Find A Grave - South Carolina

Boozer, John Morgan b. July 6, 1938 d. January 24, 1986
Major League Baseball Player. He was a pitcher in seven seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies. One of his best years was 1963 when he posted a 2.93 ERA. On August 15, 1964 he was credited with an assist on a rare triple-play against the Mets. In 171 career games, Boozer won 14, lost 16 with a lifetime 4.09 ERA. (Bio by: C.S.)
Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Bounetheau, Henry Brintell b. December 14, 1797 d. January 31, 1877
Painter. Became known as painter of miniature portraits. He painted subjects including Charles C. Pinckney, Nathanael Greene, William Ravenel, and Charles A. Pringle. (Bio by: Laurie)
French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Bowen, Christopher Columbus b. January 5, 1832 d. June 23, 1880
US Congressman. Christopher Columbus Bowen, a Representative from South Carolina, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, January 5, 1832. He attended public schools there and moved to Georgia in 1850. After relocating to Georgia he engaged in agricultural pursuits and also studied law to which he was admitted to the bar in 1862 and commenced practice in Charleston, S.C. During the Civil War Bowen enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a captain in the Coast Guard. After the War he...[Read More] (Bio by: ¥ankêêBelle)
Saint Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Boyce, William Waters b. October 24, 1818 d. February 3, 1890
US Congressman, CSA Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent South Carolina's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1860. He was one of the six sitting South Carolina Congressional Representatives to withdraw from the House on December 21, 1860, the day after the state declared it had seceded from the Union. On January 4, 1861 he was appointed to the Provisional Confederate States Congress as a delegate from South Carolina...[Read More]
Saint John's Episcopal Cemetery, Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
Brasington, Harold Witherspoon b. May 10, 1909 d. February 4, 1996
Builder of the Darlington Motor Speedway and home to the Darlington 500, he helped give birth to NASCAR. He also built North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. He was inducted into the NMPA Stock Car Hall of Fame in 1992.
Grove Hill Cemetery, Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
Bratton, Heather b. June 25, 1987 d. July 22, 2006
Professional Model. A native of Tampa, Florida, she began modelling at a young age and soon began working more professionally with elite model agencies in Paris and Milan. By the age of 18, Bratton was already on the catwalks modelling clothes by world famous fashion designers such as Gucci, Jill Sander, Stenesse, Prada, Dries Van Noten, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Miu Miu, and Christian Dior, among several others. Her most noted recent work was the Ready To Wear Line for Spring/Summer 2006, and Fall/...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
North Hampton Baptist Church Cemetery, Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Bratton, John b. March 7, 1831 d. January 12, 1898
Brigadier General, Confederate States Army. He was educated at South Carolina College and received a diploma in medicine. Bratton enlisted a private in the 6th South Carolina Volunteers. He served in Charleston and Seven Pines, where he was wounded and captured. Bratton was promoted to Brigadier General on May 6, 1864 after the death of General Micah Jenkins. He surrender the largest brigade at Appomattox. After the war, he was elected to the South Carolina State Senate 1865-1866 and a member...[Read More]
Saint John's Episcopal Cemetery, Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
Brawley, William Huggins b. May 13, 1841 d. November 15, 1916
US Congressman. During the Civil War he served as a Private in Company F, 6th South Carolina Infantry, and was severely wounded at the May 30, 1862 Battle of Seven Pines, losing an arm. He was elected as a Democrat to represent South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1891 until his resignation in 1894.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Brevard, Joseph b. July 19, 1766 d. October 11, 1821
US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolina's 9th District in the United States House of Representative, serving from 1818 to 1821. He was defeated in 1821. Also served as a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from 1796 to 1799, and Justice of the South Carolina State Supreme Court from 1801 to 1815. He also served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. (Bio by: K)
Quaker Cemetery, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Brookbank, Smn. Robert d. October 15, 1863
Civil War Figure. Seaman of the submarine H.L. Hunley on it's second attempt to attack the Union Blockade. Horace Hunley convinced the Confederate Navy to man the sub with a crew from Mobile who were familiar with the Hunley's operations. Hunley went straight to Mobile and to where the submarine was built, Parks and Lyons Machine Shop. He enlisted a new crew to man the vessel. Thomas Parks was the shop's co-owners' son but it is believed the other crewmen, also thought to be from Mobile...[Read More] (Bio by: ¥ankêêBelle)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Brooks, Preston Smith b. August 6, 1819 d. January 27, 1857
