Westmoreland, William ChildsSoldier. Westmoreland was born in Saxon on March 26, 1914, the son of James Ripley Westmoreland and Eugenia Talley Childs.…
Whipper, Lucille SimmonsEducator, legislator. Whipper was born in Charleston on June 6, 1928, the daughter of Joseph Simmons and Sarah Marie Washington.…
Whipper, William J.Legislator. Whipper was one of the most influential African American politicians in South Carolina’s Reconstruction government. He was born free…
White, Edward BrickellArchitect. Known for his Gothic-revival designs and knowledge of Greek and Roman architecture, White was the preeminent Charleston architect of…
White, John BlakePlaywright, painter. White was born on September 2, 1781, near Eutaw Springs at Whitehall Plantation, St. John’s Berkeley Parish, to…
Whitefield, GeorgeClergyman. Whitefield was born on December 16, 1714, in Gloucester, England, the son of Thomas Whitefield and Elizabeth Edwards, innkeepers.…
Wigg, JamesLegislator. Wigg was born a slave in Beaufort County around 1850. As a young boy during the Union occupation of…
Wilkinson, Eliza YongeChronicler, letter writer. Born on February 7, 1757, on Yonge’s Island, St. Paul’s Parish, Eliza Wilkerson was the third child…
Wilkinson, Marion BirnieSocial reformer, black women’s club leader. Wilkinson was born in Charleston on June 23, 1870, to Richard Birnie and Anna…
Williams, David RogersonCongressman, governor. Williams was born in Cheraw (later Darlington) District on March 8, 1776, the son of David Williams, a…
Williams, Hannah EnglishNaturalist. Not much has been recorded about Hannah English Williams’s early life. Her birth date, birthplace, and parents’ names are…
Williamson, AndrewSoldier. Williamson immigrated to Ninety Six District from his native Scotland. He was earning a living as a cattle driver…
Wilson, John LydeGovernor. Wilson was born in Cheraw District in May 1784 to John Wilson and Mary Lyde. He studied law in…
Wilson, RobertPhysician, educator. Wilson was born at Stateburg on August 23, 1867, the son of the Reverend Robert Wilson, M.D., and…
Woodward, HenryPhysician, Indian agent. Woodward was among the earliest English settlers of South Carolina. Little is known about his formative years,…
Woolsey, GamelPoet, novelist, memoirist. The exact year of Woolsey’s birth is not known–estimates vary from 1895 to 1900–but what is certain…
Wragg, WilliamLoyalist. Wragg was born in South Carolina, the son of Samuel Wragg and Marie DuBosc. His father was a prosperous…
Wright, Elizabeth EvelynEducator. Wright was born in Talbotton, Georgia, on April 3, 1872, the seventh of twenty-one children born to the African…
Wright, Jonathan JasperWright’s prominent role in the state constitutional convention won him wide praise. After narrowly losing the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor at the party’s 1868 convention, Wright was elected to the state Senate from Beaufort County, making him among the state’s first African American legislators.
Yamassee WarDespite its name, the Yamassee War also involved the Cherokees, Creeks, and Choctaws in a far-ranging rebellion from the Savannah River to Charleston.
