★★★ Baxter, James M.

James M. Baxter​

Born: September 7, 1825

Birthplace: Laurens District, South Carolina

Father: William Baxter – 1875

(Buried: Liberty Springs Presbyterian Church, Cross Hill, South Carolina)​

Mother: Nancy McGowen 1781 – 1854

(Buried: Liberty Springs Presbyterian Church, Cross Hill, South Carolina)​

Wife: Frances Nance 1832 – 1896

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery Newberry, South Carolina)​

Married: May 17, 1860 in Newberry, South Carolina

Children:

Lucy Williams Baxter Hunt 1864 – 1945​

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

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Frances Nance Baxter McIntosh 1870 – 1930​

(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina)​

Education:

Graduated from Erskine College​

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Studied law under General Garlington in Newberry, South Carolina​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Newberry, South Carolina​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Major of 3rd​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Lt. Colonel of 3rd​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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Served in Confederate Conscription Department​

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Colonel of 10th​ South Carolina Reserves Regiment​

Occupation after War:

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Attorney in Newberry, South Carolina​

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Intendant for Newberry, South Carolina for two terms​

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Ruling Elder of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church​

Died: February 5, 1881

Place of Death: Newberry, South Carolina

Age at time of Death: 55 years old

Burial Place: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina