991) — also known as Harvey LeRoy Atwater — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., February 27, 1951. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1989-91. Member, Alpha Tau Omega. Self proclaimed "dirty tricks" political strategist; rhythm and blues guitarist. Died, from brain cancer, in Washington, D.C., March 29, 1991 (age 40 years, 30 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Harvey Dillard Atwater and Alma 'Toddy' (Page) Atwater; married 1978 to Sally Dunbar.
		See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books about Lee Atwater: John Brady, Bad Boy : The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater

Presbyterian Churchyard
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Franklin Harper Elmore (1799-1850) — also known as Franklin H. Elmore — of South Carolina. Born in Laurensville, Laurens District (now Laurens, Laurens County), S.C., October 15, 1799. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1836-39 (4th District 1836-37, 3rd District 1837-39); U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1850; died in office 1850. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., May 29, 1850 (age 50 years, 226 days). Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard.

		Relatives: Son of John Archer Elmore; half-brother-in-law of Benjamin Fitzpatrick and Dixon Hall Lewis; half-brother of Rush Elmore and Albert S. Elmore; brother of Benjamin F. Elmore.
		Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

William Ford DeSaussure (1792-1870) — also known as William F. DeSaussure — of Columbia, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 22, 1792. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland, 1837-40, 1842-48; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1852-53; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1860-62. Slaveowner. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., March 13, 1870 (age 78 years, 19 days). Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard.

		Relatives: Son of Henry William de Saussure and Elizabeth (Ford) de Saussure; uncle of Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure; grandson of Daniel DeSaussure; first cousin of Andrew William Burnet; first cousin once removed of Robert Barnwell Rhett Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of Burnet Rhett Maybank; first cousin four times removed of Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr..
		Political family: DeSaussure-Lowndes-Aiken-Rhett family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Randolph Cemetery
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Founded 1871

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Franklin Randolph (d. 1868) — also known as Benjamin F. Randolph — of Orangeburg County, S.C. Delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Orangeburg County, 1868; member of South Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1868; died in office 1868. African ancestry. Murdered as he stepped off a train, October 16, 1868. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Randolph Cemetery.

Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin

William Fabriel Myers (1850-1917) — also known as William F. Myers — of Walterboro, Colleton County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in South Carolina, August, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; Colleton County Auditor, 1873-74; member of South Carolina state senate from Colleton County, 1874-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1880, 1904; chair of Colleton County Republican Party, 1896. African ancestry. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., January 13, 1917 (age 66 years, 0 days). Interment at Randolph Cemetery.

William Beverly Nash — also known as W. B. Nash — of Richland County, S.C. Born in South Carolina. Republican. Delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Richland County, 1868; member of South Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1868-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina. African ancestry. Interment at Randolph Cemetery.

Image source: New York Public Library

Seymour Carroll (1894-1943) — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in South Carolina, February 14, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee, Republican National Convention, 1940. African ancestry. Died, from nephritis and uremia, in the Veterans Administration hospital, Columbia, Richland County, S.C., March 11, 1943 (age 49 years, 25 days). Interment at Randolph Cemetery.

Relatives: Son of Richard Carroll and Mary (Simms) Carroll; married to Bessie Mae Burley.

State House Grounds
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians who have (or had) monuments here:

James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) — also known as James F. Byrnes — of Aiken, Aiken County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., May 2, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1911-25; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1931-41; defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936, 1940, 1952; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-42; resigned 1942; U.S. Secretary of State, 1945-47; Governor of South Carolina, 1951-55. Episcopalian or Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Junior Order. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 9, 1972 (age 89 years, 343 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery; statue at State House Grounds.

		Relatives: Son of James Francis Byrnes and Elizabeth E. Byrnes; married, May 2, 1906, to Maude Busch; first cousin of Frank Joseph Hogan.
		Cross-reference: James E. Doyle
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books about James F. Byrnes: David Robertson, Sly and Able: A Political Biography of James F. Byrnes

James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) — also known as Strom Thurmond — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C.; Aiken, Aiken County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., December 5, 1902. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936, 1948, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of South Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate for President of the United States, 1948; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1960; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972, 1988. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C., June 26, 2003 (age 100 years, 203 days). Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected 1999 at State House Grounds.

