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James Ferdinand Izlar Famous memorial

Birth	:	25 Nov 1832 Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	26 May 1912 Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Saint Johns United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fruitland, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.3184400, -75.6177290
Description	:	US Congressman. He was born one of ten children (Mary Elvira Izlar was born in 1831, Cornelia Frances Izlar was born in 1835, Benjamin Pou Izlar was born in 1837, William Valmore Izlar was born in 1840, Lauriston Theodore Izlar was born in 1840, Adolphus Madison Izlar was born in 1844, Laura Josephine Izlar was born in 1849, Jacob Alonzo Izlar was born in 1851, and Thomas Alexander Izlar was born in 1855), to William Henry Izlar and Julia Elizabeth Allison Pou Izlar near Orangeburg, South Carolina. He was educated in local common public schools and later attended and graduated... Read More	US Congressman. He was born one of ten children (Mary Elvira Izlar was born in 1831, Cornelia Frances Izlar was born in 1835, Benjamin Pou Izlar was born in 1837, William Valmore Izlar was born in 1840, Lauriston Theodore Izlar was born in 1840, Adolphus Madison Izlar was born in 1844, Laura Josephine Izlar was born in 1849, Jacob Alonzo Izlar was born in 1851, and Thomas Alexander Izlar was born in 1855), to William Henry Izlar and Julia Elizabeth Allison Pou Izlar near Orangeburg, South Carolina. He was educated in local common public schools and later attended and graduated from the prestigious Emory College in Oxford, Georgia, in 1855. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced to practicing law in the State of South Carolina. On February 24, 1859, he married Frances Mary Ann Lovell in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and the couple would have nine children together (William Lovell Izlar was born in 1860, James Edward Izlar was born in 1861, Julia Caroline Izlar was born in 1865, Roberts Poinsett Izlar was born in 1867, Milton Elliott Izlar was born in 1871, Sydney Oswald Izlar was born in 1873, Mary Frances Izlar was born in 1875, Anne Lillian Izlar was born in 1877, and Marie Virginia Izlar was born in 1879). Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, he put his law practice on hold and signed up to fight for his country. He was enlisted as a First Lieutenant in the Confederate States Army, Company A, 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's). He was also commissioned an Officer in Company G, 25th Infantry Regiment, and was later made a Full Captain. He participated in several battles and with nearly all of his regiment he was captured when Fort Fisher surrendered to the Federal Army. He was held captive at Fort Columbus on Governor's Island, New York, and was finally paroled in March of 1865. Following his military service, he returned to Orangeburg, South Carolina, only to find that the city was being overrun with federal troops and his law office was being used as a marshall's office. In 1866, he finally succeeded in getting his law office back and then continued his law practice with his partner, the Honorable Samuel Dibble for the next eleven years. He then entered politics and served as a Member of the South Carolina State Senate from Orangeburg County from 1880 to 1890. He was also President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate from 1884 to 1889. He also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884, and as a Circuit Court Judge in the State of South Carolina in 1889. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected to the Fifty-Third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative William Hiram Brawley on February 12, 1894. A Member of the Democratic Party, he then served South Carolina's 1st District (Fifty-Third Congress) in the United States House of Representatives from 1894 to 1895. He was not a Candidate for renomination in 1894. After his term in the United States Congress expired on March 3, 1895, he was succeeded in office by United States Representative William Elliott. Following his term in the United States Congress, he once again returned to Orangeburg, South Carolina, and resumed his practice of law until his retirement in 1907. He had also been a successful financier and was a member of several prominent fraternities. His wife Frances passed away during this time on August 2, 1902, at the age of 62, in Milledgeville, Georgia, and he married for a second time to Marianne Gendron Palmer Allston on November 1, 1906, in Washington, D.C. He passed away following a short illness on May 26, 1912, at the age of 79, in Orangeburg, South Carolina. His funeral was held at the Church of the Redeemer and he was buried in the Episcopal Cemetery in Orangeburg, South Carolina. His second wife passed away on December 6, 1931, at the age of 73, and she was buried in Darien, Georgia.

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Where is James Ferdinand Izlar Famous memorial's memorial?
James Ferdinand Izlar Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Saint Johns United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fruitland, Wicomico County, USA.
When did James Ferdinand Izlar Famous memorial death?
James Ferdinand Izlar Famous memorial death on 26 May 1912 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James Ferdinand Izlar Famous memorial's memorial?
Latitude: 38.3184400
Longitude: -75.6177290

Family Members:

Parent

William Henry Izlar

(1810 - 1888)

Julia Elizabeth Allison Pou Izlar

(1811 - 1884)

Spouse

Frances Mary Ann “Fannie” Lovell Izlar

(1839 - 1902)

Siblings

Benjamin Pou Izlar

(1837 - 1894)

William Valmore Izlar

(1840 - 1912)

Josephine Izlar Green

(1849 - 1937)

Jacob Alonzo Izlar

(1851 - 1934)

Children

William Lovell Izlar

(1860 - 1937)

Julia Caroline Izlar Oliveros

(1865 - 1937)

Marie Virginia Izlar Wannamaker

(1879 - 1956)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Johns United Methodist Church Cemetery
Fruitland, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3184400, -75.6177290

2. Palmer Cemetery
Fruitland, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3180180, -75.6182050

3. Mount Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery
Fruitland, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3185950, -75.6133420

4. John Wesley Winder Gravesite
Fruitland, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3112400, -75.6137720

5. Banks Family Cemetery
Fruitland, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3118450, -75.6312870

6. Greenbrier Cemetery
Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2987800, -75.6290800

7. Washington Methodist Church Cemetery
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3390656, -75.6337891

8. White-Smith-Fields Family Graveyard
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3359180, -75.6436180

9. Union Cemetery
Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3081017, -75.5777969

10. Toadvine Family Graveyard
Fruitland, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3064084, -75.5710013

11. Hattie Banks Farm Cemetery
Crows Nest, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3198600, -75.6682500

12. Dykes Cemetery
Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3235827, -75.5673978

13. Peter Dykes Family Cemetery
Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3307355, -75.5690439

14. James Dykes Family Cemetery
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3129555, -75.5631982

15. Wicomico Memorial Park
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3539009, -75.5841980

16. Patrick's Landing
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3605614, -75.5997162

17. Brown Farm Cemetery
Friendship, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2739900, -75.6077600

18. Hastings Family Cemetery
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3604590, -75.5921210

19. Beth Israel Cemetery
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3552900, -75.5800000

20. Flower Hill Church Cemetery
Eden, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2727180, -75.6355880

21. Saint Peters Church Cemetery
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3654823, -75.6018448

22. Heineken Family Cemetery
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3213350, -75.5555600

23. Old School Baptist Church Cemetery
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3669810, -75.5983830

24. Old Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
Salisbury, Wicomico County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3674410, -75.6002490