James
Ezra A. Tindal, the son of Margaret Allen
and Henry Fox Tindall, was born in Clarendon
County near Summerton, South Carolina, on
February 1, 1839. His great
grandfather came from England and settled
in North Carolina. Most of James'
ancestors were Baptist (Hemphill).
James graduated from Furman University in
1858. He did post graduate work in
two German Universities, Bonn and
Heidelberg. According to tradition,
James ran the blockade to enlist in the
Confederate Army. In August of 1861,
enlisted in a voluntary regiment in
Charleston, South Carolina, under the
command of Col. Martin.
In
October 1861, James married (first) Mary
Eleanor Anderson, the daughter of Ann E.
Pressly and George Anderson. Mary
was born in Laurenceville, Georgia, on
November 27, 1840.
James
served with Battery E, Hartts Artillery
and in Hugh Gardin's battery of the
Hampton Legion where he made First
Sergeant. In the latter part of
1862, the battery was separated from
Hampton's Legion and placed in a
battalion of artillery commanded by Col.
John C. Haskell of Columbia, South
Carolina, in General Longstreet's
division of the army in Northern Virginia
under the command of General Robert E.
Lee.
Mary
Eleanor died in Greenville, South
Carolina, on March 24, 1863. Mary
and James had an infant son who survived
only a few months.
James
participated in the second battle of
Manassas and all of the battles of the
army of Northern Virginia against Grant's
army. He was slightly wounded on
several occasions and surrendered at
Appomattox.
On
December 20, 1866, James married (second)
Mary Elizabeth Connors, his first cousin.
Mary was the daughter of Temperance
Tindal and Matthew Henry Connors.
She was born on May 31, 1844.
James
and his brother, Levy Rhame Tindal were
the largest landowners in Clarendon
County. James owned a 3,100 acre
plantation.
In
1872, James was a member of the Tax
Payer's Convention, and in 1880, he was
elected to the South Carolina legislature
where he served for eight years.
James worked closely with Gov. Ben
Tillman to establish an agricultural and
engineering college in South Carolina and
served on the original Board of Trustees
of Clemson College until his death.
In 1890, during the Tilman
administration, James was nominated for
Secretary of State by the Farmer's
Alliance. He was serving as
Secretary of State at the time of his
death.
James
died at Silver, South Carolina, on May 24,
1906. According to the Minutes of
the 1906 Session of the Baptist State
Convention, "[James E. Tindal] was
one of South Carolina's most gifted sons.
Highly educated, and possessed of an
unusually bright mind, he was a clear
thinker, a forceful speaker and a bold
and fearless advocate of any cause which
he espoused. He reached his
conclusions after mature thought, and
then expressed them in words which were
both strong and convincing."
Mary
Elizabeth died on March 22, 1910.
She and James Tindal were buried in the
cemetery at Calvary Baptist Church.
Issue from second marriage:
1.
Julia Eleanor Tindal was born on November
8, 1867, and died on November 9, 1872.
She was buried in the cemetery at Calvary
Baptist Church.
2.
Martha (Mattie) Virginia Tindal was born
on June 16, 1869, and died in 1948.
Martha married Henry Thomas. Martha
is buried in Sumter Cemetery.
3.
Mary (May) Elizabeth Tindal was born on
June 2, 1872, and died on August 26, 1966.
In 1896, she married Dr. L. G.
Quattlebaum (1864-1949).
4.
James Henry Tindal was born on February 9,
1874, and died on October 10, 1877.
He was buried in the cemetery at Calvary
Baptist Church.
5.
Marguerite Allen (Daisie) Tindal was born
in Clarendon County, South Carolina, on
November 1, 1875. She was an honor
graduate of Greenville Women's College (now
part of Furman University). On
September 3, 1903, she married Charles
Lynam Cuttino (1870-1937). Charles
was the son of Portia Mary Ann Lynam and
Thomas P. Cuttino. Marguerite
served as president of the Sumter YWCA
and was on the Board of Visitors of Coker
College. She served as
superintendent of the Junior Department
of the First Baptist Church and organized
a Sunday School Class of young ladies at
Grace Baptist Church which she taught for
25 years. This class now bears her
name. In addition, she served as
president of the Women's Missionary
Society. Marguerite died at her
home on Broad Street in Sumter, South
Carolina, on September 3, 1962.
Marguerite and Charles were buried in
Sumter Cemetery in Sumter, South Carolina.
6.
Andrew Jackson Tindal was born on July 24,
1877. In 1902, he married Martha
Amelia Norris.
7.
George Hamilton Tindal was born on March
30, 1879. In 1909, he married Cora
Taylor, the daughter of Sarah Drake and
Robert J. Taylor. Cora was born in
Wilson, North Carolina, about 1880.
She was a graduate of Furman University.
George died on November 21, 1928. Cora
died at the Bethea Baptist Home in
Darlington, South Carolina, on December
26, 1976. Cora and George were
buried in the graveyard of Calvary
Baptist Church.
8.
David Leslie Tindal was born in Felder,
Clarendon County, South Carolina, on
September 28, 1886. In 1908, David
graduated from Clemson with a Bachelor of
Science degree. He later took a
business course at Eastman Business
College at Poughkeepsie, New York.
On November 20, 1912, in Vance, David
married Lela Norris, the daughter of
Henrietta Connors and George Manly Norris.
David died on November 23, 1941.
Published sources:
Cyclopedia
of Eminent and Representative Men of the
Carolinas, Vol. 1.
Haynsworth
- Furman and Allied Families, by H. C.
Haynsworth, Page 267, 1942.
Marriage
and Death Notices From Baptist Newspapers
of South Carolina, by Brent H.
Holcomb, 1993.
Men
of Mark in South Carolina, Vol. III,
by J. C. Hemphill, 1908.
Minutes
South Carolina Baptist State Convention
1904 - 1909, Baptist Historical
Collection, Furman University Library.
Wallace
History of South Carolina, Vol. 4,
Page 940, 1934.
[Descendants of James Henry
Tindall Tree]
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