		Relatives: Son of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond; married 1968 to Nancy Janice Moore; married 1947 to Jean Crouch.
		Cross-reference: Charles E. Simons, Jr. — Joe Wilson — John Light Napier — Robert Adams
		Strom Thurmond Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him. — Strom Thurmond High School, in Johnston, South Carolina, is named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
		Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie May Washington-Williams, Dear Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond — Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson, Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond — R. J. Duke, The Centennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the People Who Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino, Strom Thurmond's America
		Image source: Library of Congress

Benjamin Ryan Tillman (1847-1918) — also known as Benjamin R. Tillman; "Pitchfork Ben"; "The One-Eyed Plowboy" — of Trenton, Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., August 11, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost his left eye in 1864; farmer; Governor of South Carolina, 1890-94; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Edgefield County, 1895; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1895-1918; died in office 1918; in Februry, 1902, he accused fellow South Carolina senator John McLaurin, of accepting a bribe (in the form of federal patronage) to support a treaty; McLaurin called Tillman a liar, and the two came to blows on the Senate floor; both were censured by the Senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1916; member of Democratic National Committee from South Carolina, 1912-16. English ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., July 3, 1918 (age 70 years, 326 days). Interment at Ebenezer Cemetery, Trenton, S.C.; statue at State House Grounds.

		Relatives: Son of Benjamin Ryan Tillman, Sr. and Sophia (Hancock) Tillman; brother of George Dionysius Tillman; married 1868 to Sallie Starke.
		Cross-reference: Frazier B. Baker
		Tillman County, Okla. is named for him.
		Politician named for him: Ben T. Leppard
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
		Books about Ben Tillman: Stephen Kantrowitz, Ben Tillman & the Reconstruction of White Supremacy
		Image source: New York Public Library

Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) — also known as "Savior of South Carolina" — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C.; Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 28, 1818. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state senate, 1858; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of South Carolina, 1876-79; defeated, 1865; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1879-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1880; U.S. Railroad Commissioner, 1893-97. Episcopalian. Awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Lost a leg in an accident in 1878. Slaveowner. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 11, 1902 (age 84 years, 14 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery; statue at State House Grounds.

		Relatives: Son of Wade Hampton (1791-1858) and Ann (FitzSimons) Hampton; married, October 10, 1838, to Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (daughter of Francis Smith Preston; sister of William Campbell Preston); married 1858 to Mary Singleton McDuffie (daughter of George McDuffie); nephew of Caroline Martha Hampton (who married John Smith Preston) and Susan Frances Hampton (who married John Laurence Manning); grandson of Wade Hampton (1752-1835).
		Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		Hampton County, S.C. is named for him.
		The town of Hampton, South Carolina, is named for him. — Wade Hampton High School (built 1960, rebuilt 2006), in Greenville, South Carolina, is named for him. — The Wade Hampton State Office Building (opened 1940), in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
		Books about Wade Hampton: Walter Brian Cisco, Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior, Conservative Statesman
		Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

		Relatives: Son of James Francis Byrnes and Elizabeth E. Byrnes; married, May 2, 1906, to Maude Busch; first cousin of Frank Joseph Hogan.
		Cross-reference: James E. Doyle
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books about James F. Byrnes: David Robertson, Sly and Able: A Political Biography of James F. Byrnes

		Relatives: Son of Wade Hampton (1791-1858) and Ann (FitzSimons) Hampton; married, October 10, 1838, to Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (daughter of Francis Smith Preston; sister of William Campbell Preston); married 1858 to Mary Singleton McDuffie (daughter of George McDuffie); nephew of Caroline Martha Hampton (who married John Smith Preston) and Susan Frances Hampton (who married John Laurence Manning); grandson of Wade Hampton (1752-1835).
		Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		Hampton County, S.C. is named for him.
		The town of Hampton, South Carolina, is named for him. — Wade Hampton High School (built 1960, rebuilt 2006), in Greenville, South Carolina, is named for him. — The Wade Hampton State Office Building (opened 1940), in Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
		Books about Wade Hampton: Walter Brian Cisco, Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior, Conservative Statesman
		Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)

