Index to Locations Salem CemeteryPrivate or family graveyardsAbbevilleEpiscopal CemeteryAbbevilleMelrose CemeteryAbbevilleTrinity Episcopal ChurchCemeteryAbbevilleUpper Long Cane CemeteryLevel LandLittle River Baptist ChurchCemeteryLowndesilleOld McCalla CemeteryLowndesvilleLowndesville Cemetery
SalemCemetery
Abbeville County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Edward Stuart Parker (1894-1980) — also known asEdward S. Parker — of McCormick,McCormickCounty, S.C.;Fredericksburg,Va.Born in McCormick,McCormickCounty, S.C.,May 14,1894.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul inMadras, 1925-26;Cologne, 1926-32.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in FredericksburgNursingHome, near Fredericksburg,SpotsylvaniaCounty, Va.,July 21,1980 (age86 years, 68days).Cremated;ashes interred at Salem Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Leonidas M. 'Lonnie' Parker and Susan E. (Stuart) Parker; married1925 toMargaret Elizabeth Jaquette. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Private or familygraveyards
Abbeville County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Joseph Augustus Tolbert (1891-1940) — also known asJoseph A. Tolbert — of Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,October8, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, 1923-33;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1924,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee),1936;candidate forU.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1936; candidate forGovernor ofSouth Carolina, 1938.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,March22, 1940 (age48 years, 166days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Robert Red Tolbert (1863-1938) — also known asR. R. Tolbert — of Greenwood, Abbeville County (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.; Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.BornMay 10,1863.Republican. Postmaster atGreenwood,S.C., 1884-85, 1889-94; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from South Carolina,1896,1900,1908(alternate),1912,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928(ConventionVice-President); candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1898.DiedOctober28, 1938 (age75 years, 171days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
EpiscopalCemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Armistead Burt (1802-1883) — of Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born near Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,November13, 1802.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1834-35, 1838-41;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1843-53;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1868.Slaveowner. Died in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,October30, 1883 (age80 years, 351days).Interment at Episcopal Cemetery.
MelroseCemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Wyatt Aiken (1863-1923) — of Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born near Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,December14, 1863.Democrat.Farmer;stenographer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1903-17;defeated, 1916, 1918.Died in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,February6, 1923 (age59 years, 54days).Interment at Melrose Cemetery. | | John Moore Mars (1884-1965) — of Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.,August17, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1908-10; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1910-14, 1934-50;mayorof Abbeville, S.C., 1918-34.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen ofthe World;Redmen;JuniorOrder.Died in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,November24, 1965 (age81 years, 99days).Interment at Melrose Cemetery. | | John Howard Moore (1876-1927) — of Rowesville,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.; Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.,January9, 1876.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools;banker;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1910-18; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1918-27; died inoffice 1927.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen ofthe World.Was a passenger in a sedan, going up a steep hill, when the rear axlebroke; the car rolled rapidly downhill andoverturned;he was pinned underneath and killed, in Bordeaux,McCormickCounty, S.C.,August26, 1927 (age51 years, 229days).Interment at Melrose Cemetery. | | Robert Reid Hemphill (1840-1908) — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born in Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,May 3,1840.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1876-80, 1884-86; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1886-94; Clerk ofthe South Carolina Senate, 1894-1908;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from AbbevilleCounty, 1895.Presbyterian.Advocate of woman suffrage. Died in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,December28, 1908 (age68 years, 239days).Interment at Melrose Cemetery. | | James Dunklin Mars (1899-1976) — of Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born in Riley,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.,July 24,1899.Democrat.Stenographer;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1954-58.Methodist.Died in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,March12, 1976 (age76 years, 232days).Interment at Melrose Cemetery.
