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Greenwood County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Greenwood County

Index to Locations CallisonBethel Methodist ChurchCemetery GreenwoodMagnolia Cemetery GreenwoodRehoboth United MethodistChurch Cemetery HodgesGreenwood Memorial Gardens Ninety SixElmwood Cemetery Bethel MethodistChurch Cemetery Callison, Greenwood County, South Carolina William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005) — also known asW. J. Bryan Dorn — of Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.Born near Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.,April14, 1916.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; defeated inprimary, 1978; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Greenwood County, 1941-42; served inthe U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1947-49,1951-74; candidate forU.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1948; candidate forGovernor ofSouth Carolina, 1974;SouthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1980-84; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1980-84.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;AmericanLegion;NewcomenSociety.Died in Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.,August13, 2005 (age89 years, 121days).Interment at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Presumably namedfor:WilliamJennings Bryan   Relatives: Son of T. E. Dorn and Pearl(Griffith) Dorn; married1948 toMildred Johnson.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial   Books by William Jennings Bryan Dorn:Dorn:Of the People, A Political Way of Life, with Scott Derks(1988)

David Wyatt Aiken (1828-1887) — also known asD. Wyatt Aiken — of Cokesbury, Abbeville County (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.Born in Winnsboro, Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,March17, 1828.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1864-66; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1876;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1877-87.Member,Grange.Slaveowner. Died in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.,April 6,1887 (age59 years, 20days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Aiken and Nancy (Kerr) Aiken; married to Mattie Gaillard;married1852 toVirginia Smith; father ofWyattAiken; first cousin ofWilliamAiken Jr..
		Political family:Aikenfamily of South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives:Married to Sara Elizabeth Quarles; father ofGeorgiaC. Williams.
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		Image source: Greenwood (S.C.)Index-Journal, September 14, 1957

John Robert Tolbert (1834-1918) — also known asJohn R. Tolbert — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.; Greenwood, Abbeville County (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.BornJune 16,1834.Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1872-74; candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1890, 1892;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthCarolina,1896.DiedJanuary19, 1918 (age83 years, 217days).Interment at Rehoboth United Methodist Church Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Red Tolbert (1808-1866) and Elizabeth (Henderson) Tolbert;father ofRobertRed Tolbert (1863-1938) andJosephWarren Tolbert; granduncle ofHettieElizabeth Tolbert.
		Political family:Tolbertfamily of Greenwood, South Carolina.
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Charles David Blaylock (1891-1950) — also known asCharles D. Blaylock — of Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.Born in Chickamauga,WalkerCounty, Ga.,March29, 1891.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster atGreenwood,S.C., 1932-33; member,Committee on Permanent Organization, RepublicanNational Convention, 1936.Died in Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.,May 4,1950 (age59 years, 36days).Interment at Greenwood Memorial Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Henry Allen Blaylock and Carra Ann (Sartain) Blaylock; married toGertrude Koons.
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Joseph Warren Tolbert (1865-1946) — also known asJoseph W. Tolbert;"TielessJoe" —of Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.; Ninety Six,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.Born in Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,June 6,1865.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthCarolina,1900(alternate),1908,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928,1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from South Carolina, 1912-24;SouthCarolina Republican state chair, 1925-31.Hit bya car (perhapsintentionally),in his front yard, and died soon after, in Ninety Six,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.,October18, 1946 (age81 years, 134days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJohnRobert Tolbert and Elizabeth Pope (Payne) Tolbert; brother ofRobertRed Tolbert; married to Julia Elizabeth DeLoach; first cousinonce removed ofHettieElizabeth Tolbert.
		Political family:Tolbertfamily of Greenwood, South Carolina.
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