South Carolina

South Carolina WW2 NMCG Casualty List – F Surnames

FALLOW, Guy Denham, Ship’s Cook 2c, USNR. Father, Mr. Robert Grady Fallow, Ridge Spring. FANT, Robert J., Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jameson E. Fant, 491 Hampton Dr., Spartanburg. FAULKENBERRY, Mack Alfred, Lieutenant (jg), USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph Faulkenberry, Rt. 2, Lancaster. FERAN, Allan Elmo, Seaman 2c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Sophie Adeline Feran, 329 E. Bay St., Charleston. FERGUSON, Lewis Harold, Electrician’s Mate 3c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Ruby Vivian Humphries, 103 Hill St., Ninety Six. FERRARA, Joseph L., Cpl., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ferrara, 74 Congress St., Charleston. FIELDS, Raymon E., Pfc., USMCR. … Read more

South Carolina WW2 NMCG Casualty List – G Surnames

GAILLARD, Arthur Lee, Mess Attendant 2c, USN. Father, Mr. Joe Gaillard, 12 Cool Blow St., Charleston. GAINEY, Ernest William, Sonarman 1c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Gainey, 1602 4th St., Hartsville. GALLMAN, Vassall LeRoy, Pvt., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Mary C. Gallman, Rt. 1, Newberry. GARNER, Harold Edward, Electrician’s Mqate 2c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Estella Cora Garner, 220 Gordon St., Laurens. GARNER, Ralph Andrew, Seaman 1c, UNR. Father, Mr. D. A. Garner, 13 W. Stone Ave., Greenville. GARNER, Thomas Leonard, Boatswain’s Mate 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Davis Garner, Rt. 1, Kelton. GARNER, William McBeth, Cpl., USMCR. Mother, … Read more

South Carolina WW2 NMCG Casualty List – P Surnames

PADGET, Joe Wise, Seaman 1c, USNR. Father, Mr. Willie Nathaniel Padget, Box 145, Saluda. PALMER, Joseph B., 1st Lieutenant, USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Mary K. Jennings, 428 W. Calhoun St., Sumter. PARKER, Boney Beauregard, Jr., Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boney Bouregard Parker Sr., P.O. Box 63, Sumter. PARKER, Henry Gaston, Motor Machinist’s Mate 3c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Katie McIntyre Parker, 42 A St., Poe Mill, Greenville. PARKER, Theodore, Motor Machinist’s Mate 2c, USN. Father, Mr. Charlie Jackson Parker, Rt. 1, Hemingway. PARKER, William Russell, Fireman 2c, USNR. Father, Mr. Andrew Jackson Parker, Rt. 1, Seneca. PARNELL, Thomas Oscar, … Read more

South Carolina WW2 NMCG Casualty List – R Surnames

RAIFORD, Rubin MacNiel, Cook 2c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Victoria Raiford, 1532 Duke St., Georgetown. RAMSEY, Laurie Eugean, Metalsmith 2c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Doris Lovlin Ramsey, 54 Chapel St., Charleston. RANKIN, John Olan, III, Quartermaster Sgt., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Henrietta D. Rankin, Box 304, Beaufort. RANKIN, Marshall Gillespie, Aviation Radioman 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Walter A. Rankin, Seneca. RAST, James Wingard, Jr., Seaman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Pearl Edith Rast, 93-A Sheppard St., Charleston. REED, Thomas Center, Jr., Ensign, USNR. Mother, Mrs. T. C. Reed, 329 N. Church St., Sumter. REEVES, James Albert, Ship’s Serviceman 3c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Kathryn Reeves, … Read more

South Carolina WW2 NMCG Casualty List – S Surnames

SCHWARTZ, Marvin S., Pfc., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Marvin S. Schwartz, 155 Coming St., Charleston. SCOGGINS, Dallas Monroe, Seaman 1c, USN. Father, Rev. Emmett Francis Scoggins, Jefferson. SELF, Howard D., Gunnery Sgt., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Howard D. Self, Edisto Island. SELLERS, John David, Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jule Sellers, Rt. 1, Mount Croghan. SENN, Harold Anderson, Seaman 2c, USNR. Father, Mr. Frank Anderson Senn, Whitmire. SHEALEY, Jacob P., Pvt., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Jacob P. Shealey, 741 Lexington Ave., Cayce. SHEALY, James Marion Electrician’s Mate 3c, USNR. Father, Mr. Jacob W. Shealy, Rt. 1, Newberry. SHEALY, Mendel Worth, Electrician’s … Read more

