Georgetown County
South Carolina
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Georgetown County
South Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Georgetown County
Index to Locations BaptistCemetery Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina
Prince GeorgeWinyah Cemetery Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Robert Francis Withers Allston (1801-1864) — of South Carolina. Born in All Saints Parish, Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.,April21, 1801.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1826-32; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1834-56;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1856-58.Died in Georgetown, Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.,April 7,1864 (age62 years, 352days).Interment at Prince George Winyah Cemetery.
 Cecil Claymon Grimes Jr. (1922-2014) — of Georgetown,GeorgetownCounty, S.C.Born in Greenville,WashingtonCounty, Miss.,July 23,1922.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1959-62; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1962-72 (Georgetown County 1962-66, 10thDistrict 1967-68, 15th District 1969-72);bankdirector.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Rotary.Died in Georgetown,GeorgetownCounty, S.C.,October8, 2014 (age92 years, 77days).Cremated;ashes interred at Prince George Winyah Cemetery.
| Walter Hazard (1859-1930) — of Georgetown,GeorgetownCounty, S.C.Born in Georgetown, Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.,December25, 1859.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Georgetown County,1882-84, 1888-92; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Georgetown County, 1892-93.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Died in Georgetown,GeorgetownCounty, S.C.,February6, 1930 (age70 years, 43days).Interment at Prince George Winyah Cemetery.
| Francis Simons Parker (1814-1867) — of Georgetown, Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.BornDecember14, 1814.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Winyaw, 1860-62.DiedSeptember12, 1867 (age52 years, 272days).Interment at Prince George Winyah Cemetery.
| Samuel Taylor Atkinson (1822-1880) — of Georgetown, Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.BornOctober16, 1822.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Winyaw, 1860-62.DiedAugust7, 1880 (age57 years, 296days).Interment at Prince George Winyah Cemetery.
Union UnitedMethodist Church Cemetery Near Hemingway, Georgetown County, South Carolina
OaksCemetery Murrells Inlet, Georgetown County, South Carolina
All SaintsEpiscopal Church Cemetery 3560 Kings River Road Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, South Carolina Founded 1739 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Benjamin Huger (1768-1823) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,1768.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1796-98, 1806-13;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1799-1805,1815-17; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1818-23.Slaveowner. Died near Georgetown,GeorgetownCounty, S.C.,July 7,1823 (ageabout 55years).Interment at All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery.
| Joshua John Ward (1800-1853) — also known as"King of the RicePlanters" —Born in Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.,November24, 1800.Riceplanter; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from All Saints, 1832-36;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1850-52.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.,February27, 1853 (age52 years, 95days).Interment at All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery.
| Valentine Jordan Nesbit (1883-1938) — also known asValentine J. Nesbit — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Camden,KershawCounty, S.C.,January20, 1883.HonoraryConsul for Belgium inBirmingham,Ala., 1918-35.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,February7, 1938 (age55 years, 18days).Interment at All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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