Find A Grave - Richland County

Adams, James Hopkins b. March 15, 1812 d. July 13, 1861
South Carolina Governor. He served as a Democrat in the South Carolina House of Representatives for six terms between 1834 and 1849, and in the State Senate from 1850 to 1853. In 1854, he was elected Governor of South Carolina, serving until 1856. In 1860, he signed the Ordinance of Secession, the first official act of the Civil War. He also was one of three delegates sent to Washington, DC to avert war with the Union and arrange for the transfer of federal property in South Carolina to the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Atwater, Lee (Harvey LeRoy) b. February 27, 1951 d. March 29, 1991
Controversial US Political Figure. He was chairman of the Republican National Committee and the major leader in the election of President George H. W. Bush in 1988. Born Harvey LeRoy Atwater in Atlanta, Georgia, he was universally known as "Lee" to his childhood friends, a name that stuck with him all his life. He grew up in Aiken, South Carolina, and attended Newberry College, a small Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina. While in college, he served as Governor of the school's South...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Brain tumor
Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Bass, Marvin Crosby 'Moose' b. August 28, 1919 d. December 3, 2010
Football Coach. A head coach at two major colleges, he was also a longtime assistant at the college and professional level. Raised in Petersburg, Virginia, he was an All-State tackle at Petersburg High School then earned All-American honors playing the same position at the College of William and Mary under Coach Carl Voyles. Drafted by the Detroit Lions after earning his degree in 1943, he instead joined the US Navy where he served as a Pharmacist's Mate during World War II. After leaving the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Bell, Ricky b. October 2, 1974 d. February 17, 2011
Professional Football Player. For ten seasons (1996 to 1998, 2001 to 2007), he played at the corner back position in the National and Canadian Football Leagues with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Renegades and Montreal Alouettes. He attended Eua Claire High School (South Carolina) and played collegiate football at North Carolina State University, before being signed as a non-drafted free agent by Jacksonville. During his rookie year...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Lincoln Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
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
Black, James Augustus b. 1793 d. April 3, 1848
US Congressman, Manufacturer. He was born and educated on his father's plantation near Abbeville, South Carolina, and served as a Lieutenant with the 8th Infantry during the War of 1812. Following his discharge in 1815 he co-founded the King's Mountain Iron Works near what is now Cherokee Falls, and built it into one of the southeast's largest iron producers. In 1822 he suffered a setback when flooding destroyed his furnaces; forced to sell his assets at public auction, he bought them back for...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
First Presbyterian Churchyard, 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
Bonner, Paul Hyde b. February 14, 1893 d. December 14, 1968
Author. He awrote the books, "S.P.Q.R." (1954), "Excelsior!" (1955) and "Hotel Talleyrand" (1959). He also wrote, "Ambassador Extrordinary" and six other stories of international intrigue. (Bio by: K)
Saint Pauls Church Graveyard, Summerville (Richland County), Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Byrnes, James Francis b. May 2, 1879 d. April 9, 1972
US Congressman, Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Supreme Court Associate Justice, South Carolina Governor. He was admitted to the bar in 1903, commenced law practice in Aiken, South Carolina, was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving 1911 to 1925. In 1930, he was elected as a Democrat to the US Senate and served until his resignation in 1941, having been appointed US Justice Supreme Court Associate, serving until 1942. In...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Capers, Ellison b. October 14, 1837 d. April 22, 1908
Civil War Confederate General, Anglican Bishop. Raised in Charleston, he was educated in the local schools and in 1857 graduated from The Citadel, of which his older brother Francis Withers Capers was founding president, and became an instructor at that institution. Appointed Major of South Carolina Volunteers he took part in the 1861 shelling of Fort Sumter, initially served in coastal defense, and in 1863 was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel after helping to recruit the 24th. South Carolina...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Chappell, John Joel b. 1782 d. 1871
US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolina's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1813 to 1817. Also served as a Member of the South Carolina State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
First Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
DeSaussure, William Davie b. December 12, 1819 d. July 2, 1863
Civil War Confederate Officer. This Columbia, South Carolina native was an 1838 graduate of the South Carolina College. He afterwards practiced his profession as an attorney in his father's Columbia law office. With the outbreak of war with Mexico, DeSaussure was appointed a captain in the Palmetto Regiment. It was the earliest opportunity for the citizen soldier to command men in combat, and he proved to be a competent officer who distinguished himself at Churubusco, a battle where he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Stonewall)
First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
DeSaussure, William Ford b. 1792 d. 1870
US Senator. He served as a United States Senator from South Carolina from 1851 to 1853. Also served as a Member of the South Carolina State Legislature, and as a State Court Judge.
First Presbyterian Churchyard, 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
Ellison, Lillian (Mary Lillian) b. July 22, 1923 d. November 2, 2007
Professional Wrestler. Known as "Fabulous Moolah", she was the longest reigning Women's Champion in sports-entertainment history. She began her wrestling career in the 1940s and was the WWE Women's World Champion for 28 years from 1956 to 1984. In 1995, she was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame, becoming the first female wrestler ever to receive that honor. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Elmore, Franklin Harper b. October 15, 1799 d. May 29, 1850
US Congressman, US Senator, Banker. He was a prominent figure of South Carolina politics in the years before the Civil War. Born in the state's Laurens District, he graduated from the South Carolina College at Columbia in 1819, was admitted to the bar two years later and set up practice in Walterboro. From 1822 to 1836 he was a solicitor for the Southern Circuit, and from 1824 to 1826 he was a Colonel on the Governor's staff. A State Rights Democrat, Elmore won a special 1836 election...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Gist, States Rights b. September 3, 1831 d. November 30, 1864
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He was born in Union, South Carolina, and was a graduate of South Carolina College and the Harvard University Law School. An attorney in his home state, he became active in the militia, and rose to state Brigadier General in 1859. His brother Joseph was also a Brigadier of the militia and was a Major in the Fifteenth South Carolina. His cousin, William Henry Gist, was Governor of South Carolina during the war. Governor Gist's son, William, was also a...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Cause of death: Killed in battle
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, 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
Hampton III., Wade b. March 28, 1818 d. April 11, 1902
Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General, South Carolina Governor, US Senator. He was one of three civilians who attained the rank of Lieutenant General in the Confederate Army without formal military training (the other two being Nathan Bedford Forrest and Richard Taylor). A highly successful plantation owner in South Carolina, he carried on the...[Read More]
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Hampton I., Wade b. 1752 d. February 4, 1835
Lieutenant colonel, Revolutionary War; United States Representative from South Carolina, 1795-1797 and 1803-1805; brigadier general and major general, War of 1812; grandfather of Wade Hampton III.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA

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