William Campbell Preston (1794-1860) — also known as William C. Preston — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 27, 1794. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1828-34; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842. President of South Carolina College 1845-51. Slaveowner. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., May 22, 1860 (age 65 years, 147 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Francis Smith Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston; brother of John Smith Preston and Margaret Buchanan Preston Preston (who married Wade Hampton III); married to Missouri Maria Coalter; nephew of James Patton Preston; uncle of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of William Preston and William Campbell; grandnephew of Patrick Henry; granduncle of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin of James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd and George Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin once removed of John Breckinridge; second cousin of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Valentine Wood Southall, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge and Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880); second cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864) and Stephen Valentine Southall; second cousin twice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925) and Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945); third cousin of James Douglas Breckinridge.
		Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931) — also known as Richard I. Manning — of Sumter, Sumter County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Homesley Plantation, Sumter County, S.C., August 15, 1859. Democrat. Farmer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1892-96; member of South Carolina state senate, 1898-1906; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1916; Governor of South Carolina, 1915-19; president, American Products Export and Import Corp.; Cotton Warehouse Co.; National Bank of Sumter; Bank of Mayesville; South Carolina Land & Settlement Assoc.; director, Sumter Telephone Co.; Telephone Manufacturing Co.; Magneto Manufacturing Co.; Palmetto Fire Insurance Co.; New York Life Insurance Co.; Union-Buffalo Mills Co.; Clifton Manufacturing Co.; chairman Peoples State Bank of South Carolina. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., September 11, 1931 (age 72 years, 27 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Richard Irvine Manning (1817-1861) and Elizabeth Allen (Sinkler) Manning; married 1881 to Lelia Bernard Meredith; nephew of John Laurence Manning; grandson of Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836); grandnephew of John Peter Richardson (1801-1864); great-grandnephew of Richard Richardson Jr. and James Burchill Richardson; second great-grandson of Richard Richardson; first cousin once removed of John Peter Richardson (1831-1899) and Huger Sinkler (1868-1923); first cousin twice removed of William McDonald, Edward Richardson Jr. and Huger Sinkler (1908-1987); third cousin once removed of James Haselden Manning; third cousin twice removed of James Douglass Manning.
		Political family: Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also National Governors Association biography

Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) — of Clarendon District (now Clarendon County), S.C. Born near Sumter, Sumter District (now Sumter County), S.C., May 1, 1789. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Clarendon, 1822-25; Governor of South Carolina, 1824-26; member of South Carolina state senate from Clarendon, 1830-34; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1834-36 (8th District 1834-35, 7th District 1835-36); died in office 1836. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 1, 1836 (age 47 years, 0 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

		Relatives: Son of Laurence P. Manning and Susannah (Richardson) Manning; married to Elizabeth Peyre Richardson (sister of John Peter Richardson (1801-1864)); father of John Laurence Manning and Richard Irvine Manning (1817-1861); nephew of Richard Richardson Jr. and James Burchill Richardson; grandson of Richard Richardson; grandfather of Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931); first cousin of William McDonald, Edward Richardson Jr. and John Peter Richardson (1801-1864); first cousin once removed of John Peter Richardson (1831-1899); first cousin thrice removed of James Haselden Manning; first cousin four times removed of James Douglass Manning.
		Political families: Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Hugh Smith Thompson (1836-1904) — of South Carolina. Born January 24, 1836. Governor of South Carolina, 1882-86. Died November 20, 1904 (age 68 years, 301 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

