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Vernal Glenn Arnette (1885-1974) —
also known as V. G. Arnette —
of Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C.; Myrtle Beach, Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Marion
County, S.C., April 6,
1885.
Merchant; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Williamsburg County,
1933-34, 1937-42, 1945-46, 1949-54; member of South
Carolina state senate from Williamsburg County, 1957-62.
Died in December, 1974
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius B. Arnette and Martha R. (Daniel) Arnette; married 1910 to Lula
Belle Chandler. |
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William F. Barr (1832-1895) —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., 1832.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
merchant; postmaster at Anderson,
S.C., 1894-95.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., August
27, 1895 (age about 63
years).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.
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Thomas Wilson Beaty (1825-1886) —
also known as Thomas W. Beaty —
of Conwayboro (now Conway), Horry
County, S.C.
Born in Horry District (now Horry
County), S.C., October
11, 1825.
Democrat. Merchant; newspaper
editor; postmaster at Conwayboro,
S.C., 1854-57, 1874-75; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Horry, 1860-62;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Horry County, 1864;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Horry County, 1880-84.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died April
18, 1886 (age 60 years, 189
days).
Interment at Kingston Presbyterian Churchyard, Conway, S.C.
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John Blake (1752-1810) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in 1752.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
merchant; banker;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1785, 1787-96, 1798-1800; delegate
to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; member
of South
Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1802-10;
died in office 1810.
Episcopalian.
Died July 2,
1810 (age about 58
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Charleston County, S.C.; reinterment
at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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John Dob Blanton (1870-1960) —
also known as John D. Blanton —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Dysartville, McDowell
County, N.C., November
12, 1870.
Democrat. Merchant; member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Died, from a cerebrovascular
accident, in Marion General Hospital,
Marion, Marion
County, S.C., July 3,
1960 (age 89 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marion, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Miller Blanton and Josephine (Setzer) Blanton; married to
Nancy D. Fleming. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) —
also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto
Governor" —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., December
15, 1808.
Democrat. Merchant; planter; lawyer;
probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of
Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida
state senate, 1861.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., November
23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere
in Quincy, Fla.
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Jesse Franklin Cleveland (1804-1841) —
of Georgia.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
25, 1804.
Merchant; bank
director; member of Georgia
state senate, 1831-34; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835-39.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 22,
1841 (age 36 years, 240
days).
Interment at Springwood
Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Henry Workman Conner (1797-1861) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., 1797.
Merchant; banker;
president, South Carolina Railroad;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.
Michael's, 1860-61; died in office 1861.
Died, from peritonitis,
in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., January
11, 1861 (age about 63
years).
Interment at St.
Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Daniel DeSaussure (1736-1798) —
also known as John Daniel Hector DeSaussure —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Prince William Parish County (now part of Beaufort
County), S.C., April
10, 1736.
Merchant; importer;
banker;
member of South
Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1785-90; delegate
to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.
Episcopalian.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., July 2,
1798 (age 62 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Edwards Jr. (1760-c.1798) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1760.
Merchant; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1787, 1790-92, 1793-94; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1795-97.
Died about 1798 (age about 38
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Edwards and Margaret (Peronneau) Edwards; brother of
Elizabeth Edwards (who married John
Bee Holmes); married 1783 to
Rebecca Donnom. |
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James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) —
also known as J. Edwin Ellerbe —
of Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born in Sellers, Marion
County, S.C., January
12, 1867.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County,
1894-96; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Marion
County, 1895; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Died, of pulmonary
tuberculosis, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
17, 1916 (age 49 years, 279
days).
Interment at Haselden
Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Tracy Elihu Fore (1874-1930) —
also known as Tracy E. Fore —
of Latta, Dillon
County, S.C.
Born in Marion
County, S.C., November
17, 1874.
Merchant; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Dillon County,
1928-30; died in office 1930.
While driving near Florence, S.C., he lost control of his car, which
went off the road and overturned;
he was badly injured, and his condition was complicated by diabetes;
he died two days later, in a hospital
at Florence, Florence
County, S.C., February
2, 1930 (age 55 years, 77
days).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Willis Fore and Sarah Martha (Berry) Fore; married 1894 to
Katherine Elizabeth Hayes; married to Clara Bethea. |
| | | Epitaph: "An honest man is the noblest
work of God." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel Eden Gaillard (1839-1879) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., March 8,
1839.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1871-77; resigned
1877; chair of
Charleston County Republican Party, 1874; his "activities"
were investigated
in 1877, and he subsequently resigned.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Monrovia, Liberia,
April
13, 1879 (age 40 years, 36
days).
