★★★ Jamison, David Flavel

David Flavel Jamison​

Born: December 14, 1810

Birthplace: Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Father: Dr. Van de Vestine Jamison 1765 – 1836

(Buried: Jamison Family Cemetery, Jamison, South Carolina)​

Mother: Elizabeth Rumph 1783 – 1814

(Buried: Jamison Family Cemetery, Jamison, South Carolina)​

Wife: Elizabeth Anne Carmichael Rumph 1814 – 1888

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina)​

Children:

David Rumph Jamison 1834 – 1908​

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina)​

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Caroline Harper "Carrie" Jamison Jenkins 1837 – 1902​

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)​

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Lt. John Wilson Jamison 1839 – 1886​

(Buried: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Summerville, South Carolina)

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William Harper Jamison 1841 – 1887​

(Buried: Welsh Neck Baptist Church, Society Hill, South Carolina)​

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Robert Van De Vestine Jamison 1843 – 1856​

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina)​

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Sallie Preston Jamison Wilson 1846 – 1894​

(Buried: Welsh Neck Baptist Church, Society Hill, South Carolina)​

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Mary Dwight Jamison Breese 1847 – 1904​

(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)​

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Elizabeth Rumph Jamison 1849 – 1930​

(Buried: Nacochee United Methodist Church, Sautee, Georgia)​

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Flavel Jamison 1851 – 1852​

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina)​

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Thomas Worth Jamison 1853 – 1924​

(Buried: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)​

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Flavel Deliesseline Jamison 1855 – 1856​

(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina)​

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Clara Felicia Jamison Williams 1857 – 1942​

(Buried: Nacochee United Methodist Church, Sautee, Georgia)​

Education:

Attended South Carolina College​

Occupation before War:

Attorney and Planter in Orangeburg, South Carolina

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1836 – 1848: South Carolina State Representative​

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Served in South Carolina State Militia Rising to General​

Civil War Career:

1860: President of South Carolina State Secession Convention​

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South Carolina State Secretary of War​

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1862 – 1864: Colonel and President of Military Court​

Died: September 14, 1864

Place of Death: Charleston, South Carolina

Cause of Death: Yellow Fever

Age at time of Death: 53 years old

Burial Place: Presbyterian Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina

 

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There is an unconfirmed story that Jamison's Daughter Caroline had his body disinterred and hidden so Sherman's invading forces couldn't find and desecrate the body.