John Laurence Manning (1816-1889) — also known as John L. Manning — of Fulton, Clarendon District (now Clarendon County), S.C. Born in Clarendon District (now Clarendon County), S.C., January 29, 1816. Democrat. Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1842-46, 1865-67; member of South Carolina state senate, 1846-52, 1861-65, 1878 (Clarendon 1846-52, 1861-65, Clarendon County 1878); resigned 1852, 1865; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; Governor of South Carolina, 1852-54; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Clarendon, 1860-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1868. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Society of the Cincinnati; Grange. Slaveowner. Died in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., October 29, 1889 (age 73 years, 273 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) and Elizabeth Peyre (Richardson) Manning; brother of Richard Irvine Manning (1817-1861); married, April 11, 1838, to Susan Frances Hampton (daughter of Wade Hampton (1752-1835); sister of Wade Hampton (1791-1858); aunt of Wade Hampton III); married 1848 to Sallie Bland Clarke; nephew of John Peter Richardson (1801-1864); uncle of Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931); grandnephew of Richard Richardson Jr. and James Burchill Richardson; great-grandson of Richard Richardson; first cousin of John Peter Richardson (1831-1899); first cousin once removed of William McDonald and Edward Richardson Jr.; second cousin twice removed of James Haselden Manning; second cousin thrice removed of James Douglass Manning.
		Political families: Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		The city of Manning, South Carolina, is named for him.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Wade Hampton (1752-1835) — Born in Halifax County, Va., 1752. Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1779-86, 1791; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1795-97, 1803-05; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Reputed to be the wealthiest planter in America; owned more than 3,000 slaves in 1830. Slaveowner. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., February 4, 1835 (age about 82 years). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Anthony Hampton and Anne (Preston) Hampton; married 1783 to Martha (Epps) Howell; married, August 9, 1786, to Harriet Flud; married 1801 to Mary Cantey; father of Wade Hampton (1791-1858), Caroline Martha Hampton (who married John Smith Preston) and Susan Frances Hampton (who married John Laurence Manning); grandfather of Wade Hampton III.
		Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		Other politicians named for him: Wade H. Gibbes — Wade H. Fisher — Wade H. Ellis — Wade H. Lasseter — Wade H. Harris — Wade H. Kitchens — W. H. Phillips — Wade H. Fowler — Wade H. Pepper — Wade H. Insley, Sr. — Wade H. Massie — Wade H. Garrett — Wade H. Creekmore — Wade H. Crowder, Jr. — Wade H. McReynolds — Wade H. Ballard — Wade H. McCree, Jr. — Wade H. Ballard III — Wade H. Franklin
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Peter Horry (1743-1815) — Born in Georgetown County, S.C., 1743. Planter; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1782, 1792-94; member of South Carolina state senate, 1785-87. French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., February 28, 1815 (age about 71 years). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Horry and Anne (Robert) Horry; married to Margaret Mary Guignard; first cousin once removed of Elias Edward Horry.
		Horry County, S.C. is named for him.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Richard Irvine Manning (1817-1861) — of Clarendon District (now Clarendon County), S.C. Born in Sumter District (now Sumter County), S.C., December 22, 1817. Planter; member of South Carolina state senate from Clarendon, 1858-61; died in office 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died, from a fever, in Clarendon District (now Clarendon County), S.C., October 10, 1861 (age 43 years, 292 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836) and Elizabeth Peyre (Richardson) Manning; brother of John Laurence Manning; married, March 3, 1845, to Elizabeth Allen Sinkler; father of Richard Irvine Manning (1859-1931); nephew of John Peter Richardson (1801-1864); grandnephew of Richard Richardson Jr. and James Burchill Richardson; great-grandson of Richard Richardson; first cousin of John Peter Richardson (1831-1899); first cousin once removed of William McDonald and Edward Richardson Jr.; second cousin twice removed of James Haselden Manning; second cousin thrice removed of James Douglass Manning.
		Political families: Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

James Parsons Carroll (1809-1883) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., April 10, 1809. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1838-40; member of South Carolina state senate from Edgefield, 1853-54, 1858-59; resigned 1859; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Edgefield, 1860-62. Died August 24, 1883 (age 74 years, 136 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

