William Robert DELGAR, Sr.^[1]

1841 - 1894  (53 years)

• Name	William Robert DELGAR
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	25 Nov 1841	Colleton County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	William Robert Delgar Sr. BIRTH 25 Nov 1841 Colleton County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 26 Nov 1894 (aged 53) Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA BURIAL Sumter Cemetery Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 122622699 · View Source From "The Watchman & Southron" November 1894: Captain Delgar has been an Alderman of the City of Sumter. For many years he was Chief of the Fire Department and under his supervision, the old engines fought many a battle with fire. Captain Delgar was born in Colleton County, spent his early life in the low country and in the City of Charleston. At the beginning of the war he joined the Palmetto Guards and was stationed on Morris Island until the fall of Fort Sumter. At the close of the war he returned to this county and in 1865 was married to Miss Margaret T. Sanders, who, with three children, survives him. For several years he engaged in planting on Rafting Creek. He removed to Sumter about 22 years ago to engage in mercantile life. He was appointed Auditor of Sumter County in 1883 which office he filled until the beginning of 1890 when he resigned to take the position of Soliciting Agent for the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad." In the 1850 Census he is shown as a son of William G and Emmeline B. Delgar of St. Michael and St. Philip Parish, Charleston, South Carolina. Served in Manigault's Btn, Company A 1862. 17th Regiment of the South Carolina Militia. Services were held in the Church of the Holy Comforter on November 28, 1894. Family Members Spouse Margaret T Sanders Delgar 1839–1908 Children Steadman Yeadon Delgar 1868–1917 William Robert Delgar 1869–1921 Lillie Delgar Dorn 1872–1923  [1]
  HIST	William Robert Delgar Sr. BIRTH 25 Nov 1841 Colleton County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 26 Nov 1894 (aged 53) Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA BURIAL Sumter Cemetery Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 122622699 · View Source From "The Watchman & Southron" November 1894: Captain Delgar has been an Alderman of the City of Sumter. For many years he was Chief of the Fire Department and under his supervision, the old engines fought many a battle with fire. Captain Delgar was born in Colleton County, spent his early life in the low country and in the City of Charleston. At the beginning of the war he joined the Palmetto Guards and was stationed on Morris Island until the fall of Fort Sumter. At the close of the war he returned to this county and in 1865 was married to Miss Margaret T. Sanders, who, with three children, survives him. For several years he engaged in planting on Rafting Creek. He removed to Sumter about 22 years ago to engage in mercantile life. He was appointed Auditor of Sumter County in 1883 which office he filled until the beginning of 1890 when he resigned to take the position of Soliciting Agent for the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad." In the 1850 Census he is shown as a son of William G and Emmeline B. Delgar of St. Michael and St. Philip Parish, Charleston, South Carolina. Served in Manigault's Btn, Company A 1862. 17th Regiment of the South Carolina Militia. Services were held in the Church of the Holy Comforter on November 28, 1894. Family Members Spouse Margaret T Sanders Delgar 1839–1908 Children Steadman Yeadon Delgar 1868–1917 William Robert Delgar 1869–1921 Lillie Delgar Dorn 1872–1923
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  _UID	1BEC83F3E1EA4EB78C7FE39D80014EF097E5
  Death	26 Nov 1894	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  Person ID	I342689	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Margaret T. SANDERS,   b. Aug 1839, Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 28 Nov 1908, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 69 years)
  _UID	38BAE2CF3848438F855185ED4B8C6BD7563D
  _UID	38BAE2CF3848438F855185ED4B8C6BD7563D
  Children	1. Lillie DELGAR,   b. 17 Apr 1872, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 18 Jan 1923, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 50 years)   2. Steadman Yeadon DELGAR,   b. 25 Oct 1868, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 23 Sep 1917, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 48 years)   3. William Robert DELGAR, Jr.,   b. 1869   d. 29 Aug 1921 (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F228731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2023

  
  

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