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James Farrow MP (1827 - 1892)

Hamilton Farrow (April 3, 1827 – July 3, 1892) was a Confederate States of America politician from South Carolina during the American Civil War.He was born in Laurens, South Carolina, and served in the...

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3/3/2023
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James Farrow MP (1827 - 1892)

Hamilton Farrow (April 3, 1827 – July 3, 1892) was a Confederate States of America politician from South Carolina during the American Civil War.He was born in Laurens, South Carolina, and served in the...

3/3/2023

Albert J. Redding (1821 - 1900)

Albert J. Redding, physician, druggist, and Texas state representative, was born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, on January 18, 1821. He was the son of Ezekiel and Winifred (Scurlock) Reddin...

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2/26/2023
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Albert J. Redding (1821 - 1900)

Albert J. Redding, physician, druggist, and Texas state representative, was born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, on January 18, 1821. He was the son of Ezekiel and Winifred (Scurlock) Reddin...

2/26/2023

John D. Rains (1831 - d.)

John D. Rains, farmer and Texas state representative, was born in Alabama, in 1824, the son of Marana (Anderson) and Emory Rains. The elder Rains immigrated with his family to Texas prior to the 1836 T...

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7/4/2008
2/23/2023
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John D. Rains (1831 - d.)

John D. Rains, farmer and Texas state representative, was born in Alabama, in 1824, the son of Marana (Anderson) and Emory Rains. The elder Rains immigrated with his family to Texas prior to the 1836 T...

2/23/2023

William Quayle, Civil War officer, was born in Kirk Michael Parish, Isle of Man, on October 18, 1825. His parents came to America when he was a child and settled in Ontario County, New York. He attende...

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William Quayle, Civil War officer, was born in Kirk Michael Parish, Isle of Man, on October 18, 1825. His parents came to America when he was a child and settled in Ontario County, New York. He attende...

1/10/2023

Stephen Heard Darden, public official and soldier, son of Washington Lee and Ann (Sharkey) Darden, was born in Fayette County, Mississippi, on November 19, 1816. He traveled to Texas in 1836 as a volun...

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7/31/2014
3/29/2022
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7/31/2014

Stephen Heard Darden, public official and soldier, son of Washington Lee and Ann (Sharkey) Darden, was born in Fayette County, Mississippi, on November 19, 1816. He traveled to Texas in 1836 as a volun...

3/29/2022

Bennett Blake (1809 - 1896)

Bennett Blake, jurist, legislator, land dealer, banker, and delegate to the Confederate Congress and the Constitutional Convention of 1875, the son of Samuel Dow and Abigail (Lee) Blake, was born at Su...

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Bennett Blake (1809 - 1896)

Bennett Blake, jurist, legislator, land dealer, banker, and delegate to the Confederate Congress and the Constitutional Convention of 1875, the son of Samuel Dow and Abigail (Lee) Blake, was born at Su...

1/9/2022

David Hubbard MP (1792 - 1874)

David Hubbard BIRTH 1792 Bedford County, Virginia, USA DEATH 20 Jan 1874 (aged 81–82) Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, USA BURIAL Trinity Episcopal Churchyard Rosedale, Iberville Parish, LouisianaPhot...

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10/17/2015
6/19/2021
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10/17/2015

David Hubbard MP (1792 - 1874)

David Hubbard BIRTH 1792 Bedford County, Virginia, USA DEATH 20 Jan 1874 (aged 81–82) Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, USA BURIAL Trinity Episcopal Churchyard Rosedale, Iberville Parish, LouisianaPhot...

6/19/2021

Washington Jones (March 15, 1806 – November 14, 1884) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Confederate S...

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4/13/2013
9/18/2020
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Washington Jones (March 15, 1806 – November 14, 1884) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Confederate S...

9/18/2020

James Robert McLean (1823 - 1870)

Robert McLean, lawyer and Confederate congressman, was born in Enfield of Scottish descent, the son of Levi H. McLean, an educator who was a native of Guilford County, and his wife, Rebecca Hilliard Ju...

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5/20/2020
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James Robert McLean (1823 - 1870)

Robert McLean, lawyer and Confederate congressman, was born in Enfield of Scottish descent, the son of Levi H. McLean, an educator who was a native of Guilford County, and his wife, Rebecca Hilliard Ju...

5/20/2020

David Smith McDowell, planter, legislator, and Confederate congressman, was born on his parent's plantation in Bladen County. His father, Dr. Alexander McDowell, was born in Ballydavy, County Down, Ire...

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David Smith McDowell, planter, legislator, and Confederate congressman, was born on his parent's plantation in Bladen County. His father, Dr. Alexander McDowell, was born in Ballydavy, County Down, Ire...

5/17/2020

Hon James Lyons (1801 - 1882)

Civil War CSA Congressman. A pre-War memeber of Virginia's Legislature, he was elected during the Civil War as a Representative from Virginia to the Confederate Congress, where he served from 1862 to 1...

