Rev John Grimke Drayton
American
John Grimke Drayton was a clergyman and wealth plantation from Charleston, South Carolina. - AsNotedIn
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- Father Thomas S Grimke
John Grimke Drayton was a clergyman and wealth plantation from Charleston, South Carolina. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1816/05/01 | Son of Thomas S Grimke, John Grimke is born in Charleston County, South Carolina. | Born | |||||
| 1825/00/00 | Thomas and John Grimke inherit Magnolia Plantation from their uncle, Thomas Drayton, the great grandson of Magnolia's first Drayton (Thomas). A condition in the will requires that they take their mother's maiden name of Drayton. | Home | Magnolia Plantation and Gardens | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1840/00/00 | After contracting tuberculosis, John G Drayton takes the advise of his doctor, ("If you want to live, John, you must dig in the soil.") begins gardening at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley where he plants Azalea indica that were grown in Philadelphia greenhouses. | Health | Magnolia Plantation and Gardens | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1850/00/00 | Rev John Grimke becomes the pastor of St Andrews Episcopal Church, Charleston County, South Carolina. | Vocation | St Andrews Episcopal Church | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1863/06/00 | John Grimke Drayton becomes the minister during the summer at St John in the Wilderness. | Vocation | Flat Rock Historic District | Flat Rock, NC | |||
| 1865/00/00 | In 1869 or 1870, Rev Drayton sells 1408 acres L-shaped portion of Magnolia Plantation, on the south side of the Ashley River Road to Charleston Mining and Manufacturing Company for phosphate mining. | Seller | Ashley River Historic District | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1865/00/00 | In 1869 or 1870, Rev Drayton sells 1408 acres L-shaped portion of Magnolia Plantation, on the south side of the Ashley River Road to Charleston Mining and Manufacturing Company for phosphate mining. | Seller | Ashley River Historic District | Summerville | |||
| 1886/08/31 | Two hundred and 60 miles from Charleston in Flat Rock, North Carolina, Rev Drayton hears a distant rumbling noise coming from Magnolia-on-the-Ashley. | Plantation Owner | Flat Rock, NC | North Carolina | 1886 Charleston Earthquake | ||
| 1886/08/31 | Charleston Earthquake destroys plantation buildings and cracks the Drayton family tomb at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley. | Plantation Owner | Magnolia Plantation and Gardens | Charleston, SC | 1886 Charleston Earthquake | ||
| 1891/04/00 | John Grimke Drayton dies. He is buried behind St John in the Wilderness. | Died | Flat Rock Historic District | Flat Rock, NC |
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