Interment somewhere in Liberia.
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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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John William Green (b. 1925) —
of Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Turbeville, Clarendon
County, S.C., October
22, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1958-62.
Methodist.
Member, Ruritan;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Huchet (1816-1878) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1816.
Merchant; Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Charleston,
S.C., 1866-77.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 23,
1878 (age about 62
years).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Henry Laurens (1724-1792) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 6,
1724.
Merchant; planter; Vice-President
of South Carolina, 1776-77; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1777-80; member of
South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1785.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Berkeley
County, S.C., December
8, 1792 (age 68 years, 277
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mepkin
Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.
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James Byrum Lawson (b. 1897) —
also known as J. B. Lawson —
of Sandy Springs, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Cross Keys, Union
County, S.C., February
4, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
merchant; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1943-48, 1951-54; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Anderson County, 1955-58, 1963-66;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wylie L. Lawson and Mary (Cooper) Lawson. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Hiram McNeeley (b. 1906) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
31, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Democrat. Banker;
merchant; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2nd
District 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1956,
1968,
1972;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-74; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1976-99; convicted
in 2004 of securities
fraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though he
denied any intent to defraud anyone; sentenced
to 44 months in prison.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Woodmen of
the World; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 2011 (age 82 years, 212
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens, Columbia, S.C.
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William Edwin Myrick (b. 1904) —
also known as W. E. Myrick —
of Ulmers, Allendale
County, S.C.
Born in Ulmers, Allendale
County, S.C., September
1, 1904.
Farmer;
merchant; member of South
Carolina state senate from Allendale County, 1942-46, 1950-62.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. W. Myrick and Rosa B. (Cave) Myrick; married to Emily Jane
Best. |
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James Norton (1843-1920) —
of Mullins, Marion
County, S.C.
Born near Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., October
8, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; farmer;
merchant; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County,
1886-88, 1890-92, 1906-08; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1894-97; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1897-1901.
Died in Mullins, Marion
County, S.C., October
14, 1920 (age 77 years, 6
days).
Interment at Miller's
Churchyard, Mullins, S.C.
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Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) —
of Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., December
9, 1798.
Miller;
merchant; surveyor;
farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1849.
Quaker;
later Universalist.
Irish
ancestry.
Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "Underground
Railroad" before the Civil War.
Died in 1874
(age about
75 years).
Original interment at Yountsville
Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.; reinterment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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John W. Porter (born c.1821) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in South Carolina, about 1821.
Merchant; auctioneer;
mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1853-55.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Shubrick (1710-1779) —
Born in Stepney, London, England,
August
17, 1710.
Sea
captain; merchant; insurance
business; planter;
member of South
Carolina Legislative Council, 1776-78.
Anglican.
Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., August
14, 1779 (age 68 years, 362
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Daniel Stevens (1746-1835) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1746.
Merchant; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St.
Michael, 1785-90; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1819-20.
Died March
20, 1835 (age about 88
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Adam Treutlen (1734-1782) —
also known as John A. Treutlen; Hans Adam
Treuettlen —
of Georgia.
Born in Kürnbach, Germany,
January
16, 1734.
Merchant; planter;
justice of the peace; Governor of
Georgia, 1777-78.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Seized and murdered
by a group of men, probably in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., March 1,
1782 (age 48 years, 44
days).
Cenotaph at Veterans Park of Effingham County, Springfield, Ga.
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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, Heath Springs, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Chambers E. Williams and Belva (Bruce) Williams; married 1929 to
Eugenia Cauthen. |
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Charles Edward Wunderlich (born c.1820) —
also known as Charles E. Wunderlich —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born about 1820.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; commission merchant; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Charleston,
S.C., 1866-77; Consul
for Netherlands in Charleston,
S.C., 1866-77; Consul
for Bremen in Charleston,
S.C., 1866; Consul
for Belgium in Charleston,
S.C., 1875-77.
Burial location unknown.
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