Index to Locations Fairview United Methodist Church CemeteryMt. Bethel Baptist Church CemeterySandy Springs Methodist Church CemeteryPrivate or family graveyardsAndersonFirst Baptist ChurchCemeteryAndersonFirst Presbyterian ChurchCemeteryAndersonForest Lawn Memorial ParkAndersonNew Silver Brook CemeteryAndersonSilver Brook CemeteryBeltonBelton CemeteryHonea PathBarkers Creek BaptistChurch CemeteryHonea PathGarden of MemoriesPendletonSt. Paul's EpiscopalChurchyardPendletonSimpson CemeteryPiedmontMountain Springs BaptistChurch Cemetery
Fairview UnitedMethodist Church Cemetery
Anderson County, South Carolina
Mt. BethelBaptist Church Cemetery
Anderson County, South Carolina
Sandy SpringsMethodist Church Cemetery
Anderson County, South Carolina
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Private or familygraveyards
Anderson County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Wilson Jr. (1773-1828) — Born in South Carolina,August11, 1773.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Pendleton, 1812-18;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1821-27 (7th District1821-23, 6th District 1823-27).Slaveowner. Died in Anderson District (nowAndersonCounty), S.C.,August13, 1828 (age55 years, 2days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | John Baylis Earle (1766-1863) — of South Carolina. Born in North Carolina,October23, 1766.U.S.Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1803-05; servedin the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.Slaveowner. Died inAndersonCounty, S.C.,February3, 1863 (age96 years, 103days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
First BaptistChurch Cemetery
307 South Manning Street
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
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FirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Lawrence Orr (1822-1873) — also known asJames L. Orr — of Anderson Court House (now Anderson),AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Craytonville,AndersonCounty, S.C.,May 12,1822.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1844-48;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1849-59 (2nd District1849-53, 5th District 1853-59);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1857-59;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Anderson, 1860-62;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Delegatefrom South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1862;Senatorfrom South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1865-68; district judge in South Carolina,1868-70; delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthCarolina,1872;U.S. Minister toRussia, 1872-73, died in office 1873.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumoniain St. Petersburg,Russia,May5, 1873 (age50 years, 358days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | Joseph Newton Whitner (1799-1864) — of Anderson Court House, Anderson District (now Anderson,AndersonCounty), S.C.BornApril11, 1799.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Anderson, 1860-62.DiedMarch31, 1864 (age64 years, 355days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | William F. Barr (1832-1895) — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,1832.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;merchant;postmaster atAnderson,S.C., 1894-95.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,August27, 1895 (ageabout 63years).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Forest LawnMemorial Park
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Wilton Earle Hall (1901-1980) — also known asWilton E. Hall — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Starr,AndersonCounty, S.C.,March11, 1901.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; establishedradiostation WAIM, 1935; Democratic Presidential Elector for SouthCarolina,1944;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1944-45; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1956;Democratic Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1956(voted forAdlaiE. Stevenson andEstesKefauver).Baptist.Member,NavyLeague;SigmaDelta Chi;Elks;Lions.Died in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,February25, 1980 (age78 years, 351days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. | | George Ross Anderson Jr. (1929-2020) — also known asG. Ross Anderson, Jr. — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,January29, 1929.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1955-56;U.S.District Judge for South Carolina, 1980-2009; took senior status2009.Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;PhiDelta Phi.Died in South Carolina,December1, 2020 (age91 years, 307days).Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
New Silver BrookCemetery
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
Founded 1949
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Silver BrookCemetery
1405 White Street
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lewis Malone Ayer Jr. (1821-1895) — of Buford's Bridge, Barnwell District (nowBambergCounty), S.C.Born near Barnwell, Barnwell District (nowBarnwellCounty), S.C.,November12, 1821.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Barnwell, 1848-52;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Barnwell, 1860-62;Representativefrom South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Baptist.Slaveowner. Died inAndersonCounty, S.C.,March 8,1895 (age73 years, 116days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. | | Edwards Bobo Murray (1854-1894) — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Newberry District (nowNewberryCounty), S.C.,February5, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;chair ofAnderson County Democratic Party, 1878-90; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Anderson County,1878-84; involved in a dispute over alcohol prohibition in AndersonCounty, which he supported; on September 15, 1885, in the publicsquare of Anderson, S.C., he wasshotat byJohnBrown Moore, andfiredback, injuring Moore;chargesagainst him were dismissed; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Anderson County, 1886-90.Baptist.Member,Sons ofTemperance.Drownedwhile rescuing his daughter in a swimming pond, Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,July 7,1894 (age40 years, 152days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. | | Rufus Woodruff Fant Jr. (1893-1964) — ofAndersonCounty, S.C.Born inAndersonCounty, S.C.,June 29,1893.Member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Anderson County, 1923-26.Died inAndersonCounty, S.C.,May 20,1964 (age70 years, 326days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. | | John Robert Cochran Jr. (1875-1927) — also known asJohn R. Cochran, Jr. — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,October4, 1875.Republican. Postmaster atAnderson,S.C., 1898-1916, 1922-27; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Carolina,1924.Died in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,December26, 1927 (age52 years, 83days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. | | George W. Fant (1829-1903) — of Anderson Court House, Anderson District (now Anderson,AndersonCounty), S.C.Born in Belton,AndersonCounty, S.C.,January19, 1829.Democrat. Postmaster atAndersonCourt House, S.C., 1856-66;stationerystore owner.Died, following astroke ofparalysis, in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,April 8,1903 (age74 years, 79days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. | | Rufus Henry Gaines (1886-1956) — also known asRufus H. Gaines — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born inAndersonCounty, S.C.,September10, 1886.Democrat. Postmaster atAnderson,S.C., 1943-56.Died inAndersonCounty, S.C.,December16, 1956 (age70 years, 97days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. | | Milton Pyles Tribble (1840-1909) — also known asMilton P. Tribble — of Belton,AndersonCounty, S.C.; Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Laurens District (nowLaurensCounty), S.C.,August27, 1840.