World War I (1914-1918)

Architect. Wilson was born on November 20, 1864, in Hartsville to Dr. Furman Edwards Wilson and Jane Lide Coker. He…

Physician, educator. Wilson was born at Stateburg on August 23, 1867, the son of the Reverend Robert Wilson, M.D., and…

Educator. Wofford was born on October 20, 1894, in Laurens, the eldest of ten children of John Albert Wofford and…

Textile mill owner, entrepreneur. Woodside was born in Greenville County on May 9, 1864, the son of John Lawrence Woodside,…

Poet, novelist, memoirist. The exact year of Woolsey’s birth is not known–estimates vary from 1895 to 1900–but what is certain…

Journalist, author. Workman was born on August 10, 1914, in Greenwood, the son of William D. Workman and Vivian Watkins.…

When Congress declared war on Germany in April 1917, part of South Carolina was already on a war footing. Charleston…

Human relations activist. Born in Marion on March 12, 1902, Wright was the first child of the banker Samuel Wilkins…

Historian, library administrator. Wright was born on March 1, 1899, in the crossroads village of Phoenix in Greenwood County, the…

Educator. Born into slavery on August 11, 1862, in Spartanburg, Wright was the youngest of three daughters of Lott and…

Not only did Wylie bring new ideas into the medical community, by the mid1890s he had become interested in engineering and the process of converting water into electricity. Wylie partnered with James Buchanan Duke to create Duke Power Company, now Duke Energy Corporation.

Young promoted philanthropy. In Clinton she led efforts to create Whitten Village, a facility for mentally retarded patients.