Addison, Tom b. April 12, 1936 d. June 14, 2011 Professional Football Player. For eight seasons (1960 to 1967), he played at the linebacker position in the American Football League with the Boston Patriots. Born Thomas Marion Addison, he attended Lancaster High School (South Carolina) and played collegiate football at the University of South Carolina. Selected by the Baltimore Colts during the 12th round of the 1958 NFL Draft, he was also chosen by the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He ended up with Boston of the newly...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Lancaster Memorial Park, Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Davie, William Richardson b. June, 1756 d. November, 1820 North Carolina Governor. In 1764 he immigrated to America with his parents, and graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton) in 1776. He studied law in Salisbury, North Carolina and was began practicing law in 1779. During the Revolutionaly War he raised a cavalry troop from Salisbury and achieved the rank of Colonel. He was wounded leading a charge at the Battle of Stono and was appointed Commissary General for the Carolina Campaigns in 1781. After the war, he resumed law...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside (Lancaster County), Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Robinson, Aaron Andrew b. June 23, 1915 d. March 9, 1966 Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League Baseball as a catcher for eight seasons (1943, 1945 to 1951) with the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. He made his Major League debut on May 6, 1943 with the Yankees, then didn’t play until 1945 due to military service. He became the Yankees regular catcher for 1946 and 1947, made the All-Star team in 1947, and helped them to the World Series that year. He played in three of seven games of the Series, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Strait, Thomas Jefferson b. December 25, 1846 d. April 18, 1924 Civil War Veteran US Congressman, At the age of 16, he joined the Confederate army reaching the rank of Sergeant. After the war he graduated from South Carolina Medical College at Charleston in 1885 and practiced medicine periodically throughout his life. He served as a member of the South Carolina State Senate from 1890 to 1893 before being elected to represent South Carolina's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives. He served in Congress from 1893 to 1899. West Side Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
b. April 12, 1936 d. June 14, 2011
