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Judge Alexander Walker Wise

Birth	:	13 Sep 1839 Baton Rouge, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	11 Jun 1929 Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Salem, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.2887000, -80.5560000
Description	:	Source: The Bulletin - Chester District Genealogical Society - Dec 2002 - v26, n4 page 148-149. Judge Alexander Wise died June 11, 1929. He would have been 90 years old next September, a distinguished Confederate veteran and former judge of probate of Chester county for 12 years and prior to that magistrate of the Halsellville township for 18 years. He died quietly at his home on Church street Tuesday morning at 10:10 o'clock. He was one of Chester's most highly esteemed and greatly admired citizens, and his death caused great sorrow throughout the entire county. The funeral services will be conducted... Read More	Source: The Bulletin - Chester District Genealogical Society - Dec 2002 - v26, n4 page 148-149. Judge Alexander Wise died June 11, 1929. He would have been 90 years old next September, a distinguished Confederate veteran and former judge of probate of Chester county for 12 years and prior to that magistrate of the Halsellville township for 18 years. He died quietly at his home on Church street Tuesday morning at 10:10 o'clock. He was one of Chester's most highly esteemed and greatly admired citizens, and his death caused great sorrow throughout the entire county. The funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Calvary Baptist church in the western part of Chester county by the pastor, the Rev. Edgar W. Davis, assisted by the Rev. M. L. Bannister, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, and the interment will be made in the graveyard of the church. Judge Wise was one of the two surviving members of the five companies-Calhoun Guards,Chester Blues, Catawba Guards, Pickens Guards, Chester Guards-that left Chester April 11, 1861, to serve in the Confederate army. He saw the first gun fired at Fort Sumter. When he enlisted he was 21 years of age. He served the first 12 months in the Sixth South Carolina regiment, and was four months in the Fifth regiment, until after the battles around Richmond. Judge Wise then went into the First South Carolina cavalry, where he served until the end of the war, April 26, 1865. He distinguished himself on many battlefields for great bravery. His comrades have said of him, that he seemed to have in his makeup no such things as fear, and no matter how fiercely the battle raged he would go into any part of it, and though hundreds of times in the midst of shot and shell he came through it all with scarcely any wounds of note. His notable bravery and service put him in line for some excellent staff positions in the army. However, he preferred to stay in the ranks, where he felt like he could be of more service. Judge Wise served in Company D, First South Carolina cavalry, under Capt. Alex Walker for some time. He carried the body of Capt. Robbins Jones of York off the battlefield, where he was shot to death. As judge of probate of Chester county he served with eminent satisfaction until he retired in 1927, attributed to advancing years. Hundreds of couples throughout the Carolinas felt honored to have been married by this brave soldier. He was a native of the Baton Rouge section of Chester county, being born September 13, 1839, being the son of the late Daniel and Rhoda Stokes Wise. His father moved to Chester county from Lincolnton, N. C. when he was 18, and grew to be one of the leading contractors of this section. Judge Wise's great-grandfather, Frederick Wise, migrated from Holland to Lincolnton, and after his death left his estate to his son, John Wise, Judge Wise's grandfather. Judge Wise went to school at the age of five years and at the age of 15 began work on this father's cotton plantation. At 16 he launched out for himself and began a building career, along with an older brother. They built houses, churches, bridges, etc. The year following the close of the war he was married to Miss Martha Alice Wilkes, daughter of John Wesley and Cynthia Cornwell Wilkes, and took over the cultivation of the old Wilkes plantation about seven miles from Chester. For 46 years he cultivated the soil of that vast old plantation and directed with fine profits for many years the labor of many former slaves and their descendants. He served for 18 years as magistrate of his township, Halsellville, and achieved a reputation among lawyers for ability and fairness with which he presided at his court. He left the plantation in 1912 and moved to this city, and in 1915 was elected judge of probate, in which official position he served until 1927. He retired on account of the infirmities of age. It can be said with credit to Judge Wise, however, that his retirement from his official position was of his own volition. No other candidate would announce himself until he first consulted Judge Wise, and was assured that he had no intention of continuing public life. Judge Wise is survived by six children as follows: Mrs. H. C. Wilkes, Mrs. Belle Douglas and Miss May Wise of Chester, Mrs. James W. Knox of Chester, A. C. Wise of Greenwood and Miss Wesley Wilkes Wise of Chattanooga, Tenn. Three children, Dr. J. B. Wise, Miss Rhoda Luella Wise and Levi Furman Wise, died some years age. He is also survived by 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was a member of Calvary Baptist church. His wife died April 14, 1918.

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Judge Alexander Walker Wise's memorial is located at: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Salem, Harrison County, USA.
When did Judge Alexander Walker Wise death?
Judge Alexander Walker Wise death on 11 Jun 1929 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 39.2887000
Longitude: -80.5560000

Family Members:

Parent

Daniel Franklin Wise

(1803 - 1869)

Rhoda Terry Stokes Wise

(1806 - 1842)

Spouse

Martha Alice Wilkes Wise

(1848 - 1918)

Siblings

John Green Berry Wise

(1831 - 1864)

Levi Stokes Wise

(1832 - 1909)

Sarah Ann Wise Estes

(1833 - 1899)

Margaret Wise Bridges

(1835 - 1862)

William Henry Wise

(1841 - 1904)

Francis Wise

(1845 - 1862)

Children

John Brenton Wise

(1866 - 1904)

Rhoda Luella Wise

(1868 - 1870)

Cynthia Ann Wise Wilkes

(1870 - 1953)

Jane Isabelle Wise Douglas

(1872 - 1951)

May McLurkin Wise

(1875 - 1961)

Levi Furman Wise

(1877 - 1889)

Alexander Clifton Wise

(1879 - 1962)

Margaret Alice Gertrude Wise Knox

(1882 - 1940)

Wesley Wilkes Wise

(1887 - 1977)

Flowers:

God Bless You!

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Remembering and Honoring a True Southern Hero, a Confederate Soldier. Deo Vindice.

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Tell it as you may, It never can be told Sing it as you will, It never can be sung, The story of the glory Of the men who wore the Gray

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Coordinate: 39.2887000, -80.5560000

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Coordinate: 39.2467003, -80.5721970

8. Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2472000, -80.5830994

9. Cascara Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2606010, -80.6175003

13. Coplin Church Cemetery
Salem, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2636420, -80.4861850

14. Eddy Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2321820, -80.5882890

15. Grass Run Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3464012, -80.5156021

16. Victory Cemetery
Doddridge County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2892560, -80.6414720

17. Doak Cemetery
Doddridge County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3196983, -80.6324997

18. Metheny Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2683670, -80.6466060

19. Day Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2172012, -80.5325012

20. Jarvisville Baptist Church Cemetery
Jarvisville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2342090, -80.4902440

21. Sedalia Cemetery
Doddridge County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3608017, -80.5849991

22. Wolverton Cemetery
Doddridge County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2855988, -80.6544037

23. Marshville Cemetery
Marshville, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3232994, -80.4664001

24. Keys Cemetery
Doddridge County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3194008, -80.6485977