Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-08-14
DisaTH OF GEN. WIN. +. ERWIN.
Aged Citizen Passed Away at His
Home Here Last Friday.

Gen. William FioLcher Erwin died
! at his home in Walhalla on Friday,
the 9Th instant. at O'Clock p. NJ,
inhthe eighty-fourth year of his age.
he was born January 13, 1923, In
that part of Sumter District now em-
braced in, Clarendon county, s. c., his
parents being DIR. Robert w. Erwin
and wife, Louisa. Soon after attain
ing his majority he located at Kings
tree, 8. c., and at the age of twenty
seven years he was elected by the
General Assembly in 1850 as Sur
veyor General Of the State, which
kzkCe he held for two terms of four
fs each.
Gen. Erwin was happily married
to Miss Mary III. Connors, OF Lancas-
ter, s. g., on December "a, 1850. She
died December 10, 1853. leaving as
surviving children william c., Rob-
ert A. and Washington j. Erwin.
On December 90, 1854, Gen. Erwin
! was married 10 Miss Sarah e. En-
LIONS, Of Lancaster, s. G. She died
october 81, 1867, survived by one
son, Samuel E. Erwin.
On February Ia, 1869, Gen. Erwin
was married to Miss Lucy Dendy, Of
Rfchland, Oconee county, s. G. rhe
died November IA, 1890. IS
On Januarv 27, 1892, Gen. Erwin
was married to Miss, Margaret A.
Cade, Of Fayetteville, N. O., who sur
wives him.
In 1858 Gen. Erwin moved to Wal
halla from K1ngstree, and ever since
had made this place his home.
Gen. Erwin is survived by his widow
and three sons, VIM. G. Erwin, of Chi.
cago, ILL.,; Robert A. Erwin OF At
lanta, Ca, and. Samuel e. Erwin, OF
Westminster, s. c.; also by one
brother, Prof. Richard B. Erwin, of
Marion county, Fla, and two sisters,
Mrs. Sarah E.. Floyd. Of Kershaw,
Lancaster county, s. c., and Mrg.
Marion e. Scott, of williamsburg
county, s. G. His brother and sis
ters arrived on visit the first of last
week, found him quite Ill, and were
with him In his last hours, death
and burial. William G. Erwin ar
rived Sunday morning and Robert A.
Erwin and wife, Of Atlanta, arrived
Saturday. tNa.Sa Y
In 1852 Gen. Erwin united with
thu Williamsburg Presbyterian church
at Kingstree. In which church he
became a Ruling Elder prior to his
removal to Walhalla. He was one of
the original members of the Wal
halla' Presbyterian church,, in which
he had been an elder since It's organi-
zation, about 1910. > 9ss,ls :, . T., :, ~.
His long life was one Of great ac-
tivity and usefulness He was sur
veyor by profession, and for period
of sixty years at least he was actively
engaged in this pursuit. His terms
as Surveyor Generalo the State w,le
marked by fidelity to duty and effi-
cient service. Since his removal to
Walhalla, nearly forty years ago, he
surveyed lands in nearly every nook
and corner Of Oconee county. and his
WiiA oo uo"h III Oui OulCldl
ords as one Of the most active sur
veyors in the history of this section.
In all the relations Of life his con-
duct and bearing were those of
gentleman of refined and delicate
feeling. He was devoted husband,
indulgent father and faithful friend.
In his death our county loses one of
its time-honored citizens.
Life's work we'll done, his end was
peace. He was confined to his room
and bed only four weeks in his last
sickness. The same fortitude which
had been his portion in former y,a:s
sustained him to the last.
His funeral services were con-
Quoted in the Walhalla resbyterian
church Sunday morning at II o'clock
by Rev. l.. w. Brown, after which his
body was laid to rest in the family
plat of Westview Cemetery, in the
presence Of large gathering Of sym
pathizing friends.