Bellinger, Joseph b. 1773 d. January 10, 1830 US Congressman. A successful plantation owner, he served as a member of the State House of Representatives, 1802 to 1809 and in the State Senate, 1810 to 1813. In 1817, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress, serving until 1819. Not a candidate for reelection, he engaged in planting until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Poco Sabo Plantation, Ashepoo, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA Plot: Bellinger private burial ground
Burke, Aedanus b. June 16, 1743 d. March 30, 1802 US Congressman, State Court Judge. Elected to represent South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives at-large, serving from 1789 to 1791. Member of South Carolina State House of Representatives in 1779. Pon Pon Chapel of Ease Cemetery, Jacksonboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Hartzog Jr., George Benjamin b. March 17, 1920 d. June 27, 2008 National Park Service Director. Born in Smoaks, South Carolina, he was the son of a cotton farmer; taught himself law while working in a law office and, in 1942, passed the state bar exam without a law degree. After his WWII U S Army service, he began a career with the National Park Service and by 1959 had been appointed superintendent of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis where he aggressively managed the completion of the long-delayed construction of the 630-foot-high...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser) Live Oak Cemetery, Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Hayne, Isaac b. September 23, 1745 d. August 4, 1781 Revoluntionary War Figure. He was a wealthy young rice planter who fought for independence during the American Revolution. He returned to his home to live in the neutrality after the British captured Charleston (South Carolina) in May of 1750. Later, while in Charleston to secure medicine for his ill wife and children who were suffering from smallpox, he was forced to declare his allegiance to the British. Like many South Carolinians, Hayne returned to the fight when the tide of war turned. He...[Read More] (Bio by: ĽankęęBelle) Cause of death: Hanged by the British Hayne Hall Plantation Burial Ground, Jacksonboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Smith, O'Brien b. 1756 d. April 27, 1811 US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolina's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1805 to 1807. Member of South Carolina State Legislature in 1796 and Member of South Carolina State Senate in 1803. Pon Pon Chapel of Ease Cemetery, Jacksonboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
b. February 22, 1782 d. July 29, 1823