John Smith Preston (1809-1881) — also known as John S. Preston — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., April 20, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; member of South Carolina state senate, 1848-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1860; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1861-62; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., May 1, 1881 (age 72 years, 11 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Francis Smith Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston; brother of William Campbell Preston; married, April 28, 1830, to Caroline Martha Hampton (daughter of Wade Hampton (1752-1835); sister of Wade Hampton (1791-1858); aunt of Wade Hampton III); nephew of James Patton Preston; uncle of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of William Preston and William Campbell; grandnephew of Patrick Henry; granduncle of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin of James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd and George Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin once removed of John Breckinridge; second cousin of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Valentine Wood Southall, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge and Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880); second cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864) and Stephen Valentine Southall; second cousin twice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925) and Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945); third cousin of James Douglas Breckinridge.
		Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Wade Hampton (1791-1858) — of Richland District (now Richland County), S.C. Born in Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., April 21, 1791. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; planter; member of South Carolina state senate from Richland, 1826-29. Slaveowner. Died in Mississippi, February 9, 1858 (age 66 years, 294 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Wade Hampton (1752-1835) and Harriet (Flud) Hampton; brother of Caroline Martha Hampton (who married John Smith Preston) and Susan Frances Hampton (who married John Laurence Manning); married, March 6, 1817, to Ann Fitzsimons; father of Wade Hampton III.
		Political families: Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Joseph Daniel Pope (1820-1908) — of Beaufort, Beaufort District (now Beaufort County), S.C. Born in Beaufort District (now Beaufort County), S.C., March 6, 1820. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from St. Helena, 1860-62. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., March 21, 1908 (age 88 years, 15 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Catherine Scott.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Alva Moore Lumpkin Jr. (1921-2005) — of Richland County, S.C. Born November 25, 1921. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County, 1948-50. Episcopalian. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., January 29, 2005 (age 83 years, 65 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Mary Sumter (Thomas) Lumpkin and Alva Moore Lumpkin; married 1943 to Willodene Rion.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

St. John's Episcopal Churchyard
Congaree, Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

James Hopkins Adams (1812-1861) — also known as James H. Adams — of Gadsden, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C. Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., March 15, 1812. Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1834-37, 1840-41, 1848-49; member of South Carolina state senate, 1851-54; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; Governor of South Carolina, 1854-56; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1860-61; died in office 1861. Episcopalian. Died in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., July 13, 1861 (age 49 years, 120 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.

		Relatives: Son of Henry Walker Adams and Mary Goodwyn Adams; married 1832 to Jane Margaret Scott; nephew of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; uncle of Henry Walker Adams (1852-1903); grandson of Joel Adams; first cousin of James Uriah Adams and James Pickett Adams.
		Political family: Adams family of Congaree, South Carolina.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Francis Hopkins Weston (1866-1930) — also known as Francis H. Weston — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born near Eastover, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., October 10, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of John Quitman Marshall, 1888-91; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County, 1892-96, 1898-1902; member of South Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1906-14; resigned 1914; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912; U.S. Attorney for South Carolina, 1914-18; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1915; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1918-22; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., September 11, 1930 (age 63 years, 336 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.

Relatives: Son of William Weston and Caroline Elizabeth (Woodward) Weston; married, April 15, 1896, to Amy Adams Shoolbred.

James Pickett Adams (1828-1904) — Born in Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., September 2, 1828. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-61, 1888-89; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1872. Died in Richland County, S.C., November 1, 1904 (age 76 years, 60 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.

		Relatives: Nephew of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; uncle of Henry Walker Adams; grandson of Joel Adams; first cousin of James Uriah Adams and James Hopkins Adams.
		Political family: Adams family of Congaree, South Carolina.

Joel Adams (1750-1830) — of South Carolina. Born in Virginia, February 4, 1750. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-15. Baptist. Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., July 9, 1830 (age 80 years, 155 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.

		Relatives: Married to Grace Weston; father of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; grandfather of James Uriah Adams, James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams; great-grandfather of Henry Walker Adams; second great-grandfather of Weston Adams II; third great-grandfather of Edward Clarkson Leverette Adams and Robert Adams (VI).
		Political family: Adams family of Congaree, South Carolina.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

James Uriah Adams (1812-1871) — Born in Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., February 12, 1812. Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1864. Died in Richland County, S.C., March 7, 1871 (age 59 years, 23 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.

		Relatives: Father of Henry Walker Adams; nephew of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; grandson of Joel Adams; first cousin of James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams.
		Political family: Adams family of Congaree, South Carolina.

Old Richmond Presbyterian Churchyard
Wateree, Richland County, South Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Jefferson Blakely Bates (1896-1966) — also known as Jeff B. Bates — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Wateree, Richland County, S.C., October 16, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County, 1923-26; member of South Carolina state senate from Richland County, 1934-40; South Carolina state treasurer, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1952, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Kiwanis. Died August 17, 1966 (age 69 years, 305 days). Interment at Old Richmond Presbyterian Churchyard.

Relatives: Son of John M. Bates and Amanda (Scott) Bates.

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