Find A Grave - Elmwood Memorial Gardens

Benet, Christie b. December 26, 1879 d. March 30, 1951
US Senator. Benet served as a United States Senator from South Carolina in 1918.
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Bonham, Milledge Luke b. December 25, 1813 d. August 27, 1890
Brigadier General, CSA, Civil War. Bonham fought in both the Seminole uprising in 1836 and the Mexican War. Member of the house of representatives in South Carolina 1840-1857. In 1857 Bonham was elected to the US Congress to fill the unexpired term of his cousin, Preston Brooks, who resigned following his caning incident of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts. He served in the US Congress until the secession of South Carolina. April 23, 1861 Bonham was appointed Brigadier General In the...[Read More]
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Dozier, James C. b. February 17, 1885 d. October 24, 1974
World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army in Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division. His highest rank achieved was Lieutenant General in the South Carolina ARNG. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on October 8, 1918 near Montbrehain, France. His citation reads "In command of two platoons, 1st Lt. Dozier was painfully wounded in the shoulder early in the attack, but he continued to lead his men, displaying the...[Read More]
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Gregg, Maxcy b. August 1, 1814 d. December 15, 1862
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Having been born in Columbia, South Carolina, he greeted the dissolution of the Union with great pleasure. A man of keen intellect, with various intellectual tastes, he attended South Carolina College, became an authority on astronomy, studied law with his father, and was admitted to the bar. For 2 decades, interrupted only by duty in the Mexican War, he was extensively involved in state and regional politics. A member of the state secession convention...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Cause of death: Killed in battle
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Heyward, Duncan Clinch b. June 24, 1864 d. June 23, 1943
South Carolina Governor. Heyward was orphaned when seven years old and was raised by his maternal grandmother. He was educated in the schools of Charleston and the Cheltenham Military academy in Pennsylvania, then graduated from Washington and Lee University in Virginia. In 1887 he returned to live and farm the land in Colleton County which he had inherited from his father. While living in Colleton County he was made captain of the Combahee Mounted Riflemen and became a member of the Pythias...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Higbe, Walter Kirby b. April 8, 1915 d. May 6, 1985
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, he dropped out of high school and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a right handed pitcher in 1933, playing his rookie season with Muskogee of the Western League. After a few years in the minors, he made his Major League debut with the Chicago Cubs on October 3, 1937. For 12 seasons, he played with the Chicago Cubs (1937-38), Philadelphia Phillies (1939-40), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941-43, 1946-47), Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-49)...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Lumpkin, Alva Moore b. November 13, 1886 d. August 1, 1941
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from South Carolina in 1941, and as a State Court Judge, and Member of the South Carolina State Legislature.
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Robertson, Thomas James b. August 3, 1823 d. October 13, 1897
US Senator. He served as a United States Senator from South Carolina from 1868 to 1877.
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Waring, Malvina Sarah b. November 12, 1842 d. 1930
Author. Wrote such books as 'The Lion's Share', 'That Sandhiller', and other various serials. (Bio by: Laurie)
Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA

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