Fairfield County
South Carolina
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Fairfield County
South Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Fairfield County
Index to Locations New HopeAssociate Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery Fairfield County, South Carolina Founded 1796 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Woodward FamilyCemetery Fairfield County, South Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Private or familygraveyards Fairfield County, South Carolina
|  William Strother Lyles (1817-1862) — of Strother, Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.BornSeptember3, 1817.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Fairfield, 1860-62;died in office 1862.Died in1862(ageabout44 years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
| William John Alston (1802-1868) — of Alston, Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.; Alston,FairfieldCounty, S.C.Born in Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,July 21,1802.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Fairfield, 1862.Died inFairfieldCounty, S.C.,July 4,1868 (age65 years, 349days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
UnknownLocation Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
BethelCemetery North Vanderhorst Street Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
| Walter Boyd Brown Sr. (1920-1998) — also known asWalter Brown, Sr.;W. B.Brown —of Winnsboro,FairfieldCounty, S.C.Born in Smallwood,FairfieldCounty, S.C.,May 16,1920.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1950; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1960,1964,1968;first director of South Carolina Department of General Services;vice-president of Norfolk Southern Corporation (formerly SouthernRailway).Presbyterian.Blindin one eye.Died, following astroke,at Fairfield MemorialHospital,Winnsboro,FairfieldCounty, S.C.,March 9,1998 (age77 years, 297days).Interment at Bethel Cemetery.
ManigaultCemetery Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
St. John'sEpiscopal Cemetery Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
| John Simpson Bratton (1831-1898) — also known asJohn Bratton — of Winnsboro,FairfieldCounty, S.C.Born in Winnsboro, Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,March 7,1831.Democrat.Physician;planter;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; memberofSouthCarolina state senate from Fairfield, 1865-66; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1876(delegation chair),1880;chairof Fairfield County Democratic Party, 1876-80;SouthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1880;SouthCarolina state comptroller general, 1881-82;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1884-85.Episcopalian.Member,Grange;Sonsof the American Revolution.Slaveowner. Died in Winnsboro,FairfieldCounty, S.C.,January12, 1898 (age66 years, 311days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
| Thomas William Woodward (1833-1902) — also known asThomas W. Woodward — ofFairfieldCounty, S.C.Born in Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,May 7,1833.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1872;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1884-92.Died inFairfieldCounty, S.C.,September4, 1902 (age69 years, 120days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
| Henry Augustus Gaillard (1837-1921) — of Winnsboro,FairfieldCounty, S.C.;FairfieldCounty, S.C.Born in St. Stephens Parish, Charleston District (now part ofBerkeleyCounty), S.C.,November26, 1837.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Fairfield County,1877-80; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Fairfield County, 1880-84;chair ofFairfield County Democratic Party, 1886.Episcopalian.Member,Knightsof Honor.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October8, 1921 (age83 years, 316days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
Sion PresbyterianCemetery Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
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