South Carolina WW2 NMCG Casualty List – D Surnames

DABBS, Richard F., 2d Lieutenant, USMCR. Father, Mr. E. W. Dabbs, Mayesville. DANTZLER, Boyd F, 1st Lieutenant, USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Boyd F. Dantzler, Cowpens. DAVIS, John Andrew, Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Gary Davis, Rt. 2, Saluda. DAVIS, Paul Harrison, Seaman 1c, USNR. Foster-parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Benjamin Davis. 426 Georgia Ave., North Augusta. DAWSON, James Milton, Electrician’s Mate 3c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lloyd Dawson, Rt. 5, Greenville. DAY, William R., Major, USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen J., Day, Trenton. DEAS, Preston, Steward’s Mate 3c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deas, … Read more

South Carolina WW2 NMCG Casualty List – N Surnames

NATIONS, James Garland, Fire Controlman 2c, USN. Father, Mr. Blansco Ila Nations, Rt. 2, Pickens. NELSON, Jack, Pvt., USMCR. Wife, mrs. Jack Nelson, 10 E. St., Judson Mills, Greenville. NETTLES, Edward Marvin, Seaman 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Shannon Oliver Nettles, Rt. 1, Coward. NEWSOME, Irvin Ellison, Jr., Aviation Radioman 2c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin E. Newsome, Sr., 40 Main St., Branchville. NICHOLSON, Andrew P., Pfc., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Andrew P. Nicholson, 163 Rogers St., Anderson. NIMMONS, John Thurmond, Jr., Seaman 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Dorothy Anderson Nimmons, 40 Main St., Piedmont. NIX, William, Seaman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. … Read more

South Carolina WW2 NMCG Casualty List – O Surnames

O’BARR, Joe Franklin, Seaman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eberhart O’Barr, 1319 S. Main St., Anderson. ODOM, William Hoyle, Aviation Radioman 3c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Odom, Healing Springs, Blackville. OGILVIE, Thomas Daggett, Seaman 1c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Beulah Owens Ogilvie, P.O. Box 204, Moncks Corner. ORR, Manley Stribling, Electrician’s Mate 2c, USN. Father, Mr. James Emory Orr, Rt. 1, Mountain Rest. OTT, William Franklin, Electrician’s Mate 1c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bratton Ott, Rt. 1, Swansea. OUZTS, Cleveland Marion, Jr., Motor Machinist’s Mate 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Cleveland Marion Ouzts, Sr., Rt. … Read more

South Carolina WW2 NMCG Casualty List – C Surnames

CALLAN, Winford Earl, Seaman 1c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Ruth Landers Callan, 810 Laurens Rd., Greenville. CAMDEN, Lewis Edwin, Seaman 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Amy Clayton Camden, Rt. 3, Box 87, Hemingway. CAMP, Garrison, Steward’s Mate 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Obeda Young Camp, Blacksburg. CAMPBELL, Charles Walker, Gunner’s Mate 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Edna Elizabeth Campbell, 150 Musgrove St, Clinton. CAMPBELL, Thomas Robert, Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Compbell, 306 Bull St., Columbia. CANNON, Charles R., Pfc., USMCR. Father, Mr. Louis W. Cannon, 500 N. Liberty St., Spartanburg. CANTRELL, Charles Jacy, Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Marcus J. Parrott

Marcus J. Parrott, the second delegate to Congress from Kansas Territory, was born at Hamburg, South Carolina, October 27, 1828. He received both a classical and a legal education and served two terms in the Ohio Legislature (having located for practice at Dayton) previous to becoming a resident of Leavenworth in 1855. At the first session of the Territorial Supreme Court, which commenced in July of that year, he was appointed reporter of the decisions, and in October was elected a delegate to the Topeka Constitutional Convention. He acted as a lawyer of the defense in the trial of Governor … Read more

Biography of Henry M. Darnall

Henry M. Darnall (deceased) was born in Chester District, South Carolina in 1808. His parents moved to Maury County, Tennessee, when he was four years old. When nineteen he left there and went to Obion County, and lived there and in Lake County until his death. His early education was neglected, though be inherited fine sense from his mother, and his father was well educated. When thirty years of age he was appointed captain of a company of militia; then was made colonel, and finally brigadier general. During the war he was offered the generalship of the army of Virginia, … Read more

Biography of R.C. Nesmith

R. C. Nesmith, attorney at law of Smithville, was born in Dekalb County in 1837, a son of William A. and Elizabeth M. (McDowell) Nesmith. The father is of Scotch- Irish decent, born in 1799, in York District, South Carolina. In 1809 with his father, William Nesmith, immigrated to Blount County, E. Tenn. A year later they went to northern Alabama, where for a number of years they lived among the Cherokee Indians. In 1824 he came to Dekalb County, and three years later married. He settled in the Nineteenth district, where he engaged in wagon making and farming. There … Read more