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Hon James Lyons (1801 - 1882)

Civil War CSA Congressman. A pre-War memeber of Virginia's Legislature, he was elected during the Civil War as a Representative from Virginia to the Confederate Congress, where he served from 1862 to 1...

4/4/2020

S. Colyar, attorney, political leader, newspaper editor, and industrialist, was born in Jonesborough, one of thirteen children of Alexander and Katherine Sevier Sherrill Colyar. Colyar received his edu...

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2/1/2020
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S. Colyar, attorney, political leader, newspaper editor, and industrialist, was born in Jonesborough, one of thirteen children of Alexander and Katherine Sevier Sherrill Colyar. Colyar received his edu...

2/1/2020

Leroy Franklin Youmans MP (1834 - 1906)

Franklin Youmans was born Nov 14, 1834, at Mexico, the plantation home of Capt. Nathan Johnston (II), his grandfather, in St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, and died Dec 3, 1906 at his residenc...

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1/22/2020
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Leroy Franklin Youmans MP (1834 - 1906)

Franklin Youmans was born Nov 14, 1834, at Mexico, the plantation home of Capt. Nathan Johnston (II), his grandfather, in St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District, SC, and died Dec 3, 1906 at his residenc...

1/22/2020

Clanselle Puryear, planter and congressman, was born in Mecklenburg, Va., the son of Richard and Sarah Shepherd Clanselle Puryear, both of French ancestry. About 1811 the family moved near Brookstown i...

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Clanselle Puryear, planter and congressman, was born in Mecklenburg, Va., the son of Richard and Sarah Shepherd Clanselle Puryear, both of French ancestry. About 1811 the family moved near Brookstown i...

1/19/2020

Thomas Ruffin, (CSA) (1820 - 1863)

Ruffin, attorney, congressman, and Confederate officer, was born in Greene County not long before his parents, Henry John Gray and Mary (Polly) Tartt Ruffin, moved to their new plantation near Louisbur...

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11/13/2019
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Thomas Ruffin, (CSA) (1820 - 1863)

Ruffin, attorney, congressman, and Confederate officer, was born in Greene County not long before his parents, Henry John Gray and Mary (Polly) Tartt Ruffin, moved to their new plantation near Louisbur...

11/13/2019

James Houston Thomas (1808 - 1876)

"named for her father"

Houston Thomas, congressman and lawyer, was born in Iredell County, the son of Isaac J., a physician, and Asenath Houston Thomas. Called Houston, he was seven years old when he moved with his parents t...

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James Houston Thomas (1808 - 1876)

"named for her father"

Houston Thomas, congressman and lawyer, was born in Iredell County, the son of Isaac J., a physician, and Asenath Houston Thomas. Called Houston, he was seven years old when he moved with his parents t...

9/15/2019

Allen Turner Davidson (1819 - 1905)

. Confederate States Congressman. At age twenty, he began working in his father's general store and he was commissioned a Colonel in the North Carolina State Militia in 1840. He began to study law, was...

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Allen Turner Davidson (1819 - 1905)

. Confederate States Congressman. At age twenty, he began working in his father's general store and he was commissioned a Colonel in the North Carolina State Militia in 1840. He began to study law, was...

8/18/2019

Dr. Robert Hugh Ervin (1822 - 1875)

For more pictures of Dr. Robert Hugh Ervin, and of his headstone, go to the Media section.Children of Robert Hugh and Sarah Asbury (Tait) Ervin:*Albert Goode Ervin (1848–1941)*Walter Eades Ervin *1849–...

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8/16/2019
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Dr. Robert Hugh Ervin (1822 - 1875)

For more pictures of Dr. Robert Hugh Ervin, and of his headstone, go to the Media section.Children of Robert Hugh and Sarah Asbury (Tait) Ervin:*Albert Goode Ervin (1848–1941)*Walter Eades Ervin *1849–...

8/16/2019

Civil War CSA Senator. Born near Rocky Mount, North Carolina, he served in the state legislature from 1852 to 1869 and was a Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865. A...

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2/13/2018
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Civil War CSA Senator. Born near Rocky Mount, North Carolina, he served in the state legislature from 1852 to 1869 and was a Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865. A...

2/13/2018

Col. John Wesley Durant (1807 - 1889)

Served in the South Carolina Legislature from Horry County from 1836-1838. Colonel in the South Carolina militia. Served in the Indian Wars Moved to Leon County, Texas in 1841 and served as a Texa...

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8/22/2016
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Col. John Wesley Durant (1807 - 1889)

Served in the South Carolina Legislature from Horry County from 1836-1838. Colonel in the South Carolina militia. Served in the Indian Wars Moved to Leon County, Texas in 1841 and served as a Texa...

8/22/2016