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;AndersonCounty Treasurer, 1880-84;AndersonCounty Clerk of Courts, 1884-88; postmaster atAnderson,S.C., 1895-98.Died in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,January15, 1909 (age68 years, 141days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Allen Tribble; married to Mary Anne ElizabethYoung. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Grace G. Cochran (1843-1931) — also known asGrace Greenwood Arnold — of Anderson Court House (now Anderson),AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Greenville District (nowGreenvilleCounty), S.C.,March 5,1843.Republican. Postmaster atAndersonCourt House, S.C., 1881-85.Female.Died in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,May 18,1931 (age88 years, 74days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. | | Thomas Edward Howard (1869-1934) — also known asThomas E. Howard — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.BornApril30, 1869.Republican. Postmaster atAnderson,S.C., 1928-30.DiedAugust19, 1934 (age65 years, 111days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. | | John Robert Cochran III (1901-1970) — also known asJohn R. Cochran III — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.BornDecember20, 1901.Republican. Acting postmaster atAnderson,S.C., 1928; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom South Carolina,1928.Died in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,September15, 1970 (age68 years, 269days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery. | | Percy C. Crayton (1894-1988) — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born inAndersonCounty, S.C.,February14, 1894.Republican. Postmaster atAnderson,S.C., 1932-37.Died inAndersonCounty, S.C.,August5, 1988 (age94 years, 173days).Interment at Silver Brook Cemetery.
BeltonCemetery
Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) — also known asAsbury C. Latimer — of Belton,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born near Lowndesville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,July 31,1851.Democrat.Farmer;chair ofAnderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1892;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908.Methodist.Died, fromappendicitisandperitonitis,in ProvidenceHospital,Washington,D.C.,February20, 1908 (age56 years, 204days).Interment at Belton Cemetery.
Barkers CreekBaptist Church Cemetery
Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (1896-1965) — also known asOlin D. Johnston — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.; Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.Born near Honea Path,AndersonCounty, S.C.,November18, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1927-30;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1935-39, 1943-45; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1935-40, 1944-48;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1936,1940,1944,1948(member,CredentialsCommittee),1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956,1964;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1945-65; died in office 1965.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;Shriners;OptimistClub;Redmen;Woodmen;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;JuniorOrder.DiedApril18, 1965 (age68 years, 151days).Interment at Barkers Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Garden ofMemories
Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Clarence Taylor (1890-1983) — of Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born in Honea Path,AndersonCounty, S.C.,March 2,1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;newspaperpublisher;livestockauctionbusiness;AndersonCounty Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds, 1921-32;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1933-39;defeated, 1938; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Anderson County, 1951-54, 1959-62.Died in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,March25, 1983 (age93 years, 23days).Interment at Garden of Memories.
St. Paul'sEpiscopal Churchyard
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina
Founded 1822
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Floride Calhoun (1792-1866) — also known asFloride Colhoun — Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,February15, 1792.SecondLady of the United States, 1825-32.Female.Died in Pendleton,AndersonCounty, S.C.,July 25,1866 (age74 years, 160days).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard. | | Francis Burt (1807-1854) — Born in Pendleton, Pendleton District (nowAndersonCounty), S.C.,January13, 1807.Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1832-44;SouthCarolina state treasurer, 1844;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1852;Governorof Nebraska Territory, 1854; died in office 1854.Died in Bellevue,SarpyCounty, Neb.,October18, 1854 (age47 years, 278days).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard. | | Barnard Elliott Bee (1787-1853) — also known asBarnard E. Bee — of Texas. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,1787.Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;TexasRepublic Secretary of the Treasury, 1836;TexasRepublic Secretary of War, 1837-38;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1838-39; Texas Republic Minister tothe United States, 1838-41.Died in1853(ageabout66 years).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard. | | Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888) — Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 1,1807.Miningengineer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toBelgium, 1844-51; served in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Among thefoundersof the Maryland Agricultural College, now the University of Maryland.Bequeathed his home and land holdings to the state of South Carolinafor the purpose ofestablishingan agricultural college, which went on to become Clemson University.Died inPickensCounty, S.C.,April 6,1888 (age80 years, 280days).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
SimpsonCemetery
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Franklin Simpson (1798-1882) — of Pendleton, Pendleton District (nowAndersonCounty), S.C.Born in Laurensville, Laurens District (now Laurens,LaurensCounty), S.C.,March25, 1798.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1835-41;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1843-49;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Anderson, 1860-62.Slaveowner. Died in Pendleton,AndersonCounty, S.C.,October29, 1882 (age84 years, 218days).Interment at Simpson Cemetery.
Mountain SpringsBaptist Church Cemetery
Piedmont, Anderson County, South Carolina
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