Colleton County
South Carolina
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Colleton County
South Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Colleton County
Index to Locations Edmundsburg OldChurch Cemetery Colleton County, South Carolina
Private or familygraveyards Colleton County, South Carolina
|  Thomas Raysor (1797-1858) — of South Carolina. Born in Colleton District (nowColletonCounty), S.C.,December23, 1797.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1833.Slaveowner. Died in Barnwell District (part now inBambergCounty), S.C.,January11, 1858 (age60 years, 19days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | Reuben Stephens (1794-1870) — Born inColumbusCounty, N.C.,April16, 1794.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Bartholomew's,1862.Died inColletonCounty, S.C.,February5, 1870 (age75 years, 295days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
StokesCemetery Hendersonville, Colleton County, South Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Burnt ChurchBurial Ground Jacksonboro, Colleton County, South Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| O'Brien Smith (c.1756-1811) — of South Carolina. Born inIreland,about 1756.Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1796; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1803;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1805-07.Slaveowner. DiedApril27, 1811 (ageabout 55years).Interment at Burnt Church Burial Ground.
| Oliver Perry Williams (1819-1881) — of St. Bartholomew's Parish, Charleston District (nowColletonCounty), S.C.Born in Walterboro,ColletonCounty, S.C.,October14, 1819.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Episcopalian.Died inColletonCounty, S.C.,April28, 1881 (age61 years, 196days).Interment at Burnt Church Burial Ground.
Stokes-Connor-Williams FamilyCemetery Smoaks, Colleton County, South Carolina
Black CreekBaptist Church Cemetery Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina
Live OakCemetery Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Richard Manning Jefferies (1889-1964) — also known asR. M. Jefferies — of Walterboro,ColletonCounty, S.C.Born inUnionCounty, S.C.,February27, 1889.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1924(alternate),1928,1936,1944(alternate),1956;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Colleton County, 1927-58;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1942-43.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April20, 1964 (age75 years, 53days).Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
| James Graham Padgett (1869-1939) — also known asJ. G. Padgett — of Walterboro,ColletonCounty, S.C.Born inColletonCounty, S.C.,March10, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1912;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Colleton County, 1923-26.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Knightsof Khorassan;Freemasons.Died in Walterboro,ColletonCounty, S.C.,January19, 1939 (age69 years, 315days).Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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