The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-07-05
COL. j. III. TRAYNHAM
DIES IN HOSP TAI
Prominent Laurens Citizen and Ex.
Confederate Soldier Passes-Inter-
ment at the City Cemetery Saturday
Afternoon.

Afternoon.
Col. James H. Traynham died Thurs
day night last shortly after nine
O'Clock at a hospital in Atlanta. On
the preceding Monday, accompanied
by members of his family and ply
sician, he went over to the Georgia
city thinking change might be of
some possible benefit to him, for he
had been very unwell several days
and was as he believed growing stead
lily weaker He suffered from COM
plication of diseases and had not been
we'll man in long time.
Friday night the body was brought
to Laurens and at five o'clock Satur-
day afternoon the funeral and burial
services were held at the city ceme-
terry. The Traynham Guards, the local
militia company, named in honor of
Col. Traynham upon it's organization
several years ago because of his great
interest in the company, attended the
Richey, Jr,, and over his open grave
the regulation military salute was
fired by the command. The church
services We're conducted by the Rev.
w. e. Thayer, and Rev. l.. p. McGee
The active pail bearers were: r. L.
Babb, w. c. Irby, Jr., NJ. J.. Roper, j.
r. Crews, S. p. Babb, S. r. Todd, f.
o. Anderson, w. r.. McCuen, William
Henderson, G. NJ. Babb. Honorary: w.
A Watts n. B. Dial. F.. p. MCGOWAN
w, G.. Wilson, j. NJ Philpot, II. w.
Willis, w. j.. Gray. J H. sullivan s.
ID Childress, II. Terry, o. G.. Thomp-
son John NJ. llrdgcns, y. Y. simpson
John w. Ferguson, w. T. Crews. j.
ID. Watts Dg Clifton Jones, j. f. Toll
bert.
Messrs w. l.. Traynham and Theo-
dore Traynham of Atlanta, relatives of
the deceased, accompanied the re-
mains to LaWcns and attended the
funeral exercises. The body of Col.
Traynham was cncascd in handsome
Confederate grey caskct and as it
was borne TO its final resting place
a superb collection of beautiful gar
lands and wrcathes of flowers accom-
panied it and were later placed on thc
uowly made mound.
James lF@miuom Traynham was born
in Groenville County, Dunklin Town
snip, nearly scventy-three years ago
He received n fair education and prior
TO and following the close of the War
Between the states he taught school
in Ianrems and Grcenvillc counties.
AZ the beginning of the war he enlist
ed with a Greonville command. com
posed entirely of Greenville County
men. and as Company f, it was assign
ed TO the Sixteenth South Carolina
Regiment And i'm the stirring DAYS,
months and years that followed Com
pany f was always we'll to the front
with the Sixteenth, and for daring
and galantry no man eXcellcd young
Traynham. AT the battle of Franklin,
in Tennessee, November 80, 1864, he
was severely wounded while leading
his company as captain of the com
mand and later taken prisoner by the
Federals who carried him to Fort Del
aware whore he remained until after
the surrender The wound received
in this battle save him much trouble
in after years,
In 1865 he came to Laurens and af-
ter clerkmg several years for differ
ent merchants he formed a partnership
with the late Mr Albert Dial and pur-
chased q drug business which he con
tinued for number of wears with
great success. Nearly twenty years
ago however, ne retired from the mer-
camille business and for the most part
devoted his time to private business.
He married Miss Mary Brown of
Charlotte. Eleven years ago last
month she passed away In 1886 Mr.
Traynham was appointed by Gov John
Peter Richardson as n member of his
staff. When young man Col. Trayn-
ham joined Columbia Baptist church.
near his old home in Greenville Coun-
ty, and he maintained his membership
with this little church as long as he
lived. lie was also member of
Camp Darlington, United Confederate
Veterans. and always took an interest
in the meetings of the old soldiers.
He is survived by his two sons, Ma
jor Ryland p. Traynham and Mr.
Thomas Gibbon Traynham, both of
this city.
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