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Robert Thomas Ashmore (1904-1989) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., February
22, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1953-69.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Jaycees;
Junior Order; Exchange
Club.
Died in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
5, 1989 (age 85 years, 225
days).
Interment at White
Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Percy Eugene Brabham (1905-1978) —
also known as P. Eugene Brabham —
of Bamberg, Bamberg
County, S.C.
Born in Olar, Bamberg
County, S.C., May 28,
1905.
Farmer;
newspaper
publisher; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Bamberg County,
1951-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Bamberg County, 1958-64.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Junior Order; Moose.
Died in South Carolina, September
19, 1978 (age 73 years, 114
days).
Interment at Bamberg County Memory Gardens, Bamberg, S.C.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior Order; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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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, Columbia, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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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, Kershaw, S.C.
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John Mobley Daniel (b. 1883) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Saluda
County, S.C., July 22,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1910-12; South
Carolina state attorney general, 1925-36.
Baptist.
Member, Woodmen of
the World; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Furman Daniel and Susan (Adams) Daniel; married, June 26,
1918, to Pearle Richardson. |
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Hampton Pitts Fulmer (1875-1944) —
also known as Hampton P. Fulmer —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born near Springfield, Orangeburg
County, S.C., June 23,
1875.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1921-44 (7th District
1921-33, 2nd District 1933-44); died in office 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior Order.
Died October
19, 1944 (age 69 years, 118
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C.
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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 June 17,
1938 (age 65 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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Wilbur Gill Grant (1906-1964) —
also known as Wilbur G. Grant —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Rodman, Chester
County, S.C., May 20,
1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County,
1935-38, 1941-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1956;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1942-64; died in
office 1964.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died June 15,
1964 (age 58 years, 26
days).
Interment at Chester
County Cemetery, Chester County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Major J. Grant and Emma E. (Knox) Grant; married, December
26, 1946, to Belva M. Funderburk. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (1896-1965) —
also known as Olin D. Johnston —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born near Honea Path, Anderson
County, S.C., November
18, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1927-30; Governor of
South Carolina, 1935-39, 1943-45; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1935-40, 1944-48;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1945-65; died in office 1965.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Junior Order.
Died April
18, 1965 (age 68 years, 151
days).
Interment at Barkers
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path, S.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Kelley (b. 1878) —
also known as B. Frank Kelley —
of Bishopville, Lee
County, S.C.
Born in Kershaw County (part now in Lee
County), S.C., May 12,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Lee County, 1902-04.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin
Kelley and Ella Beaufort (English) Kelley; married, May 1,
1902, to Sarah Durant. |
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John Moore Mars (1884-1965) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (now Greenwood
County), S.C., August
17, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1910-14, 1934-50; mayor
of Abbeville, S.C., 1918-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Redmen;
Junior Order.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., November
24, 1965 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Whitefoord Claude Martin (1879-1930) —
also known as W. Claude Martin —
of Branchville, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C., May 8,
1879.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; banker; insurance
and real
estate business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,
1912-14, 1916-18; mayor of Branchville, S.C., 1920-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1924-30; died in
office 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Junior Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Killed in an automobile
accident at Wolfton, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
7, 1930 (age 50 years, 275
days). Also killed was Sen. William
S. Legare; Rep. J.
Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.
Interment at Ott Cemetery, Branchville, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Whitefoord Smith Martin and VerMelle Clarice (Brockington) Martin;
married, April 9,
1908, to Ruth Reeves. |
| | | Epitaph: "Love." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jefferson Davis Parris (b. 1884) —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
6, 1884.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Cherokee County,
1927-28, 1931-34; member of South
Carolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1935-38.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Redmen;
Junior Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Jefferson
Davis |
| | | Relatives: Son of James Parris and
Carolyn (Coyle) Parris; married, May 19,
1914, to Alice Pearl Green. |
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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, Lancaster, S.C.
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