US Congressman. Fought in the Mexican War as a Captain in the South Carolina Volunteer "Palmetto Regiment". Elected to represent South Carolina's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 until his death in office in 1857. An ardent proponent of slavery, he became etched into the history of the sectional strife that led up to the Civil War when, on May 22, 1856, after the anti-Slavery "Crimes Against Kansas" speech by Massachusetts Senator [Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Edgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Brooks, Robert Howell b. February 6, 1937 d. July 16, 2006
Entrepreneur. He is best known as the chairman of Hooters Restaurants, who began his successful climb by selling salad dressings and other products made by Naturally Fresh Foods, a company that he founded in 1967. He also was known for his charity, giving $2 million to Coastal Carolina University to build it's football stadium, now known as Brooks Stadium. (Bio by: Caroline)
Bellamy Cemetery, Longs, Horry County, South Carolina, USA
Brown, James Joseph b. May 3, 1933 d. December 25, 2006
Singer. Nicknamed included "Godfather of Soul" and the "Hardest Working Man in Show Business", he was impoverished at birth. Raised by friends and relatives. he spent much time on the street, where he was engaged in various criminal activities. While in reform school, he met Bobby Byrd, whose family rescued him. He joined Byrd's musical group, which ultimately became the "Famous Flames". James Brown's first hit with the group was "Please, Please, Please" in 1956. His unique dance style was an...[Read More] (Bio by: countedx58)
Cause of death: Heart failure
Thomas Family Home Crypt, Beech Island, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
Brown, Orlando b. December 12, 1970 d. September 23, 2011
Professional Football Player. For nine seasons (1994 to 1999, 2003 to 2005), he played at the tackle position in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens. Born Orlando Claude Brown, he attended Howard D. Woodson High School in Washington and Central State College (Ohio), before playing collegiate football at South Carolina State University. Signed as a non-drafted player by Cleveland, Brown gained national attention for a 1999 on-field incident, when he was...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cedar Spring Baptist Church Cemetery, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA
Bryson, Joseph Raleigh b. January 18, 1893 d. March 10, 1953
US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolina's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 until his death in 1953. Also served as a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from 1921 to 1924, and Member of the South Carolina State Senate from 1929 to 1932.
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Buddin, Don b. May 5, 1934 d. June 30, 2011
Major League Baseball Player. For six seasons (1956, 1958 to 1962), he played at the shortstop position with the Boston Red Sox, Houston Colt .45s and Detroit Tigers. Born Donald Thomas Buddin, he attended Olanta High School (South Carolina) where he achieved All-American status in baseball, before being signed as an amateur free agent by Boston in 1952. He marked his Major League debut on April 17th, 1956 and played in 114 games that year, recording 90 hits. Following service with the US Army (...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Thomas Cemetery, Olanta, Florence County, South Carolina, USA
Budwin, Florena d. January 25, 1865
Florena Budwin (probably an alias) enlisted in Federal service in the Civil War, was captured, and died a POW at the Florence Stockade, a prison camp which operated outside Florence, SC from September 15, 1864, to the waning days of February, 1865. Her identity as a female was only discovered by the prison authorities shortly before her death. She was buried in a marked grave among the trench burials that claimed the bodies of approximately 2,300 men. For many decades she would be the only...[Read More] (Bio by: Albert Ledoux)
Florence National Cemetery, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA
Bull, John b. 1740 d. 1802
Continental Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolina in the State House of Representatives, he served from 1778 to 1781, and 1784. Also served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina from 1784 to 1787, and Member of the South Carolina State Senate in 1798. (Bio by: K)
Prince Williams Parish Churchyard, Gardens Corner, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
Bull, Gen. Stephen b. 1733 d. September 1, 1800
Revolutionary War General. Bull grew up in Prince William Parish in the low country of South Carolina. Little is known of his early life, but it known that he was a second generation American who managed his father's plantations. He represented Prince William in the Commons House in the Twenty-second Royal Assembly from 1757 to 1760 and was justice of the peace for Colleton County in 1767 and Granville County 1756, 1765, 1767, and 1769. He represented St. Peter Parish in the First and Second...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
Prince Williams Parish Churchyard, Gardens Corner, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
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

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