Trinity EpiscopalChurch Cemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Alfred Calhoun (1807-1874) — also known asJohn A. Calhoun — of Abbeville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.Born inEdgefieldCounty, S.C.,January8, 1807.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62.Died in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,August25, 1874 (age67 years, 229days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Upper Long CaneCemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Eugene Blackburn Gary (1854-1926) — of Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,August22, 1854.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1889-90;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1891-93;justice ofSouth Carolina state supreme court, 1893-1912;chiefjustice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1912-26.Died, fromencephalitislethargica, in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,December10, 1926 (age72 years, 110days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery. | | Frank Boyd Gary (1860-1922) — also known asFrank B. Gary — of Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville District (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.,March 9,1860.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1890-1900, 1906-08, 1910-12; resigned 1912;Speaker ofthe South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1896-1900;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from AbbevilleCounty, 1895;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1908-09; circuit judge in SouthCarolina 8th Circuit, 1912-22; died in office 1922.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December7, 1922 (age62 years, 273days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery. | | James Sproull Cothran (1830-1897) — also known asJames S. Cothran — of Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born near Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,August8, 1830.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1869; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1872;circuit judge in South Carolina, 1881-86;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1887-91.Slaveowner. Died, in asanitariumin New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1897 (age67 years, 119days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery. | | Samuel McGowan (1819-1897) — of Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.BornOctober9, 1819.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1860,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee); general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1878-79; resigned 1879;justice ofSouth Carolina state supreme court, 1880.DiedAugust9, 1897 (age77 years, 304days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery. | | William Norwood Graydon (1860-1931) — of Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville District (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.,December11, 1860.Lawyer;bankdirector; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1898-1902, 1906-10;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1914-16.Methodist.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,August3, 1931 (age70 years, 235days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.  | Addison Brooks Carwile (1896-1983) — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born inAbbevilleCounty, S.C.,October13, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;farmer;AbbevilleCounty Probate Judge, 1931-42; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II;countyagricultural extension agent; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1962-66.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;FarmBureau.Died, in Abbeville County MemorialHospital,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,February22, 1983 (age86 years, 132days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery. | | John Harris Wilson (1804-1869) — also known asJohn H. Wilson — of Abbeville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.BornOctober8, 1804.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62.DiedFebruary25, 1869 (age64 years, 140days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery. | | Thomas Chiles Perrin (1805-1878) — also known asThomas C. Perrin — of Abbeville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.Born in Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,October1, 1805.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62.Died in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,May 14,1878 (age72 years, 225days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Perrin and Eunice (Chiles) Perrin; married1830 to JaneEliza Wardlaw. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Thomas Thomson (1813-1881) — of Abbeville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.Born in Tarbolton, South Ayrshire,Scotland,June5, 1813.Lawyer;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry.Died in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,May 6,1881 (age67 years, 335days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery. | | William Christie Benet (1846-1930) — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.; Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born inScotland,March22, 1846.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1888-90.Scottishancestry.Died, fromheartdisease, in Beallmont ParkSanatorium,Black Mountain,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,August17, 1930 (age84 years, 148days).Interment at Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
Little RiverBaptist Church Cemetery
Level Land, Abbeville County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Preston Brooks Carwile (1856-1926) — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born in Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,October10, 1856.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1890-92, 1906-10.Died inAbbevilleCounty, S.C.,October26, 1926 (age70 years, 16days).Interment at Little River Baptist Church Cemetery. | | Franklin Addison Carwile (1868-1946) — also known asFrank Carwile — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,September30, 1868.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1928-30.Died in South Carolina,August9, 1946 (age77 years, 313days).Interment at Little River Baptist Church Cemetery.
Old McCallaCemetery
Lowndesille, Abbeville County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Isaac Hull McCalla (1853-1913) — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.BornNovember16, 1853.Member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1894-98;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from AbbevilleCounty, 1895.Member,Freemasons.Died near Lowndesville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,September9, 1913 (age59 years, 297days).Interment at Old McCalla Cemetery.
LowndesvilleCemetery
Lowndesville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Marion Baker (1861-1940) — of South Carolina. Born in Lowndesville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,August18, 1861.Secretary of the U.S. Senate, 1913-16; U.S. Minister toSiam, 1933-36.Member,Freemasons.Died in Lowndesville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,November21, 1940 (age79 years, 95days).Interment at Lowndesville Cemetery.
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