History of Winnsboro, (Fairfield County) South Carolina United States of America

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Daniel Jackson Sanders, educator, was born at Winnsboro, S.C., Feb. 15, 1847. His parents were slaves. He was a student at Brainard Institute, Chester, S.C.; was graduated from Western Theological seminary in 1874, and was ordained by the presbytery of Fairfield in 1870. He was pastor at Wilmington, N.C., 1874?86; and was married, Sept. 16, 1880, to Fannie T., daughter of George W. and Eliza Price of Wilmington. He founded the Africo-American Presbyterian in 1879, of which he became editor and proprietor. In 1891 he became president of Biddle university, Charlotte, N.C., an institution for the education of Negro youths. He was a member of the General council of Presbyterian churches held in Toronto in 1892, also the one held in Washington in 1898, and was repeatedly a member of the Presbyterian General assembly. He received the honorary degrees A.M. and D.D. from Lincoln university, Pa., and D.D. from Biddle university, N.C.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

William Porcher Du bose, educator, was born in Winnsboro, S.C., April 11, 1886; son of Theodore S. and June S. (Porcher) Du Bose; grandson of Samuel and Eliza (Marion) DuBose and of Thomas and Elizabeth (Sinkler) Porcher; and of Huguenot descent on both sides. He was graduated from the University of Virginia in 1859, and in 1861 entered the Confederate army, where he held the office of adjutant. After the war he studied theology and in 1865 took orders in the Protestant Episcopal church. He was rector of St. John's church, Winnsboro, S.C., 1866-67, and of Trinity church, Abbeville, S.C., 1868-71. He was made chaplain and professor in the University of the South in 1871 and professor of exegesis and moral science and dean of the theological department in 1894. He received the degree of S.T.D. from Columbia college in 1875. He is the author of: The Soteriology of the New Testament (1892), and The Ecumenical Councils (1897).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

James Henry Carlisle, educator, was born in Winnsboro, S. C., May 4, 1825; son of William and Mary Amy (Buchanan) Carlisle, and grandson of James and Mary Carlisle, who emigrated from Ireland in 1820. He was graduated from South Carolina College in 1844, and became professor of mathematics at Wofford college, Spartanburg, S. C., in 1854, and was president, 1875-1902. He received the degree of LL. D. from Southwestern university in 1868, and is the author of the Lives of Ascham and Arnold (1886), The Young Astronomer (1890).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Samuel Ross Lyons, educator, was born in Winnsboro, S.C., April 28, 1849; son of George and Priscilla (Gibson) Lyons, grandson of James and ?? (Elliott) Lyons. He served in the 154th Illinois volunteers in 1865; subsequently entered Monmouth college, Ill., and was graduated from there A.B. in 1877. He studied theology at Xenia, Ohio; was ordained to the United Presbyterian ministry in 1880; was pastor at Marissa, Ill., 1885-85; and at Bloomington, Ind., 1885-98. In 1892 he was elected a trustee of Indiana university and in 1898 became president of Monmouth college. He was married in 1891 to Alethia, daughter of Andrew S. Cooper; she died in Monmouth, Ill., April 10, 1901. Erskine and Westminster colleges conferred upon him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1898.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor