Index to Locations ClintonDuncan Creek PresbyterianChurch CemeteryKinardsOld Little River ChurchCemeteryLaurensChestnut Ridge CemeteryLaurensLaurens City Cemetery
Duncan CreekPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Thomas Wier Sr. (1800-1880) — of Clinton, Laurens District (nowLaurensCounty), S.C.Born in Laurens District (nowLaurensCounty), S.C.,July 8,1800.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Laurens, 1860-62;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Died inLaurensCounty, S.C.,July 14,1880 (age80 years, 6days).Interment at Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas Wier and Mary (Withrow) Wier; married to NancyLong. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Old Little RiverChurch Cemetery
Kinards, Laurens County, South Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Hunter (c.1752-1802) — of South Carolina. Born about 1752. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1786-92; FederalistPresidential Elector for South Carolina,1792;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1793-95;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1796-98; resigned 1798.Died in Laurens District (nowLaurensCounty), S.C.,December30, 1802 (ageabout 50years).Interment at Old Little River Church Cemetery. | | John King Griffin (1789-1841) — also known asJohn K. Griffin — of South Carolina. Born near Clinton,LaurensCounty, S.C.,August13, 1789.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1816-19; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1820-24, 1828;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1831-41 (9th District1831-35, 3rd District 1835-37, 4th District 1837-39, 3rd District1839-41).Slaveowner. Died near Clinton,LaurensCounty, S.C.,August1, 1841 (age51 years, 353days).Interment at Old Little River Church Cemetery.
Chestnut RidgeCemetery
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens CityCemetery
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Archer Cooper (1874-1953) — also known asRobert A. Cooper — of Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.;Washington,D.C.; San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Born inLaurensCounty, S.C.,June 12,1874.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,1900-04; Solicitor, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1905-16;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1919-22;U.S.District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1934-.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.DiedAugust7, 1953 (age79 years, 56days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Barksdale Dial (1862-1940) — also known asNathaniel B. Dial — of Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.Born near Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.,April24, 1862.Democrat. Mayor of Laurens, S.C., 1887-91, 1895; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1888;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1919-25; defeated, 1924.Died inWashington,D.C.,December11, 1940 (age78 years, 231days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery. | | John Laurens Manning Irby (1854-1900) — also known asJohn L. M. Irby — of Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.Born in Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.,September10, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1886-92;Speaker ofthe South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1890;SouthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1890;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1891-97; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee);delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895.Died in Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.,December9, 1900 (age46 years, 90days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery. | | William Dunlap Simpson (1823-1890) — of South Carolina. Born in Belfast,LaurensCounty, S.C.,October27, 1823.Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1850; colonel in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1876-79;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1879-80;justice ofSouth Carolina state supreme court, 1880.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,December26, 1890 (age67 years, 60days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery. | | James Farrow (1827-1892) — Born in Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.,April 3,1827.Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1856-62;Representativefrom South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.DiedJuly 3,1892 (age65 years, 91days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery. | | James Henderson Irby (1793-1860) — of Laurens District (nowLaurensCounty), S.C.Born in Laurens District (nowLaurensCounty), S.C.,December31, 1793.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1840;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1852-54.Died in Laurens District (nowLaurensCounty), S.C.,February24, 1860 (age66 years, 55days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery. | | William Dendy Watts (1800-1861) — of Laurens Court House, Laurens District (now Laurens,LaurensCounty), S.C.BornAugust22, 1800.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Laurens, 1860-61;died in office 1861.DiedJuly 10,1861 (age60 years, 322days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery. | | John Drayton Williams (1798-1870) — of Spring Grove, Laurens District (nowLaurensCounty), S.C.Born in South Carolina,January20, 1798.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Laurens, 1860-62.Died in Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.,January25, 1870 (age72 years, 5days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Washington Williams and Sarah (Griffin)Williams. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Clinton Young (1794-1875) — also known asHenry C. Young — of Laurens Court House, Laurens District (now Laurens,LaurensCounty), S.C.BornAugust30, 1794.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Laurens, 1860-62.DiedOctober20, 1875 (age81 years, 51days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery. | | Charles Pinkney Sullivan (1811-1876) — of Laurens Court House, Laurens District (now Laurens,LaurensCounty), S.C.Born in Spartanburg District (nowSpartanburgCounty), S.C.,October3, 1811.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Laurens, 1861-62.Died in Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.,July 27,1876 (age64 years, 298days).Interment at Laurens City Cemetery.
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