Biography of J. F. Davis

Prominent among the names which give strength and importance to the town of Powell, Arkansas, as a thriving trade center, is that of J. F. Davis, well known as a successful dry goods merchant. He has by his energy, honesty and close attention to business, built up a large trade and is regarded as a leader in his line in Marion County. An average stock of goods valued at $2,000 is carried, and is well selected to meet the demands of the public, and an annual business of from $9,000 to $10,000 is done. He was born in the Palmetto … Read more

Biography of James Littlefield

JAMES LITTLEFIELD. The subject of this sketch was for a number of years one among the many successful farmers of Baxter County, Arkansas, and is as conspicuous for his outspoken views in sanctioning that which is just and right as in his denunciation of that which he considers unjust and wrong. He is an intelligent citizen, and he wields considerable influence in the affairs of his section. He was born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, April 4, 1829, a son of Joseph Littlefield, who was also a native of the Palmetto State. He moved to Caldwell County, Kentucky, when his … Read more

Biography of William R. Brooksher, Sr.

WILLIAM R. BROOKSHER, SR. It is with true interest that the biographer takes up his pen to write of the Brooksher, family, one of the prominent ones of the county, and one of its members, W. R. Brooksher, Sr., who is actively engaged in agricultural pursuits. This representative citizen was born in South Carolina April 16, 1829, a son of Samuel and Nancy (Wilson) Brooksher, both of whom were born in South Carolina , and grandson of S. Brooksher, who was a soldier of the Revolution. The family was founded in this country by Surft Brooksher, who came from Germany … Read more

Biography of Harrison A. Holland

HARRISON A. HOLLAND, of the firm J. Holland & Co., merchants and farmers of McDonald, Carter County, Missouri, is widely and favorably known, both as a business man of great capacity and unquestioned standing and integrity, and a prosperous farmer and honorable citizen. He came originally from Lawrence County, Tennessee, his birth occurring in 1854, and is a son of Thomas and Catherine (McCaskill) Holland, natives of Alabama and Tennessee respectively, and both born in the year 1827. Mr. and Mrs. Holland first met in Lawrence County, Tennessee, whither their parents had moved, and there they were married. In that … Read more

Slave Narrative of Washington Allen

Person Interviewed: Washington Allen Interviewed: December 18, 1936 Location: Columbus, Georgia Residence: 1932-Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Georgia Born: December –, 1854 Place of birth: “Some where” in South Carolina Present [MAY 8 1937] [TR: Original index refers to “Allen, Rev. W.B. (Uncle Wash)”; however, this informant is different from the next informant, Rev. W.B. Allen.] The story of “Uncle Wash”, as he is familiarly known, is condensed as follows: He was born on the plantation of a Mr. Washington Allen of South Carolina, for whom he was named. This Mr. Allen had several sons and daughters, and of these, one son—George … Read more

Slave Narrative of Rev. Eli Boyd

Person Interviewed: Rev. Eli Boyd Location: Dade County, Florida Dade County, Florida, Folklore Ex-Slaves Reverend Eli Boyd was born May 29, 1864, four miles from Somerville, South Carolina on John Murray’s plantation. It was a large plantation with perhaps one hundred slaves and their families. As he was only a tiny baby when freedom came, he had no “recomembrance” of the real slavery days, but he lived on the same plantation for many years until his father and mother died in 1888. “I worked on the plantation just like they did in the real slavery days, only I received a … Read more

Slave Narrative of Titus I. Bynes

Interviewer: Alfred Farrell Person Interviewed: Titus Bynes Location: Titusville, Florida Age: 90 Occupation: Carpenter Titus B. [TR: Titus I. above] Bynes, affectionately known as “Daddy Bynes”, is reminiscent of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s immortal “Uncle Tom” and Joel Chandler Harris’ inimitable ‘Uncle Remus’ with his white beard and hair surrounding a smiling black face. He was born in November 1846 in what is now Clarendon County, South Carolina. Both his father, Cuffy, and mother, Diana, belonged to Gabriel Flowden who owned 75 or 80 slaves and was noted for his kindness to them. Bynes’ father was a common laborer, and his … Read more

Slave Narrative of Millie Sampson

Person Interviewed: Millie Sampson Location: Dade County, Florida Millie Sampson, 182 W. 14th St. Miami, Florida, was born in Manning, S.C. only three years ‘bfo’ Peace”. “My mother and father were born on the same plantation and I di’n’t have nothin’ to do ‘sept play with the white children and have plenty to eat. My mother and father were field han’s. I learned to talk from the white children.”