York County
South Carolina
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York County
South Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in York County
Index to Locations BeershebaPresbyterian Church Cemetery Clover, York County, South Carolina
BethelPresbyterian Church Cemetery Clover, York County, South Carolina
Flint HillBaptist Church Cemetery Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina
Neely's CreekAssociate Reformed Church Cemetery 974 Neelys Creek Road Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
BethesdaPresbyterian Church Cemetery York, York County, South Carolina
|  Samuel Lawrence Rainey (1789-1867) — also known asSamuel Rainey — of Guthriesville, York District (nowYorkCounty), S.C.Born in1789.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from York, 1860-62.Died in1867(ageabout78 years).Interment at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Rose HillCemetery York, York County, South Carolina
| Alexander Stuart Wallace (1810-1893) — also known asAlexander S. Wallace — of Yorkville (now York),YorkCounty, S.C.Born in York District (nowYorkCounty), S.C.,December30, 1810.Republican.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1852-55, 1858-59,1865-66;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1869-77.Slaveowner. Died in Yorkville (now York),YorkCounty, S.C.,June 27,1893 (age82 years, 179days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
| Paul Grier McCorkle (1863-1934) — also known asPaul G. McCorkle — of York,YorkCounty, S.C.Born in Yorkville, York District (now York,YorkCounty), S.C.,December19, 1863.Democrat.Cottonbroker;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1917;YorkCounty Coroner, 1920-34.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,June 2,1934 (age70 years, 165days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
| William Blackburn Wilson Jr. (1850-1920) — of Rock Hill,YorkCounty, S.C.Born in York,YorkCounty, S.C.,January12, 1850.Lawyer;fledto Texas in 1871-73 to avoidfederalprosecution over hisKlanactivities; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from York County,1884-88; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from York County, 1888-92;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from YorkCounty, 1895.Episcopalian.Member,KuKlux Klan;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Died in Rock Hill,YorkCounty, S.C.,April30, 1920 (age70 years, 109days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
| William Lewis Wallace (1911-1984) — also known asW. Lewis Wallace — of York,YorkCounty, S.C.BornMay 2,1911.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from York County,1940-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1944(alternate),1956,1964;member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1949-56, 1969-72 (York County 1949-56, 8thDistrict 1969-72).DiedJuly 5,1984 (age73 years, 64days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | Archibald Ingram Barron (1807-1887) — of Yorkville, York District (now York,YorkCounty), S.C.Born in Ebenezer, York District (now part of Rock Hill,YorkCounty), S.C.,July 4,1807.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from York, 1860-62.DiedAugust20, 1887 (age80 years, 47days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
| William Blackburn Wilson (1827-1894) — of Yorkville, York District (now York,YorkCounty), S.C.Born in Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,April 5,1827.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from York, 1860-62.Died in Yorkville (now York),YorkCounty, S.C.,March 3,1894 (age66 years, 332days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
| John M. Spratt — of York,YorkCounty, S.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1936,1964(alternate).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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