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RepublicanBaptist Church Cemetery
Edgefield County, South Carolina
UnknownLocation
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Edgefield VillageCemetery
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) — also known asStrom Thurmond — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.; Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,December5, 1902.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1936,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956;circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1948;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14electoral votes for Vice-President,1960;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1972,1988.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;PiKappa Alpha.Died in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,June 26,2003 (age100 years,203 days).Interment at Edgefield Village Cemetery; statue erected 1999 atStateHouse Grounds, Columbia, S.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude (Strom) Thurmond;married1968 to NancyJanice Moore; married,November7, 1947, toJeanCrouch. | | | | Cross-reference:CharlesE. Simons, Jr. —JoeWilson —JohnLight Napier —RobertAdams | | | | Strom ThurmondFederalBuilding andU.S.Courthouse, inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. — Strom ThurmondHighSchool, inJohnston,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie MayWashington-Williams,DearSenator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond —Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson,Strom:The Complicated Personal and Political Life of StromThurmond — R. J. Duke,TheCentennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the PeopleWho Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino,StromThurmond's America | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Francis Hugh Wardlaw (1800-1861) — of Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.Born in Abbeville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,December16, 1800.Lawyer;newspapereditor;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Edgefield, 1860-61;died in office 1861.Died in Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,May 29,1861 (age60 years, 164days).Interment at Edgefield Village Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Wardlaw and Hannah (Clarke) Wardlaw; married to Ann GreshamLamar. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Jean Thurmond (1926-1960) — also known asJean Crouch;Mrs. StromThurmond —of Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.Born in Elko,BarnwellCounty, S.C.,July 14,1926.Democrat. First Lady of South Carolina, 1947-51; alternate delegateto Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1952,1956.Female.Died, while undergoing surgery for abraintumor, in theNationalInstitutes of Health, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January6, 1960 (age33 years, 176days).Interment atBethanyCemetery, Aiken, S.C.; cenotaph at Edgefield Village Cemetery.
SweetwaterCemetery
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Andrew Pickens Butler (1826-1902) — ofAikenCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,December15, 1826.Democrat.Cottonplanter;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Aiken County, 1876-79; resigned 1879;South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, 1879-90.Member,Grange.Died inAikenCounty, S.C.,May 14,1902 (age75 years, 150days).Interment at Sweetwater Cemetery.
Willow BrookCemetery
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Matthew Calbraith Butler (1836-1909) — also known asMatthew C. Butler — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.Born near Greenville, Greenville District (nowGreenvilleCounty), S.C.,March 8,1836.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1860, 1866; general inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1870;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1877-95; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1880(ConventionVice-President).Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April14, 1909 (age73 years, 37days).Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofWilliamButler Jr. and Jane (Perry) Butler; married,February25, 1858, to Maria Simkins Pickens (daughter ofFrancisWilkinson Pickens); nephew of Oliver Hazard Perry, MatthewCalbraith Perry,AndrewPickens Butler andPierceMason Butler; grandson ofWilliamButler; first cousin ofJamesDeWolf Perry and Caroline Slidell Perry (who marriedAugustBelmont (1816-1890)); first cousin once removed ofPerryBelmont,AugustBelmont (1853-1924) andOliverHazard Perry Belmont. | | | | Political families:Calhoun-Pickensfamily of South Carolina;Butler-Belmontfamily of Edgefield, South Carolina;Belmont-Perry-Slidellfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article | | | | Books about Matthew Calbraith Butler:Samuel J. Martin,SouthernHero : Matthew Calbraith Butler, Confederate General, HamptonRedshirt, and U.S. Senator |
| | Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805-1869) — also known asFrancis W. Pickens — of South Carolina. Born in Colleton District (nowColletonCounty), S.C.,April 7,1805.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1832-34;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1834-43 (5th District1834-37, 6th District 1837-39, 5th District 1839-41, 6th District1841-43); member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield, 1844-46; U.S. Minister toRussia, 1858-60;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1860-62.Slaveowner. Died in Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,January25, 1869 (age63 years, 293days).Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery. | | John Gary Evans (1863-1942) — ofAikenCounty, S.C.; Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville District (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.,October15, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Aiken County,1889-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1892(member,RulesCommittee),1896,1900,1912,1916,1928(alternate); member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Aiken County, 1892-93;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1894-97;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from AikenCounty, 1895; major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;SouthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1912-16; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1918-21.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaPhi.DiedJune 27,1942 (age78 years, 255days).Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery. | | John Calhoun Sheppard (1850-1931) — also known asJohn C. Sheppard — of Edgefield,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.BornJuly 5,1850.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1876(member,CredentialsCommittee),1904(HonoraryVice-President;speaker);Governorof South Carolina, 1886.DiedOctober17, 1931 (age81 years, 104days).Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery. | | Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857) — also known asPreston S. Brooks — of Ninety Six, Edgefield District (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,August5, 1819.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1844;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1853-56,1856-57; died in office 1857.Suffered a hip wound in aduelwithLouisT. Wigfall, 1839, and could walkonly witha cane for the rest of his life. In May, 1856, furious over ananti-slavery speech, he went to the Senate andbeatSenatorCharlesSumner with a cane, causingsevereinjuries; an attempt toexpelhim from Congress failed for lack of the necessary two-thirds vote,but heresigned;re-elected to his own vacancy.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,January27, 1857 (age37 years, 175days).Interment at Willow Brook Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
Sunset GardensMemorial Park
Johnston, Edgefield County, South Carolina
EbenezerCemetery
Trenton, Edgefield County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Benjamin Ryan Tillman (1847-1918) — also known asBenjamin R. Tillman;"PitchforkBen";"The One-Eyed Plowboy" —of Trenton,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,August11, 1847.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lost hisleft eye in 1864;farmer;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1890-94; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1892(ConventionVice-President),1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from EdgefieldCounty, 1895;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1895-1918; died in office 1918; inFebrury, 1902, heaccusedfellow South Carolina senatorJohnMcLaurin, of accepting a bribe (in the form of federal patronage)to support a treaty; McLaurin called Tillman a liar, and the twocame toblows on the Senate floor; both werecensuredby the Senate; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1912-16.Englishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 3,1918 (age70 years, 326days).Interment at Ebenezer Cemetery; statue atStateHouse Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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